| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Poole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Aaron Ahner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Monte Messer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Tibbetts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ed Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Kansas | James Lynch can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Warren - foul #2 on Robert Warren, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Rambert (SF), Daniel Widmer (C) Christopher Tibbetts, Ed Allen | |
| 19:50 | Kansas | James Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:50 | Kansas | James Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 19:30 | Kansas | Daniel Widmer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:02 | Kansas | Monte Messer connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Rambert | 27-39 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Daniel Widmer picks off the pass by Robert Warren | 27-39 |
| 18:28 | Kansas | Daniel Widmer misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | George Poole gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Eric Rambert is called for the reach on Thomas Betancourt - foul #2 on Eric Rambert, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood (SF), Ed Allen (PF) Eric Rambert, James Lynch | |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Robert Warren knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddy Derryberry and he's hacked by Aaron Ahner - foul #2 on Aaron Ahner, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts (SF) Gregory Prestwood | |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:50 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner is fouled on the floor by Freddy Derryberry - foul #1 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Damian McComack (PF) Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood (SF) Christopher Tibbetts | |
| 17:26 | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt clanks a runner from close range | 30-42 |
| 17:11 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 16:49 | Kansas | Ed Allen misses the jump hook from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Damian McComack pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Damian McComack misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 16:30 | Kansas | Monte Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Monte Messer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Freddy Derryberry - foul #2 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (PG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt, Damian McComack | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts (SF), Corey Healy (PF) Gregory Prestwood, Ed Allen | |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Monte Messer makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Monte Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | George Poole misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 16:16 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:12 | Kansas | Monte Messer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-44 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale connects on the shot from the left block | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Aaron Ahner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Monte Messer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Tibbetts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Corey Healy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Widmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ed Allen (PF) Corey Healy | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 3 from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 15:02 | Kansas | Monte Messer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-44 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Robert Patin pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin drills a fadeaway from the right block | 37-44 |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts is hacked by Scot Mastin - foul #3 on Scot Mastin, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Damian McComack (PF), Richard Waters (C) Scot Mastin, Robert Warren, Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood (PG), Eric Rambert (SF), Corey Healy (PF) Aaron Ahner, Christopher Tibbetts, Ed Allen | |
| 14:18 | Kansas | Monte Messer buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Prestwood | 37-46 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Damian McComack is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) George Poole, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts (SF), Ed Allen (C) Monte Messer, Daniel Widmer | |
| 13:48 | Kansas | Eric Rambert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Boyle - foul #2 on Scott Boyle, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG) Scott Boyle | |
| Subs | Kansas | Aaron Ahner (PG), Monte Messer (SG), Daniel Widmer (C) Gregory Prestwood, Christopher Tibbetts, Corey Healy | |
| 13:48 | Kansas | Eric Rambert misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:48 | Kansas | Eric Rambert makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 13:25 | Kansas | Daniel Widmer grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 13:07 | Kansas | Ed Allen connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Monte Messer | 37-49 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Eric Rambert steals it from Scot Mastin | 37-49 |
| 12:49 | Kansas | Eric Rambert hits the finger roll | 37-51 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Aaron Ahner steps in front of the Richard Waters pass | 37-51 |
| 12:32 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner lays it up and in | 37-53 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Damian McComack misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Ahner - foul #3 on Aaron Ahner, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), George Poole (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Eugene Hale (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood (PG), Christopher Tibbetts (SF), James Lynch (PF), Corey Healy (C) Aaron Ahner, Monte Messer, Ed Allen, Daniel Widmer | |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Damian McComack makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Damian McComack misses the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 12:12 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Lynch | 38-53 |
| 11:55 | Kansas | Eric Rambert comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-53 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 11:48 | Kansas | Eric Rambert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Gregory Prestwood (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Rambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Tibbetts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Healy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kansas | Eric Rambert knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gregory Prestwood | 38-55 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Eric Rambert takes the ball from Joseph Murphy | 38-55 |
| 11:09 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Rambert | 38-57 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Damian McComack is denied on a layup by James Lynch | 38-57 |
| 10:47 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Christopher Tibbetts | 38-57 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:31 | Kansas | Eric Rambert connects on the shot from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Robert Patin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Hale | 38-59 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | George Poole misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 10:04 | Kansas | Corey Healy grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 09:40 | Kansas | Eric Rambert knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Healy | 38-61 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 09:26 | Kansas | James Lynch grabs the board | 38-61 |
