| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dino Zeagler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Trejo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Phoenix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hodge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Dino Zeagler is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #1 on Dino Zeagler, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | David Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 19:24 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Isaac Phoenix | 34-26 |
| 19:18 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Isaac Phoenix | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on William Mitchell | 34-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Myles Smith (SF) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:35 | Gonzaga | Isaac Phoenix splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 34-28 |
| 18:34 | Gonzaga | James Hodge tips it in | 34-30 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | William Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from William Murray | 36-30 |
| 18:01 | Gonzaga | Isaac Phoenix splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Carlos Dodson - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye (C) James Hodge | |
| 18:01 | Gonzaga | Isaac Phoenix misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-32 |
| 17:19 | Gonzaga | William Mitchell takes the ball from Gregory Seelye | 39-32 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is hacked by Isaac Phoenix - foul #2 on Isaac Phoenix, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (PF) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano (PG), Daniel Coleman (SG), Uros Frankowski (SF), Ryan Devine (PF) Dino Zeagler, Jeffrey Trejo, Keith Alexander, Isaac Phoenix | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Coleman - foul #2 on Daniel Coleman, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:34 | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-32 |
| 16:17 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Daniel Coleman | 40-32 |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | Daniel Coleman banks in the layup | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Edmundo Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Uros Frankowski (fresh) PF - Ryan Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Seelye (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 40-34 |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Uros Frankowski takes the ball from William Murray | 40-34 |
| 14:40 | Gonzaga | Myles Smith takes the ball from Ryan Devine | 40-34 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the shot from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 14:14 | Gonzaga | Daniel Coleman pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | Gonzaga | Daniel Coleman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 13:54 | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | William Murray's floater is tipped away by Ryan Devine | 40-36 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Myles Smith connects on the floater from the baseline set up by William Murray | 42-36 |
| 13:11 | Gonzaga | Daniel Coleman buries a jumper in the paint | 42-38 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | William Murray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Edmundo Giordano - foul #1 on Edmundo Giordano, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler (PG), Jeffrey Trejo (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Isaac Phoenix (PF), James Hodge (C) Edmundo Giordano, Daniel Coleman, Uros Frankowski, Ryan Devine, Gregory Seelye | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:48 | Gonzaga | James Hodge gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:30 | Gonzaga | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on Dino Zeagler - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG) William Murray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | Robert Brown steps in front of the Jeffrey Trejo pass | 43-38 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:00 | Gonzaga | Isaac Phoenix snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:42 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dino Zeagler | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dino Zeagler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Trejo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Phoenix (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is fouled on the floor by Dino Zeagler - foul #2 on Dino Zeagler, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 11:00 | Gonzaga | James Hodge pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:38 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Isaac Phoenix is blocked by Carlos Dodson | 43-40 |
| 10:36 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is fouled on the floor by James Hodge - foul #2 on James Hodge, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Myles Smith (SF) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Uros Frankowski (SF) Keith Alexander | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is hacked by Jeffrey Trejo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Trejo, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:47 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | David Blankenship knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Touchette | 47-42 |
| 09:36 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Dino Zeagler | 47-44 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Robert Brown (PF) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano (PG), Daniel Coleman (SG), Ryan Devine (PF) Dino Zeagler, Jeffrey Trejo, Isaac Phoenix | |
| 08:58 | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is whistled for a carry | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander (SF) Uros Frankowski | |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Daniel Coleman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edmundo Giordano | 47-50 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 07:49 | Gonzaga | Daniel Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:40 | Gonzaga | Daniel Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Edmundo Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Coleman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hodge (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hodge - foul #3 on James Hodge, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Myles Smith (SF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler (PG), Jeffrey Trejo (SG), Isaac Phoenix (PF), Gregory Seelye (C) Edmundo Giordano, Daniel Coleman, Ryan Devine, James Hodge | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:02 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Myles Smith buries a runner near the basket set up by William Murray out of the doubleteam | 50-50 |
| 06:34 | Gonzaga | William Murray steps in front of the Jeffrey Trejo pass | 50-50 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it in | 52-50 |
| 06:26 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler's fadeaway is rejected by Myles Smith | 52-50 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Myles Smith snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Alexander - foul #2 on Keith Alexander, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Uros Frankowski (SF) Keith Alexander | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:45 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #4 on William Mitchell, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:45 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Myles Smith | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Trejo | 55-54 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | A charge is called on William Mitchell - foul #5 on William Mitchell, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano (PG), Keith Alexander (SF), Ryan Devine (PF), James Hodge (C) Dino Zeagler, Uros Frankowski, Isaac Phoenix, Gregory Seelye | |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Myles Smith loses the dribble to Jeffrey Trejo | 55-54 |
| 03:39 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler (PG), Isaac Phoenix (PF), Gregory Seelye (C) Edmundo Giordano, Ryan Devine, James Hodge | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dino Zeagler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Trejo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Phoenix (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Seelye (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is called for a backcourt violation | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:56 | Gonzaga | Robert Brown takes the ball from Jeffrey Trejo | 55-54 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Gregory Seelye is called for the reach on Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Gregory Seelye, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Myles Smith (PF) William Murray, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:24 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:03 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey James takes the ball from Isaac Phoenix | 57-54 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Robert Brown can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | William Murray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 01:21 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:59 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 00:57 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo tips it home | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | William Murray can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler misses the floater from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 00:23 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Phoenix | 57-56 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Isaac Phoenix works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | The clock runs out | 57-56 |