| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Darrell Mills (fresh) SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Walter Wildman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Eye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Chicago State | Timothy Shay blocks the jumper by Walter Wildman | 27-32 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | James Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Shay | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Lawrence Williams picks off the pass by Timothy Shay | 27-34 |
| 18:37 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams misses the lay-in | 27-34 |
| 18:36 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Elliot Craig and the foul's on Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:08 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Crouse | 29-40 |
| 17:42 | Chicago State | James Woods can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 17:40 | Chicago State | Robert Eye tips it in | 31-40 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | James Jones buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Elliot Craig | 31-43 |
| 17:05 | Chicago State | James Woods misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-43 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano misses the shot from close range | 31-43 |
| 16:46 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:19 | Chicago State | Timothy Shay blocks the short jumper by James Woods | 31-43 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Wildman - foul #2 on Walter Wildman, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Lewis Ellis (PF), Colin Fox (C) Darrell Mills, Walter Wildman, Robert Eye, James Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Anthony Crouse, Earl Napolitano | |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 15:42 | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 31-44 |
| 15:41 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews misses the tip | 31-44 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Daren Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Fox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Shay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 31-44 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay hits the follow up shot | 31-46 |
| 15:22 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois (PG) Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (PF) Timothy Shay | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Jones connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Fields | 31-48 |
| 14:44 | Chicago State | Stevie Smith takes the ball from Lewis Ellis | 31-48 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Colin Fox - foul #2 on Colin Fox, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:58 | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | James Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 13:32 | Chicago State | Colin Fox gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 13:14 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Andrews | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Michael Andrews is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrell Mills (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG), Walter Wildman (SF), Robert Eye (PF), James Woods (C) Bryan Bourgeois, Daren Fairchild, Michael Andrews, Lewis Ellis, Colin Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Timothy Shay (PF), Earl Napolitano (C) Michael Fields, Marcus Lee, Stevie Smith | |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the dunk attempt | 33-50 |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Walter Wildman | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:12 | Chicago State | Earl Napolitano is called for the reach on James Woods - foul #1 on Earl Napolitano, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| 12:02 | Chicago State | Earl Napolitano swats the layup by Robert Eye | 33-50 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:23 | Chicago State | A charge is called on James Woods - foul #2 on James Woods, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois (PG) Darrell Mills | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (PF) James Jones | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bryan Bourgeois (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Wildman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Eye (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (tiring) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Marcus Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Napolitano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig banks in the layup set up by Timothy Shay | 33-55 |
| 10:53 | Chicago State | James Woods misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Crouse - foul #1 on Anthony Crouse, team foul #2 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Marcus Lee, Earl Napolitano | |
| 10:53 | Chicago State | James Woods makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 10:53 | Chicago State | James Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay loses the dribble to Robert Eye | 35-55 |
| 10:13 | Chicago State | Timothy Shay picks off the pass by Bryan Bourgeois | 35-55 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Williams | 35-55 |
| 09:40 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Williams | 37-55 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrell Mills (PG), Daren Fairchild (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Lewis Ellis (PF), Colin Fox (C) Bryan Bourgeois, Lawrence Williams, Walter Wildman, Robert Eye, James Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (SG), James Jones (SF), Marcus Lee (PF), Earl Napolitano (C) Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Timothy Shay, Stevie Smith | |
| 08:50 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Daren Fairchild | 39-55 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 08:34 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews double dribbles | 39-55 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Ellis | 39-55 |
| 08:05 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 07:50 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Darrell Mills - foul #1 on Darrell Mills, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG) Darrell Mills, Daren Fairchild | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (C) James Jones, Earl Napolitano | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the free throw | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bryan Bourgeois (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Fox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (tiring) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcus Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Michael Fields knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Marcus Lee | 39-60 |
| 06:33 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 06:25 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Michael Andrews | 42-60 |
| 06:20 | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-60 |
| 05:51 | Chicago State | Colin Fox snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 05:51 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-60 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Walter Wildman (SF), Robert Eye (PF), James Woods (C) Michael Andrews, Lewis Ellis, Colin Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Timothy Shay (PF) Elliot Craig, Drew Gambrell, Marcus Lee | |
| 05:32 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman loses the ball out of bounds | 44-60 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is fouled on the floor by Walter Wildman - foul #3 on Walter Wildman, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano (C) Stevie Smith | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:51 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 44-62 |
| 04:49 | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois grabs the offensive board | 44-62 |
| 04:30 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Shay - foul #2 on Timothy Shay, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrell Mills (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Lewis Ellis (PF), Colin Fox (C) Bryan Bourgeois, Walter Wildman, Robert Eye, James Woods | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:30 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:30 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | James Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Fields | 46-65 |
| 03:55 | Chicago State | Colin Fox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Colin Fox is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on Colin Fox, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild (SG) Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stevie Smith (C) Earl Napolitano | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is fouled on the floor by Darrell Mills - foul #2 on Darrell Mills, team foul #9 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (SG) Anthony Crouse | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 03:27 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 03:13 | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Darrell Mills | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Darrell Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daren Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell is fouled on the floor by Lewis Ellis - foul #2 on Lewis Ellis, team foul #10 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elliot Craig (PG), Marcus Lee (PF) Michael Fields, Timothy Shay | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:45 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #4 | 48-67 |
| 02:45 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:45 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Darrell Mills is called for the reach on Elliot Craig - foul #3 on Darrell Mills, team foul #11 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:12 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Drew Gambrell - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #5 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Andrews (C) Colin Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Earl Napolitano (C) Drew Gambrell, Stevie Smith | |
| 02:12 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:12 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Andrews - foul #3 on Michael Andrews, team foul #12 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Colin Fox (C) Rhett Ferris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Shay (PF) Marcus Lee | |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:43 | Chicago State | Colin Fox grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 01:31 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses the jumper in the paint | 49-69 |
| 01:06 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills gets the rebound | 49-69 |
| 00:50 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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 (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | Lewis Ellis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-69 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 49-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig runs out the clock | 49-69 |