| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randall Archibald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Schwendinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Walcott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Boris Zeisler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Owens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman loses the dribble to Thomas Allen | 21-22 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | William Webster scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Schwendinger | 24-22 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman is hacked by Thomas Allen - foul #1 on Thomas Allen, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | David Owens hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 24-22 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Randall Archibald pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | David Owens scores on a shot from the right block set up by Boris Zeisler | 24-24 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 17:39 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-27 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | William Webster makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Randall Archibald clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Stephen Brackman | 30-27 |
| 16:32 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | George Walcott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Lee (SG), Ronald Scholl (SF), Timothy Arden (PF), Danny Hall (C) Randall Archibald, Charles Schwendinger, George Walcott, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Johnson (PG), Mike Woodside (SF), Randall Adams (PF), Albert Jones (C) Boris Zeisler, Stephen Brackman, Gerard Deal, David Owens | |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-30 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Danny Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Keith Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Scholl (fresh) PF - Timothy Arden (fresh) C - Danny Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Woodside (fresh) PF - Randall Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | William Webster gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Danny Hall misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rico Alvarez (SG) William Webster | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Danny Hall makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Danny Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:58 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside is hacked by Ronald Scholl - foul #1 on Ronald Scholl, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler (PG) Mike Woodside | |
| 14:42 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Adams | 32-33 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Rico Alvarez knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Keith Lee | 35-33 |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams hits the finger roll set up by Scott Deans | 35-35 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Rico Alvarez misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 13:41 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams lays it up and in set up by Stephen Brackman and he's hacked by Timothy Arden - foul #2 on Timothy Arden, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Webster (PG), Randall Archibald (SG), Charles Schwendinger (SF), George Walcott (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Keith Lee, Rico Alvarez, Ronald Scholl, Timothy Arden, Danny Hall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), David Owens (C) Boris Zeisler, Scott Deans, Albert Jones | |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | William Webster hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randall Archibald and the foul's on Stephen Brackman - foul #2 on Stephen Brackman, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerard Deal (PF) Stephen Brackman, Randall Adams | |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | William Webster makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | George Walcott picks off the pass by Gerard Deal | 38-37 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | William Webster is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Webster, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler (PG), Scott Deans (SG) Richard Johnson, Matthew Wright | |
| 11:59 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 38-37 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | William Webster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | George Walcott tips it home | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Randall Archibald (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Schwendinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Walcott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Boris Zeisler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Woodside (fresh) PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | George Walcott denies the turnaround by David Owens | 40-37 |
| 11:28 | UC Irvine | David Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Allen | 40-37 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | William Webster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Scott Deans steals the ball from Randall Archibald | 40-37 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | George Walcott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | David Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:35 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | George Walcott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 09:08 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | William Webster knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Archibald | 43-42 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Walcott - foul #1 on George Walcott, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Lee (PG), Rico Alvarez (SG), Ronald Scholl (SF), Timothy Arden (PF), Danny Hall (C) William Webster, Randall Archibald, Charles Schwendinger, George Walcott, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Johnson (PG), Matthew Wright (SG), Stephen Brackman (SF), Randall Adams (C) Boris Zeisler, Scott Deans, Mike Woodside, David Owens | |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Lee | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rico Alvarez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Scholl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Arden (fresh) C - Danny Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Matthew Wright (fresh) SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Deal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Randall Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal loses the ball out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Deans (SG), Albert Jones (C) Matthew Wright, Gerard Deal | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Rico Alvarez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott Deans | 46-47 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl's pass is intercepted by Scott Deans | 46-47 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans banks in the layup | 46-49 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Rico Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Scholl - foul #2 on Ronald Scholl, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Webster (PG) Rico Alvarez | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler (PG), David Owens (C) Richard Johnson, Randall Adams | |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Danny Hall knocks in the floater from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler is fouled on the floor by Ronald Scholl - foul #3 on Ronald Scholl, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Archibald (SG), George Walcott (PF) Ronald Scholl, Timothy Arden | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | George Walcott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Allen (C) Danny Hall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Randall Adams (PF) Albert Jones | |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | George Walcott makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | George Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Keith Lee grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | William Webster buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 03:45 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams is called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger (SF) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (SG), Albert Jones (SF), Gerard Deal (PF) Scott Deans, Stephen Brackman, Randall Adams | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | George Walcott makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Webster | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Archibald (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Schwendinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Walcott (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Boris Zeisler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Woodside (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - David Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones misses the tip | 56-53 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Allen | 56-53 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Schwendinger, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Lee (SG), Timothy Arden (PF), Danny Hall (C) Randall Archibald, George Walcott, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Deans (SG), Stephen Brackman (SF), Randall Adams (C) Boris Zeisler, Albert Jones, David Owens | |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Walcott (PF) Timothy Arden | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Randall Adams, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Archibald (SG) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Danny Hall misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 56-53 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | William Webster tips it home | 58-53 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Allen (C) Danny Hall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler (PG), David Owens (C) Mike Woodside, Randall Adams | |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler is fouled on the floor by William Webster - foul #2 on William Webster, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | George Walcott grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Boris Zeisler is called for the reach on William Webster - foul #3 on Boris Zeisler, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | William Webster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | David Owens gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Walcott | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | George Walcott is hacked by Boris Zeisler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Zeisler, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl (SG), Timothy Arden (PF) Randall Archibald, George Walcott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden is fouled on the floor by Scott Deans - foul #1 on Scott Deans, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Archibald (SG) Charles Schwendinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | David Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Zeisler | 59-56 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Walcott (PF) Timothy Arden | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zeisler - foul #5 on Boris Zeisler, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG) Boris Zeisler | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | William Webster is called for the reach on Mike Woodside in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Webster, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger (SF) Ronald Scholl | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Mike Woodside is called for the reach on Thomas Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Woodside, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl (SF) Charles Schwendinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Stephen Brackman | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside lays it in | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Mike Woodside is called for the reach on Ronald Scholl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Woodside, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | David Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |