| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Casteel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Trejo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ricardo Quintana (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Gordon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Abraham Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mermelstein (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dwight O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan State | Abraham Blackwell steps in front of the James Gordon pass in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 19:54 | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell dunks the ball | 38-37 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Peter Ward hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 19:37 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 19:31 | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Trejo - foul #3 on Michael Trejo, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SF) Michael Trejo | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 19:31 | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:31 | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (SG), Anthony Butler (PF), Richard Kolodziej (C) John Casteel, Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Patrick Hall (PG), Alvaro Perez (SG), Antonio Massie (PF), Bradford Ratliff (C) Abraham Blackwell, Michael Thomas, Dwight O'Brien, Robert Gibbons | |
| 19:03 | Oakland | Patrick Hall connects on the jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Peter Ward comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-40 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej tips it in | 40-40 |
| 18:45 | Oakland | Alvaro Perez is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Jordan - foul #2 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Edmund Crittendon (SF) Peter Ward, Andrew Dent | |
| Subs | Oakland | Lloyd Silvia (SF) Michael Mermelstein | |
| 18:30 | Oakland | Lloyd Silvia clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 18:28 | Oakland | Antonio Massie misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Lloyd Silvia picks off the pass by Edmund Crittendon in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 18:03 | Oakland | Antonio Massie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:01 | Oakland | Bradford Ratliff snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:49 | Oakland | Alvaro Perez connects on the shot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver connects on the shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 17:12 | Oakland | Antonio Massie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 17:10 | Oakland | Lloyd Silvia tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Kolodziej | 42-42 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 17:01 | Oakland | Alvaro Perez pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:35 | Oakland | Anthony Butler is called for the reach on Antonio Massie - foul #2 on Anthony Butler, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), John Casteel (SG), Andrew Dent (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) Christopher Weaver, Maurice Jordan, Edmund Crittendon, Anthony Butler, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Michael Mermelstein (SF), Dwight O'Brien (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Patrick Hall, Alvaro Perez, Lloyd Silvia, Antonio Massie, Bradford Ratliff | |
| 16:17 | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 16:16 | Oakland | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight O'Brien | 42-42 |
| 16:03 | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Peter Ward clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 15:49 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Casteel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Dent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricardo Quintana (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Abraham Blackwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mermelstein (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dwight O'Brien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Mermelstein and he's hacked by Peter Ward - foul #2 on Peter Ward, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Trejo (SF) Andrew Dent | |
| Subs | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater (PG), John Seaman (PF) Abraham Blackwell, Dwight O'Brien | |
| 15:31 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo's pass is intercepted by Michael Thomas in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 15:26 | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Thomas | 42-46 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 15:21 | Oakland | Michael Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:19 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater's pass is intercepted by John Casteel in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Gordon connects on the jumper near the basket set up by John Casteel and he's hacked by Robert Gibbons - foul #2 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Gordon misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:07 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Robert Gibbons | 44-46 |
| 14:49 | Oakland | Ricardo Quintana takes the ball from Richard Gillenwater | 44-46 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Ward | 46-46 |
| 14:07 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons's pass is intercepted by Peter Ward | 46-46 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Michael Thomas steps in front of the Michael Trejo pass | 46-46 |
| 13:42 | Oakland | John Seaman misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Ricardo Quintana - foul #3 on Ricardo Quintana, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (SG), Jeff Hendricks (SF), Anthony Butler (C) John Casteel, Michael Trejo, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien (PF) Robert Gibbons | |
| 13:42 | Oakland | John Seaman misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:42 | Oakland | John Seaman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Thomas - foul #2 on Michael Thomas, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SG) Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell (SG), Antonio Massie (C) Michael Thomas, John Seaman | |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:31 | Oakland | Antonio Massie snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:25 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Mermelstein | 47-49 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 47-49 |
| 13:07 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Richard Gillenwater | 47-49 |
| 12:49 | Oakland | Antonio Massie misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Jeff Hendricks buries a jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 12:39 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Jordan - foul #3 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Richard Kolodziej (PF), James Gordon (C) Andrew Dent, Jeff Hendricks, Ricardo Quintana, Anthony Butler | |
| Subs | Oakland | Michael Thomas (SG), Alvaro Perez (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Richard Gillenwater, Michael Mermelstein, Antonio Massie | |
