| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Clement (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Herman Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields inbounds the ball | 29-16 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Michael Fields can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 19:43 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 19:21 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks blows the layup but he's hacked by Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #1 | 29-16 |
| 19:21 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 19:21 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Walker - foul #2 on Herman Walker, team foul #1 | 29-18 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 18:46 | UMBC | Herbert Johnson is hacked by Steven Seitz - foul #2 on Steven Seitz, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| 18:38 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks misses the shot from the left side | 31-18 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-18 |
| 17:53 | UMBC | David Clement misses the jumper from the left side | 31-18 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-18 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Herman Walker - foul #3 on Herman Walker, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Brown (PF) Herman Walker | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 16:39 | UMBC | David Clement comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-18 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Michael Fields snags the defensive board | 32-18 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 32-18 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Michael Fields tips it home | 34-18 |
| 15:54 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Sparks | 34-20 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Clement (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay is hacked by Philip Brown - foul #1 on Philip Brown, team foul #3 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Steven Seitz, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Cook (SG), Herman Walker (PF) Herbert Johnson, Philip Brown | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse's floater is tipped away by Herman Walker | 34-20 |
| 15:19 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks gets the rebound | 34-20 |
| 14:58 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-20 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay lays it in | 36-20 |
| 14:16 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Stevie Smith - foul #1 on Stevie Smith, team foul #3 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Timothy Shay | |
| Subs | UMBC | Herbert Johnson (SG) Brian Cook | |
| 14:16 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 14:16 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | David Harrison double dribbles | 36-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Camargo | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:38 | UMBC | David Clement buries a shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Thompson | 36-23 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 36-23 |
| 13:21 | UMBC | Herman Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 13:08 | UMBC | Herman Walker is hacked by Marcus Lee - foul #3 on Marcus Lee, team foul #4 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG) David Harrison | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 12:57 | UMBC | David Clement's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fields | 36-23 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the floater from the left wing set up by Anthony Crouse | 38-23 |
| 12:16 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks clanks a jump hook near the basket | 38-23 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lee | 38-23 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Michael Fields hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stevie Smith | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 11:41 | UMBC | Herbert Johnson lays it in | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Clement (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Herman Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Sparks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 11:16 | UMBC | David Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 11:12 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson drills a jumper from the left block set up by David Clement | 40-27 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse and the foul's on Herman Walker - foul #4 on Herman Walker, team foul #4 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), James Camargo (SF), Timothy Shay (PF) Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Cook (SG), Arthur Taylor (SF), Philip Brown (PF) Herbert Johnson, David Clement, Herman Walker | |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 10:37 | UMBC | Philip Brown's floater is tipped away by Marcus Lee | 43-27 |
| 10:35 | UMBC | Arthur Taylor misses the tip | 43-27 |
| 10:34 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Shay out of a doubleteam | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 09:58 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 09:57 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks grabs the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 09:47 | UMBC | Philip Brown jams it on a great pass from Arthur Taylor | 45-31 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay scores on a turnaround from close range | 47-31 |
| 09:14 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks is hacked by James Camargo - foul #2 on James Camargo, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG), David Harrison (SG), Michael Fields (SF) Drew Gambrell, Steven Seitz, James Camargo | |
| Subs | UMBC | Herbert Johnson (SG) Brian Cook | |
| 09:06 | UMBC | Herbert Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lee | 47-31 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stevie Smith (C) Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Philip Brown - foul #2 on Philip Brown, team foul #6 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | David Clement (SF) Arthur Taylor | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 08:27 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson throws it down | 49-33 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sparks - foul #3 on Christopher Sparks, team foul #7 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Arthur Taylor (SF), James Demars (C) Jeffrey Thompson, Christopher Sparks | |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 08:10 | UMBC | Herbert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 07:58 | UMBC | Herbert Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Herman Walker (PF) James Demars | |
| 07:34 | UMBC | Herbert Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Clement | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Harrison (fresh) SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - David Clement (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Taylor (fresh) PF - Herman Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Philip Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Harrison | 51-36 |
| 07:00 | UMBC | Philip Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Steven Seitz (SG), Marcus Lee (C) Anthony Crouse, David Harrison, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson (PG), Brian Cook (SG), Christopher Sparks (C) David Clement, Herbert Johnson, Philip Brown | |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay is denied on a layup by Christopher Sparks | 51-36 |
| 06:39 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 06:34 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Seitz - foul #3 on Steven Seitz, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Camargo (SF) Michael Fields | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 06:34 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 06:34 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Herman Walker steals the ball from Timothy Shay | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 05:50 | UMBC | Drew Gambrell picks off the pass by Jeffrey Thompson | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Drew Gambrell | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:12 | UMBC | Brian Cook makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 04:52 | UMBC | Arthur Taylor grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 04:47 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Drew Gambrell - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG), David Harrison (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Drew Gambrell, Steven Seitz, James Camargo, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | UMBC | Herbert Johnson (SG), David Clement (SF), Philip Brown (PF) Brian Cook, Arthur Taylor, Herman Walker | |
| 04:47 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:47 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Shay | 56-42 |
| 04:12 | UMBC | Philip Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-42 |
| 04:11 | UMBC | Christopher Sparks pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 03:56 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Clement | 56-44 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Philip Brown - foul #3 on Philip Brown, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG) David Harrison | |
| Subs | UMBC | Herman Walker (PF) Christopher Sparks | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:31 | UMBC | Jeffrey Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Clement (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Philip Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 03:23 | UMBC | Philip Brown grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 03:08 | UMBC | Herman Walker misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Philip Brown picks off the pass by Anthony Crouse | 57-44 |
| 02:31 | UMBC | Philip Brown comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Fields - foul #2 on Michael Fields, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Timothy Shay | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brian Cook (PG), Arthur Taylor (SG), James Demars (SF), Gene Scull (C) Jeffrey Thompson, Herbert Johnson, David Clement, Herman Walker | |
| 02:31 | UMBC | Philip Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 02:31 | UMBC | Philip Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Michael Fields drills a jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 01:49 | UMBC | Arthur Taylor hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Cook | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz is hacked by Brian Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Cook, team foul #9 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Timothy Shay (PF) Anthony Crouse, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:35 | UMBC | Philip Brown connects on the turnaround near the basket | 61-49 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell is hacked by Brian Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Cook, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:12 | UMBC | Philip Brown is called for traveling | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-49 |
| 00:50 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Brian Cook | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:48 | UMBC | Brian Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Drew Gambrell - foul #2 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG) Drew Gambrell | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:48 | UMBC | Brian Cook makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:48 | UMBC | Brian Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-51 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse runs out the clock | 63-51 |