| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Casner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Ramsay (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Duvall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb is called for 10 seconds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard (SG), John England (PF), James Moody (C) Thomas Ramsay, Leroy Duvall, Walter Tucker | |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Mikel Paczkowski | 35-40 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG), Gerald Gossage (SF) Christopher Brassard, Robert Cobb | |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Michael Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Robert Hayes is called for the reach on Gerald Gossage - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF) Rex Casner, John England | |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Michael Davis scores on a floater from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Michael Davis takes the ball from Richard Hotaling | 40-40 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Erik Feliciano | 42-40 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Ramsay - foul #2 on Thomas Ramsay, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), John Mock (SG), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), John England (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Gerald Gossage, Richard Hotaling, Leroy Duvall, James Moody | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Ed Dixon picks off the pass by Thomas Ramsay in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Rex Casner | 42-42 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Casner - foul #1 on Rex Casner, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Ed Dixon, Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | John Mock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (SG), Leroy Duvall (PF) Thomas Ramsay, John England | |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 42-42 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski double dribbles | 42-42 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rex Casner | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Brown (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rex Casner (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Gossage (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Duvall (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Tucker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cedric Hacker | 45-44 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Mikel Paczkowski picks off the pass by Robert Cobb | 45-44 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Rex Casner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Gossage is called for the reach on John Mock - foul #3 on Gerald Gossage, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Erik Feliciano (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Michael Davis (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Christopher Brassard (SG), John England (PF), James Moody (C) Rex Casner, Gerald Gossage, Leroy Duvall, Walter Tucker | |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronnie Krinsky - foul #4 on Ronnie Krinsky, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG) Ronnie Krinsky | |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | James Moody clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 49-47 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Ed Dixon, Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG) Robert Cobb | |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Feliciano | 52-50 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Erik Feliciano steps in front of the Rex Casner pass in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | James Moody is called for the reach on Erik Feliciano - foul #2 on James Moody, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Chad Birkholz, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (SG), Richard Hotaling (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Rex Casner, Thomas Ramsay, John England, James Moody | |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-50 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | John Mock snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Christopher Brassard swats the layup by John Mock | 52-50 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Ed Dixon picks off the pass by Gerald Gossage | 52-50 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the lay-in | 52-50 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Cedric Hacker | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Eubanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Brassard (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Gossage (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hotaling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Duvall (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Tucker (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ed Dixon | 54-50 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling hits the finger roll set up by Gerald Gossage and the foul's on Robert Hayes - foul #3 on Robert Hayes, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), James Moody (C) Gerald Gossage, Leroy Duvall, Walter Tucker | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 54-52 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | James Moody steps in front of the Jimmy Quinn pass | 54-52 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard misses the floater from the left side | 54-52 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay connects on the 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | John Mock misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Ramsay - foul #3 on Thomas Ramsay, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Chad Birkholz, Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), John England (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Thomas Ramsay, Richard Hotaling, James Moody | |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | John England misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Mikel Paczkowski is denied by John England | 56-55 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Mock | 56-55 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Davis and the foul's on Christopher Brassard - foul #4 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (SG), Leroy Duvall (PF) Christopher Brassard, Walter Tucker | |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Rex Casner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Chad Birkholz (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Mock, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Moody (C) John England | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Duvall - foul #1 on Leroy Duvall, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG) Robert Cobb | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 60-55 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is whistled for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Michael Davis (C) Kenneth Marburger, Chad Birkholz, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), John England (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Rex Casner, Gerald Gossage, Leroy Duvall, James Moody | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Feliciano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Hacker (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Ramsay (very tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cobb (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John England (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Tucker (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | John England travels in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mikel Paczkowski | 62-57 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb is denied on a layup by Michael Davis | 62-57 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ramsay - foul #4 on Thomas Ramsay, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Erik Feliciano, Cedric Hacker, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG), Christopher Brassard (SF), James Moody (PF) Thomas Ramsay, Robert Cobb, Walter Tucker | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Mikel Paczkowski is called for the reach on Ronnie Krinsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #3 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | John Mock loses the dribble to Rex Casner in the backcourt | 64-57 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Rex Casner's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hayes | 64-57 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | John England tips it in | 64-59 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is hacked by Christopher Brassard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Chad Birkholz (C) Ed Dixon, John Mock, Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG), Gerald Gossage (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Rex Casner, Christopher Brassard, James Moody, John England | |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Kenneth Marburger, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling (SF), James Moody (C) Gerald Gossage, Walter Tucker | |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is fouled on the floor by Richard Hotaling - foul #3 on Richard Hotaling, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Cobb (SF), Walter Tucker (C) Richard Hotaling, Leroy Duvall | |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-59 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Davis | 67-59 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Walter Tucker clanks a shot from the left side | 67-59 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cobb - foul #3 on Robert Cobb, team foul #13 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Chad Birkholz, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG), Gerald Gossage (SF), Richard Hotaling (PF), John England (C) Thomas Ramsay, Robert Cobb, James Moody, Walter Tucker | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | John England misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling snags the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 69-59 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Rex Casner is whistled for traveling | 72-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Ed Dixon, Erik Feliciano, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Cobb (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF), James Moody (C) Gerald Gossage, Richard Hotaling, John England | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mikel Paczkowski | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Brown (tired) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rex Casner (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Duvall (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Moody (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Stephen Brown is called for the reach on Rex Casner - foul #2 on Stephen Brown, team foul #5 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Kenneth Marburger, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG), Walter Tucker (C) Rex Casner, James Moody | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-59 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 74-59 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks lays it up and in and he's fouled by Walter Tucker - foul #1 on Walter Tucker, team foul #14 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Rex Casner (SG), Richard Hotaling (SF), James Moody (PF), John England (C) Ronnie Krinsky, Thomas Ramsay, Robert Cobb, Leroy Duvall, Walter Tucker | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks makes the free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | John England misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-59 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano grabs the board | 77-59 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is fouled on the floor by Rex Casner - foul #2 on Rex Casner, team foul #15 | 77-59 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | John England's pass is intercepted by Michael Davis in the backcourt | 79-59 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Erik Feliciano | 81-59 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Rex Casner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-59 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 81-59 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Feliciano | 83-59 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Feliciano - foul #3 on Erik Feliciano, team foul #6 | 83-59 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | John England misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 83-59 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chad Birkholz | 83-59 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Eubanks | 86-59 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | John England misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 86-59 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | John England snags the offensive board | 86-59 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 86-59 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano pulls down the rebound | 86-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger misses the turnaround from close range | 86-59 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks snags the offensive board | 86-59 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the wide open floater near the basket | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Michael Davis is called for the reach on Gerald Gossage - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #7 | 88-59 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage makes the 1st free throw | 88-60 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage makes the 2nd free throw | 88-61 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano runs out the clock | 88-61 |