| Lineup | Washington | PG - Philip Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Duke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Kaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Smitreski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Randy Ryan inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Washington | Frank Kaiser is hacked by Dominic Bianchi - foul #1 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Washington | Philip Mozingo is fouled on the floor by Dominic Bianchi - foul #2 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 19:13 | Washington | Philip Mozingo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-33 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the easy open layup | 38-33 |
| 18:49 | Washington | Daniel Duke gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:44 | Washington | Philip Mozingo's pass is intercepted by Dominic Bianchi in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dominic Bianchi | 38-35 |
| 18:26 | Washington | Daniel Duke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Washington | David Samson (PG), Michael Howard (SG), Raymond Curry (SF), Brian Chandler (PF), Frederic Best (C) Philip Mozingo, Daniel Duke, Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser, Gary Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Robert Linder scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Snow | 38-37 |
| 17:47 | Washington | Frederic Best clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-37 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Popovic | 38-37 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Linder | 38-39 |
| 17:19 | Washington | Brian Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Peter Lacy (SG), Randy Ryan (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Gary Smitreski (C) David Samson, Michael Howard, Raymond Curry, Brian Chandler, Frederic Best | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Marvin Snow, Robert Linder, James Hamby, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Peter Vezina | 38-42 |
| 16:32 | Washington | Frank Kaiser misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Daniel Duke (SG) Peter Beard, Peter Lacy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG) Joseph Haskins | |
| 16:32 | Washington | Frank Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:32 | Washington | Frank Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ryan Roberts | 40-44 |
| 15:54 | Washington | Randy Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Howard (SF), Brian Chandler (C) Randy Ryan, Gary Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (C) Andre Palacio | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Philip Mozingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Duke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Kaiser (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Chandler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hamby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Marvin Snow | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | Washington | Marvin Snow takes the ball from Michael Howard in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | James Hamby banks in the layup set up by Marvin Snow and he's fouled by Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Peter Lacy (SG), David Samson (SF), Raymond Curry (PF), Gary Smitreski (C) Philip Mozingo, Daniel Duke, Michael Howard, Frank Kaiser, Brian Chandler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, Marvin Snow, Peter Vezina | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:57 | Washington | Raymond Curry misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | James Hamby pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | David Samson steps in front of the James Hamby pass | 40-49 |
| 14:37 | Washington | David Samson connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Lacy | 42-49 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi travels in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Randy Ryan (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Frederic Best (C) Peter Beard, Peter Lacy, Raymond Curry, Gary Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Ivan Popovic (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Robert Linder, Dominic Bianchi, Andre Palacio | |
| 14:28 | Washington | Philip Mozingo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Joseph Haskins - foul #1 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Duke (SG) David Samson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Kyle Heredia (C) Joseph Haskins, James Hamby | |
| 14:02 | Washington | Frederic Best misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kyle Heredia - foul #2 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Howard (SF), Brian Chandler (C) Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:02 | Washington | Frederic Best misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:02 | Washington | Frederic Best misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF), Andre Palacio (C) Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 13:32 | Washington | Brian Chandler banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Mozingo | 47-49 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Chandler - foul #1 on Brian Chandler, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Lacy (SG), David Samson (SF), Raymond Curry (PF), Gary Smitreski (C) Daniel Duke, Michael Howard, Brian Chandler, Frederic Best | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (C) Marvin Snow, Andre Palacio | |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:14 | Washington | Philip Mozingo travels in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Peter Vezina | |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses badly on a shot in the paint | 47-51 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 12:36 | Washington | Philip Mozingo grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 12:31 | Washington | Peter Lacy misses the easy layup | 47-51 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | James Hamby gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Robert Linder tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 12:12 | Washington | Raymond Curry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Philip Mozingo steals the ball from Joseph Haskins in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 11:54 | Washington | Philip Mozingo misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-53 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Michael Howard (SG), Randy Ryan (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Brian Chandler (C) Philip Mozingo, Peter Lacy, David Samson, Raymond Curry, Gary Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Marvin Snow (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, James Hamby, Kyle Heredia | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Peter Beard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Kaiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Chandler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Palacio (tiring) | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic is fouled on the floor by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Washington | Frederic Best (C) Brian Chandler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is hacked by Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Frederic Best is called for the reach on Andre Palacio - foul #2 on Frederic Best, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Daniel Duke (SG) Peter Beard, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (SF) Ivan Popovic | |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Daniel Duke is called for the reach on Marvin Snow - foul #2 on Daniel Duke, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't tip it in | 47-53 |
