| Lineup | Army | PG - Toni Zwolinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sergei Zhang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford is hacked by Sergei Zhang - foul #1 on Sergei Zhang, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Army | Carroll Hill (PG), Rick Schmid (SF), Rance Abke (C) Toni Zwolinski, Benjamin Schantz, Sergei Zhang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses short on a jumper in the lane | 26-24 |
| 19:19 | Army | The rebound goes to Rance Abke | 26-24 |
| 18:52 | Army | Don Walker steps in front of the Carroll Hill pass | 26-24 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the lay-in | 26-24 |
| 18:47 | Army | Rance Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:27 | Army | William Callahan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Don Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford blows the layup | 26-24 |
| 17:56 | Army | Eugene Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:27 | Army | Carroll Hill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carroll Hill, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Army | Toni Zwolinski (PG), Fang Chu (SG), Benjamin Schantz (SF), Sergei Zhang (C) Carroll Hill, William Callahan, Rick Schmid, Rance Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is hacked by Fang Chu - foul #3 on Fang Chu, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Army | William Callahan (SG) Fang Chu | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Sergei Zhang is called for the reach on Angel Romano - foul #2 on Sergei Zhang, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank (PF) Angel Romano | |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell's floater is tipped away by Sergei Zhang | 26-24 |
| 16:25 | Army | Benjamin Schantz gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 15:57 | Army | Eugene Elliott misses the lay-in | 26-24 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Toni Zwolinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergei Zhang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 15:35 | Army | The rebound goes to William Callahan | 26-24 |
| 15:09 | Army | William Callahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Army | Carroll Hill (PG), Fang Chu (SG), Rodney Jacobowitz (SF), Rick Schmid (PF), Rance Abke (C) Toni Zwolinski, William Callahan, Benjamin Schantz, Eugene Elliott, Sergei Zhang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Michael Armstrong (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Manuel Litchford | |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Angel Romano connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Corbin | 26-26 |
| 14:18 | Army | Rick Schmid misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Corbin - foul #2 on Richard Corbin, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Army | Tommy Gettinger (SG), Benjamin Schantz (SF), Sergei Zhang (C) Fang Chu, Rodney Jacobowitz, Rance Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:18 | Army | Rick Schmid makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:18 | Army | Rick Schmid makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the dunk attempt | 28-26 |
| 13:50 | Army | Sergei Zhang grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 13:29 | Army | Angel Romano is called for the reach on Rick Schmid - foul #2 on Angel Romano, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Army | Toni Zwolinski (PG), William Callahan (SG), Eugene Elliott (PF), Rance Abke (C) Carroll Hill, Tommy Gettinger, Rick Schmid, Sergei Zhang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG) Michael Armstrong, Ernest Burbank | |
| 13:07 | Army | Eugene Elliott misses the shot from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 13:06 | Army | Toni Zwolinski hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Don Walker tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 12:13 | Army | William Callahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 12:11 | Army | Eugene Elliott tips it but misses | 30-28 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Don Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Angel Romano drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Corbin and he's hacked by William Callahan - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Army | Carroll Hill (PG), Fang Chu (SG), Rodney Jacobowitz (SF), Rick Schmid (PF), Sergei Zhang (C) Toni Zwolinski, William Callahan, Benjamin Schantz, Eugene Elliott, Rance Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Manuel Litchford (C) Richard Corbin, Brian Nava | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Carroll Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Jacobowitz (fresh) PF - Rick Schmid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergei Zhang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Army | Carroll Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Don Walker - foul #1 on Don Walker, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Army | Tommy Gettinger (SG), Eugene Elliott (PF) Fang Chu, Rodney Jacobowitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank (PF) Angel Romano | |
| 11:19 | Army | Carroll Hill makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 11:19 | Army | Carroll Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham tips it home | 32-33 |
| 10:33 | Army | Tommy Gettinger can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Wickersham - foul #1 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Army | Toni Zwolinski (PG), Benjamin Schantz (SF) Carroll Hill, Eugene Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:33 | Army | Tommy Gettinger makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 10:33 | Army | Tommy Gettinger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Maxwell | 34-35 |
| 09:55 | Army | Tommy Gettinger's pass is intercepted by Robert Wickersham | 34-35 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Wickersham | 34-37 |
