| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Vern Self (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hutchcraft (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Saner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Watson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Barry Paige | 26-37 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper connects on the open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Cortez Bruner | 26-39 |
| 19:13 | Wichita State | Chris Watson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses long on an open floater from the left side | 26-39 |
| 18:46 | Wichita State | Douglas Saner gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:26 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Douglas | 29-39 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 29-41 |
| 17:51 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft travels with the ball | 29-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz (SG), Damien Jones (SF), Michael Carter (PF), Santiago Reyes (C) Vern Self, Thomas Hutchcraft, Douglas Saner, Chris Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is fouled on the floor by Curtis Shultz - foul #3 on Curtis Shultz, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vern Self (SG) Curtis Shultz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the tip | 29-41 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Eric Russ is denied on a layup by Michael Carter | 29-41 |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | Santiago Reyes gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:32 | Wichita State | Vern Self is whistled for traveling | 29-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Rowell (C) Santiago Reyes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG) Michael Frazier | |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Eric Russ banks in the layup | 29-43 |
| 15:46 | Wichita State | William Douglas makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vern Self | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Douglas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Self (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damien Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stjepan Trojanowski | 32-46 |
| 15:02 | Wichita State | Alvin Rowell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz (SG), Thomas Hutchcraft (SF), Douglas Saner (PF), Karl Thomas (C) Vern Self, Damien Jones, Michael Carter, Alvin Rowell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| 14:39 | Wichita State | Karl Thomas buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Douglas Saner and the foul's on Barry Paige - foul #1 on Barry Paige, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| 14:39 | Wichita State | Karl Thomas misses the free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Barry Paige snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | William Douglas is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Douglas, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by William Douglas - foul #4 on William Douglas, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vern Self (SG) William Douglas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (SG) Vernon Wier | |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:15 | Wichita State | Karl Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Karl Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner blows the dunk | 34-47 |
| 13:39 | Wichita State | Karl Thomas snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 13:34 | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-47 |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:20 | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz is fouled on the floor by Barry Paige - foul #2 on Barry Paige, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Damien Jones (SG), Alvin Rowell (SF), Chris Watson (PF), Santiago Reyes (C) Vern Self, Thomas Hutchcraft, Douglas Saner, Karl Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Eric Russ (PF) Michael Frazier, Cortez Bruner, Donald Hansen | |
| 13:00 | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alvin Rowell | 37-47 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Barry Paige connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 37-49 |
| 12:13 | Wichita State | Chris Watson can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Cooper - foul #2 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Carter (SG), Thomas Hutchcraft (SF), Douglas Saner (PF) Curtis Shultz, Alvin Rowell, Santiago Reyes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Timothy Cooper | |
| 12:13 | Wichita State | Chris Watson makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:13 | Wichita State | Chris Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Barry Paige hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Frazier | 39-51 |
| 11:46 | Wichita State | Chris Watson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Damien Jones | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Damien Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Thomas Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Saner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cortez Bruner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Paige (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Barry Paige is hacked by Douglas Saner - foul #2 on Douglas Saner, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vern Self (SG), Karl Thomas (C) Damien Jones, Chris Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Saner - foul #3 on Douglas Saner, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Timothy Cooper (SF) Michael Frazier, Cortez Bruner | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 11:00 | Wichita State | Douglas Saner buries a fadeaway in the paint | 44-53 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 10:31 | Wichita State | Michael Carter pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:03 | Wichita State | Michael Carter comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Tommie Peterson - foul #2 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz (SG), Damien Jones (SF), Alvin Rowell (PF), Santiago Reyes (C) Vern Self, Thomas Hutchcraft, Douglas Saner, Karl Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Lawrence Pierce, Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| 10:03 | Wichita State | Michael Carter misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:03 | Wichita State | Michael Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Alvin Rowell steps in front of the Cortez Bruner pass in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 09:46 | Wichita State | Santiago Reyes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 09:45 | Wichita State | Alvin Rowell tips it home | 47-53 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Curtis Shultz steals the ball from Cortez Bruner in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 09:25 | Wichita State | Michael Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Damien Jones | 50-53 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Eric Russ is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Frazier | 50-55 |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Damien Jones double dribbles | 50-55 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vern Self (SG), Chris Watson (PF), Karl Thomas (C) Michael Carter, Alvin Rowell, Santiago Reyes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Timothy Cooper (SF) Michael Frazier, Cortez Bruner | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Vernon Wier and he's hacked by Karl Thomas - foul #4 on Karl Thomas, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft (SF), Douglas Saner (PF) Damien Jones, Karl Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the free throw | 50-57 |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Vern Self | 50-57 |
| 08:02 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Saner | 52-57 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Vern Self - foul #3 on Vern Self, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Douglas (PG), Karl Thomas (C) Curtis Shultz, Chris Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF) Cortez Bruner | |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Karl Thomas misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 07:27 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hutchcraft | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vern Self (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Saner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Karl Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | Donald Hansen denies the turnaround by Douglas Saner | 52-59 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 06:55 | Wichita State | Vern Self grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 06:41 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft is called for 3 seconds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Damien Jones (SG), Alvin Rowell (SF), Chris Watson (PF), Santiago Reyes (C) Vern Self, Thomas Hutchcraft, Douglas Saner, Karl Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Vernon Wier, Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Eric Russ hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Pierce | 52-61 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Alvin Rowell travels with the ball | 52-61 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz (SG) Alvin Rowell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Lawrence Pierce, Timothy Cooper | |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Shultz - foul #4 on Curtis Shultz, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Carter (PF) Santiago Reyes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | Damien Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski's pass is intercepted by Curtis Shultz in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| 05:02 | Wichita State | Chris Watson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Barry Paige hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 52-61 |
| 04:30 | Wichita State | Chris Watson pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:19 | Wichita State | Cortez Bruner steps in front of the Damien Jones pass | 52-61 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft (SF), Douglas Saner (PF), Karl Thomas (C) William Douglas, Michael Carter, Chris Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz is hacked by Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| 03:34 | Wichita State | Damien Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-63 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tommie Peterson and the foul's on Damien Jones - foul #3 on Damien Jones, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Douglas (PG) Curtis Shultz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Damien Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hutchcraft (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Saner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Karl Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | William Douglas misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 02:46 | Wichita State | Thomas Hutchcraft can't tip it in | 52-66 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Karl Thomas takes the ball from Eric Russ | 52-66 |
| 02:03 | Wichita State | Douglas Saner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-66 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 52-66 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Hutchcraft steals the ball from Vernon Wier | 52-66 |
| 01:31 | Wichita State | Douglas Saner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 55-68 |
| 01:05 | Wichita State | Douglas Saner comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 55-68 |
| 01:04 | Wichita State | Karl Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 00:47 | Wichita State | Eric Russ steps in front of the Karl Thomas pass | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is hacked by Damien Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Damien Jones, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curtis Shultz (PG), Michael Carter (SF), Chris Watson (PF), Santiago Reyes (C) William Douglas, Thomas Hutchcraft, Douglas Saner, Karl Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Lawrence Pierce, Timothy Cooper | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Wichita State | Damien Jones misses the easy layup | 55-70 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is hacked by Damien Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Damien Jones, team foul #11 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Rowell (SF) Damien Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Vernon Wier | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:25 | Wichita State | Santiago Reyes lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Carter | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier runs out the clock | 57-71 |