| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Lynch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Mastrangelo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edmund Crittendon (fresh) C - Hunter Albaugh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Brafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh loses the dribble to Thomas Holliday | 27-45 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-45 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday tips it home | 27-47 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | James Waller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-47 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by James Waller - foul #1 on James Waller, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Edmund Crittendon, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (SF) Gordon Brafford | |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Wilson | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | James Waller makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Varnum | 32-53 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Morgan is called for the reach on Lucio Lombardi - foul #2 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #1 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG) James Waller | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (PG), Matthew Christiansen (SF), Joseph Rhodes (PF), Arthur Glantz (C) Jeffrey Wilson, Joseph Morgan, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Mastrangelo - foul #3 on Roger Mastrangelo, team foul #2 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon (SF) Roger Mastrangelo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford (SF) Matthew Christiansen | |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon grabs the board | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-54 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (SG), Hunter Albaugh (C) Lucio Lombardi, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan (SG) Gerald Varnum | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | James Waller is hacked by Joseph Morgan - foul #3 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (SG) Joseph Morgan | |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | James Waller hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Shane Lynch | 37-54 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | William Cotter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | James Waller is whistled for traveling | 37-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), Matthew Christiansen (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Charles Mason (C) Reginald Morrow, William Cotter, Gordon Brafford, Joseph Rhodes, Arthur Glantz | |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson is hacked by Edmund Crittendon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edmund Crittendon, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul McClamma (PF) Eugene Yepez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Paul McClamma | 37-54 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Wilson picks off the pass by Shane Lynch | 37-54 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson banks in the layup | 37-56 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Wilson steals it from Edmund Crittendon | 37-56 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Wilson | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Lynch (tiring) 3 ast. SG - James Waller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Crittendon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul McClamma (fresh) C - Hunter Albaugh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Gerald Varnum is called for the reach on Shane Lynch - foul #2 on Gerald Varnum, team foul #3 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Ralph Schwarts (SG), Roger Mastrangelo (SF), Jason Heyward (PF), Lucio Lombardi (C) Shane Lynch, James Waller, Edmund Crittendon, Paul McClamma, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan (SG) Thomas Holliday | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury's floater is knocked away by Charles Mason | 37-58 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Jason Heyward tips it back up and in | 39-58 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-61 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi misses the tip | 39-61 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo tips it back up and in | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Ralph Schwarts is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Schwarts, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG) Ralph Schwarts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (PG), Gordon Brafford (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Joseph Rhodes (C) Jeffrey Wilson, Gerald Varnum, Matthew Christiansen, Charles Mason | |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Morgan | 41-64 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-64 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Holliday | 41-64 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday is hacked by Jason Heyward - foul #4 on Jason Heyward, team foul #5 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul McClamma (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Jason Heyward, Lucio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz (C) Thomas Holliday | |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz tips it back up and in | 41-66 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Paul McClamma | 43-66 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Yepez - foul #1 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Waller (SG), Edmund Crittendon (PF) Eugene Yepez, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), Thomas Holliday (PF), Matthew Christiansen (C) Reginald Morrow, Joseph Morgan, Joseph Rhodes, Arthur Glantz | |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | James Waller double dribbles | 43-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Mason (C) Gordon Brafford | |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Charles Mason hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 43-71 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Mason - foul #1 on Charles Mason, team foul #4 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi (PF) Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-71 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Wilson | 45-71 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Edmund Crittendon picks off the pass by Jeffrey Wilson in the backcourt | 45-71 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | James Waller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi can't tip it in | 45-71 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Mason - foul #2 on Charles Mason, team foul #5 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Lynch (PG), Paul McClamma (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Stanford Bury, Roger Mastrangelo, Lucio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (PG), Joseph Morgan (SG) Jeffrey Wilson, Matthew Christiansen | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Lynch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Waller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Crittendon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul McClamma (fresh) C - Hunter Albaugh (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Reginald Morrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Holliday (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Mason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Shane Lynch - foul #2 on Shane Lynch, team foul #7 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SF) Edmund Crittendon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Owens (SF) Gerald Varnum | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Charles Mason makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Waller | 47-72 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo (SF) James Waller | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes (PF), Arthur Glantz (C) Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Morgan | 47-74 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-74 