| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Weslowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hans Zielinski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chester Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jake Street (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Middlebrooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Derrick Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Greenleaf (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski inbounds the ball | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Chester Cox knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Hans Weslowski | 41-45 |
| 19:28 | Seton Hall | Hans Weslowski is called for the reach on James Middlebrooks - foul #3 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan (SG) Hans Weslowski | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 19:16 | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 19:14 | Seton Hall | Derrick Stamper gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 19:04 | Seton Hall | Jake Street clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | James Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 18:56 | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 18:54 | Seton Hall | John Adams is hacked by Daniel Moylan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski (SG) Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 18:42 | Seton Hall | Derrick Stamper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 18:41 | Seton Hall | Derrick Stamper tips it but misses | 41-45 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 41-45 |
| 18:33 | Seton Hall | John Adams grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 18:28 | Seton Hall | James Swanson denies the turnaround by Derrick Stamper | 41-45 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski blows the layup | 41-45 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Chester Cox tips it in | 43-45 |
| 18:00 | Seton Hall | Jake Street throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Lee (PG), Robert Branum (SG), Raymon Burton (SF), Joseph Backer (PF), Robert Lukavsky (C) Jake Street, James Middlebrooks, John Adams, Derrick Stamper, Larry Greenleaf | |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | James Swanson drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Bird and he's hacked by Raymon Burton - foul #3 on Raymon Burton, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Adams (SF) Raymon Burton | |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:29 | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky misses short on a shot from the right block | 46-45 |
| 17:28 | Seton Hall | William Lee tips it in | 46-47 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Backer - foul #1 on Joseph Backer, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Street (PG) William Lee | |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 17:04 | Seton Hall | James Swanson picks off the pass by Robert Branum in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Chester Cox blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Backer - foul #2 on Joseph Backer, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks (SG) John Adams | |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:37 | Seton Hall | Jake Street comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG) Thomas Bird | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Adams (SF), Derrick Stamper (PF), Larry Greenleaf (C) Robert Branum, Joseph Backer, Robert Lukavsky | |
| 16:20 | Seton Hall | John Adams misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 50-47 |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | Jake Street grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 16:08 | Seton Hall | Jake Street comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Chester Cox gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | James Swanson hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Plotrowski (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Chester Cox (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Swanson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jake Street (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Middlebrooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Stamper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Greenleaf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Seton Hall | John Adams travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (C) Kerry Young, Ivan Plotrowski, Hans Zielinski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Lee (PG), Raymon Burton (SF), Samuel Smith (PF) Jake Street, John Adams, Derrick Stamper | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Chester Cox misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Smith - foul #4 on Samuel Smith, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Backer (PF), Robert Lukavsky (C) Samuel Smith, Larry Greenleaf | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:00 | Seton Hall | Raymon Burton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Chester Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | James Middlebrooks steps in front of the Dominic Gallo pass | 54-47 |
| 14:40 | Seton Hall | William Lee is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), James Swanson (C) Dominic Gallo, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Street (PG), Robert Branum (SG) William Lee, James Middlebrooks | |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 14:25 | Seton Hall | Robert Branum snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 14:11 | Seton Hall | Jake Street hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 13:51 | Seton Hall | Raymon Burton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 13:50 | Seton Hall | Jake Street pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:43 | Seton Hall | Raymon Burton is fouled on the floor by Hans Weslowski - foul #4 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski (SF), Chester Cox (PF) Hans Weslowski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Lee (PG), Derrick Stamper (PF), Larry Greenleaf (C) Jake Street, Joseph Backer, Robert Lukavsky | |
| 13:24 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Chester Cox gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird's pass is intercepted by Raymon Burton | 56-47 |
| 13:14 | Seton Hall | Raymon Burton blows the layup | 56-47 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Thomas Bird | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks (SG), John Adams (SF) Robert Branum, Raymon Burton | |
| 12:55 | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-47 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Chester Cox pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | John Adams steps in front of the Hans Zielinski pass | 56-47 |
| 12:11 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 56-47 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Chester Cox gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo double dribbles | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), James Swanson (C) Dominic Gallo, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Street (PG), Raymon Burton (SF) William Lee, John Adams | |
| 11:47 | Seton Hall | Jake Street makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Middlebrooks | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hans Zielinski (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Moylan (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Swanson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jake Street (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymon Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Stamper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Greenleaf (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | James Swanson scores on a turnaround in the paint | 58-50 |
| 11:14 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Moylan | 58-50 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Kerry Young | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Branum (SG), Joseph Backer (PF), Robert Lukavsky (C) James Middlebrooks, Derrick Stamper, Larry Greenleaf | |
| 10:45 | Seton Hall | Daniel Moylan blocks the short jumper by Robert Lukavsky | 58-50 |
| 10:43 | Seton Hall | Raymon Burton gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 10:32 | Seton Hall | Jake Street hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 10:31 | Seton Hall | Raymon Burton tips it home | 58-52 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-52 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan tips it but misses | 58-52 |
| 10:23 | Seton Hall | Joseph Backer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:21 | Seton Hall | Robert Branum is fouled in the backcourt by Wilfredo Russo - foul #4 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski (SG), Chester Cox (PF) Wilfredo Russo, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Adams (SF) Raymon Burton | |
| 10:06 | Seton Hall | Robert Branum is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | John Adams blocks the short jumper by Hans Zielinski | 58-52 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 09:25 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Adams | 58-52 |