| 09:34 | Army | Toni Zwolinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Don Walker - foul #2 on Don Walker, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Army | William Callahan (SG), Rodney Jacobowitz (SF), Eugene Elliott (PF), Rance Abke (C) Tommy Gettinger, Benjamin Schantz, Rick Schmid, Sergei Zhang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Richard Corbin (SG), Angel Romano (PF) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Ernest Burbank | |
| 09:34 | Army | Toni Zwolinski misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 09:34 | Army | Toni Zwolinski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Angel Romano | 34-39 |
| 08:39 | Army | Toni Zwolinski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 08:38 | Army | Rance Abke pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:17 | Army | The jump hook by Toni Zwolinski is blocked by Angel Romano | 34-39 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin is fouled on the floor by Rodney Jacobowitz - foul #1 on Rodney Jacobowitz, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Army | Carroll Hill (PG), Benjamin Schantz (SF), Rick Schmid (PF), Sergei Zhang (C) Toni Zwolinski, Rodney Jacobowitz, Eugene Elliott, Rance Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Ernest Burbank (C) Brian Nava, Thomas Maxwell, Manuel Litchford | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | William Callahan is called for the reach on Richard Corbin - foul #3 on William Callahan, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Army | Fang Chu (SG) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Carroll Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Schmid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergei Zhang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Army | Robert Wickersham steals the ball from Sergei Zhang | 34-41 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank connects on the jumper from close range set up by Angel Romano | 34-43 |
| 06:58 | Army | Carroll Hill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Angel Romano drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Wickersham | 34-45 |
| 06:07 | Army | Benjamin Schantz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-45 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Schantz | 34-45 |
| 05:59 | Army | Fang Chu lays it in on a nice dish by Benjamin Schantz | 36-45 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-45 |
| Subs | Army | Toni Zwolinski (PG), William Callahan (SG), Eugene Elliott (PF), Rance Abke (C) Carroll Hill, Fang Chu, Rick Schmid, Sergei Zhang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Manuel Litchford (C) Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Rance Abke swats the layup by Angel Romano | 36-45 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell hits the follow up shot | 36-47 |
| 05:14 | Army | Rance Abke hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Elliott | 38-47 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Rance Abke | 38-47 |
| 04:33 | Army | Rance Abke misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-47 |
| 04:32 | Army | Rance Abke gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:08 | Army | Toni Zwolinski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Army | Carroll Hill (PG), Rick Schmid (SF), Sergei Zhang (C) Toni Zwolinski, Benjamin Schantz, Rance Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank (PF) Angel Romano | |
| 03:44 | Army | Carroll Hill misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Carroll Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rick Schmid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sergei Zhang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 03:19 | Army | Carroll Hill snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 02:57 | Army | Rick Schmid can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-47 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham scores on a runner from the left block and the foul's on Sergei Zhang - foul #3 on Sergei Zhang, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Army | Toni Zwolinski (PG), Benjamin Schantz (SF) Carroll Hill, Eugene Elliott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Thomas Maxwell, Manuel Litchford | |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Army | Rick Schmid misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Wickersham | 38-50 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the jumper from the right side | 38-50 |
| 02:06 | Army | Sergei Zhang snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 01:46 | Army | Sergei Zhang misses the floater from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 01:45 | Army | Sergei Zhang gets the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Army | Rick Schmid hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Army | Eugene Elliott (PF) Rick Schmid | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Manuel Litchford (C) Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Maxwell | 41-53 |
| 01:00 | Army | Toni Zwolinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Wickersham - foul #2 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| 01:00 | Army | Toni Zwolinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 01:00 | Army | Toni Zwolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is fouled in the backcourt by William Callahan - foul #4 on William Callahan, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SF) Thomas Maxwell | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Army | Benjamin Schantz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Angel Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF) Brian Nava | |
| 00:22 | Army | Sergei Zhang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker runs out the clock | 43-55 |