| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fresh) SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) PF - John Sullivan (fresh) C - Samuel Boone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Exley | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Erhardt - foul #1 on Lawrence Erhardt, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Daniel Patterson swats the short shot by John Sullivan | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Chad Sanders | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley is fouled on the floor by John Coffey - foul #2 on John Coffey, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) John Coffey, Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (PG) Thomas Exley | |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders lays it up and in | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Sanders - foul #1 on Chad Sanders, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Christopher Lewellyn (SF), William Hartsfield (PF), Kevin Loyola (C) Lawrence Erhardt, Robert Simpson, John Sullivan, Samuel Boone | |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Williams | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn tips it in | 9-7 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells is fouled in the backcourt by David Houchens - foul #1 on David Houchens, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG) Cris Young | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | David Houchens steals the ball from Richard Sorrells | 9-7 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley lays it up and in on a great pass from David Houchens | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Ricky Williams (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hartsfield (fresh) C - Kevin Loyola (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | William Hartsfield is called for the reach on Ricky Williams - foul #1 on William Hartsfield, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG), John Sullivan (PF) David Houchens, Kevin Loyola | |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jim Queen and he's fouled by Christopher Lewellyn - foul #1 on Christopher Lewellyn, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Robert Simpson (SF), Samuel Boone (C) Thomas Exley, Christopher Lewellyn, William Hartsfield | |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:09 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 15:06 | Santa Clara | Cris Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:27 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits a shot from the baseline set up by Ricky Williams | 13-9 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Erhardt | 13-11 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is hacked by Robert Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Simpson, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (SF), William Hartsfield (C) Cris Young, Lawrence Erhardt, Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson tips it in | 15-11 |
| 13:13 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is hacked by Thomas Exley - foul #1 on Thomas Exley, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Lawrence Erhardt (SG), Kevin Loyola (C) Thomas Exley, Christopher Lewellyn, John Sullivan | |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Cris Young makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Loyola | 15-13 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Erhardt - foul #2 on Lawrence Erhardt, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Ricky Williams (PF) Chad Sanders, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), John Sullivan (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Lawrence Erhardt, David Houchens, William Hartsfield | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:56 | Santa Clara | Cris Young buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Simpson | 17-16 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Williams | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Richard Sorrells (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Powers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Cris Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Loyola (fresh) SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) PF - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Boone (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Jim Queen picks off the pass by Samuel Boone | 20-16 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Sorrells | 23-16 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone is called for a backcourt violation | 23-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Daniel Patterson (C) Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (PF), William Hartsfield (C) Cris Young, Kevin Loyola, John Sullivan, Samuel Boone | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders blows the layup | 23-16 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson can't tip it in | 23-16 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams tips it but misses | 23-16 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:37 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses short on a shot from close range | 23-16 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley is hacked by Thomas Poole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Poole, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (PF) Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), John Sullivan (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Thomas Exley, Robert Simpson, William Hartsfield | |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is fouled in the backcourt by David Houchens - foul #2 on David Houchens, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (SG) David Houchens | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Helms | 24-18 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Helms takes the ball from Chad Sanders in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan throws it down on a great pass from Daniel Helms | 24-20 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewellyn | 24-20 |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (tired) 6 pts. SG - Chad Sanders (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jim Queen (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Powers (tiring) C - Daniel Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Loyola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Lewellyn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Boone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Thomas Poole, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG), Ricky Williams (PF) Thomas Poole, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), William Hartsfield (C) Daniel Helms, Kevin Loyola, Christopher Lewellyn, Samuel Boone | |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers's layup is rejected by William Hartsfield | 24-24 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-24 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Simpson | 24-24 |
| 05:22 | Santa Clara | Cris Young knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-27 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Cris Young is called for the reach on Ricky Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cris Young, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Daniel Patterson (C) Jim Queen, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (SG), Samuel Boone (C) Cris Young, John Sullivan | |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Sorrells - foul #1 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), John Sullivan (PF) Thomas Exley, William Hartsfield | |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson's layup is rejected by Samuel Boone | 24-28 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 04:22 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SG), William Hartsfield (PF) Daniel Helms, Kevin Loyola, John Sullivan | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Exley - foul #2 on Thomas Exley, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG), David Houchens (SF), Christopher Lewellyn (PF) Cris Young, Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Patterson | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) SG - Chad Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (tired) 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Houchens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Lewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hartsfield (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lewellyn - foul #2 on Christopher Lewellyn, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Joseph Powers (PF) Chad Sanders, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG) Thomas Exley | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Erhardt | 26-30 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | John Coffey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cris Young - foul #2 on Cris Young, team foul #13 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (C) Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | John Coffey is fouled in the backcourt by Cris Young - foul #3 on Cris Young, team foul #14 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sullivan (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Cris Young, William Hartsfield | |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Thomas Poole is called for the reach on John Sullivan - foul #3 on Thomas Poole, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) Thomas Poole | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Robert Simpson (SF) David Houchens, Lawrence Erhardt | |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Powers | 29-30 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Helms - foul #1 on Daniel Helms, team foul #15 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Lawrence Erhardt (SG) Daniel Helms, Kevin Loyola | |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | John Coffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Erhardt - foul #3 on Lawrence Erhardt, team foul #16 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SF) Jim Queen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (PF), William Hartsfield (C) Lawrence Erhardt, John Sullivan, Samuel Boone | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | David Houchens grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Ricky Williams (PF) Chad Sanders, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Kevin Loyola (SG), John Sullivan (PF) Thomas Exley, David Houchens, Robert Simpson | |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | William Hartsfield blocks the short jumper by Daniel Patterson | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |