| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joseph Blagg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley McNamar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Bardsley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Engelbrecht inbounds the ball | 50-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Engelbrecht can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-22 |
| 19:49 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker tips it in | 50-24 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Angel Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-24 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Wickersham - foul #1 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #1 | 50-24 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley makes the 1st free throw | 50-25 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-26 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-26 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker pulls down the rebound | 50-26 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Engelbrecht | 50-28 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-28 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford grabs the offensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Don Walker clanks a floater from the left side | 50-28 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the tip | 50-28 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley grabs the board | 50-28 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-28 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker can't tip it in | 50-28 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 50-28 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Engelbrecht steals the ball from Don Walker | 50-28 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Don Walker - foul #2 on Don Walker, team foul #2 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG), Brian Nava (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Elias Redman (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael (SG), Kasey Miller (SF), Johnny Wesley (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Wesley McNamar, Joseph Engelbrecht, Stephen Baker, Arthur Bardsley | |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank pulls down the rebound | 50-29 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank scores on a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Johnny Wesley - foul #3 on Johnny Wesley, team foul #1 | 52-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Carlton (SG), Kenneth Weaver (PF) Joseph Blagg, Johnny Wesley | |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank makes the free throw | 53-29 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Carlton hits a driving attempt in the paint | 53-31 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Brian Nava is fouled on the floor by Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #2 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar (SG), Stephen Baker (PF), Johnny Wesley (C) Jacob Carlton, Kenneth Weaver, Michael Roberts | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Dixson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elias Redman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jesse Michael (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley McNamar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kasey Miller (fresh) PF - Stephen Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Wesley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 53-31 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael pulls down the rebound | 53-31 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker is whistled for traveling | 53-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Angel Romano (PF), Manuel Litchford (C) James Dixson, Ernest Burbank, Elias Redman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg (PG), Joseph Engelbrecht (SF), Arthur Bardsley (C) Jesse Michael, Kasey Miller, Johnny Wesley | |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Corbin | 56-31 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Litchford - foul #2 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #3 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF) Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley misses the 1st free throw | 56-31 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-32 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Walker | 58-32 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Engelbrecht | 58-34 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-34 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley grabs the board | 58-34 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SG), Ernest Burbank (PF) Robert Wickersham, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kasey Miller (SG), Johnny Wesley (PF) Wesley McNamar, Stephen Baker | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank loses the dribble to Kasey Miller | 58-34 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee Tech | Kasey Miller banks in the layup | 58-36 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford double dribbles | 58-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG), Elias Redman (C) Don Walker, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael (PG), Kenneth Weaver (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Joseph Blagg, Joseph Engelbrecht, Arthur Bardsley | |
| 12:30 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Roberts is fouled on the floor by Elias Redman - foul #2 on Elias Redman, team foul #4 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar (SG) Kenneth Weaver | |
| 12:23 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Angel Romano (PF) Thomas Maxwell, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Baker (PF) Michael Roberts | |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-36 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jesse Michael | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Dixson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Elias Redman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jesse Michael (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley McNamar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kasey Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Wesley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Elias Redman misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Johnny Wesley - foul #4 on Johnny Wesley, team foul #3 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank (PF) Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg (PG), Joseph Engelbrecht (SF), Arthur Bardsley (C) Jesse Michael, Kasey Miller, Johnny Wesley | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Elias Redman makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Elias Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Wickersham steps in front of the Stephen Baker pass | 63-39 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Blagg steals the ball from Robert Wickersham | 63-39 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar hits the finger roll | 63-41 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | The short jumper by James Dixson is denied by Stephen Baker | 63-41 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Bardsley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-41 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Wickersham | 63-41 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Angel Romano hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #4 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Manuel Litchford (C) James Dixson, Robert Wickersham, Ernest Burbank, Elias Redman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael (PG), Jacob Carlton (SG), Kasey Miller (SF), Kenneth Weaver (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Joseph Blagg, Wesley McNamar, Joseph Engelbrecht, Stephen Baker, Arthur Bardsley | |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee Tech | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Weaver is blocked by Manuel Litchford | 64-41 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Angel Romano double dribbles | 64-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG) Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael's pass is intercepted by Don Walker | 64-41 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Nava | 66-41 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael is fouled in the backcourt by Don Walker - foul #3 on Don Walker, team foul #5 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank (PF) Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg (PG), Wesley McNamar (SG), Joseph Engelbrecht (SF) Jesse Michael, Jacob Carlton, Kasey Miller | |
| 08:24 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Engelbrecht hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 66-41 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-41 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Maxwell | 66-41 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank loses the dribble to Joseph Blagg | 66-41 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Blagg lays it in | 66-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Corbin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joseph Blagg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley McNamar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Weaver (fresh) C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Maxwell | 68-43 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee Tech | Ernest Burbank steps in front of the Joseph Blagg pass | 68-43 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Ernest Burbank | 70-43 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Corbin - foul #1 on Richard Corbin, team foul #6 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Angel Romano (PF), Elias Redman (C) Don Walker, Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kasey Miller (SF), Stephen Baker (PF), Arthur Bardsley (C) Joseph Engelbrecht, Kenneth Weaver, Michael Roberts | |
| 06:56 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee Tech | Wesley McNamar misses the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 70-44 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is hacked by Kasey Miller - foul #1 on Kasey Miller, team foul #5 | 70-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael (PG), Jacob Carlton (SG), Johnny Wesley (PF), Michael Howard (C) Joseph Blagg, Wesley McNamar, Stephen Baker, Arthur Bardsley | |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-44 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell gets the offensive rebound | 70-44 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 70-44 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee Tech | Kasey Miller snags the defensive board | 70-44 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Jacob Carlton | 70-47 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Angel Romano connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Wickersham | 72-47 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Howard comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 72-47 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell gets the rebound | 72-47 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dixson | 75-47 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Carlton is hacked by Thomas Maxwell - foul #2 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #7 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Manuel Litchford (C) James Dixson, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Elias Redman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Roberts (C) Michael Howard | |
| 04:37 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 75-49 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee Tech | Kasey Miller grabs the board | 75-49 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 75-49 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham pulls down the rebound | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jacob Carlton - foul #1 on Jacob Carlton, team foul #6 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Weaver (PF) Kasey Miller | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 76-49 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jesse Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Carlton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Wesley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Weaver (fresh) C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-49 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Wickersham | 77-49 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jesse Michael - foul #3 on Jesse Michael, team foul #7 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG) Robert Wickersham | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kasey Miller (SG), Michael Howard (C) Jacob Carlton, Johnny Wesley | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 79-49 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael is whistled for a carry | 79-49 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Brian Nava can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-49 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 79-49 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-49 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ernest Burbank | 79-49 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Don Walker travels in the backcourt | 79-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF) Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Wesley (PF) Michael Roberts | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Weaver misses the 3 from the left wing | 79-49 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael grabs the offensive rebound | 79-49 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Weaver hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Michael | 79-51 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Weaver - foul #1 on Kenneth Weaver, team foul #8 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF) Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Roberts (C) Michael Howard | |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 79-51 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Weaver is whistled for a carry | 79-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Don Walker | 81-51 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 81-51 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Maxwell | 81-51 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford clanks a floater from the left side | 81-51 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Roberts grabs the board | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Michael misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-51 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the board | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Wesley - foul #5 on Johnny Wesley, team foul #9 | 81-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Carlton (SG) Johnny Wesley | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses the 1st free throw | 81-51 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 82-51 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Roberts's pass is intercepted by Robert Wickersham | 82-51 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker runs out the clock | 82-51 |