| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Llewellyn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Desilva (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Foy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Yepez (fresh) SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Hunter Albaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch inbounds the ball | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Sidney Foy grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 19:27 | VCU | James Llewellyn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jason Patton | 50-46 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on Shane Lynch | 50-46 |
| 19:03 | VCU | James Llewellyn is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Yepez - foul #2 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #1 | 50-46 |
| 18:44 | VCU | Lucio Lombardi is called for the reach on Sidney Foy - foul #1 on Lucio Lombardi, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul McClamma (C) Hunter Albaugh | |
| 18:27 | VCU | Paul McClamma steals the ball from Sidney Foy | 50-46 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| 18:19 | VCU | Sidney Foy grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 18:02 | VCU | Sidney Foy drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch's floater is tipped away by Sidney Foy | 53-46 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Patton - foul #3 on Jason Patton, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), William Krieger (SG), Paul Martineau (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, James Llewellyn, Robert Desilva, Ed Rogers, Sidney Foy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (SG), James Hagar (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Eugene Yepez, Shane Lynch, Lucio Lombardi, Paul McClamma | |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Stanford Bury steps in front of the Paul Martineau pass | 53-48 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts lays it up and in set up by Stanford Bury | 53-50 |
| 16:58 | VCU | William Krieger buries a shot in the paint set up by Eugene Hedberg | 55-50 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 55-50 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh can't tip it in | 55-50 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Lester Gravatt snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 16:45 | VCU | Stanford Bury takes the ball from Eugene Hedberg in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 16:24 | VCU | The rebound goes to Paul Martineau | 55-50 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg loses the dribble to Stanford Bury in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury slams it home | 55-52 |
| 16:02 | VCU | Paul Martineau knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Hedberg | 57-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hedberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Krieger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Martineau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Gravatt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ralph Schwarts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hagar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Murray Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hunter Albaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | James Hagar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Martineau - foul #1 on Paul Martineau, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Louis Malone (SG), Robert Desilva (SF), Ken Bentley (PF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, William Krieger, Paul Martineau, Lester Gravatt, Lewis Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), George Panton (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Ralph Schwarts, Murray Jordan, Hunter Albaugh | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | James Hagar makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | James Hagar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Louis Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | VCU | James Llewellyn (SG) Louis Malone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), Shane Lynch (SF) James Hagar, Eugene Yepez | |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | George Panton grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Malone (PG), Ed Rogers (PF), Lester Gravatt (C) Jason Patton, Ken Bentley, Sidney Foy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG) Lucio Lombardi | |
| 14:41 | VCU | Lester Gravatt makes the floater from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by George Panton | 59-56 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Ralph Schwarts is called for the reach on James Llewellyn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Schwarts, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), William Krieger (SG), Paul Martineau (SF) Louis Malone, James Llewellyn, Robert Desilva | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Clifford Hayden (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Ralph Schwarts, Shane Lynch, George Panton, Paul McClamma | |
| 14:05 | VCU | Lester Gravatt misses the 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Paul Martineau grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 13:41 | VCU | Lester Gravatt drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eugene Hedberg | 62-56 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Ken Bentley (SF), Lewis Nichols (PF), Sidney Foy (C) William Krieger, Paul Martineau, Ed Rogers, Lester Gravatt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (PG), Paul McClamma (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Stanford Bury, Murray Jordan, Steven Thornton | |
| 13:17 | VCU | Sidney Foy can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 62-56 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Jason Patton takes the ball from Eugene Yepez | 62-56 |
| 13:08 | VCU | Hunter Albaugh steps in front of the Jason Patton pass in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Sidney Foy steals it from Hunter Albaugh | 62-56 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Ken Bentley scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Hedberg | 64-56 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 12:01 | VCU | Lewis Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Eugene Yepez steals the ball from Jason Patton | 64-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Hedberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Ken Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Sidney Foy (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Hagar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eugene Yepez (tiring) SF - Clifford Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul McClamma (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Hunter Albaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 11:38 | VCU | Sidney Foy snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 11:36 | VCU | Jason Patton is hacked by James Hagar in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hagar, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | VCU | William Krieger (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), Robert Desilva (SF), Ed Rogers (PF), Lester Gravatt (C) Jason Patton, Eugene Hedberg, Ken Bentley, Lewis Nichols, Sidney Foy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), George Panton (SG), Shane Lynch (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Murray Jordan (C) James Hagar, Eugene Yepez, Clifford Hayden, Paul McClamma, Hunter Albaugh | |
| 11:19 | VCU | William Krieger hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Desilva | 66-56 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch clanks a 3 from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 10:58 | VCU | Lester Gravatt grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 10:56 | VCU | Robert Desilva loses the dribble to Shane Lynch in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Lester Gravatt steps in front of the George Panton pass | 66-56 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Lester Gravatt misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 10:12 | VCU | Ed Rogers misses the tip | 66-56 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Lester Gravatt hits the follow up shot | 68-56 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shane Lynch and he's fouled by Lester Gravatt - foul #1 on Lester Gravatt, team foul #3 | 68-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Louis Malone (SG), Paul Martineau (SF), Lewis Nichols (PF), Sidney Foy (C) William Krieger, James Llewellyn, Robert Desilva, Ed Rogers, Lester Gravatt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Paul McClamma (C) George Panton, Murray Jordan | |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Jason Patton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 09:33 | VCU | Sidney Foy hits the follow up shot | 70-59 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Ralph Schwarts | 70-61 |
| 08:55 | VCU | Lewis Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (SG) Louis Malone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (SG), Hunter Albaugh (C) Ralph Schwarts, Paul McClamma | |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi clanks a 3 from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh tips it home | 70-63 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Jason Patton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Martineau | 73-63 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | James Hagar clanks a shot from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Sidney Foy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Hedberg (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Paul Martineau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Sidney Foy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Hagar (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shane Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lucio Lombardi (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Hunter Albaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | VCU | Sidney Foy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-63 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-63 |
| 07:29 | VCU | Lewis Nichols snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Lewis Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Hunter Albaugh | 73-63 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Shane Lynch and the foul's on Eugene Hedberg - foul #2 on Eugene Hedberg, team foul #4 | 73-65 |
| Subs | VCU | William Krieger (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), Robert Desilva (SF), Ed Rogers (PF), Lester Gravatt (C) Jason Patton, Eugene Hedberg, Paul Martineau, Lewis Nichols, Sidney Foy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), Clifford Hayden (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Paul McClamma (C) James Hagar, Shane Lynch, Lucio Lombardi, Hunter Albaugh | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:48 | VCU | James Llewellyn comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Hayden | 73-68 |
| 06:20 | VCU | Lester Gravatt buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ed Rogers | 75-68 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan tips it in | 75-70 |
| 05:49 | VCU | William Krieger is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-70 |
| 05:47 | VCU | Lester Gravatt tips it but misses | 75-70 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 05:32 | VCU | James Llewellyn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Desilva | 77-73 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Yepez | 77-75 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Stanford Bury is called for the reach on James Llewellyn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanford Bury, team foul #5 | 77-75 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), Louis Malone (SG), Ken Bentley (PF), Sidney Foy (C) William Krieger, James Llewellyn, Ed Rogers, Lester Gravatt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), James Hagar (SG), George Panton (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Stanford Bury, Eugene Yepez, Clifford Hayden, Murray Jordan, Paul McClamma | |
| 04:57 | VCU | Robert Desilva is fouled on the floor by George Panton - foul #4 on George Panton, team foul #6 | 77-75 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG) Louis Malone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:39 | VCU | Robert Desilva hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Lucio Lombardi - foul #2 on Lucio Lombardi, team foul #7 | 79-75 |
| 04:39 | VCU | Robert Desilva makes the free throw | 80-75 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | George Panton buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ralph Schwarts | 80-78 |
| 04:10 | VCU | Robert Desilva scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Foy | 82-78 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts loses the dribble to Sidney Foy | 82-78 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Hedberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Robert Desilva (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Foy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Schwarts (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Hagar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Panton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lucio Lombardi (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:44 | VCU | Jason Patton can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 82-78 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Panton | 82-78 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Malone (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), Paul Martineau (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, Eugene Hedberg, Robert Desilva, Ken Bentley, Sidney Foy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), Shane Lynch (SF), Paul McClamma (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) James Hagar, George Panton, Lucio Lombardi, Steven Thornton | |
| 03:20 | VCU | Lester Gravatt misses long on a shot from the left wing | 82-78 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma gets the rebound | 82-78 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez makes the jumper from the right side | 82-80 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Lewis Nichols hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 82-80 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma snags the defensive board | 82-80 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Schwarts and the foul's on Lester Gravatt - foul #2 on Lester Gravatt, team foul #5 | 82-82 |
| Subs | VCU | William Krieger (PG), Ed Rogers (PF) Louis Malone, Lewis Nichols | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Murray Jordan (PF) Ralph Schwarts | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma makes the free throw | 82-83 |
| 02:43 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-83 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Sidney Foy (C) Paul Martineau, Lester Gravatt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (PG), George Panton (SG) Paul McClamma, Eugene Yepez | |
| 02:32 | VCU | George Panton steals the ball from Ed Rogers | 82-83 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan lays it up and in set up by George Panton | 82-85 |
| 02:18 | VCU | James Llewellyn can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Panton - foul #5 on George Panton, team foul #8 | 82-85 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Desilva (SF) William Krieger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul McClamma (PG) George Panton | |
| 02:18 | VCU | James Llewellyn misses the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 02:18 | VCU | James Llewellyn misses the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Ed Rogers snags the offensive board | 82-85 |
| 02:00 | VCU | James Llewellyn is fouled on the floor by Shane Lynch - foul #3 on Shane Lynch, team foul #9 | 82-85 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), Lucio Lombardi (PF) Paul McClamma, James Hagar, Murray Jordan | |
| 02:00 | VCU | James Llewellyn makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 02:00 | VCU | James Llewellyn makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 84-85 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez misses the tip | 84-85 |
| 01:34 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Llewellyn | 84-85 |
| 01:13 | VCU | Robert Desilva can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-85 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Sidney Foy tips it but misses | 84-85 |
| 01:09 | VCU | Robert Desilva tips it back up and in | 86-85 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sidney Foy - foul #2 on Sidney Foy, team foul #6 | 86-85 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh makes the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Ed Rogers snags the defensive board | 86-86 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Robert Desilva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Robert Desilva - foul #1 on Robert Desilva, team foul #7 | 86-86 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:03 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-88 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Jason Patton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 86-88 |