| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) C - Victor Myrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Jon Prince hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is called for a backcourt violation | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Filip Mrozinski - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | James Homes comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Jon Prince - foul #1 on Jon Prince, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Jon Prince tips it in | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dustin Burge - foul #1 on Dustin Burge, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG) Willie Wilson | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled in the backcourt by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Marker (C) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Marker - foul #1 on Phillip Marker, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Colby McNorton (C) Dustin Burge | |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 6-3 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Marker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) PF - Victor Myrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks is whistled for a carry | 6-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Joseph Carver (PF) Blaine Kaczmarek, Victor Myrick | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Jon Prince buries a runner from the left block | 6-5 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | James Homes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | James Homes loses the dribble to Ronald O'Callaghan | 6-5 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan lays it up and in | 6-7 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks's layup is rejected by Joseph Carver | 6-7 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a fadeaway from the left side | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rufus Borman | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker travels with the ball | 8-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (PG), Willie Wilson (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Victor Myrick (C) Jon Prince, Ronald O'Callaghan, Joseph Carver, Colby McNorton | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Michael Morgan steps in front of the Blaine Kaczmarek pass in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Willie Wilson steals it from Robert Whitman | 8-9 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled on the floor by Filip Mrozinski - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scotty Sandiford (SG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Colby McNorton (C) Rufus Borman, Willie Wilson, Victor Myrick | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Blaine Kaczmarek and the foul's on Robert Whitman - foul #1 on Robert Whitman, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (SF) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Carver (PF) Dustin Burge | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scotty Sandiford (fresh) SF - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Carver (fresh) C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is hacked by Scotty Sandiford - foul #1 on Scotty Sandiford, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | James Homes is fouled on the floor by Ronald O'Callaghan - foul #1 on Ronald O'Callaghan, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG) Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Ronald O'Callaghan is called for the reach on Stephen Starks - foul #2 on Ronald O'Callaghan, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (SF) Ronald O'Callaghan | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Prince - foul #2 on Jon Prince, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (PG), Dustin Burge (PF) Jon Prince, Colby McNorton | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver lays it up and in on a great pass from Blaine Kaczmarek | 10-14 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Homes | 13-14 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Scotty Sandiford is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Robert Whitman (SF) James Homes, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (PG), Victor Myrick (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge, Joseph Carver | |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG), Phillip Marker (PF) Richard Bernhard, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (PG) Scotty Sandiford | |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Guadalupe Espinoza is blocked by Willie Wilson | 13-14 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman is hacked by Colby McNorton - foul #1 on Colby McNorton, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Phillip Marker, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scotty Sandiford (SG), Dustin Burge (PF) Rufus Borman, Colby McNorton | |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by James Homes - foul #1 on James Homes, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Carver (C) Victor Myrick | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski drills a jumper from close range | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morgan (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scotty Sandiford (fresh) SF - Willie Wilson (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Michael Morgan steals it from Willie Wilson | 15-17 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Dustin Burge takes the ball from Oleg Makowski | 15-17 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 15-17 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Scotty Sandiford - foul #2 on Scotty Sandiford, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Robert Whitman (SF) James Homes, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Victor Myrick (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Scotty Sandiford, Dustin Burge, Joseph Carver | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Colby McNorton, team foul #10 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Marker (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Burge (PF) Colby McNorton | |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Victor Myrick takes the ball from Richard Bernhard | 16-17 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Carver (C) Dustin Burge | |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (SF) Gary Tafoya | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Burge (PF) Victor Myrick | |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker is whistled for traveling | 16-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (PF) Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Rufus Borman is blocked by Michael Morgan | 16-22 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver lays it in on a nice dish by Rufus Borman | 16-24 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan drills a jumper from the right block | 18-24 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled in the backcourt by Jarek Zanders - foul #1 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Myrick (C) Joseph Carver | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Willie Wilson (tired) 4 reb. PF - Dustin Burge (fairly fresh) C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker can't throw it down but he's hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #1 on Willie Wilson, team foul #11 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Scotty Sandiford (SG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Colby McNorton (C) Blaine Kaczmarek, Rufus Borman, Willie Wilson, Dustin Burge | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick lays it in on a great pass from Ronald O'Callaghan | 23-26 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Scotty Sandiford - foul #3 on Scotty Sandiford, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SG) Scotty Sandiford | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick loses the dribble to Filip Mrozinski | 24-26 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the lay-in | 24-26 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Jon Prince pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jon Prince | 24-28 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Blaine Kaczmarek | 24-28 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jon Prince | 24-31 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard grabs the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald O'Callaghan - foul #3 on Ronald O'Callaghan, team foul #13 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Dustin Burge (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Ronald O'Callaghan, Victor Myrick, Colby McNorton | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Blaine Kaczmarek | 26-33 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Jon Prince hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The clock runs out | 26-33 |