| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank McDaniel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 19:39 | Kansas | Shane Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:17 | Kansas | The jump hook by Sean Linder is blocked by William Mitchell | 19-27 |
| 19:15 | Kansas | Leonard Lee can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the easy layup | 19-27 |
| 18:45 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 18:20 | Kansas | Shane Bailey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 18:19 | Kansas | Shane Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 18:04 | Kansas | Carlos Dodson is called for the reach on Leonard Lee - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 17:47 | Kansas | Leonard Lee banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank McDaniel and he's hacked by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #2 | 19-29 |
| 17:47 | Kansas | Leonard Lee makes the free throw | 19-30 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Leonard Lee - foul #2 on Leonard Lee, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 17:24 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 17:04 | Kansas | Sean Linder scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Shane Bailey and he's hacked by Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #3 | 20-32 |
| 17:04 | Kansas | Sean Linder makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jesse Johnson (SF), Vincent Barrentine (PF), Andre Short (C) Sean Linder, Michael Armstrong, Leonard Lee | |
| 16:06 | Kansas | Shane Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-33 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | William Murray hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Mitchell | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McDaniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) PF - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) C - Andre Short (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Shawn Wright picks off the pass by Frank McDaniel | 22-33 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF), Michael Armstrong (PF), Leonard Lee (C) Jesse Johnson, Vincent Barrentine, Andre Short | |
| 14:36 | Kansas | Shane Bailey drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Hamilton and he's hacked by Frank McDaniel - foul #2 on Frank McDaniel, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 14:07 | Kansas | Leonard Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Frank McDaniel is called for the reach on William Murray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank McDaniel, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Shane Bailey - foul #2 on Shane Bailey, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 13:15 | Kansas | Shawn Wright steals it from Michael Armstrong | 27-35 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it in set up by Shawn Wright | 29-35 |
| 12:52 | Kansas | Shane Bailey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank McDaniel | 29-37 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Leonard Lee denies the turnaround by William Mitchell | 29-37 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright tips it in | 31-37 |
| 12:04 | Kansas | Leonard Lee scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Frank McDaniel | 31-39 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | William Murray tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McDaniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Sean Linder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 10:45 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 10:21 | Kansas | Shane Bailey misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 33-39 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 33-39 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | William Murray's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Armstrong | 33-39 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Murray | 36-39 |
| 09:06 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses short on a turnaround from close range | 36-39 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 08:58 | Kansas | Leonard Lee snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | Leonard Lee connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank McDaniel | 36-41 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 08:12 | Kansas | Shane Bailey grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 07:49 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shane Bailey and he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #3 on Shawn Wright, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Akins (PG), Jesse Johnson (SF), Vincent Barrentine (PF), Andre Short (C) Shane Bailey, Sean Linder, Michael Armstrong, Leonard Lee | |
| 07:49 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - George Akins (fresh) SG - Frank McDaniel (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) PF - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) C - Andre Short (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Kansas | Frank McCuan is called for the reach on George Akins - foul #1 on Frank McCuan, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Bailey (PG) Frank McDaniel | |
| 06:53 | Kansas | William Mitchell steals it from Shane Bailey out of a doubleteam | 38-43 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 06:32 | Kansas | Shane Bailey gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 06:03 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine misses short on a shot from close range | 38-43 |
| 06:01 | Kansas | Jesse Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 05:40 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine is denied on a dunk by William Mitchell | 38-43 |
| 05:39 | Kansas | Andre Short tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 05:37 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-45 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank McCuan | 40-45 |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine throws it down set up by Jesse Johnson and he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) Frank McCuan, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank McDaniel (SG), Sean Linder (SF), Leonard Lee (C) Shane Bailey, Jesse Johnson, Andre Short | |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine misses the free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | William Mitchell buries a driving attempt in the paint | 42-47 |
| 03:53 | Kansas | Leonard Lee misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-47 |
| 03:51 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 03:31 | Kansas | Leonard Lee clanks a turnaround in the lane | 42-47 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Perin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mitchell (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - George Akins (fairly fresh) SG - Frank McDaniel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Sean Linder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Barrentine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 03:23 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Frank McDaniel | 42-47 |
| 03:18 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (C) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Bailey (PG), Jesse Johnson (SF), Michael Armstrong (PF) George Akins, Sean Linder, Vincent Barrentine | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | William Murray drills a floater from the left block set up by Jeffrey James | 44-47 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Perin - foul #1 on Daniel Perin, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 01:39 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel drills a turnaround in the paint | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Frank McDaniel steals the ball from Jeffrey James | 46-51 |
| 01:13 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel lays it up and in | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | William Murray misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Jesse Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by William Murray - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Akins (SG) Frank McDaniel | |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Jesse Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Jesse Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 00:48 | Kansas | Leonard Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 00:48 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF) Jesse Johnson | |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Shawn Wright is called for the reach on Shane Bailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Wright, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Shane Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Michael Armstrong | 48-55 |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Sean Linder is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Wright - foul #5 on Shawn Wright, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Sean Linder makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Sean Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong is hacked by William Murray in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Murray, team foul #11 | 48-57 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-59 |
| 00:18 | Kansas | Shane Bailey is hacked by William Murray in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Murray, team foul #12 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG) William Murray | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:18 | Kansas | Shane Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:18 | Kansas | Shane Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Leonard Lee | 51-60 |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Jeffrey James is called for the reach on Leonard Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #13 | 51-60 |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Leonard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:09 | Kansas | Leonard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-62 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Michael Armstrong | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Shane Bailey runs out the clock | 51-62 |