| Lineup | Navy | PG - Raymond Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darnell Rozanski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Paulson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Bonfiglio (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Stoehr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin inbounds the ball | 17-34 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Mark Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 17-34 |
| 19:37 | Navy | Richard Bromley grabs the board | 17-34 |
| 19:24 | Navy | Steven Butler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Woodall | 20-34 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Terry Paulson steals the ball from Paul Douglas | 20-34 |
| 18:49 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Roger Stoehr - foul #1 on Roger Stoehr, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 18:49 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 18:49 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin is denied on a layup by Terry Paulson | 21-34 |
| 18:26 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 18:14 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 21-34 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Paul Douglas grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Stoehr | 21-37 |
| 17:42 | Navy | Terry Paulson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Darnell Rozanski out of the doubleteam | 24-37 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Paul Douglas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-37 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr snags the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin knocks in the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Steven Butler - foul #1 on Steven Butler, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Navy | John Coleman (PG), Joel Trueman (SF), Dennis Adkins (PF) Raymond Woodall, Richard Bromley, Steven Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Kenneth Hirt (PF) Roger Stoehr, Paul Douglas | |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:49 | Navy | Richard Bonfiglio picks off the pass by Darnell Rozanski | 24-40 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Mark Simmons connects on the runner in the lane set up by Robert Wickersham | 24-42 |
| 16:08 | Navy | John Coleman buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Darnell Rozanski | 26-42 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-42 |
| 15:43 | Navy | Dennis Adkins gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darnell Rozanski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Trueman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Paulson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Bonfiglio (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Hirt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Navy | Dennis Adkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Hirt - foul #1 on Kenneth Hirt, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Navy | Raymond Woodall (PG), Richard Bromley (SF), George Arnette (C) Darnell Rozanski, Joel Trueman, Terry Paulson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr (SG), Brian Nava (SF), Paul Douglas (PF) Richard Bonfiglio, Richard Corbin, Mark Simmons | |
| 15:37 | Navy | Dennis Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 15:37 | Navy | Dennis Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Raymond Woodall is called for the reach on Robert Wickersham - foul #2 on Raymond Woodall, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Navy | Steven Butler (PF) Dennis Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Steven Butler takes the ball from Paul Douglas | 27-42 |
| 14:48 | Navy | George Arnette knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Woodall | 30-42 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr scores on a runner near the basket set up by Robert Wickersham | 30-44 |
| 14:20 | Navy | Raymond Woodall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Navy | Darnell Rozanski (SG), Terry Paulson (C) John Coleman, George Arnette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio (PG), Ralph Ross (C) Brian Nava, Kenneth Hirt | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-44 |
| 13:49 | Navy | Raymond Woodall gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 13:32 | Navy | Raymond Woodall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 13:30 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 13:21 | Navy | Richard Bromley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-44 |
| 13:19 | Navy | Steven Butler can't tip it in | 30-44 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Paul Douglas grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 12:52 | Navy | Terry Paulson snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 12:27 | Navy | Steven Butler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Ralph Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Navy | John Coleman (PG), Lewis Snowden (SG), Joel Trueman (SF), Dennis Adkins (PF) Raymond Woodall, Darnell Rozanski, Richard Bromley, Steven Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Stacey Phillips (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Kenneth Hirt (PF), Mark Simmons (C) Richard Bonfiglio, Roger Stoehr, Robert Wickersham, Paul Douglas, Ralph Ross | |
| 11:40 | Navy | Terry Paulson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Snowden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Trueman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Adkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Paulson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brian Nava (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stacey Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Hirt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Brian Nava is fouled on the floor by Terry Paulson - foul #1 on Terry Paulson, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Navy | George Arnette (C) Terry Paulson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the fadeaway from the right side | 30-46 |
| 10:45 | Navy | Joel Trueman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin's pass is intercepted by Dennis Adkins | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:01 | Navy | Joel Trueman drills a 3 from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Mark Simmons connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Joel Trueman - foul #1 on Joel Trueman, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Navy | Darnell Rozanski (SG), Richard Bromley (SF), Steven Butler (PF), Terry Paulson (C) Lewis Snowden, Joel Trueman, Dennis Adkins, George Arnette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio (PG), Roger Stoehr (SG), Robert Wickersham (SF), Paul Douglas (PF) Brian Nava, Stacey Phillips, Richard Corbin, Kenneth Hirt | |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Mark Simmons makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 09:31 | Navy | Richard Bromley is fouled on the floor by Roger Stoehr - foul #2 on Roger Stoehr, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| 09:16 | Navy | Richard Bromley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-49 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Mark Simmons pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio is fouled on the floor by Steven Butler - foul #2 on Steven Butler, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Navy | Raymond Woodall (PG) John Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Hirt (C) Mark Simmons | |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Terry Paulson - foul #2 on Terry Paulson, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 08:41 | Navy | Terry Paulson snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 08:34 | Navy | Raymond Woodall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 08:32 | Navy | Terry Paulson snags the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 08:20 | Navy | Robert Wickersham picks off the pass by Terry Paulson | 33-50 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr is hacked by Darnell Rozanski - foul #2 on Darnell Rozanski, team foul #7 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Navy | John Coleman (SF), Dennis Adkins (PF) Richard Bromley, Steven Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Simmons (C) Paul Douglas | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 07:48 | Navy | Terry Paulson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Bonfiglio - foul #1 on Richard Bonfiglio, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF) Robert Wickersham | |
