| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Tracy Orange (fresh) SG - John Stage (fresh) SF - Edward Fagan (fresh) PF - Jessie Watson (fresh) C - Garry Corsi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) SG - William Hope (fresh) SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) C - Michael Shorts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Carlos Brown | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | John Stage is called for the reach on William Hope in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stage, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts can't finish the layup but the foul's on Garry Corsi - foul #1 on Garry Corsi, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Oral Roberts | Michael Shorts denies the turnaround by Edward Fagan | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses badly on a shot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Jessie Watson | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Timothy Talbot - foul #1 on Timothy Talbot, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ellis Molden and he's fouled by Garry Corsi - foul #2 on Garry Corsi, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers (C) Garry Corsi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Wayne Benavides (SG), Ronnie Maggard (SF), David Pigford (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Timothy Talbot, Michael Shorts | |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:36 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Jessie Watson | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cron - foul #1 on Anthony Cron, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG) Carlos Brown | |
| 17:27 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Robert Chambers takes the ball from David Pigford | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tracy Orange, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Sherman Robinson (SG), Morris Christian (C) John Stage, Edward Fagan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides tips it in | 3-8 |
| 16:21 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Wayne Benavides | 3-8 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dominic Esposito | 3-11 |
| 15:47 | Oral Roberts | Sherman Robinson's pass is intercepted by Anthony Cron | 3-11 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Cron | 3-13 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Tracy Orange (fairly fresh) SG - Sherman Robinson (fresh) SF - Robert Chambers (fairly fresh) PF - Jessie Watson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Morris Christian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fairly fresh) C - David Pigford (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-13 |
| 15:29 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Christian | 3-13 |
| 15:17 | Oral Roberts | Sherman Robinson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Jessie Watson | 6-13 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Pigford and he's hacked by Jessie Watson - foul #1 on Jessie Watson, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | George Stone (PG), John Stage (SG), Edward Fagan (SF), Charles Cool (C) Tracy Orange, Sherman Robinson, Robert Chambers, Morris Christian | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG), Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Anthony Cron, Wayne Benavides, Ronnie Maggard, David Pigford | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito misses the free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts grabs the offensive board | 6-15 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts is open and scores on a floater near the basket | 6-17 |
| 14:15 | Oral Roberts | Charles Cool comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-17 |
| 14:14 | Oral Roberts | Jessie Watson tips it home | 8-17 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dominic Esposito | 8-19 |
| 13:40 | Oral Roberts | John Stage clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Shorts | 8-21 |
| 13:18 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan banks in the layup | 10-21 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | William Hope is fouled in the backcourt by George Stone - foul #1 on George Stone, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Sherman Robinson (PG), John Wilcox (SG), Alan Waguespack (SF), Robert Chambers (C) George Stone, John Stage, Edward Fagan, Charles Cool | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), Wayne Benavides (SF) Dominic Esposito, Timothy Talbot | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | William Hope misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 13:03 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Robert Chambers | 10-21 |
| 12:57 | Oral Roberts | Alan Waguespack misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-21 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-21 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown tips it back up and in | 10-23 |
| 12:27 | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange (PG) John Wilcox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (PF) Carlos Brown | |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden is hacked by Tracy Orange in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracy Orange, team foul #7 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Stage (SG) Tracy Orange | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF) Wayne Benavides | |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 12:05 | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers can't connect on a shot from the right side | 10-25 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts grabs the board | 10-25 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | William Hope is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hope, team foul #3 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | George Stone (PG), Edward Fagan (SF), Morris Christian (PF), Charles Cool (C) Sherman Robinson, Alan Waguespack, Jessie Watson, Robert Chambers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (SG), David Pigford (C) William Hope, Michael Shorts | |
| 11:45 | Oral Roberts | Morris Christian is fouled on the floor by Timothy Talbot - foul #2 on Timothy Talbot, team foul #4 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Brown (PF) Timothy Talbot | |
| 11:36 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan's pass is intercepted by Carlos Brown | 10-25 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - George Stone (fresh) SG - John Stage (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Fagan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morris Christian (fresh) C - Charles Cool (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) PF - Carlos Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pigford (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron is hacked by George Stone - foul #2 on George Stone, team foul #8 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Wilcox (PG), Jessie Watson (PF), Robert Chambers (C) George Stone, Morris Christian, Charles Cool | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF) Ronnie Maggard | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron misses the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 11:19 | Oral Roberts | John Stage snags the defensive board | 10-25 |
| 10:57 | Oral Roberts | Wayne Benavides swats the short shot by Jessie Watson | 10-25 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-25 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | David Pigford hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 10-25 |
| 10:34 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan gets the rebound | 10-25 |
| 10:29 | Oral Roberts | John Wilcox can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-25 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | David Pigford grabs the board | 10-25 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses short on a runner near the basket | 10-25 |
| 09:58 | Oral Roberts | John Wilcox snags the defensive board | 10-25 |
| 09:38 | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers can't connect on a shot from the right side | 10-25 |
| 09:37 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan can't tip it in | 10-25 |
| 09:35 | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers tips it but misses | 10-25 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron grabs the board | 10-25 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden's pass is intercepted by John Wilcox in the backcourt | 10-25 |
| 09:17 | Oral Roberts | John Stage knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Wilcox | 13-25 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown is called for traveling | 13-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Sherman Robinson (PG), Alan Waguespack (SF), Morris Christian (PF), Charles Cool (C) John Wilcox, Edward Fagan, Jessie Watson, Robert Chambers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG), Ronnie Maggard (SF), Michael Shorts (C) Anthony Cron, Wayne Benavides, David Pigford | |
| 08:54 | Oral Roberts | Alan Waguespack is fouled on the floor by Carlos Brown - foul #1 on Carlos Brown, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| 08:31 | Oral Roberts | Sherman Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF) Carlos Brown | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | William Hope is fouled in the backcourt by John Stage - foul #2 on John Stage, team foul #9 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Wilcox (SG) John Stage | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | William Hope misses the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:28 | Oral Roberts | Charles Cool grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 08:00 | Oral Roberts | Morris Christian is hacked by William Hope - foul #2 on William Hope, team foul #6 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG) William Hope | |
| 07:39 | Oral Roberts | Morris Christian's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Maggard | 13-25 |
| 07:38 | Oral Roberts | Sherman Robinson tips it but misses | 13-25 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Sherman Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Wilcox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Waguespack (fairly fresh) PF - Morris Christian (fairly fresh) C - Charles Cool (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) C - Michael Shorts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Maggard | 13-28 |
| 07:02 | Oral Roberts | Morris Christian clanks a shot from the right block | 13-28 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides snags the defensive board | 13-28 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Morris Christian is called for the reach on Ronnie Maggard - foul #1 on Morris Christian, team foul #10 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan (SF), Jessie Watson (PF), Robert Chambers (C) Alan Waguespack, Morris Christian, Charles Cool | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (SG), Carlos Brown (PF) Dominic Esposito, Wayne Benavides | |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| 06:38 | Oral Roberts | Jessie Watson pulls down the rebound | 13-29 |
| 06:24 | Oral Roberts | Michael Shorts denies the turnaround by Edward Fagan | 13-29 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts pulls down the rebound | 13-29 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-29 |
| 06:06 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan snags the defensive board | 13-29 |
| 05:48 | Oral Roberts | Edward Fagan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-29 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts is fouled on the floor by Sherman Robinson - foul #1 on Sherman Robinson, team foul #11 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF), David Pigford (PF) Ronnie Maggard, Carlos Brown | |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:06 | Oral Roberts | John Wilcox's pass is intercepted by Wayne Benavides | 16-30 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Benavides | 16-32 |
| 04:45 | Oral Roberts | The short jumper by John Wilcox is denied by David Pigford | 16-32 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | David Pigford is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-34 |
| 03:55 | Oral Roberts | Jessie Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-34 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts snags the defensive board | 16-34 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | John Wilcox is called for the reach on Wayne Benavides in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wilcox, team foul #12 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange (PG), John Stage (SG), Charles Cool (PF), Garry Corsi (C) Sherman Robinson, John Wilcox, Jessie Watson, Robert Chambers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), William Hope (SG), Carlos Brown (PF) Ellis Molden, Anthony Cron, Michael Shorts | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides misses the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 03:51 | Oral Roberts | Charles Cool grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 03:31 | Oral Roberts | John Stage misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Hope - foul #3 on William Hope, team foul #7 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alan Waguespack (SF) Edward Fagan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (SG), Timothy Talbot (SF) William Hope, Wayne Benavides | |
| 03:31 | Oral Roberts | John Stage makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 03:31 | Oral Roberts | John Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Tracy Orange (fresh) SG - John Stage (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Waguespack (fresh) PF - Charles Cool (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garry Corsi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Cron (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pigford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the lay-in | 18-35 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to David Pigford | 18-35 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | David Pigford is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Timothy Talbot | 18-37 |
| 02:24 | Oral Roberts | Garry Corsi is called for traveling | 18-37 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | George Stone (SG), Morris Christian (SF), Jessie Watson (PF) John Stage, Alan Waguespack, Charles Cool | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SG), Ronnie Maggard (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Anthony Cron, Carlos Brown, David Pigford | |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard is whistled for a carry | 18-37 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| 01:52 | Oral Roberts | George Stone can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-37 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides is hacked by George Stone - foul #3 on George Stone, team foul #13 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Stage (SG), Robert Chambers (PF) George Stone, Jessie Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides makes the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 01:35 | Oral Roberts | Timothy Talbot picks off the pass by Garry Corsi | 18-39 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-41 |
| 00:59 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 18-41 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot grabs the defensive rebound | 18-41 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | The jumper by Ellis Molden is denied by Robert Chambers | 18-41 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts tips it in | 18-43 |
| 00:34 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-43 |
| 00:33 | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers snags the offensive board | 18-43 |
| 00:15 | Oral Roberts | Robert Chambers buries a shot from the right wing | 20-43 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden loses the dribble to Tracy Orange in the backcourt | 20-43 |
| 00:03 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange is fouled on the floor by Ellis Molden - foul #1 on Ellis Molden, team foul #8 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alan Waguespack (SF), Jessie Watson (PF), Charles Cool (C) Morris Christian, Robert Chambers, Garry Corsi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Anthony Cron (SG), Carlos Brown (PF), David Pigford (C) Ellis Molden, Wayne Benavides, Ronnie Maggard, Michael Shorts | |
| 00:03 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange makes the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 00:03 | Oral Roberts | Tracy Orange makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 22-43 |