| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - James Jennings (fresh) PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) C - William Dodge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) SG - James Perkins (fresh) SF - Alex Lyons (fresh) PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) C - Nathaniel White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | James Oates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | James Brown is called for the reach on Mark Pettey - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Pettey | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Iowa State | William Dodge makes the jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Perkins | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | James Jennings is hacked by Mark Pettey - foul #1 on Mark Pettey, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Iowa State | James Oates double dribbles | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Iowa State | William Dodge loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Clewis (C) Nathaniel White | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons's pass is intercepted by Raymond McLearan | 2-6 |
| 15:52 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Manjarrez - foul #1 on Kenneth Manjarrez, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Johnson (C) James Perkins, Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez | |
| 15:52 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:52 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) SF - James Jennings (fresh) PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) SF - William Loftis (fresh) PF - Richard Clewis (fresh) C - Richard Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey hits a 3 from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:10 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Dye - foul #1 on David Dye, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Otto (PF) Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel White (C) Richard Johnson | |
| 15:10 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | William Loftis tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 14:49 | Iowa State | Donald Otto snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | James Jennings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Clewis - foul #1 on Richard Clewis, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore (PF) William Dodge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG), Alex Lyons (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF) Mark Pettey, William Loftis, Richard Clewis | |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Oates - foul #1 on James Oates, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:50 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the fadeaway from the left block | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez lays it in on a great pass from David Dye | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | James Oates clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Fisher (PF), William Dodge (C) Larry Pridemore, Donald Otto | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Clewis (C) Nathaniel White | |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | James Oates makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | James Oates makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis is hacked by William Dodge - foul #1 on William Dodge, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses the easy layup | 11-13 |
| 12:39 | Iowa State | William Dodge gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:16 | Iowa State | James Jennings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond McLearan | 13-13 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | James Perkins loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Johnson (C) David Dye, Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Loftis (fresh) PF - Richard Clewis (fresh) C - Richard Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy (SG), Nathaniel White (C) James Perkins, Richard Johnson | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | The jumper by Richard Clewis is denied by William Dodge | 13-13 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White tips it home | 13-15 |
| 10:34 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Oates | 16-15 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG), Donald Otto (C) James Oates, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (SG), Alex Lyons (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF) Floyd Murphy, William Loftis, Richard Clewis | |
| 09:51 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the fadeaway near the basket | 18-15 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 09:37 | Iowa State | Donald Otto snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stormer | 20-15 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons loses the dribble to Richard Fisher | 20-15 |
| 08:32 | Iowa State | James Jennings misses short on a runner in the paint | 20-15 |
| 08:30 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses the tip | 20-15 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 20-15 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | Iowa State | Donald Otto grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher blows the layup | 20-15 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel White | 20-15 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | James Perkins hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Pettey | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Stormer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jennings (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Otto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Iowa State | Nathaniel White denies the turnaround by Richard Fisher | 20-18 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Otto - foul #1 on Donald Otto, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), William Dodge (C) Robert Stormer, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Clewis (PF), Richard Johnson (C) James Perkins, Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez, Nathaniel White | |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:45 | Iowa State | William Dodge connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond McLearan | 22-20 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | David Dye clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Donald Otto gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:09 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses the easy layup | 22-20 |
| 06:08 | Iowa State | James Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:52 | Iowa State | William Dodge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG), Alex Lyons (SF) Mark Pettey, William Loftis | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 04:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Dye | 23-22 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | James Perkins hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Manjarrez | 23-24 |
| 04:13 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-24 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses the floater from the left block | 23-26 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Oates - foul #2 on James Oates, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (SG), Richard Fisher (PF), Larry Pridemore (C) Raymond McLearan, Donald Otto, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Nathaniel White (C) James Perkins, Richard Clewis | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - James Jennings (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Pridemore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 23-27 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Lyons | 23-30 |
| 02:31 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is hacked by Alex Lyons - foul #1 on Alex Lyons, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy (SG), William Loftis (SF), Christopher Harris (PF) David Dye, Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez | |
| 02:31 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:31 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-30 |
| 02:14 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:53 | Iowa State | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy misses badly on a runner near the basket | 27-30 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy misses the tip | 27-30 |
| 01:42 | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:13 | Iowa State | James Oates is fouled on the floor by William Loftis - foul #1 on William Loftis, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF), William Dodge (C) James Jennings, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG), David Dye (SG), Alex Lyons (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF), Richard Clewis (C) Mark Pettey, Floyd Murphy, William Loftis, Christopher Harris, Nathaniel White | |
| 01:13 | Iowa State | James Oates makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:13 | Iowa State | James Oates makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons buries a turnaround from the right block | 29-32 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher clanks a jumper in the paint | 29-32 |
| 00:40 | Iowa State | William Dodge can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | David Dye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 00:22 | Iowa State | William Dodge grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | James Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Fisher | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | James Perkins misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-32 |