| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 22-24 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #3 on Cedric Owens, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is denied on a layup by Justin Rose | 22-24 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Justin Rose is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Paul Reading pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling hits a shot from the right block | 22-26 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam loses the dribble to Paul Reading | 22-26 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is hacked by Jonathan Leach - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Justin Rose, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith, Manuel Spradling | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 25-29 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | William Hansen is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG) Joseph Yeager | |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Orcholski | 25-31 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | William Hansen loses the dribble to Devon Graham | 25-31 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Justin Rose, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cedric Owens | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) SG - Devon Graham (fresh) SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is hacked by Paul Reading - foul #1 on Paul Reading, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Devon Graham, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Manuel Spradling is called for the reach on Dema Lamparski - foul #3 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Otis Hughes, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #5 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam (C) Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Manuel Spradling - foul #4 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #6 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 26-34 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-34 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Reading | 26-36 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Joseph Daley is denied by Kenneth Smith | 26-36 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-36 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager loses the dribble to Zhuang Chu | 29-36 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager can't connect on a floater from the left side | 29-36 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Daley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Reading (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Yeager takes the ball from Joseph Daley | 29-38 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Paul Reading pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #4 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Jing-Quo Sun, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Devon Graham (SG), David Trinh (SF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | William Hansen picks off the pass by Dustin Larrabee | 29-38 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Hansen | 31-38 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee lays it in on a great pass from David Trinh | 31-40 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Hansen | 33-40 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF) David Trinh | |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Hansen | 35-41 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fontaine - foul #2 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), William Weissman (C) Devon Graham, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Tyrone Adam picks off the pass by Patrick Orcholski | 35-41 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is fouled on the floor by Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 35-41 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Zhuang Chu is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #3 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Michael Fontaine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Robert Hamm | 39-45 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | William Hansen takes the ball from William Weissman | 39-45 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Hamm | 42-45 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | William Weissman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tyrone Adam - foul #3 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #8 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | William Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | William Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Orcholski - foul #1 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG) William Weissman | |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun tips it in | 46-47 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #5 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the shot from the right side | 46-49 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Jonathan Leach - foul #2 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski (C) Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (SF) Devon Graham, Otis Hughes | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jonathan Leach | 47-49 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-49 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 47-49 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Paul Reading buries a jumper from close range set up by Joseph Yeager | 47-51 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 50-51 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Manuel Spradling | 50-53 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (tiring) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Paul Reading's pass is intercepted by Michael Fontaine | 50-53 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 52-53 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Paul Reading clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | William Hansen snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Reading - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Michael Fontaine, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski, Manuel Spradling | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 54-55 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG) Joseph Daley, Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Otis Hughes, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Tyrone Adam is called for the reach on Manuel Spradling - foul #4 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam lays it up and in | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses long on a turnaround from close range | 56-56 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the fullcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam jams it on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 58-56 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Reading | 58-58 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Leach is called for the reach on Tyrone Adam - foul #3 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the tip | 59-60 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-60 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | William Hansen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a floater from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Hamm | 59-60 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Otis Hughes is called for the reach on Joseph Daley - foul #3 on Otis Hughes, team foul #12 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam (C) Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Otis Hughes, Kenneth Smith | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jonathan Leach | 59-60 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Daley steals it from Manuel Spradling | 59-60 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Zhuang Chu - foul #4 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Yeager | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (tiring) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is called for 3 seconds | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by William Hansen in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hansen, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens drills a runner from the baseline set up by Tyrone Adam | 61-66 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by Michael Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-68 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Paul Reading | 61-68 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Michael Fontaine is called for the reach on Paul Reading in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #14 | 61-68 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu loses the dribble to Joseph Yeager | 61-70 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by Michael Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #15 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Michael Fontaine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-72 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager runs out the clock | 61-72 |