| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the lay-in | 32-27 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 34-27 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits the follow up shot | 36-27 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Donald Melville buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Reginald Smith and he's hacked by Raymond Davis - foul #3 on Raymond Davis, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF) Reginald Smith, Lawrence Bell, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (SG), Larry Sampson (PF) Raymond Davis, Alex Mann | |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Donald Melville makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Donald Melville blows the layup | 39-32 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the tip | 39-32 |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Melville steps in front of the Santo Ramirez pass | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Melville | 41-32 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott travels with the ball | 41-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Alex Mann (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Travis Daniel, Craig Robison | |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith loses the dribble to Donald Scott in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 15:57 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alex Mann | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Melville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Bleau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Donald Scott steals the ball from Reginald Smith | 41-34 |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Reginald Smith | 41-34 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley's floater is tipped away by Phillip Gillespie | 41-34 |
| 14:51 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark is hacked by Reginald Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Darrell Coleman (PF), Craig Robison (C) Donald Clark, Donald Scott, Larry Sampson, Alex Mann, Phillip Gillespie | |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito is fouled on the floor by Santo Ramirez - foul #3 on Santo Ramirez, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Craig Robison is called for the reach on Frank Harn - foul #2 on Craig Robison, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rocky Esposito, Calvin Saldana | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Frank Harn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Bell and the foul's on Craig Robison - foul #3 on Craig Robison, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Reginald Smith steals the ball from Santo Ramirez | 44-34 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Robison - foul #4 on Craig Robison, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Calvin Saldana | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Charles Herrin (SG), Alex Mann (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Raymond Davis, Darrell Coleman, Craig Robison | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Alex Mann | 44-34 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 12:04 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Clark | 44-34 |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Donald Melville steals the ball from Phillip Gillespie | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Melville (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Herrin (fresh) SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Donald Clark steals the ball from Lawrence Bell in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark hits the finger roll | 44-36 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Travis Daniel is called for the reach on Donald Melville in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Daniel, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Calvin Saldana (PF) Donald Melville, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson (C) Phillip Gillespie | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith drills a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Donald Clark - foul #3 on Donald Clark, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rocky Esposito, Lawrence Bell, Calvin Saldana | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Donald Scott (SF), Darrell Coleman (PF) Donald Clark, Charles Herrin, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Frank Harn blows the layup but he's fouled by Larry Sampson - foul #2 on Larry Sampson, team foul #8 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie (C) Darrell Coleman | |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:36 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis is called for traveling | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (SG) Raymond Davis | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Santo Ramirez - foul #4 on Santo Ramirez, team foul #9 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Lawrence Bell, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF) Santo Ramirez | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Phillip Gillespie blocks the short jumper by Lewis Whitley | 49-36 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott loses the dribble to Lewis Whitley | 49-36 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Darrell Coleman (C) Donald Scott, Larry Sampson, Phillip Gillespie | |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman is hacked by Calvin Saldana - foul #1 on Calvin Saldana, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis is whistled for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Calvin Saldana | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin (PG) Donald Clark | |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Charles Herrin steals the ball from Reginald Smith in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel gets the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:01 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-36 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Raymond Davis is called for the reach on Lawrence Bell - foul #4 on Raymond Davis, team foul #10 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Craig Robison (C) Raymond Davis, Alex Mann | |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Saldana (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Herrin (fresh) SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Travis Daniel takes the ball from Calvin Saldana in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-38 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell tips it in | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:59 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Travis Daniel steals the ball from Lawrence Bell | 53-38 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana misses long on a jumper from the left block | 53-40 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Frank Harn tips it back up and in | 55-40 |
| 05:44 | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Harn | 55-40 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Lawrence Bell, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (SG), Donald Scott (SF), Larry Sampson (PF) Charles Herrin, Travis Daniel, Darrell Coleman | |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley jams it on a nice dish by Donald Melville and the foul's on Donald Scott - foul #3 on Donald Scott, team foul #11 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF) Larry Sampson | |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the free throw | 58-40 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Santo Ramirez | 58-43 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis makes the floater from the baseline | 58-45 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Melville | 61-45 |
| 04:23 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison is whistled for a carry | 61-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Larry Sampson (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins jams it | 63-45 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie is fouled on the floor by Rocky Esposito - foul #2 on Rocky Esposito, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Frank Harn (C) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (PF) Raymond Davis | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Melville (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 63-45 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Donald Melville's pass is intercepted by Larry Sampson in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie is called for traveling | 63-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF) Reginald Smith, Lawrence Bell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Larry Sampson | 66-47 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito is whistled for traveling | 66-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin (PG) Darrell Coleman | |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Reginald Smith picks off the pass by Donald Clark | 66-47 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Donald Melville misses the easy layup | 66-47 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley hits the follow up shot | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-47 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Donald Melville's pass is intercepted by Donald Clark in the backcourt | 68-47 |
| 01:29 | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Clark | 68-49 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Bell | 71-49 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-49 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie misses the tip | 71-49 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson tips it but misses | 71-49 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Larry Sampson is called for the reach on Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Larry Sampson, team foul #12 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (PF) Charles Herrin | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott is fouled on the floor by Donald Melville - foul #3 on Donald Melville, team foul #4 | 73-49 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott buries a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Donald Melville - foul #4 on Donald Melville, team foul #5 | 73-51 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott makes the free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith runs out the clock | 73-52 |