| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) SG - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Carl Sayler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Thrall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Wooding (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Forshee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | James Perkins clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Forshee - foul #1 on Thomas Forshee, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:16 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Forshee | 27-27 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 18:50 | Texas A&M | Thomas Forshee grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:37 | Texas A&M | Carl Sayler is hacked by Nathaniel White - foul #2 on Nathaniel White, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:24 | Texas A&M | Carl Sayler loses the ball out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 27-27 |
| 17:57 | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:39 | Texas A&M | Thomas Forshee misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 17:38 | Texas A&M | Thomas Forshee tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Thrall - foul #1 on Eric Thrall, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Clewis (C) Mark Pettey, Alex Lyons, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper (PF), Richard Miller (C) Andrew Stone, Thomas Forshee | |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:14 | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:59 | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | William Loftis gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | David Dye hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | James Perkins tips it home | 29-29 |
| 16:12 | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper misses the dunk | 29-29 |
| 16:11 | Texas A&M | Santos Wooding can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | David Dye misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-29 |
| 15:49 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Loftis (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Carl Sayler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Thrall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Wooding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Schaper (fresh) C - Richard Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Texas A&M | Carl Sayler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Thrall | 29-32 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | David Dye makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 14:46 | Texas A&M | Carl Sayler knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Thrall | 32-34 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by William Loftis | 34-34 |
| 14:18 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 14:16 | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:00 | Texas A&M | Richard Clewis is called for the reach on Richard Miller - foul #1 on Richard Clewis, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Alex Lyons (SF), Christopher Harris (PF), Nathaniel White (C) James Perkins, William Loftis, Kenneth Manjarrez, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Raymond King (PG), Richard Shockey (SG), Martin Shoemaker (SF), Andrew Stone (PF), Thomas Forshee (C) Carl Sayler, Eric Thrall, Santos Wooding, Carl Schaper, Richard Miller | |
| 13:47 | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone blows the layup | 34-34 |
| 13:45 | Texas A&M | Martin Shoemaker misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons is fouled on the floor by Martin Shoemaker - foul #1 on Martin Shoemaker, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy (SG) David Dye | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-34 |
| 12:53 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Raymond King | 34-34 |
| 12:48 | Texas A&M | Raymond King connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Pettey | 36-36 |
| 12:14 | Texas A&M | Nathaniel White blocks the short jumper by Raymond King | 36-36 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons lays it in set up by Floyd Murphy | 38-36 |
| 11:35 | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Stone, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), William Loftis (PF), Richard Clewis (C) Floyd Murphy, Christopher Harris, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carl Sayler (PG), Eric Thrall (SG), Santos Wooding (SF), Richard Miller (C) Raymond King, Richard Shockey, Martin Shoemaker, Thomas Forshee | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Lyons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Loftis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Carl Sayler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Thrall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Wooding (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Miller (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG), Richard Johnson (C) Mark Pettey, Alex Lyons | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper (PF) Andrew Stone | |
| 10:56 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carl Sayler | 38-39 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Eric Thrall picks off the pass by James Perkins | 38-39 |
| 10:36 | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper hits the finger roll set up by Santos Wooding | 38-41 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 38-41 |
| 10:21 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 10:03 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | David Dye hits a 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 09:41 | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper is fouled on the floor by Richard Clewis - foul #2 on Richard Clewis, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Alex Lyons (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF), Nathaniel White (C) David Dye, William Loftis, Richard Clewis, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Martin Shoemaker (SF), Andrew Stone (PF), Thomas Forshee (C) Santos Wooding, Carl Schaper, Richard Miller | |
| 09:30 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Martin Shoemaker - foul #2 on Martin Shoemaker, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG) James Perkins | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Raymond King (PG), Richard Shockey (SG) Carl Sayler, Eric Thrall | |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:52 | Texas A&M | Alex Lyons is called for the reach on Martin Shoemaker - foul #1 on Alex Lyons, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 08:36 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Manjarrez takes the ball from Thomas Forshee | 43-41 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | David Dye loses the dribble to Raymond King | 43-41 |
| 07:52 | Texas A&M | David Dye picks off the pass by Richard Shockey | 43-41 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey lays it in on a great pass from David Dye | 45-41 |
| 07:31 | Texas A&M | Thomas Forshee can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 45-41 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Lyons (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathaniel White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Raymond King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Shockey (fresh) SF - Martin Shoemaker (fresh) PF - Andrew Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Forshee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-41 |
| 06:44 | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone buries a jump hook from the left block | 48-43 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Forshee is called for the reach on Mark Pettey - foul #2 on Thomas Forshee, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Clewis (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Mark Pettey, Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carl Sayler (PG), Eric Thrall (SG), Santos Wooding (SF), Carl Schaper (PF), Richard Miller (C) Raymond King, Richard Shockey, Martin Shoemaker, Andrew Stone, Thomas Forshee | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-43 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Carl Schaper steals it from William Loftis | 48-43 |
| 05:09 | Texas A&M | Santos Wooding misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | James Perkins gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | James Perkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 04:37 | Texas A&M | Carl Schaper grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 04:18 | Texas A&M | William Loftis is called for the reach on Carl Schaper - foul #1 on William Loftis, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Alex Lyons (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF) David Dye, William Loftis, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone (PF) Carl Schaper | |
| 03:58 | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone misses badly on a floater from the right block | 48-43 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Andrew Stone is called for the reach on Mark Pettey - foul #3 on Andrew Stone, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Loftis (SF), Nathaniel White (C) James Perkins, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Raymond King (PG), Martin Shoemaker (SF), Thomas Forshee (C) Carl Sayler, Santos Wooding, Richard Miller | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:28 | Texas A&M | Thomas Forshee snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Loftis (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Raymond King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Thrall (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Shoemaker (fresh) PF - Andrew Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Forshee (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Texas A&M | Thomas Forshee connects on the turnaround near the basket | 48-45 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 02:56 | Texas A&M | Thomas Forshee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:56 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (SG) William Loftis | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carl Sayler (PG), Santos Wooding (SF) Raymond King, Martin Shoemaker | |
| 02:40 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Santos Wooding and he's fouled by James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 02:40 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 48-48 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | James Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 01:52 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White is hacked by Thomas Forshee - foul #3 on Thomas Forshee, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 01:22 | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Forshee | 50-50 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Perkins | 52-50 |
| 00:36 | Texas A&M | Andrew Stone misses long on a shot from the left block | 52-50 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Eric Thrall is called for the reach on Kenneth Manjarrez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Thrall, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:33 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Santos Wooding | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | Texas A&M | Santos Wooding is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Manjarrez - foul #2 on Kenneth Manjarrez, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | Texas A&M | Santos Wooding makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:11 | Texas A&M | Santos Wooding makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Carl Sayler is called for the reach on Mark Pettey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Sayler, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:09 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Eric Thrall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey runs out the clock | 55-52 |