| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fresh) SG - Eugene Yepez (fresh) SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) C - Hunter Albaugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) SG - Mark Roberts (fresh) SF - Thomas Barnhart (fresh) PF - Donald Welsh (fresh) C - Jonathan Conway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Donald Welsh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Yale | Mark Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Shane Lynch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Roberts | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Conway swats the shot by Eugene Yepez | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Yale | Donald Welsh grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Yale | Claude Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh buries a runner from the left block set up by Stanford Bury | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Shane Lynch - foul #2 on Shane Lynch, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Panton (SF) Shane Lynch | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 18:31 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | George Panton's pass is intercepted by Thomas Barnhart | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Yale | George Panton is called for the reach on Thomas Barnhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Panton, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), James Hagar (SG), Murray Jordan (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Eugene Yepez, Lucio Lombardi, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (PG), Mike Brooks (SG), Gan Xyong (SF), Manuel Geer (PF), Don Sommerville (C) Claude Johnson, Mark Roberts, Thomas Barnhart, Donald Welsh, Jonathan Conway | |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma drills a driving attempt from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Yale | Gan Xyong travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden (SF) George Panton | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Yale | Don Sommerville gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Yale | Gan Xyong buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Desrochers and the foul's on James Hagar - foul #1 on James Hagar, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG), Donald Welsh (PF) Mike Brooks, Don Sommerville | |
| 16:43 | Yale | Gan Xyong misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | Yale | Claude Johnson grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Yale | Paul Desrochers is hacked by James Hagar in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hagar, team foul #5 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), Lucio Lombardi (PF) Ralph Schwarts, James Hagar, Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrell Rhodes (SG), Jonathan Conway (C) Paul Desrochers, Manuel Geer | |
| 16:03 | Yale | Gan Xyong misses long on a floater in the paint | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Yepez (fresh) SF - Clifford Hayden (fairly fresh) PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) C - Paul McClamma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) SG - Darrell Rhodes (fresh) SF - Gan Xyong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Welsh (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Conway (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Clifford Hayden is blocked by Jonathan Conway | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanford Bury | 6-6 |
| 15:37 | Yale | Eugene Yepez picks off the pass by Claude Johnson in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Darrell Rhodes steals it from Eugene Yepez | 6-6 |
| 14:59 | Yale | Claude Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | Yale | Donald Welsh gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:46 | Yale | Donald Welsh misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Yale | Darrell Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Yale | Darrell Rhodes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Claude Johnson - foul #1 on Claude Johnson, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (SG), George Panton (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Eugene Yepez, Clifford Hayden, Lucio Lombardi, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (PG), Mark Roberts (SG), Thomas Barnhart (SF), Manuel Geer (PF), Don Sommerville (C) Claude Johnson, Darrell Rhodes, Gan Xyong, Donald Welsh, Jonathan Conway | |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:27 | Yale | Mark Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Manuel Geer swats the short shot by George Panton | 8-6 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury tips it home | 10-6 |
| 13:43 | Yale | Mark Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Barnhart | 10-9 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | Yale | The rebound goes to Thomas Barnhart | 10-9 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Paul Desrochers is hacked by Hunter Albaugh - foul #1 on Hunter Albaugh, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG) Stanford Bury | |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG), Donald Welsh (PF) Manuel Geer, Don Sommerville | |
| 13:10 | Yale | Claude Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 10-9 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Schwarts | 12-9 |
| 12:56 | Yale | Donald Welsh makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Johnson | 12-12 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts is fouled on the floor by Mark Roberts - foul #1 on Mark Roberts, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Ralph Schwarts, Murray Jordan, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Yale | Mike Brooks (SG), Jonathan Conway (C) Mark Roberts, Paul Desrochers | |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Donald Welsh steps in front of the George Panton pass | 12-12 |
| 12:23 | Yale | Lucio Lombardi blocks the short jumper by Donald Welsh | 12-12 |
| 12:22 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Barnhart | 12-12 |
| 12:04 | Yale | Jonathan Conway drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Johnson | 12-14 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 11:49 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Yepez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Panton (fairly fresh) PF - Lucio Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Brooks (fresh) SF - Thomas Barnhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Welsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart makes the wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Conway | 12-16 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | The refs have stopped play. Lucio Lombardi is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 12-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), Murray Jordan (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Lucio Lombardi, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (PG), Mark Roberts (SG), Gan Xyong (SF), Manuel Geer (PF), Don Sommerville (C) Claude Johnson, Mike Brooks, Thomas Barnhart, Donald Welsh, Jonathan Conway | |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 10:43 | Yale | Manuel Geer misses short on an open jumper from close range | 14-16 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | George Panton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | George Panton scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Murray Jordan | 16-16 |
