| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) SG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) C - Ron Rennick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) SG - Thomas Singleton (fresh) SF - Michael Flakes (fresh) PF - James Wilson (fresh) C - Ronald Chess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Allison | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Maine | Michael Flakes makes the 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:55 | Maine | Kenneth Laubach picks off the pass by Wayne Thomas | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Singleton - foul #1 on Thomas Singleton, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Maine | Ronald Chess grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 18:18 | Maine | Ronald Chess is fouled on the floor by Ron Rennick - foul #1 on Ron Rennick, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Maine | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | William Allison grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski buries a shot in the lane set up by Antonio Baskett | 7-3 |
| 17:24 | Maine | Ron Rennick steals the ball from Ronald Chess | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Wayne Thomas is called for the reach on William Allison - foul #1 on Wayne Thomas, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (SG), Ivan Muszynski (SF) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Jared Firth misses the lay-in | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Jared Firth hits the follow up shot | 9-3 |
| 16:19 | Maine | Michael Flakes makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett is fouled on the floor by Ronald Chess - foul #1 on Ronald Chess, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG), Maurice McNeal (PF), David Hill (C) William Allison, Antonio Baskett, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Yancey (PG), Travis Dyer (SG), Fred Welch (SF) Wayne Thomas, Thomas Singleton, Michael Flakes | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ivan Muszynski | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jared Firth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) PF - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Thomas Yancey (fresh) SG - Travis Dyer (fresh) SF - Fred Welch (fresh) PF - James Wilson (fresh) C - Ronald Chess (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Maine | Ronald Chess knocks in the shot from the right block | 11-8 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-8 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Travis Dyer takes the ball from Kenneth Laubach | 11-8 |
| 14:43 | Maine | Ronald Chess can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF) Jared Firth, Ivan Muszynski, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Maine | Wayne Thomas (PG), Thomas Singleton (SG), Michael Flakes (SF) Thomas Yancey, Travis Dyer, James Wilson | |
| 14:43 | Maine | Ronald Chess makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:43 | Maine | Ronald Chess makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:21 | Maine | Ronald Chess grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:15 | Maine | Ronald Chess is hacked by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SG), Ron Rennick (C) Kenneth Laubach, David Hill | |
| Subs | Maine | Dale Kirchner (C) Ronald Chess | |
| 14:00 | Maine | Michael Flakes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | William Allison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:30 | Maine | The rebound goes to Dale Kirchner | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Maine | Ron Rennick swats the layup by Fred Welch | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | William Allison misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Maine | Fred Welch snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | Maine | Dale Kirchner hits the finger roll | 11-12 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Thomas - foul #2 on Wayne Thomas, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), Kenneth Laubach (SG) William Allison, Ivan Muszynski | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Yancey (PG), Travis Dyer (SG), Joe Stamp (SF), James Wilson (PF), Ronald Chess (C) Wayne Thomas, Thomas Singleton, Michael Flakes, Fred Welch, Dale Kirchner | |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:03 | Maine | Joe Stamp can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Pavelski - foul #1 on Ivan Pavelski, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (PF) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 12:03 | Maine | Joe Stamp misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:03 | Maine | Joe Stamp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach loses the dribble to James Wilson | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jared Firth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Rennick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Thomas Yancey (fresh) SG - Travis Dyer (fresh) SF - Joe Stamp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Wilson (fresh) C - Ronald Chess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Maine | Thomas Yancey scores on a 3 from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 11:02 | Maine | Travis Dyer drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Yancey | 15-18 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jared Firth | 17-18 |
| 10:26 | Maine | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jared Firth | 20-18 |
| 10:13 | Maine | Thomas Yancey is hacked by Ivan Pavelski - foul #2 on Ivan Pavelski, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ivan Muszynski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF) Jared Firth, Ivan Pavelski, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Singleton (SG), Michael Flakes (SF) Travis Dyer, Joe Stamp | |
| 09:56 | Maine | Thomas Yancey buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Chess and he's hacked by Kenneth Laubach - foul #1 on Kenneth Laubach, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| 09:56 | Maine | Thomas Yancey makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | William Allison double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 09:37 | Maine | Michael Flakes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-21 |
| 09:36 | Maine | Thomas Yancey snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:17 | Maine | James Wilson makes the 3 from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett banks in the layup set up by William Allison | 22-24 |
