| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fresh) SG - Liko Qian (fresh) SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) PF - Ernest Solomon (fresh) C - Frederick Luxenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses short on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Tulane | Liko Qian is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Phillips | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Liko Qian is called for the reach on Joseph Haskins - foul #1 on Liko Qian, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | Dominic Bianchi is called for the reach on Liko Qian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon loses the dribble to Joseph Haskins | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | Liko Qian is hacked by Joseph Haskins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | Peter Vezina blocks the short jumper by Frederick Luxenberg | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 17:33 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hamby | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Ryan Roberts steals the ball from Ruben Farr in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Ruben Farr loses the dribble to Ryan Roberts in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts banks in the layup | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips's 3 pointer is rejected by Ryan Roberts | 4-7 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Frederick Luxenberg - foul #1 on Frederick Luxenberg, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SG), Ralph Degraff (SF), Clark Pass (PF), Thomas Ackerman (C) Ruben Farr, Liko Qian, Thomas Phillips, Ernest Solomon, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Ryan Roberts, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | James Hamby pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is called for traveling | 4-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Andre Palacio (C) Marvin Snow, James Hamby | |
| 16:05 | Tulane | Dave Tucker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-9 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Clark Pass | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Neil Miller (fresh) SG - Dave Tucker (fresh) SF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) PF - Clark Pass (fresh) C - Thomas Ackerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Linder (fresh) SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (fairly fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tulane | Dave Tucker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:41 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 15:11 | Tulane | Clark Pass is whistled for traveling | 6-12 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Ernest Solomon (PF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Neil Miller, Dave Tucker, Ralph Degraff, Clark Pass, Thomas Ackerman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Robert Linder, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia can't tip it in | 6-12 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic snags the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins double dribbles | 6-12 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Kyle Heredia | |
| 14:17 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-12 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Frederick Luxenberg steals it from Peter Vezina | 6-12 |
| 14:06 | Tulane | Ryan Roberts steals it from Ruben Farr in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the dunk | 6-12 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic tips it back up and in | 6-14 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Peter Vezina steals the ball from Ruben Farr | 6-14 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 13:31 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:15 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips dunks the ball set up by Ernest Solomon | 8-14 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Frederick Luxenberg is called for the reach on Andre Palacio - foul #2 on Frederick Luxenberg, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SG), Ralph Degraff (SF), Clark Pass (PF), Thomas Ackerman (C) Ruben Farr, Liko Qian, Thomas Phillips, Ernest Solomon, Frederick Luxenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), James Hamby (PF) Marvin Snow, Ivan Popovic, Peter Vezina | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Degraff - foul #1 on Ralph Degraff, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Andre Palacio | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Tulane | Clark Pass grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 12:45 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | James Hamby comes up short on the runner from the left block | 8-15 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | Dave Tucker gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:19 | Tulane | Neil Miller can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | James Hamby knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Linder | 8-17 |
| 12:10 | Tulane | Neil Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Linder - foul #1 on Robert Linder, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF) Neil Miller, Dave Tucker, Thomas Ackerman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Kyle Heredia | |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 8-17 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (fairly fresh) SG - Liko Qian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Degraff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clark Pass (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Haskins (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 1 pts. PF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Andre Palacio (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Phillips steals the ball from Dominic Bianchi | 8-17 |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Haskins - foul #2 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Solomon (PF) Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Peter Vezina (PF) Joseph Haskins, Andre Palacio | |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Liko Qian makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Liko Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses the 3rd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | James Hamby snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dominic Bianchi | 10-19 |
| 10:58 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon can't finish the layup | 10-19 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow travels with the ball | 10-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SF), Thomas Ackerman (PF) Ruben Farr, Thomas Phillips, Ernest Solomon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG) Marvin Snow | |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ryan Roberts - foul #2 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff grabs the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:25 | Tulane | Liko Qian is fouled on the floor by Marvin Snow - foul #1 on Marvin Snow, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (C) James Hamby | |
| 10:25 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:25 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman grabs the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:10 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Neil Miller | 13-19 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Linder | 13-22 |
