| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Austin (fresh) SF - Joseph Moreira (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Seagle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Killough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Joseph Moreira inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Scott Slack clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Joseph Moreira pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:20 | UConn | George Austin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Slack | 40-33 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 42-33 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Charles Killough makes the floater from the right block | 42-35 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | George Austin is called for the reach on Rex Longstreet - foul #2 on George Austin, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SF), Samuel Axford (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Spicer (PG), William Smith (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Dan Lynch (C) Scott Slack, Joseph Moreira, Paul Seagle, Charles Killough | |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Dan Lynch grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 17:39 | UConn | George Austin is hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #1 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (SG) George Austin | |
| 17:28 | UConn | Dan Lynch connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Samuel Axford - foul #2 on Samuel Axford, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Killough (C) Thomas Howard | |
| 17:28 | UConn | Dan Lynch makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Dan Lynch takes the ball from Lewis Whitley | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Samuel Axford is called for the reach on Charles Killough - foul #3 on Samuel Axford, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet, Lewis Whitley, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), Joseph Moreira (SF), Paul Seagle (PF) Charlie Spicer, William Smith, Dan Lynch | |
| 16:38 | UConn | Reginald Smith steps in front of the Mike Troupe pass | 42-38 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Earl Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reginald Smith | 44-38 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Vaughn Hawkins is called for the reach on Joseph Moreira - foul #2 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Howard (PF) Charles Killough | |
| 15:58 | UConn | Joseph Moreira can't finish the layup | 44-38 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet grabs the board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Troupe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Moreira (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Seagle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is hacked by Paul Seagle - foul #1 on Paul Seagle, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Spicer (PG), George Austin (SG), Dan Lynch (C) Scott Slack, Mike Troupe, Paul Seagle | |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet's pass is intercepted by Dan Lynch | 44-38 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Joseph Moreira buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Austin and he's hacked by Samuel Axford - foul #4 on Samuel Axford, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet, Jeffrey Boykins, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Killough (C) Thomas Howard | |
| 15:00 | UConn | Joseph Moreira makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith's floater is tipped away by Charles Killough | 44-41 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Charles Killough pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:19 | UConn | George Austin is fouled on the floor by Lewis Whitley - foul #2 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), William Smith (SF), Paul Seagle (PF) Charlie Spicer, Joseph Moreira, Dan Lynch | |
| 14:14 | UConn | Scott Slack clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Frank Harn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (SG) George Austin | |
| 13:35 | UConn | Charles Killough clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Smith | 46-41 |
| 12:47 | UConn | William Smith double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Spicer (PG), George Austin (SG), Joseph Moreira (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Dan Lynch (C) Scott Slack, Mike Troupe, William Smith, Paul Seagle, Charles Killough | |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 12:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joseph Moreira | 46-41 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Charlie Spicer is hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:04 | UConn | Charlie Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet travels with the ball | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (SG) George Austin | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charlie Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Mike Troupe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Moreira (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Dan Lynch misses the jump hook in the lane | 46-41 |
| 11:24 | UConn | Charlie Spicer hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Dan Lynch is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), William Smith (SF), Paul Seagle (PF), Charles Killough (C) Charlie Spicer, Joseph Moreira, Thomas Howard, Dan Lynch | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins can't connect on a runner from close range | 48-43 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 10:20 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Killough | 48-43 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Rex Longstreet is called for the reach on Charles Killough - foul #3 on Rex Longstreet, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SF) Vaughn Hawkins | |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (SG) Mike Troupe | |
| 10:15 | UConn | Charles Killough makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Charles Killough makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Paul Seagle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:39 | UConn | George Austin travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 09:08 | UConn | George Austin grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Paul Seagle drills a runner in the lane set up by Charles Killough | 48-47 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG) Earl Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Spicer (PG), Mike Troupe (SG), Joseph Moreira (SF), Dan Lynch (C) Scott Slack, George Austin, William Smith, Charles Killough | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith connects on the open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rex Longstreet | 50-47 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Paul Seagle scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-49 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Frank Harn buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Harn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charlie Spicer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Mike Troupe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Moreira (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Seagle (tiring) 8 pts. C - Dan Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Dan Lynch misses short on a runner in the paint | 52-49 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Dan Lynch tips it in | 52-51 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Mike Troupe steals the ball from Reginald Smith in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 07:06 | UConn | Paul Seagle drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dan Lynch | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Rex Longstreet, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (SG), William Smith (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Charles Killough (C) Charlie Spicer, Joseph Moreira, Paul Seagle, Dan Lynch | |
| 06:45 | UConn | Charles Killough can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 06:43 | UConn | William Smith snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:30 | UConn | William Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 06:06 | UConn | William Smith snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Charles Killough misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Earl Brown double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG) Mike Troupe | |
| 05:29 | UConn | Charles Killough connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charlie Spicer (PG), Joseph Moreira (SF), Dan Lynch (C) George Austin, William Smith, Charles Killough | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Dan Lynch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-58 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Earl Brown gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-58 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Charlie Spicer pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Scott Slack misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Axford | 56-58 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Scott Slack knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Charlie Spicer and he's fouled by Rex Longstreet - foul #4 on Rex Longstreet, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (SG), William Smith (SF), Paul Seagle (PF), Charles Killough (C) Charlie Spicer, Joseph Moreira, Thomas Howard, Dan Lynch | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Scott Slack misses the free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Harn | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Seagle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Charles Killough (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the tip | 56-60 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Vaughn Hawkins | 59-60 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Earl Brown steps in front of the George Austin pass | 59-60 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by George Austin - foul #3 on George Austin, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (SG) George Austin | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:57 | UConn | Paul Seagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (SG), Joseph Moreira (SF) Mike Troupe, William Smith | |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Charles Killough steps in front of the Vaughn Hawkins pass | 62-60 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Paul Seagle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Moreira is called for the reach on Rex Longstreet - foul #3 on Joseph Moreira, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Earl Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Charles Killough gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Charles Killough can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-62 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits a jump hook from close range | 64-62 |