| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Doty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Galli (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hans Zielinski (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Chester Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Swanson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan State | Robert Stewart is called for the reach on Dominic Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 19:39 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 19:37 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Doty, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan (SG) Wilfredo Russo | |
| 19:17 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin travels in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dominic Gallo | 38-48 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Stewart | 40-48 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Chester Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Ivan Plotrowski (SG) Dominic Gallo, James Swanson | |
| 18:23 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jonathan Doty | 43-48 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-50 |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty loses the dribble to Ivan Plotrowski | 43-50 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski lays it in | 43-52 |
| 17:18 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty is hacked by Ivan Plotrowski - foul #2 on Ivan Plotrowski, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Wallace (PG), Johnny Brown (SG), Jesse Irwin (SF), Walter Sanders (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) Robert Stewart, Clarence Benjamin, Jonathan Doty, Michael Galli, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| 17:01 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Chester Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| 16:29 | Saint Louis | John Wallace clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 43-52 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Jesse Irwin is called for the reach on Hans Zielinski - foul #1 on Jesse Irwin, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 43-52 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | John Wallace pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bird (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Moylan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Chester Cox (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Swanson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | John Wallace clanks a jumper from the baseline | 43-52 |
| 15:46 | Saint Louis | John Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 15:20 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Chester Cox snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | James Swanson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Bird | 43-54 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Hans Zielinski - foul #2 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG), Jonathan Doty (SF), Michael Galli (PF), Albert Jones (C) John Wallace, Johnny Brown, Walter Sanders, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Ivan Plotrowski (PF) Thomas Bird, Daniel Moylan, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox | |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin makes the 3rd free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski can't finish the layup | 45-54 |
| 14:16 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Irwin | 48-54 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Michael Galli swats the dunk try by Ivan Plotrowski | 48-54 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski tips it back up and in | 48-56 |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty's pass is intercepted by Dominic Gallo in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo slams it home | 48-58 |
| 13:12 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Morris (PG), Clarence Benjamin (SG) Robert Stewart, Jesse Irwin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chester Cox (PF), Daniel Moylan (C) Ivan Plotrowski, James Swanson | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 13:03 | Saint Louis | William Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Albert Jones steps in front of the Hans Weslowski pass | 48-61 |
| 12:40 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Morris | 50-61 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Kerry Young makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Albert Jones and he's fouled by Chester Cox - foul #2 on Chester Cox, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Wallace (PG), Walter Sanders (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) William Morris, Michael Galli, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Kerry Young | |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty misses the free throw | 52-63 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Doty swats the shot by Hans Weslowski | 52-63 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Chester Cox can't finish the layup | 52-63 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski hits the follow up shot | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Doty (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bird (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hans Weslowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Cox (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Moylan (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 11:21 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | The refs have stopped play. Jonathan Doty is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 52-65 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG), Johnny Brown (SF), Carl Jewell (C) John Wallace, Jonathan Doty, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Hans Weslowski, Chester Cox | |
| 10:52 | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown is fouled on the floor by Hans Zielinski - foul #3 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Morris (SF), Michael Galli (PF), Albert Jones (C) Clarence Benjamin, Walter Sanders, Carl Jewell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:45 | Saint Louis | William Morris's pass is intercepted by Kerry Young | 52-65 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Kerry Young hits the finger roll | 52-67 |
| 10:39 | Saint Louis | Kerry Young is called for the reach on Johnny Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kerry Young, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Kerry Young | |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones lays it in on a great pass from William Morris | 54-67 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 10:07 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Johnny Brown | 54-67 |
| 09:48 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones scores on a shot in the paint set up by Johnny Brown | 56-67 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Stewart - foul #3 on Robert Stewart, team foul #5 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Wallace (PG), Clarence Benjamin (SG), Walter Sanders (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) Robert Stewart, Johnny Brown, Michael Galli, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Chester Cox (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski, Daniel Moylan, James Swanson | |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 09:01 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin misses the easy open layup | 56-69 |
