| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Sebastian Kinne (fresh) SG - Chris Eccleston (fresh) SF - Shaiming Xiao (fresh) PF - Fred Smith (fresh) C - Wayne Branch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jon Castille (fresh) SG - Eric Steves (fresh) SF - Terry Wimbush (fresh) PF - Tim Cook (fresh) C - Gregory Klarberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Gregory Klarberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Utah State | Terry Wimbush misses badly on a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Gregory Klarberg grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | Terry Wimbush blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shaiming Xiao | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Fred Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Fred Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Utah State | Eric Steves clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Fred Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Utah State | Eric Steves snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Utah State | Tim Cook buries a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Castille - foul #1 on Jon Castille, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Fred Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Utah State | Eric Steves is hacked by Fred Smith - foul #2 on Fred Smith, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Flakes (PF) Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:39 | Utah State | Andrew Flakes swats the short shot by Gregory Klarberg | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shaiming Xiao | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Wayne Branch misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Wimbush - foul #1 on Terry Wimbush, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Mooney (PG), Steven Daggett (SG), John Hartley (PF), David Seigler (C) Jon Castille, Eric Steves, Tim Cook, Gregory Klarberg | |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Wayne Branch misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Wayne Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Utah State | Sebastian Kinne is called for the reach on Edward Mooney - foul #1 on Sebastian Kinne, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Harris (SF) Terry Wimbush | |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Chris Eccleston is called for the reach on Steven Daggett - foul #1 on Chris Eccleston, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| 16:47 | Utah State | David Seigler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Eccleston | 6-3 |
| 16:09 | Utah State | David Seigler double dribbles | 6-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jon Castille (PG), Eric Steves (SG), Terry Wimbush (SF), Tim Cook (PF) Edward Mooney, Steven Daggett, Carl Harris, David Seigler | |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Wayne Branch is fouled on the floor by John Hartley - foul #1 on John Hartley, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Klarberg (C) John Hartley | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Sebastian Kinne (fairly fresh) SG - Chris Eccleston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Xiao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Flakes (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Branch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jon Castille (fresh) SG - Eric Steves (fresh) SF - Terry Wimbush (fresh) PF - Tim Cook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Klarberg (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Terry Wimbush takes the ball from Shaiming Xiao | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | Utah State | Jon Castille hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Wimbush | 6-5 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao clanks a shot from the left block | 6-5 |
| 15:05 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Gregory Klarberg | 6-5 |
| 14:43 | Utah State | Eric Steves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Branch - foul #1 on Wayne Branch, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Mooney (PG), David Seigler (PF), Steven Daggett (C) Jon Castille, Tim Cook, Gregory Klarberg | |
| 14:43 | Utah State | Eric Steves misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:43 | Utah State | Eric Steves makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Eric Steves steps in front of the Chris Eccleston pass in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 14:18 | Utah State | Edward Mooney can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shaiming Xiao - foul #1 on Shaiming Xiao, team foul #6 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Galarza (SF) Shaiming Xiao | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Harris (SF), John Hartley (PF) Eric Steves, Terry Wimbush | |
| 14:18 | Utah State | Edward Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:18 | Utah State | Edward Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:18 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to John Hartley | 6-7 |
| 14:07 | Utah State | Carl Harris scores on a jumper from the left side | 6-9 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | James Galarza is fouled on the floor by Steven Daggett - foul #1 on Steven Daggett, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Felipe Perez (SG) Chris Eccleston | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tim Cook (PF) Carl Harris | |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne throws it down | 8-9 |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Edward Mooney comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | James Galarza grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | James Galarza loses the dribble to John Hartley in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 12:53 | Utah State | James Galarza is called for the reach on John Hartley - foul #1 on James Galarza, team foul #7 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston (SG), Shaiming Xiao (PF) Felipe Perez, Andrew Flakes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jon Castille (PG), Eric Steves (SG), Terry Wimbush (SF), Gregory Klarberg (C) Edward Mooney, Steven Daggett, Tim Cook, David Seigler | |
| 12:53 | Utah State | John Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:53 | Utah State | John Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Galarza | 11-10 |
| 12:31 | Utah State | Gregory Klarberg knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jon Castille | 11-12 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | James Galarza is hacked by Gregory Klarberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Klarberg, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tim Cook (PF) John Hartley | |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Tim Cook | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Terry Wimbush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Gregory Klarberg hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Gregory Klarberg steals it from James Galarza | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Sebastian Kinne (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Chris Eccleston (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Galarza (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shaiming Xiao (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Branch (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jon Castille (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Steves (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Terry Wimbush (fresh) PF - Tim Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Utah State | Sebastian Kinne picks off the pass by Jon Castille in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston is hacked by Eric Steves - foul #1 on Eric Steves, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Felipe Perez (SG) Chris Eccleston | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Mooney (PG), Steven Daggett (SG), David Seigler (PF) Jon Castille, Eric Steves, Tim Cook | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Wimbush - foul #2 on Terry Wimbush, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Harris (SF) Terry Wimbush | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Edward Mooney misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Edward Mooney - foul #1 on Edward Mooney, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tim Cook (PF) Gregory Klarberg | |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:25 | Utah State | Carl Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Galarza - foul #2 on James Galarza, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Flakes (PF) James Galarza | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 10:25 | Utah State | Carl Harris makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:25 | Utah State | Carl Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sebastian Kinne | 17-16 |
