| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) SG - William Manz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Wright | 33-22 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins's floater is tipped away by William Mitchell | 33-22 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright drills a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Bill Jenkins - foul #2 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the free throw | 36-22 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Carlos Dodson - foul #3 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is hacked by Carlos Weber - foul #1 on Carlos Weber, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Carlos Weber - foul #2 on Carlos Weber, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-25 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson is whistled for a carry | 36-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright tips it in | 38-25 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | William Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Jack Robinson | 38-25 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Quon | 38-27 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Jenkins - foul #3 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG) James Quon | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson is called for 3 seconds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Dodson | 41-27 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins buries a shot in the paint | 41-29 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | William Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by David Peguero - foul #2 on David Peguero, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson can't finish the layup | 44-29 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Robinson - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #6 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (C) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | James Quon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | James Quon is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #3 on James Quon, team foul #7 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #3 on Shawn Wright, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Freddy Larrabee (C) James Quon, Carlos Weber | |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | William Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Jack Robinson | 47-32 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | William Manz gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (PF) Jack Robinson | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is called for traveling | 47-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Shawn Wright, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF), Carlos Weber (C) Bill Jenkins, Freddy Larrabee | |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Carlos Dodson is called for the reach on William Manz - foul #4 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | James Quon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Frank McCuan | 49-33 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Manz - foul #2 on William Manz, team foul #8 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Freddy Larrabee (C) James Quon, William Manz, Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney, Carlos Weber | |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson blows the layup | 51-33 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee snags the offensive board | 51-33 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | David Peguero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-33 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin tips it in | 53-33 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | William Murray steals it from Freddy Larrabee | 53-33 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Murray | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-33 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin gets the rebound | 55-33 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Freddy Larrabee | 55-33 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-33 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson tips it back up and in | 55-35 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Freddy Larrabee swats the short shot by William Murray | 55-35 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Peguero | 55-37 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | William Murray is fouled on the floor by Jack Robinson - foul #3 on Jack Robinson, team foul #9 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Shawn Wright, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Ronnie Graney (PF) David Peguero, Bill Jenkins, Jack Robinson | |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Earl Mitchem | 57-39 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson clanks a shot from the baseline | 57-39 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), Daniel Perin (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Perin | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Perin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Breslawski (fairly fresh) SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddy Larrabee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-40 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | James Quon is called for the reach on Daniel Perin - foul #4 on James Quon, team foul #10 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG) Frank McCuan, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 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 flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 61-40 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 61-40 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | William Murray travels with the ball | 61-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | James Quon scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Earl Mitchem | 61-43 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | William Murray is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-43 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Dodson - foul #5 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Murray | 63-45 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Shawn Wright steps in front of the Earl Mitchem pass | 63-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 63-45 |