| 09:00 | Saint Louis | Joseph Barnes tips it back up and in | 58-69 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Chester Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 08:45 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | John Wallace is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski buries a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Walter Sanders - foul #3 on Walter Sanders, team foul #6 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG), Johnny Brown (SF), Albert Jones (C) John Wallace, William Morris, Walter Sanders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Wilfredo Russo, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| 08:01 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 60-72 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Galli (PF) Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Daniel Moylan (PF) Kerry Young, Hans Weslowski, Chester Cox | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Benjamin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Galli (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Moylan (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Swanson (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Clarence Benjamin | 62-72 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo is hacked by Clarence Benjamin - foul #2 on Clarence Benjamin, team foul #7 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Wallace (PG), Jesse Irwin (SG), Jonathan Doty (SF), Walter Sanders (PF), Carl Jewell (C) Robert Stewart, Clarence Benjamin, Johnny Brown, Michael Galli, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 07:10 | Saint Louis | Carl Jewell snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| 06:55 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jesse Irwin | 64-73 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-73 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | James Swanson grabs the offensive board | 64-73 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-73 |
| 06:13 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Hans Zielinski - foul #5 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG), Clarence Benjamin (SG), Joseph Barnes (PF), Albert Jones (C) John Wallace, Jesse Irwin, Walter Sanders, Carl Jewell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Chester Cox (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski, Daniel Moylan, James Swanson | |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Chester Cox pulls down the rebound | 65-73 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Chester Cox connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Wilfredo Russo | 65-75 |
| 05:42 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Albert Jones | 68-75 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski scores on a runner in the lane set up by Ivan Plotrowski and the foul's on Albert Jones - foul #3 on Albert Jones, team foul #8 | 68-77 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski makes the free throw | 68-78 |
| 05:08 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-78 |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Joseph Barnes snags the offensive board | 68-78 |
| 04:57 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart connects on the open 3 from the right corner set up by Clarence Benjamin | 71-78 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Chester Cox comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 71-78 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Joseph Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | Chester Cox is called for the reach on Joseph Barnes - foul #3 on Chester Cox, team foul #9 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Wallace (PG), Johnny Brown (SG), William Morris (SF), Michael Galli (PF) Robert Stewart, Clarence Benjamin, Jonathan Doty, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan (C) Wilfredo Russo | |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | Joseph Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | Joseph Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Moylan | 72-78 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 72-78 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Moylan | 72-78 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski is denied on a layup by Michael Galli | 72-78 |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | John Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Morris (fresh) PF - Michael Galli (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bird (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hans Weslowski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Plotrowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Chester Cox (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Moylan (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Wallace | 75-78 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Joseph Barnes pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG), Clarence Benjamin (SG), Jonathan Doty (SF), Albert Jones (C) John Wallace, Johnny Brown, William Morris, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Ivan Plotrowski, Chester Cox | |
| 02:53 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Benjamin, team foul #9 | 75-78 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli snags the defensive board | 75-78 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Dominic Gallo is called for the reach on Clarence Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominic Gallo, team foul #10 | 75-78 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-80 |
| 02:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli is hacked by Daniel Moylan - foul #2 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #11 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chester Cox (PF) Daniel Moylan | |
| 02:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-83 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli can't finish the uncontested layup | 79-83 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo grabs the board | 79-83 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-83 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | James Swanson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Chester Cox | 79-85 |
| 01:02 | Saint Louis | Wilfredo Russo is called for the reach on Clarence Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #12 | 79-85 |
| 01:02 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 01:02 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo double dribbles | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Albert Jones and he's hacked by Wilfredo Russo - foul #5 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #13 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan (SF) Wilfredo Russo | |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin misses the free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli gets the offensive rebound | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-85 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Stewart - foul #4 on Robert Stewart, team foul #10 | 83-85 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski makes the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli is hacked by Chester Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chester Cox, team foul #14 | 83-87 |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli misses the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 84-87 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Robert Stewart is called for the reach on James Swanson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Stewart, team foul #11 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown (PG) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-89 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan grabs the defensive rebound | 84-89 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-89 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Clarence Benjamin is called for the reach on Hans Weslowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Benjamin, team foul #12 | 84-89 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses the 2nd free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones snags the defensive board | 84-89 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones scores on a halfcourt shot | 87-89 |