| 10:34 | Yale | Eugene Yepez is called for the reach on Paul Desrochers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden (SF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Eugene Yepez, George Panton | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:34 | Yale | Paul Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:34 | Yale | Paul Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gan Xyong - foul #1 on Gan Xyong, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG) Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:14 | Yale | Manuel Geer snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:52 | Yale | Don Sommerville misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 09:50 | Yale | Don Sommerville tips it home | 17-20 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 09:29 | Yale | Don Sommerville pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Ralph Schwarts picks off the pass by Manuel Geer | 17-20 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Gan Xyong double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), George Panton (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Stanford Bury, Clifford Hayden, Paul McClamma, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG), Mike Brooks (SG), Thomas Barnhart (SF), Donald Welsh (PF), Jonathan Conway (C) Paul Desrochers, Mark Roberts, Gan Xyong, Manuel Geer, Don Sommerville | |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Mike Brooks - foul #1 on Mike Brooks, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:13 | Yale | Donald Welsh misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 08:11 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart tips it back up and in | 21-22 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton loses the dribble to Mike Brooks | 21-22 |
| 07:56 | Yale | Jonathan Conway is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Thornton - foul #1 on Steven Thornton, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Hunter Albaugh (C) Ralph Schwarts, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:56 | Yale | Jonathan Conway misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Murray Jordan | 21-22 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:38 | Yale | Donald Welsh grabs the board | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Yepez (tiring) 4 pts. SF - George Panton (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Murray Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hunter Albaugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Brooks (fresh) SF - Thomas Barnhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Welsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Yale | Claude Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 07:16 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 07:09 | Yale | Jonathan Conway is hacked by Eugene Yepez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (SG), Paul McClamma (C) Eugene Yepez, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrell Rhodes (SG), Gan Xyong (SF) Mike Brooks, Thomas Barnhart | |
| 07:09 | Yale | Jonathan Conway makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Yale | Jonathan Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Murray Jordan | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | Yale | Gan Xyong clanks a turnaround in the paint | 24-24 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stanford Bury | 24-24 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 06:11 | Yale | Jonathan Conway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden (SF), Hunter Albaugh (C) George Panton, Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (PG), Mark Roberts (SG), Manuel Geer (C) Claude Johnson, Darrell Rhodes, Jonathan Conway | |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 05:46 | Yale | Paul Desrochers pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:41 | Yale | Ralph Schwarts takes the ball from Mark Roberts | 26-24 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gan Xyong - foul #2 on Gan Xyong, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Murray Jordan (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Paul McClamma, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Yale | Mike Brooks (PG), Thomas Barnhart (SF) Gan Xyong, Donald Welsh | |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:02 | Yale | Murray Jordan blocks the jumper by Mike Brooks | 27-24 |
| 05:00 | Yale | Manuel Geer tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ralph Schwarts | 29-26 |
| 04:29 | Yale | Paul Desrochers drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Roberts | 29-29 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 03:46 | Yale | Mark Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 03:45 | Yale | Manuel Geer grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 03:26 | Yale | Mike Brooks clanks a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Murray Jordan - foul #1 on Murray Jordan, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), Shane Lynch (SF), Paul McClamma (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Stanford Bury, Ralph Schwarts, Clifford Hayden, Murray Jordan, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG), Gan Xyong (SF), Don Sommerville (PF), Jonathan Conway (C) Mark Roberts, Thomas Barnhart, Manuel Geer, Paul Desrochers | |
| 03:26 | Yale | Mike Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:26 | Yale | Mike Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:26 | Yale | Mike Brooks misses the 3rd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Hunter Albaugh | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Hagar (fresh) SG - Eugene Yepez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) PF - Paul McClamma (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hunter Albaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gan Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Sommerville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Conway - foul #1 on Jonathan Conway, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrell Rhodes (SG) Mike Brooks | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:55 | Yale | Claude Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gan Xyong and he's hacked by James Hagar - foul #3 on James Hagar, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG) James Hagar | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:55 | Yale | Claude Johnson misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 02:31 | Yale | Don Sommerville grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 02:29 | Yale | Darrell Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Schwarts - foul #1 on Ralph Schwarts, team foul #12 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi (PF) Ralph Schwarts | |
| Subs | Yale | Donald Welsh (PF) Jonathan Conway | |
| 02:29 | Yale | Darrell Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:29 | Yale | Darrell Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 02:11 | Yale | Donald Welsh snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 02:02 | Yale | Claude Johnson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 02:00 | Yale | Don Sommerville tips it in | 34-37 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 01:45 | Yale | Don Sommerville gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 01:23 | Yale | Gan Xyong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG) Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Roberts (SG), Thomas Barnhart (SF), Jonathan Conway (C) Darrell Rhodes, Gan Xyong, Don Sommerville | |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (SG) Mark Roberts | |
| 00:31 | Yale | Paul Desrochers makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Barnhart | 34-39 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stanford Bury | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Paul Desrochers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |