| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Buford Wilson (fresh) SG - Marion Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Bradway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Fredericksen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Paul Jones inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Stanford | Chris Bradway comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 19:43 | Stanford | Zachary Fredericksen tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a driving attempt in the paint | 31-21 |
| 19:04 | Stanford | Zachary Fredericksen misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-21 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 31-21 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd travels with the ball | 31-21 |
| 18:35 | Stanford | Paul Jones clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 31-21 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | James Cecere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-21 |
| 18:08 | Stanford | Zachary Fredericksen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff buries a 3 from straight away | 34-23 |
| 17:23 | Stanford | Marion Williamson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 17:21 | Stanford | Buford Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:05 | Stanford | Mark Arnold takes the ball from Chris Bradway | 34-23 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Stanford | Danny Nelson (PG), Donald Takahashi (SG), Shawn Webster (SF), Henry Kangas (C) Buford Wilson, Marion Williamson, Paul Jones, Zachary Fredericksen | |
| 16:23 | Stanford | Chris Bradway blows the layup | 34-23 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff out of a doubleteam | 36-23 |
| 15:48 | Stanford | Donald Takahashi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cecere (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Danny Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Takahashi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Bradway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Kangas (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Marcus Lantz (C) Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Stanford | Buford Wilson (PG), Marion Williamson (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Joseph Fry (PF), Zachary Fredericksen (C) Danny Nelson, Donald Takahashi, Shawn Webster, Chris Bradway, Henry Kangas | |
| 15:05 | Stanford | Joseph Fry is fouled on the floor by David Burnett - foul #1 on David Burnett, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Marcus Lantz | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 14:51 | Stanford | Mark Arnold denies the turnaround by Marion Williamson | 36-23 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is intercepted by Joseph Fry | 36-23 |
| 14:15 | Stanford | Zachary Fredericksen buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Buford Wilson | 36-25 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Mitchell | 38-25 |
| 13:45 | Stanford | Buford Wilson travels with the ball | 38-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) Charles Mitchell, Kenneth Swanson, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Stanford | Shawn Webster (SF) Paul Jones | |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | James Cecere's pass is intercepted by Zachary Fredericksen | 38-25 |
| 13:10 | Stanford | Marion Williamson dunks the ball | 38-27 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the lane set up by David Burnett | 40-27 |
| 12:41 | Stanford | Zachary Fredericksen is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG), Marcus Lantz (C) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Stanford | Donald Takahashi (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Chris Bradway (PF), Henry Kangas (C) Buford Wilson, Marion Williamson, Joseph Fry, Zachary Fredericksen | |
| 12:20 | Stanford | Kenneth Swanson steps in front of the Shawn Webster pass | 40-27 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the lay-in | 40-27 |
| 12:16 | Stanford | Paul Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 11:58 | Stanford | Paul Jones hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Webster | 40-29 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-29 |
| 11:39 | Stanford | Donald Takahashi grabs the board | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Shawn Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Donald Takahashi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Bradway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Kangas (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Stanford | James Cecere is called for the reach on Paul Jones - foul #2 on James Cecere, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, David Burnett, Marcus Lantz | |
| Subs | Stanford | Buford Wilson (PG), Marion Williamson (SG), Joseph Fry (PF), Zachary Fredericksen (C) Shawn Webster, Donald Takahashi, Chris Bradway, Henry Kangas | |
| 10:55 | Stanford | Paul Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 10:53 | Stanford | Marion Williamson grabs the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 10:41 | Stanford | Buford Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | James Cecere is fouled on the floor by Buford Wilson - foul #1 on Buford Wilson, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Stanford | Donald Takahashi (SF) Paul Jones | |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Fry - foul #4 on Joseph Fry, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin (PF) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Stanford | Chris Bradway (PF) Joseph Fry | |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 09:50 | Stanford | Zachary Fredericksen's pass is intercepted by Mark Arnold | 42-32 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | David Burnett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Takahashi - foul #1 on Donald Takahashi, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG), Lucas Ziek (PF) Ray Boyd, Wilbur Griffin | |
| Subs | Stanford | Shawn Webster (SF), Henry Kangas (C) Donald Takahashi, Zachary Fredericksen | |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:37 | Stanford | Henry Kangas gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 09:25 | Stanford | Buford Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 09:25 | Stanford | Buford Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:25 | Stanford | Buford Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 09:06 | Stanford | Shawn Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Marion Williamson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Swanson - foul #2 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Jones (SF) Shawn Webster | |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Marion Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Marion Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Burnett | 46-34 |
| 07:54 | Stanford | Buford Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Burnett | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Buford Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marion Williamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Bradway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Kangas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Stanford | Buford Wilson hits a fadeaway from the right side | 49-39 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Swanson | 52-39 |
| 06:34 | Stanford | Paul Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side | 52-39 |
| 06:33 | Stanford | Buford Wilson tips it but misses | 52-39 |
| 06:31 | Stanford | Chris Bradway grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 06:21 | Stanford | Henry Kangas buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 06:02 | Stanford | Henry Kangas grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 06:00 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, David Burnett, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Stanford | Donald Takahashi (SG), Joseph Fry (PF), Zachary Fredericksen (C) Marion Williamson, Chris Bradway, Henry Kangas | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:47 | Stanford | Donald Takahashi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lucas Ziek | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses badly on a runner near the basket | 52-41 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it home | 54-41 |
| 05:17 | Stanford | Buford Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 57-44 |
| 05:04 | Stanford | Paul Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Stanford | Shawn Webster (PG) Buford Wilson | |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Zachary Fredericksen steals the ball from James Cecere | 57-44 |
| 04:37 | Stanford | Joseph Fry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| 03:59 | Stanford | Paul Jones misses the dunk | 59-44 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | James Cecere is hacked by Joseph Fry - foul #5 on Joseph Fry, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Stanford | Danny Nelson (PG), Chris Bradway (PF), Henry Kangas (C) Paul Jones, Joseph Fry, Zachary Fredericksen | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Danny Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Takahashi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Bradway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Kangas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is hacked by Donald Takahashi - foul #2 on Donald Takahashi, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Burnett and he's fouled by Henry Kangas - foul #2 on Henry Kangas, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:00 | Stanford | Henry Kangas pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:48 | Stanford | Shawn Webster misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek's pass is intercepted by Chris Bradway | 61-44 |
| 02:25 | Stanford | Danny Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 02:23 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Bradway | 61-44 |
| 02:18 | Stanford | Chris Bradway misses the lay-in | 61-44 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lantz | 61-44 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by Danny Nelson - foul #1 on Danny Nelson, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Wetzel (SG) Donald Takahashi | |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:04 | Stanford | Chris Bradway grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:44 | Stanford | Henry Kangas comes up short on the shot from the right side | 61-44 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Kenneth Swanson is blocked by Henry Kangas | 61-44 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson tips it in | 63-44 |
| 01:19 | Stanford | Henry Kangas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marcus Lantz - foul #1 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #6 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Stanford | Donald Takahashi (SG) Michael Wetzel | |
| 01:19 | Stanford | Henry Kangas makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 01:19 | Stanford | Henry Kangas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 63-46 |
| 01:00 | Stanford | Henry Kangas gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:55 | Stanford | David Burnett picks off the pass by Chris Bradway | 63-46 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't finish the layup | 63-46 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek snags the offensive board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Donald Takahashi steals it from Lucas Ziek | 63-46 |
| 00:21 | Stanford | Danny Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Takahashi | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett runs out the clock | 63-48 |