Game Date: Mar 14th, 2038
Blackburn 86 - Michigan State 78
Date: October 21st, 2037
Game: College [Non-Conference] [#883702] 
Arena: Breslin Center
Attendance: 5,990
Player Of The Game: Salomon Murillo (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Blackburn Beavers | 45 | 41 | 86 | |
| Michigan State Spartans | 44 | 34 | 78 | |
| Blackburn Beavers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 14 | R. Marks sf | 28 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +20 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | H. Watson pf | 27 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +20 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 33 | S. Murillo c | 29 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 | 5 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | R. Cook sg | 28 | 2-12 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | E. Ruff pg | 25 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 7.6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | S. Pierre pg | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | L. Rayford sg | 12 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | D. Allen c | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Nikolić pf | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -16 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | G. Fields sf | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 32-71 | 6-19 | 16-19 | 86 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 26 | +40 | 7.7 | 40 | 2 | 16 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 45.1% | 31.6% | 84.2% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Spartans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 43 | D. Epps sf | 39 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 7-9 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -10 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 44 | E. Cespedes pf | 39 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -6 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 55 | N. Roush c | 40 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | J. Romano sg | 40 | 7-16 | 1-7 | 5-9 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 9.9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | T. Holder pg | 22 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +9 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | T. Logan sg | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | R. Stern pg | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -17 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 23-55 | 4-17 | 28-41 | 78 | 9 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -40 | 8.2 | 28 | 7 | 26 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 41.8% | 23.5% | 68.3% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Blackburn: Salomon Murillo
Head Coaches
Blackburn: Caden Knox
Michigan State: Troy Carey
Offensive Efficiencies
Blackburn: At the rim (6/8 75.0%) Inside (14/27 51.9%) Mid-range (6/17 35.3%) Beyond the Arc (6/19 31.6%)
Michigan State: At the rim (5/6 83.3%) Inside (9/19 47.4%) Mid-range (5/13 38.5%) Beyond the Arc (4/17 23.5%)
Defensive Tactics
Blackburn: Man-To-Man (17.6%) Zone (18.7%) Pressure (51.6%) 2nd Chance (6.6%) Transition (5.5%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Michigan State: Man-To-Man (20.8%) Zone (41.6%) Pressure (15.8%) 2nd Chance (13.9%) Transition (6.9%) Int. Foul (1.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Blackburn: 126.6 / 135.5
Michigan State: 142.4 / 129.7
Injuries
Blackburn: pf-Yeager, sf-Odom
Michigan State: none
Game Information
Date: Wednesday, October 21st, 2037
Game Type: College [Non-Conference]
Arena: Breslin Center
City: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 5,990
Version: 1.030
Simulated: Thu Mar 14 2024 @ 9:12:57 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Blackburn: PG-Ruff (6' 7"), SG-Cook (6' ), SF-Marks (6' 5½"), PF-Watson (6' 8"), C-Murillo (6' 7")
Michigan State: PG-Holder (6' ), SG-Romano (6' 4"), SF-Epps (6' 4"), PF-Cespedes (6' 7"), C-Roush (6' 8½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Michigan State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Epps. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Michigan State 2 - 0.
19:40 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Holder grabs the rebound.
19:27 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Romano passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps turns the ball over out of bounds.
19:14 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff drives by Holder. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruff. Blackburn 3 - 2.
19:07 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 5 - 3.
18:49 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
18:49 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Romano grabs the rebound.
18:38 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Holder leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Watson grabs the rebound.
18:24 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Marks.
18:17 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Stern to Point Guard.
18:17 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Ruff on the perimeter. Ruff shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
18:04 - Blackburn: Allen has the rebound. Allen shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Epps grabs the rebound.
18:02 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the inside. Allen rotates over and blocks the shot! Cook grabs the rebound.
17:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Allen. Blackburn 6 - 5.
17:35 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Holder to Point Guard.
17:35 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Epps outside. Ruff steals the pass from Epps.
17:23 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Watson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruff. Blackburn 8 - 5.
17:14 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Blackburn 8 - 7.
17:04 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ruff grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:52 - Blackburn: Ruff has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ruff drives by Epps. Ruff passes the ball to Watson at the basket. Watson lays it up. It's blocked by Roush! Romano grabs the rebound.
16:40 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Romano. Romano shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Ruff fouls Holder blocking out to get the rebound.
16:30 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Epps. Epps passes the ball to Roush. Roush shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Marks grabs the rebound.
16:17 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Ruff. Blackburn 10 - 7.
15:51 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard and Nikolić to Small Forward.
15:51 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes turns the ball over to the other team.
15:46 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen. Allen shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Blackburn 12 - 7.
15:36 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush goes for the dunk. It's blocked by Allen! Watson grabs the rebound.
15:26 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Blackburn 14 - 7.
15:14 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Small Forward.
15:14 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Blackburn 14 - 9.
15:02 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Logan steals the pass from Pierre.
14:58 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Logan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Logan passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:49 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Epps to Small Forward.
14:49 - Blackburn: Cook brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cook passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Cook. Blackburn 16 - 9.
14:37 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Blackburn 16 - 11.
14:26 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Nikolić in the paint. Nikolić shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Nikolić grabs the offensive rebound.
14:17 - Blackburn: Nikolić has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nikolić passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Cook outside. Cook shoots from well beyond the arc. Air ball! Roush grabs the rebound.
13:59 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano attacks with the ball on the fast break. Romano passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Romano. Blackburn 16 - 14.
