| Lineup | Maine | PG - Ross Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Pollman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Seamans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Loughman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Orlowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Jones inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Shane Pollman takes the ball from Timothy Shay | 26-22 |
| 19:43 | Maine | Shane Pollman can't finish the layup | 26-22 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | James Jones gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | James Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Elliot Craig | 26-24 |
| 18:50 | Maine | Shane Pollman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 18:49 | Maine | Garf Orlowski tips it home | 28-24 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay throws it down on a great pass from Anthony Crouse | 28-26 |
| 17:51 | Maine | Shane Pollman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse | 28-28 |
| 16:28 | Maine | Ross Brooks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Shay - foul #2 on Timothy Shay, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Maine | Willie Barnett (PF), Pete Bancroft (C) Oscar Loughman, Garf Orlowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Anthony Crouse, Earl Napolitano | |
| 16:28 | Maine | Ross Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:28 | Maine | Ross Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the runner from the right block | 30-28 |
| 15:57 | Maine | Pete Bancroft pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Ross Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Pollman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Seamans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Bancroft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Maine | Shane Pollman connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ross Brooks | 33-28 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 33-28 |
| 15:06 | Maine | Willie Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:39 | Maine | Shane Pollman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | James Jones grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay lays it in | 33-30 |
| 13:47 | Maine | Shane Pollman loses the ball out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Maine | Brian Babinski (PG), Robin Mizell (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Oscar Loughman (PF), Garf Orlowski (C) Ross Brooks, Shane Pollman, Michael Seamans, Willie Barnett, Pete Bancroft | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Marcus Lee (PF), Earl Napolitano (C) Michael Fields, Timothy Shay, Stevie Smith | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | James Jones knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Elliot Craig | 33-32 |
| 12:56 | Maine | Earl Napolitano takes the ball from Garf Orlowski | 33-32 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | James Jones scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Crouse and the foul's on John Bunnell - foul #1 on John Bunnell, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Maine | Ross Brooks (PG) Brian Babinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:09 | Maine | Oscar Loughman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 12:07 | Maine | John Bunnell snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 11:47 | Maine | Oscar Loughman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Oscar Loughman, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Maine | Shane Pollman (SG), Michael Seamans (SF) Robin Mizell, John Bunnell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Shay (PF) Marcus Lee | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Ross Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Pollman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Seamans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Loughman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Orlowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Michael Seamans is called for the reach on Earl Napolitano - foul #3 on Michael Seamans, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Elliot Craig | 33-37 |
| 10:57 | Maine | Oscar Loughman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig connects on the jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 10:18 | Maine | Oscar Loughman hits a floater from the left block | 35-39 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Oscar Loughman - foul #3 on Oscar Loughman, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Maine | Willie Barnett (PF), Pete Bancroft (C) Oscar Loughman, Garf Orlowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Anthony Crouse, James Jones, Earl Napolitano | |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:25 | Maine | Shane Pollman misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Drew Gambrell - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 09:25 | Maine | Shane Pollman makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:25 | Maine | Shane Pollman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 08:30 | Maine | Willie Barnett comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Shay - foul #3 on Timothy Shay, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Maine | Brian Babinski (PG), Robin Mizell (SG), Garf Orlowski (C) Ross Brooks, Shane Pollman, Pete Bancroft | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Marcus Lee (PF) Elliot Craig, Drew Gambrell, Timothy Shay | |
| 08:30 | Maine | Willie Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:30 | Maine | Willie Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | James Jones drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Stevie Smith | 37-45 |
| 07:44 | Maine | Michael Seamans makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Barnett | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Brian Babinski (fresh) SG - Robin Mizell (fresh) SF - Michael Seamans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Orlowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) PF - Marcus Lee (fresh) C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Willie Barnett - foul #1 on Willie Barnett, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Maine | Ross Brooks (PG), Shane Pollman (SG), Oscar Loughman (PF) Brian Babinski, Robin Mizell, Willie Barnett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elliot Craig (PG) Michael Fields | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 07:11 | Maine | Elliot Craig is called for the reach on Ross Brooks - foul #2 on Elliot Craig, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Maine | John Bunnell (SF) Michael Seamans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Shay (PF), Earl Napolitano (C) Marcus Lee, Stevie Smith | |
| 06:47 | Maine | Shane Pollman is hacked by Anthony Crouse - foul #2 on Anthony Crouse, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| 06:28 | Maine | Timothy Shay is called for the reach on Oscar Loughman - foul #4 on Timothy Shay, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) Anthony Crouse | |
| 06:17 | Maine | Shane Pollman's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Shay | 39-46 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | James Jones snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Michael Fields clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Bunnell - foul #2 on John Bunnell, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Seamans (SF), Willie Barnett (C) John Bunnell, Garf Orlowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (SG) James Jones | |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:28 | Maine | Oscar Loughman knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Shane Pollman | 41-48 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Michael Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Maine | Robin Mizell (SG) Shane Pollman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Stevie Smith (C) Drew Gambrell, Earl Napolitano | |
| 04:47 | Maine | Willie Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Maine | Garf Orlowski (C) Oscar Loughman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (SF) Michael Fields | |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 04:17 | Maine | Willie Barnett snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 03:51 | Maine | Stevie Smith steps in front of the Michael Seamans pass | 41-48 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig is hacked by Willie Barnett - foul #2 on Willie Barnett, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Maine | Shane Pollman (SG), Oscar Loughman (PF) Robin Mizell, Willie Barnett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (PF), Earl Napolitano (C) Timothy Shay, Stevie Smith | |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Ross Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Pollman (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Seamans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Loughman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Garf Orlowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marcus Lee (fresh) 1 pts. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Maine | Ross Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-50 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | James Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse | 41-53 |
| 02:28 | Maine | Oscar Loughman scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Elliot Craig - foul #3 on Elliot Craig, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Maine | Brian Babinski (PG), Robin Mizell (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Willie Barnett (C) Ross Brooks, Shane Pollman, Michael Seamans, Garf Orlowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Timothy Shay (PF) Elliot Craig, Anthony Crouse, Marcus Lee | |
| 02:28 | Maine | Oscar Loughman makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Maine | Ross Brooks (PG), Shane Pollman (SG), Michael Seamans (SF), Garf Orlowski (C) Brian Babinski, Robin Mizell, John Bunnell, Willie Barnett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG) Drew Gambrell | |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano lays it up and in set up by James Jones and the foul's on Garf Orlowski - foul #2 on Garf Orlowski, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Maine | Brian Babinski (PG), Robin Mizell (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Willie Barnett (PF), Pete Bancroft (C) Ross Brooks, Shane Pollman, Michael Seamans, Oscar Loughman, Garf Orlowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elliot Craig (PG) Michael Fields | |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano misses the free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:02 | Maine | John Bunnell gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:46 | Maine | Willie Barnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | James Jones double dribbles | 44-55 |
| 00:58 | Maine | Willie Barnett misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-55 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is fouled in the backcourt by Robin Mizell - foul #1 on Robin Mizell, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Jones | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Maine | Willie Barnett can't finish the layup | 44-57 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano misses the driving attempt in the paint | 44-57 |
| 00:25 | Maine | John Bunnell snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 00:18 | Maine | John Bunnell buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Brian Babinski | 46-57 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig runs out the clock | 46-57 |