| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kraus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-27 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 19:15 | UMKC | Robert Robbins throws it down on a great pass from David Kraus | 24-29 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Searfoss | 24-32 |
| 18:41 | UMKC | Robert Robbins hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Thomas Poole, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 18:41 | UMKC | Robert Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:41 | UMKC | Robert Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson lays it in set up by Michael Searfoss | 25-34 |
| 18:01 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Patterson - foul #3 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| 18:01 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:01 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 17:35 | UMKC | The rebound goes to David Kraus | 27-34 |
| 17:21 | UMKC | David Kraus misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 17:20 | UMKC | David Davis tips it home | 29-34 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Searfoss and the foul's on David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Gallagher (SG), William Knight (SF), Earl Howell (PF) Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, David Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Thomas Poole | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:36 | UMKC | William Knight is fouled on the floor by Michael Searfoss - foul #1 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan (PF) Chad Sanders | |
| 16:20 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 16:19 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:11 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Music - foul #2 on Melvin Music, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Yockey (PG), Walter Tucker (C) Napoleon Craft, David Kraus | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG) Justin Larios | |
| 16:11 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:11 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | John Coffey connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Music and the foul's on Gary Gallagher - foul #1 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Davis (PF) Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Jim Queen, Melvin Music | |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:53 | UMKC | Earl Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Yockey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | UMKC | William Yockey buries a floater from the right side | 33-39 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 15:20 | UMKC | William Knight grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 15:13 | UMKC | John Coffey takes the ball from Gary Gallagher | 33-39 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Poole | 33-42 |
| 14:44 | UMKC | William Yockey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Searfoss - foul #2 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), David Kraus (C) Gary Gallagher, William Knight, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Chad Sanders (PF) Michael Searfoss, Andrew Duncan | |
| 14:44 | UMKC | William Yockey makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:44 | UMKC | William Yockey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 14:17 | UMKC | Robert Robbins grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 13:55 | UMKC | Robert Robbins connects on the jumper from the left block | 37-42 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | John Coffey can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 13:26 | UMKC | David Kraus gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:11 | UMKC | David Kraus scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Sherman Jones | 39-42 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Larios | 39-45 |
| 12:29 | UMKC | David Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chad Sanders - foul #1 on Chad Sanders, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Gary Gallagher (SF) William Yockey, Robert Robbins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Jim Queen (SF), Melvin Music (C) John Coffey, Thomas Poole, Daniel Patterson | |
| 12:29 | UMKC | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:29 | UMKC | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Jim Queen pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 11:48 | UMKC | Michael Searfoss steals the ball from Sherman Jones | 40-48 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherman Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kraus (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Music (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is hacked by Sherman Jones - foul #1 on Sherman Jones, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (SF), Earl Howell (PF), Walter Tucker (C) Sherman Jones, David Davis, David Kraus | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Andrew Duncan (PF) Justin Larios, Chad Sanders | |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Napoleon Craft - foul #3 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Robbins (SF) William Knight | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:53 | UMKC | Robert Robbins scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Gallagher | 42-50 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Kraus (C) Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF) Jim Queen | |
| 10:22 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-50 |
| 10:20 | UMKC | David Kraus tips it home | 44-50 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 10:11 | UMKC | Earl Howell snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 10:07 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 09:38 | UMKC | Earl Howell pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:32 | UMKC | Robert Robbins hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 47-50 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | John Coffey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 09:02 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:40 | UMKC | Robert Robbins can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Yockey (PG), Sherman Jones (SG), David Davis (PF) Napoleon Craft, Gary Gallagher, David Kraus | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Chad Sanders (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) John Coffey, Thomas Poole, Andrew Duncan, Melvin Music | |
| 08:40 | UMKC | Robert Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:40 | UMKC | Robert Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 08:20 | UMKC | Earl Howell pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:14 | UMKC | Earl Howell hits a floater from the left block | 51-50 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson tips it in | 51-52 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Yockey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | UMKC | Earl Howell's pass is intercepted by Michael Searfoss | 51-52 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss can't throw it down | 51-52 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 07:11 | UMKC | Robert Robbins's pass is intercepted by Daniel Patterson | 51-54 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jim Queen | 51-57 |
| 06:35 | UMKC | David Davis banks in the layup set up by William Yockey | 53-57 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Larios | 53-59 |
| 06:18 | UMKC | Earl Howell's pass is intercepted by Chad Sanders | 53-59 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | David Davis gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Gary Gallagher (SF), David Kraus (C) William Yockey, Robert Robbins, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF) Jim Queen | |
| 05:34 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Kraus | 56-59 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is whistled for traveling | 56-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| 05:06 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Gary Gallagher is called for the reach on Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Gallagher - foul #3 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (SF) Sherman Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:03 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 04:02 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to David Davis | 56-61 |
| 03:48 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kraus (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Music (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG), Earl Howell (PF) William Knight, David Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Andrew Duncan (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Michael Searfoss, Chad Sanders, Melvin Music | |
| 03:11 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 03:10 | UMKC | David Kraus tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Larios | 58-64 |
| 02:57 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Robbins (SF), David Davis (PF) Gary Gallagher, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Chad Sanders (PF) John Coffey, Andrew Duncan | |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Chad Sanders is called for the reach on Sherman Jones - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Sherman Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Napoleon Craft steals it from Michael Searfoss | 60-64 |
| 01:54 | UMKC | David Davis misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 60-64 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chad Sanders | 60-64 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-64 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft is hacked by Michael Searfoss - foul #3 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Kraus - foul #2 on David Kraus, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Sherman Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Napoleon Craft - foul #4 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan (PF) Chad Sanders | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:35 | UMKC | David Kraus gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | UMKC | David Kraus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-66 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Napoleon Craft - foul #5 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Yockey (PG) Napoleon Craft | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:27 | UMKC | Robert Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Robert Robbins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Sherman Jones is called for the reach on Chad Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sherman Jones, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Andrew Duncan | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:12 | UMKC | Robert Robbins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Sherman Jones is called for the reach on Daniel Patterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sherman Jones, team foul #11 | 62-68 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | Robert Robbins buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss runs out the clock | 65-70 |