| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Charlie Lowry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shane Bailey (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank McDaniel (fresh) PF - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 10 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kansas | Shane Bailey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Frank McDaniel | 32-35 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Leonard Lee steals the ball from Robert Brown | 32-35 |
| 19:02 | Kansas | Leonard Lee clanks a runner from close range | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Myles Smith travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| 18:40 | Kansas | Shane Bailey blows the layup | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Frank McDaniel | 32-35 |
| 18:23 | Kansas | Leonard Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Armstrong | 34-35 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | William Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 18:07 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank McDaniel | 36-35 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is hacked by Michael Armstrong - foul #2 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Charlie Lowry is called for the reach on Joseph Touchette - foul #1 on Charlie Lowry, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine (PF) Michael Armstrong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is fouled on the floor by Frank McDaniel - foul #3 on Frank McDaniel, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Short (C) Leonard Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG) Joseph Touchette | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Shane Bailey denies the turnaround by Robert Brown | 36-35 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Myles Smith tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 16:46 | Kansas | Shane Bailey is fouled on the floor by David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Powers (PG), Sean Linder (SF) Charlie Lowry, Frank McDaniel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (PF), Carlos Dodson (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 16:28 | Kansas | Andre Short is called for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | George Akins (SG) Shane Bailey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Andre Short is called for the reach on Carlos Dodson - foul #3 on Andre Short, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Armstrong (PF), Leonard Lee (C) Vincent Barrentine, Andre Short | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Robert Brown (C) David Blankenship, Carlos Dodson | |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Robert Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Armstrong - foul #3 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charlie Lowry (PG) George Akins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Myles Smith (PF) Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Charlie Lowry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey James (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kansas | Sean Linder is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Bailey (SG), Frank McDaniel (SF) Thomas Powers, Sean Linder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Jeffrey James | |
| 15:36 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Frank McDaniel | 38-39 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Frank McDaniel - foul #4 on Frank McDaniel, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF) Frank McDaniel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | Kansas | Sean Linder gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:01 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 14:50 | Kansas | Sean Linder pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:37 | Kansas | Joseph Touchette takes the ball from Michael Armstrong | 38-39 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 14:23 | Kansas | Leonard Lee gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:01 | Kansas | The refs have stopped play. Michael Armstrong is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Powers (PG), Vincent Barrentine (PF), Andre Short (C) Charlie Lowry, Michael Armstrong, Leonard Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), David Blankenship (SG), William Mitchell (PF), Carlos Dodson (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 13:56 | Kansas | Shane Bailey is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 13:24 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine loses the dribble to William Mitchell | 38-42 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Vincent Barrentine - foul #2 on Vincent Barrentine, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charlie Lowry (PG), Frank McDaniel (SF) Shane Bailey, Sean Linder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Robert Brown (C) Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:07 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Andre Short | 38-42 |
| 12:48 | Kansas | Charlie Lowry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | William Murray snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Vincent Barrentine takes the ball from David Blankenship | 38-42 |
| 11:55 | Kansas | Charlie Lowry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Bailey (SG), Michael Armstrong (PF), Leonard Lee (C) Thomas Powers, Vincent Barrentine, Andre Short | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF) David Blankenship, Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits a floater near the basket set up by William Murray and the foul's on Michael Armstrong - foul #4 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #8 | 38-44 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Charlie Lowry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shane Bailey (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Frank McDaniel (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kansas | Leonard Lee is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Powers (PG) Charlie Lowry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG) William Murray | |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 11:00 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:40 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charlie Lowry (PG) Thomas Powers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Robert Brown | |
| 09:58 | Kansas | Leonard Lee hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 40-45 |
| 09:56 | Kansas | Shane Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Shane Bailey scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Touchette - foul #3 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF), Vincent Barrentine (PF) Frank McDaniel, Michael Armstrong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SF) Shawn Wright | |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Shane Bailey misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 09:15 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Leonard Lee | 42-45 |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Sean Linder hits a wide open floater from the right side set up by Charlie Lowry | 44-45 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is fouled on the floor by Sean Linder - foul #2 on Sean Linder, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Powers (SG), Andre Short (C) Shane Bailey, Leonard Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Brown (C) William Mitchell | |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:34 | Kansas | Charlie Lowry buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andre Short | 47-47 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Robert Brown drills a shot from close range | 47-49 |
| 07:58 | Kansas | Sean Linder blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Touchette - foul #4 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Bailey (SG), Michael Armstrong (PF) Charlie Lowry, Andre Short | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), William Mitchell (PF) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Myles Smith | |
| 07:58 | Kansas | Sean Linder makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | Kansas | Sean Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the jump hook from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 07:35 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine grabs the board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Bailey (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Sean Linder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Kansas | Thomas Powers clanks a shot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 07:20 | Kansas | Thomas Powers hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | David Blankenship connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey James | 51-51 |
| 06:43 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 51-51 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | David Blankenship loses the dribble to Shane Bailey | 51-51 |
| 06:27 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-51 |
| 06:26 | Kansas | Thomas Powers snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:17 | Kansas | Jeffrey James picks off the pass by Michael Armstrong | 51-51 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | David Blankenship can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charlie Lowry (PG), Frank McDaniel (SF), Leonard Lee (C) Thomas Powers, Sean Linder, Vincent Barrentine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Myles Smith (PF) Jeffrey James, David Blankenship, William Mitchell | |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith clanks a turnaround from the left block | 51-51 |
| 05:42 | Kansas | Leonard Lee grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 05:38 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Shane Bailey out of a doubleteam | 53-51 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 04:57 | Kansas | Leonard Lee scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't finish the layup | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 04:22 | Kansas | Robert Brown blocks the jumper by Leonard Lee | 55-55 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Armstrong - foul #5 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine (PF) Michael Armstrong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:56 | Kansas | Leonard Lee knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Charlie Lowry and the foul's on Myles Smith - foul #2 on Myles Smith, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| 03:56 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Myles Smith and he's fouled by Frank McDaniel - foul #5 on Frank McDaniel, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF) Frank McDaniel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:20 | Kansas | Sean Linder is denied on a layup by Myles Smith | 57-60 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Charlie Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shane Bailey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Linder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Myles Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| 02:43 | Kansas | Leonard Lee hits a floater from the left side set up by Shane Bailey | 59-62 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Sean Linder steals it from Robert Brown | 59-62 |
| 02:23 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 02:06 | Kansas | Myles Smith is called for the reach on Vincent Barrentine - foul #3 on Myles Smith, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| 01:48 | Kansas | Sean Linder is fouled on the floor by Myles Smith - foul #4 on Myles Smith, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 01:48 | Kansas | Sean Linder makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:48 | Kansas | Sean Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on a shot in the paint | 61-62 |
| 01:32 | Kansas | Leonard Lee pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:32 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| 01:24 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 01:24 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:24 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is fouled on the floor by Vincent Barrentine - foul #3 on Vincent Barrentine, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Shane Bailey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette scores on a turnaround from the right block | 61-66 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Shane Bailey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is hacked by Shane Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Bailey, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Jeffrey James (SF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:06 | Kansas | Kansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) David Blankenship, Jeffrey James | |
| 00:03 | Kansas | Charlie Lowry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-68 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | Sean Linder snags the offensive board | 61-68 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | The clock runs out | 61-68 |