Game Date: Mar 20th, 2032
Michigan State 92 - Houston 94
Date: March 7th, 2031
Game: College [Conference Playoff] [#735015] 
Arena: Conference Playoff Arena
Attendance: 8,433
Player Of The Game: Norman Bartlett (2)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Michigan State Spartans | 46 | 46 | 92 | |
| Houston Cougars | 43 | 51 | 94 | |
| Michigan State Spartans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 14 | R. Ford sf | 38 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | B. Milton pf | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | K. Smiley c | 29 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 | 6 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | G. Donahue sg | 38 | 10-13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -4 | 11.0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 35 | D. Baker pg | 40 | 5-15 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 17.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | K. Sutton c | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | P. Howarth pf | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | A. Montague sg | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 33-61 | 9-22 | 17-23 | 92 | 6 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | -10 | 8.8 | 40 | 8 | 19 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 54.1% | 40.9% | 73.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Cougars | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 43 | P. Buss sf | 32 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 4.7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | N. Bartlett pf | 30 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +14 | 11.7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Panucci c | 30 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 | 5 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | D. McGill sg | 27 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 15.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | D. Noland pg | 30 | 7-19 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +9 | 6.4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | S. McCormick c | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 4.3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | J. Byers pf | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -8 | 5.8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | P. McMahon sg | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | W. Drew sg | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -15 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 37-83 | 4-19 | 16-23 | 94 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 19 | +10 | 7.2 | 50 | 8 | 21 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 44.6% | 21.1% | 69.6% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Houston: Norman Bartlett
Head Coaches
Michigan State: Troy Carey
Houston: Byron Daniels
Offensive Efficiencies
Michigan State: At the rim (8/10 80.0%) Inside (12/19 63.2%) Mid-range (4/10 40.0%) Beyond the Arc (9/22 40.9%)
Houston: At the rim (8/13 61.5%) Inside (17/32 53.1%) Mid-range (8/19 42.1%) Beyond the Arc (4/19 21.1%)
Defensive Tactics
Michigan State: Man-To-Man (26.5%) Zone (42.5%) Pressure (11.5%) 2nd Chance (11.5%) Transition (6.2%) Int. Foul (1.8%)
Houston: Man-To-Man (0.0%) Zone (0.0%) Pressure (86.6%) 2nd Chance (3.1%) Transition (10.3%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Michigan State: 140.1 / 129.3
Houston: 152.5 / 152.0
Injuries
Michigan State: none
Houston: sg-Wallace
Game Information
Date: Friday, March 7th, 2031
Game Type: College [Conference Playoff]
Arena: Hardwood Arena
City: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 8,433
Version: 1.030
Simulated: Wed Mar 29 2023 @ 9:08:31 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Michigan State: PG-Baker (6' ½"), SG-Donahue (6' 3½"), SF-Ford (6' 2½"), PF-Milton (6' 8"), C-Smiley (6' 9")
Houston: PG-Noland (6' 1"), SG-McGill (6' ½"), SF-Buss (6' 5½"), PF-Bartlett (6' 10½"), C-Panucci (6' 10½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Houston gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Foul! Milton commits the foul on Bartlett.
19:45 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Buss. Buss passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Donahue grabs the rebound.
19:33 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Baker leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue passes the ball to Ford in the paint. Ford shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
19:15 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill in the paint. McGill passes the ball to Buss. Buss passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Foul! Baker commits a foul away from the ball.
18:50 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Center.
18:50 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Noland. Noland passes the ball to Buss. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Buss. Houston 2 - 0.
18:31 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Foul! McCormick fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley missed the second free throw. Bartlett grabs the rebound. Houston 2 - 1.
18:20 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the offensive rebound.
18:10 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound. Bartlett shoots from the low post. Foul! Milton fouls Bartlett on the shot. Bartlett makes the first free throw. Bartlett makes the second free throw. Houston 4 - 1.
18:08 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Houston 4 - 3.
17:54 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
17:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots from the block. It's blocked by Bartlett! Buss grabs the rebound.
17:33 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland drives to the basket. Foul! Baker commits the foul on Noland.
17:22 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Noland. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 6 - 3.
17:13 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Buss steals the pass from Baker.
17:09 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Noland grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:57 - Houston: Noland has the rebound and restarts the offense. Noland passes the ball to Buss. Buss passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Donahue grabs the rebound.
16:35 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Ford. Ford shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Donahue. Houston 6 - 5.
16:18 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Buss on the perimeter. Buss passes the ball to Noland in the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Donahue grabs the rebound.
15:56 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton outside. Buss steals the pass from Milton.
15:45 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:34 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bartlett shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Houston 9 - 5.
15:30 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Small Forward. Houston substitutes McGill to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard and Byers to Small Forward.
15:30 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. McGill steals the pass from Baker.
15:25 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to McGill. McGill shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
15:13 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker passes the ball to Milton at the basket. Milton lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Houston 9 - 7.
15:03 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to Bartlett outside. Bartlett passes the ball to Byers. Byers shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bartlett. Houston 11 - 7.
14:46 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Ford to Small Forward.
14:46 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton on the perimeter. Foul! Drew commits a foul away from the ball.
