| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | William Hansen's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Jones | 34-36 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | William Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | William Hansen scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Mark Jones grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Kenneth Smith | 36-38 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-38 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch is hacked by Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Anthony Rosenow (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski, Mark Jones, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Justin Rose (C) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Joshua Graham, Dema Lamparski | |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Daley picks off the pass by Manuel Spradling | 36-38 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens banks in the layup set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 36-40 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee lays it up and in set up by Anthony Rosenow | 38-40 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Hansen | 38-42 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | William Hansen is called for the reach on Dustin Larrabee - foul #2 on William Hansen, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) Nathaniel Hatch, Anthony Rosenow, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling is hacked by Dema Lamparski - foul #2 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Devon Graham, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Jones (PF) Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Rose (C) Dema Lamparski | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Rose (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG) Devon Graham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski (C) Justin Rose | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Mark Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 38-42 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski tips it in | 40-42 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Fontaine and the foul's on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Klein (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Patrick Orcholski | 40-44 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | William Hansen is called for the reach on William Johnson - foul #3 on William Hansen, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Dustin Larrabee (PF) Daniel Klein, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee drills a floater from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Justin Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Hansen | 42-47 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling can't finish the layup | 42-47 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | William Hansen pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-47 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Justin Rose grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stuart Lakey | 42-50 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | William Hansen pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Justin Rose | 42-53 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | William Johnson's pass is intercepted by William Hansen | 42-53 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen throws it down | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | William Johnson is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Anthony Rosenow (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, William Johnson, Patrick Orcholski, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Justin Rose | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dema Lamparski - foul #3 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Robert Hamm | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens slams it home set up by Michael Fontaine | 43-57 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch travels with the ball | 43-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski buries a shot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Mark Jones tips it in | 45-59 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hamm - foul #2 on Robert Hamm, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (SF) Anthony Rosenow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Michael Fontaine, Robert Hamm | |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-59 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun tips it home | 47-61 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Mark Jones makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Hatch and he's hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (PG), Daniel Klein (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Nathaniel Hatch, Dustin Larrabee, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF) William Hansen, Joseph Daley | |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Mark Jones misses the free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 49-61 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is fouled on the floor by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG) Daniel Klein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | William Hansen's pass is intercepted by Patrick Orcholski | 49-61 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-61 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-61 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Devon Graham, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Anthony Rosenow (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 49-63 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Justin Rose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Rosenow | 52-63 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Rosenow - foul #2 on Anthony Rosenow, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) William Johnson, Anthony Rosenow, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Joshua Graham, Justin Rose | |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Smith | 55-65 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | William Hansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-65 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Dustin Larrabee is called for the reach on Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Mark Jones (PF) Nathaniel Hatch, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley | |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey snags the offensive board | 55-65 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the jumper from the right block | 55-65 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski tips it home | 57-65 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-65 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Mark Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Stuart Lakey - foul #1 on Stuart Lakey, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (PG), Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Anthony Rosenow (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Justin Rose (C) Michael Fontaine, Dema Lamparski | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Mark Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Hansen and he's fouled by Nathaniel Hatch - foul #2 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (PF) Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling loses the dribble to William Hansen | 59-68 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | William Hansen banks in the layup | 59-70 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | William Johnson buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Rosenow | 62-70 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) William Johnson, Anthony Rosenow, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Stuart Lakey, Justin Rose | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-70 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Mark Jones grabs the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dema Lamparski - foul #4 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cedric Owens | 62-70 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Mark Jones denies the turnaround by Dema Lamparski | 62-70 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Mark Jones gets the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-70 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Hatch - foul #3 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Dema Lamparski | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Cedric Owens picks off the pass by Nathaniel Hatch | 62-70 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Nathaniel Hatch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Fontaine - foul #2 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #11 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen runs out the clock | 62-72 |