| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Herd (fresh) SF - Patrick Nelson (fresh) PF - Lucas Baker (fresh) C - David Crissman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Mark Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Jacksonville State | John Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Charles Mitchell | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff scores on a shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Boyd and the foul's on David Crissman - foul #1 on David Crissman, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:01 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd connects on the jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 2-7 |
| 18:18 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 5-10 |
| 17:31 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 7-10 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | John Jones is called for the reach on Ray Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), James Stauffer (SF), Frank Patnaude (PF), John Garren (C) John Jones, Michael Herd, Patrick Nelson, Lucas Baker, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Burnett | 7-13 |
| 16:52 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell misses long on a floater from the right side | 7-13 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's pass is intercepted by Ellis Scott | 7-13 |
| 16:19 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-13 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Shurtleff | 9-15 |
| 15:34 | Jacksonville State | John Garren clanks a shot from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 15:33 | Jacksonville State | John Garren snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ellis Scott (fairly fresh) SG - Ivan Hartwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Stauffer (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Patnaude (fairly fresh) C - John Garren (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Shurtleff (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Lucas Ziek (fairly fresh) C - Marcus Lantz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (PG), Michael Herd (SG), Patrick Nelson (SF), Lucas Baker (PF), David Crissman (C) Ellis Scott, Ivan Hartwell, James Stauffer, Frank Patnaude, John Garren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF), Wilbur Griffin (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek, Marcus Lantz | |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 9-17 |
| 14:38 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman loses the dribble to Wilbur Griffin | 9-17 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Wilbur Griffin | |
| 14:18 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #1 | 9-17 |
| 14:18 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 14:18 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on Ray Boyd | 10-17 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), Frank Patnaude (PF) Napoleon Nguyen, Michael Herd, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:37 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ellis Scott | 13-17 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is hacked by Ivan Hartwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Hartwell, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Garren (C) David Crissman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 13:08 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Patnaude | 16-19 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | James Cecere is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 16-21 |
| 12:23 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (PG), Michael Herd (SG), Lucas Baker (PF), David Crissman (C) Ellis Scott, Ivan Hartwell, Frank Patnaude, John Garren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) David Burnett, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 12:23 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 12:23 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Stauffer (SF) Patrick Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:48 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd hits a fadeaway from the right side | 20-21 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by David Crissman - foul #2 on David Crissman, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Garren (C) David Crissman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Napoleon Nguyen (fresh) SG - Michael Herd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Stauffer (fresh) PF - Lucas Baker (tiring) C - John Garren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-21 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 11:11 | Jacksonville State | John Garren snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 10:58 | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Swanson | 20-21 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 20-23 |
| 10:35 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd is hacked by Marcus Lantz - foul #1 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), Patrick Nelson (SF), Frank Patnaude (PF) Napoleon Nguyen, Michael Herd, James Stauffer, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF), Wilbur Griffin (C) David Burnett, Kenneth Swanson, Lucas Ziek, Marcus Lantz | |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville State | John Garren hits the finger roll | 22-23 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-23 |
| 10:03 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:43 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson is called for traveling | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff, Wilbur Griffin | |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Scott - foul #1 on Ellis Scott, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (PG), Michael Herd (SG), James Stauffer (SF) Ellis Scott, Ivan Hartwell, Patrick Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Charles Mitchell | |
| 08:56 | Jacksonville State | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Michael Herd - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Ray Boyd | |
| 08:38 | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen is hacked by Kenneth Swanson - foul #2 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker (PF) Frank Patnaude | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Wilbur Griffin (PF) Kenneth Swanson, James Cecere | |
| 08:13 | Jacksonville State | John Garren misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-23 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Lucas Baker - foul #1 on Lucas Baker, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), Patrick Nelson (SF), Frank Patnaude (PF) Napoleon Nguyen, Michael Herd, James Stauffer, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), James Cecere (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Wilbur Griffin, Mark Arnold | |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:29 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ellis Scott (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Hartwell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Frank Patnaude (fairly fresh) C - John Garren (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (tiring) 11 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff loses the dribble to Ellis Scott in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| 07:21 | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott lays it up and in | 24-24 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't finish the layup | 24-24 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Garren - foul #1 on John Garren, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker (PF) John Garren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SG), Marcus Lantz (C) Ray Boyd, Lucas Ziek | |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:16 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (PG) Ellis Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin (PF), Mark Arnold (C) James Cecere, Marcus Lantz | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the shot near the basket | 24-26 |
| 05:50 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:25 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson is whistled for a carry | 24-26 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd (SG), James Stauffer (SF), John Garren (C) Ivan Hartwell, Patrick Nelson, Frank Patnaude | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) Charles Mitchell, Wilbur Griffin | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by James Stauffer in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Stauffer, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:55 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker loses the dribble to David Burnett | 24-28 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | James Cecere drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Burnett | 24-30 |
| 04:07 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd travels with the ball | 24-30 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Frank Patnaude (PF) Napoleon Nguyen, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Lucas Ziek (C) Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Burnett | 24-33 |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #7 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Patrick Nelson (SF), David Crissman (C) Ellis Scott, James Stauffer, John Garren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF), Marcus Lantz (C) David Burnett, James Cecere | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Herd (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Frank Patnaude (tiring) C - David Crissman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Nelson - foul #1 on Patrick Nelson, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell (SG) Michael Herd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:48 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 02:47 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 02:29 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude is hacked by Marcus Lantz - foul #2 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Wilbur Griffin (PF) Ray Boyd, Lucas Ziek | |
| 02:29 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:29 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Patnaude - foul #1 on Frank Patnaude, team foul #11 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker (PF) Frank Patnaude | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:49 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses the shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-37 |
| 01:37 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 01:14 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-37 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 26-39 |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-39 |
| 00:31 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:19 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd (SG), Napoleon Nguyen (SF), Frank Patnaude (PF) Ivan Hartwell, Patrick Nelson, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, Wilbur Griffin, Marcus Lantz | |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd is fouled on the floor by Ray Boyd - foul #2 on Ray Boyd, team foul #9 | 26-39 |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 28-39 |