| 09:08 | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-61 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | George Poole can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Corey Healy - foul #1 on Corey Healy, team foul #4 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Richard Waters (C) Joseph Murphy, Robert Patin, Damian McComack, Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Kansas | Aaron Ahner (PG), Monte Messer (SG), Ed Allen (PF), Daniel Widmer (C) Gregory Prestwood, Eric Rambert, James Lynch, Corey Healy | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | George Poole misses the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | George Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:50 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 08:26 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-61 |
| 08:24 | Kansas | Daniel Widmer tips it home | 38-63 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-63 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Betancourt | 38-63 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry buries a 3 from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 07:35 | Kansas | The jump hook by Christopher Tibbetts is blocked by Robert Warren | 41-63 |
| 07:34 | Kansas | Monte Messer tips it home | 41-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Poole (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Aaron Ahner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Monte Messer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Tibbetts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ed Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Daniel Widmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | George Poole slams it home | 43-65 |
| 06:57 | Kansas | Monte Messer is hacked by Thomas Betancourt - foul #1 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #6 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG) George Poole | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood (SF), James Lynch (PF) Christopher Tibbetts, Daniel Widmer | |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Ed Allen scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by James Lynch | 43-67 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Robert Warren hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ed Allen - foul #1 on Ed Allen, team foul #5 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Hale (C) Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 06:13 | Kansas | Monte Messer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Monte Messer, team foul #6 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (SF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Robert Warren's pass is intercepted by Gregory Prestwood | 44-67 |
| 05:29 | Kansas | Robert Warren is called for the reach on Aaron Ahner - foul #3 on Robert Warren, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Waters (C) Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Rambert (SG), Daniel Widmer (PF), Jacob Whetsel (C) Monte Messer, James Lynch, Ed Allen | |
| 05:29 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Robert Warren grabs the board | 44-67 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Aaron Ahner is called for the reach on Richard Waters - foul #4 on Aaron Ahner, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Monte Messer (SG) Aaron Ahner | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Richard Waters misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 05:12 | Kansas | Jacob Whetsel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 04:50 | Kansas | Eric Rambert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Richard Waters pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Robert Warren can't connect on a shot from the right side | 44-67 |
| 04:33 | Kansas | Daniel Widmer gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 04:27 | Kansas | Monte Messer clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Waters - foul #3 on Richard Waters, team foul #8 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Damian McComack (PF) Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Kansas | Corey Healy (PF) Daniel Widmer | |
| 04:27 | Kansas | Monte Messer makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 04:27 | Kansas | Monte Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Corey Healy snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| 03:57 | Kansas | Eric Rambert makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Monte Messer | 44-71 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Damian McComack is whistled for traveling | 44-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Poole (SG), Eugene Hale (C) Scott Boyle, Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Kansas | Aaron Ahner (PG), Daniel Widmer (C) Monte Messer, Jacob Whetsel | |
| 03:31 | Kansas | Eric Rambert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 03:30 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Aaron Ahner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eric Rambert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Prestwood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Corey Healy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Widmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Monte Messer (SG), Jacob Whetsel (C) Aaron Ahner, Corey Healy | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Betancourt | 47-71 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-71 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Damian McComack gets the rebound | 47-71 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt double dribbles | 47-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (PG), Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Richard Waters (C) Freddy Derryberry, George Poole, Thomas Betancourt, Damian McComack, Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts (SF), Corey Healy (PF) Monte Messer, Jacob Whetsel | |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Eric Rambert misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Scott Boyle - foul #3 on Scott Boyle, team foul #9 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), George Poole (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Eugene Hale (C) Scot Mastin, Scott Boyle, Robert Patin, Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Eric Rambert makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Eric Rambert misses the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | George Poole hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-72 |
| 01:53 | Kansas | Eric Rambert gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 01:35 | Kansas | Freddy Derryberry steals it from Gregory Prestwood | 47-72 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale double dribbles | 47-72 |
| 01:02 | Kansas | Christopher Tibbetts scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Prestwood | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Poole | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Daniel Widmer is whistled for a carry | 49-74 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Robert Warren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-74 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Robert Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | George Poole makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Freddy Derryberry | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Gregory Prestwood runs out the clock | 51-74 |