| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Confer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Nelsen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ramiro Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Charles Confer inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ramiro Sanchez - foul #1 on Ramiro Sanchez, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Charles Confer loses the dribble to Gerald Smith | 30-32 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman blows the layup but he's hacked by Harry Nelsen - foul #3 on Harry Nelsen, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski (C) Harry Nelsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Confer and he's fouled by Wesley Bowman - foul #2 on Wesley Bowman, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Charles Confer takes the ball from Dustin Whitmore | 35-33 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Jerry Shutts steps in front of the Michael Morgan pass | 38-33 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Confer | 38-33 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman blows the dunk | 38-33 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore tips it in | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Shutts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Confer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Clifford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Kubiszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ramiro Sanchez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Whitmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Charles Confer is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Kyle Doman (SG), Reginald Vallee (SF), James McMurtrey (PF), Harry Nelsen (C) Jeffery Emerson, Jerry Shutts, Charles Confer, Charles Clifford, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson (PG), Ryan Baca (SG), Peter Fisher (SF), Dan Herron (PF), Marvin Echavarria (C) Gerald Smith, Ramiro Sanchez, Michael Morgan, Wesley Bowman, Dustin Whitmore | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Ryan Baca is called for the reach on Marcus Barwick - foul #1 on Ryan Baca, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Dan Herron grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Peter Fisher is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski (PF) James McMurtrey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen scores on a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Marvin Echavarria - foul #1 on Marvin Echavarria, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson (PG) Kyle Doman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (PG) Steven Johnson | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Marcus Barwick steps in front of the Gerald Smith pass in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Smith - foul #1 on Gerald Smith, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (SG) Marcus Barwick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez (SG), Wesley Bowman (PF) Peter Fisher, Marvin Echavarria | |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Smith | 42-37 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee clanks a shot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Shutts - foul #2 on Jerry Shutts, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG), Charles Confer (SF), Charles Clifford (PF) Jerry Shutts, Reginald Vallee, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Morgan (SF), Dustin Whitmore (C) Ryan Baca, Dan Herron | |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Dustin Whitmore picks off the pass by Jeffery Emerson out of a doubleteam | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Confer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Clifford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Nelsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ramiro Sanchez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Whitmore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Marcus Barwick - foul #1 on Marcus Barwick, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Doman (SG), James McMurtrey (C) Jeffery Emerson, Harry Nelsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson (PG), Ronald Prejean (SG) Gerald Smith, Ramiro Sanchez | |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Prejean clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket | 44-41 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson is called for a backcourt violation | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson (PG), Jerry Shutts (SG), Harry Nelsen (C) Marcus Barwick, Kyle Doman, James McMurtrey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (PG), Ramiro Sanchez (SG), Dan Herron (PF), Marvin Echavarria (C) Steven Johnson, Ronald Prejean, Wesley Bowman, Dustin Whitmore | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Sanchez - foul #2 on Ramiro Sanchez, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (SF) Charles Confer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez is hacked by Jerry Shutts - foul #3 on Jerry Shutts, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski (PF) Charles Clifford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Baca (SF) Michael Morgan | |
| 08:24 | Central Michigan | Reginald Vallee steps in front of the Marvin Echavarria pass | 46-41 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Marvin Echavarria steals it from Paul Kubiszewski | 46-41 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Marvin Echavarria knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Smith | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Kubiszewski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harry Nelsen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ramiro Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Baca (fresh) PF - Dan Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Echavarria (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Confer (SF), Charles Clifford (PF) Reginald Vallee, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Morgan (SF), Dustin Whitmore (C) Ramiro Sanchez, Marvin Echavarria | |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith travels with the ball | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG) Jeffery Emerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman (PF) Dan Herron | |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Confer | 48-43 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman tips it in | 48-45 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford makes the contested jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Shutts | 50-45 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore slams it home set up by Gerald Smith | 50-47 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Charles Confer hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore buries a turnaround from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore's pass is intercepted by Jerry Shutts | 52-49 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Whitmore - foul #1 on Dustin Whitmore, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson (PG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Paul Kubiszewski (PF) Jerry Shutts, Charles Confer, Charles Clifford | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson (PG), Ramiro Sanchez (SG), Peter Fisher (SF), Dan Herron (PF), Marvin Echavarria (C) Gerald Smith, Ryan Baca, Michael Morgan, Wesley Bowman, Dustin Whitmore | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson is hacked by Reginald Vallee - foul #2 on Reginald Vallee, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James McMurtrey (C) Harry Nelsen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Kubiszewski (fresh) 1 pts. C - James McMurtrey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ramiro Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Echavarria (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Marvin Echavarria misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 54-49 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez tips it in | 54-51 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Clifford (PF) James McMurtrey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman (PF) Marvin Echavarria | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Wesley Bowman - foul #3 on Wesley Bowman, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Confer (SF) Reginald Vallee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (PG), Ryan Baca (SF), Dustin Whitmore (C) Steven Johnson, Peter Fisher, Dan Herron | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Charles Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Kubiszewski | 56-51 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Ramiro Sanchez tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (SG), Harry Nelsen (C) Marcus Barwick, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Morgan (SF) Ryan Baca | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Wesley Bowman grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Dustin Whitmore is denied by Charles Clifford | 56-53 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Charles Confer can't connect on a runner in the lane | 56-53 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Charles Clifford swats the short shot by Michael Morgan | 56-53 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Charles Confer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Charles Confer snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Charles Confer is hacked by Gerald Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG) Jerry Shutts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Charles Confer makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Charles Confer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore misses the halfcourt shot | 59-53 |