| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Everett Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses badly on a runner from the left block | 42-31 |
| 19:48 | Montana State | Everett Koch pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson lays it up and in | 42-33 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Choy | 44-33 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Everett Koch misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Warren Spearman pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson blows the dunk | 44-33 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Jackson | 44-33 |
| 18:36 | Montana State | Telek Zamborsky is called for the reach on Everett Koch - foul #2 on Telek Zamborsky, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Choy | 44-33 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Eric Choy hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Telek Zamborsky | 46-33 |
| 17:56 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 46-33 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Eric Choy snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 17:47 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Howard Dent misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses short on a jump hook from close range | 46-33 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky tips it in | 48-33 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Allen Turnage - foul #3 on Allen Turnage, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Dave Welsh (SG), Russell Barnes (SF), David Liptak (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Eric Choy, Steven Osenkowski, Stephen Jones, Allen Turnage, Telek Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (PG), Doug Hagood (SG), Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (C) Warren Spearman, Howard Dent, Anthony Jackson, Everett Koch | |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | David Liptak buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes and he's fouled by Johnny Baker - foul #1 on Johnny Baker, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Tillson (C) Christopher Saunders | |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the free throw | 51-35 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Johnny Baker drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Heiden | 51-37 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ismael Moyes | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Liptak (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Johnny Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Harwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Tillson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Montana State | Doug Hagood's pass is intercepted by Russell Barnes | 54-37 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Barnes | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Stephen Jones (SF), Allen Turnage (PF) Ismael Moyes, Russell Barnes, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Anthony Jackson (SF) Doug Hagood, Kevin Tillson | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | David Liptak hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Baker - foul #2 on Johnny Baker, team foul #2 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (SG) Dave Welsh | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Saunders (PF), Everett Koch (C) Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Warren Spearman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Jackson | 57-39 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Eric Choy can't throw it down | 57-39 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Warren Spearman | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Eric Choy steps in front of the Johnny Baker pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 57-39 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Choy | 59-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:04 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders connects on the open jumper from close range on a great pass from Warren Spearman | 59-41 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage lays it in on a great pass from Eric Choy | 61-41 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Warren Spearman's floater is knocked away by David Liptak | 61-41 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Allen Turnage | 61-41 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Saunders | 61-41 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Everett Koch misses long on a jump hook from close range | 61-41 |
| 13:17 | Montana State | Everett Koch hits the follow up shot | 61-43 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | David Liptak is fouled on the floor by Anthony Jackson - foul #3 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Dave Welsh (SG), Matthew Cook (PF), Telek Zamborsky (C) Eric Choy, Steven Osenkowski, Allen Turnage, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (PF), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Johnny Baker, Anthony Jackson, Christopher Saunders, Everett Koch | |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 12:47 | Montana State | Doug Hagood's layup is rejected by Telek Zamborsky | 61-43 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook tips it but misses | 61-43 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Victor Harwell travels with the ball | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 12:04 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Howard Dent evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Russell Barnes - foul #1 on Russell Barnes, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Allen Turnage (PF) Ismael Moyes, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Jackson (SF), Christopher Saunders (PF) Andrew Heiden, Kevin Tillson | |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Howard Dent misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Howard Dent misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Harwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Eric Choy is hacked by Doug Hagood - foul #2 on Doug Hagood, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG) Doug Hagood | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Choy | 64-43 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Dave Welsh steals it from Anthony Jackson | 64-43 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski loses the dribble to Warren Spearman | 64-43 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Victor Harwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SF), David Liptak (C) Dave Welsh, Telek Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (SG), Lance Mitchell (SF), Everett Koch (C) Howard Dent, Anthony Jackson, Victor Harwell | |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Saunders - foul #2 on Christopher Saunders, team foul #5 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG) Steven Osenkowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Johnny Baker is fouled on the floor by Allen Turnage - foul #4 on Allen Turnage, team foul #4 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Cook (C) Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (SG) Warren Spearman | |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Everett Koch can't finish the layup | 66-43 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Everett Koch tips it in | 66-45 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Saunders swats the shot by Eric Choy | 66-45 |
