| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - David Valley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Messerly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Paull (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia State | Luis Oliver inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly is called for traveling | 37-32 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Oliver - foul #2 on Luis Oliver, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Redmond | 39-32 |
| 19:01 | Georgia State | Luis Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 18:59 | Georgia State | Keith Paull tips it home | 39-34 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Steven Messerly steals it from Maurice McNeal | 39-34 |
| 18:27 | Georgia State | Luis Oliver's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Prue | 39-34 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Luis Oliver steals the ball from Maurice McNeal | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | Georgia State | David Valley misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Luis Oliver steps in front of the Gary Redmond pass in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 17:24 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Paull | 39-36 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by David Valley in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Valley, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski (PG), David Archer (SG), Samuel Moore (SF), Moses Nimmons (PF), Larry Warf (C) David Valley, Steven Messerly, Luis Oliver, Keith Paull, Luis Brown | |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses long on a jumper near the basket | 39-36 |
| 17:00 | Georgia State | Moses Nimmons snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:44 | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski is called for traveling | 39-36 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is hacked by David Archer - foul #1 on David Archer, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Moses Nimmons - foul #1 on Moses Nimmons, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Luis Oliver (SF) Samuel Moore | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:10 | Georgia State | Larry Warf grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 15:58 | Georgia State | David Archer drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claude Myles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Calvin Kopinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Moses Nimmons (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Warf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Green (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders, Claude Myles, Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Georgia State | David Valley (PG), Steven Messerly (SG), James Watkins (PF), Luis Brown (C) Calvin Kopinski, David Archer, Moses Nimmons, Larry Warf | |
| 15:42 | Georgia State | Luis Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 15:18 | Georgia State | David Valley snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:03 | Georgia State | James Watkins misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gary Redmond, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Maurice McNeal (C) Adrian Green, George Davis | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski (PG), David Archer (SG), Samuel Moore (SF), Larry Warf (C) David Valley, Steven Messerly, Luis Oliver, Luis Brown | |
| 14:30 | Georgia State | David Archer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Moore | 40-41 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | The jumper by Ivan Pavelski is denied by Larry Warf | 40-41 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Watkins - foul #4 on James Watkins, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF) Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Georgia State | David Valley (PG), Steven Messerly (SG), Luis Oliver (SF), Keith Paull (PF), Moses Nimmons (C) Calvin Kopinski, David Archer, Samuel Moore, James Watkins, Larry Warf | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:22 | Georgia State | David Valley hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Luis Oliver | 42-43 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski buries a runner from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 12:41 | Georgia State | John Dudzinski takes the ball from Moses Nimmons | 44-43 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski lays it up and in | 46-43 |
| 12:22 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly is fouled on the floor by Thomas Flanders - foul #1 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Claude Myles, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Luis Brown (C) Luis Oliver | |
| 12:02 | Georgia State | Keith Paull hits a shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | David Valley picks off the pass by Thomas Flanders in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 11:46 | Georgia State | Luis Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Messerly | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) SG - Thomas Flanders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincente Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - David Valley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Messerly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Paull (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Moses Nimmons (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Luis Brown denies the turnaround by Geoffrey Prue | 46-47 |
| 11:21 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:14 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Steven Messerly steals it from Vincente Rizzo | 46-47 |
| 10:42 | Georgia State | George Davis steals the ball from Luis Brown | 46-47 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Moses Nimmons - foul #2 on Moses Nimmons, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders, Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski (PG), David Archer (SG), Samuel Moore (SF), Larry Warf (C) David Valley, Steven Messerly, Moses Nimmons, Luis Brown | |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:18 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Larry Warf | 47-47 |
| 10:02 | Georgia State | Samuel Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 09:23 | Georgia State | Samuel Moore's pass is intercepted by Claude Myles | 49-47 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 08:37 | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Maurice McNeal | 52-47 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by David Archer in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Archer, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF), George Davis (PF) Claude Myles, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Georgia State | David Valley (PG), Steven Messerly (SG), Luis Oliver (SF), Luis Brown (C) Calvin Kopinski, David Archer, Samuel Moore, Larry Warf | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal can't finish the uncontested layup | 52-47 |
