| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jerome Pressnell (fresh) SG - Frederick Greer (fresh) SF - Jonathan Preslipsky (fresh) PF - Kenneth Sheppard (fresh) C - Jeffrey Chipps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) SF - Angel Romano (fresh) PF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) C - Jack Duffy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:57 | Michigan State | Don Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Pressnell - foul #1 on Jerome Pressnell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sheppard | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Texas Southern | Jerome Pressnell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Jack Duffy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Don Walker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wickersham | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Texas Southern | Jerome Pressnell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Frederick Greer | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Don Walker | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Angel Romano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Duffy | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Maxwell | 3-8 |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:43 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Chipps | 3-8 |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard hits a jumper in the lane | 5-8 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Maxwell | 5-10 |
| 16:55 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Wickersham and he's fouled by Frederick Greer - foul #1 on Frederick Greer, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn (PG), Alberto Esposito (SG), Tommy Petrone (SF), Eric Lazenby (PF), Henry Healy (C) Jerome Pressnell, Frederick Greer, Jonathan Preslipsky, Kenneth Sheppard, Jeffrey Chipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:14 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy misses the easy layup | 5-13 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Redrick | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dean Glenn (fresh) SG - Alberto Esposito (fresh) SF - Tommy Petrone (fresh) PF - Eric Lazenby (fresh) C - Henry Healy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Redrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rigoberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Angel Romano (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Litchford (fresh) C - Stanley Hulme (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Texas Southern | Alberto Esposito is hacked by Rigoberto Romano - foul #1 on Rigoberto Romano, team foul #1 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jonathan Preslipsky (SF), Raymond Bell (C) Alberto Esposito, Henry Healy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF) Angel Romano | |
| 15:20 | Texas Southern | Raymond Bell hits the easy wide open finger roll | 7-16 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Eric Lazenby is called for the reach on Manuel Litchford - foul #1 on Eric Lazenby, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Pressnell (PG), Kenneth Sheppard (PF) Dean Glenn, Eric Lazenby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerome Pressnell - foul #2 on Jerome Pressnell, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn (PG) Jerome Pressnell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Rigoberto Romano | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard lays it in on a nice dish by Dean Glenn | 9-18 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Raymond Bell steps in front of the Stanley Hulme pass | 9-18 |
| 14:20 | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Stanley Hulme grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Preslipsky - foul #1 on Jonathan Preslipsky, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alberto Esposito (PG), Eric Lazenby (PF), Henry Healy (C) Dean Glenn, Kenneth Sheppard, Raymond Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (PG) Robert Redrick | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 13:50 | Texas Southern | Stanley Hulme is called for the reach on Eric Lazenby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Hulme, team foul #2 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG) Robert Wickersham | |
| 13:28 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-20 |
| 13:27 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Preslipsky hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick is hacked by Tommy Petrone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Petrone, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Frederick Greer (SG) Tommy Petrone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Rigoberto Romano, Robert Redrick, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin can't tip it in | 11-20 |
| 12:58 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:54 | Texas Southern | Frederick Greer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn (PG), Kenneth Sheppard (SF), Jeffrey Chipps (C) Alberto Esposito, Jonathan Preslipsky, Henry Healy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Jack Duffy | |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin gets the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell can't throw it down but the foul's on Eric Lazenby - foul #2 on Eric Lazenby, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone (SG), Jonathan Preslipsky (SF) Frederick Greer, Eric Lazenby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Jack Duffy (C) Robert Redrick, Rigoberto Romano, Stanley Hulme | |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin is called for 10 seconds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF) Richard Corbin, Thomas Maxwell | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dean Glenn (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Petrone (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathan Preslipsky (tired) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Sheppard (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Chipps (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Romano (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Duffy (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone is fouled on the floor by Manuel Litchford - foul #1 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alberto Esposito (PG), Raymond Bell (C) Dean Glenn, Jeffrey Chipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Hulme (C) Jack Duffy | |
| 11:23 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Alberto Esposito | 13-21 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 13-21 |
| 11:03 | Texas Southern | Raymond Bell pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:44 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Alberto Esposito | 15-21 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Don Walker buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Angel Romano | 15-23 |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone is hacked by Robert Wickersham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn (PG), Frederick Greer (SG), Henry Healy (PF), Jeffrey Chipps (C) Alberto Esposito, Jonathan Preslipsky, Kenneth Sheppard, Raymond Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| 10:09 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 15-25 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | Frederick Greer buries a floater from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Healy - foul #1 on Henry Healy, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF) Robert Redrick, Richard Corbin, Thomas Maxwell | |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 09:33 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 09:18 | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Chipps tips it in | 19-26 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 09:00 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Chipps grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:48 | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 08:46 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone can't connect on a floater from the right side | 19-26 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alberto Esposito (PG), Jonathan Preslipsky (SF), Kenneth Sheppard (PF), Raymond Bell (C) Dean Glenn, Frederick Greer, Henry Healy, Jeffrey Chipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Redrick (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Rigoberto Romano, Robert Wickersham, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford, Jack Duffy | |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin is hacked by Jonathan Preslipsky - foul #2 on Jonathan Preslipsky, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Healy (C) Jonathan Preslipsky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack Duffy (C) Stanley Hulme | |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:59 | Texas Southern | Alberto Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-28 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Maxwell | 19-28 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-28 |
