| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Laurel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Carr (fresh) PF - Gregory Eckhardt (fresh) C - Ronald Lester (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Karrenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Allen Carr inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Neal Matranga snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla scores on a 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Neal Matranga pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Neal Matranga buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Buswell | 37-43 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Eric Quintanilla steals it from Stuart Laurel | 37-43 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Neal Matranga banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Quintanilla | 37-45 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 37-45 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Neal Matranga pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Neal Matranga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Neal Matranga, Frank Karrenberg | |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Quintanilla - foul #2 on Eric Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Angel Romano, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Eric Buswell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Jack Duffy pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Edward Bower steps in front of the Robert Redrick pass | 37-45 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Allen Carr (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Rigoberto Romano, Manuel Litchford, Gregory Eckhardt, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Beale (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Frank Karrenberg (C) Eric Quintanilla, Patrick Sisk, Eric Buswell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Angel Romano hits a shot from the right side set up by Ronald Lester | 39-45 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Don Walker steps in front of the Edward Bower pass | 39-45 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Don Walker drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Allen Carr and he's hacked by Edward Bower - foul #3 on Edward Bower, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Allen Carr, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Eric Buswell (PF) Edward Bower, Christopher Beale, Archie Ricciardi | |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Eric Buswell gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:34 | Marquette | Don Walker steals it from Eric Buswell | 41-45 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Frank Karrenberg is called for the reach on Stanley Hulme - foul #1 on Frank Karrenberg, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel (SG), Allen Carr (SF), Gregory Eckhardt (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Don Walker, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Beale (SG), Archie Ricciardi (PF) Eric Quintanilla, Eric Buswell | |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick is hacked by Carl Willis - foul #3 on Carl Willis, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Angel Romano (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edgar Small (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Eric Buswell (PF) Carl Willis, Christopher Beale, Archie Ricciardi | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Angel Romano lays it in on a nice dish by Don Walker | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Redrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Angel Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Eckhardt (fairly fresh) C - Stanley Hulme (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edgar Small (fresh) SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Karrenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 43-45 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Eckhardt | 45-45 |
| 15:30 | Marquette | The short jumper by Eric Buswell is denied by Stanley Hulme | 45-45 |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Neal Matranga tips it in | 45-47 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Don Walker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Edgar Small loses the dribble to Robert Redrick in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Angel Romano lays it up and in set up by Robert Redrick | 50-47 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gregory Eckhardt | 50-47 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Buswell - foul #2 on Eric Buswell, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (PG), Stuart Laurel (SG), Allen Carr (SF), Ronald Lester (C) Don Walker, Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Christopher Beale (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Edgar Small, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Eric Buswell, Frank Karrenberg | |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt buries a floater from the right side set up by Rigoberto Romano | 54-49 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Carr | 57-49 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Gregory Eckhardt swats the layup by Archie Ricciardi | 57-49 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Sisk | 57-51 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rigoberto Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Laurel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Eckhardt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lester (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Beale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Archie Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano double dribbles | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Redrick (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Rigoberto Romano, Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr, Gregory Eckhardt, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Eric Buswell (PF), Frank Karrenberg (C) Christopher Beale, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi, Robert Caldwell | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Eric Buswell is denied on a layup by Manuel Litchford | 59-51 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Don Walker pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Don Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Don Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is called for traveling | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Allen Carr (SF) Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Allen Carr steps in front of the Frank Karrenberg pass | 59-51 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the floater from the right block | 59-51 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Bower - foul #4 on Edward Bower, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel (SG), Manuel Litchford (SF), Ronald Lester (C) Robert Redrick, Allen Carr, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Frank Karrenberg | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Eric Buswell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Angel Romano - foul #3 on Angel Romano, team foul #1 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Allen Carr (SF) Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Don Walker is called for a charge - foul #2 on Don Walker, team foul #2 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Neal Matranga scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Buswell | 61-56 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Don Walker buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Manuel Litchford | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stuart Laurel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Ronald Lester (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Willis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neal Matranga (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Karrenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Neal Matranga's pass is intercepted by Manuel Litchford | 64-56 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Don Walker knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Stuart Laurel | 66-56 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Gregory Eckhardt (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr, Manuel Litchford, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Frank Karrenberg | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Angel Romano knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Redrick | 68-56 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell connects on the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Don Walker - foul #3 on Don Walker, team foul #3 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel (SG), Manuel Litchford (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Don Walker, Gregory Eckhardt, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Beale (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF) Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Eric Buswell | |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the free throw | 68-58 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Angel Romano travels with the ball | 68-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Allen Carr (SF), Gregory Eckhardt (PF) Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Eric Buswell (PF) Christopher Beale, Archie Ricciardi | |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Bower | 68-61 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Eric Quintanilla takes the ball from Stuart Laurel | 68-61 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla blows the layup | 68-61 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell tips it back up and in | 68-63 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Eric Buswell hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Quintanilla | 68-65 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester tips it in | 70-65 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla scores on a 3 from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel lays it up and in | 72-68 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Eric