| 10:30 | Washington | Frederic Best grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:28 | Washington | Marvin Snow steps in front of the Frederic Best pass in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | James Hamby is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| Subs | Washington | David Samson (PG), Brian Chandler (C) Philip Mozingo, Frederic Best | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF) Marvin Snow, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 09:38 | Washington | Brian Chandler blows the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Roberts - foul #2 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Howard (PG), Peter Lacy (SG), Raymond Curry (PF) Daniel Duke, Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Kyle Heredia (C) Robert Linder, James Hamby | |
| 09:38 | Washington | Brian Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:38 | Washington | Brian Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is fouled in the backcourt by David Samson - foul #1 on David Samson, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Washington | Gary Smitreski (C) Brian Chandler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:33 | Washington | Raymond Curry grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 09:15 | Washington | Kyle Heredia takes the ball from Peter Lacy | 49-53 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 08:24 | Washington | A charge is called on Michael Howard - foul #4 on Michael Howard, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Daniel Duke (SG), Randy Ryan (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Frederic Best (C) Michael Howard, Peter Lacy, David Samson, Raymond Curry, Gary Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Peter Beard steps in front of the James Hamby pass in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 07:58 | Washington | Marvin Snow steals the ball from Peter Beard | 49-55 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | Washington | Brian Chandler (C) Frederic Best | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:41 | Washington | Frank Kaiser misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Andre Palacio - foul #3 on Andre Palacio, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Michael Howard (SF) Peter Beard, Randy Ryan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:41 | Washington | Frank Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:41 | Washington | Frank Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Philip Mozingo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Duke (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Frank Kaiser (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Chandler (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. SG - Robert Linder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hamby (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Palacio (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Michael Howard steals the ball from James Hamby | 51-55 |
| 07:14 | Washington | Daniel Duke clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 51-55 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | James Hamby tips it but misses | 51-55 |
| 07:05 | Washington | Frank Kaiser snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:55 | Washington | Philip Mozingo is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Marvin Snow - foul #2 on Marvin Snow, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Washington | Randy Ryan (SF), Frederic Best (PF), Gary Smitreski (C) Daniel Duke, Frank Kaiser, Brian Chandler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF) Marvin Snow, Robert Linder, James Hamby | |
| 06:55 | Washington | Philip Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:55 | Washington | Philip Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Dominic Bianchi | 53-57 |
| 06:35 | Washington | Andre Palacio is called for the reach on Randy Ryan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andre Palacio, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), David Samson (SG) Philip Mozingo, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 06:35 | Washington | Randy Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:35 | Washington | Randy Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Smitreski - foul #2 on Gary Smitreski, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Washington | Raymond Curry (PF) Frederic Best | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:04 | Washington | Randy Ryan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randy Ryan, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Peter Lacy (SG) Peter Beard, Randy Ryan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (C) Kyle Heredia | |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Roberts | 55-61 |
| 05:28 | Washington | David Samson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Raymond Curry picks off the pass by Ryan Roberts in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 05:22 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Michael Howard (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Frederic Best (C) Philip Mozingo, David Samson, Raymond Curry, Gary Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Peter Vezina (PF), James Hamby (C) Joseph Haskins, Ivan Popovic, Marvin Snow | |
| 05:10 | Washington | Frederic Best knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 57-61 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is hacked by Peter Beard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Beard, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Duke (SG) Peter Lacy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (C) Dominic Bianchi | |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:05 | Washington | Frank Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 05:03 | Washington | Frank Kaiser is hacked by Robert Linder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Linder, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| 05:03 | Washington | Frank Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:03 | Washington | Frank Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | James Hamby snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | James Hamby loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Subs | Washington | Brian Chandler (C) Frederic Best | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:43 | Washington | Michael Howard is open and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Frank Kaiser | 60-62 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Lacy (SG), Raymond Curry (PF) Daniel Duke, Frank Kaiser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia (C) Andre Palacio | |
