| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Monte Hindman (fresh) SG - Randolph Woolfolk (fresh) SF - Thomas Dye (fresh) PF - Edmond Bristol (fresh) C - Cecil Tello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Cecil Tello wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye throws it down | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edmond Bristol - foul #1 on Edmond Bristol, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Monte Hindman | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | William Murray loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Bowling Green | Cecil Tello grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk clanks a 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ben Gordon (SG), James Brown (SF), Frank Theobald (C) Randolph Woolfolk, Thomas Dye, Cecil Tello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Ben Gordon takes the ball from William Murray | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol throws it down on a great pass from Ben Gordon | 6-4 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Murray | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Monte Hindman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Edmond Bristol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Theobald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Bowling Green | Ben Gordon makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Monte Hindman | 9-7 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | William Mitchell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:33 | Bowling Green | Frank Theobald pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk (SG), Thomas Dye (SF), Raymond Nevius (PF), Cecil Tello (C) Monte Hindman, Ben Gordon, Edmond Bristol, Frank Theobald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (PF), Daniel Perin (C) Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | William Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SF) Shawn Wright | |
| 14:45 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin is hacked by Cecil Tello - foul #1 on Cecil Tello, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James | |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | William Murray is denied on a layup by Raymond Nevius | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:04 | Bowling Green | James Brown double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 9-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Daniel Perin | |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | William Mitchell loses the dribble to Randolph Woolfolk | 9-7 |
| 13:43 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk banks in the layup | 11-7 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman (PG), Edmond Bristol (PF) James Brown, Raymond Nevius | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Frank McCuan | |
| 13:04 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brandon Ricks (SF), Frank Theobald (C) Thomas Dye, Cecil Tello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) William Mitchell | |
| 13:04 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:04 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | William Murray's pass is intercepted by Randolph Woolfolk in the backcourt | 13-7 |
| 12:46 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Monte Hindman | 16-7 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Murray | 16-10 |
| 12:04 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Dodson - foul #1 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ben Gordon (SG), Thomas Dye (SF), Cecil Tello (C) Randolph Woolfolk, Brandon Ricks, Frank Theobald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SF), William Mitchell (C) Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 12:04 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:04 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | William Murray's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Tello | 16-10 |
| 11:38 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Monte Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edmond Bristol (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Tello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank McCuan (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 18-10 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Dye is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #1 on Thomas Dye, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Brown (PG), Brandon Ricks (SF), Raymond Nevius (PF), Frank Theobald (C) Monte Hindman, Thomas Dye, Edmond Bristol, Cecil Tello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Ronald Hamilton (PF) William Murray, Carlos Dodson | |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:07 | Bowling Green | James Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Frank Theobald denies the turnaround by Shawn Wright | 18-13 |
| 09:44 | Bowling Green | Raymond Nevius snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:24 | Bowling Green | Frank Theobald can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | William Mitchell scores on a runner near the basket set up by Jeffrey James and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman (PG), Randolph Woolfolk (SG), Thomas Dye (SF), Edmond Bristol (PF), Cecil Tello (C) James Brown, Ben Gordon, Brandon Ricks, Raymond Nevius, Frank Theobald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan | |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:41 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Shawn Wright - foul #2 on Shawn Wright, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Daniel Perin (C) Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| 08:41 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:41 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | William Murray hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Dodson | 20-18 |
| 07:58 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol double dribbles | 20-18 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Edmond Bristol steals it from Jeffrey James out of a doubleteam | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Monte Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Woolfolk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edmond Bristol (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cecil Tello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Perin (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol hits the finger roll on a great pass from Monte Hindman | 22-18 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is hacked by Edmond Bristol - foul #2 on Edmond Bristol, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Raymond Nevius (PF) Edmond Bristol | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Cecil Tello - foul #2 on Cecil Tello, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Theobald (C) Cecil Tello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeffrey James, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson | |
| 06:27 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman is fouled on the floor by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Brown (PG), Brandon Ricks (SF) Monte Hindman, Thomas Dye | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Daniel Perin | |
| 06:20 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Brown | 24-18 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 24-21 |
| 05:46 | Bowling Green | James Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ben Gordon (SG) Randolph Woolfolk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (C) William Mitchell | |
| 05:46 | Bowling Green | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:46 | Bowling Green | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright lays it in set up by William Murray and he's fouled by Brandon Ricks - foul #1 on Brandon Ricks, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman (PG), Thomas Dye (SF) James Brown, Brandon Ricks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) Frank McCuan, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:27 | Bowling Green | Raymond Nevius grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:08 | Bowling Green | Frank Theobald is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Daniel Perin | |
| 05:08 | Bowling Green | Frank Theobald misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 26-23 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is hacked by Frank Theobald - foul #1 on Frank Theobald, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (C) William Mitchell | |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:43 | Bowling Green | Frank Theobald grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:29 | Bowling Green | Ben Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 04:27 | Bowling Green | Raymond Nevius tips it home | 28-23 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-23 |
| 03:57 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 03:43 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-23 |
| 03:21 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Raymond Nevius | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Monte Hindman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Nevius (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Theobald (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Perin (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Dye and he's fouled by William Murray - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk (SG), James Brown (SF), Edmond Bristol (PF), Cecil Tello (C) Ben Gordon, Thomas Dye, Raymond Nevius, Frank Theobald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (PG), Ronald Hamilton (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Carlos Dodson, Daniel Perin | |
| 03:15 | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman misses the free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-23 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan tips it in | 30-25 |
| 02:40 | Bowling Green | Edmond Bristol can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 30-25 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Wright and the foul's on Monte Hindman - foul #1 on Monte Hindman, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brandon Ricks (SF) Monte Hindman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Shawn Wright | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 02:06 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Randolph Woolfolk | 30-27 |
| 01:50 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Brown | 33-27 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye (SF) Brandon Ricks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| 01:02 | Bowling Green | James Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 00:56 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to James Brown | 33-27 |
| 00:52 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-27 |
| 00:51 | Bowling Green | Randolph Woolfolk tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 00:49 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Randolph Woolfolk is called for the reach on Daniel Perin - foul #1 on Randolph Woolfolk, team foul #10 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Monte Hindman (PG), Ben Gordon (SG), Frank Theobald (C) James Brown, Randolph Woolfolk, Cecil Tello | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (PG) Frank McCuan | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | Thomas Dye misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Ben Gordon snags the offensive board | 33-28 |