| 09:39 | Utah State | Tim Cook misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Flakes - foul #1 on Andrew Flakes, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston (SG) Felipe Perez | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jon Castille (PG), Eric Steves (SG), John Hartley (C) Edward Mooney, Carl Harris, David Seigler | |
| 09:39 | Utah State | Tim Cook makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:39 | Utah State | Tim Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Klarberg (C) Tim Cook | |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Jon Castille scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Steves | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-19 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston tips it home | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | Utah State | Shaiming Xiao takes the ball from Gregory Klarberg | 19-19 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston is hacked by Eric Steves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Steves, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Mooney (PG), James Brown (SG), Carl Harris (SF), David Seigler (PF) Jon Castille, Eric Steves, Steven Daggett, John Hartley | |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:41 | Utah State | Carl Harris makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Mooney | 21-21 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne buries a shot from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Sebastian Kinne (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Eccleston (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Xiao (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Flakes (tiring) C - Wayne Branch (tired) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Edward Mooney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Carl Harris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Seigler (fresh) C - Gregory Klarberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Utah State | Sebastian Kinne is called for the reach on Edward Mooney - foul #2 on Sebastian Kinne, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Felipe Perez (PG), James Daniel (C) Sebastian Kinne, Wayne Branch | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Daggett (SF), Tim Cook (PF) Carl Harris, David Seigler | |
| 07:03 | Utah State | Edward Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:03 | Utah State | Edward Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Felipe Perez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Steven Daggett snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:38 | Utah State | James Brown connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Mooney | 23-25 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 06:23 | Utah State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:05 | Utah State | Steven Daggett misses badly on a runner in the lane | 23-25 |
| 06:04 | Utah State | Tim Cook can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Andrew Flakes snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Felipe Perez is hacked by James Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Branch (C) James Daniel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jon Castille (PG), John Hartley (SF), David Seigler (C) Edward Mooney, James Brown, Gregory Klarberg | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Felipe Perez misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Felipe Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:47 | Utah State | Jon Castille misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 05:45 | Utah State | Tim Cook tips it home | 24-27 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 05:40 | Utah State | David Seigler gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:21 | Utah State | Tim Cook misses the easy layup | 24-27 |
| 05:19 | Utah State | John Hartley tips it back up and in | 24-29 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 04:49 | Utah State | Steven Daggett gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | Jon Castille comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Branch - foul #2 on Wayne Branch, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Daniel (C) Wayne Branch | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Mooney (SG), Carl Harris (SF), Gregory Klarberg (C) Steven Daggett, John Hartley, David Seigler | |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-29 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | Jon Castille makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | Jon Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Tim Cook steals the ball from Chris Eccleston in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Tim Cook hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 04:01 | Utah State | Edward Mooney travels with the ball | 24-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Seigler (C) Gregory Klarberg | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Tim Cook blocks the short jumper by Shaiming Xiao | 24-34 |
| 03:38 | Utah State | David Seigler snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 03:26 | Utah State | Edward Mooney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Carl Harris can't tip it in | 24-34 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | James Daniel grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne (PG), James Galarza (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Wayne Branch (C) Chris Eccleston, Shaiming Xiao, Andrew Flakes, James Daniel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Steves (SG), Terry Wimbush (SF), John Hartley (PF) Jon Castille, Carl Harris, Tim Cook | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Sebastian Kinne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Perez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Galarza (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) C - Wayne Branch (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Edward Mooney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Steves (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wimbush (fresh) PF - John Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Seigler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Utah State | Fred Smith steals it from Edward Mooney | 24-34 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Wayne Branch blows the layup | 24-34 |
| 02:49 | Utah State | David Seigler snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 02:28 | Utah State | Sebastian Kinne takes the ball from Eric Steves | 24-34 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne hits the finger roll | 26-34 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Eric Steves clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 02:06 | Utah State | Terry Wimbush gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:55 | Utah State | Eric Steves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 01:53 | Utah State | John Hartley gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | John Hartley misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Fred Smith - foul #3 on Fred Smith, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao (PF) Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jon Castille (PG), James Brown (SG), Carl Harris (SF), Gregory Klarberg (C) Edward Mooney, Eric Steves, Terry Wimbush, David Seigler | |
| 01:36 | Utah State | John Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | John Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Wayne Branch's pass is intercepted by James Brown | 26-36 |
| 01:12 | Utah State | James Brown banks in the layup | 26-38 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao is fouled on the floor by John Hartley - foul #2 on John Hartley, team foul #11 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chris Eccleston (SG) Felipe Perez | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Daggett (SG), Terry Wimbush (SF), Tim Cook (PF) James Brown, Carl Harris, John Hartley | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Shaiming Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Steven Daggett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | James Galarza snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Sebastian Kinne scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Galarza | 30-38 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Jon Castille is fouled on the floor by Sebastian Kinne - foul #3 on Sebastian Kinne, team foul #13 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Felipe Perez (PG), Andrew Flakes (PF) Sebastian Kinne, Shaiming Xiao | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Steves (SG) Steven Daggett | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Jon Castille makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Jon Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Felipe Perez clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-40 |