| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Reginald Julian (fresh) SG - Rudolph Gable (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dana Thomson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Troy William (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Hartline (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 37-39 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Rudy Nicholson is called for the reach on Troy William - foul #3 on Rudy Nicholson, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez (PF) Rudy Nicholson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Troy William comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | James Rosado can't tip it in | 37-39 |
| 19:18 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:11 | Morris Brown | Joe Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-39 |
| 19:10 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | James Rosado comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joe Johnson - foul #3 on Joe Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Aaron Miller (C) Joe Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (PF) Michael Hartline, Terry Schroeder | |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | James Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | James Rosado makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:36 | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 18:26 | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:16 | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Rosado | 39-41 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Jason Young makes the jumper from the right block | 39-43 |
| 18:04 | Morris Brown | Troy William is called for the reach on Reginald Julian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy William, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | James Looper (PG), Derek Price (SG), Dale Wilbourn (SF), Dennis Knight (C) Reginald Julian, Rudolph Gable, Dana Thomson, Edward Borquez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Fugate (PG), Virgil Sheridan (SF), Tommie Tietjen (C) Troy William, Kevin Jones, James Rosado | |
| 17:59 | Morris Brown | Virgil Sheridan picks off the pass by Dennis Knight | 39-43 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:53 | Morris Brown | Aaron Miller gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:46 | Morris Brown | James Looper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hartline (SF), Terry Schroeder (PF) Alva Zolty, Jason Young | |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline misses the fadeaway in the lane | 39-43 |
| 17:24 | Morris Brown | Dennis Knight snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 17:19 | Morris Brown | Terry Schroeder steals it from Derek Price | 39-43 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Derek Price takes the ball from Tommie Tietjen | 39-43 |
| 16:37 | Morris Brown | Dale Wilbourn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Albert Fugate is hacked by James Looper - foul #1 on James Looper, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Thomas Armstrong (PG), Rudolph Gable (SG), Dana Thomson (SF), Edward Borquez (PF) James Looper, Derek Price, Dale Wilbourn, Dennis Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Nicks (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (PF), Mark Lynch (C) Albert Fugate, Virgil Sheridan, Michael Hartline, Terry Schroeder, Tommie Tietjen | |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Rudolph Gable takes the ball from Herbert Nicks | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Herbert Nicks loses the dribble to Thomas Armstrong | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rudolph Gable (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dana Thomson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Borquez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Herbert Nicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alva Zolty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Lynch (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Morris Brown | Thomas Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian (PG), Rudy Nicholson (PF), Joe Johnson (C) Thomas Armstrong, Edward Borquez, Aaron Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG) Herbert Nicks | |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:44 | Morris Brown | The rebound goes to Reginald Julian | 42-43 |
| 15:40 | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Jason Young misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Rudy Nicholson - foul #4 on Rudy Nicholson, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez (PF) Rudy Nicholson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hartline (SF) Alva Zolty | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Jason Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Jason Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:17 | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jason Young - foul #2 on Jason Young, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan (SF), Terry Schroeder (PF), James Rosado (C) Michael Hartline, Jason Young, Mark Lynch | |
| 15:17 | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:17 | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Joe Johnson denies the turnaround by James Rosado | 44-45 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Troy William grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 14:41 | Morris Brown | Joe Johnson grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 14:36 | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | James Looper (PG), Derek Price (SG), Dennis Knight (PF) Reginald Julian, Rudolph Gable, Edward Borquez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Fugate (PG), Michael Hartline (SF) Troy William, Kevin Jones | |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Derek Price steps in front of the Albert Fugate pass | 44-45 |
| 14:13 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Price | 46-45 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 13:50 | Morris Brown | Dennis Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:48 | Morris Brown | Virgil Sheridan steps in front of the Dana Thomson pass in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline is fouled on the floor by Dana Thomson - foul #1 on Dana Thomson, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Thomas Armstrong (PG), Dale Wilbourn (SF), Edward Borquez (PF) James Looper, Dana Thomson, Dennis Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Jones (SG), Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (PF), Tommie Tietjen (C) Virgil Sheridan, Michael Hartline, Terry Schroeder, James Rosado | |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Jason Young misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Albert Fugate grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Albert Fugate makes the 3 from straight away | 46-48 |
