| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Pitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Michael (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse | 22-35 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Gregory Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-35 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-35 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the tip | 22-35 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joshua Michael | 22-35 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Mark Pitt | 24-35 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gregory Wilson | 24-35 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy is called for a charge - foul #2 on Samuel Kennedy, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Michael Fields clanks a turnaround in the paint | 24-35 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt travels with the ball | 24-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Will Decaro (SG), Albert Nadolski (PF), Nelson Cable (C) Samuel Kennedy, Gregory Wilson, Joshua Michael | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (PF) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Gene McNeese | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Will Decaro steals it from Steven Seitz | 24-35 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice is hacked by James Camargo - foul #1 on James Camargo, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (PG), David Bennett (SF) Mark Pitt, Melvin Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marcus Lee - foul #1 on Marcus Lee, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Michael Fields (PF) Reginald Reinhart, Marcus Lee | |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Michael Fields lays it up and in on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell and the foul's on Albert Nadolski - foul #3 on Albert Nadolski, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy (SG), Daryl Dubois (C) Will Decaro, Nelson Cable | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG) Steven Seitz | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Roby (fresh) SG - Samuel Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Nadolski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Dubois (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-38 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is denied on a layup by Albert Nadolski | 25-38 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Michael Fields snags the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell is fouled on the floor by Tim Roby - foul #1 on Tim Roby, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Wilson (SF) David Bennett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene McNeese (PF) James Camargo | |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses short on a shot near the basket | 25-38 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith tips it back up and in | 25-40 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Gregory Wilson's layup is rejected by Michael Fields | 25-40 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Michael Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt (PG), Will Decaro (SG), Melvin Rice (SF) Tim Roby, Samuel Kennedy, Albert Nadolski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael (PF) Gregory Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse | |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Will Decaro - foul #1 on Will Decaro, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski (PF) Joshua Michael | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Reginald Reinhart - foul #1 on Reginald Reinhart, team foul #4 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (PF) James Camargo, Gene McNeese | |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Melvin Rice - foul #2 on Melvin Rice, team foul #5 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy (SG) Will Decaro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG) Reginald Reinhart | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | Marcus Lee denies the turnaround by Daryl Dubois | 28-43 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski tips it but misses | 28-43 |
| 12:32 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois tips it home | 30-43 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Fields | 30-46 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-46 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski tips it home | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Pitt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Nadolski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Dubois (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stevie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Kennedy - foul #3 on Samuel Kennedy, team foul #6 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (PG), Gregory Wilson (PF), Joshua Michael (C) Mark Pitt, Albert Nadolski, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Gene McNeese (PF) Drew Gambrell, Marcus Lee | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Melvin Rice | 32-46 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Bennett (SF) Melvin Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Steven Seitz, Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Camargo | 32-48 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby is fouled on the floor by Marcus Lee - foul #3 on Marcus Lee, team foul #5 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt (PG), Will Decaro (SG) Tim Roby, Samuel Kennedy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG) David Harrison | |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | David Bennett is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Bennett, team foul #7 | 32-48 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene McNeese and he's hacked by David Bennett - foul #3 on David Bennett, team foul #8 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice (SF) David Bennett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Camargo | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the free throw | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice is hacked by Marcus Lee - foul #4 on Marcus Lee, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Gene McNeese, Marcus Lee | |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Drew Gambrell - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #7 | 32-51 |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Michael Fields lays it in on a nice dish by Stevie Smith | 34-53 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-53 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell misses the shot from the right side | 34-53 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Michael Fields tips it in | 34-55 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Rice and he's hacked by Anthony Crouse - foul #2 on Anthony Crouse, team foul #8 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy (SG), Albert Nadolski (PF), Daryl Dubois (C) Will Decaro, Gregory Wilson, Joshua Michael | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), Gene McNeese (PF) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields | |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt misses the free throw | 36-55 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Daryl Dubois is called for the reach on Reginald Reinhart - foul #4 on Daryl Dubois, team foul #9 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (PG), Nelson Cable (C) Mark Pitt, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Camargo | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Fields - foul #1 on Michael Fields, team foul #9 | 36-57 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Fields | 38-60 |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-60 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese gets the rebound | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Roby (fresh) SG - Samuel Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Nadolski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Cable (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Samuel Kennedy steps in front of the Stevie Smith pass | 38-60 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Kennedy | 40-60 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-60 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-60 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt (PG), Will Decaro (SG), David Bennett (SF), Gregory Wilson (PF), Daryl Dubois (C) Tim Roby, Samuel Kennedy, Melvin Rice, Albert Nadolski, Nelson Cable | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Steven Seitz, Reginald Reinhart, Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-60 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 44-60 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Drew Gambrell steps in front of the Mark Pitt pass in the backcourt | 44-60 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse banks in the layup on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell | 44-62 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to David Bennett | 44-62 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | David Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Marcus Lee - foul #5 on Marcus Lee, team foul #10 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (PG), Albert Nadolski (PF), Joshua Michael (C) Mark Pitt, Gregory Wilson, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), Steven Seitz (SG), Stevie Smith (C) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Marcus Lee | |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | David Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | David Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Tim Roby - foul #2 on Tim Roby, team foul #10 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart (SG) Gene McNeese | |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | David Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | David Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | David Harrison makes the 3rd free throw | 46-64 |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the shot from the right side | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (PF) David Harrison | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Roby (fresh) SG - Will Decaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Nadolski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Michael (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Camargo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Fields (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | The jumper by David Bennett is denied by Michael Fields | 48-64 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stevie Smith | 48-67 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | David Bennett misses badly on a floater in the lane | 48-67 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Steven Seitz | 48-67 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Seitz and the foul's on Tim Roby - foul #3 on Tim Roby, team foul #11 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG) Reginald Reinhart | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses the free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:25 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fields | 48-69 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | James Camargo connects on the jumper from the baseline | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | David Bennett drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | James Camargo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-71 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Michael Fields gets the offensive rebound | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Michael Fields hits a shot from close range on a great pass from James Camargo | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | David Harrison takes the ball from Tim Roby in the backcourt | 50-73 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-73 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-73 |