13:55 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center.
13:55 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Foul! Nikolić fouls Epps trying to grab the offensive rebound.
13:44 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Holder. Holder shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Holder grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:38 - Michigan State: Holder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes passes the ball to Holder outside. Holder shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
13:20 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Nikolić in the paint. Nikolić passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Romano grabs the rebound.
12:49 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Watson steals the pass from Holder.
12:43 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Cespedes! Murillo grabs the offensive rebound.
12:28 - Blackburn: Murillo has the rebound. Murillo shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Blackburn 18 - 14.
12:26 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Rayford to Shooting Guard, Fields to Small Forward and Nikolić to Power Forward. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Power Forward.
12:26 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Epps. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps passes the ball to Logan. Logan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Epps. Blackburn 18 - 16.
12:10 - Blackburn: Rayford brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rayford passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Foul! Logan commits a foul away from the ball.
12:03 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
12:03 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Fields on the perimeter. Fields passes the ball to Rayford in the paint. Rayford turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Cespedes to Power Forward.
11:51 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Foul! Nikolić commits the foul on Cespedes.
11:47 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Roush. Roush passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Foul! Fields commits the foul on Epps.
11:43 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Michigan State 19 - 18.
11:43 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Michigan State!
11:34 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields on the perimeter. Fields passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Nikolić outside. Nikolić passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
11:06 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Foul! Nikolić fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes makes the first free throw. Cespedes missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 20 - 18.
10:56 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields outside. Fields passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Nikolić in the paint. Nikolić turns the ball over to the other team.
10:36 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break with Holder to the right. Romano passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Romano grabs the offensive rebound.
10:32 - Michigan State: Romano has the rebound. Romano shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 22 - 18.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. Nikolić must sit with 3 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Nikolić to Small Forward and Fields to Power Forward.
10:30 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford on the perimeter. Rayford passes the ball to Murillo on the perimeter. Murillo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Roush grabs the long rebound.
10:14 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Cespedes is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Cespedes makes the first free throw. Michigan State 25 - 18.
9:58 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Marks to Small Forward.
9:58 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Pierre. Michigan State 25 - 20.
9:45 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Roush on the perimeter. Roush shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
9:36 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Pierre leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields shoots from the block. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the offensive rebound.
9:19 - Blackburn: Murillo has the rebound. Murillo shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Marks grabs the offensive rebound.
9:17 - Blackburn: Marks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Marks passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford outside. Rayford shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rayford grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:57 - Blackburn: Rayford has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rayford passes the ball to Pierre outside. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford on the perimeter. Rayford passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Michigan State 25 - 22.
8:35 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard and Cook to Shooting Guard.
8:35 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the offensive rebound.
8:23 - Michigan State: Cespedes has the rebound. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Murillo rotates over and blocks the shot! Marks grabs the rebound.
8:21 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ruff passes the ball to Fields. Fields tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fields passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Murillo charged with the foul while taking the shot over Roush.
7:57 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Ruff fouls Holder on the shot. Holder missed the first free throw. Holder makes the second free throw. Holder makes the third free throw. Michigan State 27 - 22.
7:53 - Game Event: Time out. Ruff must sit with 2 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard.
7:53 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murillo tips it in. Michigan State 27 - 24.
7:44 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps drives down the lane. Epps passes the ball to Roush at the basket. Roush lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Epps. Michigan State 29 - 24.
7:23 - Blackburn: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Murillo on the perimeter. Murillo shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Michigan State 29 - 27.
7:00 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Foul! Fields fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes missed the first free throw. Cespedes makes the second free throw. Michigan State 30 - 27.
6:47 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Watson to Power Forward.
6:47 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Cook. Cook shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Michigan State 30 - 29.
6:36 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Murillo! Roush grabs the offensive rebound.
6:24 - Michigan State: Roush has the rebound and restarts the offense. Roush shoots from the low post. Foul! Murillo fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush missed the second free throw. Watson grabs the rebound. Michigan State 31 - 29.
6:20 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Marks. Marks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Roush grabs the rebound.
6:06 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Epps. Epps shoots a jumper. Foul! Marks fouls Epps on the shot. Epps makes the first free throw. Epps missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 32 - 29.
5:56 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Pierre outside. Pierre passes the ball to Marks in the paint. Cespedes steals the pass from Marks.
5:28 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Cespedes. Murillo steals the pass from Cespedes.
5:07 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Pierre in the paint. Pierre shoots from the low post. Foul! Roush fouls Pierre on the shot. Pierre makes the first free throw. Pierre missed the second free throw. Roush grabs the rebound. Michigan State 32 - 30.
4:52 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 34 - 30.
4:43 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard.
4:43 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
4:31 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watson shoots from the low post. Foul! Cespedes fouls Watson on the shot. Watson makes the first free throw. Watson makes the second free throw. Michigan State 34 - 32.
4:25 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff steals the pass from Romano.
4:20 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murillo tips it in. Tied 34 - 34.
4:03 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holder passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Marks grabs the offensive rebound.
3:38 - Blackburn: Marks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Romano steals the pass from Marks.
3:31 - Michigan State: Breakaway! Romano takes the ball the length of the court. Romano lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 36 - 34.
3:26 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots from the low post. Roush rotates over and blocks the shot! Epps grabs the rebound.
3:15 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano drives by Marks. Romano passes the ball to Holder at the basket. Holder lays it up. Offensive foul! Holder charged with the foul while taking the shot over Murillo.
2:55 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. Foul! Roush fouls Murillo on the shot. Murillo makes the first free throw. Murillo makes the second free throw. Tied 36 - 36.
2:44 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cook steals the pass from Holder.
2:38 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff attacks with the ball on the fast break. Ruff turns the ball over to the other team.
2:32 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Foul! Cook commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Romano is shooting two free throws. Romano makes the first free throw. Romano makes the second free throw. Michigan State 38 - 36.
2:29 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:17 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. Foul! Watson fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes missed the first free throw. Cespedes missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound.
2:08 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff drives by Holder. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
1:42 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
1:38 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Murillo. Murillo shoots a jumper from the base line. Foul! Holder fouls Murillo on the shot. Murillo makes the first free throw. Murillo makes the second free throw. Tied 38 - 38.
1:19 - Game Event: Time out. Holder must sit with 3 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Stern to Point Guard.
1:19 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stern with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Watson grabs the rebound.
1:11 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break. Foul! Stern commits the foul on Cook. In the bonus, Cook is shooting one-and-one. Cook makes the first free throw. Cook makes the second free throw. Blackburn 40 - 38.
1:06 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stern. And Roush is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Roush makes the first free throw. Michigan State 41 - 40.
0:53 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Blackburn 42 - 41.
0:43 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes. Foul! Cook commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Romano is shooting two free throws. Romano makes the first free throw. Romano missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Tied 42 - 42.
0:36 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Blackburn 45 - 42.
0:15 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stern. Blackburn 45 - 44.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Blackburn 45, Michigan State 44
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Ruff must sit with 2 fouls. Cook must sit with 2 fouls. Murillo must sit with 2 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard, Rayford to Shooting Guard and Allen to Center. Roush must sit with 2 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Roush to Power Forward and Cespedes to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Blackburn. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Allen. Blackburn 47 - 44.
19:46 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard, Cook to Shooting Guard and Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Holder to Point Guard, Cespedes to Power Forward and Roush to Center.
19:46 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes on the perimeter. Cespedes turns the ball over to the other team.
19:40 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Romano steals the pass from Ruff.
19:36 - Michigan State: Breakaway! Romano takes the ball the length of the court. Romano lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Roush fouls Murillo trying to grab the offensive rebound.
19:30 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Watson. Watson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Holder grabs the long rebound.
19:23 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. Foul! Marks fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush makes the second free throw. Blackburn 47 - 46.
19:16 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
19:03 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound. Watson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Epps grabs the rebound.
19:01 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Holder leads the fast break with Epps and Romano. Holder passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Marks fouls Epps on the shot. Epps makes the first free throw. Epps makes the second free throw. Epps makes the third free throw. Michigan State 49 - 47.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
18:55 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff drives to the basket. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Ruff.
18:44 - Game Event: Time out. Holder must sit with 4 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Stern to Point Guard.
18:44 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. Air ball! Roush grabs the rebound.
18:33 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano passes the ball to Epps. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Cook grabs the rebound.
18:17 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff attacks with the ball on the fast break. Ruff turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:13 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Stern on the perimeter. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Stern. Michigan State 51 - 47.
17:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
17:42 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
17:35 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watson passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Marks outside. Marks shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Michigan State 51 - 50.
17:16 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes outside. Cespedes hands off the ball to Epps. Ruff steals the pass from Epps.
16:48 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cook passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
16:34 - Blackburn: Allen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Allen passes the ball to Ruff on the perimeter. Ruff drives by Stern. Ruff lays it up. The shot misses. Cook grabs the offensive rebound.
16:19 - Blackburn: Cook has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cook shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
16:12 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Stern leads the fast break with Romano and Epps. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Marks grabs the long rebound.
16:08 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Ruff on the perimeter. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Roush! Epps grabs the rebound.
15:43 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes passes the ball to Stern. Stern passes the ball to Roush. Roush passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roush. Michigan State 53 - 50.
15:14 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard and Nikolić to Small Forward. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Small Forward.
15:14 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Nikolić. Nikolić passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Pierre on the perimeter. Pierre drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Pierre commits the foul on the drive.
14:43 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Epps to Small Forward.
14:43 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps turns the ball over to the other team.
14:27 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Pierre attacks with the ball on the fast break. Pierre turns the ball over to the other team.
14:23 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush on the perimeter. Roush drives by Pierre. Roush lays it up. Foul! Cook fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush makes the second free throw. Michigan State 55 - 50.
14:06 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
14:06 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Nikolić outside. Nikolić passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Nikolić. Nikolić with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
13:39 - Blackburn: Allen has the rebound. Allen shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 55 - 52.
13:37 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center.
13:37 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Roush grabs the offensive rebound.
13:24 - Michigan State: Roush has the rebound and restarts the offense. Roush passes the ball to Stern. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps drives down the lane. Epps lays it up. Foul! Nikolić fouls Epps on the shot. Epps missed the first free throw. Epps makes the second free throw. Michigan State 56 - 52.
13:02 - Game Event: Time out. Nikolić must sit with 4 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Fields to Small Forward.
13:02 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Michigan State 56 - 54.
12:52 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Rayford to Shooting Guard, Nikolić to Small Forward and Fields to Power Forward.
12:52 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roush shoots in the paint. Foul! Murillo fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush makes the second free throw. Michigan State 58 - 54.
12:38 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields outside. Fields passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Romano steals the pass from Fields.
12:17 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern drives down the lane. Stern lays it up. Foul! Pierre fouls Stern on the shot. Stern makes the first free throw. Stern makes the second free throw. Michigan State 60 - 54.
12:08 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Power Forward.
12:08 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford in the paint. Rayford shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 60 - 56.
11:59 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Fields to Small Forward and Nikolić to Power Forward. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Cespedes to Power Forward.
11:59 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps passes the ball to Roush. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Romano passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps drives to the basket. Foul! Fields commits the foul on Epps. In the bonus, Epps is shooting one-and-one. Epps makes the first free throw. Epps makes the second free throw. Michigan State 62 - 56.
11:26 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Fields. Cespedes steals the pass from Fields.
11:08 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break with Stern and Epps. Romano passes the ball to Stern at the basket. Stern lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Romano. Michigan State 64 - 56.
11:04 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Power Forward.
11:04 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields. Fields passes the ball to Pierre on the perimeter. Pierre tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Pierre with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 64 - 58.
10:46 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard and Cook to Shooting Guard. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Cespedes to Power Forward.
10:46 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 67 - 58.
10:32 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Rayford to Shooting Guard.
10:32 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. Foul! Roush fouls Murillo on the shot. Murillo makes the first free throw. Murillo makes the second free throw. Michigan State 67 - 60.
10:20 - Game Event: Time out. Roush must sit with 4 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Roush to Power Forward and Cespedes to Center.
10:20 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano passes the ball to Stern. Stern with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nikolić grabs the rebound.
10:05 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern steals the pass from Ruff.
9:57 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
9:47 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff drives by Epps. Ruff lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 67 - 62.
9:34 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard and Marks to Small Forward.
9:34 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Foul! Murillo fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes missed the first free throw. Cespedes makes the second free throw. Michigan State 68 - 62.
9:23 - Game Event: Time out. Murillo must sit with 4 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
9:23 - Blackburn: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nikolić grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Blackburn: Nikolić has the rebound. Nikolić shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 68 - 64.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Fields to Small Forward.
9:13 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps passes the ball to Stern outside. Stern passes the ball to Roush. Roush with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
8:46 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff drives to the basket. Foul! Romano commits the foul on Ruff.
8:34 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Marks to Small Forward and Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Holder to Point Guard, Cespedes to Power Forward and Roush to Center.
8:34 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Ruff. Ruff drives by Epps. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Epps grabs the long rebound.
8:23 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ruff grabs the long rebound.
8:13 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Ruff. Michigan State 68 - 66.
8:03 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano drives down the lane. Romano lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 70 - 66.
7:44 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
7:36 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Romano grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:24 - Michigan State: Romano has the rebound and restarts the offense. Romano passes the ball to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Epps grabs the offensive rebound.
7:08 - Michigan State: Epps has the rebound and restarts the offense. Epps passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano shoots from the three point line. Foul! Cook fouls Romano on the shot. Romano missed the first free throw. Romano makes the second free throw. Romano missed the third free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 71 - 66.
6:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff turns the ball over to the other team.
6:43 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder passes the ball to Romano. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Roush shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Epps grabs the offensive rebound.
6:09 - Michigan State: Epps has the rebound and restarts the offense. Epps passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Michigan State 73 - 66.
5:56 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Watson to Power Forward.
5:56 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Michigan State 73 - 68.
5:44 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes on the perimeter. Cespedes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the long rebound.
5:35 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Ruff. Holder fouls out. Stern replaces Holder at point guard.
5:30 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Marks. Marks passes the ball to Ruff outside. Ruff passes the ball to Marks. Marks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
5:03 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes on the perimeter. Cespedes passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps drives down the lane. Epps lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 75 - 68.
4:43 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Michigan State 75 - 70.
4:31 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Foul! Cook commits the foul on Romano. Cook fouls out. Rayford replaces Cook at shooting guard. In the double bonus, Romano is shooting two free throws. Romano makes the first free throw. Romano missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 76 - 70.
4:22 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 76 - 72.
4:09 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
3:58 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford leads the fast break with Ruff to the right. Rayford lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 76 - 74.
3:54 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackburn is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Stern passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Romano shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roush. Michigan State 78 - 74.
3:31 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff passes the ball to Rayford on the perimeter. Rayford shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Romano grabs the rebound.
3:18 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Rayford grabs the long rebound.
3:03 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Rayford passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff drives down the lane. Ruff lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 78 - 76.
2:26 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Romano passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Watson grabs the rebound.
2:09 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Rayford passes the ball to Ruff outside. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Ruff outside. Ruff shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Blackburn 79 - 78.
1:41 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
1:35 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff drives down the lane. Ruff lays it up. The shot goes in! Blackburn 81 - 78.
1:24 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano shoots from deep. The shot misses. Rayford grabs the rebound.
1:19 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford attacks with the ball on the fast break. Rayford passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the corner. Foul! Romano fouls Marks on the shot. Marks makes the first free throw. Marks missed the second free throw. Marks makes the third free throw. Blackburn 83 - 78.
1:15 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Marks grabs the rebound.
0:49 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Foul! Stern commits the intentional foul on Watson. In the bonus, Watson is shooting one-and-one. Watson makes the first free throw. Watson missed the second free throw. Cespedes grabs the rebound. Blackburn 84 - 78.
0:44 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano passes the ball to Stern outside. Stern passes the ball to Romano outside. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Stern grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:23 - Michigan State: Stern has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rayford steals the pass from Stern.
0:19 - Blackburn: Breakaway! Rayford takes the ball the length of the court. Rayford lays it up. Foul! Romano fouls Rayford on the shot. Rayford makes the first free throw. Rayford makes the second free throw. Blackburn 86 - 78.
0:14 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Marks grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Blackburn 86, Michigan State 78
Starting Line-Ups
Blackburn: PG-Ruff (6' 7"), SG-Cook (6' ), SF-Marks (6' 5½"), PF-Watson (6' 8"), C-Murillo (6' 7")
Michigan State: PG-Holder (6' ), SG-Romano (6' 4"), SF-Epps (6' 4"), PF-Cespedes (6' 7"), C-Roush (6' 8½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Michigan State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Epps. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Michigan State 2 - 0.
19:40 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Holder grabs the rebound.
19:27 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Romano passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps turns the ball over out of bounds.
19:14 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff drives by Holder. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruff. Blackburn 3 - 2.
19:07 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 5 - 3.
18:49 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
18:49 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Romano grabs the rebound.
18:38 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Holder leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Watson grabs the rebound.
18:24 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Marks.
18:17 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Stern to Point Guard.
18:17 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Ruff on the perimeter. Ruff shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
18:04 - Blackburn: Allen has the rebound. Allen shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Epps grabs the rebound.
18:02 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the inside. Allen rotates over and blocks the shot! Cook grabs the rebound.
17:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Allen. Blackburn 6 - 5.
17:35 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Holder to Point Guard.
17:35 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Epps outside. Ruff steals the pass from Epps.
17:23 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Watson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruff. Blackburn 8 - 5.
17:14 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Blackburn 8 - 7.
17:04 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ruff grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:52 - Blackburn: Ruff has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ruff drives by Epps. Ruff passes the ball to Watson at the basket. Watson lays it up. It's blocked by Roush! Romano grabs the rebound.
16:40 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Romano. Romano shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Ruff fouls Holder blocking out to get the rebound.
16:30 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Epps. Epps passes the ball to Roush. Roush shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Marks grabs the rebound.
16:17 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Ruff. Blackburn 10 - 7.
15:51 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard and Nikolić to Small Forward.
15:51 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes turns the ball over to the other team.
15:46 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen. Allen shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Blackburn 12 - 7.
15:36 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush goes for the dunk. It's blocked by Allen! Watson grabs the rebound.
15:26 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Blackburn 14 - 7.
15:14 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Small Forward.
15:14 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Blackburn 14 - 9.
15:02 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Logan steals the pass from Pierre.
14:58 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Logan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Logan passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:49 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Epps to Small Forward.
14:49 - Blackburn: Cook brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cook passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Cook. Blackburn 16 - 9.
14:37 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Blackburn 16 - 11.
14:26 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Nikolić in the paint. Nikolić shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Nikolić grabs the offensive rebound.
14:17 - Blackburn: Nikolić has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nikolić passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Cook outside. Cook shoots from well beyond the arc. Air ball! Roush grabs the rebound.
13:59 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano attacks with the ball on the fast break. Romano passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Romano. Blackburn 16 - 14.
13:55 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center.
13:55 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Foul! Nikolić fouls Epps trying to grab the offensive rebound.
13:44 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Holder. Holder shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Holder grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:38 - Michigan State: Holder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes passes the ball to Holder outside. Holder shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
13:20 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Nikolić in the paint. Nikolić passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Romano grabs the rebound.
12:49 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Watson steals the pass from Holder.
12:43 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Cespedes! Murillo grabs the offensive rebound.
12:28 - Blackburn: Murillo has the rebound. Murillo shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Blackburn 18 - 14.
12:26 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Rayford to Shooting Guard, Fields to Small Forward and Nikolić to Power Forward. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Power Forward.
12:26 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Epps. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps passes the ball to Logan. Logan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Epps. Blackburn 18 - 16.
12:10 - Blackburn: Rayford brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rayford passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Foul! Logan commits a foul away from the ball.
12:03 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
12:03 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Fields on the perimeter. Fields passes the ball to Rayford in the paint. Rayford turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Cespedes to Power Forward.
11:51 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Foul! Nikolić commits the foul on Cespedes.
11:47 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Roush. Roush passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Foul! Fields commits the foul on Epps.
11:43 - Michigan State: The ball is inbounded to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Michigan State 19 - 18.
11:43 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Michigan State!
11:34 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields on the perimeter. Fields passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Nikolić outside. Nikolić passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
11:06 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Foul! Nikolić fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes makes the first free throw. Cespedes missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 20 - 18.
10:56 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields outside. Fields passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Nikolić in the paint. Nikolić turns the ball over to the other team.
10:36 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break with Holder to the right. Romano passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Romano grabs the offensive rebound.
10:32 - Michigan State: Romano has the rebound. Romano shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 22 - 18.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. Nikolić must sit with 3 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Nikolić to Small Forward and Fields to Power Forward.
10:30 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford on the perimeter. Rayford passes the ball to Murillo on the perimeter. Murillo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Roush grabs the long rebound.
10:14 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Cespedes is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Cespedes makes the first free throw. Michigan State 25 - 18.
9:58 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Marks to Small Forward.
9:58 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Pierre. Michigan State 25 - 20.
9:45 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Roush on the perimeter. Roush shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
9:36 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Pierre leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields shoots from the block. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the offensive rebound.
9:19 - Blackburn: Murillo has the rebound. Murillo shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Marks grabs the offensive rebound.
9:17 - Blackburn: Marks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Marks passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford outside. Rayford shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rayford grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:57 - Blackburn: Rayford has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rayford passes the ball to Pierre outside. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford on the perimeter. Rayford passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Michigan State 25 - 22.
8:35 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard and Cook to Shooting Guard.
8:35 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the offensive rebound.
8:23 - Michigan State: Cespedes has the rebound. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Murillo rotates over and blocks the shot! Marks grabs the rebound.
8:21 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ruff passes the ball to Fields. Fields tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fields passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Murillo charged with the foul while taking the shot over Roush.
7:57 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Ruff fouls Holder on the shot. Holder missed the first free throw. Holder makes the second free throw. Holder makes the third free throw. Michigan State 27 - 22.
7:53 - Game Event: Time out. Ruff must sit with 2 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard.
7:53 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierre passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murillo tips it in. Michigan State 27 - 24.
7:44 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps drives down the lane. Epps passes the ball to Roush at the basket. Roush lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Epps. Michigan State 29 - 24.
7:23 - Blackburn: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Murillo on the perimeter. Murillo shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Michigan State 29 - 27.
7:00 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Foul! Fields fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes missed the first free throw. Cespedes makes the second free throw. Michigan State 30 - 27.
6:47 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Watson to Power Forward.
6:47 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Cook. Cook shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Michigan State 30 - 29.
6:36 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Murillo! Roush grabs the offensive rebound.
6:24 - Michigan State: Roush has the rebound and restarts the offense. Roush shoots from the low post. Foul! Murillo fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush missed the second free throw. Watson grabs the rebound. Michigan State 31 - 29.
6:20 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Marks. Marks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Roush grabs the rebound.
6:06 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Epps. Epps shoots a jumper. Foul! Marks fouls Epps on the shot. Epps makes the first free throw. Epps missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 32 - 29.
5:56 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Pierre outside. Pierre passes the ball to Marks in the paint. Cespedes steals the pass from Marks.
5:28 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Cespedes. Murillo steals the pass from Cespedes.
5:07 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Pierre in the paint. Pierre shoots from the low post. Foul! Roush fouls Pierre on the shot. Pierre makes the first free throw. Pierre missed the second free throw. Roush grabs the rebound. Michigan State 32 - 30.
4:52 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 34 - 30.
4:43 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard.
4:43 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
4:31 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watson shoots from the low post. Foul! Cespedes fouls Watson on the shot. Watson makes the first free throw. Watson makes the second free throw. Michigan State 34 - 32.
4:25 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff steals the pass from Romano.
4:20 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murillo tips it in. Tied 34 - 34.
4:03 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holder passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Marks grabs the offensive rebound.
3:38 - Blackburn: Marks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Romano steals the pass from Marks.
3:31 - Michigan State: Breakaway! Romano takes the ball the length of the court. Romano lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 36 - 34.
3:26 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots from the low post. Roush rotates over and blocks the shot! Epps grabs the rebound.
3:15 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano drives by Marks. Romano passes the ball to Holder at the basket. Holder lays it up. Offensive foul! Holder charged with the foul while taking the shot over Murillo.
2:55 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. Foul! Roush fouls Murillo on the shot. Murillo makes the first free throw. Murillo makes the second free throw. Tied 36 - 36.
2:44 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cook steals the pass from Holder.
2:38 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff attacks with the ball on the fast break. Ruff turns the ball over to the other team.
2:32 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Foul! Cook commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Romano is shooting two free throws. Romano makes the first free throw. Romano makes the second free throw. Michigan State 38 - 36.
2:29 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:17 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. Foul! Watson fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes missed the first free throw. Cespedes missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound.
2:08 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff drives by Holder. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
1:42 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
1:38 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Murillo. Murillo shoots a jumper from the base line. Foul! Holder fouls Murillo on the shot. Murillo makes the first free throw. Murillo makes the second free throw. Tied 38 - 38.
1:19 - Game Event: Time out. Holder must sit with 3 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Stern to Point Guard.
1:19 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stern with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Watson grabs the rebound.
1:11 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break. Foul! Stern commits the foul on Cook. In the bonus, Cook is shooting one-and-one. Cook makes the first free throw. Cook makes the second free throw. Blackburn 40 - 38.
1:06 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stern. And Roush is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Roush makes the first free throw. Michigan State 41 - 40.
0:53 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Blackburn 42 - 41.
0:43 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes. Foul! Cook commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Romano is shooting two free throws. Romano makes the first free throw. Romano missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Tied 42 - 42.
0:36 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Blackburn 45 - 42.
0:15 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stern. Blackburn 45 - 44.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Blackburn 45, Michigan State 44
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Ruff must sit with 2 fouls. Cook must sit with 2 fouls. Murillo must sit with 2 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard, Rayford to Shooting Guard and Allen to Center. Roush must sit with 2 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Roush to Power Forward and Cespedes to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Blackburn. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Allen. Blackburn 47 - 44.
19:46 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard, Cook to Shooting Guard and Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Holder to Point Guard, Cespedes to Power Forward and Roush to Center.
19:46 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes on the perimeter. Cespedes turns the ball over to the other team.
19:40 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Romano steals the pass from Ruff.
19:36 - Michigan State: Breakaway! Romano takes the ball the length of the court. Romano lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Roush fouls Murillo trying to grab the offensive rebound.
