| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lloyd Bodin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Gregory Cochran | 38-24 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Don Walker scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Wickersham | 40-24 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-24 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford's pass is intercepted by Gregory Cochran | 40-24 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-24 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff snags the offensive board | 40-24 |
| 18:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-24 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell loses the dribble to Edward Ratcliff | 40-24 |
| 17:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla is whistled for traveling | 40-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring (C) Lloyd Bodin | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Angel Romano hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Maxwell | 42-24 |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-24 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff tips it home | 42-26 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Walker | 44-26 |
| 16:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 44-26 |
| 16:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman grabs the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Angel Romano blows the layup | 44-28 |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Jordan Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Bonilla | 44-31 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-31 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Don Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Michael Armstrong (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Jerry Jones (SG), Christopher Williams (PF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Gregory Cochran, Edward Ratcliff, Earl Coleman, Jordan Herring | |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Jones | 44-37 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Brian Nava is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| 13:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF) Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall (PF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong can't finish the layup | 44-37 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Greg Macdougall | 44-39 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin hits a runner in the paint | 46-39 |
| 12:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston is fouled on the floor by Michael Armstrong - foul #1 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Michael Armstrong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring (SF) Greg Macdougall | |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Burbank - foul #4 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (C) Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Leroy McChriston, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Gregory Cochran steals it from Robert Wickersham | 46-41 |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring tips it in | 46-43 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Christopher Williams is called for the reach on Brian Nava - foul #1 on Christopher Williams, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Brian Nava, Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SF), Earl Coleman (PF) Kevin Bonilla, Christopher Williams | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Jordan Herring (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Ratcliff - foul #1 on Edward Ratcliff, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin (C) Jerry Jones | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 10:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Maxwell | 51-43 |
| 09:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Gregory Cochran - foul #1 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG), Michael Armstrong (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Richard Corbin (C) Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Jerry Jones (SG), Christopher Williams (C) Gregory Cochran, Jordan Herring, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman is fouled on the floor by Brian Nava - foul #1 on Brian Nava, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Walker - foul #1 on Don Walker, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Williams - foul #2 on Christopher Williams, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Greg Macdougall (PF) Edward Ratcliff, Earl Coleman | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-43 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Brian Nava misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-43 |
| 08:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Greg Macdougall | 52-45 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Leroy McChriston - foul #2 on Leroy McChriston, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Michael Armstrong, Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Edward Ratcliff (SF), Earl Coleman (PF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Leroy McChriston, Kevin Bonilla, Greg Macdougall, Christopher Williams | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Nava (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Lloyd Bodin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Earl Coleman - foul #2 on Earl Coleman, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (PG), Manuel Litchford (C) Don Walker, Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Cochran | 53-49 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Armstrong | 55-49 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Cochran | 55-51 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Michael Armstrong, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Jordan Herring (C) Jerry Jones, Edward Ratcliff, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Wickersham blocks the short jumper by Earl Coleman | 55-51 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank tips it home | 57-51 |
| 04:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 57-51 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman is hacked by Ernest Burbank - foul #5 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Robert Wickersham, Ernest Burbank, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones (SG) Gregory Cochran | |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Nava (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Coleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Jordan Herring (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin hits the finger roll set up by Don Walker and he's fouled by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (SG) Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Kevin Bonilla, Earl Coleman | |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Brian Nava (C) Michael Armstrong, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG) Leroy McChriston | |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF), Manuel Litchford (C) Richard Corbin, Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Earl Coleman (PF) Edward Ratcliff, Jordan Herring | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Walker | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Maxwell takes the ball from Gregory Cochran | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 64-56 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell tips it home | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Wickersham steps in front of the Jerry Jones pass | 66-56 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham lays it up and in | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Angel Romano denies the turnaround by Earl Coleman | 68-56 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Angel Romano | 70-56 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Don Walker grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker runs out the clock | 70-56 |