| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Riojas (fresh) PF - Alfred Morrow (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laurence Raab (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ely (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Sizemore (fresh) C - Carlos Soto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 19:21 | Colgate | Carlos Soto hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Kelvin Shepherd - foul #3 on Kelvin Shepherd, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McGill (C) Kelvin Shepherd | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 19:21 | Colgate | Carlos Soto makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:21 | Colgate | Carlos Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 18:57 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore travels with the ball | 35-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (SG) Bruce Ralls | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow blows the dunk | 35-36 |
| 18:38 | Colgate | William Underwood pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:14 | Colgate | Laurence Raab connects on the jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | John Selzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:08 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:02 | Colgate | Dennis Ely lays it in and he's hacked by Alvaro Galindo - foul #1 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (SG), John Bohner (C) Alvaro Galindo, Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Colgate | Nathan Nealey (PG), Mike Brooks (PF), Santos Hernandez (C) William Underwood, Anthony Sizemore, Carlos Soto | |
| 18:02 | Colgate | Dennis Ely misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | John Bohner pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | John Bohner misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 17:38 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:34 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Riojas - foul #2 on Carl Riojas, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) Carl Riojas | |
| Subs | Colgate | Raymond Sneed (SG), Salvatore Lombardi (C) Laurence Raab, Dennis Ely | |
| 17:34 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:34 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | John Bohner knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Alfred Morrow | 38-42 |
| 17:11 | Colgate | Bruce Ralls takes the ball from Mike Brooks in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | John Selzer comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Salvatore Lombardi - foul #2 on Salvatore Lombardi, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF), Joseph McGill (PF) Bruce Ralls, Alfred Morrow | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:33 | Colgate | Von Rusinski is called for the reach on Raymond Sneed - foul #2 on Von Rusinski, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Alfred Morrow (PF) John Selzer, Von Rusinski, John Bohner | |
| Subs | Colgate | William Underwood (PG), Laurence Raab (SG), Dennis Ely (SF) Nathan Nealey, Mike Brooks, Santos Hernandez | |
| 16:19 | Colgate | Laurence Raab buries a floater near the basket set up by William Underwood | 40-44 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Raymond Sneed takes the ball from Jeremy Lucas | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Crosley (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Riojas (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Morrow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph McGill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Laurence Raab (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Sneed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Salvatore Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Colgate | William Underwood loses the dribble to Alfred Morrow | 40-44 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Carl Riojas is denied by Salvatore Lombardi | 40-44 |
| 15:34 | Colgate | Salvatore Lombardi grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 15:14 | Colgate | Raymond Sneed is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Sneed, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Kang Tang (SF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Robert Crosley, Jeremy Lucas, Carl Riojas, Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Colgate | Nathan Nealey (PG), Mike Brooks (SF), Anthony Sizemore (PF), Carlos Soto (C) William Underwood, Dennis Ely, Raymond Sneed, Salvatore Lombardi | |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-44 |
| 14:53 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 14:50 | Colgate | Mike Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Ralls - foul #1 on Bruce Ralls, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bohner (PF) Alfred Morrow | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 14:38 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey double dribbles | 40-44 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo is hacked by Carlos Soto - foul #1 on Carlos Soto, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Von Rusinski (SG) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls | |
| Subs | Colgate | Dennis Ely (SF) Laurence Raab | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Dennis Ely - foul #1 on Dennis Ely, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:15 | Colgate | Mike Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | John Selzer connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Von Rusinski | 46-44 |
| 13:44 | Colgate | Carlos Soto misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 13:42 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:35 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey is wide open and dunks the ball | 46-46 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Mike Brooks is called for the reach on John Selzer - foul #3 on Mike Brooks, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF), Joseph McGill (PF) Kang Tang, John Bohner | |
| Subs | Colgate | William Underwood (PG), Laurence Raab (SG), Santos Hernandez (PF) Mike Brooks, Nathan Nealey, Anthony Sizemore | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kelvin Shepherd | 48-46 |
| 13:03 | Colgate | Santos Hernandez hits the finger roll | 48-48 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 12:35 | Colgate | Carlos Soto grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:31 | Colgate | William Underwood is hacked by Joseph McGill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph McGill, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Alfred Morrow (PF) John Selzer, Von Rusinski, Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Colgate | Raymond Sneed (SF), Salvatore Lombardi (C) Dennis Ely, Carlos Soto | |
| 12:06 | Colgate | Raymond Sneed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd misses the lay-in | 48-48 |
| 11:56 | Colgate | Raymond Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Riojas (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Morrow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - William Underwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Laurence Raab (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Sneed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Colgate | William Underwood can't finish the layup | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | Colgate | Salvatore Lombardi gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:38 | Colgate | Raymond Sneed can't finish the layup | 48-48 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), John Selzer (SF), John Bohner (PF) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Carl Riojas, Alfred Morrow | |
| Subs | Colgate | Nathan Nealey (PG), Dennis Ely (SF), Anthony Sizemore (PF), Mike Brooks (C) William Underwood, Laurence Raab, Santos Hernandez, Salvatore Lombardi | |
| 10:49 | Colgate | Raymond Sneed clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Colgate | Mike Brooks tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd buries a runner from the right block set up by John Selzer | 50-50 |
| 10:31 | Colgate | Raymond Sneed comes up short on the jumper from close range | 50-50 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | John Selzer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Lucas | 53-50 |
| 10:07 | Colgate | Mike Brooks lays it up and in set up by Nathan Nealey | 53-52 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | John Bohner knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Lucas | 55-52 |
| 09:42 | Colgate | Mike Brooks is hacked by Jeremy Lucas - foul #1 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Von Rusinski (SG), Kang Tang (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF), Joseph McGill (C) Robert Crosley, Jeremy Lucas, John Selzer, John Bohner, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| Subs | Colgate | Laurence Raab (SG), Carlos Soto (C) Raymond Sneed, Anthony Sizemore | |
| 09:42 | Colgate | Mike Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:42 | Colgate | Mike Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 09:15 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:55 | Colgate | Laurence Raab hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Joseph McGill - foul #3 on Joseph McGill, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) Alvaro Galindo | |
| Subs | Colgate | William Underwood (PG), Santos Hernandez (PF) Nathan Nealey, Mike Brooks | |
| 08:55 | Colgate | Laurence Raab misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:55 | Colgate | Laurence Raab makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls's layup is rejected by Santos Hernandez | 55-55 |
| 08:35 | Colgate | Dennis Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | Colgate | Alfred Morrow is called for the reach on Santos Hernandez - foul #1 on Alfred Morrow, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Carl Riojas (SF) Bruce Ralls, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Colgate | Salvatore Lombardi (C) Carlos Soto | |
| 08:22 | Colgate | Santos Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:22 | Colgate | Santos Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas can't finish the layup | 55-56 |
| 08:01 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Salvatore Lombardi | 55-56 |
| 07:58 | Colgate | Von Rusinski is called for the reach on Laurence Raab in the backcourt - foul #3 on Von Rusinski, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Von Rusinski, Alfred Morrow | |
| Subs | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore (PF) Santos Hernandez | |
| 07:58 | Colgate | Laurence Raab makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:58 | Colgate | Laurence Raab misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph McGill | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Riojas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph McGill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - William Underwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Laurence Raab (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Sizemore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Salvatore Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas hits a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Dennis Ely - foul #2 on Dennis Ely, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bohner (PF) Joseph McGill | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:40 | Colgate | Salvatore Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:35 | Colgate | Laurence Raab is hacked by John Selzer in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Selzer, team foul #12 | 57-57 |
| 07:35 | Colgate | Laurence Raab makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:35 | Colgate | Laurence Raab makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | John Selzer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 07:12 | Colgate | Salvatore Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:51 | Colgate | Laurence Raab drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Underwood | 57-61 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas is whistled for a carry | 57-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Kang Tang (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF) John Selzer, Jeremy Lucas, Carl Riojas, John Bohner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Nathan Nealey (PG), Raymond Sneed (SG), Mike Brooks (SF), Santos Hernandez (PF), Carlos Soto (C) William Underwood, Laurence Raab, Dennis Ely, Anthony Sizemore, Salvatore Lombardi | |
| 06:32 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 06:31 | Colgate | Carlos Soto grabs the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:11 | Colgate | The short jumper by Nathan Nealey is denied by Kelvin Shepherd | 57-61 |
| 06:09 | Colgate | Nathan Nealey grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 05:51 | Colgate | Carlos Soto connects on the runner in the lane | 57-63 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo grabs the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Santos Hernandez - foul #1 on Santos Hernandez, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (PG), John Selzer (SF), Joseph McGill (PF), John Bohner (C) Alvaro Galindo, Kang Tang, Alfred Morrow, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| Subs | Colgate | William Underwood (PG), Laurence Raab (SG), Dennis Ely (SF), Anthony Sizemore (PF), Salvatore Lombardi (C) Nathan Nealey, Raymond Sneed, Mike Brooks, Santos Hernandez, Carlos Soto | |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:56 | Colgate | Dennis Ely hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph McGill | 59-63 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | John Selzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF) Bruce Ralls | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 04:45 | Colgate | William Underwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by John Selzer | 61-63 |
| 04:23 | Colgate | Dennis Ely misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 04:22 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore tips it home | 61-65 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Selzer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-65 |
| 04:09 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 03:50 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 61-65 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Von Rusinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Carl Riojas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph McGill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bohner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - William Underwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Laurence Raab (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Sizemore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvatore Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | John Bohner tips it back up and in | 63-65 |
| 03:29 | Colgate | Laurence Raab misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 03:27 | Colgate | Dennis Ely grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:12 | Colgate | Joseph McGill steals it from Laurence Raab | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 02:52 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Anthony Sizemore | 63-65 |
| 02:41 | Colgate | Dennis Ely drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Underwood | 63-68 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Kang Tang (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Von Rusinski, Carl Riojas, Joseph McGill, John Bohner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Nathan Nealey (PG), Raymond Sneed (SG), Mike Brooks (SF), Santos Hernandez (PF), Carlos Soto (C) William Underwood, Laurence Raab, Dennis Ely, Anthony Sizemore, Salvatore Lombardi | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Raymond Sneed is called for the reach on Alvaro Galindo - foul #3 on Raymond Sneed, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:14 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) John Selzer | |
| Subs | Colgate | Laurence Raab (SG), Dennis Ely (SF) Raymond Sneed, Santos Hernandez | |
| 01:58 | Colgate | Kelvin Shepherd takes the ball from Dennis Ely | 65-68 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 65-68 |
| 01:39 | Colgate | Dennis Ely gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:39 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF) Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Colgate | William Underwood (PG), Anthony Sizemore (PF) Nathan Nealey, Mike Brooks | |
| 01:37 | Colgate | Dennis Ely double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo double dribbles | 65-68 |
| 01:01 | Colgate | William Underwood comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-68 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Soto - foul #2 on Carlos Soto, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Carl Riojas is called for the reach on Anthony Sizemore - foul #3 on Carl Riojas, team foul #13 | 67-68 |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Anthony Sizemore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Dennis Ely is called for the reach on Bruce Ralls - foul #3 on Dennis Ely, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:01 | Colgate | Dennis Ely drills a shot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses short on a fullcourt shot | 69-71 |