14:42 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Baker. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the offensive rebound.
14:27 - Michigan State: Smiley has the rebound. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Houston 11 - 9.
14:25 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. Milton steals the pass from McCormick.
14:12 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Tied 11 - 11.
13:59 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Panucci to Center.
13:59 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the inside. Milton rotates over and blocks the shot! Baker grabs the rebound.
13:47 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 13 - 11.
13:47 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Michigan State!
13:38 - Houston: Drew brings up the ball against a zone defense. Drew passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Byers. Byers passes the ball to McGill in the paint. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 13 - 13.
13:09 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Small Forward.
13:09 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Donahue.
13:04 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against pressure defense. McGill passes the ball to Byers on the perimeter. Byers tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Byers passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Houston 15 - 13.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Shooting Guard and Ford to Small Forward. Houston substitutes Byers to Point Guard, McMahon to Shooting Guard, Drew to Small Forward and McCormick to Power Forward.
12:51 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth. Howarth passes the ball to Milton. Milton passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Milton. Michigan State 16 - 15.
12:31 - Houston: Byers brings up the ball against a zone defense. Byers passes the ball to McMahon outside. McMahon passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci passes the ball to Byers outside. Byers turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:18 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. McCormick grabs the rebound.
12:09 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McMahon leads the fast break with Byers to the right. McMahon passes the ball to Byers. Byers shoots a jumper. Foul! Howarth fouls Byers on the shot. Byers makes the first free throw. Byers missed the second free throw. Milton grabs the rebound. Tied 16 - 16.
12:04 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 18 - 16.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Donahue to Shooting Guard. Houston substitutes Buss to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward and Byers to Power Forward.
11:55 - Houston: Buss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buss passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Byers charged with the foul while taking the shot over Milton.
11:42 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:32 - Houston: Buss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
11:21 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford and Baker. Donahue attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Donahue charged with the foul while taking the shot over Drew.
11:17 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Point Guard, McMahon to Shooting Guard, Drew to Small Forward and McCormick to Power Forward.
11:17 - Houston: Byers brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Byers passes the ball to McMahon outside. McMahon hands off the ball to Drew. Drew passes the ball to Byers. Byers passes the ball to Drew on the perimeter. Drew passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
10:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the long rebound.
10:33 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McMahon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McMahon passes the ball to Drew in the paint. Drew passes the ball to Byers outside. Byers passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the block. Smiley rotates over and blocks the shot! McCormick grabs the offensive rebound.
10:12 - Houston: McCormick has the rebound. McCormick shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Tied 18 - 18.
10:10 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard, Buss to Small Forward and Byers to Power Forward.
10:10 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford. Ford shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 20 - 18.
10:01 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Shooting Guard.
10:01 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Drew. Drew turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:50 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Donahue to Shooting Guard.
9:50 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker passes the ball to Milton at the basket. Milton lays it up. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
9:39 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss drives by Smiley. Buss lays it up. Foul! Milton fouls Buss on the shot. Buss makes the first free throw. Buss missed the second free throw. Ford grabs the rebound. Michigan State 20 - 19.
9:21 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
9:10 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Noland in the paint. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
8:48 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Donahue drives by Drew. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Donahue. Michigan State 23 - 19.
8:30 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Foul! Smiley commits the foul on Panucci. In the bonus, Panucci is shooting one-and-one. Panucci missed the first free throw. Smiley grabs the rebound.
8:23 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 26 - 19.
8:17 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Byers is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Byers makes the first free throw. Michigan State 26 - 22.
8:04 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Michigan State 29 - 22.
8:00 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
7:49 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 31 - 22.
7:37 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard and Bartlett to Power Forward.
7:37 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Michigan State 31 - 24.
7:28 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Baker charged with the foul while taking the shot over Noland.
7:16 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Byers charged with the foul while taking the shot over Smiley.
7:06 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
6:59 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
6:42 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue in the paint. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Milton grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:25 - Michigan State: Milton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Milton passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 34 - 24.
6:17 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McGill to Shooting Guard.
6:17 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Noland. Noland shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 34 - 26.
6:06 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. Foul! Bartlett fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley missed the second free throw. Bartlett grabs the rebound. Michigan State 35 - 26.
5:53 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
5:31 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound and restarts the offense. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 35 - 28.
5:27 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker lays it up. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
5:17 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. Baker steals the pass from McGill.
5:13 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Buss steals the pass from Donahue.
5:01 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Offensive foul! Noland commits the foul away from the ball.
4:52 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Donahue.
4:47 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 35 - 31.
4:43 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Baker leads the fast break. Foul! Noland commits the foul on Baker. In the bonus, Baker is shooting one-and-one. Baker makes the first free throw. Baker missed the second free throw. Panucci grabs the rebound. Michigan State 36 - 31.
4:37 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smiley steals the pass from McGill.
4:32 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 38 - 31.
4:26 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Baker steals the pass from Noland.
4:19 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 40 - 31.
4:12 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 40 - 33.
3:56 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
3:47 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Donahue steals the pass from Noland.
3:40 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley on the perimeter. Smiley shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
3:21 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
2:59 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the block. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
2:57 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 40 - 35.
