| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Junior Falkenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Boatright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Burney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage double dribbles | 38-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Middendorf (PF) Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:26 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Black | 41-39 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Brian Black is called for the reach on Eric Choy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Black, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Paul Boatright (PF) Brian Black, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage misses the fadeaway from the right block | 41-39 |
| 19:13 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:58 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright's fadeaway is rejected by Telek Zamborsky | 41-39 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Eric Choy is fouled on the floor by Paul Boatright - foul #1 on Paul Boatright, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Richard Brown (SG), John Johnson (SF), Robert Burney (C) Robert Vicini, Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Eric Choy slams it home set up by Telek Zamborsky | 41-41 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | Telek Zamborsky blocks the short jumper by Robert Burney | 41-41 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 17:38 | Gonzaga | Brian Black is fouled on the floor by Steven Osenkowski - foul #3 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), Paul Boatright (PF) Brian Black, Richard Brown, John Johnson, David Middendorf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SG), David Liptak (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Steven Osenkowski, Allen Turnage, Telek Zamborsky | |
| 17:20 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-44 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Choy | 41-44 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Junior Falkenstein steps in front of the Matthew Cook pass | 41-44 |
| 16:49 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-44 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Junior Falkenstein picks off the pass by Stephen Jones | 41-44 |
| 16:09 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney is called for a backcourt violation | 41-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), David Middendorf (C) Robert Vicini, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Russell Barnes (SF), Allen Turnage (PF), Telek Zamborsky (C) Eric Choy, Stephen Jones, David Liptak, Matthew Cook | |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Junior Falkenstein (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Boatright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Middendorf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) SG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright travels with the ball | 41-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Burney (C) Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Brian Black is called for the reach on Ismael Moyes - foul #3 on Brian Black, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright (PF) Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes is hacked by Peter Richardson - foul #1 on Peter Richardson, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), John Johnson (SF), Robert Burney (C) Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dave Welsh - foul #3 on Dave Welsh, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Paul Boatright (PF) Richard Brown, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF), David Liptak (C) Dave Welsh, Telek Zamborsky | |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Turnage | 41-51 |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Steven Osenkowski - foul #4 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), Robert Burney (C) Junior Falkenstein, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Stephen Jones (SF) Ismael Moyes, Steven Osenkowski | |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 14:06 | Gonzaga | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Richard Brown is denied by Allen Turnage | 44-51 |
| 13:49 | Gonzaga | Brian Black hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Peter Richardson - foul #2 on Peter Richardson, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Junior Falkenstein (SG), John Johnson (SF), Paul Boatright (PF) Brian Black, Richard Brown, Peter Richardson, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SG), Telek Zamborsky (C) Russell Barnes, Allen Turnage | |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:24 | Gonzaga | David Liptak picks off the pass by Junior Falkenstein | 46-52 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-52 |
| 13:13 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:08 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Liptak | 46-52 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | David Liptak clanks a turnaround from close range | 46-52 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Junior Falkenstein | 46-52 |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Telek Zamborsky - foul #2 on Telek Zamborsky, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), Robert Burney (C) Robert Vicini, John Johnson, Paul Boatright, David Middendorf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG) Eric Choy | |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Brian Black is called for the reach on Dave Welsh - foul #4 on Brian Black, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), David Middendorf (PF) Brian Black, Junior Falkenstein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Allen Turnage (PF) Telek Zamborsky | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:39 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 12:30 | Gonzaga | Ismael Moyes picks off the pass by Peter Richardson out of a doubleteam | 48-53 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes and he's hacked by David Middendorf - foul #2 on David Middendorf, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Paul Boatright (PF) Richard Brown, David Middendorf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF), Matthew Cook (C) Stephen Jones, David Liptak | |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein misses long on a jumper near the basket | 48-56 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Vicini (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Falkenstein (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Boatright (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Burney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes tips it in | 48-58 |
| 11:29 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney misses the dunk attempt | 48-58 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 11:20 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Peter Richardson | 51-58 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dave Welsh | 51-61 |
| 10:47 | Gonzaga | Ismael Moyes is called for the reach on Paul Boatright - foul #2 on Ismael Moyes, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), John Johnson (SF), David Middendorf (PF) Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Stephen Jones (SF), David Liptak (PF), Telek Zamborsky (C) Ismael Moyes, Dave Welsh, Allen Turnage, Matthew Cook | |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-61 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | David Liptak clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF) Richard Brown, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:19 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 10:06 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Liptak | 51-62 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones is hacked by David Middendorf - foul #3 on David Middendorf, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), John Johnson (SF), Paul Boatright (PF) Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Caleb Money (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:31 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini's floater is tipped away by Telek Zamborsky | 51-64 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Richard Brown takes the ball from David Liptak | 51-64 |