19:30 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Watson. Watson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Holder grabs the long rebound.
19:23 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the low post. Foul! Marks fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush makes the second free throw. Blackburn 47 - 46.
19:16 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
19:03 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound. Watson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Epps grabs the rebound.
19:01 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Holder leads the fast break with Epps and Romano. Holder passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Marks fouls Epps on the shot. Epps makes the first free throw. Epps makes the second free throw. Epps makes the third free throw. Michigan State 49 - 47.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
18:55 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff drives to the basket. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Ruff.
18:44 - Game Event: Time out. Holder must sit with 4 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Stern to Point Guard.
18:44 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. Air ball! Roush grabs the rebound.
18:33 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano passes the ball to Epps. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Cook grabs the rebound.
18:17 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff attacks with the ball on the fast break. Ruff turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:13 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Stern on the perimeter. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Stern. Michigan State 51 - 47.
17:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
17:42 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watson grabs the offensive rebound.
17:35 - Blackburn: Watson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watson passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Marks outside. Marks shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Michigan State 51 - 50.
17:16 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes outside. Cespedes hands off the ball to Epps. Ruff steals the pass from Epps.
16:48 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cook passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
16:34 - Blackburn: Allen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Allen passes the ball to Ruff on the perimeter. Ruff drives by Stern. Ruff lays it up. The shot misses. Cook grabs the offensive rebound.
16:19 - Blackburn: Cook has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cook shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
16:12 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Stern leads the fast break with Romano and Epps. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Marks grabs the long rebound.
16:08 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Ruff on the perimeter. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Roush! Epps grabs the rebound.
15:43 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Cespedes. Cespedes passes the ball to Stern. Stern passes the ball to Roush. Roush passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roush. Michigan State 53 - 50.
15:14 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Pierre to Point Guard and Nikolić to Small Forward. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Small Forward.
15:14 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Nikolić. Nikolić passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Pierre on the perimeter. Pierre drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Pierre commits the foul on the drive.
14:43 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Epps to Small Forward.
14:43 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps turns the ball over to the other team.
14:27 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Pierre attacks with the ball on the fast break. Pierre turns the ball over to the other team.
14:23 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush on the perimeter. Roush drives by Pierre. Roush lays it up. Foul! Cook fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush makes the second free throw. Michigan State 55 - 50.
14:06 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
14:06 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Nikolić outside. Nikolić passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Nikolić. Nikolić with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
13:39 - Blackburn: Allen has the rebound. Allen shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 55 - 52.
13:37 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Murillo to Center.
13:37 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Roush grabs the offensive rebound.
13:24 - Michigan State: Roush has the rebound and restarts the offense. Roush passes the ball to Stern. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps drives down the lane. Epps lays it up. Foul! Nikolić fouls Epps on the shot. Epps missed the first free throw. Epps makes the second free throw. Michigan State 56 - 52.
13:02 - Game Event: Time out. Nikolić must sit with 4 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Fields to Small Forward.
13:02 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pierre. Michigan State 56 - 54.
12:52 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Rayford to Shooting Guard, Nikolić to Small Forward and Fields to Power Forward.
12:52 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roush shoots in the paint. Foul! Murillo fouls Roush on the shot. Roush makes the first free throw. Roush makes the second free throw. Michigan State 58 - 54.
12:38 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields outside. Fields passes the ball to Pierre. Pierre passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Romano steals the pass from Fields.
12:17 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern drives down the lane. Stern lays it up. Foul! Pierre fouls Stern on the shot. Stern makes the first free throw. Stern makes the second free throw. Michigan State 60 - 54.
12:08 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Power Forward.
12:08 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Rayford in the paint. Rayford shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 60 - 56.
11:59 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Fields to Small Forward and Nikolić to Power Forward. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Cespedes to Power Forward.
11:59 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps passes the ball to Roush. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Romano passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps drives to the basket. Foul! Fields commits the foul on Epps. In the bonus, Epps is shooting one-and-one. Epps makes the first free throw. Epps makes the second free throw. Michigan State 62 - 56.
11:26 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pierre passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Fields. Cespedes steals the pass from Fields.
11:08 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break with Stern and Epps. Romano passes the ball to Stern at the basket. Stern lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Romano. Michigan State 64 - 56.
11:04 - Game Event: Time out. Michigan State substitutes Logan to Shooting Guard and Romano to Power Forward.
11:04 - Blackburn: Pierre brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pierre passes the ball to Fields. Fields passes the ball to Pierre on the perimeter. Pierre tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Pierre with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 64 - 58.
10:46 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Ruff to Point Guard and Cook to Shooting Guard. Michigan State substitutes Romano to Shooting Guard and Cespedes to Power Forward.
10:46 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Michigan State 67 - 58.
10:32 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Rayford to Shooting Guard.
10:32 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. Foul! Roush fouls Murillo on the shot. Murillo makes the first free throw. Murillo makes the second free throw. Michigan State 67 - 60.
10:20 - Game Event: Time out. Roush must sit with 4 fouls. Michigan State substitutes Roush to Power Forward and Cespedes to Center.
10:20 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano passes the ball to Stern. Stern with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nikolić grabs the rebound.
10:05 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern steals the pass from Ruff.
9:57 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
9:47 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff drives by Epps. Ruff lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 67 - 62.
9:34 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard and Marks to Small Forward.
