| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) SG - Miladen Zingler (fresh) SF - David Liptak (fresh) PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) SG - Junior Falkenstein (fresh) SF - Peter Richardson (fresh) PF - Earl Dunn (fresh) C - David Middendorf (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Gonzaga | Brian Black knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Junior Falkenstein and he's fouled by Miladen Zingler - foul #1 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:43 | Gonzaga | Brian Black makes the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky is fouled on the floor by David Middendorf - foul #1 on David Middendorf, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein tips it in | 0-6 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | David Liptak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 18:15 | Gonzaga | Miladen Zingler steals it from Peter Richardson | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses the easy layup | 0-6 |
| 18:08 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Earl Dunn | 0-6 |
| 18:00 | Gonzaga | Brian Black misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 0-6 |
| 17:52 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn loses the dribble to Timothy Rapp | 0-6 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky travels with the ball | 0-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Floyd Welsh (SG), Richard Brown (SF), John Johnson (PF), Paul Boatright (C) Brian Black, Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Earl Dunn, David Middendorf | |
| 17:14 | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Miladen Zingler - foul #2 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG) Miladen Zingler | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:14 | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:14 | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ismael Moyes | 3-8 |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh knocks in the 3 from straight away | 3-11 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ismael Moyes | 3-11 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Vicini - foul #1 on Robert Vicini, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), Earl Dunn (PF), David Middendorf (C) Robert Vicini, Floyd Welsh, Richard Brown, John Johnson, Paul Boatright | |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:03 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Liptak (fresh) PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) C - Matthew Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Junior Falkenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Middendorf (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Middendorf | 4-14 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | David Liptak is hacked by David Middendorf - foul #2 on David Middendorf, team foul #3 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Ronald Perkins (SF) Ismael Moyes, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Paul Boatright (C) Brian Black, Peter Richardson, David Middendorf | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-14 |
| 15:22 | Gonzaga | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 4-14 |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Richard Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Floyd Welsh (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), John Johnson (PF) Robert Vicini, Junior Falkenstein, Richard Brown, Earl Dunn | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins hits the finger roll | 6-14 |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Perkins - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF) Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Junior Falkenstein (SG), Earl Dunn (PF) Brian Black, Floyd Welsh, John Johnson | |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-16 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell can't tip it in | 6-16 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Perkins | 6-16 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Perkins | 8-16 |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Cook - foul #1 on Matthew Cook, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Steven Osenkowski, Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Richard Brown (SF) Robert Vicini, Peter Richardson | |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-16 |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Earl Dunn | 8-16 |
| 13:37 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Black | 8-18 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes banks in the layup | 10-18 |
| 13:05 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Earl Dunn is blocked by Telek Zamborsky | 10-18 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Telek Zamborsky | 12-18 |
| 12:32 | Gonzaga | Timothy Rapp is called for the reach on Earl Dunn - foul #1 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), Caleb Money (SF), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Ronald Perkins, David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Floyd Welsh (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), John Johnson (PF) Brian Black, Junior Falkenstein, Richard Brown, Earl Dunn | |
| 12:18 | Gonzaga | The pull-up jumper by Floyd Welsh is blocked by Matthew Cook | 12-18 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Vicini - foul #2 on Robert Vicini, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG) Robert Vicini | |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Brian Black loses the dribble to Russell Barnes | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Caleb Money (fresh) PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Paul Boatright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG) Ismael Moyes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SG), Earl Dunn (PF) Floyd Welsh, John Johnson | |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | Brian Black misses the fadeaway from the left side | 15-18 |
| 11:25 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright tips it back up and in | 15-20 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Caleb Money is fouled on the floor by Brian Black - foul #1 on Brian Black, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Caleb Money, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), John Johnson (PF) Richard Brown, Earl Dunn | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 11:00 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 10:46 | Gonzaga | John Johnson is hacked by Steven Osenkowski - foul #1 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp (C) Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn (PF) John Johnson | |
| 10:35 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes's pass is intercepted by Earl Dunn | 15-20 |
| 10:07 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Liptak | 18-20 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn can't tip it in | 18-20 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky is fouled on the floor by Earl Dunn - foul #1 on Earl Dunn, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Ronald Perkins (SG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF) Steven Osenkowski, Russell Barnes, Telek Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh (SG), Richard Brown (SF), John Johnson (PF) Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Earl Dunn | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Ronald Perkins | 20-20 |
| 09:12 | Gonzaga | John Johnson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 20-20 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Caleb Money (SF), Matthew Cook (C) David Liptak, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), Earl Dunn (PF), David Middendorf (C) Floyd Welsh, Richard Brown, John Johnson, Paul Boatright | |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:55 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to David Middendorf | 20-20 |
| 08:43 | Gonzaga | Brian Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright (C) David Middendorf | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Caleb Money is hacked by Brian Black - foul #2 on Brian Black, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini (PG), Floyd Welsh (SG), David Middendorf (C) Brian Black, Junior Falkenstein, Paul Boatright | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Caleb Money makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Caleb Money makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG), Paul Boatright (C) Floyd Welsh, David Middendorf | |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 22-20 |
| 08:05 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Paul Boatright | 22-20 |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Vicini | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Money (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Vicini (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Junior Falkenstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Boatright (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), David Liptak (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Ronald Perkins, Caleb Money, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh (SG), Richard Brown (SF), David Middendorf (C) Junior Falkenstein, Peter Richardson, Paul Boatright | |
| 07:46 | Gonzaga | Richard Brown double dribbles | 22-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein (SG) Floyd Welsh | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 07:32 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 07:24 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf misses the dunk attempt | 22-22 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Dunn | 22-22 |
| 07:15 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 07:10 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini is hacked by Ismael Moyes - foul #1 on Ismael Moyes, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh (SG), Peter Richardson (SF), John Johnson (PF), Paul Boatright (C) Junior Falkenstein, Richard Brown, Earl Dunn, David Middendorf | |
| 07:10 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:10 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:10 | Gonzaga | John Johnson grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Steven Osenkowski - foul #2 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG) Steven Osenkowski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Robert Vicini steps in front of the Russell Barnes pass | 22-24 |
| 06:44 | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh banks in the layup set up by Robert Vicini | 22-26 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Peter Richardson steals the ball from Timothy Rapp | 22-26 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-29 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Rapp | 24-29 |
| 05:48 | Gonzaga | Floyd Welsh's pass is intercepted by Timothy Rapp | 24-29 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Peter Richardson | 24-29 |
| 05:25 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:18 | Gonzaga | Robert Vicini misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 04:43 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Vicini and he's hacked by David Liptak - foul #1 on David Liptak, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins (SG), Caleb Money (SF), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Russell Barnes, David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Junior Falkenstein (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Earl Dunn (PF) Robert Vicini, Floyd Welsh, Peter Richardson, John Johnson | |
| 04:43 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Brian Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 04:15 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:01 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Money (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Falkenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Paul Boatright (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins connects on the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Miladen Zingler (SG) Ismael Moyes, Caleb Money | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson (SF), David Middendorf (C) Richard Brown, Paul Boatright | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Brian Black hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Junior Falkenstein | 29-34 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell misses the easy layup | 29-34 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 03:12 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Ronald Perkins, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SF) Peter Richardson | |
| 02:31 | Gonzaga | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp (C) Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson (SF) Richard Brown | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 02:04 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf hits the easy wide open finger roll | 33-36 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Peter Richardson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Middendorf | 33-38 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Peter Richardson is called for the reach on Steven Osenkowski - foul #1 on Peter Richardson, team foul #10 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Miladen Zingler, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Brown (SF) Peter Richardson | |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:49 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn lays it in set up by David Middendorf | 35-40 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Junior Falkenstein - foul #1 on Junior Falkenstein, team foul #11 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Ronald Perkins (SF) Steven Osenkowski, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Earl Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-40 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses long on a floater from the left block | 37-40 |
| 00:09 | Gonzaga | David Middendorf gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Junior Falkenstein misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |