| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a shot in the lane set up by Patrick Wilkinson | 26-46 |
| 19:24 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Chappell | 26-46 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is called for a charge - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| 18:44 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry connects on the shot from the right side set up by Dikembe Aja | 28-46 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is fouled on the floor by Troy Hudak - foul #2 on Troy Hudak, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is called for traveling | 28-46 |
| 18:15 | Missouri | Troy Hudak scores on a floater in the lane set up by Eugene McClaughry and he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| 18:15 | Missouri | Troy Hudak misses the free throw | 30-46 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Wesley Barrett denies the turnaround by Clarence Opitz | 30-46 |
| 17:54 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Salvador Garcia | 30-46 |
| 17:29 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson (SG), Albert Meehan (SF) Eugene McClaughry, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 17:29 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:29 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 32-48 |
| 16:32 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Aja | 34-48 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Wesley Barrett takes the ball from Patrick Weissman | 34-48 |
| 15:53 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett misses the lay-in | 34-48 |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett tips it in | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Meehan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Troy Hudak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Michael Glass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Albert Sine (PF), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Albert Meehan, Troy Hudak, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, John Kindel, Andrew Wilson, Patrick Weissman | |
| 15:21 | Missouri | Jonathan Chappell steals it from Jason Evans | 36-48 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Albert Sine denies the turnaround by Clarence Opitz | 36-48 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't tip it in | 36-48 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:07 | Missouri | The short jumper by Nicholas Nicholson is denied by Jonathan Chappell | 36-48 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-48 |
| 14:51 | Missouri | Albert Sine hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Eugene McClaughry | 38-48 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Nicholson - foul #2 on Nicholas Nicholson, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 38-50 |
| 14:10 | Missouri | Albert Sine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG), Albert Meehan (SF) Nicholas Nicholson, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | John Kindel scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 38-52 |
| 13:33 | Missouri | Luka Zins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 13:31 | Missouri | Jason Evans tips it home | 40-52 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Wilkinson and he's fouled by Eugene McClaughry - foul #1 on Eugene McClaughry, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (SG), Troy Hudak (PF), Brett Charles (C) Eugene McClaughry, Albert Sine, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 13:04 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | John Kindel knocks in the shot in the lane | 40-57 |
| 12:26 | Missouri | Troy Hudak's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Knowles | 40-57 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Michael Glass pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | John Kindel can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Brett Charles - foul #2 on Brett Charles, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Wesley Barrett (C) Luka Zins, Albert Meehan, Brett Charles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Patrick Weissman (C) Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 12:08 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:54 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Troy Hudak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by Salvador Garcia - foul #2 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Wesley Barrett is called for the reach on Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Wesley Barrett, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Leonard Thompson | 40-60 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Patrick Weissman swats the short shot by Wesley Barrett | 40-60 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Salvador Garcia - foul #3 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG), Nicholas Nicholson (SG), Jason Evans (C) Dikembe Aja, Eugene McClaughry, Troy Hudak | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luka Zins | 42-62 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson loses the dribble to Salvador Garcia | 42-62 |
| 09:58 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett is hacked by Clarence Opitz - foul #2 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (SF) Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Christopher Baker (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Leonard Thompson, Andrew Wilson, Clarence Opitz | |
| 09:52 | Missouri | Albert Meehan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-62 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Kindel | 42-62 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Meehan - foul #2 on Albert Meehan, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dikembe Aja (PG), Albert Sine (PF) Luka Zins, Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG) Michael Glass | |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 09:36 | Missouri | Albert Meehan is called for traveling | 42-64 |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry (SG), Troy Hudak (PF) Nicholas Nicholson, Albert Sine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-64 |
| 09:16 | Missouri | Troy Hudak snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 09:11 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-64 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Baker | 42-66 |
| 08:44 | Missouri | Patrick Weissman steps in front of the Troy Hudak pass | 42-66 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-66 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 42-66 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 42-66 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 42-66 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the easy layup | 42-66 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Eugene McClaughry | 42-66 |
| 07:53 | Missouri | Troy Hudak drills a shot in the paint set up by Albert Meehan | 44-66 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-66 |
| 07:37 | Missouri | Troy Hudak gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dikembe Aja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene McClaughry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Meehan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Troy Hudak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Weissman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri | Eugene McClaughry buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Aja | 46-66 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-66 |
| 07:18 | Missouri | Troy Hudak gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 07:07 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Hudak | 49-66 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell banks in the layup | 49-68 |
| 06:34 | Missouri | Patrick Weissman steals it from Troy Hudak | 49-68 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | John Kindel buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Weissman | 49-70 |
| 06:04 | Missouri | Dikembe Aja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-70 |
| Subs | Missouri | Luka Zins (PG), Nicholas Nicholson (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Albert Sine (PF), Wesley Barrett (C) Dikembe Aja, Eugene McClaughry, Albert Meehan, Troy Hudak, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel, Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman, Christopher Baker | |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz loses the dribble to Nicholas Nicholson | 49-70 |
| 05:41 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-70 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Sine - foul #2 on Albert Sine, team foul #9 | 49-70 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:23 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Nicholas Nicholson | 49-71 |
| 05:15 | Missouri | Luka Zins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 52-71 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz tips it but misses | 52-71 |
| 04:55 | Missouri | Salvador Garcia gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:51 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-71 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Luka Zins tips it in | 54-71 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 54-73 |
| 04:32 | Missouri | Luka Zins misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-73 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 54-73 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-73 |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Albert Sine snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| 04:10 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-73 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-73 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the follow up shot | 54-75 |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Jonathan Chappell blocks the short jumper by Wesley Barrett | 54-75 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Michael Glass grabs the board | 54-75 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Luka Zins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Sine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Barrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Albert Sine swats the layup by Clarence Opitz | 54-75 |
| 03:21 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett pulls down the rebound | 54-75 |
| 03:14 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Salvador Garcia | 56-75 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Walter Knowles | 56-77 |
| 02:48 | Missouri | Clarence Opitz steals it from Luka Zins | 56-77 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-77 |
| 02:22 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett pulls down the rebound | 56-77 |
| 02:16 | Missouri | Albert Sine can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 56-77 |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Albert Sine grabs the offensive board | 56-77 |
| 02:03 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett slams it home and he's fouled by Michael Glass - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #5 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Meehan (SF), Jason Evans (C) Salvador Garcia, Albert Sine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 02:03 | Missouri | Wesley Barrett makes the free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Albert Meehan - foul #3 on Albert Meehan, team foul #10 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Missouri | Albert Sine (PF) Wesley Barrett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:43 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Albert Sine | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Missouri | A charge is called on Albert Sine - foul #3 on Albert Sine, team foul #11 | 59-77 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the floater near the basket set up by Andrew Wilson | 59-79 |
| 01:02 | Missouri | Jason Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker connects on the floater from the baseline | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Wilson - foul #2 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #6 | 59-81 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:30 | Missouri | Nicholas Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 61-81 |