| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Ulloa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smalls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Carner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | William Ulloa inbounds the ball | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Paul Smalls is hacked by Nathaniel Callanan - foul #3 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) Nathaniel Callanan | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 19:24 | Memphis | Richard Marcus takes the ball from Robert Carroll | 33-45 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson scores on a jump hook in the paint | 35-45 |
| 18:55 | Memphis | Richard Marcus picks off the pass by Robert Carroll | 35-45 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Luther Wyatt steps in front of the Robert Jackson pass | 35-45 |
| 18:48 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt blows the layup | 35-45 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 18:39 | Memphis | Robert Carner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:14 | Memphis | Robert Carroll is hacked by Francis Arnold - foul #1 on Francis Arnold, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Smalls | 35-47 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the jumper near the basket | 35-47 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 17:28 | Memphis | Robert Carroll travels with the ball | 35-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Kim (C) Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), John Loiselle (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Paul Smalls, Robert Carroll, Robert Carner, Nicholas McKune | |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | William Ulloa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Luther Wyatt - foul #1 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 16:58 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Jason Raffa (PF) Bruce Cane, Francis Arnold | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Luckett (SF) Luther Wyatt | |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by John Loiselle | 36-47 |
| 16:37 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:20 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Larry Kim loses the dribble to Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fadey Muraski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jerry Luckett (fresh) PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Richard Marcus, Robert Jackson, Jason Raffa, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Robert Carroll (SF), Robert Carner (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Ivan Mikulski, Fadey Muraski, Jerry Luckett, John Loiselle, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses the dunk attempt | 36-50 |
| 15:18 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Nicholas McKune | 36-50 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | Robert Carner misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-50 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | William Ulloa hits a floater from the left side | 38-50 |
| 14:47 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune is fouled on the floor by Michael Hooks - foul #2 on Michael Hooks, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF) William Ulloa | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:39 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 14:37 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Carner | 38-50 |
| 14:17 | Memphis | Paul Smalls buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Carner | 38-53 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas McKune - foul #1 on Nicholas McKune, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG) Bruce Cane | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Loiselle (PF) Robert Carner | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:41 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 13:40 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | John Loiselle hits a runner near the basket | 40-55 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-55 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus tips it in | 42-55 |
| 12:35 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Carroll | 42-57 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 12:13 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 11:53 | Memphis | Robert Carroll scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Smalls | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sickler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Hooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Smalls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Carroll (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas McKune (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-60 |
| 11:37 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:10 | Memphis | Robert Carroll clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Callanan - foul #4 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #4 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), William Ulloa (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Sickler, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG), Fadey Muraski (SG), Robert Carner (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Luther Wyatt, Paul Smalls, John Loiselle, Nicholas McKune | |
| 11:10 | Memphis | Robert Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 11:10 | Memphis | Robert Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Luckett (SF) Robert Carroll | |
| 10:46 | Memphis | Robert Carner makes the wide open floater from close range | 42-64 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 10:07 | Memphis | Robert Carner blows the layup but he's fouled by Larry Kim - foul #2 on Larry Kim, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| 10:07 | Memphis | Robert Carner makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 10:07 | Memphis | Robert Carner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson connects on the jumper from the left side | 44-66 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-66 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | William Ulloa pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | William Ulloa loses the dribble to Jerry Luckett | 44-66 |
| 09:03 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-66 |
| 08:42 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 08:21 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski is fouled on the floor by Francis Arnold - foul #2 on Francis Arnold, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF), Jason Raffa (C) Bruce Cane, Francis Arnold, William Ulloa, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Robert Carroll (SF), John Loiselle (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Ivan Mikulski, Fadey Muraski, Jerry Luckett, Robert Carner, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| 07:58 | Memphis | John Loiselle is fouled on the floor by Robert Sickler - foul #1 on Robert Sickler, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Michael Hooks (C) Robert Jackson, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:58 | Memphis | John Loiselle makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | John Loiselle makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Paul Smalls takes the ball from Michael Hooks | 44-68 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Smalls (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Memphis | Paul Smalls is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-68 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks pulls down the rebound | 44-68 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-68 |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Paul Smalls snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 06:35 | Memphis | Paul Smalls lays it up and in set up by Luther Wyatt | 44-70 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is whistled for a carry | 44-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Jason Raffa (PF), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Sickler, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Robert Carner (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Paul Smalls, Robert Carroll, John Loiselle, Nicholas McKune | |
| 05:47 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 44-70 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 44-70 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ivan Mikulski - foul #1 on Ivan Mikulski, team foul #3 | 44-70 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 05:21 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-73 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is whistled for a carry | 45-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Luckett (SF) Luther Wyatt | |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF) Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Smalls (SG), Robert Carroll (SF), John Loiselle (PF) Ivan Mikulski, Jerry Luckett, Robert Carner | |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-73 |
| 04:02 | Memphis | Paul Smalls drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Fadey Muraski | 48-75 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold is hacked by Paul Smalls - foul #2 on Paul Smalls, team foul #4 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Pennington (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Nicholas McKune (C) Fadey Muraski, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is hacked by John Loiselle - foul #1 on John Loiselle, team foul #5 | 48-75 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Larry Kim scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Jackson | 50-75 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SG - Francis Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Pennington (fresh) C - Larry Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Smalls (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Memphis | Paul Smalls hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-75 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington snags the defensive board | 50-75 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Robert Carroll swats the short shot by Robert Jackson | 50-75 |
| 02:58 | Memphis | John Loiselle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Robert Carroll misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-75 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold is hacked by Luther Wyatt - foul #2 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #6 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Jason Raffa (C) Francis Arnold, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Robert Carner (PF) Paul Smalls, Robert Carroll, John Loiselle | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Cane | 52-75 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Bruce Cane is called for the reach on Luther Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Cane, team foul #8 | 52-75 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is hacked by Nicholas McKune - foul #2 on Nicholas McKune, team foul #7 | 52-76 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 01:43 | Memphis | Robert Sickler is called for the reach on Fadey Muraski - foul #2 on Robert Sickler, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), Larry Kim (C) Steven Pennington, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Smalls (SG) Ivan Mikulski | |
| 01:43 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 01:43 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-78 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler can't tip it in | 54-78 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Carner | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt blows the wide open layup | 54-78 |
| 01:01 | Memphis | Fadey Muraski grabs the offensive board | 54-78 |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Robert Jackson picks off the pass by Luther Wyatt | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane tips it home | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt runs out the clock | 56-78 |