| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Dragan Zwolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Lynde (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ivan Zibell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Nicolas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Junkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the easy layup | 20-29 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the tip | 20-29 |
| 19:30 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Ivan Zibell | 20-29 |
| 19:07 | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue tips it home | 22-29 |
| 18:12 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde travels with the ball | 22-29 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 17:51 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Ivan Zibell | 22-29 |
| 17:37 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dragan Zwolinski | 22-31 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal connects on the runner from the right block set up by John Dudzinski | 24-31 |
| 16:50 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice McNeal | 24-31 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Maurice McNeal | 24-31 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Ivan Zibell - foul #2 on Ivan Zibell, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) Gary Redmond, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Long Island | Samuel Richards (SG), Chester Washington (PF), Aaron Mikula (C) Ivan Zibell, Dwight Nicolas, Archie Junkins | |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:25 | Long Island | Aaron Mikula gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:09 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde clanks a floater from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vincente Rizzo | 25-31 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 15:46 | Long Island | Aaron Mikula grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Dragan Zwolinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Lynde (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chester Washington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Mikula (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Long Island | Dragan Zwolinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Claude Myles (SF) John Dudzinski, Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Long Island | Oliver Jones (PG), John Killian (PF) Dragan Zwolinski, Jessie Lynde | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | George Davis is called for a backcourt violation | 25-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue (PF) Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas (PF), Archie Junkins (C) John Killian, Aaron Mikula | |
| 14:58 | Long Island | Chester Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG) Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ivan Zibell (SF) Chester Washington | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 25-31 |
| 14:37 | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 14:21 | Long Island | Oliver Jones buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Archie Junkins | 25-33 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Zibell | 25-33 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue tips it in | 27-33 |
| 13:07 | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 13:06 | Long Island | Archie Junkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 12:50 | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Archie Junkins | 27-36 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, Gary Redmond, Claude Myles, Geoffrey Prue, George Davis | |
| Subs | Long Island | Dragan Zwolinski (PG), Jessie Lynde (SG), Chester Washington (SF), John Killian (PF), Aaron Mikula (C) Oliver Jones, Samuel Richards, Ivan Zibell, Dwight Nicolas, Archie Junkins | |
| 12:08 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Maurice McNeal | 27-36 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ivan Pavelski | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Dragan Zwolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Lynde (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chester Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Killian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Mikula (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Long Island | Aaron Mikula hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dragan Zwolinski | 29-38 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ivan Pavelski | 32-38 |
| 10:48 | Long Island | Chester Washington knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Thomas Flanders, Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ivan Zibell (SF), Dwight Nicolas (PF), Archie Junkins (C) Chester Washington, John Killian, Aaron Mikula | |
| 10:12 | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dragan Zwolinski | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Pavelski out of a doubleteam | 34-44 |
| 09:28 | Long Island | Dragan Zwolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Davis (C) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Jessie Lynde is called for the reach on Geoffrey Prue - foul #3 on Jessie Lynde, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dragan Zwolinski - foul #2 on Dragan Zwolinski, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Oliver Jones (PG) Dragan Zwolinski | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:47 | Long Island | Archie Junkins pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 08:29 | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 08:28 | Long Island | Ivan Zibell pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 08:20 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Zibell | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond loses the dribble to Archie Junkins | 35-46 |
| 07:50 | Long Island | Oliver Jones can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Dudzinski - foul #1 on John Dudzinski, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Claude Myles, George Davis | |
| Subs | Long Island | Samuel Richards (SG), Chester Washington (SF) Jessie Lynde, Ivan Zibell | |
| 07:50 | Long Island | Oliver Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:50 | Long Island | Oliver Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Flanders and he's hacked by Archie Junkins - foul #1 on Archie Junkins, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Dragan Zwolinski (PG) Oliver Jones | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Dragan Zwolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Washington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwight Nicolas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Archie Junkins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Long Island | Samuel Richards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Phillip Hicks - foul #3 on Phillip Hicks, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | John Killian (PF) Dwight Nicolas | |
| 07:25 | Long Island | Samuel Richards makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:25 | Long Island | Samuel Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ivan Pavelski | 40-50 |
| 06:36 | Long Island | Phillip Hicks is called for the reach on Dragan Zwolinski - foul #4 on Phillip Hicks, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Davis (PF) Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jessie Lynde (SG), Ivan Zibell (SF), Aaron Mikula (C) Samuel Richards, John Killian, Archie Junkins | |
| 06:09 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-50 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 05:44 | Long Island | Aaron Mikula pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 05:18 | Long Island | Jessie Lynde comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-50 |
| 05:17 | Long Island | Ivan Zibell snags the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 05:07 | Long Island | Chester Washington scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dragan Zwolinski | 40-53 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders, George Davis | |
| Subs | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas (PF), Archie Junkins (C) Chester Washington, Aaron Mikula | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Dwight Nicolas steps in front of the Gary Redmond pass | 40-53 |
| 04:40 | Long Island | Ivan Zibell is fouled on the floor by Gary Redmond - foul #3 on Gary Redmond, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| 04:23 | Long Island | Dragan Zwolinski makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses short on a shot from the left block | 40-55 |
| 04:11 | Long Island | Archie Junkins gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 04:05 | Long Island | Dwight Nicolas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 03:57 | Long Island | Archie Junkins pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Long Island | Ivan Zibell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ivan Zibell, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| 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 | Long Island | Oliver Jones (PG), Samuel Richards (SG), Chester Washington (SF), John Killian (PF), Aaron Mikula (C) Dragan Zwolinski, Jessie Lynde, Ivan Zibell, Dwight Nicolas, Archie Junkins | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Davis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Oliver Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Washington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Killian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is hacked by Oliver Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Jones, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on John Killian - foul #1 on John Killian, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:21 | Long Island | Aaron Mikula gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 02:54 | Long Island | Samuel Richards is hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #2 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Long Island | Samuel Richards misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #3 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| 02:34 | Long Island | Samuel Richards makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 02:34 | Long Island | Samuel Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo is whistled for traveling | 41-57 |
| 01:54 | Long Island | Samuel Richards scores on a floater from the right side set up by Oliver Jones | 41-59 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-59 |
| 01:40 | Long Island | Chester Washington gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 01:18 | Long Island | Samuel Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Claude Myles grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses the lay-in | 41-59 |
| 00:55 | Long Island | Chester Washington grabs the board | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Long Island | Aaron Mikula comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vincente Rizzo | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 41-59 |
| 00:17 | Long Island | Samuel Richards grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Oliver Jones runs out the clock | 41-59 |