| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Mueller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Claussen (fresh) SF - Thomas Perrodin (fresh) PF - Anthony Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Yelton (fresh) 23 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Manual Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Angel Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Giuseppe Menendez (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Perrodin inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton clanks a shot near the basket | 27-37 |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | Angel Mendoza grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 19:20 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez dunks the ball set up by Roy Jennings | 27-39 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Angel Mendoza denies the turnaround by Marion Yelton | 27-39 |
| 19:01 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:52 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Anthony Bell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:04 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez blows the dunk but he's fouled by Raymond Claussen - foul #2 on Raymond Claussen, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 18:04 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:04 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Craig Jones steals the ball from Marion Yelton | 27-41 |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Angel Mendoza hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 27-41 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Perrodin | 27-41 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Giuseppe Menendez - foul #2 on Giuseppe Menendez, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 16:36 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings travels with the ball | 28-41 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton blows the layup | 28-41 |
| 16:13 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:53 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Raymond Claussen grabs the board | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Mueller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Claussen (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Perrodin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Yelton (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Manual Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Mendoza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Menendez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-41 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Raymond Claussen pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Manual Gomez takes the ball from Anthony Bell | 28-41 |
| 15:01 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez lays it up and in | 28-43 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Anthony Bell gets the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-43 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton tips it back up and in | 30-43 |
| 14:18 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Roy Jennings | 30-45 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-45 |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 13:51 | Saint Louis | Roy Jennings clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones tips it in | 30-47 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-47 |
| 13:15 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Jones | 32-50 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 32-50 |
| 12:58 | Saint Louis | Angel Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | Marion Yelton steals the ball from Giuseppe Menendez | 32-50 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Tedder (SG) Raymond Claussen | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy (PG), Donald Rehm (SG), Marvin Robinson (SF), David Blackburn (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Manual Gomez, Roy Jennings, Angel Mendoza, Craig Jones, Giuseppe Menendez | |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Marvin Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | David Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Mueller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tedder (fresh) SF - Thomas Perrodin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Yelton (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Anthony McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Rehm (fresh) SF - Marvin Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | Donald Rehm is called for traveling | 32-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andy Burns (PF), Brandon Turner (C) Anthony Bell, Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Brandon Turner lays it up and in on a great pass from Andy Burns | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:34 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 10:32 | Saint Louis | David Blackburn tips it back up and in | 34-52 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | David Blackburn denies the turnaround by Robert Tedder | 34-52 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | David Blackburn grabs the board | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:46 | Saint Louis | Marvin Robinson loses the dribble to Brandon Turner | 34-52 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Robert Tedder misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-52 |
| 09:18 | Saint Louis | Marvin Robinson grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 09:02 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy misses the shot from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 09:00 | Saint Louis | Cesar Rossi snags the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 08:46 | Saint Louis | Donald Rehm comes up short on the runner in the lane | 34-52 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Donald Mueller snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Donald Mueller makes the floater from the left side | 36-52 |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | David Blackburn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-55 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Marvin Robinson is called for the reach on Donald Mueller - foul #1 on Marvin Robinson, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Raymond Claussen (SG), Anthony Bell (PF), Marion Yelton (C) Donald Mueller, Thomas Perrodin, Brandon Turner | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez (PG), Roy Jennings (SG), Angel Mendoza (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Giuseppe Menendez (C) Anthony McCoy, Donald Rehm, Marvin Robinson, David Blackburn, Cesar Rossi | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Tedder (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Claussen (fresh) SF - Andy Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Yelton (fresh) 28 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Manual Gomez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Menendez (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-55 |
| 06:50 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by Roy Jennings is blocked by Marion Yelton | 38-55 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton connects on the floater in the paint | 40-55 |
| 06:01 | Saint Louis | Manual Gomez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andy Burns | 40-55 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton can't throw it down | 40-55 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Robert Tedder grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Raymond Claussen is fouled on the floor by Angel Mendoza - foul #2 on Angel Mendoza, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Mueller (PG) Andy Burns | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cesar Rossi (C) Giuseppe Menendez | |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton's floater is tipped away by Craig Jones | 40-55 |
| 04:50 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| 04:27 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Manual Gomez | 40-57 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Roy Jennings is called for the reach on Raymond Claussen - foul #1 on Roy Jennings, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Perrodin (SF) Robert Tedder | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy (PG), Donald Rehm (SG), Giuseppe Menendez (SF), Marvin Robinson (PF), Allan Donnelly (C) Manual Gomez, Roy Jennings, Angel Mendoza, Craig Jones, Cesar Rossi | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-57 |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez misses the easy layup | 42-57 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Donald Mueller | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Claussen (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Perrodin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Yelton (fairly fresh) 34 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Anthony McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Rehm (fresh) SF - Giuseppe Menendez (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allan Donnelly (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Anthony McCoy steps in front of the Donald Mueller pass in the backcourt | 42-57 |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez misses the lay-in | 42-57 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | Donald Rehm misses short on a jumper near the basket | 44-57 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Giuseppe Menendez picks off the pass by Marion Yelton | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy is hacked by Raymond Claussen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Claussen, team foul #2 | 44-57 |
| 01:46 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy is fouled on the floor by Donald Mueller - foul #2 on Donald Mueller, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| 01:44 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell is called for the reach on Anthony McCoy - foul #3 on Anthony Bell, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| 01:43 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez is fouled on the floor by Thomas Perrodin - foul #1 on Thomas Perrodin, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy is hacked by Donald Mueller - foul #3 on Donald Mueller, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy is fouled on the floor by Raymond Claussen - foul #4 on Raymond Claussen, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Anthony Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-58 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton tips it but misses | 44-58 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez grabs the board | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Donald Mueller is hacked by Marvin Robinson - foul #2 on Marvin Robinson, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton connects on the jumper in the paint | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Giuseppe Menendez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Anthony Bell grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Giuseppe Menendez - foul #3 on Giuseppe Menendez, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Anthony McCoy runs out the clock | 48-60 |