| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Tyrone Hagerty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Powley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Connell (fresh) C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Weir (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Hogg (fresh) PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Powley inbounds the ball | 34-18 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-18 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Lawrence Savage steals the ball from Jonathan Wolf | 36-18 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Tyrone Hagerty is hacked by Michael Weir in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Weir, team foul #1 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Richard Rishel (PF) Michael Weir, James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Stanford Sarmiento steals the ball from Lawrence Savage | 36-18 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Tyrone Hagerty - foul #1 on Tyrone Hagerty, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin (PF) Stanford Sarmiento | |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Gary Connell's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Rishel | 36-21 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Wolf | 36-23 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Tyrone Hagerty | 38-23 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin's layup is rejected by James Powley | 38-23 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas grabs the board | 38-23 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Thomas | 41-23 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-23 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | James Powley gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Jonathan Wolf steals the ball from Lawrence Savage in the backcourt | 41-23 |
| 16:50 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen's floater is tipped away by Tyrone Hagerty | 41-23 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | James Powley gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Ralph Nissen steps in front of the Tyrone Hagerty pass in the backcourt | 41-23 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | John Milstead blows the layup | 41-23 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf is hacked by Tyrone Hagerty - foul #2 on Tyrone Hagerty, team foul #2 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Saul Martin (SG), Arden Mason (SF), Jerry Jansen (PF), James Gomes (C) Lawrence Savage, Tyrone Hagerty, James Powley, Gary Connell, Danny Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Ralph Nissen, Richard Rishel, Ronald Ruffin | |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Arden Mason - foul #3 on Arden Mason, team foul #3 | 41-23 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr hits a wide open runner in the lane on a great pass from Saul Martin | 43-25 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stanford Sarmiento | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Albert Suhr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arden Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Weir (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Michael Weir is called for the reach on Saul Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Weir, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-27 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Saul Martin is fouled on the floor by Roger Bartley - foul #2 on Roger Bartley, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Jansen | 45-27 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Michael Weir can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-27 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen blows the dunk but he's fouled by Stanford Sarmiento - foul #2 on Stanford Sarmiento, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), James Powley (SF), Gary Connell (PF) Albert Suhr, Arden Mason, James Gomes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin (PF) Roger Bartley | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | The refs have stopped play. James Powley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 47-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Hagerty (SG), Arden Mason (SF), Danny Thomas (C) Saul Martin, James Powley, Jerry Jansen | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF) Michael Weir | |
| 13:49 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG) James Hogg | |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Arden Mason is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Savage | 50-27 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Michael Weir hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-27 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gary Connell | 50-27 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-27 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf grabs the board | 50-27 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-27 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin can't tip it in | 50-27 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Michael Weir hits the follow up shot | 50-29 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Arden Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Saul Martin (SG), Jerry Jansen (PF), James Gomes (C) Lawrence Savage, Tyrone Hagerty, Gary Connell, Danny Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Michael Weir, Stanford Sarmiento, Ronald Ruffin | |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Roger Bartley buries a shot in the lane | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Albert Suhr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arden Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Nissen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hogg (fresh) PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Arden Mason clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | James Gomes pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Ralph Nissen is called for the reach on Saul Martin - foul #2 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #5 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Richard Rishel (PF) Ralph Nissen, James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Stanford Sarmiento steals the ball from Jerry Jansen | 50-31 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Richard Rishel drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Milstead | 50-33 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Saul Martin misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Richard Rishel gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Jonathan Wolf picks off the pass by Jerry Jansen | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Milstead | 50-39 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | James Gomes drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Albert Suhr | 52-39 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | John Milstead connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Stanford Sarmiento | 52-41 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr is fouled in the backcourt by John Milstead - foul #3 on John Milstead, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), Tyrone Hagerty (SG), Gary Connell (PF), Danny Thomas (C) Albert Suhr, Arden Mason, Jerry Jansen, James Gomes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Michael Weir, Stanford Sarmiento, Richard Rishel | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Saul Martin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Wolf - foul #3 on Jonathan Wolf, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SG) Ralph Nissen | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Saul Martin misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-41 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Gary Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Saul Martin knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Danny Thomas | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyrone Hagerty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Saul Martin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Connell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanford Sarmiento (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Hogg (fresh) PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Lawrence Savage is called for the reach on Roger Bartley - foul #1 on Lawrence Savage, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arden Mason (SF) Saul Martin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG) James Hogg | |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Roger Bartley knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Gary Connell - foul #2 on Gary Connell, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), James Hogg (SF) Ralph Nissen, Stanford Sarmiento | |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Roger Bartley makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Arden Mason is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Savage | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:41 | UNLV | James Hogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (SF), Jerry Jansen (PF) Arden Mason, Gary Connell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF) Michael Weir, James Hogg | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr is hacked by Stanford Sarmiento - foul #3 on Stanford Sarmiento, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arden Mason (SF), James Gomes (C) Lawrence Savage, Danny Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG) Ralph Nissen | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:12 | UNLV | Michael Weir grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | John Milstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-44 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr blows the layup | 58-44 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | James Gomes grabs the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Arden Mason tips it home | 60-44 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG), Saul Martin (SG), Gary Connell (PF) Albert Suhr, Tyrone Hagerty, Jerry Jansen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), James Hogg (SF), Richard Rishel (PF) Michael Weir, Stanford Sarmiento, Roger Bartley | |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Saul Martin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Arden Mason | 63-44 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Connell | 63-44 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | James Gomes snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Gary Connell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Danny Thomas (C) James Gomes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SG), Daryl Guillen (SF), Ronald Ruffin (C) John Milstead, James Hogg, Jonathan Wolf | |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin travels with the ball | 63-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (SF) Arden Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-44 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Suhr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Connell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanford Sarmiento (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Guillen (fresh) PF - Ronald Ruffin (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Rishel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Nissen - foul #3 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gomes (C) Danny Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Richard Rishel hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-46 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Nissen - foul #4 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #10 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Hagerty (SG), Jerry Jansen (PF) Albert Suhr, Gary Connell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nolan Wilson (C) Richard Rishel | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Lawrence Savage steals it from Nolan Wilson | 66-46 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Rishel (C) Nolan Wilson | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Nissen | 66-48 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | James Gomes gets the offensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Richard Rishel steps in front of the Lawrence Savage pass | 66-48 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Daryl Guillen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arden Mason (SF), Gary Connell (PF), Danny Thomas (C) Saul Martin, Jerry Jansen, James Gomes | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Arden Mason misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Richard Rishel gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Danny Thomas steals it from Ralph Nissen | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage is fouled on the floor by Richard Rishel - foul #1 on Richard Rishel, team foul #11 | 66-48 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Hagerty - foul #3 on Tyrone Hagerty, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-48 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Richard Rishel gets the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage runs out the clock | 67-48 |