| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Archibald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Schwendinger (fresh) PF - George Walcott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Myron Davisson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Bischoff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou misses the turnaround in the lane | 21-21 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | George Walcott pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Randall Archibald makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Webster and the foul's on Roger Bischoff - foul #1 on Roger Bischoff, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG), Charles Whyte (PF) Myron Davisson, Gary Guardado | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Randall Archibald makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Allen is called for the reach on Garf Wondoloski - foul #2 on Thomas Allen, team foul #1 | 24-21 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Schwendinger - foul #1 on Charles Schwendinger, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Thomas Allen - foul #3 on Thomas Allen, team foul #3 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Danny Hall (C) Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson (PG), Gary Guardado (PF) Garf Wondoloski, Charles Whyte | |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Danny Hall - foul #1 on Danny Hall, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Carmelo Quinones | |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Danny Hall can't connect on a floater from the right block | 24-26 |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado clanks a jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | George Walcott grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | George Walcott clanks a shot from the right side | 24-26 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | William Webster tips it in | 26-26 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Lee (SG), Ronald Scholl (SF), Timothy Arden (PF) Randall Archibald, Charles Schwendinger, George Walcott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Charles Whyte (PF) Myron Davisson, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado | |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden is hacked by Jo-Long Hou - foul #3 on Jo-Long Hou, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Jo-Long Hou | |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Keith Lee | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Scholl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Arden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Danny Hall (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Bischoff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte is hacked by Danny Hall - foul #2 on Danny Hall, team foul #5 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rico Alvarez (SG), George Walcott (PF), Thomas Allen (C) William Webster, Timothy Arden, Danny Hall | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson (PG), Jo-Long Hou (C) Roger Bischoff, Gary Guardado | |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Ronald Scholl - foul #2 on Ronald Scholl, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Archibald (PG) Rico Alvarez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson (SG) Myron Davisson | |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | George Walcott is open and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Lee | 31-28 |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson is fouled on the floor by Keith Lee - foul #2 on Keith Lee, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Webster (PG), Charles Schwendinger (SF) Keith Lee, Ronald Scholl | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson (PG) Garf Wondoloski | |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:27 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | William Webster shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | William Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | William Webster is hacked by Myron Davisson - foul #1 on Myron Davisson, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Arden (PF) George Walcott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG), Roger Bischoff (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Gary Guardado (PF) Myron Davisson, Matthew Thompson, Carmelo Quinones, Charles Whyte | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | William Webster evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Archibald | 33-30 |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William Webster - foul #2 on William Webster, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Lee (SG), Danny Hall (C) Randall Archibald, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF) Garf Wondoloski, Robert Bennett | |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jo-Long Hou | 33-33 |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou misses the floater in the lane | 33-33 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Keith Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Schwendinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Arden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Danny Hall (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Myron Davisson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Bischoff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Keith Lee drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Schwendinger | 35-33 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Keith Lee steps in front of the Myron Davisson pass | 35-33 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Danny Hall banks in the wide open layup | 37-33 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Myron Davisson | 37-35 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | William Webster is fouled on the floor by Myron Davisson - foul #2 on Myron Davisson, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Archibald (PG), Ronald Scholl (SF), George Walcott (PF), Thomas Allen (C) William Webster, Charles Schwendinger, Timothy Arden, Danny Hall | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG), Matthew Thompson (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Charles Whyte (PF) Myron Davisson, Roger Bischoff, Carmelo Quinones, Gary Guardado | |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | George Walcott misses long on a floater from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 09:06 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Allen blocks the jumper by Jo-Long Hou | 37-35 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Allen - foul #4 on Thomas Allen, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Webster (PG) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson (PG), Roger Bischoff (SG) Garf Wondoloski, Matthew Thompson | |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | George Walcott can't connect on an uncontested jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Roger Bischoff - foul #2 on Roger Bischoff, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF) Myron Davisson, Robert Bennett | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | George Walcott makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | George Walcott misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Archibald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Scholl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Walcott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Bischoff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Webster | 38-37 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | George Walcott buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones loses the dribble to Thomas Allen | 41-37 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | George Walcott misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | George Walcott is whistled for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Lee (SG), Charles Schwendinger (SF), Timothy Arden (PF), Danny Hall (C) Randall Archibald, Ronald Scholl, George Walcott, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson (PG), Gary Guardado (PF) Roger Bischoff, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson is hacked by Danny Hall - foul #3 on Danny Hall, team foul #10 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Bischoff (SG) Garf Wondoloski | |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (SG), Jo-Long Hou (C) Roger Bischoff, Charles Whyte | |
| 04:04 | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Bischoff (SG), Charles Whyte (C) Garf Wondoloski, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Danny Hall blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Schwendinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Arden (fresh) 6 reb. C - Danny Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Myron Davisson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Bischoff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Danny Hall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Arden | 43-39 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Gary Guardado | 43-41 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Archibald (SG), George Walcott (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Keith Lee, Timothy Arden, Danny Hall | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG), Matthew Thompson (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Myron Davisson, Roger Bischoff, Carmelo Quinones, Charles Whyte | |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 43-41 |
| 02:07 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Guardado | 43-41 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson (PG), Roger Bischoff (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF) Garf Wondoloski, Matthew Thompson, Robert Bennett | |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 01:17 | Western Michigan | William Webster takes the ball from Roger Bischoff | 43-41 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Schwendinger - foul #2 on Charles Schwendinger, team foul #11 | 43-41 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Myron Davisson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | George Walcott snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Myron Davisson is called for the reach on George Walcott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Myron Davisson, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger is hacked by Gary Guardado - foul #1 on Gary Guardado, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Allen | 45-41 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen is hacked by Myron Davisson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Myron Davisson, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Scholl (SF) Charles Schwendinger | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Roger Bischoff misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Myron Davisson - foul #5 on Myron Davisson, team foul #9 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Arden (PF) George Walcott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (PG) Myron Davisson | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Guardado | 48-41 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Schwendinger (SF) Randall Archibald | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Arden runs out the clock | 48-41 |