9:34 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes shoots from the low post. Foul! Murillo fouls Cespedes on the shot. Cespedes missed the first free throw. Cespedes makes the second free throw. Michigan State 68 - 62.
9:23 - Game Event: Time out. Murillo must sit with 4 fouls. Blackburn substitutes Allen to Center.
9:23 - Blackburn: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nikolić grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Blackburn: Nikolić has the rebound. Nikolić shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Michigan State 68 - 64.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Fields to Small Forward.
9:13 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps passes the ball to Stern outside. Stern passes the ball to Roush. Roush with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
8:46 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff drives to the basket. Foul! Romano commits the foul on Ruff.
8:34 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Marks to Small Forward and Murillo to Center. Michigan State substitutes Holder to Point Guard, Cespedes to Power Forward and Roush to Center.
8:34 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Ruff. Ruff drives by Epps. Ruff passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Epps grabs the long rebound.
8:23 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ruff grabs the long rebound.
8:13 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Ruff. Michigan State 68 - 66.
8:03 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano drives down the lane. Romano lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 70 - 66.
7:44 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
7:36 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Romano grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:24 - Michigan State: Romano has the rebound and restarts the offense. Romano passes the ball to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Epps grabs the offensive rebound.
7:08 - Michigan State: Epps has the rebound and restarts the offense. Epps passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano shoots from the three point line. Foul! Cook fouls Romano on the shot. Romano missed the first free throw. Romano makes the second free throw. Romano missed the third free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 71 - 66.
6:51 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff turns the ball over to the other team.
6:43 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder passes the ball to Romano. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Roush shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Epps grabs the offensive rebound.
6:09 - Michigan State: Epps has the rebound and restarts the offense. Epps passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Michigan State 73 - 66.
5:56 - Game Event: Time out. Blackburn substitutes Watson to Power Forward.
5:56 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Michigan State 73 - 68.
5:44 - Michigan State: Holder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holder passes the ball to Cespedes on the perimeter. Cespedes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the long rebound.
5:35 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Ruff leads the fast break. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Ruff. Holder fouls out. Stern replaces Holder at point guard.
5:30 - Blackburn: The ball is inbounded to Ruff. Ruff passes the ball to Watson in the paint. Watson passes the ball to Marks. Marks passes the ball to Ruff outside. Ruff passes the ball to Marks. Marks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cespedes grabs the rebound.
5:03 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes on the perimeter. Cespedes passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps drives down the lane. Epps lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 75 - 68.
4:43 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Michigan State 75 - 70.
4:31 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Foul! Cook commits the foul on Romano. Cook fouls out. Rayford replaces Cook at shooting guard. In the double bonus, Romano is shooting two free throws. Romano makes the first free throw. Romano missed the second free throw. Murillo grabs the rebound. Michigan State 76 - 70.
4:22 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ruff with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Michigan State 76 - 72.
4:09 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murillo grabs the rebound.
3:58 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford leads the fast break with Ruff to the right. Rayford lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 76 - 74.
3:54 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackburn is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Stern passes the ball to Epps in the paint. Epps passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Romano shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roush. Michigan State 78 - 74.
3:31 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff passes the ball to Rayford on the perimeter. Rayford shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Romano grabs the rebound.
3:18 - Michigan State: Fast break opportunity! Romano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Romano passes the ball to Epps on the perimeter. Epps shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Rayford grabs the long rebound.
3:03 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Rayford passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Watson. Watson passes the ball to Ruff. Ruff drives down the lane. Ruff lays it up. The shot goes in! Michigan State 78 - 76.
2:26 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Romano passes the ball to Epps outside. Epps tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Epps with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Watson grabs the rebound.
2:09 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Rayford passes the ball to Ruff outside. Ruff passes the ball to Murillo in the paint. Murillo passes the ball to Ruff outside. Ruff shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Blackburn 79 - 78.
1:41 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stern passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
1:35 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Ruff drives down the lane. Ruff lays it up. The shot goes in! Blackburn 81 - 78.
1:24 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano shoots from deep. The shot misses. Rayford grabs the rebound.
1:19 - Blackburn: Fast break opportunity! Rayford attacks with the ball on the fast break. Rayford passes the ball to Marks on the perimeter. Marks shoots from the corner. Foul! Romano fouls Marks on the shot. Marks makes the first free throw. Marks missed the second free throw. Marks makes the third free throw. Blackburn 83 - 78.
1:15 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Cespedes in the paint. Cespedes passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush passes the ball to Romano. Romano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Romano shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Marks grabs the rebound.
0:49 - Blackburn: Ruff brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Ruff passes the ball to Watson. Foul! Stern commits the intentional foul on Watson. In the bonus, Watson is shooting one-and-one. Watson makes the first free throw. Watson missed the second free throw. Cespedes grabs the rebound. Blackburn 84 - 78.
0:44 - Michigan State: Stern brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stern passes the ball to Romano on the perimeter. Romano passes the ball to Stern outside. Stern passes the ball to Romano outside. Romano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Stern grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:23 - Michigan State: Stern has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rayford steals the pass from Stern.
0:19 - Blackburn: Breakaway! Rayford takes the ball the length of the court. Rayford lays it up. Foul! Romano fouls Rayford on the shot. Rayford makes the first free throw. Rayford makes the second free throw. Blackburn 86 - 78.
0:14 - Michigan State: Romano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Romano passes the ball to Roush in the paint. Roush shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Marks grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Blackburn 86, Michigan State 78
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