2:55 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 43 - 35.
2:44 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Michigan State 43 - 37.
2:33 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 45 - 37.
2:24 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:12 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bartlett passes the ball to Noland. Noland passes the ball to McGill in the paint. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
1:47 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the long offensive rebound.
1:36 - Michigan State: Smiley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Smiley passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley. Foul! Panucci commits the foul on Smiley. In the bonus, Smiley is shooting one-and-one. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley missed the second free throw. Bartlett grabs the rebound. Michigan State 46 - 37.
1:23 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 46 - 39.
1:14 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Buss steals the pass from Baker.
1:10 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break with McGill to the right. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 46 - 41.
1:05 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. Bartlett rotates over and blocks the shot! Bartlett grabs the rebound.
0:53 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland attacks with the ball on the fast break. Noland turns the ball over to the other team.
0:48 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
0:22 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. McGill shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
0:16 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buss grabs the rebound.
0:06 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland drives by Ford. Noland passes the ball to Panucci at the basket. Panucci lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Michigan State 46 - 43.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Michigan State 46, Houston 43
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Noland must sit with 2 fouls. Houston substitutes McGill to Point Guard and Byers to Shooting Guard.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Michigan State. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Milton. Milton passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford passes the ball to Donahue in the paint. Panucci steals the pass from Donahue.
19:27 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Byers leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Byers passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
19:08 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McGill grabs the offensive rebound.
19:06 - Houston: McGill has the rebound and restarts the offense. McGill shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 46 - 45.
19:01 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard and McGill to Shooting Guard.
19:01 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker drives down the lane. Baker lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 48 - 45.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Center.
18:46 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McCormick grabs the offensive rebound.
18:36 - Houston: McCormick has the rebound. McCormick shoots from the block. The shot misses. Buss grabs the offensive rebound.
18:34 - Houston: Buss has the rebound. Buss shoots from the block. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
18:32 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 50 - 45.
18:23 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 50 - 48.
18:14 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Baker.
18:11 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 50 - 50.
17:53 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Baker. Baker shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ford. Michigan State 52 - 50.
17:33 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Milton! McCormick tips it in. Tied 52 - 52.
17:25 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot misses. Milton grabs the offensive rebound.
17:16 - Michigan State: Milton has the rebound. Milton goes for the dunk. Offensive foul! Milton charged with the foul while taking the shot over McCormick.
17:14 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
17:03 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford and Baker. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Noland grabs the long rebound.
16:56 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Buss grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:47 - Houston: Buss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
16:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 54 - 52.
16:26 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 54 - 54.
16:16 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:12 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Buss. Buss passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill. McGill passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Offensive foul! Bartlett commits the foul away from the ball.
15:51 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Small Forward. Houston substitutes McGill to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard and Byers to Small Forward.
15:51 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue drives down the lane. Donahue passes the ball to Milton at the basket. Milton lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Donahue. Michigan State 56 - 54.
15:39 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McGill passes the ball to Byers on the perimeter. Byers passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. Foul! Smiley commits a foul away from the ball.
15:21 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Drew. Drew passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by McGill. Tied 56 - 56.
14:56 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Ford to Small Forward.
14:56 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ford. Michigan State 58 - 56.
14:38 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
14:24 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Baker leads the fast break with Ford and Donahue. Baker lays it up. Foul! McGill fouls Baker on the shot. Baker makes the first free throw. Baker makes the second free throw. Michigan State 60 - 56.
14:20 - Houston: Drew brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Drew passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill passes the ball to Drew on the perimeter. Drew passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Milton fouls Bartlett on the shot. Milton fouls out. Howarth replaces Milton at power forward. Bartlett makes the first free throw. Bartlett makes the second free throw. Bartlett makes the third free throw. Michigan State 60 - 59.
14:01 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots in the paint. Foul! Drew fouls Howarth on the shot. Howarth makes the first free throw. Howarth makes the second free throw. Michigan State 62 - 59.
13:50 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Panucci to Center.
13:50 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against pressure defense. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Tied 62 - 62.
13:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford in the paint. Ford passes the ball to Baker. Baker passes the ball to Howarth outside. Howarth passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots in the paint. Foul! Panucci fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley missed the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. Michigan State 63 - 62.
13:17 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Houston 64 - 63.
13:05 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Center.
13:05 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue drives by Drew. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 65 - 64.
12:46 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Montague to Shooting Guard. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard, Buss to Small Forward, Byers to Power Forward and Panucci to Center.
12:46 - Houston: Drew brings up the ball against pressure defense. Drew passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
12:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Buss steals the pass from Howarth.
12:25 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Noland in the paint. Noland passes the ball to Drew outside. Baker steals the pass from Drew.
11:59 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Montague leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Montague passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Baker grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:53 - Michigan State: Baker has the rebound and restarts the offense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth passes the ball to Montague on the perimeter. Montague shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Byers grabs the rebound.
11:37 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break with Buss and Noland. Drew passes the ball to Buss at the basket. Buss lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Drew. Houston 66 - 65.
11:31 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Donahue to Shooting Guard.
11:31 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Foul! Buss commits a foul away from the ball.
11:25 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Buss to Point Guard and McCormick to Small Forward.
11:25 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Baker. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Foul! Panucci fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. Michigan State 67 - 66.
11:10 - Houston: Buss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Buss drives down the lane. Buss lays it up. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
10:58 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 69 - 66.
10:52 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard and Buss to Small Forward.
10:52 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots in the paint. Foul! Smiley fouls Panucci on the shot. Panucci missed the first free throw. Panucci missed the second free throw. Smiley grabs the rebound.
10:39 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Smiley charged with the foul while taking the shot over Panucci. Smiley fouls out. Sutton replaces Smiley at center.
10:29 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
10:18 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Drew grabs the rebound.
10:14 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Byers shoots from the inside. Foul! Howarth fouls Byers on the shot. Byers makes the first free throw. Byers makes the second free throw. Michigan State 69 - 68.
10:00 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Small Forward.
10:00 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth. Howarth passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the long rebound.
9:36 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break with McCormick and Drew. Noland passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Houston 70 - 69.
9:30 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Buss to Small Forward.
9:30 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Foul! Panucci commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Sutton is shooting one-and-one. Sutton makes the first free throw. Sutton missed the second free throw. Panucci grabs the rebound. Tied 70 - 70.
9:24 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
9:16 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Sutton. Sutton passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buss grabs the rebound.
8:58 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Buss. Buss drives by Ford. Buss passes the ball to Panucci at the basket. Panucci lays it up. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
8:36 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound and restarts the offense. Panucci shoots from the low post. Foul! Sutton fouls Panucci on the shot. Panucci makes the first free throw. Panucci missed the second free throw. Donahue grabs the rebound. Houston 71 - 70.
8:31 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Houston is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Baker drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Baker commits the foul on the drive.
8:19 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard and Bartlett to Power Forward.
8:19 - Houston: Byers brings up the ball against a zone defense. Byers passes the ball to Noland outside. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Byers grabs the offensive rebound.
8:05 - Houston: Byers has the rebound. Byers shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Byers charged with the foul while taking the shot over Donahue.
8:03 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Drew to Shooting Guard and Byers to Power Forward.
8:03 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 73 - 71.
7:48 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard and Bartlett to Power Forward.
7:48 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the offensive rebound.
7:38 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound. Bartlett goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Tied 73 - 73.
7:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Byers steals the pass from Baker.
7:32 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Byers attacks with the ball on the fast break. Byers lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 75 - 73.
7:27 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
7:20 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Byers leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Byers passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Byers. Houston 77 - 73.
7:05 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Ford. Panucci steals the pass from Ford.
6:49 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 79 - 73.
6:36 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McGill to Shooting Guard.
6:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Baker.
6:29 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break with Noland and Buss. McGill passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ford grabs the rebound.
6:24 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Howarth. Howarth passes the ball to Baker outside. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Foul! Bartlett commits the foul on Howarth. In the bonus, Howarth is shooting one-and-one. Howarth makes the first free throw. Howarth makes the second free throw. Houston 79 - 75.
6:04 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard.
6:04 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers. Byers shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
5:53 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sutton. Houston 79 - 77.
5:35 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McGill to Shooting Guard.
5:35 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the inside. Foul! Sutton fouls Panucci on the shot. Panucci makes the first free throw. Panucci makes the second free throw. Houston 81 - 77.
5:25 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth passes the ball to Sutton. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Sutton grabs the offensive rebound.
4:59 - Michigan State: Sutton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Sutton passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth passes the ball to Baker in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Baker shoots from the block. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
4:37 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett outside. Bartlett shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Buss grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:26 - Houston: Buss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Buss drives down the lane. Buss lays it up. It's blocked by Sutton! Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
4:17 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Houston 83 - 77.
4:15 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buss grabs the rebound.
4:03 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss shoots from the low post. Sutton rotates over and blocks the shot! Howarth grabs the rebound.
3:52 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Houston 83 - 80.
3:29 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 85 - 80.
3:18 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Houston 85 - 82.
3:06 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci drives by Sutton. Panucci passes the ball to Buss on the perimeter. Buss shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
2:49 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Tied 85 - 85.
2:42 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to Noland. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Houston 87 - 85.
2:23 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford and Baker. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
2:18 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Houston 89 - 85.
2:03 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Bartlett steals the pass from Howarth.
1:46 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Foul! Howarth commits the foul on Bartlett. In the double bonus, Bartlett is shooting two free throws. Bartlett makes the first free throw. Bartlett makes the second free throw. Houston 91 - 85.
1:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford in the paint. Ford shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. And Ford is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Ford makes the first free throw. Houston 91 - 88.
1:27 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ford grabs the rebound.
1:14 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue drives down the lane. Donahue passes the ball to Sutton at the basket. Sutton lays it up. Foul! Bartlett fouls Sutton on the shot. Sutton makes the first free throw. Sutton makes the second free throw. Houston 91 - 90.
1:01 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss passes the ball to Noland. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. It's blocked by Baker! Howarth grabs the rebound.
0:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:34 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Howarth steals the pass from Noland.
0:28 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 92 - 91.
0:22 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Houston 93 - 92.
0:11 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton on the perimeter. Sutton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
0:01 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break. Foul! Donahue commits the foul on McGill. In the double bonus, McGill is shooting two free throws. McGill missed the first free throw. McGill makes the second free throw. Houston 94 - 92.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Michigan State 92, Houston 94
Starting Line-Ups
Michigan State: PG-Baker (6' ½"), SG-Donahue (6' 3½"), SF-Ford (6' 2½"), PF-Milton (6' 8"), C-Smiley (6' 9")
Houston: PG-Noland (6' 1"), SG-McGill (6' ½"), SF-Buss (6' 5½"), PF-Bartlett (6' 10½"), C-Panucci (6' 10½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Houston gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Foul! Milton commits the foul on Bartlett.
19:45 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Buss. Buss passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Donahue grabs the rebound.
19:33 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Baker leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue passes the ball to Ford in the paint. Ford shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
19:15 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill in the paint. McGill passes the ball to Buss. Buss passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Foul! Baker commits a foul away from the ball.
18:50 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Center.
18:50 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Noland. Noland passes the ball to Buss. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Buss. Houston 2 - 0.
18:31 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Foul! McCormick fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley missed the second free throw. Bartlett grabs the rebound. Houston 2 - 1.
18:20 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the offensive rebound.
18:10 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound. Bartlett shoots from the low post. Foul! Milton fouls Bartlett on the shot. Bartlett makes the first free throw. Bartlett makes the second free throw. Houston 4 - 1.
18:08 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Houston 4 - 3.
17:54 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
17:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots from the block. It's blocked by Bartlett! Buss grabs the rebound.
17:33 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland drives to the basket. Foul! Baker commits the foul on Noland.
17:22 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Noland. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 6 - 3.
17:13 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Buss steals the pass from Baker.
17:09 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Noland grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:57 - Houston: Noland has the rebound and restarts the offense. Noland passes the ball to Buss. Buss passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Donahue grabs the rebound.
16:35 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Ford. Ford shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Donahue. Houston 6 - 5.
16:18 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Buss on the perimeter. Buss passes the ball to Noland in the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Donahue grabs the rebound.
15:56 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton outside. Buss steals the pass from Milton.
15:45 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:34 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bartlett shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Houston 9 - 5.
15:30 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Small Forward. Houston substitutes McGill to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard and Byers to Small Forward.
15:30 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. McGill steals the pass from Baker.
15:25 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to McGill. McGill shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
15:13 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker passes the ball to Milton at the basket. Milton lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Houston 9 - 7.
15:03 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to Bartlett outside. Bartlett passes the ball to Byers. Byers shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bartlett. Houston 11 - 7.
14:46 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Ford to Small Forward.
14:46 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton on the perimeter. Foul! Drew commits a foul away from the ball.
14:42 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Baker. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the offensive rebound.
14:27 - Michigan State: Smiley has the rebound. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Houston 11 - 9.
14:25 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. Milton steals the pass from McCormick.
14:12 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Tied 11 - 11.
13:59 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Panucci to Center.
13:59 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the inside. Milton rotates over and blocks the shot! Baker grabs the rebound.
13:47 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 13 - 11.
13:47 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Michigan State!
13:38 - Houston: Drew brings up the ball against a zone defense. Drew passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Byers. Byers passes the ball to McGill in the paint. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 13 - 13.
13:09 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Small Forward.
13:09 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Donahue.
13:04 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against pressure defense. McGill passes the ball to Byers on the perimeter. Byers tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Byers passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Houston 15 - 13.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Shooting Guard and Ford to Small Forward. Houston substitutes Byers to Point Guard, McMahon to Shooting Guard, Drew to Small Forward and McCormick to Power Forward.
12:51 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth. Howarth passes the ball to Milton. Milton passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Milton. Michigan State 16 - 15.
12:31 - Houston: Byers brings up the ball against a zone defense. Byers passes the ball to McMahon outside. McMahon passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci passes the ball to Byers outside. Byers turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:18 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. McCormick grabs the rebound.
12:09 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McMahon leads the fast break with Byers to the right. McMahon passes the ball to Byers. Byers shoots a jumper. Foul! Howarth fouls Byers on the shot. Byers makes the first free throw. Byers missed the second free throw. Milton grabs the rebound. Tied 16 - 16.
12:04 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 18 - 16.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Donahue to Shooting Guard. Houston substitutes Buss to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward and Byers to Power Forward.
11:55 - Houston: Buss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buss passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Byers charged with the foul while taking the shot over Milton.
11:42 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:32 - Houston: Buss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
11:21 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford and Baker. Donahue attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Donahue charged with the foul while taking the shot over Drew.
11:17 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Point Guard, McMahon to Shooting Guard, Drew to Small Forward and McCormick to Power Forward.
11:17 - Houston: Byers brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Byers passes the ball to McMahon outside. McMahon hands off the ball to Drew. Drew passes the ball to Byers. Byers passes the ball to Drew on the perimeter. Drew passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
10:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the long rebound.