| 07:48 | Navy | Terry Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 07:48 | Navy | Terry Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Bonfiglio | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Raymond Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darnell Rozanski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Adkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Paulson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Bonfiglio (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Stoehr (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Hirt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Navy | Raymond Woodall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Kenneth Hirt snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Kenneth Hirt can't finish the layup | 35-54 |
| 06:41 | Navy | The rebound goes to John Coleman | 35-54 |
| 06:27 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Kenneth Hirt - foul #2 on Kenneth Hirt, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Bromley (SF), Steven Butler (PF) Raymond Woodall, Dennis Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Brian Nava (SF), Paul Douglas (PF), Ralph Ross (C) Roger Stoehr, Richard Corbin, Kenneth Hirt, Mark Simmons | |
| 06:27 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 06:27 | Navy | Darnell Rozanski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio misses the jumpshot from the left side | 37-54 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the follow up shot | 37-56 |
| 05:48 | Navy | John Coleman is whistled for traveling | 37-56 |
| Subs | Navy | Lewis Snowden (SG), Joel Trueman (SF), Dennis Adkins (PF), George Arnette (C) Darnell Rozanski, Richard Bromley, Steven Butler, Terry Paulson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stacey Phillips (SF) Richard Bonfiglio | |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Stacey Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-56 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Brian Nava snags the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Brian Nava comes up short on the floater from the left block | 37-56 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses the tip | 37-56 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Paul Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Brian Nava misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Arnette - foul #2 on George Arnette, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Mark Simmons (C) Robert Wickersham, Stacey Phillips, Ralph Ross | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Brian Nava makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Brian Nava makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 04:33 | Navy | Lewis Snowden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-58 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Simmons | 37-58 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Brian Nava hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-58 |
| 04:11 | Navy | Dennis Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 03:59 | Navy | Lewis Snowden clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-58 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Mark Simmons makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Corbin | 37-60 |
| 03:21 | Navy | John Coleman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 03:19 | Navy | George Arnette grabs the offensive board | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Snowden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Trueman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Adkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Arnette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brian Nava (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Stoehr (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Navy | John Coleman is fouled on the floor by Brian Nava - foul #1 on Brian Nava, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Navy | Bobby Stevens (PG), Nicholas Clark (PF) Lewis Snowden, Dennis Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Kenneth Hirt (PF) Brian Nava, Roger Stoehr, Paul Douglas | |
| 02:49 | Navy | John Coleman hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Trueman | 40-60 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Kenneth Hirt is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kenneth Hirt, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Navy | Dennis Adkins (PF) Joel Trueman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stacey Phillips (SF) Richard Corbin | |
| 02:29 | Navy | Kenneth Hirt picks off the pass by John Coleman | 40-60 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | George Arnette takes the ball from Robert Wickersham | 40-60 |
| 02:01 | Navy | Dennis Adkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-60 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio drills a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Wickersham | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Navy | John Coleman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Mark Simmons snags the defensive board | 40-62 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Stacey Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Adkins - foul #2 on Dennis Adkins, team foul #9 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Navy | Lewis Snowden (SG), Joel Trueman (SF) Bobby Stevens, Nicholas Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Stoehr (SG), Richard Corbin (SF) Robert Wickersham, Kenneth Hirt | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Stacey Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Stacey Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Navy | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Simmons - foul #4 on Mark Simmons, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Douglas (PF) Stacey Phillips | |
| 00:57 | Navy | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 00:57 | Navy | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy 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 (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Paul Douglas's pass is intercepted by George Arnette | 42-64 |
| 00:20 | Navy | George Arnette can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 42-64 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Richard Bonfiglio runs out the clock | 42-64 |