| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (fresh) SG - Todd Galeano (fresh) SF - Clay Shaul (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Jason Penley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Curtis Bousquet (fresh) SG - Michael Bush (fresh) SF - Allen Thompson (fresh) PF - Cecil Bailey (fresh) C - Carl Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jason Penley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Jason Penley is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Clay Shaul | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Ed Stock clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Bailey | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Kansas State | Michael Bush scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Allen Thompson | 2-7 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Ed Stock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Jason Penley hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 18:02 | Kansas State | Carl Smith misses short on a jumper from close range | 4-7 |
| 18:00 | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:48 | Kansas State | Michael Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (SG), Kenneth Fox (C) Todd Galeano, Jason Penley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker drills a shot from the left wing set up by Clay Shaul | 6-7 |
| 17:23 | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Allen Thompson | 6-9 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox's floater is tipped away by Cecil Bailey | 6-9 |
| 17:11 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Cecil Bailey | 6-9 |
| 16:57 | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet loses the dribble to Ed Stock | 6-9 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Ed Stock connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Amos Drapeau | 9-9 |
| 16:30 | Kansas State | Michael Bush drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Curtis Bousquet picks off the pass by Christopher Baker | 9-12 |
| 16:05 | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet hits the finger roll | 9-14 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Fox and the foul's on Cecil Bailey - foul #1 on Cecil Bailey, team foul #1 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Galeano (SG), Jason Penley (C) Clay Shaul, Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), James Thorne (SG), Dwayne Bolles (SF), Joseph Ditch (PF), Desmond Burger (C) Curtis Bousquet, Michael Bush, Allen Thompson, Cecil Bailey, Carl Smith | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Galeano (fresh) SF - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jason Penley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Badgett (fresh) SG - James Thorne (fresh) SF - Dwayne Bolles (fresh) PF - Joseph Ditch (fresh) C - Desmond Burger (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Kansas State | James Thorne hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Amos Drapeau | 15-17 |
| 14:49 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch misses the jump hook from the baseline | 15-17 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Ed Stock pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 14:04 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Badgett | 18-19 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 13:43 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Bolles | 18-19 |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Michael Badgett comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Penley - foul #1 on Jason Penley, team foul #1 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Amos Drapeau, Jason Penley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Bush (SG), Allen Thompson (SF), Cecil Bailey (PF), Carl Smith (C) James Thorne, Dwayne Bolles, Joseph Ditch, Desmond Burger | |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Michael Badgett makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Michael Badgett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul travels with the ball | 18-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet (PG) Michael Badgett | |
| 13:04 | Kansas State | Michael Bush misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker is fouled on the floor by Cecil Bailey - foul #2 on Cecil Bailey, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles (PF) Cecil Bailey | |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Baker, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| 12:12 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Fox | 18-20 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker buries a jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 11:41 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Curtis Bousquet | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Todd Galeano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clay Shaul (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Baker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Curtis Bousquet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bush (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Bolles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Ed Stock drills a 3 from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 11:13 | Kansas State | Carl Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 23-22 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Baker | 23-22 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Michael Bush takes the ball from Ed Stock | 23-22 |
| 10:41 | Kansas State | Ed Stock takes the ball from Curtis Bousquet | 23-22 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Bousquet - foul #1 on Curtis Bousquet, team foul #3 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (SG), Jason Penley (C) Todd Galeano, Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), James Thorne (SG), Joshua Anderson (SF), Joseph Ditch (PF), Desmond Burger (C) Curtis Bousquet, Michael Bush, Allen Thompson, Dwayne Bolles, Carl Smith | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 10:22 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 10:08 | Kansas State | James Thorne clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 09:53 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 09:36 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Allen Thompson (SF) Joshua Anderson | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 09:16 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 09:14 | Kansas State | Michael Badgett is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Stock - foul #1 on Ed Stock, team foul #3 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet (PG) Michael Badgett | |
| 09:09 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson loses the dribble to Ed Stock | 24-22 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Ed Stock lays it up and in | 26-22 |
| 08:49 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 08:48 | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet tips it but misses | 26-22 |
| 08:47 | Kansas State | James Thorne tips it home | 26-24 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau is hacked by James Thorne - foul #1 on James Thorne, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox (C) Jason Penley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Bush (SG), Carl Smith (C) James Thorne, Desmond Burger | |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Ditch | 26-24 |
| 08:13 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 07:56 | Kansas State | Carl Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Allen Thompson and he's fouled by Kenneth Fox - foul #1 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #4 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Galeano (SG) Amos Drapeau | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), Dwayne Bolles (PF) Curtis Bousquet, Joseph Ditch | |
| 07:56 | Kansas State | Carl Smith makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson (SF) Allen Thompson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (tired) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Todd Galeano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clay Shaul (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Baker (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Badgett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bush (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) PF - Dwayne Bolles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dwayne Bolles, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Penley (C) Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker throws it down on a nice dish by Todd Galeano | 28-27 |
| 06:59 | Kansas State | Carl Smith makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Badgett | 28-29 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Ed Stock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 06:22 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles hits a shot from the right side set up by Joshua Anderson | 28-31 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Jason Penley is hacked by Michael Bush - foul #1 on Michael Bush, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (SG) Todd Galeano | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet (PG), James Thorne (SG), Allen Thompson (SF), Cecil Bailey (PF), Desmond Burger (C) Michael Badgett, Michael Bush, Joshua Anderson, Dwayne Bolles, Carl Smith | |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Jason Penley makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Jason Penley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:51 | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Baker - foul #2 on Christopher Baker, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox (C) Jason Penley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 05:45 | Kansas State | James Thorne travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Ed Stock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 05:36 | Kansas State | Kenneth Fox swats the layup by Cecil Bailey | 30-31 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Galeano (SG) Clay Shaul | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 04:59 | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Allen Thompson and the foul's on Christopher Baker - foul #3 on Christopher Baker, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Bush (SG), Carl Smith (C) James Thorne, Desmond Burger | |
| 04:59 | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Thompson | 30-33 |
| 04:37 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Allen Thompson | 30-33 |
| 04:33 | Kansas State | Michael Bush loses the dribble to Ed Stock | 30-33 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox misses the shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 04:14 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:01 | Kansas State | Carl Smith makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Bush | 30-35 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 03:47 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Carl Smith | 30-35 |
| 03:43 | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Allen Thompson | 30-38 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 03:25 | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (tired) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - Todd Galeano (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Christopher Baker (very tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Fox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Curtis Bousquet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Kansas State | Michael Bush double dribbles | 30-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SF), Jason Penley (C) Todd Galeano, Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), James Thorne (SG), Dwayne Bolles (SF), Joseph Ditch (PF), Desmond Burger (C) Curtis Bousquet, Michael Bush, Allen Thompson, Cecil Bailey, Carl Smith | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ed Stock | 33-38 |
| 02:52 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Thorne | 33-40 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Christopher Baker is blocked by Desmond Burger | 33-40 |
| 02:29 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 02:21 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Ed Stock - foul #2 on Ed Stock, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Cecil Bailey (PF) Joseph Ditch | |
| 02:21 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 02:21 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Michael Badgett takes the ball from Jason Penley | 33-42 |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | James Thorne is fouled on the floor by Jason Penley - foul #2 on Jason Penley, team foul #8 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Galeano (SG) Amos Drapeau | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Curtis Bousquet (PG), Allen Thompson (SF), Carl Smith (C) Michael Badgett, Dwayne Bolles, Desmond Burger | |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | James Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | James Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Cecil Bailey blocks the jumper by Christopher Baker | 33-44 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Jason Penley lays it up and in | 35-44 |
| 01:10 | Kansas State | Carl Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 35-44 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Jason Penley gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Carl Smith swats the shot by Christopher Baker | 35-44 |
| 00:49 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Allen Thompson | 35-44 |
| 00:20 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ed Stock - foul #3 on Ed Stock, team foul #9 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Ed Stock, Jason Penley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), Michael Bush (SG), Joseph Ditch (PF), Desmond Burger (C) Curtis Bousquet, James Thorne, Cecil Bailey, Carl Smith | |
| 00:20 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:20 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Allen Thompson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-45 |