| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Heck (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Prochaska (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ladner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Navy | Eric Prochaska inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Navy | Ivan Pavelski swats the layup by Ryan Dennis | 34-27 |
| 19:50 | Navy | Eric Prochaska can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Dennis - foul #2 on Ryan Dennis, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:01 | Navy | Gary Redmond steals the ball from John Heck | 36-27 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond hits the finger roll | 38-27 |
| 18:32 | Navy | James Ladner banks in the layup on a great pass from Wallace Bryant | 38-29 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-29 |
| 17:53 | Navy | James Ladner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-29 |
| 17:35 | Navy | Eric Prochaska snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:17 | Navy | Wallace Bryant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on James Ladner - foul #2 on James Ladner, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Navy | Kenneth Hanson (PG), Raymond Hertzler (SG), Chad Carter (SF), Eric Lapan (PF), Alvin Coleman (C) John Heck, Wallace Bryant, Eric Prochaska, Ryan Dennis, James Ladner | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:26 | Navy | Alvin Coleman clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #1 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo (PF) Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 16:26 | Navy | Alvin Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:26 | Navy | Alvin Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 40-31 |
| 15:59 | Navy | Chad Carter gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Kenneth Hanson (fresh) SG - Raymond Hertzler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Carter (fresh) PF - Eric Lapan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Navy | Kenneth Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Navy | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Kenneth Hanson | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo loses the ball out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF) Phillip Hicks, Claude Myles | |
| Subs | Navy | Wallace Bryant (SG), Eric Prochaska (SF), James Ladner (C) Raymond Hertzler, Chad Carter, Alvin Coleman | |
| 15:15 | Navy | James Ladner blows the layup | 40-31 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 14:51 | Navy | The rebound goes to Eric Prochaska | 40-31 |
| 14:44 | Navy | Eric Prochaska double dribbles | 40-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Thomas Flanders, Vincente Rizzo, George Davis | |
| Subs | Navy | Ryan Dennis (PF) Eric Lapan | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Dennis - foul #3 on Ryan Dennis, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:08 | Navy | Eric Prochaska is called for traveling | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Navy | Raymond Hertzler (SG) Wallace Bryant | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-31 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Claude Myles gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Raymond Hertzler steps in front of the Claude Myles pass | 42-31 |
| 13:18 | Navy | Eric Prochaska can't throw it down | 42-31 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond is whistled for a carry | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Claude Myles, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Navy | Wallace Bryant (SG), Eric Lapan (SF), Alvin Coleman (C) Raymond Hertzler, Eric Prochaska, James Ladner | |
| 12:36 | Navy | Ryan Dennis is whistled for traveling | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Gary Redmond | |
| Subs | Navy | John Heck (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Eric Lapan is called for the reach on Ivan Pavelski - foul #1 on Eric Lapan, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Navy | Chad Carter (SF) Ryan Dennis | |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Eric Lapan - foul #2 on Eric Lapan, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo (PF) Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 12:03 | Navy | Eric Lapan snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 11:46 | Navy | Eric Lapan misses the 3 from straight away | 43-31 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Heck (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wallace Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Carter (fresh) PF - Eric Lapan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Vincente Rizzo - foul #1 on Vincente Rizzo, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders, Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Navy | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) John Heck | |
| 11:04 | Navy | Wallace Bryant connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Carter | 43-33 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ivan Pavelski | 46-33 |
| 10:18 | Navy | Alvin Coleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-33 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Alvin Coleman steps in front of the Maurice McNeal pass | 46-33 |
| 09:43 | Navy | Alvin Coleman drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 46-36 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 09:21 | Navy | Eric Lapan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:03 | Navy | Chad Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-36 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Eric Lapan denies the turnaround by Gary Redmond | 46-36 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski tips it but misses | 46-36 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ivan Pavelski | 48-36 |
| 07:55 | Navy | Wallace Bryant is fouled on the floor by Gary Redmond - foul #2 on Gary Redmond, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, George Davis | |
| Subs | Navy | John Heck (PG), Raymond Hertzler (SG), Eric Prochaska (SF), Ryan Dennis (PF), James Ladner (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Wallace Bryant, Chad Carter, Eric Lapan, Alvin Coleman | |
| 07:46 | Navy | Ryan Dennis knocks in the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Geoffrey Prue - foul #1 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| 07:46 | Navy | Ryan Dennis misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Heck (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Hertzler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Prochaska (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Navy | John Heck is fouled on the floor by Phillip Hicks - foul #1 on Phillip Hicks, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| 07:14 | Navy | Ryan Dennis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Flanders - foul #2 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| 07:00 | Navy | Raymond Hertzler is fouled on the floor by Phillip Hicks - foul #2 on Phillip Hicks, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| 07:00 | Navy | Raymond Hertzler misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Phillip Hicks | 50-38 |
| 06:21 | Navy | Eric Prochaska loses the dribble to Thomas Flanders | 50-38 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | James Ladner swats the shot by Thomas Flanders | 50-38 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is hacked by John Heck - foul #2 on John Heck, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Vincente Rizzo (SF), George Davis (C) Phillip Hicks, Claude Myles, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Navy | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) John Heck | |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | George Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG) Thomas Flanders | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 05:03 | Navy | Ryan Dennis misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Redmond | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Navy | Eric Prochaska blows the layup but the foul's on Vincente Rizzo - foul #2 on Vincente Rizzo, team foul #8 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Navy | Wallace Bryant (SG), Eric Lapan (PF), Alvin Coleman (C) Raymond Hertzler, Ryan Dennis, James Ladner | |
| 04:29 | Navy | Eric Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 04:29 | Navy | Eric Prochaska misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | George Davis gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Redmond | 55-39 |
| 03:51 | Navy | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Navy | John Heck (PG), Chad Carter (SF), Lloyd Laguna (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Wallace Bryant, Eric Prochaska | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Heck (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Lapan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Chad Carter (fresh) PF - Alvin Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Laguna (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Navy | Chad Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Hicks | 57-39 |
| 03:13 | Navy | Thomas Flanders steals it from Eric Lapan | 57-39 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders throws it down | 59-39 |
| 02:54 | Navy | Chad Carter double dribbles | 59-39 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Flanders and he's fouled by Alvin Coleman - foul #2 on Alvin Coleman, team foul #7 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Navy | Raymond Hertzler (SG) Eric Lapan | |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the free throw | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Navy | Raymond Hertzler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-39 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | George Davis snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Hicks | 64-39 |
| 01:38 | Navy | Alvin Coleman misses the driving attempt from the right block | 64-39 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Claude Myles pulls down the rebound | 64-39 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo clanks a jumper in the lane | 64-39 |
| 01:06 | Navy | Alvin Coleman grabs the board | 64-39 |
| 00:54 | Navy | Chad Carter scores on a 3 from the left wing | 64-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from George Davis and he's hacked by Lloyd Laguna - foul #1 on Lloyd Laguna, team foul #8 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Navy | Eric Lapan (PF) Lloyd Laguna | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the free throw | 67-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Navy | Chad Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-42 |
| 00:26 | Navy | Chad Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-42 |
| 00:23 | Navy | Raymond Hertzler hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Heck | 67-44 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks runs out the clock | 67-44 |