| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christoper Rau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rolando Dole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Riojas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfred Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Rolando Dole inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Louisville | Bruce Ralls steals the ball from Andrew Taylor in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfred Morrow - foul #2 on Alfred Morrow, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas is hacked by Rolando Dole - foul #3 on Rolando Dole, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper (SF) Rolando Dole | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Von Rusinski (SG) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls | |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas double dribbles | 43-34 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Kelvin Shepherd is called for the reach on Andrew Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelvin Shepherd, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McGill (C) Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow is hacked by Christoper Rau - foul #1 on Christoper Rau, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gamboa (PG), David Woolsey (SF), Jacob Niemi (C) Christoper Rau, Richard Sorensen, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kang Tang (SF), John Bohner (C) Carl Riojas, Alfred Morrow | |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill knocks in the jumper in the lane | 43-36 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert is hacked by Joseph McGill - foul #1 on Joseph McGill, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi is fouled on the floor by John Bohner - foul #2 on John Bohner, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Pagano (C) Joshua Hubbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG) Von Rusinski | |
| 17:30 | Louisville | David Woolsey connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-36 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Kang Tang can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Cooper - foul #1 on Benjamin Cooper, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Richard Sorensen (PF) Benjamin Cooper, Andrew Pagano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG), Alfred Morrow (PF) John Selzer, Joseph McGill | |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Kang Tang misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Kang Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | David Gamboa can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-36 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert (SG), Allen Payne (SF), Andrew Taylor (C) David Gamboa, David Woolsey, Jacob Niemi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Carl Riojas (SF), Joseph McGill (C) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Kang Tang, John Bohner | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Alfred Morrow denies the turnaround by Andrew Taylor | 45-36 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper (SF), Blaine Miller (PF) Christoper Rau, Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Von Rusinski (SG) Robert Crosley, Jeremy Lucas | |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Blaine Miller - foul #1 on Blaine Miller, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Allen Payne (fresh) SG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blaine Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Von Rusinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Riojas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfred Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph McGill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Blaine Miller is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Woolsey (PG), Rolando Dole (SF), Andrew Pagano (C) Allen Payne, Blaine Miller, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Carl Riojas, Joseph McGill | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | John Selzer clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | John Selzer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Pagano - foul #1 on Andrew Pagano, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), David Gamboa (SG), Richard Sorensen (PF), Jacob Niemi (C) David Woolsey, Joshua Hubbert, Benjamin Cooper, Andrew Pagano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Carl Riojas (SF) Von Rusinski, Bruce Ralls, John Selzer | |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Christoper Rau is fouled on the floor by Alvaro Galindo - foul #2 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bohner (PF) Alfred Morrow | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi makes the shot from the right block | 47-40 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Christoper Rau hits a floater from the left wing set up by David Gamboa | 49-40 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas is fouled on the floor by Rolando Dole - foul #4 on Rolando Dole, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Woolsey (PG), Joshua Hubbert (SG), Benjamin Cooper (SF), Blaine Miller (PF), Andrew Taylor (C) Christoper Rau, David Gamboa, Rolando Dole, Richard Sorensen, Jacob Niemi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Kang Tang (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF) Alvaro Galindo, Jeremy Lucas, Carl Riojas, John Bohner | |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Benjamin Cooper takes the ball from Alfred Morrow | 49-40 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Kelvin Shepherd steals the ball from Joshua Hubbert in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Blaine Miller is called for the reach on Bruce Ralls - foul #2 on Blaine Miller, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McGill (PF) Alfred Morrow | |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joshua Hubbert | 49-40 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | David Woolsey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (SG) Bruce Ralls | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Blaine Miller pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Kelvin Shepherd steals the ball from Benjamin Cooper in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Von Rusinski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | John Selzer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Kang Tang steals it from Blaine Miller in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Selzer | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Woolsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Blaine Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Rusinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kang Tang (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph McGill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Kang Tang is hacked by Blaine Miller - foul #3 on Blaine Miller, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), David Gamboa (SG), Allen Payne (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF), Jacob Niemi (C) David Woolsey, Joshua Hubbert, Benjamin Cooper, Blaine Miller, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG), Alfred Morrow (PF), John Bohner (C) John Selzer, Joseph McGill, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Kang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Kang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Christoper Rau is fouled on the floor by Von Rusinski - foul #2 on Von Rusinski, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Carl Riojas (SF) Von Rusinski, Jeremy Lucas, Kang Tang | |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Christoper Rau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Allen Payne double dribbles | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert (SG), David Woolsey (SF), Andrew Pagano (C) David Gamboa, Allen Payne, Jacob Niemi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Joseph McGill (PF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Alfred Morrow, John Bohner | |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill connects on the runner from the right block | 49-49 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | The jump hook by Christoper Rau is blocked by Joseph McGill | 49-49 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Andrew Pagano pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joshua Hubbert and the foul's on Jeremy Lucas - foul #2 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper (SF), Andrew Taylor (C) David Woolsey, Andrew Pagano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (SG), Alfred Morrow (PF) Jeremy Lucas, Joseph McGill | |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas's layup is rejected by Richard