| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 16 pts. PF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Craig (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Engman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Cary (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 3 pts. C - Huang Fang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Johanson inbounds the ball | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Andrew Stocking is called for the reach on James Johanson - foul #2 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking is called for traveling | 47-29 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | James Johanson is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 47-29 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Jason Cary grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lester Neil | 47-29 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | James Johanson buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Boris Gorzynski | 49-29 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Jason Cary comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-29 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking tips it in | 49-31 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | James Johanson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Andrew Stocking - foul #3 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Mike Hust (SG), Alex Taylor (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, Lester Neil, William Jones, James Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (PF) Jason Cary, Andrew Stocking | |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Renfroe | 49-31 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | William Renfroe drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-33 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Oscar Villarreal is called for the reach on James Higgins - foul #2 on Oscar Villarreal, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall (SF) James Johanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (SG) Olumoi Aujla | |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Manuel Kendall | 51-33 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy grabs the offensive board | 51-33 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy buries a floater from the left wing set up by James Higgins | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Manuel Kendall - foul #1 on Manuel Kendall, team foul #1 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Lester Neil (SG), James Johanson (SF), William Jones (PF), James Craig (C) James Higgins, Mike Hust, Manuel Kendall, Alex Taylor, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG) Jason Cary | |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | William Jones gets the rebound | 53-33 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | James Craig hits the follow up shot | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 18 pts. PF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Engman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Oscar Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Renfroe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang Fang (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Craig - foul #3 on James Craig, team foul #2 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF) Olumoi Aujla, Calvin Engman, William Renfroe, Huang Fang | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal misses the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | James Craig snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | James Johanson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Craig | 58-33 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking's fadeaway is rejected by James Craig | 58-33 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | William Jones gets the rebound | 58-33 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Oscar Villarreal - foul #3 on Oscar Villarreal, team foul #4 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Oscar Villarreal | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-33 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Huang Fang comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Craig - foul #4 on James Craig, team foul #3 | 60-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Hust (SG), Lucas Yutzy (C) Lester Neil, James Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Huang Fang makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses the 2nd free throw | 60-34 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | William Jones snags the defensive board | 60-34 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | James Johanson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Jones | 62-34 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Huang Fang banks in the layup and he's hacked by Lucas Yutzy - foul #2 on Lucas Yutzy, team foul #4 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall (SF), Alex Taylor (PF) James Johanson, William Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses the free throw | 62-36 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor grabs the board | 62-36 |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor is hacked by Daniel Maynard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #5 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (SG) Daniel Maynard | |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Huang Fang - foul #3 on Huang Fang, team foul #6 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG) Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-36 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy grabs the board | 63-36 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | James Higgins scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Taylor | 65-36 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-36 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking can't tip it in | 65-36 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Higgins | 65-36 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor is called for 10 seconds | 65-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Lester Neil (SG), James Johanson (SF), William Jones (PF), James Craig (C) James Higgins, Mike Hust, Manuel Kendall, Alex Taylor, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (SG), William Renfroe (C) Calvin Engman, Huang Fang | |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-36 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | William Renfroe can't tip it in | 65-36 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Boris Gorzynski | 65-36 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | William Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Johanson | 67-36 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking throws it down and he's hacked by Lester Neil - foul #2 on Lester Neil, team foul #5 | 67-38 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the free throw | 67-39 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Drake is called for the reach on William Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Drake, team foul #7 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (SG), Jason Cary (SF) Olumoi Aujla, Jeffrey Drake | |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking grabs the board | 67-39 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Boris Gorzynski - foul #2 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #6 | 67-39 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | William Renfroe makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | James Craig grabs the board | 67-40 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Lester Neil is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Boris Gorzynski | 70-40 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | William Renfroe can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 70-40 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Boris Gorzynski | 70-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Engman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Cary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Renfroe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Johanson | 73-40 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Jason Cary comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 73-40 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking hits the follow up shot | 73-42 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Stocking - foul #4 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #8 | 73-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Mike Hust (SG), Manuel Kendall (SF), Alex Taylor (C) Boris Gorzynski, Lester Neil, James Johanson, James Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (SG), Huang Fang (C) Jason Cary, Andrew Stocking | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-42 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Beesley | 75-45 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Calvin Engman - foul #3 on Calvin Engman, team foul #9 | 75-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Craig (C) William Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) William Renfroe | |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 77-45 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Higgins - foul #1 on James Higgins, team foul #7 | 77-45 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses the 1st free throw | 77-45 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-46 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Oscar Villarreal is called for the reach on James Craig - foul #4 on Oscar Villarreal, team foul #10 | 77-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Johanson (SF) Manuel Kendall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (SF) Oscar Villarreal | |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | James Craig makes the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | James Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Jason Cary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-46 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | James Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 79-46 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the wide open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Higgins | 81-46 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Jason Cary comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 81-46 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | James Johanson snags the defensive board | 81-46 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | James Johanson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Beesley - foul #4 on Mark Beesley, team foul #11 | 81-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), William Jones (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) James Higgins, Alex Taylor, James Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Renfroe (PF) Mark Beesley | |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 1st free throw | 82-46 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-46 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Jason Cary banks in the layup and he's fouled by Mike Hust - foul #1 on Mike Hust, team foul #8 | 83-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG) Mike Hust | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses the free throw | 83-48 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy snags the defensive board | 83-48 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is fouled on the floor by Olumoi Aujla - foul #3 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #12 | 83-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall (SF) James Johanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 1st free throw | 84-48 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-48 