| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dane Savala inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe is denied on a layup by Jerry Lee | 24-26 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Taylor (C) Andrew Brandt, Michael David, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Jon Carnahan blocks the short jumper by David Taylor | 26-26 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits a shot from the right block | 26-28 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Michael Likens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it up and in | 26-30 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Jon Carnahan denies the turnaround by Walter Crowe | 26-30 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Rene Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Likens | 29-30 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Simpson - foul #3 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (C) Michael Likens, Rene Conti, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Crowe (C) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Brandt - foul #1 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bill Greenman | 30-34 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Brandt | 32-34 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Andrew Brandt steals it from Nicholas Pegg | 32-34 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt hits the finger roll | 34-34 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Myers - foul #3 on Anthony Myers, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (C) Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson can't throw it down | 34-35 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Simpson takes the ball from Eldridge Kent | 34-35 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Harry Bucy steals it from Anthony Myers | 34-35 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 34-37 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is fouled on the floor by Eldridge Kent - foul #2 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Michael David (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Andrew Brandt, Joseph Simpson, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Bill Greenman (SF) Harry Bucy, Eldridge Kent | |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan buries a floater from close range set up by Patrick Grant | 35-39 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Jerry Lee blocks the jumper by Dane Savala | 35-39 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Michael David tips it in | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) SG - Anthony Myers (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe slams it home | 39-41 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Greenman and he's fouled by Michael David - foul #1 on Michael David, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF) Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, Michael David | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Simpson | 39-43 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Rene Conti and the foul's on Nicholas Pegg - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (C) Rene Conti, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Anthony Myers is called for the reach on Nicholas Pegg - foul #4 on Anthony Myers, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Rene Conti (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Rene Conti - foul #2 on Rene Conti, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF) Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is hacked by Harry Bucy - foul #2 on Harry Bucy, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (SG), Rene Conti (SF), David Taylor (C) Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Harry Bucy | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 44-47 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson's dunk attempt is rejected by Eldridge Kent | 44-47 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | John Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Dane Savala (SF), Michael David (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Rene Conti, Joseph Simpson, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Bill Greenman | |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the dunk | 44-47 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 44-49 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Dane Savala pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-49 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nicholas Pegg | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Walter Crowe, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Taylor (C) Stephen Waiters, Michael David, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Patrick Grant, Eldridge Kent, John Jackson | |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Crowe (C) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee buries a jumper from the right block | 45-52 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson lays it up and in | 47-52 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Myers | 47-52 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Jerry Lee steals it from Joseph Simpson | 50-52 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Dane Savala denies the turnaround by Jerry Lee | 50-52 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Dane Savala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Michael David (PF), David Taylor (C) Andrew Brandt, Dane Savala, Joseph Simpson, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Harry Bucy, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it home | 50-54 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Rene Conti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Michael Likens pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Rene Conti misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Joseph Simpson (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Michael David, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), Jerry Lee (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Rene Conti makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Rene Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the fadeaway from the right block | 51-54 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Eldridge Kent is called for the reach on Walter Crowe - foul #3 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Dane Savala (SF), Michael David (PF) Stephen Waiters, Rene Conti, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dane Savala | 53-54 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Dane Savala clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Harry Bucy | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Brandt - foul #2 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Jon Carnahan steals the ball from Dane Savala | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-55 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Walter Crowe | 54-55 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Brandt - foul #3 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Dane Savala pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses long on a halfcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Michael David picks off the pass by Nicholas Pegg | 56-56 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #12 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Taylor (C) Dane Savala, Michael David, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Rene Conti buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Myers | 58-56 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Rene Conti blows the layup | 58-59 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 58-59 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Rene Conti grabs the board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson is whistled for a carry | 58-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Andrew Brandt, Rene Conti, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Simpson | 58-59 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe is hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #13 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Michael David (PF) Stephen Waiters, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Harry Bucy | |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Dane Savala is called for the reach on Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Dane Savala, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe grabs the board | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the jumper from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is fouled on the floor by Walter Crowe - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #11 | 60-60 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Myers (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Myers | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Michael David denies the turnaround by Nicholas Pegg | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is hacked by Patrick Grant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #14 | 62-61 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 63-61 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is hacked by Nicholas Pegg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #15 | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael David | 65-61 |