| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Waterbury (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Mandeville (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville loses the ball out of bounds | 21-22 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Jesse Desilva is called for the reach on Larry Sly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Desilva, team foul #2 | 21-22 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Brian Lavalle is called for the reach on Stanley Parramore - foul #2 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #3 | 24-22 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville hits a fadeaway from the right block | 26-22 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Paul Bergeron steals the ball from Stanley Parramore | 26-22 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Parramore | 28-22 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron is hacked by Jerry Baker - foul #2 on Jerry Baker, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG), Mark Taylor (SG), Erin Newman (SF), Conrad Lamm (PF) Larry Sly, Stanley Parramore, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Clark (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF) Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle | |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Southerland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) SF - Erin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Conrad Lamm (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Mark Taylor and he's hacked by Joseph Hathaway - foul #3 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #4 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Paul Bergeron, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Charles Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-26 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Mladen Splonskowski swats the short shot by Jerry Baker | 31-26 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Mladen Splonskowski is called for the reach on Conrad Lamm - foul #1 on Mladen Splonskowski, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Stanley Parramore (SG), Reginald Waterbury (SF), Sean Mandeville (PF) Joseph Southerland, Mark Taylor, Erin Newman, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Charles Clark, Cornell Langlois, Mladen Splonskowski, Michael Joseph | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-28 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury is fouled on the floor by Robert West - foul #3 on Robert West, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Larry Sly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Conrad Lamm snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Jerry Hall blocks the short jumper by Sean Mandeville | 31-28 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hathaway | 31-28 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway knocks in the runner in the lane and the foul's on Conrad Lamm - foul #2 on Conrad Lamm, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Baker (C) Conrad Lamm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG) Robert West | |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Jerry Hall steps in front of the Sean Mandeville pass | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Waterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Mandeville (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Bergeron - foul #1 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG), Erin Newman (SF), Conrad Lamm (PF) Larry Sly, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Clark (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Michael Joseph's layup is rejected by Conrad Lamm | 33-31 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland travels in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Taylor (SG) Stanley Parramore | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Paul Bergeron | |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Southerland - foul #3 on Joseph Southerland, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Michael Joseph takes the ball from Erin Newman | 33-31 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses badly on a shot from the right side | 33-31 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Michael Joseph hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Erin Newman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Southerland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Conrad Lamm (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mladen Splonskowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva double dribbles | 33-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Stanley Parramore (SG), Reginald Waterbury (SF), Sean Mandeville (PF) Joseph Southerland, Mark Taylor, Erin Newman, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Charles Clark, Cornell Langlois, Mladen Splonskowski, Michael Joseph | |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury tips it in | 35-33 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Baker (C) Conrad Lamm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG) Robert West | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Paul Bergeron steals the ball from Larry Sly | 35-33 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses the dunk | 35-33 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Sean Mandeville | 35-33 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Hathaway | 35-33 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | Jerry Hall snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Jerry Hall's floater is knocked away by Reginald Waterbury | 35-33 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker dunks the ball on a great pass from Stanley Parramore | 37-33 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway travels with the ball | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG), Mark Taylor (SG), Erin Newman (SF), Conrad Lamm (PF) Larry Sly, Stanley Parramore, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Clark (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Southerland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Conrad Lamm (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Southerland | 39-33 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Charles Clark hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Bergeron | 39-35 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Stanley Parramore (SG), Reginald Waterbury (SF), Sean Mandeville (PF) Joseph Southerland, Mark Taylor, Erin Newman, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Charles Clark, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Sly | 42-35 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jesse Desilva | 42-38 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hall - foul #1 on Jerry Hall, team foul #8 | 42-38 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron connects on the 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Larry Sly drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanley Parramore | 44-41 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva connects on the floater from the right wing | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore is hacked by Joseph Hathaway - foul #4 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Baker (C) Conrad Lamm | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva banks in the layup set up by Paul Bergeron | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Reginald Waterbury | 46-45 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Jerry Hall misses short on a jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle tips it in | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 46-47 |