10:33 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McMahon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McMahon passes the ball to Drew in the paint. Drew passes the ball to Byers outside. Byers passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the block. Smiley rotates over and blocks the shot! McCormick grabs the offensive rebound.
10:12 - Houston: McCormick has the rebound. McCormick shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Tied 18 - 18.
10:10 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard, Buss to Small Forward and Byers to Power Forward.
10:10 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford. Ford shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 20 - 18.
10:01 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Shooting Guard.
10:01 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Drew. Drew turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:50 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Donahue to Shooting Guard.
9:50 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker passes the ball to Milton at the basket. Milton lays it up. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
9:39 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss drives by Smiley. Buss lays it up. Foul! Milton fouls Buss on the shot. Buss makes the first free throw. Buss missed the second free throw. Ford grabs the rebound. Michigan State 20 - 19.
9:21 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
9:10 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Noland in the paint. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
8:48 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Donahue drives by Drew. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Donahue. Michigan State 23 - 19.
8:30 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Foul! Smiley commits the foul on Panucci. In the bonus, Panucci is shooting one-and-one. Panucci missed the first free throw. Smiley grabs the rebound.
8:23 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 26 - 19.
8:17 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Byers is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Byers makes the first free throw. Michigan State 26 - 22.
8:04 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Michigan State 29 - 22.
8:00 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
7:49 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 31 - 22.
7:37 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard and Bartlett to Power Forward.
7:37 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Michigan State 31 - 24.
7:28 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Baker charged with the foul while taking the shot over Noland.
7:16 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Byers charged with the foul while taking the shot over Smiley.
7:06 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
6:59 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
6:42 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue in the paint. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Milton grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:25 - Michigan State: Milton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Milton passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 34 - 24.
6:17 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McGill to Shooting Guard.
6:17 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Noland. Noland shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 34 - 26.
6:06 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. Foul! Bartlett fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley missed the second free throw. Bartlett grabs the rebound. Michigan State 35 - 26.
5:53 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
5:31 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound and restarts the offense. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 35 - 28.
5:27 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker lays it up. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
5:17 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. Baker steals the pass from McGill.
5:13 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Buss steals the pass from Donahue.
5:01 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Offensive foul! Noland commits the foul away from the ball.
4:52 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Donahue.
4:47 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 35 - 31.
4:43 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Baker leads the fast break. Foul! Noland commits the foul on Baker. In the bonus, Baker is shooting one-and-one. Baker makes the first free throw. Baker missed the second free throw. Panucci grabs the rebound. Michigan State 36 - 31.
4:37 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smiley steals the pass from McGill.
4:32 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 38 - 31.
4:26 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Baker steals the pass from Noland.
4:19 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 40 - 31.
4:12 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 40 - 33.
3:56 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
3:47 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Donahue steals the pass from Noland.
3:40 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley on the perimeter. Smiley shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
3:21 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
2:59 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the block. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
2:57 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 40 - 35.
2:55 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 43 - 35.
2:44 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Michigan State 43 - 37.
2:33 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 45 - 37.
2:24 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:12 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bartlett passes the ball to Noland. Noland passes the ball to McGill in the paint. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
1:47 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker drives down the lane. Baker passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the long offensive rebound.
1:36 - Michigan State: Smiley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Smiley passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley. Foul! Panucci commits the foul on Smiley. In the bonus, Smiley is shooting one-and-one. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley missed the second free throw. Bartlett grabs the rebound. Michigan State 46 - 37.
1:23 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 46 - 39.
1:14 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Buss steals the pass from Baker.
1:10 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break with McGill to the right. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 46 - 41.
1:05 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. Bartlett rotates over and blocks the shot! Bartlett grabs the rebound.
0:53 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland attacks with the ball on the fast break. Noland turns the ball over to the other team.
0:48 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the rebound.
0:22 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. McGill shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
0:16 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buss grabs the rebound.
0:06 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland drives by Ford. Noland passes the ball to Panucci at the basket. Panucci lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Michigan State 46 - 43.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Michigan State 46, Houston 43
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Noland must sit with 2 fouls. Houston substitutes McGill to Point Guard and Byers to Shooting Guard.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Michigan State. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Milton. Milton passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford passes the ball to Donahue in the paint. Panucci steals the pass from Donahue.
19:27 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Byers leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Byers passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
19:08 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McGill grabs the offensive rebound.
19:06 - Houston: McGill has the rebound and restarts the offense. McGill shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 46 - 45.
19:01 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard and McGill to Shooting Guard.
19:01 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker drives down the lane. Baker lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 48 - 45.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Center.
18:46 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McCormick grabs the offensive rebound.
18:36 - Houston: McCormick has the rebound. McCormick shoots from the block. The shot misses. Buss grabs the offensive rebound.
18:34 - Houston: Buss has the rebound. Buss shoots from the block. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
18:32 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Baker. Michigan State 50 - 45.
18:23 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Michigan State 50 - 48.
18:14 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Baker.
18:11 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 50 - 50.
17:53 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Baker. Baker shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ford. Michigan State 52 - 50.
17:33 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Milton! McCormick tips it in. Tied 52 - 52.
