| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Paul Kukowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Southern (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Finke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stuart Anders (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mike Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Wallace Finke steps in front of the Gene McNeese pass | 34-26 |
| 19:34 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern can't finish the layup | 34-26 |
| 19:33 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:13 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Fields - foul #1 on Michael Fields, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:13 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell is hacked by Paul Kukowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Kukowski, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Michael Fields lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse | 36-27 |
| 18:30 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward loses the dribble to Michael Fields | 36-27 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Fields | 38-27 |
| 18:10 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 38-27 |
| 17:36 | Charleston Southern | Drew Gambrell is called for the reach on Paul Kukowski - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stevie Smith (PF) Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon (C) Wallace Finke | |
| 17:24 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse's floater is tipped away by Stuart Anders | 38-27 |
| 17:17 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Paul Kukowski | 38-27 |
| 17:11 | Charleston Southern | The short jumper by Mike Woodward is denied by Stevie Smith | 38-27 |
| 17:09 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward tips it home | 38-29 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Michael Fields lays it up and in set up by Drew Gambrell | 40-29 |
| 16:33 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Woodward | 40-32 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stevie Smith | 43-32 |
| 16:08 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Gene McNeese (PF) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Willie Mullens (PG), Charles Taylor (SG), Wallace Finke (SF), Ricardo Quinones (PF) Paul Kukowski, Milton Southern, Mike Woodward, Stuart Anders | |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Seitz (fresh) SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Willie Mullens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Taylor (fresh) SF - Wallace Finke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ricardo Quinones (fresh) C - Jason Lyon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-32 |
| 15:45 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 15:23 | Charleston Southern | The jump hook by Jason Lyon is blocked by Gene McNeese | 43-32 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski (PG), Paul Govan (C) Willie Mullens, Jason Lyon | |
| 14:36 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-35 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Paul Govan - foul #1 on Paul Govan, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (PF) Steven Seitz, Reginald Reinhart, Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Stuart Anders (PF) Ricardo Quinones | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Michael Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Gambrell | 47-35 |
| 13:39 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Paul Kukowski steals the ball from Michael Fields | 47-38 |
| 13:18 | Charleston Southern | Stuart Anders lays it in set up by Paul Kukowski | 47-40 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse blows the dunk | 47-40 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to James Camargo | 47-40 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Charles Taylor is called for the reach on Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Charles Taylor, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), Gene McNeese (PF), Stevie Smith (C) Anthony Crouse, James Camargo, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern (SG), Mike Woodward (SF), Jason Lyon (C) Charles Taylor, Wallace Finke, Paul Govan | |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Stuart Anders | 47-40 |
| 12:36 | Charleston Southern | Stuart Anders snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:17 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward is denied on a layup by Stevie Smith | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 12:08 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 11:47 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward lays it up and in | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) SF - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Paul Kukowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Southern (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Woodward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Anders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason Lyon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stevie Smith | 50-42 |
| 11:24 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG) Drew Gambrell | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Willie Mullens (PG), Ricardo Quinones (PF) Paul Kukowski, Stuart Anders | |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Michael Fields blows the layup | 50-42 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Crouse | 53-42 |
| 10:14 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Crouse - foul #2 on Anthony Crouse, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Steven Seitz, Michael Fields, Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor (SF) Mike Woodward | |
| 10:14 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:14 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith tips it home | 55-44 |
| 09:35 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Taylor | 55-46 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | David Harrison is fouled on the floor by Jason Lyon - foul #2 on Jason Lyon, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), Gene McNeese (PF) David Harrison, Anthony Crouse, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski (PG), Wallace Finke (SF), Stuart Anders (PF), Paul Govan (C) Willie Mullens, Milton Southern, Ricardo Quinones, Jason Lyon | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Drew Gambrell | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:50 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 08:49 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:38 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Drew Gambrell | 60-46 |
| 08:02 | Charleston Southern | James Camargo steals the ball from Paul Govan | 60-46 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese tips it back up and in | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Camargo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene McNeese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Paul Kukowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Finke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stuart Anders (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Govan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:30 | Charleston Southern | James Camargo steals the ball from Wallace Finke | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-46 |
| 07:06 | Charleston Southern | Paul Govan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 07:01 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Taylor | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | James Camargo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 06:41 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Paul Govan | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:39 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski is fouled in the backcourt by Drew Gambrell - foul #2 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (PF) Drew Gambrell, Reginald Reinhart, James Camargo, Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern (SG), Mike Woodward (SF), Ricardo Quinones (PF), Jason Lyon (C) Charles Taylor, Wallace Finke, Stuart Anders, Paul Govan | |
| 06:13 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon lays it up and in | 62-51 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 62-51 |
| 05:42 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Ricardo Quinones | 62-51 |
| 05:27 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 05:07 | Charleston Southern | Ricardo Quinones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:47 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Paul Kukowski picks off the pass by Steven Seitz | 62-54 |
| 04:20 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Kukowski | 62-56 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 62-56 |
| 03:58 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 03:39 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Gene McNeese (PF) Steven Seitz, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Willie Mullens (PG), Charles Taylor (SG), Wallace Finke (SF), Stuart Anders (PF), Paul Govan (C) Paul Kukowski, Milton Southern, Mike Woodward, Ricardo Quinones, Jason Lyon | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Willie Mullens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Finke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stuart Anders (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Govan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Willie Mullens is called for the reach on Gene McNeese - foul #1 on Willie Mullens, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marcus Lee | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:57 | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Reginald Reinhart, James Camargo, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski (PG), Milton Southern (SG), Mike Woodward (C) Willie Mullens, Charles Taylor, Paul Govan | |
| 02:38 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Crouse | 68-58 |
| 02:10 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 02:08 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 01:54 | Charleston Southern | The jump hook by Mike Woodward is blocked by Gene McNeese | 68-58 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fields | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Paul Kukowski is called for the reach on Anthony Crouse - foul #3 on Paul Kukowski, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Willie Mullens (PG), Charles Taylor (SG), Ricardo Quinones (PF), Jason Lyon (C) Paul Kukowski, Milton Southern, Stuart Anders, Mike Woodward | |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 01:12 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:51 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Reinhart takes the ball from Charles Taylor | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | James Camargo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Reginald Reinhart | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor loses the dribble to Steven Seitz | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee loses the dribble to Wallace Finke | 70-58 |
| 00:12 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wallace Finke | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz runs out the clock | 70-60 |