Buswell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Bower | 72-70 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester steps out of bounds on the baseline | 72-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr, Gregory Eckhardt, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Beale (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF) Eric Quintanilla, Patrick Sisk, Eric Buswell | |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Neal Matranga hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 72-73 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jack Duffy | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Redrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rigoberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Romano (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Jack Duffy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Beale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Archie Ricciardi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is whistled for traveling | 72-73 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Christopher Beale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Manuel Litchford | 72-73 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses badly on a floater from the left side | 72-73 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-73 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Jack Duffy blocks the short jumper by Robert Caldwell | 74-73 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Redrick | 76-73 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Neal Matranga scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Bower | 76-75 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Redrick | 78-75 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Stuart Laurel (SG), Gregory Eckhardt (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Robert Redrick, Rigoberto Romano, Manuel Litchford, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Eric Buswell (PF) Christopher Beale, Archie Ricciardi | |
| 01:44 | Marquette | Eric Buswell travels with the ball | 78-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Allen Carr (SF) Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Robert Caldwell picks off the pass by Stuart Laurel | 78-75 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Neal Matranga can't finish the layup | 78-75 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Don Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 78-75 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel gets the offensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Don Walker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Lester | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Eric Buswell misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Carr - foul #2 on Allen Carr, team foul #4 | 80-75 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Eric Buswell makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Eric Buswell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Don Walker | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Edward Bower is called for the reach on Don Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Bower, team foul #8 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG) Edward Bower | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-83 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Eric Quintanilla is called for the reach on Don Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Quintanilla, team foul #9 | 84-83 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Eric Buswell grabs the defensive rebound | 85-83 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Eric Buswell is hacked by Gregory Eckhardt - foul #2 on Gregory Eckhardt, team foul #5 | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Neal Matranga hits a fadeaway from close range | 85-85 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 34 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stuart Laurel (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Carr (fresh) PF - Gregory Eckhardt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Willis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester wins the tip | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-85 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Eric Buswell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 88-85 |
| 04:26 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 88-85 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-85 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stuart Laurel | 88-85 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 88-85 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Neal Matranga grabs the defensive rebound | 88-85 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 88-85 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester snags the defensive board | 88-85 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Allen Carr scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Stuart Laurel | 90-85 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses short on a jump hook from close range | 90-85 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Allen Carr gets the rebound | 90-85 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #5 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #10 | 90-85 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF) Don Walker, Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr, Gregory Eckhardt | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Beale (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Frank Karrenberg (C) Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Eric Buswell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester misses the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Willis | 91-88 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Carl Willis steals the ball from Rigoberto Romano | 91-88 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Christopher Beale throws it down on a nice dish by Carl Willis | 91-90 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford is hacked by Carl Willis - foul #4 on Carl Willis, team foul #11 | 91-90 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Jack Duffy (C) Rigoberto Romano, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF) Christopher Beale, Patrick Sisk | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses the 1st free throw | 91-90 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 92-90 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 92-90 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 92-90 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick snags the defensive board | 92-90 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick is hacked by Frank Karrenberg - foul #2 on Frank Karrenberg, team foul #12 | 92-90 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel (SG), Allen Carr (SF), Gregory Eckhardt (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Don Walker, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Buswell (PF) Archie Ricciardi | |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick makes the 1st free throw | 93-90 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick misses the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg snags the defensive board | 93-90 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Eric Buswell is fouled on the floor by Allen Carr - foul #3 on Allen Carr, team foul #6 | 93-90 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG) Robert Redrick | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg blows the layup | 93-90 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt snags the defensive board | 93-90 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Frank Karrenberg - foul #3 on Frank Karrenberg, team foul #13 | 93-90 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 94-90 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 94-90 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Neal Matranga pulls down the rebound | 94-90 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 94-90 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Carl Willis misses the lay-in | 94-90 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Eric Buswell grabs the offensive board | 94-90 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Eric Buswell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 94-92 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 35 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stuart Laurel (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Eckhardt (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Willis (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. PF - Eric Buswell (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Frank Karrenberg (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Willis - foul #5 on Carl Willis, team foul #14 | 94-92 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edgar Small (PG) Carl Willis | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel misses the 1st free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel misses the 2nd free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Eric Buswell pulls down the rebound | 94-92 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 94-92 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla is whistled for traveling | 94-92 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Don Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Small - foul #2 on Edgar Small, team foul #15 | 94-92 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 1st free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg grabs the board | 94-92 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 94-92 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 94-92 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester snags the defensive board | 94-92 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester is hacked by Eric Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Quintanilla, team foul #16 | 94-92 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester makes the 1st free throw | 95-92 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 96-92 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 96-92 |