| 08:43 | Maine | Ronald Chess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (SG), Ron Rennick (C) Kenneth Laubach, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Maine | Fred Welch (C) Ronald Chess | |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the dunk attempt | 22-24 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Jared Firth tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 07:58 | Maine | James Wilson clanks a floater from the right side | 24-24 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jared Firth | 24-24 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Fred Welch swats the layup by Ron Rennick | 24-24 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Rennick | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jared Firth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Thomas Yancey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Singleton (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Flakes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Welch (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Fred Welch - foul #1 on Fred Welch, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maine | Travis Dyer (PG), Travis Bernardino (SG), Joe Stamp (PF), Dale Kirchner (C) Thomas Yancey, Thomas Singleton, Michael Flakes, James Wilson | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:21 | Maine | Joe Stamp grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 07:00 | Maine | Joe Stamp loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG) William Allison | |
| Subs | Maine | Ronald Chess (C) Dale Kirchner | |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 06:42 | Maine | The rebound goes to Joe Stamp | 25-24 |
| 06:30 | Maine | Jared Firth steals the ball from Travis Dyer | 25-24 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Muszynski | 27-24 |
| 05:47 | Maine | Travis Bernardino misses short on a floater from the baseline | 27-24 |
| 05:46 | Maine | Travis Bernardino pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:36 | Maine | Travis Dyer double dribbles | 27-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (SF), Maurice McNeal (PF) Ivan Muszynski, Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Yancey (PG), Thomas Singleton (SG), Michael Flakes (SF), James Wilson (PF) Travis Dyer, Travis Bernardino, Fred Welch, Joe Stamp | |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Jared Firth is hacked by Thomas Yancey - foul #1 on Thomas Yancey, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:08 | Maine | Michael Flakes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Singleton | 29-26 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Jared Firth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 04:49 | Maine | James Wilson gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:45 | Maine | Thomas Yancey is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Firth - foul #1 on Jared Firth, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) Jared Firth | |
| Subs | Maine | Dale Kirchner (C) Ronald Chess | |
| 04:45 | Maine | Thomas Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:45 | Maine | Thomas Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | William Allison makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Laubach and he's fouled by Thomas Yancey - foul #2 on Thomas Yancey, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Maine | Travis Dyer (PG) Thomas Yancey | |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | William Allison makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:15 | Maine | William Allison steps in front of the Travis Dyer pass | 32-28 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Muszynski | 34-28 |
| 03:46 | Maine | Travis Dyer knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Singleton | 34-31 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | William Allison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF), David Hill (C) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Muszynski, Maurice McNeal, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Maine | Wayne Thomas (PG), Thomas Yancey (SG), Ronald Chess (C) Travis Dyer, Thomas Singleton, Dale Kirchner | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Firth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) SG - Thomas Yancey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Flakes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Chess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Maine | Wayne Thomas scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Chess | 34-34 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Jared Firth hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-34 |
| 03:06 | Maine | Ronald Chess pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 02:46 | Maine | Michael Flakes clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | William Allison snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | William Allison hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Pavelski | 37-34 |
| 02:17 | Maine | Michael Flakes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | David Hill pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Jared Firth can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 02:08 | Maine | James Wilson gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:51 | Maine | Thomas Yancey travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG) Jared Firth | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Singleton (SG), Fred Welch (SF) Thomas Yancey, Michael Flakes | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | David Hill misses the easy layup | 37-34 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | David Hill can't tip it in | 37-34 |
| 01:28 | Maine | Fred Welch gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:22 | Maine | Thomas Singleton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Thomas | 37-37 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | David Hill double dribbles | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF), Maurice McNeal (PF) Ivan Pavelski, Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Maine | Joe Stamp (PF), Dale Kirchner (C) James Wilson, Ronald Chess | |
| 00:57 | Maine | Fred Welch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | David Hill misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 00:40 | Maine | Wayne Thomas grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 00:33 | Maine | Wayne Thomas dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Singleton | 37-39 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Singleton steps in front of the David Hill pass | 37-39 |
| 00:12 | Maine | Thomas Singleton hits the finger roll | 37-41 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski is fouled on the floor by Fred Welch - foul #2 on Fred Welch, team foul #9 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF) William Allison, Kenneth Laubach, David Hill | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Yancey (PG), Michael Flakes (SF), James Wilson (PF) Wayne Thomas, Joe Stamp, Dale Kirchner | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Maine | Thomas Singleton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-41 |