| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Yancey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Philip Yancey inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls loses the ball out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 19:03 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 19:01 | Kansas | Edward Morgan hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | John Witherell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the baseline set up by John Watson and the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:24 | Kansas | Philip Yancey misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #3 on John Watson, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 18:24 | Kansas | Philip Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:24 | Kansas | Philip Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Morgan - foul #2 on Edward Morgan, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:44 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block | 40-39 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | William Callahan lays it up and in | 42-39 |
| 16:56 | Kansas | Philip Yancey is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (SG), Alan Clute (PF), Shane Knapp (C) Michael Lewis, Edward Morgan, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Towne and he's hacked by Shane Knapp - foul #2 on Shane Knapp, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:39 | Kansas | Alan Clute snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stephen Harrold | 44-39 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG) Russell Towne, John Witherell | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (SG) Jody Madrigal | |
| 15:49 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Frank Mattingly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Yancey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Clute (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Knapp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Alan Clute steals the ball from Stephen Harrold | 44-42 |
| 15:12 | Kansas | Shane Knapp misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Harrold - foul #2 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (PG), Edward Morgan (PF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Frank Mattingly, Philip Yancey, Alan Clute | |
| 15:12 | Kansas | Shane Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:12 | Kansas | Shane Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Russell Towne connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Witherell and he's hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:46 | Kansas | Edward Morgan snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:40 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Towne - foul #1 on Russell Towne, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marshall Nuckolls | 46-45 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Jody Madrigal steals it from Russell Towne | 46-45 |
| 13:46 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:45 | Kansas | Shane Knapp tips it in | 46-47 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's fadeaway is rejected by Marshall Nuckolls | 46-47 |
| 13:32 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:20 | Kansas | Shane Knapp can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 46-47 |
| 13:18 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Nuckolls | 46-47 |
| 13:03 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 13:02 | Kansas | Shane Knapp gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:43 | Kansas | William Callahan is called for the reach on Edward Morgan - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG) Russell Towne, John Witherell | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (SG), Philip Yancey (SF) Frank Mattingly, Shane Knapp | |
| 12:23 | Kansas | Edward Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Clute (PF) Edward Morgan | |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Marshall Nuckolls - foul #1 on Marshall Nuckolls, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF) John Watson, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:58 | Kansas | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Lewis and he's fouled by Boris Gorzynski - foul #1 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), Stephen Harrold (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Knapp (C) Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Yancey (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Clute (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Knapp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold is hacked by Philip Yancey - foul #3 on Philip Yancey, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (PG), Edward Morgan (PF) Jody Madrigal, Alan Clute | |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | John Witherell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-49 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Philip Yancey - foul #4 on Philip Yancey, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:22 | Kansas | Philip Yancey hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Frank Mattingly | 50-51 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Shane Knapp swats the shot by John Witherell | 50-51 |
| 10:00 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 09:41 | Kansas | William Callahan picks off the pass by Philip Yancey | 50-51 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | John Witherell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 09:19 | Kansas | Shane Knapp snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Philip Yancey can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Watson - foul #4 on John Watson, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (PG), Alan Clute (PF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Frank Mattingly, Edward Morgan, Shane Knapp | |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Philip Yancey misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Philip Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Randy Sharp is blocked by Alan Clute | 50-52 |
| 08:28 | Kansas | Philip Yancey snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:01 | Kansas | Alan Clute is whistled for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Mikula (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | John Mikula hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 07:44 | Kansas | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Yancey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alan Clute (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Kansas | Alan Clute buries a jumper from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Philip Yancey takes the ball from John Witherell after a doubleteam | 50-54 |
| 06:30 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Philip Yancey | 50-56 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Witherell | 53-56 |
| 05:55 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Mikula - foul #1 on John Mikula, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (SG), Shane Knapp (SF), Edward Morgan (PF) Michael Lewis, Philip Yancey, Alan Clute | |
| 05:55 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:55 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 05:06 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal connects on the shot from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | William Callahan's floater is tipped away by Marshall Nuckolls | 53-59 |
| 04:44 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:16 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Watson | 53-59 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Kansas | Philip Yancey (SF) Shane Knapp | |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | John Watson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-59 |
| 04:01 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 03:37 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Morgan | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Mattingly (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Yancey (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Edward Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | John Watson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 03:17 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 02:58 | Kansas | Russell Towne is called for the reach on Philip Yancey - foul #2 on Russell Towne, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (SG), Shane Knapp (C) Frank Mattingly, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 02:58 | Kansas | Philip Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:58 | Kansas | Philip Yancey misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 53-63 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the wide open shot from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 02:09 | Kansas | Philip Yancey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Morgan and the foul's on John Watson - foul #5 on John Watson, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (PG) Jody Madrigal | |
| 02:09 | Kansas | Philip Yancey makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos loses the ball out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (PG), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Frank Mattingly, Shane Knapp | |
| 01:28 | Kansas | Philip Yancey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 55-66 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Jody Madrigal - foul #1 on Jody Madrigal, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Boris Gorzynski, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Michael Lewis is hacked by Randy Sharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Sharp, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG) Randy Sharp | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 58-68 |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Russell Towne is called for the reach on Michael Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Towne, team foul #11 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Edward Morgan swats the short shot by Michael Carlos | 58-69 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | John Mikula hits the follow up shot | 60-69 |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal is hacked by Randy Sharp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Sharp, team foul #12 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls grabs the offensive board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal blows the layup over the doubleteam | 60-70 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | John Witherell snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Russell Towne double dribbles | 60-70 |