| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Jonathon Grow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Hixon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Holifield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morris Brown | James Young inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathon Grow and the foul's on Gary Redmond - foul #3 on Gary Redmond, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Gary Redmond | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 19:35 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon makes the free throw | 21-39 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Harold Brown is called for the reach on Ivan Pavelski - foul #2 on Harold Brown, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ivan Pavelski | 23-39 |
| 18:49 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-39 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 23-39 |
| 18:28 | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Maurice McNeal | 26-39 |
| 17:55 | Morris Brown | James Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski grabs the board | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-39 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Pavelski | 28-39 |
| 16:43 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 16:11 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown loses the dribble to John Dudzinski | 30-42 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski lays it up and in | 32-42 |
| 15:44 | Morris Brown | Robert Holifield hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 32-42 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fairly fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Jonathon Grow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Hixon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Holifield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 32-42 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski tips it home | 34-42 |
| 15:05 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon is called for traveling | 34-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Thomas Flanders, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Joshua Ivers (PG), Nick McGuinn (SG), Russell Barnett (SF), Phillip Opp (PF), Ralph Coker (C) Jonathon Grow, Karl Hixon, James Young, Robert Holifield, Harold Brown | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo lays it up and in | 36-42 |
| 14:08 | Morris Brown | Phillip Opp hits the finger roll set up by Nick McGuinn | 36-44 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo loses the ball out of bounds | 36-44 |
| 13:37 | Morris Brown | Russell Barnett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Russell Barnett, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 13:12 | Morris Brown | The rebound goes to Phillip Opp | 36-44 |
| 12:59 | Morris Brown | Russell Barnett is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Phillip Hicks, Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow (PG), Karl Hixon (SG), James Young (SF), Robert Holifield (PF) Joshua Ivers, Nick McGuinn, Russell Barnett, Phillip Opp | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 12:38 | Morris Brown | Robert Holifield gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:32 | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 12:30 | Morris Brown | Robert Holifield hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Prue | 39-46 |
| 11:58 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon is hacked by Gary Redmond - foul #4 on Gary Redmond, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) Gary Redmond, Claude Myles, George Davis | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Harold Brown (C) Ralph Coker | |
| 11:50 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski connects on the 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Jonathon Grow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Hixon (fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Holifield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow drills a floater from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal's layup is rejected by James Young | 42-48 |
| 10:59 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:54 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue buries a jumper near the basket | 44-50 |
| 10:20 | Morris Brown | Geoffrey Prue is called for the reach on Robert Holifield - foul #3 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Joshua Ivers (PG), Nick McGuinn (SG), Phillip Opp (SF), Ralph Coker (PF) Jonathon Grow, Karl Hixon, James Young, Robert Holifield | |
| 10:13 | Morris Brown | Phillip Opp travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Hicks | 47-50 |
| 09:48 | Morris Brown | Nick McGuinn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | George Davis snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Phillip Opp picks off the pass by Thomas Flanders | 47-50 |
| 09:13 | Morris Brown | Ivan Pavelski steals the ball from Ralph Coker | 47-50 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 08:46 | Morris Brown | Ralph Coker snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:40 | Morris Brown | Phillip Opp drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joshua Ivers | 47-52 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Nick McGuinn picks off the pass by Vincente Rizzo | 47-52 |
| 08:03 | Morris Brown | Nick McGuinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Claude Myles (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders, Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow (PG), Karl Hixon (SG), James Young (SF), Robert Holifield (PF) Joshua Ivers, Nick McGuinn, Ralph Coker, Harold Brown | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski buries a jumper from close range | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Myles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Jonathon Grow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Hixon (fresh) 17 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Holifield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Opp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Morris Brown | Ivan Pavelski takes the ball from Robert Holifield | 49-52 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue hits the finger roll set up by Ivan Pavelski | 51-52 |
| 06:49 | Morris Brown | Phillip Opp is hacked by Claude Myles - foul #2 on Claude Myles, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Russell Barnett (C) Phillip Opp | |
| 06:35 | Morris Brown | James Young drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathon Grow | 51-55 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 05:40 | Morris Brown | James Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 54-55 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the runner in the lane | 54-55 |
| 05:16 | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:11 | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Claude Myles grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Jonathon Grow picks off the pass by Geoffrey Prue | 54-55 |
| 04:51 | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 04:26 | Morris Brown | James Young gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:04 | Morris Brown | James Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Gary Redmond, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Claude Myles, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Joshua Ivers (PG), Nick McGuinn (SG), Phillip Opp (SF), Ralph Coker (PF), Harold Brown (C) Jonathon Grow, Karl Hixon, James Young, Robert Holifield, Russell Barnett | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Joshua Ivers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick McGuinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Phillip Opp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Coker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:20 | Morris Brown | Ralph Coker pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:06 | Morris Brown | Phillip Opp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 03:05 | Morris Brown | Phillip Opp grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:54 | Morris Brown | Vincente Rizzo blocks the short jumper by Phillip Opp | 54-55 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Phillip Hicks, Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow (PG), Karl Hixon (SG), James Young (SF), Robert Holifield (PF) Joshua Ivers, Nick McGuinn, Phillip Opp, Ralph Coker | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by Harold Brown - foul #3 on Harold Brown, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the fadeaway from the left block | 56-55 |
| 01:47 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 56-55 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (C) George Davis | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Grow - foul #1 on Jonathon Grow, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 00:51 | Morris Brown | James Young comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 00:49 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Morris Brown | Jonathon Grow misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Hixon - foul #1 on Karl Hixon, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by Jonathon Grow - foul #2 on Jonathon Grow, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is fouled on the floor by Robert Holifield - foul #3 on Robert Holifield, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SG) Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:33 | Morris Brown | The rebound goes to Harold Brown | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Morris Brown | Robert Holifield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 00:26 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown tips it in | 59-57 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal is hacked by Jonathon Grow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathon Grow, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Claude Myles | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:17 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-57 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal is hacked by Jonathon Grow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathon Grow, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SG) Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Young | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by Jonathon Grow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathon Grow, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Claude Myles | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Joshua Ivers (PG) Jonathon Grow | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:06 | Morris Brown | Robert Holifield snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:06 | Morris Brown | Morris Brown calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Morris Brown | James Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Joshua Ivers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Hixon (fresh) 20 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Holifield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Morris Brown | Robert Holifield clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Joshua Ivers steals it from Thomas Flanders | 62-62 |
| 03:55 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown is fouled on the floor by John Dudzinski - foul #1 on John Dudzinski, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 03:37 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Holifield | 62-64 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 03:01 | Morris Brown | Joshua Ivers comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Robert Holifield is called for the reach on Geoffrey Prue - foul #4 on Robert Holifield, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SG), George Davis (C) Thomas Flanders, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:24 | Morris Brown | James Young is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Ralph Coker (C) Harold Brown | |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) Claude Myles, Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Harold Brown (C) Ralph Coker | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 02:03 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:56 | Morris Brown | James Young can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the tip | 65-64 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 01:14 | Morris Brown | James Young's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Prue | 67-64 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the lay-in | 67-64 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Joshua Ivers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Hixon (fresh) 20 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Holifield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal lays it in | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Morris Brown | Harold Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:08 | Morris Brown | Karl Hixon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Harold Brown | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders is hacked by Karl Hixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Hixon, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Morris Brown | Morris Brown calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Morris Brown | James Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal runs out the clock | 70-67 |