Sorensen | 52-49 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gamboa (PG), Blaine Miller (PF) Christoper Rau, Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Benjamin Cooper is called for the reach on Carl Riojas - foul #2 on Benjamin Cooper, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG) John Selzer | |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Von Rusinski is called for the reach on Benjamin Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Von Rusinski, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | David Gamboa is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Taylor | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Gamboa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Hubbert (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Blaine Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Von Rusinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Riojas (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Morrow (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kelvin Shepherd (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | The short jumper by Blaine Miller is denied by Kelvin Shepherd | 55-53 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | David Gamboa comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Alfred Morrow - foul #3 on Alfred Morrow, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Woolsey (SG), Rolando Dole (SF), Jacob Niemi (PF), Andrew Pagano (C) Joshua Hubbert, Benjamin Cooper, Blaine Miller, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Kang Tang (SF), Joseph McGill (PF), John Bohner (C) Von Rusinski, Jeremy Lucas, Carl Riojas, Alfred Morrow, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | David Gamboa makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | David Gamboa makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Kang Tang comes up short on the floater near the basket | 57-53 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jacob Niemi | 57-53 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | David Woolsey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rolando Dole and he's hacked by Bruce Ralls - foul #3 on Bruce Ralls, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Richard Sorensen (PF) David Gamboa, Andrew Pagano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:32 | Louisville | David Woolsey makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | John Bohner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alvaro Galindo | 60-55 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Christoper Rau loses the dribble to Kang Tang in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to David Woolsey | 60-55 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | David Woolsey's layup is rejected by Joseph McGill | 60-55 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen banks in the layup set up by Rolando Dole | 62-55 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo is hacked by Christoper Rau - foul #2 on Christoper Rau, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Allen Payne (PG), Joshua Hubbert (SG), Benjamin Cooper (SF), Andrew Pagano (C) Christoper Rau, David Woolsey, Rolando Dole, Jacob Niemi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (SG), John Selzer (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Bruce Ralls, Kang Tang, Joseph McGill, John Bohner | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | John Selzer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | John Selzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow tips it home | 62-59 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert is hacked by Von Rusinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Von Rusinski, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF) Alvaro Galindo | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas is hacked by Richard Sorensen - foul #1 on Richard Sorensen, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG) Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Alfred Morrow is called for the reach on Christoper Rau - foul #4 on Alfred Morrow, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Taylor (C) Andrew Pagano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd loses the dribble to Christoper Rau | 63-61 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christoper Rau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Payne (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Selzer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Rusinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carl Riojas (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Morrow (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Kelvin Shepherd (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Allen Payne hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Andrew Taylor and he's fouled by Carl Riojas - foul #2 on Carl Riojas, team foul #13 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gamboa (SG), Rolando Dole (SF), Jacob Niemi (PF), Andrew Pagano (C) Christoper Rau, Joshua Hubbert, Benjamin Cooper, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Joseph McGill (PF) John Selzer, Von Rusinski, Alfred Morrow | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Allen Payne misses the free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Kelvin Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | The jumper by Jeremy Lucas is denied by Andrew Pagano | 65-63 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Allen Payne pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert (SG), Richard Sorensen (PF) Allen Payne, Andrew Pagano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (PG), Kang Tang (SF), John Bohner (C) Robert Crosley, Carl Riojas, Kelvin Shepherd | |
| 02:39 | Louisville | John Selzer steals it from Joshua Hubbert | 65-63 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Selzer | 65-65 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen is hacked by Kang Tang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kang Tang, team foul #14 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Taylor (C) Jacob Niemi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG) Jeremy Lucas | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG) David Gamboa | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) John Selzer | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Joseph McGill double dribbles | 67-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF), Alfred Morrow (PF), Kelvin Shepherd (C) Kang Tang, Joseph McGill, John Bohner | |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Christoper Rau is fouled in the backcourt by Alvaro Galindo - foul #3 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #15 | 67-65 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Christoper Rau makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Carl Riojas snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Riojas | 68-65 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alvaro Galindo | 68-68 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Alvaro Galindo is called for the reach on Christoper Rau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #16 | 68-68 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Ralls | 68-70 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor is called for traveling | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow grabs the offensive board | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow is hacked by Andrew Taylor - foul #3 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert grabs the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor is whistled for a carry | 68-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Selzer (SF) Carl Riojas | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Christoper Rau is called for the reach on Alfred Morrow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christoper Rau, team foul #13 | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Alfred Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Alvaro Galindo is called for the reach on Christoper Rau in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #17 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Riojas (SF) Alvaro Galindo | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Christoper Rau makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Christoper Rau makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | John Selzer is hacked by Christoper Rau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christoper Rau, team foul #14 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Von Rusinski (PG) Carl Riojas | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | John Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christoper Rau hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-75 |