| 09:07 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf is hacked by Telek Zamborsky - foul #3 on Telek Zamborsky, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), Robert Burney (C) Richard Brown, John Johnson, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SG), Allen Turnage (PF) Caleb Money, David Liptak | |
| 08:53 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-64 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Choy | 53-67 |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | Telek Zamborsky picks off the pass by Junior Falkenstein | 53-67 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 08:25 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 08:22 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright (PF) Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), David Liptak (C) Eric Choy, Telek Zamborsky | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Liptak and he's fouled by Junior Falkenstein - foul #1 on Junior Falkenstein, team foul #11 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), John Johnson (SF), Robert Burney (C) Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, David Middendorf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the free throw | 53-70 |
| 07:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Liptak - foul #2 on David Liptak, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), David Middendorf (PF) Robert Vicini, Richard Brown, John Johnson, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| 07:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 07:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Junior Falkenstein (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Middendorf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Burney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dave Welsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Liptak (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | David Middendorf steals the ball from David Liptak | 55-70 |
| 07:26 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson is fouled on the floor by Dave Welsh - foul #4 on Dave Welsh, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright (PF) Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG) Ismael Moyes | |
| 07:26 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 07:26 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | David Middendorf picks off the pass by Eric Choy | 57-70 |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | David Liptak comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Brian Black - foul #5 on Brian Black, team foul #12 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Richard Brown (SG), John Johnson (SF), Robert Burney (C) Brian Black, Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SF), Telek Zamborsky (C) Dave Welsh, Allen Turnage | |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 06:32 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Burney | 59-72 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski is called for 5 seconds | 59-72 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), Paul Boatright (PF) Richard Brown, John Johnson, David Middendorf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Cook (PF) David Liptak | |
| 06:04 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Richardson - foul #3 on Peter Richardson, team foul #13 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG) Eric Choy | |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:35 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Vicini, team foul #14 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Middendorf (PF) Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SG), Allen Turnage (PF) Steven Osenkowski, Telek Zamborsky | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes | 61-77 |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-77 |
| 05:02 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney grabs the offensive board | 61-77 |
| 04:51 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson connects on the shot from close range set up by Robert Burney | 63-77 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Peter Richardson is called for the reach on Stephen Jones - foul #4 on Peter Richardson, team foul #15 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), John Johnson (SF), Paul Boatright (PF) Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), David Liptak (C) Ismael Moyes, Matthew Cook | |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-79 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones snags the defensive board | 63-79 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-79 |
| 03:56 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf grabs the board | 63-79 |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Allen Turnage - foul #1 on Allen Turnage, team foul #9 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), Robert Burney (C) Richard Brown, John Johnson, David Middendorf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (SG), Russell Barnes (SF), Telek Zamborsky (C) Dave Welsh, Stephen Jones, Allen Turnage | |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky gets the rebound | 64-79 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Vicini (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Junior Falkenstein (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Richardson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Boatright (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Burney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Liptak (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | David Liptak buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Telek Zamborsky | 64-81 |
| 03:20 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-81 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Eric Choy drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Russell Barnes | 66-83 |
| 02:55 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini lays it up and in | 68-83 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-83 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), David Middendorf (PF) Junior Falkenstein, Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SF), Allen Turnage (PF) Russell Barnes, David Liptak | |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-83 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski grabs the offensive board | 68-83 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Eric Choy is blocked by David Middendorf | 68-83 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf gets the rebound | 68-83 |
| 02:08 | Gonzaga | Steven Osenkowski steals the ball from Richard Brown | 68-83 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski misses the easy layup | 68-83 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones snags the offensive board | 68-83 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage drills a jumper from the right wing | 68-85 |
| 01:35 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-85 |
| 01:33 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson hits the follow up shot | 70-85 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Jones | 70-88 |
| 00:47 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-88 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Johnson (SF), Jerry Blair (PF) Peter Richardson, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #16 | 70-88 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the 1st free throw | 70-88 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Eric Choy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-89 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini misses badly on a floater from the left side | 70-89 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Choy | 70-89 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Eric Choy runs out the clock | 70-89 |