| 09:19 | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky is hacked by Daniel Moylan - foul #4 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Lee (PG), James Middlebrooks (SG), Raymon Burton (SF), Derrick Stamper (PF), Larry Greenleaf (C) Jake Street, Robert Branum, John Adams, Joseph Backer, Robert Lukavsky | |
| 09:14 | Seton Hall | William Lee clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 09:12 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf can't tip it in | 58-52 |
| 09:11 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf can't tip it in | 58-52 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Chester Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Street (PG) William Lee | |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Raymon Burton is called for the reach on Ivan Plotrowski - foul #4 on Raymon Burton, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Adams (SF), Joseph Backer (PF) Raymon Burton, Larry Greenleaf | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 08:43 | Seton Hall | John Adams gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:41 | Seton Hall | Derrick Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky (C) Derrick Stamper | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo blows the layup | 58-52 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | James Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo double dribbles | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Branum (SF), Derrick Stamper (PF) John Adams, Joseph Backer | |
| 08:06 | Seton Hall | Dominic Gallo steps in front of the Jake Street pass in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | James Middlebrooks steps in front of the Dominic Gallo pass | 58-52 |
| 07:39 | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Plotrowski (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Hans Zielinski (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Cox (tired) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - James Swanson (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jake Street (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Middlebrooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Branum (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Derrick Stamper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lukavsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 07:27 | Seton Hall | Derrick Stamper gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:13 | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (C) Dominic Gallo, Ivan Plotrowski, Hans Zielinski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Lee (PG), Raymon Burton (SF), Samuel Smith (PF) Jake Street, James Middlebrooks, Derrick Stamper | |
| 07:13 | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:13 | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski's pass is intercepted by Samuel Smith | 58-54 |
| 06:55 | Seton Hall | William Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bird - foul #3 on Thomas Bird, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Backer (SF), Larry Greenleaf (C) Robert Branum, Robert Lukavsky | |
| 06:55 | Seton Hall | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:55 | Seton Hall | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wilfredo Russo | 61-56 |
| 06:31 | Seton Hall | Thomas Bird is called for the reach on William Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Bird, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Swanson (C) Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Adams (SF) Larry Greenleaf | |
| 06:31 | Seton Hall | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:31 | Seton Hall | William Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymon Burton - foul #5 on Raymon Burton, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks (SG) Raymon Burton | |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:10 | Seton Hall | William Lee misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Swanson - foul #2 on James Swanson, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 06:10 | Seton Hall | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:10 | Seton Hall | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Samuel Smith takes the ball from Daniel Moylan | 63-59 |
| 05:23 | Seton Hall | Samuel Smith comes up short on the shot in the lane | 63-59 |
| 05:22 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to John Adams | 63-59 |
| 05:11 | Seton Hall | Joseph Backer is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Backer, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Chester Cox (PF) Thomas Bird, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Street (PG), Robert Branum (SG), Derrick Stamper (PF), Larry Greenleaf (C) William Lee, James Middlebrooks, Samuel Smith, Joseph Backer | |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Greenleaf | 63-59 |
| 04:52 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Robert Branum | 63-59 |
| 04:48 | Seton Hall | John Adams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Kerry Young | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 04:30 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 04:28 | Seton Hall | Hans Weslowski steals the ball from Jake Street in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Chester Cox's layup is rejected by Derrick Stamper | 63-59 |
| 04:20 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 04:17 | Seton Hall | Jake Street's pass is intercepted by Wilfredo Russo in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Moylan | 66-59 |
| 03:56 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf is called for 10 seconds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Dominic Gallo, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks (SG), Samuel Smith (PF), Robert Lukavsky (C) Robert Branum, Derrick Stamper, Larry Greenleaf | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kerry Young | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Seton Hall | John Adams knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jake Street | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hans Weslowski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Moylan (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Ivan Plotrowski (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jake Street (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Middlebrooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Adams (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Lukavsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski clanks a runner near the basket | 68-61 |
| 03:12 | Seton Hall | Samuel Smith pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Seton Hall | Jake Street drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Kerry Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), James Swanson (C) Kerry Young, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Backer (SF) John Adams | |
| 02:47 | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks misses the fadeaway from the right side | 68-64 |
| 02:45 | Seton Hall | Robert Lukavsky snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 02:25 | Seton Hall | Jake Street misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-64 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | James Swanson snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 02:18 | Seton Hall | Joseph Backer pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:16 | Seton Hall | James Swanson is called for the reach on James Middlebrooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Swanson, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Chester Cox (PF) Thomas Bird, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Branum (PG), Derrick Stamper (PF), Larry Greenleaf (C) Jake Street, Samuel Smith, Robert Lukavsky | |
| 02:16 | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:16 | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Chester Cox gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jake Street (PG) Robert Branum | |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-64 |
| 01:56 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Jake Street | 68-64 |
| 01:56 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Hans Weslowski, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Adams (SF), Samuel Smith (PF) Joseph Backer, Derrick Stamper | |
| 01:43 | Seton Hall | John Adams misses short on an open shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wilfredo Russo - foul #5 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski (SG) Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:43 | Seton Hall | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:43 | Seton Hall | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 01:21 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:54 | Seton Hall | Larry Greenleaf connects on the open driving attempt from the left block | 68-68 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-68 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | James Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | James Swanson's floater is tipped away by Larry Greenleaf | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | Seton Hall | James Middlebrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Samuel Smith makes the wide open floater from the left block | 68-70 |