| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Nokes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Langenfeld (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Green - foul #2 on Michael Green, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:35 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:14 | Maryland | Michael Green scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Tony Gilden | 30-31 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Carlos Dodson is denied by Joel Clabaugh | 30-31 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | William Mitchell tips it in | 32-31 |
| 18:51 | Maryland | Richard Nokes slams it home set up by Michael Langenfeld | 32-33 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 18:20 | Maryland | Tony Gilden pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:15 | Maryland | Richard Nokes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Clabaugh | 32-36 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | William Mitchell knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 34-36 |
| 17:38 | Maryland | Tony Gilden loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) Frank McCuan, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 17:19 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:15 | Maryland | Tony Gilden can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Biondi (SG), John Krupp (SF) Richard Nokes, Michael Green | |
| 17:15 | Maryland | Tony Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:15 | Maryland | Tony Gilden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 16:35 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld makes the floater from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:07 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:03 | Maryland | Tony Gilden can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Krupp (fresh) PF - Joel Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Langenfeld (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 15:47 | Maryland | John Krupp pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:35 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), Richard Nokes (SG), Michael Green (SF), Bernard Zemon (C) Tony Gilden, William Biondi, John Krupp, Joel Clabaugh | |
| 15:35 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:35 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-42 |
| 15:13 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:09 | Maryland | Richard Nokes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the jumper from the right block set up by Jeffrey James | 38-42 |
| 14:42 | Maryland | David Jones is hacked by Frank McCuan - foul #2 on Frank McCuan, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Laskey (PF) Michael Langenfeld | |
| 14:37 | Maryland | Richard Nokes scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Green | 38-44 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 14:12 | Maryland | Michael Green snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 14:00 | Maryland | Richard Nokes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 13:59 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 13:49 | Maryland | Richard Nokes can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Dodson - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Krupp (SF), Joel Clabaugh (PF) Michael Green, Bill Laskey | |
| 13:49 | Maryland | Richard Nokes misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:49 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | David Jones is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) Frank McCuan, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG) David Jones | |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin is hacked by Bernard Zemon - foul #4 on Bernard Zemon, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Biondi (SG), John Turner (C) Richard Nokes, Bernard Zemon | |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Perin | 41-45 |
| 12:25 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Wright - foul #2 on Shawn Wright, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Green (SF) John Krupp | |
| 12:25 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:25 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | William Murray knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Jeffrey James | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Turner (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | William Biondi steals it from Daniel Perin | 43-46 |
| 11:16 | Maryland | Tony Gilden misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Turner - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), Richard Nokes (SG), Michael Langenfeld (PF) Tony Gilden, William Biondi, Joel Clabaugh | |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:38 | Maryland | Michael Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Turner - foul #3 on John Turner, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Krupp (SF) Michael Green | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it in | 47-46 |
| 09:53 | Maryland | Carlos Dodson is called for the reach on Michael Langenfeld - foul #3 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Laskey (PF) John Turner | |
| 09:36 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Hamilton - foul #2 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG) David Jones | |
| 09:36 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:36 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Ronald Hamilton - foul #3 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh (PF) Bill Laskey | |
| 09:00 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld makes the driving attempt in the lane | 47-50 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan is hacked by Richard Nokes - foul #1 on Richard Nokes, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Green (SF) John Krupp | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | William Mitchell clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-50 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it home | 49-50 |
| 08:16 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld misses short on a shot from the right block | 49-50 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 08:09 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Richard Nokes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Frank McCuan - foul #3 on Frank McCuan, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Daniel Perin (PF) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), Bernard Zemon (C) Tony Gilden, Michael Langenfeld | |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Richard Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Richard Nokes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank McCuan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nokes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Zemon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 07:37 | Maryland | Richard Nokes gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:27 | Maryland | Richard Nokes scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Bernard Zemon | 49-53 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Murray | 51-53 |
| 06:35 | Maryland | Richard Nokes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-56 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | William Murray is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), Ronald Hamilton (C) Frank McCuan, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), William Biondi (SG), John Krupp (SF), Michael Langenfeld (PF) David Jones, Richard Nokes, Michael Green, Joel Clabaugh | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:12 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 05:49 | Maryland | William Biondi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Perin | 52-56 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:19 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon is hacked by Ronald Hamilton - foul #4 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Bernard Zemon misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey James | 52-56 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Tony Gilden steals it from Jeffrey James | 52-56 |
| 04:44 | Maryland | Tony Gilden slams it home | 52-58 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | John Krupp takes the ball from Shawn Wright | 52-58 |
| 04:17 | Maryland | Tony Gilden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 04:15 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld tips it in | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Bernard Zemon is called for the reach on Ronald Hamilton - foul #5 on Bernard Zemon, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) William Murray | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Green (SF), Joel Clabaugh (PF) John Krupp, Bernard Zemon | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:06 | Maryland | Joel Clabaugh pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 03:54 | Maryland | Tony Gilden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 03:53 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld tips it home | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Gilden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Clabaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Langenfeld (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson clanks a floater from the right side | 52-62 |
| 03:34 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Michael Langenfeld | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Maryland | Michael Green is fouled on the floor by Shawn Wright - foul #3 on Shawn Wright, team foul #11 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), Richard Nokes (SG), John Turner (C) Tony Gilden, William Biondi, Michael Langenfeld | |
| 03:12 | Maryland | Michael Green misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:12 | Maryland | Michael Green makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | The jump hook by William Mitchell is blocked by John Turner | 52-63 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | William Mitchell tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 02:57 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (PF) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Gilden (PG), Michael Langenfeld (C) David Jones, John Turner | |
| 02:41 | Maryland | Richard Nokes clanks a runner in the lane | 54-63 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Tony Gilden takes the ball from William Murray | 54-63 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Tony Gilden drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Jones (PG), William Biondi (SG), John Krupp (SF), John Turner (C) Tony Gilden, Richard Nokes, Michael Green, Joel Clabaugh | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hamilton | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 01:24 | Maryland | John Turner gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 00:55 | Maryland | John Krupp knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Jones | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 00:48 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Maryland | Michael Langenfeld misses the lay-in | 54-69 |
| 00:26 | Maryland | William Biondi tips it in | 54-71 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | William Murray loses the dribble to John Krupp | 54-71 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | David Jones runs out the clock | 54-71 |