| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marco Colombo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hans Goralski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifford Stephens (fresh) SF - Gabriel Zysett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wason (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett inbounds the ball | 44-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-21 |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Hans Goralski | 44-21 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Clifford Stephens is called for the reach on William Hope - foul #3 on Clifford Stephens, team foul #1 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Griffin (SG) Clifford Stephens | |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | William Hope misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-21 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides tips it in | 46-21 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Dickerson | 46-23 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | William Hope clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-23 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo tips it back up and in | 48-23 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | John Dickerson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-23 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | David Wason grabs the offensive board | 48-23 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | David Wason can't connect on a floater from the left block | 48-23 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Hans Goralski gets the rebound | 48-23 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | William Hope knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-23 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Griffin | 51-26 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | William Hope comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-26 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Jesse Hughes pulls down the rebound | 51-26 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | John Dickerson buries a 3 from the right corner | 51-29 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo double dribbles | 51-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Jones (PF), William Carter (C) Marco Colombo, Hans Goralski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Rueda (PF), Cecil Smith (C) David Wason, Jesse Hughes | |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-29 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Cecil Smith tips it back up and in | 51-31 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Hope | 53-31 |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Gerald Rueda's floater is tipped away by Daniel Jones | 53-31 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Hope (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Carter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Zysett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Rueda (fresh) C - Cecil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | William Carter clanks a jumper from close range | 53-31 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden tips it back up and in | 55-31 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Benavides - foul #2 on Wayne Benavides, team foul #1 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SG), Marco Colombo (PF) William Hope, Wayne Benavides | |
| Subs | Montana State | Justin Ranallo (PG), Clifford Stephens (SG), David Wason (PF), Jesse Hughes (C) John Dickerson, Andrew Griffin, Gerald Rueda, Cecil Smith | |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | William Carter is hacked by Jesse Hughes - foul #2 on Jesse Hughes, team foul #2 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Rueda (SF) Gabriel Zysett | |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | William Carter misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jesse Hughes - foul #3 on Jesse Hughes, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Justin Ranallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Goralski (C) William Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF) Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Gerald Rueda comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-33 |
| 13:38 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Stephens | 57-33 |
| 13:28 | Montana State | Jesse Hughes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Ranallo | 57-35 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | David Wason pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Clifford Stephens clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-35 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Hans Goralski gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-35 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Hans Goralski grabs the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo misses the lay-in | 57-35 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Jesse Hughes snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Clifford Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-35 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden scores on a jumper from the right wing | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mike Terrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marco Colombo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Hans Goralski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Justin Ranallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gerald Rueda (fairly fresh) PF - David Wason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Montana State | Clifford Stephens scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Ranallo | 59-37 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-37 |
| 11:07 | Montana State | David Wason gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Clifford Stephens is whistled for a carry | 59-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG), Daniel Jones (SF), Daryl Lightfoot (PF), William Carter (C) Mike Terrell, Wayne Benavides, Marco Colombo, Hans Goralski | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Dickerson (PG), Andrew Griffin (SG), Gabriel Zysett (SF), Lee Sasaki (PF), Cecil Smith (C) Justin Ranallo, Clifford Stephens, Gerald Rueda, David Wason, Jesse Hughes | |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | William Hope is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Hope, team foul #2 | 59-37 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-37 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | William Hope makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ellis Molden | 62-37 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-37 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | William Carter gets the rebound | 62-37 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | William Carter drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Hope | 64-37 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | John Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Daryl Lightfoot - foul #1 on Daryl Lightfoot, team foul #3 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SG) Ellis Molden | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifford Stephens (SG) Andrew Griffin | |
| 08:41 | Montana State | Gabriel Zysett comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 64-37 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones snags the defensive board | 64-37 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-37 |
| 08:14 | Montana State | Cecil Smith grabs the board | 64-37 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Cecil Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SG), Li-Liang Huang (C) Daryl Lightfoot, William Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Wason (PF), Jesse Hughes (C) Lee Sasaki, Cecil Smith | |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones buries a 3 from the right corner | 67-37 |
| 07:30 | Montana State | Mike Terrell picks off the pass by Jesse Hughes | 67-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hope (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gabriel Zysett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Gabriel Zysett is called for the reach on Wayne Benavides - foul #1 on Gabriel Zysett, team foul #4 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daryl Lightfoot (PF) William Hope | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Griffin (PG), David Henry (SG), Justin Ranallo (SF), Lee Sasaki (PF), Gerald Rueda (C) John Dickerson, Clifford Stephens, Gabriel Zysett, David Wason, Jesse Hughes | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-37 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Gerald Rueda grabs the defensive rebound | 67-37 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Andrew Griffin clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Li-Liang Huang - foul #1 on Li-Liang Huang, team foul #4 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Carter (C) Li-Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Smith (C) Justin Ranallo | |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Andrew Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 67-38 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Andrew Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-39 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-39 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Gerald Rueda pulls down the rebound | 67-39 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Andrew Griffin buries a floater from the free throw line set up by David Henry | 67-41 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | David Henry picks off the pass by William Carter | 67-41 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | David Henry misses the easy layup | 67-41 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell gets the rebound | 67-41 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-41 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Daryl Lightfoot can't tip it in | 67-41 |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Andrew Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-41 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Andrew Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-41 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Gerald Rueda misses the tip | 67-41 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daryl Lightfoot | 67-41 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Rueda - foul #1 on Gerald Rueda, team foul #5 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), Li-Liang Huang (C) Wayne Benavides, William Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Justin Ranallo (SF) Cecil Smith | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Gerald Rueda scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Henry | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden's pass is intercepted by Andrew Griffin in the backcourt | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Montana State | David Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Smith (C) David Henry | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mike Terrell | 71-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mike Terrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daryl Lightfoot (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Justin Ranallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Rueda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Sasaki (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Gerald Rueda knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Griffin | 71-46 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-46 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden hits the follow up shot | 73-46 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Lee Sasaki is fouled on the floor by Daryl Lightfoot - foul #2 on Daryl Lightfoot, team foul #5 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Carter (C) Li-Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Henry (SG) Lee Sasaki | |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Justin Ranallo comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-46 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Jones | 73-46 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-46 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Cecil Smith grabs the board | 73-46 |
| 02:03 | Montana State | Mike Terrell picks off the pass by Andrew Griffin in the backcourt | 73-46 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Griffin - foul #2 on Andrew Griffin, team foul #6 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang (C) Ellis Molden | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lee Sasaki (PF) Justin Ranallo | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-46 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Lee Sasaki misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daryl Lightfoot - foul #3 on Daryl Lightfoot, team foul #6 | 75-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG) Li-Liang Huang | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Lee Sasaki makes the 1st free throw | 75-47 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Lee Sasaki makes the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ellis Molden | 78-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Daryl Lightfoot swats the layup by Cecil Smith | 78-48 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 78-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Gerald Rueda is called for the reach on Ellis Molden - foul #2 on Gerald Rueda, team foul #7 | 78-48 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 1st free throw | 79-48 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden misses the 2nd free throw | 79-48 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Cecil Smith pulls down the rebound | 79-48 |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Lee Sasaki comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-48 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones pulls down the rebound | 79-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden runs out the clock | 79-48 |