| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clark Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Holt (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | David Hays inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Waiters | 35-33 |
| 19:22 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses long on a runner from close range | 35-33 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stephen Waiters | 35-33 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (SG) Stephen Waiters | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 18:55 | Stanford | Robert Washington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Michael Likens snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Robert Washington steps in front of the Michael Likens pass | 35-33 |
| 18:30 | Stanford | Robert Washington lays it in | 35-35 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is hacked by Clark Squires - foul #2 on Clark Squires, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Andrew Brandt, David Hays | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 17:59 | Stanford | Clark Squires snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:38 | Stanford | Michael David picks off the pass by Phillip Hughes | 35-35 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Phillip Hughes blocks the jumper by Michael David | 35-35 |
| 17:07 | Stanford | Lee Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:49 | Stanford | Robert Washington is hacked by Donald Phillips - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), David Hays (SF), Richard Becraft (PF) Donald Phillips, Michael Likens, Zhuang Chu, Michael David | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Cook (PF) Lee Holt | |
| 16:20 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clark Squires | 35-37 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | David Hays can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Bennett - foul #1 on David Bennett, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael David (PF) Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG), David Huntley (C) Robert Washington, David Bennett | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:10 | Stanford | Clark Squires gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:53 | Stanford | Clark Squires misses badly on a floater in the paint | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters grabs the board | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ralph Sawyer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clark Squires (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Henry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Huntley (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Richard Becraft (PF) Stephen Waiters, Michael David | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lee Holt (PF) Phillip Hughes | |
| 15:09 | Stanford | Henry Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael David (PF) Donald Phillips, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Stanford | David Bennett (C) David Huntley | |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 14:44 | Stanford | Lee Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:20 | Stanford | Clark Squires lays it up and in set up by David Bennett | 35-39 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Henry Cook steals it from David Hays | 35-39 |
| 13:30 | Stanford | Andrew Brandt steps in front of the Clark Squires pass | 35-39 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Simpson | 38-39 |
| 12:49 | Stanford | Clark Squires misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 12:48 | Stanford | Clark Squires hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is hacked by David Bennett - foul #2 on David Bennett, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Michael Likens (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (PF) Andrew Brandt, Stephen Waiters, David Hays, Michael David | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG), Phillip Hughes (SG), David Huntley (C) Ralph Sawyer, Henry Cook, David Bennett | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson dunks the ball | 40-41 |
| 11:51 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 11:50 | Stanford | Lee Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Likens (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Richard Becraft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clark Squires (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lee Holt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Huntley (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Stanford | Clark Squires hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Clark Squires - foul #3 on Clark Squires, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (SG), Michael Moseley (SF), Michael David (PF) Michael Likens, Zhuang Chu, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Cook (PF), David Bennett (C) Lee Holt, David Huntley | |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:48 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Cook | 41-44 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 10:31 | Stanford | Clark Squires pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:06 | Stanford | Robert Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Michael David knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 43-44 |
| 09:27 | Stanford | Clark Squires hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Washington | 43-46 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 45-46 |
| 08:28 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Michael David gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Bennett - foul #3 on David Bennett, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), David Hays (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Andrew Brandt, Michael Moseley, Michael David | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG), Lee Holt (PF), David Huntley (C) Robert Washington, Henry Cook, David Bennett | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:51 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-46 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Becraft | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Becraft (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ralph Sawyer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clark Squires (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Holt (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Huntley (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 07:30 | Stanford | Lee Holt grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 07:07 | Stanford | Clark Squires makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Sawyer | 47-48 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-48 |
| 06:29 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes buries a jumper from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Clark Squires blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Becraft - foul #1 on Richard Becraft, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Michael David (PF) Donald Phillips, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG), Henry Cook (SG), David Bennett (C) Ralph Sawyer, Phillip Hughes, David Huntley | |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Clark Squires makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Clark Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Michael David hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu travels with the ball | 51-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Stanford | Phillip Hughes (SG) Clark Squires | |
| 04:37 | Stanford | Robert Washington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 51-52 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Michael David tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 03:50 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes is hacked by Michael David - foul #2 on Michael David, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Stephen Waiters, David Hays | |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG) Phillip Hughes | |