| 08:07 | Georgia State | David Valley snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:02 | Georgia State | David Valley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Davis | 52-47 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Redmond (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - David Valley (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Messerly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Paull (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Davis | 54-47 |
| 06:39 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Valley | 54-50 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Davis | 57-50 |
| 05:54 | Georgia State | Keith Paull buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski (PG), David Archer (SG), James Watkins (PF), Larry Warf (C) David Valley, Steven Messerly, Luis Oliver, Luis Brown | |
| 05:54 | Georgia State | Keith Paull misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vincente Rizzo | 57-52 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo buries a fadeaway from the right side | 59-52 |
| 05:13 | Georgia State | Keith Paull's pass is intercepted by Thomas Flanders | 59-52 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by David Archer - foul #3 on David Archer, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Samuel Moore (SF) Keith Paull | |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:55 | Georgia State | Vincente Rizzo picks off the pass by David Archer | 61-52 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 04:33 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to David Archer | 61-52 |
| 04:12 | Georgia State | Larry Warf's layup is rejected by Vincente Rizzo | 61-52 |
| 04:11 | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:03 | Georgia State | Thomas Flanders is called for the reach on Samuel Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Green (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, Claude Myles, Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Steven Messerly (SG), Luis Oliver (SF), Moses Nimmons (C) Calvin Kopinski, David Archer, Larry Warf | |
| 03:43 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 03:42 | Georgia State | Samuel Moore gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Georgia State | Luis Oliver's floater is knocked away by Geoffrey Prue | 61-52 |
| 03:26 | Georgia State | Moses Nimmons grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Maurice McNeal (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Samuel Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Messerly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Moses Nimmons (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly buries a jumper from the left side set up by Luis Oliver | 61-54 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Luis Oliver steals the ball from Maurice McNeal | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Georgia State | James Watkins can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Geoffrey Prue - foul #2 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG) Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Georgia State | David Valley (PG) Samuel Moore | |
| 02:52 | Georgia State | James Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:52 | Georgia State | James Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Messerly - foul #1 on Steven Messerly, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG) Adrian Green | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski (PG), David Archer (SG), Larry Warf (C) David Valley, Steven Messerly, Moses Nimmons | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:32 | Georgia State | Larry Warf snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:32 | Georgia State | Georgia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| 02:15 | Georgia State | Larry Warf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Dudzinski | 63-55 |
| 01:51 | Georgia State | Georgia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Georgia State | David Valley (PG), Steven Messerly (SG), Luis Brown (C) Calvin Kopinski, David Archer, Larry Warf | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Brown | 63-58 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 00:47 | Georgia State | David Valley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Luis Brown | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is fouled in the backcourt by David Valley - foul #3 on David Valley, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:45 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Luis Brown | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Georgia State | David Valley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:36 | Georgia State | Luis Oliver can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 00:35 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly grabs the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:33 | Georgia State | Steven Messerly misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:31 | Georgia State | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Brown | 67-61 |
| 00:28 | Georgia State | Luis Oliver misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | Georgia State | Luis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:24 | Georgia State | Luis Oliver drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner and the foul's on Claude Myles - foul #2 on Claude Myles, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 00:24 | Georgia State | Luis Oliver misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is fouled in the backcourt by David Valley - foul #4 on David Valley, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Claude Myles | |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:15 | Georgia State | David Valley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is hacked by Steven Messerly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Messerly, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:04 | Georgia State | David Valley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Brown | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | David Valley is called for the reach on Gary Redmond in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Valley, team foul #13 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski (PG) David Valley | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Georgia State | Calvin Kopinski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-67 |