| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 37-22 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson gets the rebound | 37-22 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Shurtleff | 40-22 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-22 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 40-22 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 40-22 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch tips it but misses | 40-22 |
| 18:50 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 18:28 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell is fouled on the floor by Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Jerry Poch, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| 18:03 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jessie Jeter | 40-24 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-24 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the tip | 40-24 |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |
| 17:30 | Saint Louis | John Deforest banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Edwards | 40-26 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jessie Jeter - foul #1 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), John Kindel (C) Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Paul Isaac (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) James Edwards, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:09 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 16:45 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell can't throw it down | 41-26 |
| 16:44 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou can't tip it in | 41-26 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-26 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley tips it home | 43-26 |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 43-26 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 43-26 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by Jackson Varnell - foul #4 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #3 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jackson Varnell | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 3 from straight away | 43-26 |
| 15:37 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Swanson is called for the reach on James Edwards - foul #2 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 14:50 | Saint Louis | Brian Shurtleff steps in front of the Jessie Jeter pass | 43-26 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | James Edwards hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Isaac | 43-29 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-29 |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Chris Rivard - foul #2 on Chris Rivard, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) James Edwards, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga, Chris Rivard | |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:00 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | John Deforest clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #4 on Mark Arnold, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Jackson Varnell - foul #5 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Jackson Varnell | |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 11:59 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Deforest | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kindel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the runner near the basket | 48-35 |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | John Deforest gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | John Deforest's layup is rejected by Jerry Poch | 48-35 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 48-35 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson can't tip it in | 48-35 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the follow up shot | 50-35 |
| 10:50 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga loses the ball out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Paul Isaac (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Chris Rivard (C) Jo-Long Zhou, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Chappell | 52-35 |
| 09:59 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-35 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is whistled for a carry | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF) Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski | |
| 09:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Edwards | 52-37 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 08:56 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | John Deforest connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kasey Rector | 52-39 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 54-39 |
| 07:58 | Saint Louis | John Deforest hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 54-39 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kindel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Deforest (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the easy layup | 54-39 |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | James Edwards snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 07:13 | Saint Louis | John Deforest comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 06:53 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | John Deforest jams it and he's hacked by Eric Ansley - foul #1 on Eric Ansley, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Jonathan Chappell, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) James Edwards, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 56-41 |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | John Deforest loses the dribble to Mark Arnold | 56-41 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-41 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jo-Long Zhou | 56-41 |
| 05:13 | Saint Louis | Jerry Poch steals the ball from John Deforest | 56-41 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Deforest - foul #1 on John Deforest, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SG), Kasey Rector (PF) John Deforest, Chris Rivard | |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 04:31 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-41 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector misses the tip | 58-41 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski is hacked by Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), John Kindel (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Kasey Rector | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Kindel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Isaac (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #8 | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is called for traveling | 58-41 |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Patrick Wilkinson steals it from Ilia Marcheski | 58-41 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Paul Isaac steals the ball from John Kindel | 58-41 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Jerry Poch takes the ball from Chris Rivard | 58-41 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch clanks a floater from the free throw line | 58-41 |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou grabs the board | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | John Kindel swats the short shot by Ilia Marcheski | 58-41 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-41 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 01:16 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jo-Long Zhou | 58-43 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alvarenga swats the layup by Jerry Poch | 58-43 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch hits a driving attempt in the paint | 60-43 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski's pass is intercepted by John Kindel | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 60-43 |