| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joey Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Joey Smith inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Lavalle - foul #2 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hai Yen | 30-27 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Joey Smith clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerry Hall | 30-27 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Jerry Baker is called for the reach on Paul Bergeron - foul #3 on Jerry Baker, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | Hai Yen buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Parramore | 32-30 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway clanks a runner from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Joey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Joey Smith is hacked by Jerry Hall - foul #1 on Jerry Hall, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Sean Mandeville (C) Stanley Parramore, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Connolly (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Joseph - foul #3 on Michael Joseph, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Joey Smith gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Connolly | 34-30 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Alton Baker tips it in | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alton Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joey Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Mandeville (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 36-33 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Mandeville | 36-33 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Larry Sly and he's fouled by Michael Joseph - foul #4 on Michael Joseph, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore (SG), Erin Newman (SF), Jerry Baker (C) Alton Baker, Joey Smith, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Antonio Connolly, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Jerry Hall misses the runner from the right block | 39-33 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Sly | 41-33 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Jones | 41-33 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Larry Sly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Hathaway | 41-33 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva can't throw it down but he's hacked by Stanley Parramore - foul #2 on Stanley Parramore, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alton Baker (SG), Joey Smith (SF), Sean Mandeville (C) Stanley Parramore, Erin Newman, Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Cornell Langlois (PF) Robert West, Brian Lavalle | |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Bergeron - foul #3 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury (PF) Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Michael Joseph (C) Jesse Desilva, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Hai Yen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Connolly (SF) Jerry Hall | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville loses the dribble to Hai Yen | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alton Baker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joey Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reginald Waterbury (fresh) C - Sean Mandeville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Reginald Waterbury steps in front of the Cornell Langlois pass | 41-33 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Alton Baker makes the jumper near the basket set up by Reginald Waterbury | 43-33 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Joey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Paul Bergeron is called for the reach on Larry Sly - foul #4 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore (SG), Benjamin Jones (PF), Jerry Baker (C) Larry Sly, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Antonio Connolly, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Alton Baker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hathaway - foul #3 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #7 | 43-33 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Alton Baker makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Alton Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Jerry Baker steals the ball from Brian Lavalle | 45-33 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Hathaway - foul #4 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #8 | 45-33 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Joey Smith scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brian Lavalle - foul #3 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #9 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG) Alton Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (SG) Paul Bergeron | |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Joey Smith makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-33 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Hai Yen buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones scores on a floater from close range set up by Stanley Parramore | 51-35 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway is hacked by Jerry Baker - foul #4 on Jerry Baker, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alton Baker (PG), Erin Newman (SF) Larry Sly, Joey Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Cornell Langlois (PF) Hai Yen, Robert West, Brian Lavalle | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Alton Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Alton Baker scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Parramore | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Erin Newman (fresh) PF - Benjamin Jones (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Benjamin Jones is called for the reach on Jesse Desilva - foul #3 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Sean Mandeville (C) Stanley Parramore, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Joseph (C) Joseph Hathaway | |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Jesse Desilva picks off the pass by Alton Baker | 53-37 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva lays it up and in | 53-39 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron travels with the ball | 55-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joey Smith (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Erin Newman, Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Antonio Connolly (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Joey Smith loses the dribble to Joseph Hathaway | 55-39 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 55-39 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Alton Baker snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Alton Baker makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joey Smith and he's fouled by Paul Bergeron - foul #5 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #10 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore (SG) Larry Sly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (SG) Paul Bergeron | |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses the free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Robert West gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Hai Yen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert West | 57-41 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 57-41 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Joey Smith can't tip it in | 57-41 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Hai Yen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-41 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle tips it in | 57-43 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Alton Baker is denied on a layup by Joseph Hathaway | 57-43 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Alton Baker hits a jumpshot from the right side | 59-43 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Hai Yen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-43 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Baker | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Joey Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Sean Mandeville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antonio Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lavalle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Hathaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Antonio Connolly | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Hai Yen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Joey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 61-43 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert West | 61-45 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Jerry Baker, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones (PF) Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Jerry Hall (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Antonio Connolly, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Alton Baker - foul #2 on Alton Baker, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses the shot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones tips it back up and in | 63-46 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva travels with the ball | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Alton Baker buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joey Smith | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Alton Baker runs out the clock | 65-48 |