17:25 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the block. The shot misses. Milton grabs the offensive rebound.
17:16 - Michigan State: Milton has the rebound. Milton goes for the dunk. Offensive foul! Milton charged with the foul while taking the shot over McCormick.
17:14 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
17:03 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford and Baker. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Noland grabs the long rebound.
16:56 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Buss grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:47 - Houston: Buss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
16:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Milton in the paint. Milton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 54 - 52.
16:26 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 54 - 54.
16:16 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:12 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Buss. Buss passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill. McGill passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Offensive foul! Bartlett commits the foul away from the ball.
15:51 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Howarth to Small Forward. Houston substitutes McGill to Point Guard, Drew to Shooting Guard and Byers to Small Forward.
15:51 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue drives down the lane. Donahue passes the ball to Milton at the basket. Milton lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Donahue. Michigan State 56 - 54.
15:39 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McGill passes the ball to Byers on the perimeter. Byers passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. Foul! Smiley commits a foul away from the ball.
15:21 - Houston: The ball is inbounded to Drew. Drew passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to McGill outside. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett. Bartlett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by McGill. Tied 56 - 56.
14:56 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Ford to Small Forward.
14:56 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ford. Michigan State 58 - 56.
14:38 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against a zone defense. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Milton grabs the rebound.
14:24 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Baker leads the fast break with Ford and Donahue. Baker lays it up. Foul! McGill fouls Baker on the shot. Baker makes the first free throw. Baker makes the second free throw. Michigan State 60 - 56.
14:20 - Houston: Drew brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Drew passes the ball to McGill on the perimeter. McGill passes the ball to Drew on the perimeter. Drew passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Milton fouls Bartlett on the shot. Milton fouls out. Howarth replaces Milton at power forward. Bartlett makes the first free throw. Bartlett makes the second free throw. Bartlett makes the third free throw. Michigan State 60 - 59.
14:01 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots in the paint. Foul! Drew fouls Howarth on the shot. Howarth makes the first free throw. Howarth makes the second free throw. Michigan State 62 - 59.
13:50 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Panucci to Center.
13:50 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against pressure defense. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Bartlett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Tied 62 - 62.
13:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford in the paint. Ford passes the ball to Baker. Baker passes the ball to Howarth outside. Howarth passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots in the paint. Foul! Panucci fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley missed the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. Michigan State 63 - 62.
13:17 - Houston: McGill brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McGill passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Houston 64 - 63.
13:05 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Center.
13:05 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue drives by Drew. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 65 - 64.
12:46 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Montague to Shooting Guard. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard, Buss to Small Forward, Byers to Power Forward and Panucci to Center.
12:46 - Houston: Drew brings up the ball against pressure defense. Drew passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
12:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Buss steals the pass from Howarth.
12:25 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Noland in the paint. Noland passes the ball to Drew outside. Baker steals the pass from Drew.
11:59 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Montague leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Montague passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Baker grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:53 - Michigan State: Baker has the rebound and restarts the offense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth passes the ball to Montague on the perimeter. Montague shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Byers grabs the rebound.
11:37 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break with Buss and Noland. Drew passes the ball to Buss at the basket. Buss lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Drew. Houston 66 - 65.
11:31 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Donahue to Shooting Guard.
11:31 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Foul! Buss commits a foul away from the ball.
11:25 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Buss to Point Guard and McCormick to Small Forward.
11:25 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Ford. Ford passes the ball to Baker. Baker passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Foul! Panucci fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. Michigan State 67 - 66.
11:10 - Houston: Buss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Buss drives down the lane. Buss lays it up. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
10:58 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 69 - 66.
10:52 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Noland to Point Guard and Buss to Small Forward.
10:52 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots in the paint. Foul! Smiley fouls Panucci on the shot. Panucci missed the first free throw. Panucci missed the second free throw. Smiley grabs the rebound.
10:39 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Donahue passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Smiley charged with the foul while taking the shot over Panucci. Smiley fouls out. Sutton replaces Smiley at center.
10:29 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
10:18 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Drew grabs the rebound.
10:14 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Byers shoots from the inside. Foul! Howarth fouls Byers on the shot. Byers makes the first free throw. Byers makes the second free throw. Michigan State 69 - 68.
10:00 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McCormick to Small Forward.
10:00 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth. Howarth passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the long rebound.
9:36 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break with McCormick and Drew. Noland passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Houston 70 - 69.
9:30 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Buss to Small Forward.
9:30 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Foul! Panucci commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Sutton is shooting one-and-one. Sutton makes the first free throw. Sutton missed the second free throw. Panucci grabs the rebound. Tied 70 - 70.
9:24 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against pressure defense. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
9:16 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Sutton. Sutton passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buss grabs the rebound.
8:58 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Drew leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Drew passes the ball to Buss. Buss drives by Ford. Buss passes the ball to Panucci at the basket. Panucci lays it up. The shot misses. Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
8:36 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound and restarts the offense. Panucci shoots from the low post. Foul! Sutton fouls Panucci on the shot. Panucci makes the first free throw. Panucci missed the second free throw. Donahue grabs the rebound. Houston 71 - 70.
