| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Papke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Libbey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dane Savala inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Dane Savala double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SF), John Hatmaker (C) Dane Savala, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 19:14 | Kansas State | Robert Clark double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 18:49 | Kansas State | John Papke snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey drills a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Kyle Libbey steals the ball from Dennis Tan | 36-34 |
| 18:04 | Kansas State | John Papke lays it up and in set up by Kyle Libbey | 36-36 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Dennis Tan is blocked by Joshua Boyer | 36-36 |
| 17:45 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Joshua Brand | 36-36 |
| 17:19 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), William Karr (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stephen Dobberstein (PG), Robert Mansfield (SG), David Switzer (SF), James Sommer (PF), Al Crockett (C) John Papke, Robert Clark, Kyle Libbey, Joshua Boyer, Joshua Brand | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | William Karr scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 16:47 | Kansas State | Stephen Dobberstein makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Switzer | 39-39 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Paul Smith buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Karr | 41-39 |
| 16:02 | Kansas State | Al Crockett knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Dobberstein and he's hacked by Anthony Myers - foul #2 on Anthony Myers, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), Rene Conti (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) Anthony Myers, William Karr, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:02 | Kansas State | Al Crockett makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Stephen Dobberstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Mansfield (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Switzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Sommer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Crockett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Rene Conti | 43-42 |
| 15:24 | Kansas State | Al Crockett drills a jump hook in the paint | 43-44 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:04 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to David Switzer | 43-44 |
| 14:57 | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield is hacked by Rene Conti - foul #2 on Rene Conti, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dane Savala (SF) Charles Simmons, Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Papke (PG), Robert Clark (SG), Kyle Libbey (SF), Jeff Schroyer (PF), Joshua Brand (C) Stephen Dobberstein, Robert Mansfield, David Switzer, James Sommer, Al Crockett | |
| 14:38 | Kansas State | Joshua Brand's pass is intercepted by Dane Savala | 43-44 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | John Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 14:17 | Kansas State | Joshua Brand snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:59 | Kansas State | Joshua Brand lays it up and in on a great pass from John Papke and the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Hatmaker (C) Dane Savala, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer (PF) Jeff Schroyer | |
| 13:59 | Kansas State | Joshua Brand misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Paul Smith grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | John Sanders scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by John Hatmaker and the foul's on John Papke - foul #3 on John Papke, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge (SG) Robert Clark | |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | John Sanders makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:15 | Kansas State | John Sanders steals the ball from Joshua Boyer | 46-46 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Paul Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Boyer - foul #1 on Joshua Boyer, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), William Karr (SF), John Hatmaker (C) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stephen Dobberstein (PG), David Switzer (SF), Jeff Schroyer (C) John Papke, Kyle Libbey, Joshua Brand | |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:37 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Boyer | 48-48 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Paul Smith's pass is intercepted by Joshua Boyer | 48-48 |
| 12:15 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer drills a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Anthony Myers - foul #3 on Anthony Myers, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), Dane Savala (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) Anthony Myers, William Karr, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Clark (SG), Al Crockett (C) Charles Lillibridge, Jeff Schroyer | |
| 12:15 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 48-50 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan lays it up and in set up by Charles Simmons | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Stephen Dobberstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Switzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Kansas State | Robert Clark misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Sanders - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SF), John Hatmaker (C) Dane Savala, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Papke (PG), Kyle Libbey (SF), James Sommer (PF) Stephen Dobberstein, David Switzer, Joshua Boyer | |
| 11:39 | Kansas State | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:39 | Kansas State | Robert Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | John Sanders clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-51 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Paul Smith gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | John Sanders tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 10:23 | Kansas State | Al Crockett is hacked by John Hatmaker - foul #1 on John Hatmaker, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Dane Savala (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) Charles Simmons, William Karr, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stephen Dobberstein (PG), Robert Mansfield (SG), Charles Lillibridge (SF), Jeff Schroyer (C) John Papke, Robert Clark, Kyle Libbey, Al Crockett | |