| 04:22 | Washington | Raymond Curry is fouled on the floor by Peter Vezina - foul #2 on Peter Vezina, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Washington | Randy Ryan (SF), Frederic Best (C) Michael Howard, Brian Chandler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF) James Hamby | |
| 04:22 | Washington | Raymond Curry makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:22 | Washington | Raymond Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Frederic Best picks off the pass by Kyle Heredia | 61-62 |
| 03:59 | Washington | Peter Beard is hacked by Robert Linder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Linder, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Duke (SG), Frank Kaiser (PF) Peter Lacy, Raymond Curry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Ivan Popovic (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Peter Vezina, Kyle Heredia | |
| 03:59 | Washington | Peter Beard makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:59 | Washington | Peter Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 03:36 | Washington | Frederic Best snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Peter Beard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Duke (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Ryan (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Kaiser (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederic Best (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Snow (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. SF - Dominic Bianchi (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Popovic (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Palacio (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Washington | Frank Kaiser misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-62 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marvin Snow | 63-62 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio's layup is rejected by Randy Ryan | 63-62 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Palacio | 63-62 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Peter Lacy (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Raymond Curry (PF), Gary Smitreski (C) Peter Beard, Daniel Duke, Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser, Frederic Best | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), James Hamby (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi, Ivan Popovic, Andre Palacio | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 63-62 |
| 02:31 | Washington | The rebound goes to Gary Smitreski | 63-62 |
| 02:29 | Washington | Peter Lacy is hacked by Joseph Haskins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #13 | 63-62 |
| 02:29 | Washington | Peter Lacy makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:29 | Washington | Peter Lacy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Hamby | 64-62 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 02:12 | Washington | Gary Smitreski clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Vezina - foul #3 on Peter Vezina, team foul #14 | 64-62 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-62 |
| 02:12 | Washington | Gary Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:12 | Washington | Gary Smitreski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| Subs | Washington | Brian Chandler (C) Gary Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:53 | Washington | Philip Mozingo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 66-62 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 01:43 | Washington | Brian Chandler grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 01:26 | Washington | Philip Mozingo misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 01:24 | Washington | Michael Howard snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:07 | Washington | Raymond Curry misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 01:05 | Washington | Michael Howard tips it in | 68-62 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Brian Chandler takes the ball from Kyle Heredia | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Washington | Robert Linder is called for the reach on Philip Mozingo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Linder, team foul #15 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Duke (SG), Randy Ryan (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Gary Smitreski (C) Peter Lacy, Michael Howard, Raymond Curry, Brian Chandler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, James Hamby, Kyle Heredia | |
| 00:49 | Washington | Philip Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:49 | Washington | Philip Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 00:40 | Washington | Randy Ryan is hacked by Joseph Haskins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #16 | 69-65 |
| 00:40 | Washington | Randy Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:40 | Washington | Randy Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 00:32 | Washington | Frank Kaiser pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Washington | Frank Kaiser is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Roberts - foul #3 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #17 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Howard (PG) Philip Mozingo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:30 | Washington | Frank Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Washington | Frank Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 00:20 | Washington | Joseph Haskins is called for the reach on Randy Ryan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #18 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:20 | Washington | Randy Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:20 | Washington | Randy Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Washington | Gary Smitreski gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:06 | Washington | Gary Smitreski is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Roberts - foul #4 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #19 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Howard (PG) Philip Mozingo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:06 | Washington | Gary Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:06 | Washington | Gary Smitreski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dominic Bianchi | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-71 |