| 12:19 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons comes up short on the floater in the lane | 49-49 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Maurice Jordan | 49-49 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Blackwell - foul #3 on Abraham Blackwell, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG) Maurice Jordan | |
| Subs | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater (PG) Abraham Blackwell | |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Gibbons - foul #3 on Robert Gibbons, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | John Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | John Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:49 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons is open and buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Gillenwater | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Ward (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Casteel (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Trejo (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Kolodziej (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gordon (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Richard Gillenwater (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvaro Perez (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight O'Brien (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gibbons (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | James Gordon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | James Gordon connects on the jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 11:07 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Andrew Dent (SG), Jeff Hendricks (SF), Edmund Crittendon (PF), Anthony Butler (C) Peter Ward, John Casteel, Michael Trejo, Richard Kolodziej, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell (PG), Michael Mermelstein (SF), Antonio Massie (PF), Bradford Ratliff (C) Richard Gillenwater, Michael Thomas, Dwight O'Brien, Robert Gibbons | |
| 10:55 | Oakland | Jeff Hendricks steals it from Michael Mermelstein | 53-51 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Michael Mermelstein picks off the pass by Christopher Weaver in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 10:31 | Oakland | Antonio Massie connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Jeff Hendricks makes the jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 09:54 | Oakland | Bradford Ratliff connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-56 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Michael Mermelstein takes the ball from Christopher Weaver in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 09:50 | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein lays it up and in | 55-58 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 09:33 | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:26 | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell loses the dribble to Andrew Dent | 55-58 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Maurice Jordan (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) Christopher Weaver, Andrew Dent, Jeff Hendricks, Edmund Crittendon, Anthony Butler | |
| Subs | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater (PG), Patrick Hall (SG), Lloyd Silvia (SF), John Seaman (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Abraham Blackwell, Alvaro Perez, Michael Mermelstein, Antonio Massie, Bradford Ratliff | |
| 08:55 | Oakland | Robert Gibbons hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Patrick Hall | 55-60 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | John Seaman denies the turnaround by Peter Ward | 55-60 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan is alone and drills a floater from the right block | 57-60 |
| 08:22 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Ward - foul #3 on Peter Ward, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej (C) James Gordon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Michael Thomas (SG), Dwight O'Brien (PF) Patrick Hall, John Seaman | |
| 08:22 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG) Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 07:57 | Oakland | Lloyd Silvia hits a shot from close range set up by Richard Gillenwater | 57-62 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | John Casteel is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Thomas - foul #3 on Michael Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein (SF), Antonio Massie (C) Lloyd Silvia, Robert Gibbons | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan is hacked by Michael Thomas - foul #4 on Michael Thomas, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG) John Casteel | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Ward (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Trejo (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ricardo Quintana (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Kolodziej (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Richard Gillenwater (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Mermelstein (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dwight O'Brien (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Massie (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej double dribbles | 57-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gordon (C) Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 07:08 | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Gillenwater | 57-64 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Thomas - foul #5 on Michael Thomas, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SF) Michael Trejo | |
| Subs | Oakland | Patrick Hall (SG), John Seaman (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Michael Thomas, Dwight O'Brien, Antonio Massie | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:43 | Oakland | John Seaman misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-64 |
| 06:42 | Oakland | John Seaman grabs the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 06:34 | Oakland | Patrick Hall hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Gillenwater | 59-66 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Anthony Butler (PF), Richard Kolodziej (C) Peter Ward, Andrew Dent, Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Silvia (SF), Bradford Ratliff (C) Richard Gillenwater, Michael Mermelstein, Robert Gibbons | |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Patrick Hall steals the ball from Maurice Jordan in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| 06:18 | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-66 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | John Casteel drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Jordan | 62-66 |
| 06:04 | Oakland | Patrick Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 06:02 | Oakland | John Seaman grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 05:55 | Oakland | John Seaman buries a jump hook near the basket | 62-68 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler blows the wide open dunk | 62-68 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler tips it but misses | 62-68 |