| 12:52 | Morris Brown | Derek Price scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Tommie Tietjen blows the dunk but he's fouled by Edward Borquez - foul #1 on Edward Borquez, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian (PG), Rudolph Gable (SG), Dana Thomson (SF) Thomas Armstrong, Derek Price, Dale Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Terry Schroeder (PF) Albert Fugate, Jason Young | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Tommie Tietjen makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Tommie Tietjen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:46 | Morris Brown | Joe Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:25 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | James Looper (SG), Aaron Miller (SF) Rudolph Gable, Dana Thomson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hartline (SF), Mark Lynch (C) Kevin Jones, Tommie Tietjen | |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Dennis Knight (PF) Edward Borquez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:08 | Morris Brown | Aaron Miller's pass is intercepted by Michael Hartline in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline loses the dribble to James Looper | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Reginald Julian (fresh) SG - James Looper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Troy William (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alva Zolty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hartline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Schroeder (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Lynch (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Thomas Armstrong (PG), Dana Thomson (SF) Reginald Julian, Joe Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan (SG), Jason Young (PF) Alva Zolty, Terry Schroeder | |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Dennis Knight swats the short shot by Jason Young | 49-49 |
| 11:40 | Morris Brown | Dennis Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:34 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 11:33 | Morris Brown | Dennis Knight tips it home | 51-49 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Jason Young misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 11:19 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:16 | Morris Brown | Michael Hartline is called for the reach on James Looper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hartline, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable (SG), Dale Wilbourn (SF), Edward Borquez (PF), Joe Johnson (C) James Looper, Dana Thomson, Aaron Miller, Dennis Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Nicks (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), James Rosado (C) Troy William, Michael Hartline, Mark Lynch | |
| 10:51 | Morris Brown | Dale Wilbourn scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Armstrong | 53-49 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | James Rosado misses the dunk attempt | 53-49 |
| 10:40 | Morris Brown | Joe Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:36 | Morris Brown | Thomas Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Rosado | 53-49 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | James Rosado is fouled on the floor by Joe Johnson - foul #4 on Joe Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian (PG), Derek Price (SG), Dana Thomson (SF), Aaron Miller (C) Thomas Armstrong, Rudolph Gable, Dale Wilbourn, Joe Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Fugate (PG), Alva Zolty (SF), Terry Schroeder (PF) Herbert Nicks, Virgil Sheridan, Jason Young | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | James Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | James Rosado makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:09 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson is hacked by Alva Zolty - foul #3 on Alva Zolty, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hartline (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| 09:51 | Morris Brown | Terry Schroeder steps in front of the Derek Price pass | 53-51 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty misses badly on a shot near the basket | 53-51 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Albert Fugate tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 09:32 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable (SG), James Looper (SF), Dennis Knight (PF) Derek Price, Dana Thomson, Aaron Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Tommie Tietjen (C) Alva Zolty, James Rosado | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Troy William's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Gable | 53-53 |
| 08:56 | Morris Brown | Dennis Knight connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Rudolph Gable | 55-53 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder blows the dunk but he's hacked by Edward Borquez - foul #2 on Edward Borquez, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Derek Price (PG), Dale Wilbourn (SG), Dana Thomson (SF), Aaron Miller (PF) Reginald Julian, Rudolph Gable, James Looper, Dennis Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Nicks (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Virgil Sheridan (SF), Mark Lynch (C) Troy William, Albert Fugate, Michael Hartline, Tommie Tietjen | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:07 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Miller | 57-55 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan travels with the ball | 57-55 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Thomas Armstrong (PG), Rudy Nicholson (PF), Joe Johnson (C) Dale Wilbourn, Aaron Miller, Edward Borquez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Young (PF) Terry Schroeder | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dana Thomson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rudy Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Herbert Nicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Virgil Sheridan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Lynch (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Morris Brown | Herbert Nicks steals the ball from Thomas Armstrong in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Armstrong is called for the reach on Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Alva Zolty (SF) Herbert Nicks, Mark Lynch | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:31 | Morris Brown | Joe Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:27 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable (SG) Derek Price | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Rosado (C) Virgil Sheridan | |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Jason Young is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jason Young, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | James Looper (PG), Dennis Knight (C) Thomas Armstrong, Joe Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:52 | Morris Brown | James Looper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Thomas Armstrong (PG) Rudolph Gable | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan (SG) Kevin Jones | |
