| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dennis Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #1 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Arnulfo Giordano (SG), Michael Millwood (SF) Ivan Zar, Anthony Pritchard | |
| 19:52 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:52 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ivan Zar (SG), James Rouse (SF), Anthony Pritchard (C) Arnulfo Giordano, Michael Millwood, Robert Roberts | |
| 18:51 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar is hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #2 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (C) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 18:33 | Arizona State | Bryan Saunders misses the jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vaughn Hawkins | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Axford | 33-31 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Bryan Saunders blocks the jumper by Lewis Whitley | 33-31 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vaughn Hawkins | 35-31 |
| 17:21 | Arizona State | Bryan Saunders lays it up and in | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Bryan Saunders - foul #2 on Bryan Saunders, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Millwood (SG), Robert Roberts (SF), Alberto Russo (PF) Ivan Zar, James Rouse, Bryan Saunders | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Anthony Pritchard | 36-33 |
| 17:00 | Arizona State | Reginald Smith steals it from Dennis Todd in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Alberto Russo steals the ball from Lewis Whitley | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | Arizona State | Vaughn Hawkins blocks the jumper by Robert Roberts | 38-33 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Frank Harn pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Robert Roberts denies the turnaround by Vaughn Hawkins | 38-33 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) C - Frank Harn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dennis Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Millwood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Pritchard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 41-33 |
| 15:15 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Millwood | 41-36 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Millwood - foul #2 on Michael Millwood, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Baughman (PG), Ivan Zar (SG), Bryan Saunders (C) Dennis Todd, Michael Millwood, Anthony Pritchard | |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:46 | Arizona State | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:38 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| 14:38 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:38 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Harn | 44-38 |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar is hacked by Frank Harn - foul #1 on Frank Harn, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Todd (PG), James Rouse (SF) James Baughman, Robert Roberts | |
| 13:49 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dennis Todd | 44-41 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 13:19 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Dennis Todd | 44-41 |
| 13:13 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Boykins is called for the reach on Ivan Zar - foul #1 on Jeffrey Boykins, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Roberts (SF), Anthony Pritchard (C) James Rouse, Bryan Saunders | |
| 13:05 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Dennis Todd is called for the reach on Rex Longstreet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Todd, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Robert Roberts steps in front of the Reginald Smith pass | 44-41 |
| 12:28 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-41 |
| 12:27 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Zar | 44-41 |
| 12:11 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Rouse (SF), Bryan Saunders (C) Robert Roberts, Anthony Pritchard | |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins loses the dribble to Dennis Todd | 44-41 |
| 11:53 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Todd | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Axford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dennis Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rouse (fresh) PF - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Bryan Saunders steals the ball from Vaughn Hawkins | 44-43 |
| 11:22 | Arizona State | Bryan Saunders misses the shot near the basket | 44-43 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vaughn Hawkins | 44-43 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is fouled on the floor by Alberto Russo - foul #4 on Alberto Russo, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Baughman (PG), Arnulfo Giordano (SG), Robert Roberts (SF), Anthony Pritchard (C) Dennis Todd, Ivan Zar, James Rouse, Alberto Russo | |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:03 | Arizona State | Bryan Saunders misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #3 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Todd (PG), Ivan Zar (SG), Michael Millwood (SF) James Baughman, Arnulfo Giordano, Robert Roberts | |
| 10:03 | Arizona State | Bryan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:03 | Arizona State | Bryan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Rex Longstreet | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | Arizona State | Michael Millwood drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Todd | 49-48 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Bryan Saunders is called for the reach on Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Bryan Saunders, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Baughman (PG), Arnulfo Giordano (SG), Robert Roberts (SF) Dennis Todd, Ivan Zar, Michael Millwood | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Rex Longstreet, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Todd (PG) James Baughman | |
| 08:42 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 08:41 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:29 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Arnulfo Giordano | 49-50 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 08:03 | Arizona State | Arnulfo Giordano gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:59 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Pritchard | 49-52 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford is hacked by Dennis Todd - foul #2 on Dennis Todd, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Baughman (PG), Ivan Zar (SG), Michael Millwood (SF), Alberto Russo (PF) Dennis Todd, Arnulfo Giordano, Robert Roberts, Bryan Saunders | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Baughman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Millwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Pritchard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 07:21 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:07 | Arizona State | Ivan Zar makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-55 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 06:18 | Arizona State | Reginald Smith takes the ball from Anthony Pritchard | 52-55 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet blows the layup | 52-55 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-55 |
| 05:39 | Arizona State | Alberto Russo is whistled for a carry | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Todd (PG), Robert Roberts (SF) James Baughman, Michael Millwood | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Frank Harn tips it in | 56-55 |
| 05:03 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 04:35 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Robert Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Frank Harn pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 03:46 | Arizona State | Alberto Russo gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Longstreet (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (tired) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dennis Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alberto Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Pritchard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-55 |
| 02:58 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:41 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard can't throw it down but the foul's on Frank Harn - foul #2 on Frank Harn, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Arnulfo Giordano (SG), James Rouse (SF) Ivan Zar, Robert Roberts | |
| 02:41 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:41 | Arizona State | Anthony Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Boykins | 59-56 |
| 02:17 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Rex Longstreet - foul #4 on Rex Longstreet, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bryan Saunders (C) Anthony Pritchard | |
| 02:17 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:17 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 01:41 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 01:09 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 00:52 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 62-58 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet tips it but misses | 62-58 |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | James Rouse gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Arnulfo Giordano | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is hacked by Arnulfo Giordano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arnulfo Giordano, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Jeffrey Boykins, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ivan Zar (SG), Robert Roberts (SF), Anthony Pritchard (C) Arnulfo Giordano, James Rouse, Bryan Saunders | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is hacked by Dennis Todd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Todd, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Dennis Todd comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 66-61 |