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-48 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Huang Fang pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-48 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla loses the ball out of bounds | 85-48 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy buries a fadeaway in the lane | 87-48 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Johanson (SF), Alex Taylor (PF) Manuel Kendall, William Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-48 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Johanson | 87-48 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is hacked by Jason Cary in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Cary, team foul #13 | 87-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Huang Fang | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 1st free throw | 88-48 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-48 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 89-48 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | James Johanson snags the defensive board | 89-48 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Lester Neil misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 89-48 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | William Renfroe snags the defensive board | 89-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alex Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucas Yutzy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Cary (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Renfroe (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Engman (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Olumoi Aujla is denied by Alex Taylor | 89-48 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Johanson | 89-48 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johanson | 91-48 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Lucas Yutzy is called for the reach on Calvin Engman - foul #3 on Lucas Yutzy, team foul #9 | 91-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Mike Hust (SG), William Jones (PF), James Craig (C) Boris Gorzynski, Lester Neil, Alex Taylor, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 1st free throw | 91-49 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses the 2nd free throw | 91-49 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 91-49 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | William Jones hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Johanson | 93-49 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Jason Cary loses the dribble to William Jones | 93-49 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Mike Hust is hacked by Jason Cary in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Cary, team foul #14 | 93-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall (SF) James Johanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Mike Hust misses the 1st free throw | 93-49 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Mike Hust makes the 2nd free throw | 94-49 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | William Renfroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 94-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is fouled in the backcourt by Olumoi Aujla - foul #4 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #15 | 94-49 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 1st free throw | 94-49 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 2nd free throw | 94-49 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | James Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 94-49 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 94-49 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | William Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 94-49 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | James Craig is fouled on the floor by Oscar Villarreal - foul #5 on Oscar Villarreal, team foul #16 | 94-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Taylor (PF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Oscar Villarreal | |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | James Craig misses the 1st free throw | 94-49 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | James Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 95-49 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 95-49 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor snags the defensive board | 95-49 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 98-49 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 98-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (SG), James Johanson (SF) Mike Hust, Manuel Kendall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF) Jason Cary | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Johanson | 101-49 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 101-49 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake hits the follow up shot | 101-51 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 101-51 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stocking | 101-51 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 101-51 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alex Taylor | 101-51 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Olumoi Aujla is called for the reach on Boris Gorzynski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #17 | 101-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), William Jones (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) James Higgins, Alex Taylor, James Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG), Jason Cary (C) Olumoi Aujla, Andrew Stocking | |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 1st free throw | 102-51 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 103-51 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Boris Gorzynski picks off the pass by Calvin Engman | 103-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 29 pts. 5 ast. PF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Lucas Yutzy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Calvin Engman (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Drake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Renfroe (very tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Cary (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | James Johanson is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Boris Gorzynski | 105-51 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake loses the ball out of bounds | 105-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG) Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG) Jeffrey Drake | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | William Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Renfroe - foul #1 on William Renfroe, team foul #18 | 105-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall (SF) James Johanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Jason Cary | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the 1st free throw | 105-51 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 106-51 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 106-51 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | James Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 106-51 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | James Higgins is hacked by Daniel Maynard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #19 | 106-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Craig (C) Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (SF) Daniel Maynard | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | James Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 107-51 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | James Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 108-51 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | William Renfroe comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #10 | 108-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Hust (SG), Alex Taylor (PF) Lester Neil, William Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses the 1st free throw | 108-51 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses the 2nd free throw | 108-51 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor gets the rebound | 108-51 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Mark Beesley is called for the reach on James Higgins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Beesley, team foul #20 | 108-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake (SF) Mark Beesley | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | James Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 109-51 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | James Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 110-51 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Drake | 110-54 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Engman - foul #4 on Calvin Engman, team foul #21 | 110-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), James Johanson (SF) James Higgins, Manuel Kendall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 111-54 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 111-54 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking snags the defensive board | 111-54 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Jason Cary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 111-54 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Calvin Engman is called for the reach on James Johanson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Calvin Engman, team foul #22 | 111-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Drago (SG) Calvin Engman | |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the 1st free throw | 111-54 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 112-54 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake buries a 3 from straight away | 112-57 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Mike Hust | 114-57 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | James Johanson steals the ball from Jason Cary | 114-57 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Johanson | 116-57 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Craig - foul #5 on James Craig, team foul #11 | 116-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), William Jones (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Mike Hust, Alex Taylor, James Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Jason Drago | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the free throw | 116-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Jones | 119-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | William Renfroe loses the ball out of bounds | 119-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Drago (SG) Andrew Stocking | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Huang Fang is called for the reach on Boris Gorzynski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Huang Fang, team foul #23 | 119-60 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 1st free throw | 119-60 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 120-60 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Jones - foul #3 on William Jones, team foul #12 | 120-60 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses the 1st free throw | 120-60 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 120-60 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy pulls down the rebound | 120-60 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Jason Drago steals the ball from Boris Gorzynski in the backcourt | 120-60 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | The short jumper by William Renfroe is denied by Lucas Yutzy | 120-60 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Huang Fang tips it home | 120-62 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski runs out the clock | 120-62 |