| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Keck (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Hruby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Graver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Maloy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Axford (fresh) C - William Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Peter Graver inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Patrick Keck clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | William Chandler is denied on a layup by Peter Sweeney | 26-30 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Peter Graver grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Patrick Keck | 28-30 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-30 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | William Chandler tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | William Chandler makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Brown and he's hacked by Donald Maloy - foul #2 on Donald Maloy, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Ryan Delatorre (C) Reginald Smith, Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford | |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | William Chandler misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Delatorre | 30-34 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 17:21 | Rhode Island | Peter Graver pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | William Chandler swats the short shot by Peter Sweeney | 30-34 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Brown | 30-34 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | William Chandler's floater is tipped away by Peter Sweeney | 30-34 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Peter Graver grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Peter Graver misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson (PG), Roger Duca (SG), Joseph McBeath (SF), Samuel Lipps (PF), David Montgomery (C) Patrick Keck, Carlos Hruby, Peter Graver, Peter Sweeney, Donald Maloy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Michael Swaim (C) Earl Brown, William Chandler | |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-34 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ryan Delatorre | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Justin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Duca (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph McBeath (fresh) PF - Samuel Lipps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Delatorre (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Swaim (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Samuel Lipps picks off the pass by Ryan Delatorre | 30-34 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Samuel Lipps misses badly on a runner from the right block | 30-34 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Curry | 30-36 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | David Montgomery can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gregory Curry | 30-36 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lipps - foul #2 on Samuel Lipps, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz (PG), Carlos Hruby (SG), Peter Graver (SF), Peter Sweeney (PF), Donald Maloy (C) Justin Johnson, Roger Duca, Joseph McBeath, Samuel Lipps, David Montgomery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Samuel Axford (PF), William Chandler (C) Reginald Smith, Gregory Curry, Ryan Delatorre, Michael Swaim | |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | William Chandler's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Graver | 30-36 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | Donald Maloy gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Peter Graver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edgardo Munoz | 33-36 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Earl Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Rex Longstreet | 33-38 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Donald Maloy clanks a shot near the basket | 33-38 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Earl Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Maloy | 33-38 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | William Chandler snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Earl Brown | 33-41 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Vaughn Hawkins steals the ball from Edgardo Munoz | 33-41 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Peter Graver is called for the reach on Rex Longstreet - foul #3 on Peter Graver, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Keck (SG), Joseph McBeath (SF), Samuel Lipps (PF), David Montgomery (C) Carlos Hruby, Peter Graver, Peter Sweeney, Donald Maloy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Ryan Delatorre (C) Earl Brown, Vaughn Hawkins, William Chandler | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Edgardo Munoz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Keck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McBeath (fresh) PF - Samuel Lipps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Delatorre (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Samuel Lipps snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Patrick Keck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | David Montgomery steps in front of the Samuel Axford pass | 33-41 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Reginald Smith - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney (PF) David Montgomery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Vaughn Hawkins (SF), William Chandler (C) Rex Longstreet, Gregory Curry, Samuel Axford | |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz makes the 3rd free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | William Chandler hits a jump hook from close range | 34-43 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Samuel Lipps tips it home | 36-43 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Joseph McBeath picks off the pass by Ryan Delatorre | 36-43 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | William Chandler picks off the pass by Joseph McBeath | 36-43 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Earl Brown, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby (SG), Peter Graver (SF), Donald Maloy (C) Edgardo Munoz, Joseph McBeath, Samuel Lipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Samuel Axford (PF) Reginald Smith, Vaughn Hawkins, William Chandler | |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Donald Maloy is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson (PG), David Montgomery (PF) Patrick Keck, Peter Sweeney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Chandler (C) Ryan Delatorre | |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry is fouled on the floor by Justin Johnson - foul #1 on Justin Johnson, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Samuel Lipps (PF) David Montgomery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Delatorre (C) William Chandler | |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Samuel Lipps is called for the reach on Gregory Curry - foul #3 on Samuel Lipps, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Vaughn Hawkins (SF), William Chandler (PF) Earl Brown, Gregory Curry, Samuel Axford | |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Graver - foul #4 on Peter Graver, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz (PG), Peter Sweeney (PF) Justin Johnson, Samuel Lipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Samuel Axford (PF) Reginald Smith, Ryan Delatorre | |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Edgardo Munoz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Hruby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Graver (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Maloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) C - William Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Donald Maloy scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Edgardo Munoz and he's fouled by Earl Brown - foul #2 on Earl Brown, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath (SF) Peter Graver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), Ryan Delatorre (C) Earl Brown, Vaughn Hawkins, William Chandler | |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Donald Maloy misses the free throw | 38-45 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is fouled on the floor by Peter Sweeney - foul #2 on Peter Sweeney, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Chandler (PF) Samuel Axford | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-46 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Gregory Curry gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | William Chandler drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Reginald Smith | 38-49 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Chandler - foul #1 on William Chandler, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Keck (SG), Peter Graver (SF), Samuel Lipps (C) Carlos Hruby, Joseph McBeath, Donald Maloy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Samuel Axford (PF), Michael Swaim (C) Reginald Smith, Gregory Curry, William Chandler, Ryan Delatorre | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vaughn Hawkins | 40-52 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Edgardo Munoz scores on a jump hook in the lane | 42-52 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-52 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Patrick Keck misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Vaughn Hawkins | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Samuel Lipps's pass is intercepted by Michael Swaim | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Edgardo Munoz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Keck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Graver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Sweeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Lipps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Swaim (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Patrick Keck knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Peter Graver | 45-57 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Samuel Axford steals it from Peter Sweeney | 45-57 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is whistled for a carry | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson (PG), Roger Duca (SG), James Anderson (SF), David Montgomery (PF), Joseph McBeath (C) Edgardo Munoz, Patrick Keck, Peter Graver, Peter Sweeney, Samuel Lipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Gregory Curry (SF), William Chandler (PF), Ryan Delatorre (C) Rex Longstreet, Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford, Michael Swaim | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Ryan Delatorre - foul #1 on Ryan Delatorre, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Keck (PG), Samuel Lipps (PF) Roger Duca, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Samuel Axford (PF) Gregory Curry, Ryan Delatorre | |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Chandler | 46-57 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits a shot near the basket set up by Samuel Axford | 46-59 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Samuel Lipps comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-59 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses the tip | 46-59 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | William Chandler knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Earl Brown | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | David Montgomery misses the shot from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-61 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vaughn Hawkins | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins's layup is rejected by David Montgomery | 48-61 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | David Montgomery grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Keck and he's hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #2 on Reginald Smith, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Justin Johnson misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Samuel Axford | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Earl Brown runs out the clock | 50-61 |