| 09:48 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Johnny Baker is whistled for traveling | 66-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Dave Welsh (SG) Eric Choy, Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Heiden (PF) Christopher Saunders | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes | 69-45 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-45 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes is hacked by Lance Mitchell - foul #1 on Lance Mitchell, team foul #6 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (SG), Telek Zamborsky (C) Dave Welsh, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Victor Harwell (PF) Johnny Baker, Doug Hagood, Lance Mitchell, Andrew Heiden | |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky is fouled on the floor by Victor Harwell - foul #1 on Victor Harwell, team foul #7 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Saunders (PF) Victor Harwell | |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the contested driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Jackson and the foul's on Telek Zamborsky - foul #3 on Telek Zamborsky, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG) Ismael Moyes | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the free throw | 69-48 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski clanks a floater from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 08:15 | Montana State | Everett Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Stephen Jones picks off the pass by Warren Spearman | 69-48 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-48 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky snags the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Eric Choy connects on the shot in the paint set up by Telek Zamborsky | 71-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Liptak (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Everett Koch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson knocks in the runner from close range set up by Howard Dent and the foul's on Steven Osenkowski - foul #2 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SF), Allen Turnage (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Stephen Jones, David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (SG), Victor Harwell (C) Howard Dent, Everett Koch | |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson makes the free throw | 71-51 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Choy | 74-51 |
| 07:08 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Jackson | 74-53 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Eric Choy is blocked by Christopher Saunders | 74-53 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook tips it but misses | 74-53 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders pulls down the rebound | 74-53 |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Warren Spearman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Christopher Saunders | 74-56 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Eric Choy is denied by Anthony Jackson | 74-56 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook tips it back up and in | 76-56 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Victor Harwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Cook - foul #1 on Matthew Cook, team foul #7 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Stephen Jones (SF), Telek Zamborsky (C) Eric Choy, Steven Osenkowski, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (SG), Andrew Heiden (PF), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Anthony Jackson, Christopher Saunders | |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Victor Harwell misses the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Victor Harwell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Allen Turnage | 78-57 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Victor Harwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-57 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden snags the offensive board | 78-57 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | Victor Harwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Baker | 78-59 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Tillson - foul #1 on Kevin Tillson, team foul #8 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG), Everett Koch (C) Doug Hagood, Kevin Tillson | |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 05:32 | Montana State | Howard Dent pulls down the rebound | 79-59 |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Howard Dent works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 79-61 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-61 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Johnny Baker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Dent | 79-64 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 79-64 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage grabs the offensive board | 79-64 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-64 |
| 04:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Everett Koch | 79-64 |
| 04:17 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Steven Osenkowski (SG) Ismael Moyes, Dave Welsh | |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Christopher Saunders (PF) Johnny Baker, Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden | |
| 04:01 | Montana State | Warren Spearman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 79-64 |
| 04:00 | Montana State | Howard Dent grabs the offensive rebound | 79-64 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders loses the ball out of bounds | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones is hacked by Howard Dent - foul #1 on Howard Dent, team foul #9 | 79-64 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Howard Dent is called for traveling | 81-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (C) Telek Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - David Liptak (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Everett Koch (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Jones | 83-64 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Warren Spearman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-64 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | David Liptak pulls down the rebound | 83-64 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Eric Choy hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Jones and he's hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #4 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #10 | 85-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Cook (C) Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (PG), Doug Hagood (SG), Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (PF), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Howard Dent, Anthony Jackson, Christopher Saunders, Everett Koch | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the free throw | 86-64 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Victor Harwell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 86-64 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Johnny Baker tips it in | 86-66 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | David Liptak can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 86-66 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook grabs the offensive board | 86-66 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Choy | 89-66 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Cook - foul #2 on Matthew Cook, team foul #8 | 89-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Allen Turnage (PF), Telek Zamborsky (C) David Liptak, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Doug Hagood makes the 1st free throw | 89-67 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Doug Hagood makes the 2nd free throw | 89-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage drills a floater from the right block set up by Stephen Jones | 91-68 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Victor Harwell misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 91-68 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Eric Choy grabs the defensive rebound | 91-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Doug Hagood is called for the reach on Eric Choy - foul #3 on Doug Hagood, team foul #11 | 91-68 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the 1st free throw | 91-68 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the 2nd free throw | 92-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 92-68 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Telek Zamborsky | 92-68 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski misses long on a jumper from close range | 92-68 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson pulls down the rebound | 92-68 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 92-68 |