| 05:43 | Oakland | John Seaman grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 05:38 | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Maurice Jordan - foul #4 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Andrew Dent (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF), Edmund Crittendon (C) Maurice Jordan, Michael Trejo, Anthony Butler, Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Oakland | Alvaro Perez (SG), Michael Mermelstein (SF), Dwight O'Brien (PF), Antonio Massie (C) Patrick Hall, Lloyd Silvia, John Seaman, Bradford Ratliff | |
| 05:38 | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:38 | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Edmund Crittendon | 62-69 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 05:19 | Oakland | Antonio Massie gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 05:14 | Oakland | Michael Mermelstein can't finish the layup | 62-69 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Antonio Massie - foul #2 on Antonio Massie, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Maurice Jordan (SG), James Gordon (C) Christopher Weaver, John Casteel, Ricardo Quintana | |
| Subs | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater (PG), Robert Gibbons (C) Abraham Blackwell, Antonio Massie | |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:34 | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Dent - foul #1 on Andrew Dent, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Trejo (SF), Anthony Butler (PF) Andrew Dent, Edmund Crittendon | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 04:34 | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:34 | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dwight O'Brien - foul #1 on Dwight O'Brien, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej (C) James Gordon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Patrick Hall (SG), Lloyd Silvia (SF), John Seaman (PF), Antonio Massie (C) Alvaro Perez, Michael Mermelstein, Dwight O'Brien, Robert Gibbons | |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:07 | Oakland | Anthony Butler takes the ball from Patrick Hall in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Peter Ward drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Jordan | 69-71 |
| 03:33 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater is hacked by Maurice Jordan - foul #5 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), John Casteel (SG), Jeff Hendricks (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF) Peter Ward, Maurice Jordan, Michael Trejo, Anthony Butler | |
| Subs | Oakland | Bradford Ratliff (C) Antonio Massie | |
| 03:33 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:33 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Casteel (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricardo Quintana (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Kolodziej (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Richard Gillenwater (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Silvia (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Seaman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradford Ratliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Jeff Hendricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gordon (C) Richard Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Oakland | Alvaro Perez (SG), Michael Mermelstein (SF) Patrick Hall, Lloyd Silvia | |
| 03:11 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| 03:11 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Robert Gibbons (C) Bradford Ratliff | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | James Gordon clanks a jumper from close range | 69-73 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Jeff Hendricks can't tip it in | 69-73 |
| 02:54 | Oakland | John Seaman grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 02:50 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater is hacked by Jeff Hendricks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Hendricks, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Andrew Dent (SF) Christopher Weaver, Jeff Hendricks | |
| Subs | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien (PF) John Seaman | |
| 02:50 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:50 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Jeff Hendricks (SF) Peter Ward, Andrew Dent | |
| Subs | Oakland | Abraham Blackwell (PG) Richard Gillenwater | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Michael Mermelstein is called for the reach on Christopher Weaver - foul #2 on Michael Mermelstein, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej (PF), Edmund Crittendon (C) Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Patrick Hall (SG), Antonio Massie (C) Alvaro Perez, Robert Gibbons | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:05 | Oakland | Patrick Hall connects on the 3 from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Patrick Hall - foul #1 on Patrick Hall, team foul #11 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Michael Trejo (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) Christopher Weaver, Jeff Hendricks, Richard Kolodziej, Edmund Crittendon | |
| Subs | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater (PG), Alvaro Perez (SG), Robert Gibbons (C) Abraham Blackwell, Patrick Hall, Antonio Massie | |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-77 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | John Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | John Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:42 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater is hacked by John Casteel in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Casteel, team foul #12 | 73-77 |
| 01:42 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 01:42 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | John Casteel drills a jumper from the right wing | 75-79 |
| 01:09 | Oakland | Dwight O'Brien can't finish the layup | 75-79 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | John Casteel gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-79 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Peter Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Gillenwater - foul #4 on Richard Gillenwater, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Peter Ward misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Peter Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:45 | Oakland | The short jumper by Alvaro Perez is denied by James Gordon | 76-79 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Lloyd Silvia (SF), Antonio Massie (PF) Michael Mermelstein, Dwight O'Brien | |
| 00:11 | Oakland | Antonio Massie lays it in and he's fouled by Ricardo Quintana - foul #4 on Ricardo Quintana, team foul #13 | 76-81 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-81 |
| 00:11 | Oakland | Antonio Massie misses the free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | James Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Peter Ward clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-81 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Peter Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Peter Ward hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Richard Gillenwater runs out the clock | 79-81 |