| 06:29 | Morris Brown | James Looper buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Knight | 60-56 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Virgil Sheridan | 60-59 |
| 05:51 | Morris Brown | James Looper blows the wide open layup | 60-59 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan tips it in | 60-61 |
| 05:22 | Morris Brown | Dennis Knight's layup is rejected by Jason Young | 60-61 |
| 05:21 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson misses the tip | 60-61 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Jason Young gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | James Rosado buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Troy William | 60-63 |
| 05:00 | Morris Brown | Alva Zolty is called for the reach on Dana Thomson - foul #4 on Alva Zolty, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian (PG), Rudolph Gable (SG), Aaron Miller (SF), Joe Johnson (C) Thomas Armstrong, James Looper, Dana Thomson, Dennis Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Nicks (PG), Albert Fugate (SG), Michael Hartline (SF), Terry Schroeder (PF), Tommie Tietjen (C) Troy William, Virgil Sheridan, Alva Zolty, Jason Young, James Rosado | |
| 04:40 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Fugate | 60-65 |
| 04:22 | Morris Brown | Rudy Nicholson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rudolph Gable | 63-65 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline makes the fadeaway in the paint | 63-67 |
| 03:52 | Morris Brown | Joe Johnson hits a wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Rudolph Gable | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Reginald Julian (fresh) SG - Rudolph Gable (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Nicholson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Herbert Nicks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Fugate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hartline (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Terry Schroeder (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommie Tietjen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Herbert Nicks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 03:16 | Morris Brown | Rudolph Gable is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Herbert Nicks knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Schroeder | 68-72 |
| 02:37 | Morris Brown | Rudy Nicholson misses long on a shot from the right block | 68-72 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | James Looper (PG), Derek Price (SG), Dana Thomson (SF), Edward Borquez (PF), Dennis Knight (C) Reginald Julian, Rudolph Gable, Aaron Miller, Rudy Nicholson, Joe Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Virgil Sheridan (SF), Jason Young (PF), Mark Lynch (C) Herbert Nicks, Albert Fugate, Michael Hartline, Terry Schroeder, Tommie Tietjen | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dana Thomson - foul #2 on Dana Thomson, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (PF) Jason Young | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Virgil Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:15 | Morris Brown | Morris Brown calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian (PG), Rudolph Gable (SG), Joe Johnson (C) James Looper, Derek Price, Dennis Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Young (PF) Virgil Sheridan | |
| 02:02 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Troy William - foul #4 on Troy William, team foul #7 | 70-74 |
| 02:02 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian misses the free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Mark Lynch grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Mark Lynch misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Johnson - foul #5 on Joe Johnson, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Rudy Nicholson (PF) Joe Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hartline (SF), Terry Schroeder (PF) Alva Zolty, Jason Young | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Mark Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Mark Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:15 | Morris Brown | Rudy Nicholson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-75 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Mark Lynch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hartline | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Terry Schroeder misses the shot from close range | 73-75 |
| 00:33 | Morris Brown | The rebound goes to Rudy Nicholson | 73-75 |
| 00:27 | Morris Brown | Mark Lynch picks off the pass by Edward Borquez | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Troy William is hacked by Reginald Julian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Julian, team foul #12 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Rosado (C) Mark Lynch | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Troy William makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Troy William makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Jones - foul #3 on Kevin Jones, team foul #8 | 73-77 |
| 00:22 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:22 | Morris Brown | Reginald Julian makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Troy William is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Julian - foul #2 on Reginald Julian, team foul #13 | 75-77 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Troy William makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Troy William makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:12 | Morris Brown | Rudy Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-79 |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (PF) Terry Schroeder | |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Reginald Julian is called for the reach on Troy William in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Julian, team foul #14 | 75-79 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Troy William makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Troy William makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:03 | Morris Brown | Dana Thomson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | Morris Brown | Edward Borquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:00 | Morris Brown | The clock runs out | 75-81 |