| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Foss (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Hooten (fresh) SF - William Stockwell (fresh) PF - John Bonanno (fresh) C - Gerald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Casner (fresh) SG - Christopher Brassard (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zach (fresh) PF - Adam Merrill (fresh) C - Walter Tucker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Rex Casner double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard misses short on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith's pass is intercepted by Walter Tucker | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten misses short on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Smith | 0-0 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Hooten | 3-0 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Gerald Smith - foul #1 on Gerald Smith, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Jeff Jefferson (SF), John England (PF), James Moody (C) Rex Casner, Lechoslaw Zach, Adam Merrill, Walter Tucker | |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno misses the wide open shot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Jeff Jefferson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | James Moody misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Krinsky - foul #1 on Ronnie Krinsky, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood (SF), Albert Walker (PF), Quincy Barlowe (C) William Stockwell, John Bonanno, Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Cobb (SF) Christopher Brassard | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | John England misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Quincy Barlowe - foul #1 on Quincy Barlowe, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (PG) Brian Foss | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | John England makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | John England makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | John England grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randal Patchen (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Hooten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Millwood (fresh) PF - Albert Walker (fresh) C - Quincy Barlowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (fresh) SG - Jeff Jefferson (fresh) SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) PF - John England (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moody (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | John England comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen is fouled on the floor by James Moody - foul #1 on James Moody, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stockwell (SF) Jeffrey Hooten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Christopher Brassard (SG), Charles Bonar (C) Ronnie Krinsky, Jeff Jefferson, John England | |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach (SF), Adam Merrill (PF) Robert Cobb, James Moody | |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Quincy Barlowe blocks the short jumper by Charles Bonar | 3-6 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), John Bonanno (PF) Randal Patchen, Quincy Barlowe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Christopher Brassard is denied by Albert Walker | 3-6 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach tips it in | 3-8 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Foss | 5-8 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | William Stockwell is called for the reach on Lechoslaw Zach - foul #1 on William Stockwell, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SG), Dennis Lesure (SF), Gerald Smith (C) Matthew Millwood, William Stockwell, Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Jeff Jefferson (SG), Leroy Duvall (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Rex Casner, Christopher Brassard, Adam Merrill, Charles Bonar | |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Brian Foss is called for the reach on Jeff Jefferson - foul #1 on Brian Foss, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe (PF) John Bonanno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Moody (PF) Lechoslaw Zach | |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker dunks the ball set up by Ronnie Krinsky and he's fouled by Brian Foss - foul #2 on Brian Foss, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (PG) Brian Foss | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Duvall | 5-10 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | James Moody makes the shot from the baseline set up by Jeff Jefferson | 5-12 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith banks in the layup | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker jams it on a nice dish by James Moody | 7-14 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Leroy Duvall is called for the reach on Dennis Lesure in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Duvall, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stockwell (SF), John Bonanno (PF) Quincy Barlowe, Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Christopher Brassard (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Adam Merrill (PF), John England (C) Ronnie Krinsky, Jeff Jefferson, Leroy Duvall, James Moody, Walter Tucker | |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Adam Merrill grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder (PG), Gerald Smith (C) Randal Patchen, Dennis Lesure | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach (SF) Christopher Brassard | |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith's fadeaway is rejected by John England | 7-14 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Walker (C) Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb misses the driving attempt from the left block | 7-14 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Lowder (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Hooten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Stockwell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Bonanno (fairly fresh) C - Albert Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Casner (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lechoslaw Zach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Merrill (fairly fresh) C - John England (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | William Stockwell makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lowder | 10-14 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | John England is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John England, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood (SG), Matthew Studer (SF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Jeffrey Hooten, William Stockwell, John Bonanno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Christopher Brassard (SG), James Moody (PF), Charles Bonar (C) Rex Casner, Robert Cobb, Adam Merrill, John England | |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood scores on a runner from the right block | 12-14 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Robert Lowder takes the ball from Lechoslaw Zach | 12-14 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Quincy Barlowe | 14-14 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky's pass is intercepted by Matthew Studer | 14-14 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood is hacked by Christopher Brassard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (PG), Dennis Lesure (SF), John Bonanno (PF), Gerald Smith (C) Robert Lowder, Matthew Studer, Albert Walker, Quincy Barlowe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeff Jefferson (SG), Leroy Duvall (SF), Walter Tucker (C) Christopher Brassard, Lechoslaw Zach, Charles Bonar | |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Tucker | 14-14 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith tips it in | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Bonanno - foul #1 on John Bonanno, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SG) John Bonanno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Adam Merrill (PF), Charles Bonar (C) Ronnie Krinsky, James Moody, Walter Tucker | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Rex Casner scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Leroy Duvall | 16-17 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Hooten and he's fouled by Rex Casner - foul #1 on Rex Casner, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), William Stockwell (SF), Quincy Barlowe (PF) Randal Patchen, Matthew Millwood, Dennis Lesure | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach (SF) Leroy Duvall | |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Stockwell - foul #2 on William Stockwell, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood (SF) William Stockwell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Gerald Smith is blocked by Charles Bonar | 19-18 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Jeff Jefferson gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Jeff Jefferson can't finish the layup | 19-18 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Studer and the foul's on Jeff Jefferson - foul #1 on Jeff Jefferson, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder (PG), John Bonanno (PF), Albert Walker (C) Matthew Millwood, Quincy Barlowe, Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Moody (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), John England (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Rex Casner, Lechoslaw Zach, Adam Merrill, Charles Bonar | |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | James Moody is hacked by Robert Lowder - foul #1 on Robert Lowder, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | James Moody makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | James Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Jefferson - foul #2 on Jeff Jefferson, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach (SF) Jeff Jefferson | |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | John England misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker tips it home | 24-22 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Robert Lowder is blocked by Walter Tucker | 24-22 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Lowder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hooten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Studer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bonanno (fairly fresh) C - Albert Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Moody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lechoslaw Zach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John England (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the floater from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | John England lays it in | 26-24 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen (PG), Matthew Millwood (SG), Dennis Lesure (SF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Robert Lowder, Jeffrey Hooten, Matthew Studer, John Bonanno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Ronnie Krinsky (SG), Leroy Duvall (SF), Adam Merrill (PF) James Moody, Robert Cobb, Lechoslaw Zach, John England | |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Rex Casner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith (C) Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith banks in the layup set up by Randal Patchen | 30-24 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerald Smith | 30-24 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker is fouled on the floor by Gerald Smith - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), Jeffrey Hooten (SG), John Bonanno (PF), Albert Walker (C) Randal Patchen, Dennis Lesure, Quincy Barlowe, Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach (SF) Leroy Duvall | |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Casner - foul #2 on Rex Casner, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Cobb (SG), Charles Bonar (C) Rex Casner, Walter Tucker | |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-24 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-24 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Adam Merrill grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-24 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Charles Bonar gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Hooten picks off the pass by Adam Merrill | 32-24 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Bonanno | 35-24 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Adam Merrill lays it in | 35-26 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Krinsky - foul #2 on Ronnie Krinsky, team foul #12 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder (PG) Matthew Millwood | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Moody (PG), John England (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Ronnie Krinsky, Adam Merrill, Charles Bonar | |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lechoslaw Zach | 37-29 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure (SF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Matthew Studer, Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Quincy Barlowe | 37-29 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Lowder can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-29 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker grabs the board | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Lowder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hooten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Lesure (fairly fresh) PF - John Bonanno (tiring) C - Quincy Barlowe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Moody (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Cobb (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lechoslaw Zach (tiring) 3 pts. PF - John England (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach misses the jump hook in the paint | 37-29 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Lechoslaw Zach blocks the short jumper by Robert Lowder | 37-29 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 37-29 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Bonanno - foul #2 on John Bonanno, team foul #10 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Foss (PG), Randal Patchen (SG), William Stockwell (SF), Albert Walker (PF), Gerald Smith (C) Robert Lowder, Jeffrey Hooten, Dennis Lesure, John Bonanno, Quincy Barlowe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeff Jefferson (PG), Christopher Brassard (SG), Adam Merrill (PF) James Moody, Robert Cobb, Walter Tucker | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Lechoslaw Zach makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen is fouled in the backcourt by John England - foul #2 on John England, team foul #13 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG) Lechoslaw Zach | |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Adam Merrill grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-31 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | John England gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Leroy Duvall (PF), Charles Bonar (C) Rex Casner, Adam Merrill, John England | |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 38-31 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith tips it home | 40-31 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Jeff Jefferson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Jefferson | 40-31 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Charles Bonar hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronnie Krinsky | 40-33 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Randal Patchen makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Foss | 43-33 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Foss - foul #3 on Brian Foss, team foul #11 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer (PG), Jeffrey Hooten (SG), Matthew Millwood (SF), John Bonanno (PF) Brian Foss, Randal Patchen, William Stockwell, Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Merrill (PF), James Moody (C) Leroy Duvall, Charles Bonar | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Brassard - foul #3 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #14 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure (C) Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Lechoslaw Zach (SF) Ronnie Krinsky, Christopher Brassard | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | James Moody grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Adam Merrill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Dennis Lesure snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Matthew Studer makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 47-35 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Rex Casner can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 47-35 |