| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger House (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Quinton Hunt - foul #2 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz tips it home | 31-35 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Roger House is called for the reach on Walter Knowles - foul #1 on Roger House, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Amos Drapeau | 31-38 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler's pass is intercepted by Walter Knowles | 31-38 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-38 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Roger House pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Clay Shaul - foul #2 on Clay Shaul, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SF), Luis Gibson (PF) Quinton Hunt, Henry Elms | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 32-38 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kindel | 32-41 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | John Kindel swats the short shot by Yevgeny Witkowski | 32-41 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | John Kindel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Jay Townsend (SG), Hugh Brunt (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Russell Keasler, Roger House | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Clay Shaul, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) SG - Jay Townsend (fresh) SF - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luis Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Brunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kindel (fresh) SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Baker - foul #1 on Christopher Baker, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF) Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Amos Drapeau | 33-43 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Luis Gibson is called for the reach on Clarence Opitz - foul #2 on Luis Gibson, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Henry Elms (PF), Roger House (C) David Betts, Jay Townsend, Luis Gibson, Hugh Brunt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Patrick Weissman | |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the floater from the baseline | 33-45 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Knowles | 33-45 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles double dribbles | 33-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SF) Quinton Hunt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Roger House is denied by Jonathan Chappell | 33-45 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Roger House buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Simmons | 35-47 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | John Kindel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Russell Keasler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger House (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Henry Elms blows the dunk | 35-49 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Townsend (SG), Quinton Hunt (SF), Luis Gibson (PF), Hugh Brunt (C) Russell Keasler, Christopher Simmons, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) John Kindel, Andrew Wilson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Patrick Weissman steals it from Luis Gibson | 35-49 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Hugh Brunt - foul #2 on Hugh Brunt, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Roger House (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Hugh Brunt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG) Clay Shaul | |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Patrick Weissman steps in front of the Quinton Hunt pass | 35-51 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Kindel | 35-53 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 35-53 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the follow up shot | 35-55 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | John Kindel buries a jumper from the left side | 35-57 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-57 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by John Kindel | 35-59 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | David Betts is hacked by Amos Drapeau - foul #3 on Amos Drapeau, team foul #3 | 35-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Christopher Simmons (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Hugh Brunt (C) David Betts, Jay Townsend, Quinton Hunt, Luis Gibson, Roger House | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Amos Drapeau, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Henry Elms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-59 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | John Kindel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG) John Kindel | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Hugh Brunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Amos Drapeau is called for the reach on Yevgeny Witkowski - foul #4 on Amos Drapeau, team foul #4 | 35-59 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-59 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 35-59 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Henry Elms gets the rebound | 35-59 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-59 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-59 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler gets the rebound | 35-59 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-59 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker travels with the ball | 37-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Jay Townsend (SG), Luis Gibson (PF) Yevgeny Witkowski, Russell Keasler, Henry Elms | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Weissman (C) Amos Drapeau, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Andrew Wilson steps in front of the Christopher Simmons pass | 37-59 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the lay-in | 37-59 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the offensive board | 37-59 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman banks in the layup set up by Andrew Wilson | 37-61 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Hugh Brunt | 39-61 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the offensive board | 39-61 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clay Shaul | 39-63 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons is whistled for traveling | 39-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SF), Zachary Postell (C) Christopher Simmons, Hugh Brunt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Jason Penley (PF) Clay Shaul, Christopher Baker | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Charles Baggett steps in front of the Andrew Wilson pass | 39-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) SG - Jay Townsend (fresh) SF - Charles Baggett (fresh) PF - Luis Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Postell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Penley (fresh) C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson's floater is tipped away by Andrew Wilson | 39-63 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Amos Drapeau | 39-63 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-63 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson is whistled for traveling | 39-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SF) Charles Baggett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) Amos Drapeau | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-66 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 39-66 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-66 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson slams it home on a nice dish by Christopher Simmons | 41-66 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Betts - foul #2 on David Betts, team foul #5 | 41-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt (C) Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Jason Penley | |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 43-66 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson drills a turnaround from the baseline | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Baker - foul #2 on Christopher Baker, team foul #5 | 43-68 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker knocks in the jumper from close range | 44-70 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt hits the follow up shot | 46-70 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 46-70 |