| 07:41 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Henry Healy | 19-28 |
| 07:28 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard is whistled for traveling | 19-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn (PG), Jeffrey Chipps (C) Alberto Esposito, Raymond Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Redrick, Richard Corbin, Jack Duffy | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dean Glenn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Petrone (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Sheppard (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Henry Healy (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Chipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Romano (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Maxwell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Hulme (tiring) | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-28 |
| 07:06 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:03 | Texas Southern | Don Walker steals the ball from Dean Glenn in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Angel Romano jams it set up by Don Walker | 19-30 |
| 06:59 | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Frederick Greer (SG) Tommy Petrone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF) Don Walker, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell | |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Angel Romano (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Robert Redrick, Richard Corbin, Stanley Hulme | |
| 06:39 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 19-30 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wickersham | 19-32 |
| 06:22 | Texas Southern | Frederick Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-32 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Don Walker travels in the backcourt | 19-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alberto Esposito (PG), Tommy Petrone (SG), Raymond Bell (PF) Dean Glenn, Frederick Greer, Henry Healy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford, Jack Duffy | |
| 06:04 | Texas Southern | Stanley Hulme steals the ball from Tommy Petrone | 19-32 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Chipps - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chipps, team foul #10 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Richard Corbin, Stanley Hulme | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick misses the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Raymond Bell snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 05:43 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Raymond Bell | 21-33 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-36 |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn (PG), Frederick Greer (SG), Henry Healy (PF) Alberto Esposito, Kenneth Sheppard, Raymond Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| 05:05 | Texas Southern | Frederick Greer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-36 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-36 |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | Henry Healy misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 21-36 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Healy - foul #2 on Henry Healy, team foul #11 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alberto Esposito (PG), Kenneth Sheppard (PF), Raymond Bell (C) Frederick Greer, Henry Healy, Jeffrey Chipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (PG), Robert Redrick (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Richard Corbin, Stanley Hulme | |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 04:13 | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn loses the dribble to Rigoberto Romano in the backcourt | 21-37 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is hacked by Tommy Petrone - foul #2 on Tommy Petrone, team foul #12 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Pressnell (PG), Jonathan Preslipsky (SF), Eric Lazenby (PF) Dean Glenn, Tommy Petrone, Kenneth Sheppard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (PF) Rigoberto Romano, Robert Redrick, Manuel Litchford | |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 03:41 | Texas Southern | Jerome Pressnell buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alberto Esposito | 23-38 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Jack Duffy travels in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG) Robert Wickersham | |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Eric Lazenby is hacked by Don Walker - foul #1 on Don Walker, team foul #5 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Healy (C) Raymond Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Robert Redrick, Jack Duffy | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jerome Pressnell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alberto Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Preslipsky (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Eric Lazenby (fresh) C - Henry Healy (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rigoberto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Wickersham (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Angel Romano (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Maxwell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Hulme (tiring) | |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | Eric Lazenby is called for traveling | 23-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tommy Petrone (SG) Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Rigoberto Romano, Angel Romano, Stanley Hulme | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Don Walker knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Preslipsky misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 02:14 | Texas Southern | Jerome Pressnell hits the follow up shot | 25-40 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Eric Lazenby is called for the reach on Thomas Maxwell - foul #3 on Eric Lazenby, team foul #13 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn (SG), Kenneth Sheppard (PF), Jeffrey Chipps (C) Tommy Petrone, Eric Lazenby, Henry Healy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Richard Corbin, Jack Duffy | |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #6 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Bell (C) Jeffrey Chipps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (PF) Thomas Maxwell | |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard misses the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Dean Glenn steps in front of the Robert Redrick pass | 26-42 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Dean Glenn blows the layup | 26-42 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano is hacked by Dean Glenn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Glenn, team foul #14 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Frederick Greer (SG), Jeffrey Chipps (C) Dean Glenn, Raymond Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Jack Duffy (C) Robert Redrick, Stanley Hulme | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 26-42 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:47 | Texas Southern | Angel Romano steps in front of the Frederick Greer pass in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Angel Romano | 26-45 |
| 00:32 | Texas Southern | Jerome Pressnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Rigoberto Romano, Manuel Litchford, Jack Duffy | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Stanley Hulme gets the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-47 |