| 03:31 | Stanford | Robert Washington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Michael Likens gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Likens (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Michael David (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ralph Sawyer (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Washington (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Holt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Michael Likens hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Sawyer - foul #2 on Ralph Sawyer, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Andrew Brandt | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:51 | Stanford | Robert Washington scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Sawyer | 55-54 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Ralph Sawyer is called for the reach on Michael Likens - foul #3 on Ralph Sawyer, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), David Hays (SF), Richard Becraft (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Michael David | |
| Subs | Stanford | Phillip Hughes (SG), Clark Squires (SF) Ralph Sawyer, Lee Holt | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Michael Likens misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:32 | Stanford | David Bennett gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:10 | Stanford | Clark Squires hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Cook | 55-56 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 01:54 | Stanford | Clark Squires pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:25 | Stanford | Richard Becraft denies the turnaround by Phillip Hughes | 55-56 |
| 01:24 | Stanford | Robert Washington tips it but misses | 55-56 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 01:16 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:47 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-56 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Simpson | 55-56 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael David (PF) Michael Likens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Stanford | Lee Holt (PF) Henry Cook | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 55-56 |
| 00:32 | Stanford | The rebound goes to David Bennett | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Stanford | David Bennett is hacked by Andrew Brandt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Michael David is called for the reach on Lee Holt - foul #3 on Michael David, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 00:25 | Stanford | Clark Squires is hacked by Stephen Waiters - foul #1 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | Stanford | Robert Washington is hacked by Stephen Waiters - foul #2 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | Stanford | Robert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:24 | Stanford | Robert Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Washington - foul #1 on Robert Washington, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Stephen Waiters is called for the reach on Clark Squires in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Clark Squires makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Clark Squires misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Michael David grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Robert Washington hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clark Squires (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Holt (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Stanford | David Bennett wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael David | 59-59 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Simpson | 61-59 |
| 04:06 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 04:04 | Stanford | David Bennett snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:46 | Stanford | Clark Squires can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 61-59 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Michael David pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Simpson | 61-59 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-59 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 03:09 | Stanford | David Bennett's layup is rejected by Joseph Simpson | 63-59 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Hays | 63-59 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Phillip Hughes - foul #3 on Phillip Hughes, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (C) David Hays, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Cook (SF) Clark Squires | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:20 | Stanford | Michael David takes the ball from Phillip Hughes | 64-59 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Michael David misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Cook - foul #1 on Henry Cook, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Zhuang Chu, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clark Squires (SF) Henry Cook | |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 01:09 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Waiters - foul #4 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| 01:09 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 01:09 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | David Hays can't finish the layup | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | Stanford | Robert Washington pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Hays (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael David (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clark Squires (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Holt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Stanford | Robert Washington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Michael David snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Michael David is hacked by Robert Washington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Washington, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Andrew Brandt | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Michael David misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Stanford | Joseph Simpson is called for the reach on David Bennett - foul #3 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:30 | Stanford | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:30 | Stanford | David Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is hacked by Robert Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Washington, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:21 | Stanford | David Bennett is hacked by Joseph Simpson - foul #4 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| 00:21 | Stanford | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:21 | Stanford | David Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters is hacked by Phillip Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Hughes, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Andrew Brandt | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:13 | Stanford | Stephen Waiters takes the ball from Robert Washington | 74-65 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Phillip Hughes is called for the reach on Stephen Waiters in the backcourt - foul #5 on Phillip Hughes, team foul #14 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Cook (SG) Phillip Hughes | |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:04 | Stanford | Clark Squires misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-65 |
| 00:03 | Stanford | Clark Squires tips it home | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips runs out the clock | 76-67 |