| 1st Quarter | | WMU | MSU |
| Western Michigan at 15:00 | WMU | MSU |
| | John Potter kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State at 15:00 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at MSU 20 | Kirk Cousins pass complete to Blair White for 9 yards to the MchSt 29, tackled by Jamail Berry. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 1 at MSU 29 | Edwin Baker rush for no gain to the MchSt 29, tackled by Freddie Bishop. | | |
| 3rd and 1 at MSU 29 | Ashton Leggett rush for 71 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 |
| | Brett Swenson extra point GOOD. | 0 | 7 |
| | Brett Swenson kickoff for 60 yards returned by Brandon West, tackled by Trenton Robinson and Steve Gardiner for 21 yards to the WMich 31, tackled by Trenton Robinson and Steve Gardiner. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: MSU drive: 3 plays 80 yards, 01:21 MSU TD |
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| Western Michigan at 13:39 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 31 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Glenis Thompson. | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 31 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Robert Arnheim for 11 yards to the WMich 42, tackled by Brandon Denson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 42 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Matt Stevens for 3 yards to the WMich 45. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at WMU 45 | Glenis Thompson rush for 1 yard to the WMich 46, tackled by Eric Gordon and Kevin Pickelman. | | |
| 3rd and 6 at WMU 46 | Tim Hiller sacked by Greg Jones and Trevor Anderson for a loss of 6 yards, fumbled, recovered by MchSt Johnathan Strayhorn at the WMich 40. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 5 plays 9 yards, 00:00 WMU FUMB |
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| Michigan State at 13:34 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 40 | Kirk Cousins pass complete to Brian Linthicum for 15 yards to the WMich 25, tackled by Mario Armstrong and Jamail Berry for a 1ST down. | 0 | 7 |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 25 | Edwin Baker rush for 3 yards to the WMich 22, tackled by Austin Pritchard and David Lewis. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at WMU 22 | Ashton Leggett rush for 1 yard to the WMich 21, tackled by Mitch Zajac. | | |
| 3rd and 6 at WMU 21 | Kirk Cousins pass complete to Blair White for 8 yards to the WMich 13, tackled by David Lewis and Mario Armstrong for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 13 | Edwin Baker rush for no gain to the WMich 13, tackled by Justin Braska and Austin Pritchard. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 13 | Kirk Cousins pass complete to Mark Dell for 6 yards to the WMich 7, tackled by Andy Dorcely out-of-bounds. | | |
| 3rd and 4 at WMU 7 | WESTRN MICHIGAN penalty 4 yard roughing passer accepted, no play. | | |
| 1st and Goal at WMU 3 | Ashton Leggett rush for 1 yard to the WMich 2, tackled by Justin Braska. | | |
| 2nd and Goal at WMU 2 | Ashton Leggett rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 13 |
| | Brett Swenson extra point GOOD. | 0 | 14 |
| | Brett Swenson kickoff for 55 yards returned by Brandon West for 16 yards to the WMich 31. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: MSU drive: 8 plays 40 yards, 04:07 MSU TD |
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| Western Michigan at 7:32 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 31 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Brandon West for 8 yards to the WMich 39, tackled by Chris L. Rucker out-of-bounds. | 0 | 14 |
| 2nd and 2 at WMU 39 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Robert Arnheim for 5 yards to the WMich 44, tackled by Kendell Davis-Clark for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 44 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Chleb Ravenell for 7 yards to the MchSt 49, tackled by Greg Jones. | | |
| 2nd and 3 at MSU 49 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Robert Arnheim. | | |
| 3rd and 3 at MSU 49 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to N/A. | | |
| 4th and 3 at MSU 49 | Ben Armer punt for 39 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 10. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 5 plays 20 yards, 00:00 WMU PUNT |
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| Michigan State at 7:28 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at MSU 10 | Kirk Cousins pass complete to B.J. Cunningham for 10 yards to the MchSt 20, tackled by Andy Dorcely for a 1ST down. | 0 | 14 |
| 1st and 10 at MSU 20 | Edwin Baker rush for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 19, tackled by Deauntay Legrier. | | |
| 2nd and 11 at MSU 19 | Kirk Cousins pass incomplete to B.J. Cunningham. | | |
| 3rd and 11 at MSU 19 | Kirk Cousins sacked by Justin Braska for a loss of 5 yards to the MchSt 14. | | |
| 4th and 16 at MSU 14 | Aaron Bates punt for 38 yards, returned by Robert Arnheim for 11 yards to the MchSt 41, tackled by Ross Weaver. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: MSU drive: 4 plays 4 yards, 01:57 MSU PUNT |
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| Western Michigan at 5:29 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at MSU 41 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to N/A. | 0 | 14 |
| 2nd and 10 at MSU 41 | WESTRN MICHIGAN penalty 0 yard illegal touching accepted, no play. | | |
| 3rd and 10 at MSU 41 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Matt Stevens. | | |
| 4th and 10 at MSU 41 | Ben Armer punt for 34 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 7. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 2 plays 0 yards, 00:00 WMU PUNT |
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| Michigan State at 3:32 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at MSU 7 | Edwin Baker rush for 4 yards to the MchSt 11, tackled by Freddie Bishop. | 0 | 14 |
| 2nd and 6 at MSU 11 | Kirk Cousins pass complete to Mark Dell for 48 yards to the WMich 41, tackled by David Lewis for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 41 | WESTRN MICHIGAN penalty 15 yard roughing passer accepted. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 26 | Keshawn Martin rush for 1 yard to the WMich 25, tackled by Mario Armstrong. | | |
| 2nd and 9 at WMU 25 | Keith Nichol pass incomplete to Mark Dell. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at WMU 25 | WESTRN MICHIGAN penalty 12 yard roughing passer accepted, no play. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 13 | Kirk Cousins pass complete to Garrett Celek for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 20 |
| | Brett Swenson extra point GOOD. | 0 | 21 |
| | Brett Swenson kickoff for 60 yards returned by Brandon West, tackled by Kendell Davis-Clark for 38 yards to the WMich 48, tackled by Kendell Davis-Clark. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: MSU drive: 5 plays 93 yards, 01:52 MSU TD |
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| Western Michigan at 0:49 | WMU | MSU |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 48 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Blake Hammond for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 44, tackled by Brandon Denson. | 0 | 21 |
| 2nd and 14 at WMU 44 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Robert Arnheim. | | |
| | End of 1st Quarter | | |
Western Michigan 14, 
Michigan State 49