8:31 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Houston is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Baker drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Baker commits the foul on the drive.
8:19 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard and Bartlett to Power Forward.
8:19 - Houston: Byers brings up the ball against a zone defense. Byers passes the ball to Noland outside. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Byers grabs the offensive rebound.
8:05 - Houston: Byers has the rebound. Byers shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Byers charged with the foul while taking the shot over Donahue.
8:03 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Drew to Shooting Guard and Byers to Power Forward.
8:03 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 73 - 71.
7:48 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard and Bartlett to Power Forward.
7:48 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers in the paint. Byers shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the offensive rebound.
7:38 - Houston: Bartlett has the rebound. Bartlett goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Tied 73 - 73.
7:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Byers steals the pass from Baker.
7:32 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Byers attacks with the ball on the fast break. Byers lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 75 - 73.
7:27 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
7:20 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Byers leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Byers passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Byers. Houston 77 - 73.
7:05 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Ford. Panucci steals the pass from Ford.
6:49 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 79 - 73.
6:36 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McGill to Shooting Guard.
6:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bartlett steals the pass from Baker.
6:29 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break with Noland and Buss. McGill passes the ball to Noland on the perimeter. Noland shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ford grabs the rebound.
6:24 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue passes the ball to Howarth. Howarth passes the ball to Baker outside. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Foul! Bartlett commits the foul on Howarth. In the bonus, Howarth is shooting one-and-one. Howarth makes the first free throw. Howarth makes the second free throw. Houston 79 - 75.
6:04 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes Byers to Shooting Guard.
6:04 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Byers. Byers shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
5:53 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sutton. Houston 79 - 77.
5:35 - Game Event: Time out. Houston substitutes McGill to Shooting Guard.
5:35 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the inside. Foul! Sutton fouls Panucci on the shot. Panucci makes the first free throw. Panucci makes the second free throw. Houston 81 - 77.
5:25 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth passes the ball to Sutton. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Sutton grabs the offensive rebound.
4:59 - Michigan State: Sutton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Sutton passes the ball to Baker on the perimeter. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth passes the ball to Baker in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Baker shoots from the block. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
4:37 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett outside. Bartlett shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Buss grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:26 - Houston: Buss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Buss drives down the lane. Buss lays it up. It's blocked by Sutton! Panucci grabs the offensive rebound.
4:17 - Houston: Panucci has the rebound. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Houston 83 - 77.
4:15 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buss grabs the rebound.
4:03 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss shoots from the low post. Sutton rotates over and blocks the shot! Howarth grabs the rebound.
3:52 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford outside. Ford passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Houston 83 - 80.
3:29 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Noland drives down the lane. Noland lays it up. The shot goes in! Houston 85 - 80.
3:18 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Baker passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Howarth shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. Houston 85 - 82.
3:06 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci drives by Sutton. Panucci passes the ball to Buss on the perimeter. Buss shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Howarth grabs the rebound.
2:49 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue on the perimeter. Donahue shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Tied 85 - 85.
2:42 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to Noland. Noland passes the ball to Bartlett in the paint. Bartlett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Noland. Houston 87 - 85.
2:23 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Ford and Baker. Donahue passes the ball to Ford on the perimeter. Ford shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
2:18 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! Noland leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Noland passes the ball to Panucci in the paint. Panucci shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Houston 89 - 85.
2:03 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton in the paint. Sutton passes the ball to Howarth in the paint. Bartlett steals the pass from Howarth.
1:46 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McGill passes the ball to Bartlett on the perimeter. Foul! Howarth commits the foul on Bartlett. In the double bonus, Bartlett is shooting two free throws. Bartlett makes the first free throw. Bartlett makes the second free throw. Houston 91 - 85.
1:36 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Ford in the paint. Ford shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Baker. And Ford is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Ford makes the first free throw. Houston 91 - 88.
1:27 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ford grabs the rebound.
1:14 - Michigan State: Donahue brings up the ball against pressure defense. Donahue drives down the lane. Donahue passes the ball to Sutton at the basket. Sutton lays it up. Foul! Bartlett fouls Sutton on the shot. Sutton makes the first free throw. Sutton makes the second free throw. Houston 91 - 90.
1:01 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Buss passes the ball to Noland. Noland with a fadeaway jumper. It's blocked by Baker! Howarth grabs the rebound.
0:43 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Donahue. Donahue turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:34 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Howarth steals the pass from Noland.
0:28 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Donahue leads the fast break with Baker to the right. Donahue lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 92 - 91.
0:22 - Houston: Noland brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Noland tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Noland passes the ball to Buss in the paint. Buss shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Houston 93 - 92.
0:11 - Michigan State: Baker brings up the ball against pressure defense. Baker passes the ball to Sutton on the perimeter. Sutton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bartlett grabs the rebound.
0:01 - Houston: Fast break opportunity! McGill leads the fast break. Foul! Donahue commits the foul on McGill. In the double bonus, McGill is shooting two free throws. McGill missed the first free throw. McGill makes the second free throw. Houston 94 - 92.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Michigan State 92, Houston 94
Game Flow