| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Ballard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roy Bean (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Taber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits a shot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Maxwell denies the turnaround by John Ballard | 29-32 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber tips it home | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Angel Romano can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Kwok - foul #1 on James Kwok, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Don Walker is called for the reach on John Ballard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Walker, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Wickersham | 31-33 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Ballard - foul #2 on John Ballard, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Angel Romano drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Litchford | 31-35 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber lays it in set up by Kenneth Jones | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Wickersham | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Ballard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Kwok (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Taber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Richard Taber is called for the reach on Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on Richard Taber, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (SG), Musa Abdeldayen (PF) Kenneth Jones, James Kwok | |
| 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 | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Brian Nava can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen banks in the layup | 35-35 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin is hacked by Roy Bean - foul #3 on Roy Bean, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones (SG) Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin drills a shot from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Nava picks off the pass by Musa Abdeldayen | 35-37 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Brian Nava lays it in | 35-39 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Bean and he's hacked by Elias Redman - foul #2 on Elias Redman, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok (PF) Musa Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Manuel Litchford (C) James Dixson, Brian Nava, Elias Redman | |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford drills a shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Burbank - foul #2 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF) Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Taber - foul #2 on Richard Taber, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (SG) Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber blows the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Litchford - foul #4 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elias Redman (C) Manuel Litchford | |
| 12:30 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Don Walker | 40-45 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Angel Romano - foul #1 on Angel Romano, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones (SG), Roy Bean (SF) Charles Scott, Darryl Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG) Don Walker | |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bean (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Taber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Dixson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Elias Redman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Elias Redman double dribbles | 42-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen (C) Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (C) Elias Redman | |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Kenneth Jones takes the ball from Robert Wickersham | 44-45 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok jams it on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 46-45 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Maxwell and he's hacked by James Kwok - foul #2 on James Kwok, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber (C) James Kwok | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) James Dixson, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Ballard | 46-49 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Roy Bean steps in front of the Don Walker pass | 46-49 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean lays it in | 48-49 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Corbin | 48-51 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is fouled on the floor by Don Walker - foul #2 on Don Walker, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG), Darryl Jones (SF), James Kwok (PF) John Ballard, Roy Bean, Musa Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG), Elias Redman (C) Robert Wickersham, Manuel Litchford | |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Elias Redman | 48-51 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber tips it home | 50-51 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard (PG), Roy Bean (SF), Musa Abdeldayen (C) Kenneth Jones, Darryl Jones, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Manuel Litchford (C) Don Walker, Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank, Elias Redman | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Scott (fresh) SF - Roy Bean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Dixson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | Angel Romano denies the turnaround by John Ballard | 50-51 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Dixson and he's fouled by James Kwok - foul #3 on James Kwok, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber (C) James Kwok | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Brian Nava | |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-54 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones (SG), Darryl Jones (SF) Charles Scott, Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Elias Redman (C) James Dixson, Manuel Litchford | |
| 05:28 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the floater in the lane | 50-54 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Angel Romano | 50-56 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Kenneth Jones steps in front of the Don Walker pass in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wickersham takes the ball from Richard Taber | 52-56 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the finger roll | 52-58 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Don Walker - foul #3 on Don Walker, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (SF), James Kwok (PF), Frank Osborne (C) Darryl Jones, Musa Abdeldayen, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Manuel Litchford (C) Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Elias Redman | |
| 04:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Ballard (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Bean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank clanks a runner from the right block | 54-58 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Osborne | 54-58 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Bean | 57-58 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber (C) Frank Osborne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones buries a shot from close range set up by Roy Bean | 59-58 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Roy Bean - foul #4 on Roy Bean, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 59-58 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Maxwell steps in front of the Roy Bean pass | 59-58 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell hits the finger roll | 59-60 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Maxwell - foul #2 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Don Walker can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Don Walker is called for the reach on Roy Bean in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Walker, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell drills a jump hook in the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is fouled in the backcourt by Don Walker - foul #5 on Don Walker, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG) Don Walker | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wickersham is called for the reach on Roy Bean in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses short on a halfcourt shot | 67-64 |