| 10:02 | Kansas State | Paul Smith steals the ball from Stephen Dobberstein | 52-51 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Paul Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dobberstein - foul #2 on Stephen Dobberstein, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), William Karr (SF), John Hatmaker (C) Anthony Myers, Dane Savala, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Papke (PG), David Switzer (SF), Joshua Brand (C) Stephen Dobberstein, Charles Lillibridge, James Sommer | |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan misses the floater in the paint | 52-51 |
| 08:59 | Kansas State | Joshua Brand gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:54 | Kansas State | Charles Simmons steps in front of the Jeff Schroyer pass | 52-51 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | William Karr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 08:26 | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan is hacked by David Switzer - foul #2 on David Switzer, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), Paul Smith (C) William Karr, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stephen Dobberstein (PG), Robert Clark (SG), Kyle Libbey (SF), Joshua Boyer (PF) John Papke, Robert Mansfield, David Switzer, Jeff Schroyer | |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | John Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 07:57 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 07:36 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Al Crockett (C) Joshua Brand | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Stephen Dobberstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Libbey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Hatmaker (C) Anthony Myers, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 06:53 | Kansas State | Al Crockett comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | John Sanders connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 58-54 |
| 06:06 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Dobberstein | 58-56 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Paul Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Rene Conti (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Papke (PG), Charles Lillibridge (SG), David Switzer (SF), James Sommer (PF), Joshua Brand (C) Stephen Dobberstein, Robert Clark, Kyle Libbey, Joshua Boyer, Al Crockett | |
| 05:57 | Kansas State | Paul Smith steals the ball from Charles Lillibridge | 58-56 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Paul Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan tips it back up and in | 60-56 |
| 05:19 | Kansas State | John Papke banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Lillibridge and he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), Dane Savala (SF) William Karr, Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield (SG) Charles Lillibridge | |
| 05:19 | Kansas State | John Papke makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Paul Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint | 60-59 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Dane Savala gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | John Sanders hits a shot from the right side set up by Dennis Tan | 62-59 |
| 04:23 | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-59 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Dane Savala gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SF), John Hatmaker (C) Dane Savala, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Clark (SG), Kyle Libbey (SF), Joshua Boyer (PF) Robert Mansfield, David Switzer, James Sommer | |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | William Karr's pass is intercepted by Kyle Libbey | 62-59 |
| 03:49 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer lays it in set up by Robert Clark | 62-61 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | The short jumper by William Karr is denied by Joshua Boyer | 62-61 |
| 03:30 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Karr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Smith (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - John Hatmaker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Papke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Libbey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Brand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Kansas State | Robert Clark makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Boyer | 62-64 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | William Karr connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Sanders | 64-64 |
| 02:36 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Clark | 64-67 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons clanks a jumper from the left block | 64-67 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 64-67 |
| 01:51 | Kansas State | Joshua Brand grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 01:37 | Kansas State | Paul Smith is called for the reach on John Papke - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 01:37 | Kansas State | John Papke makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:37 | Kansas State | John Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | John Sanders's pass is intercepted by Kyle Libbey in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| 01:23 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Clark | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 01:03 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Kansas State | John Sanders is called for the reach on John Papke in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Sanders, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| 01:01 | Kansas State | John Papke makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:01 | Kansas State | John Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is hacked by Joshua Boyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Boyer, team foul #5 | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 00:56 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer is hacked by John Sanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Sanders, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG) John Sanders | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Joshua Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey snags the offensive board | 64-73 |
| 00:53 | Kansas State | Dane Savala is called for the reach on Kyle Libbey - foul #1 on Dane Savala, team foul #11 | 64-73 |
| 00:53 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:53 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Joshua Brand steals the ball from Charles Simmons | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Kansas State | Kyle Libbey buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Papke | 64-78 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | John Papke runs out the clock | 64-78 |