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-74 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch's layup is rejected by Joseph Rhodes | 49-74 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan grabs the board | 49-74 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | William Owens buries a turnaround from close range set up by Reginald Morrow | 49-76 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-76 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes gets the rebound | 49-76 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Glantz | 49-79 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Glantz - foul #1 on Arthur Glantz, team foul #6 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), James Waller (SG), Edmund Crittendon (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF) Shane Lynch, Eugene Yepez, Roger Mastrangelo, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Wilson (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), Gordon Brafford (SF), Matthew Christiansen (PF), Charles Mason (C) Reginald Morrow, Joseph Morgan, William Owens, Joseph Rhodes, Arthur Glantz | |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the 1st free throw | 49-79 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 49-79 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon snags the offensive board | 49-79 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-79 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | James Waller can't tip it in | 49-79 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Charles Mason gets the rebound | 49-79 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Charles Mason scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Wilson | 49-81 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanford Bury and he's hacked by Jeffrey Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wilson, team foul #7 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), Jason Heyward (PF) Stanford Bury, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday (PF) Matthew Christiansen | |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the free throw | 52-81 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford is fouled in the backcourt by Edmund Crittendon - foul #3 on Edmund Crittendon, team foul #8 | 52-81 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford makes the 1st free throw | 52-82 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Gordon Brafford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Jason Heyward lays it up and in | 54-83 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Schwarts (fresh) 4 pf. SG - James Waller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Crittendon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Heyward (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Brafford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum is hacked by Ralph Schwarts - foul #5 on Ralph Schwarts, team foul #9 | 54-83 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG) Ralph Schwarts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan (SG), Matthew Christiansen (C) Gordon Brafford, Charles Mason | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum makes the 1st free throw | 54-84 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum makes the 2nd free throw | 54-85 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 54-85 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum snags the defensive board | 54-85 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Christiansen, team foul #8 | 54-85 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo (SF) Edmund Crittendon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Charles Mason (C) Jeffrey Wilson, Gerald Varnum | |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Jason Heyward knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Mastrangelo | 56-85 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Stanford Bury takes the ball from Thomas Holliday in the backcourt | 56-85 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-85 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi tips it back up and in | 58-85 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | William Cotter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-85 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Jason Heyward snags the defensive board | 58-85 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | James Waller misses the shot in the lane | 58-85 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo grabs the offensive board | 58-85 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Jason Heyward hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 58-85 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen grabs the board | 58-85 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday lays it in | 58-87 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | James Waller misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-87 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | William Cotter gets the rebound | 58-87 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | William Cotter hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 58-87 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Roger Mastrangelo snags the defensive board | 58-87 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-87 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Lynch (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), Edmund Crittendon (SF), Paul McClamma (PF) Stanford Bury, James Waller, Roger Mastrangelo, Jason Heyward | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), William Owens (SF), Joseph Rhodes (PF), Arthur Glantz (C) William Cotter, Joseph Morgan, Matthew Christiansen, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-87 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-87 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Shane Lynch | 60-87 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Shane Lynch - foul #3 on Shane Lynch, team foul #10 | 60-87 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 60-88 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 60-89 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-89 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz snags the defensive board | 60-89 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Yepez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edmund Crittendon (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul McClamma (fresh) C - Lucio Lombardi (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Reginald Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Arthur Glantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum is whistled for traveling | 60-89 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (SG), Matthew Christiansen (PF) William Owens, Arthur Glantz | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon makes the shot from close range | 62-89 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-89 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen tips it home | 62-91 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-91 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-91 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Rhodes makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Reginald Morrow | 62-93 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-93 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon grabs the offensive board | 62-93 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma double dribbles | 62-93 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz (C) William Cotter | |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Varnum | 62-95 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-95 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Edmund Crittendon steals the ball from Joseph Rhodes in the backcourt | 62-95 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-95 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz gets the rebound | 62-95 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Glantz | 62-98 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Gerald Varnum steals the ball from Lucio Lombardi | 62-98 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Reginald Morrow runs out the clock | 62-98 |