| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Axford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Raymond Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bury (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Bowens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Kaiser (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Cai (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Oklahoma State | Samuel Axford steals it from Terry Bowens | 24-22 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 18:43 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 18:27 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens is hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #3 on Reginald Smith, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Ryan Delatorre (PF), Michael Swaim (C) Reginald Smith, Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford, William Chandler | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 18:14 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens misses the lay-in | 24-22 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Michael Swaim snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-22 |
| 18:05 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 17:47 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 17:46 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Cai hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 3 from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 17:01 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 17:00 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Cai pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 16:40 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens drills a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Ryan Delatorre - foul #3 on Ryan Delatorre, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Samuel Axford (PF), William Chandler (C) Gregory Curry, Ryan Delatorre, Michael Swaim | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Fager (PG), Robert Fiore (SG), Michael McNear (PF), Earl Engel (C) Raymond Greene, Robert Bury, Charles Kaiser, Daniel Cai | |
| 16:40 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | William Chandler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earl Engel - foul #1 on Earl Engel, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | William Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | William Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:14 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Fager double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Raymond Greene (PG) Terry Bowens | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | William Chandler connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Earl Brown | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Raymond Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Fager (fresh) SF - Michael McNear (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Fiore (fresh) 8 pts. C - Earl Engel (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Oklahoma State | Robert Fiore can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | William Chandler snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | William Chandler is called for traveling | 30-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Ryan Delatorre (PF) Earl Brown, Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury (PG), Terry Bowens (SF), Charles Kaiser (PF), Daniel Cai (C) Raymond Greene, Michael McNear, Robert Fiore, Earl Engel | |
| 14:40 | Oklahoma State | A charge is called on Daniel Cai - foul #2 on Daniel Cai, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 32-26 |
| 14:01 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-26 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is hacked by Charles Kaiser - foul #1 on Charles Kaiser, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Samuel Axford (PF) Gregory Curry, William Chandler | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Raymond Greene (PG), Earl Engel (C) Kenneth Fager, Daniel Cai | |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 13:07 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 13:01 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), William Chandler (C) Rex Longstreet, Ryan Delatorre | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Brown | 35-26 |
| 12:27 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Reginald Smith | 35-26 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses the jump hook from the left block | 35-26 |
| 12:06 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 11:38 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Raymond Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Terry Bowens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Kaiser (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Earl Engel (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | William Chandler misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Earl Engel - foul #2 on Earl Engel, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Ryan Delatorre (C) Reginald Smith, Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Fager (SG), Michael McNear (SF), Robert Fiore (PF), Daniel Cai (C) Robert Bury, Terry Bowens, Charles Kaiser, Earl Engel | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | William Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | William Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 10:50 | Oklahoma State | Raymond Greene misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | William Chandler misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Fiore - foul #1 on Robert Fiore, team foul #5 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Samuel Axford (PF) Earl Brown, Ryan Delatorre | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | William Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | William Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 10:05 | Oklahoma State | Michael McNear hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-28 |
| 10:04 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Cai pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 09:53 | Oklahoma State | Michael McNear hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Gregory Curry - foul #1 on Gregory Curry, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Ryan Delatorre (C) Reginald Smith, Gregory Curry, William Chandler | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 09:53 | Oklahoma State | Michael McNear misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Fager - foul #3 on Kenneth Fager, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG) Earl Brown | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury (PG), Terry Bowens (SF), Charles Kaiser (PF) Raymond Greene, Michael McNear, Robert Fiore | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:12 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Delatorre - foul #4 on Ryan Delatorre, team foul #4 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Gregory Curry (SF), Michael Swaim (C) Reginald Smith, Vaughn Hawkins, Ryan Delatorre | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 09:12 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:12 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry scores on a shot from the left side set up by Rex Longstreet and he's hacked by Kenneth Fager - foul #4 on Kenneth Fager, team foul #7 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), William Chandler (C) Earl Brown, Michael Swaim | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Fiore (SG) Kenneth Fager | |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry misses the free throw | 43-31 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 08:27 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Cai grabs the board | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:10 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Fiore - foul #2 on Robert Fiore, team foul #8 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Ryan Delatorre (PF) Rex Longstreet, Gregory Curry, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Earl Engel (C) Daniel Cai | |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 07:41 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury knocks in the shot from the left wing | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Delatorre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Chandler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Robert Bury (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Robert Fiore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Bowens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Kaiser (fresh) 4 reb. C - Earl Engel (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Kaiser - foul #2 on Charles Kaiser, team foul #9 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Raymond Greene (PG), Kenneth Fager (SG), Michael McNear (PF) Robert Bury, Robert Fiore, Charles Kaiser | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 07:04 | Oklahoma State | Earl Engel clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-33 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:32 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Fager | 49-35 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Raymond Greene steps in front of the Ryan Delatorre pass | 49-35 |
| 05:53 | Oklahoma State | William Chandler steps in front of the Michael McNear pass | 49-35 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 05:38 | Oklahoma State | Earl Engel grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 05:19 | Oklahoma State | Michael McNear makes the shot from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | William Chandler buries a floater from the right side | 51-37 |
| 04:55 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Samuel Axford (PF), Michael Swaim (C) Rex Longstreet, Vaughn Hawkins, Ryan Delatorre, William Chandler | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury (SG), Charles Kaiser (PF), Daniel Cai (C) Kenneth Fager, Michael McNear, Earl Engel | |
| 04:40 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Cai is hacked by Earl Brown - foul #1 on Earl Brown, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (PG), Ryan Delatorre (C) Earl Brown, Michael Swaim | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 04:23 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bury knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Bowens | 51-39 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Reginald Smith | 54-39 |
| 03:46 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre grabs the board | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre lays it in | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Delatorre (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Raymond Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bury (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Terry Bowens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Kaiser (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Oklahoma State | Terry Bowens is fouled on the floor by Gregory Curry - foul #2 on Gregory Curry, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Vaughn Hawkins (SF), William Chandler (C) Rex Longstreet, Gregory Curry, Ryan Delatorre | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Fager (PG), Robert Fiore (SG), Michael McNear (SF), Earl Engel (C) Raymond Greene, Robert Bury, Terry Bowens, Daniel Cai | |
| 02:54 | Oklahoma State | Michael McNear is denied on a layup by Samuel Axford | 56-39 |
| 02:52 | Oklahoma State | Robert Fiore pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Fager is fouled on the floor by Earl Brown - foul #2 on Earl Brown, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Swaim (C) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Fager misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | William Chandler snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Earl Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Michael Swaim | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 02:14 | Oklahoma State | Michael McNear lays it in | 56-41 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | William Chandler lays it in set up by Earl Brown | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:29 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Fager can't finish the layup | 58-41 |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma State | Michael McNear tips it in | 58-43 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is hacked by Kenneth Fager in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Fager, team foul #10 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Raymond Greene (PG) Kenneth Fager | |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 01:01 | Oklahoma State | Charles Kaiser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 00:59 | Oklahoma State | Charles Kaiser grabs the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:55 | Oklahoma State | Robert Fiore clanks a jumper from the left side | 59-43 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Earl Brown snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Brown | 61-43 |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma State | Robert Fiore makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Raymond Greene | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Earl Brown runs out the clock | 61-45 |