| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Deforest (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vule Sankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jessie Jeter - foul #2 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:20 | Saint Louis | John Deforest comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:08 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Thompson - foul #3 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 19:08 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:08 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clarence Opitz | 32-27 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by James Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | James Edwards is called for the reach on Eric Ansley - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Jessie Jeter is called for the reach on John Kindel - foul #3 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a floater from the left block | 34-27 |
| 18:09 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 18:07 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | John Kindel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 17:52 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter buries a shot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | John Kindel gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | John Kindel travels with the ball | 34-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell (PF) John Deforest | |
| 17:06 | Saint Louis | John Kindel is called for the reach on Timothy Terry - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski (SF) Jessie Jeter | |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Vule Sankowski takes the ball from Jonathan Chappell | 34-29 |
| 16:04 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vule Sankowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jackson Varnell - foul #2 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Walter Knowles (SF), Jerry Poch (C) John Kindel, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), John Deforest (PF) James Edwards, Ilia Marcheski, Jackson Varnell | |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:49 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:21 | Saint Louis | Patrick Wilkinson is called for the reach on Ralph Penton - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Terry | 34-34 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson can't finish the layup | 34-34 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:24 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Vule Sankowski | 34-34 |
| 14:06 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | John Deforest swats the short shot by Clarence Opitz | 34-34 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Knowles | 34-34 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Leonard Thompson | 36-34 |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski's floater is tipped away by Clarence Opitz | 36-34 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the driving attempt in the lane | 38-34 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | John Deforest pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:49 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Terry | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Penton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Deforest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vule Sankowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | John Deforest takes the ball from Clarence Opitz | 38-36 |
| 11:12 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 10:25 | Saint Louis | John Deforest loses the dribble to Clarence Opitz | 40-38 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jessie Jeter - foul #4 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Jackson Varnell (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Timothy Terry, Jessie Jeter, John Deforest, Vule Sankowski | |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:41 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Weissman | 44-41 |
| 09:14 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell loses the dribble to James Edwards | 44-41 |
| 08:32 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton is fouled on the floor by Patrick Weissman - foul #3 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roy Hill (PF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry (PG), Vule Sankowski (C) Ralph Penton, Chris Rivard | |
| 08:08 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski blows the layup | 44-41 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 44-41 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Roy Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vule Sankowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses the shot from the right side | 46-41 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Roy Hill comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 46-41 |
| 07:09 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 06:51 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Terry is blocked by Jonathan Chappell | 46-41 |
| 06:50 | Saint Louis | James Edwards snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 06:34 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski tips it home | 46-43 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Roy Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Roy Hill, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Chris Rivard (PF) James Edwards, Ilia Marcheski, Jackson Varnell | |
| 05:56 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vule Sankowski | 46-46 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| 05:09 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:44 | Saint Louis | Clarence Opitz swats the layup by Vule Sankowski | 46-46 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Ralph Penton - foul #2 on Ralph Penton, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (SG), John Deforest (PF) Timothy Terry, Vule Sankowski | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the 3rd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | James Edwards snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ralph Penton, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski (SF) Jessie Jeter | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on John Deforest - foul #3 on John Deforest, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Deforest | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ralph Penton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Edwards (fresh) SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Deforest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Leonard Thompson steals the ball from James Edwards | 49-46 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz banks in the layup set up by Leonard Thompson | 51-46 |
| 02:57 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Edwards | 51-49 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Penton - foul #4 on Ralph Penton, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Vule Sankowski (C) Ralph Penton, Ilia Marcheski, Chris Rivard | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Edwards | 52-51 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman tips it home | 54-51 |
| 01:34 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry knocks in the floater from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is hacked by Jessie Jeter - foul #5 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #11 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski (SF) Jessie Jeter | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:02 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry clanks a jumper from the right block | 56-53 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clarence Opitz | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry is fouled on the floor by Leonard Thompson - foul #4 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Chappell swats the shot by Timothy Terry | 58-53 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | James Edwards is called for the reach on Eric Ansley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Edwards, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:21 | Saint Louis | James Edwards double dribbles | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Terry - foul #2 on Timothy Terry, team foul #13 | 60-53 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by James Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Edwards, team foul #14 | 62-53 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:11 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Leonard Thompson - foul #5 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (SG), Jackson Varnell (PF), Chris Rivard (C) James Edwards, John Deforest, Vule Sankowski | |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 63-55 |