| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Philpott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Petrey | 32-33 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Leroy Farr swats the layup by Keith Philpott | 32-33 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Green drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Petrey | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Bass - foul #1 on Daniel Bass, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:20 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-35 |
| 18:15 | Saint Louis | George Doyle grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:00 | Saint Louis | George Doyle is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Green scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Farr | 33-38 |
| 17:23 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | George Doyle tips it home | 35-38 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass loses the dribble to Trevor Smith | 35-38 |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin's pass is intercepted by Ryan Harvey | 38-38 |
| 16:17 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey lays it in | 40-38 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Philpott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Saint Louis | Ralph Petrey steps in front of the George Doyle pass | 40-41 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by George Doyle - foul #1 on George Doyle, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), Peter Badillo (SF), Alan Searfoss (PF), Shane Patterson (C) Ryan Harvey, Keith Philpott, Scott Brooks, George Doyle, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Ellis Dorman (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass | |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:59 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 40-43 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Stokes | 40-46 |
| 13:44 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss drills a jump hook in the paint set up by David Fawcett | 42-46 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 13:14 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 12:51 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett is fouled on the floor by Edward Sugg - foul #1 on Edward Sugg, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Scott Brooks (SF) Keith Shimp, Alan Searfoss | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Don Ross (SF) John Stokes, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 12:36 | Saint Louis | Peter Badillo comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 42-46 |
| 12:35 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott (SG), George Doyle (PF), Trevor Smith (C) David Fawcett, Peter Badillo, Shane Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) Edward Sugg, Don Ross | |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Green is hacked by Scott Brooks - foul #2 on Scott Brooks, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Green is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Green, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin (PF), Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman, Leroy Farr | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Philpott (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Bass - foul #2 on Daniel Bass, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Green double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Peter Badillo (PF) George Doyle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| 10:14 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 10:12 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:55 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), Alan Searfoss (PF), Shane Patterson (C) Ryan Harvey, Keith Philpott, Scott Brooks, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green | |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Don Ross is whistled for traveling | 44-46 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Peter Badillo drills a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Don Ross - foul #1 on Don Ross, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | George Doyle (PF) Alan Searfoss | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bass (SF) Don Ross | |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Peter Badillo makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass lays it up and in on a great pass from John Stokes | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | Saint Louis | Peter Badillo loses the dribble to John Stokes | 47-48 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:05 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Shane Patterson | 47-48 |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ellis Dorman - foul #1 on Ellis Dorman, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott (SG), Scott Brooks (SF), Trevor Smith (C) Keith Shimp, Peter Badillo, Shane Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF), Frank Davis (C) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Ellis Dorman, Leroy Farr | |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Frank Davis's layup is rejected by Trevor Smith | 49-48 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Frank Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Fawcett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Philpott (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Frank Davis makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Petrey | 49-50 |
| 06:57 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-50 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Frank Davis gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to George Doyle | 49-50 |
| 06:05 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey is fouled on the floor by Trevor Smith - foul #2 on Trevor Smith, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Peter Badillo (PF) David Fawcett, George Doyle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Don Ross is whistled for a carry | 49-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (SG), Shane Patterson (C) Keith Philpott, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (SG) Thomas Green | |
| 04:22 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Don Ross pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (SG) Scott Brooks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Jeffrey Mifflin (SF) Ralph Petrey, Don Ross | |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fawcett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Badillo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shane Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey is hacked by Edward Sugg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Sugg, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott (SG), George Doyle (PF), Trevor Smith (C) Keith Shimp, Peter Badillo, Shane Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) John Stokes, Ellis Dorman | |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Trevor Smith blocks the short jumper by Daniel Bass | 49-52 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 02:36 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Bass - foul #3 on Daniel Bass, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks (SF) David Fawcett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) Edward Sugg | |
| 02:36 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:36 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Green scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leroy Farr | 51-55 |
| 01:57 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith travels with the ball | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Petrey | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-57 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Philpott - foul #1 on Keith Philpott, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Ryan Harvey is called for the reach on Ralph Petrey - foul #1 on Ryan Harvey, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr is fouled on the floor by Keith Philpott - foul #2 on Keith Philpott, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr is hacked by Trevor Smith - foul #3 on Trevor Smith, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Jeffrey Mifflin is called for the reach on Keith Philpott - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mifflin, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr is hacked by Ryan Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Harvey, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin runs out the clock | 53-61 |