| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Castle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Sobieski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Whitney (fresh) C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Evansville | Alvin Clark steps in front of the Robert Wier pass | 26-32 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Robert Bardsley swats the dunk try by Alvin Clark | 26-32 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Norris Roseboro | 26-32 |
| 19:18 | Evansville | James Whitney takes the ball from Robert Wier | 26-32 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Robert Isenberg steals the ball from James Whitney | 26-32 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | James Whitney grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | William Castle steals it from Nicholas King | 26-32 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | William Castle is fouled on the floor by Nicholas King - foul #2 on Nicholas King, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SF), Kevin Gaiter (PF) Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro, Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Leif Sobieski, James Whitney | |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | William Castle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 17:08 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg is hacked by William Castle - foul #3 on William Castle, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Uresti (SG), Fang Xie (C) Robert Isenberg, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski (SF), Vincent Joyce (C) William Castle, Alvin Clark | |
| 16:55 | Evansville | Fang Xie connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Uresti and he's fouled by Vincent Joyce - foul #3 on Vincent Joyce, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvin Clark (C) Vincent Joyce | |
| 16:55 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses the free throw | 28-34 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark is hacked by Lowell Draper - foul #1 on Lowell Draper, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Norris Roseboro (SF) Peter Uresti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers tips it in | 28-36 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leif Sobieski - foul #1 on Leif Sobieski, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Leif Sobieski | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Keneth Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lowell Draper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fang Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leif Sobieski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Evansville | Fang Xie hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 30-39 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Fang Xie grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 15:37 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Roger Jackson | 33-42 |
| 15:09 | Evansville | Roger Jackson blocks the short jumper by Lowell Draper | 33-42 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 33-42 |
| 14:48 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Kevin Gaiter | 33-42 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna grabs the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 14:07 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Norris Roseboro | 36-42 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Dallas Robinson (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Lowell Draper, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter, Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), William Castle (SG), James Whitney (PF), Vincent Joyce (C) Perry Sowers, Lewis Reed, Roger Jackson, Alvin Clark | |
| 13:32 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 13:31 | Evansville | Nicholas King grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Nicholas King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | James Whitney snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | William Castle connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Argo | 36-44 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson makes the jump hook from close range set up by Jacob Thompson | 38-44 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincent Joyce | 38-46 |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Christopher Argo picks off the pass by Jacob Thompson | 38-46 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Dallas Robinson steals it from William Castle | 38-46 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson is hacked by Leif Sobieski - foul #2 on Leif Sobieski, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF) Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Perry Sowers (SF) Leif Sobieski | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dallas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Argo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Castle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Whitney (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-46 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | James Whitney pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Norris Roseboro picks off the pass by Vincent Joyce | 38-46 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Norris Roseboro takes the ball from Perry Sowers | 38-46 |
| 10:52 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg banks in the layup set up by Norris Roseboro | 40-46 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Isenberg, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Lowell Draper (SF), Kevin Gaiter (PF), Fang Xie (C) Jacob Thompson, Norris Roseboro, Dallas Robinson, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), Alvin Clark (C) Christopher Argo, James Whitney, Vincent Joyce | |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is fouled on the floor by Fang Xie - foul #1 on Fang Xie, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Bardsley (PF) Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Perry Sowers | 40-49 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Castle | 43-52 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Roger Jackson | 43-52 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Lowell Draper pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Lowell Draper misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 08:34 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley hits the finger roll and he's fouled by William Castle - foul #4 on William Castle, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Wier (C) Robert Isenberg, Nicholas King, Kevin Gaiter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), Leif Sobieski (SF) William Castle, Lewis Reed | |
| 08:34 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-52 |
| 08:15 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Wier | 46-52 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Bardsley | 48-52 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 07:50 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jacob Thompson | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lowell Draper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Bardsley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Argo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Perry Sowers (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leif Sobieski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Lowell Draper is fouled on the floor by Alvin Clark - foul #2 on Alvin Clark, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Uresti (SG), Kevin Gaiter (PF) Lowell Draper, Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG), James Whitney (PF), Vincent Joyce (C) Perry Sowers, Roger Jackson, Alvin Clark | |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro is fouled on the floor by James Whitney - foul #3 on James Whitney, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF) Leif Sobieski | |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG) Peter Uresti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski (SF) Christopher Argo | |
| 06:19 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Robert Wier tips it home | 52-52 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski misses long on a runner near the basket | 52-52 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to James Whitney | 52-52 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Vincent Joyce is blocked by Kevin Gaiter | 52-52 |
| 05:51 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | William Castle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | James Whitney pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Robert Wier is called for the reach on Vincent Joyce - foul #1 on Robert Wier, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Lowell Draper (SF), Dallas Robinson (PF), Fang Xie (C) Jacob Thompson, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), Roger Jackson (PF), Alvin Clark (C) Lewis Reed, James Whitney, Vincent Joyce | |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark is called for traveling | 52-52 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson can't finish the layup | 52-52 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | William Castle is hacked by Nicholas King - foul #3 on Nicholas King, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG) Robert Isenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Perry Sowers (SG) William Castle | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 52-54 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna is fouled on the floor by Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Bardsley (PF), Kevin Gaiter (C) Dallas Robinson, Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Leif Sobieski | |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Keneth Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Argo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Castle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley is denied on a layup by Alvin Clark | 52-54 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF), James Whitney (PF) Christopher Argo, Roger Jackson | |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro lays it in set up by Robert Wier | 54-54 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | Robert Wier snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro clanks a floater from the right block | 54-54 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lewis Reed | 54-54 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | James Whitney misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Wier - foul #2 on Robert Wier, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski (SF) William Castle | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | James Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Alvin Clark denies the turnaround by Robert Wier | 54-55 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Lewis Reed | |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Nicholas King knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Robert Wier pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Robert Bardsley is called for the reach on Leif Sobieski - foul #2 on Robert Bardsley, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leif Sobieski - foul #3 on Leif Sobieski, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Norris Roseboro | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson makes the floater from the right wing | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses short on a fullcourt shot | 59-57 |