| 09:49 | Tulane | Dominic Bianchi steals it from Ralph Degraff | 13-22 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi lays it up and in | 13-24 |
| 09:29 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Clark Pass (C) Neil Miller, Dave Tucker, Ralph Degraff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (SF), Kyle Heredia (C) Dominic Bianchi, Andre Palacio | |
| 09:29 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:29 | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Robert Linder misses the fadeaway near the basket | 15-24 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Robert Linder grabs the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Hamby | 15-26 |
| 08:40 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips is fouled on the floor by Robert Linder - foul #2 on Robert Linder, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Solomon (PF) Thomas Ackerman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Peter Vezina, Kyle Heredia | |
| 08:40 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:40 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Ruben Farr - foul #1 on Ruben Farr, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Dominic Bianchi is called for the reach on Ruben Farr - foul #2 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #10 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Degraff (C) Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) Dominic Bianchi | |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Ruben Farr makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon gets the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Ruben Farr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-28 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ruben Farr (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Liko Qian (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Solomon (tiring) 3 reb. C - Ralph Degraff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Hamby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Popovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tired) C - Andre Palacio (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses long on a floater from the left side | 18-28 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marvin Snow | 18-28 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hamby | 18-30 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Ruben Farr clanks a jumper from the right side | 18-30 |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Liko Qian can't tip it in | 18-30 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-30 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SG), Clark Pass (PF) Ruben Farr, Liko Qian, Ernest Solomon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia (C) Andre Palacio | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow buries a turnaround from the left block set up by James Hamby | 18-32 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia travels with the ball | 21-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Ackerman (C) Ralph Degraff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Neil Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Heredia - foul #1 on Kyle Heredia, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Neil Miller misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Neil Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina's layup is rejected by Thomas Ackerman | 21-32 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Clark Pass | 21-32 |
| 05:41 | Tulane | Marvin Snow is called for the reach on Dave Tucker - foul #2 on Marvin Snow, team foul #12 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Ralph Degraff (C) Neil Miller, Thomas Phillips, Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Andre Palacio (C) Marvin Snow, Kyle Heredia | |
| 05:41 | Tulane | Dave Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:41 | Tulane | Dave Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Peter Vezina is denied by Ralph Degraff | 22-32 |
| 05:26 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Dave Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Popovic - foul #1 on Ivan Popovic, team foul #13 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Dave Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Dave Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Dave Tucker is called for the reach on Ivan Popovic - foul #1 on Dave Tucker, team foul #6 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF), Ernest Solomon (PF) Dave Tucker, Thomas Ackerman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Liko Qian - foul #2 on Liko Qian, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG), Dave Tucker (SG), Clark Pass (C) Ruben Farr, Liko Qian, Thomas Phillips | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG) Joseph Haskins | |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:45 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Dave Tucker is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-34 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | James Hamby snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Peter Vezina is blocked by Ernest Solomon | 23-34 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Degraff and he's hacked by James Hamby - foul #1 on James Hamby, team foul #14 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF) Ralph Degraff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia (C) Andre Palacio | |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts scores on a shot near the basket set up by Peter Vezina | 26-36 |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Neil Miller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dave Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Solomon (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clark Pass (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hamby (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ivan Popovic (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Heredia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Ernest Solomon blocks the short jumper by Ryan Roberts | 26-36 |
| 03:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Thomas Phillips | 26-36 |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips is fouled on the floor by James Hamby - foul #2 on James Hamby, team foul #15 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Liko Qian (SG), Thomas Ackerman (PF), Frederick Luxenberg (C) Neil Miller, Dave Tucker, Ernest Solomon, Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Marvin Snow (PF) Ryan Roberts, James Hamby, Ivan Popovic, Peter Vezina | |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia's pass is intercepted by Thomas Phillips | 28-36 |
| 02:54 | Tulane | Liko Qian is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow clanks a shot from the baseline | 31-36 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the runner from the left block | 31-36 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow can't tip it in | 31-36 |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 02:10 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Marvin Snow - foul #3 on Marvin Snow, team foul #16 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Degraff (SF), Clark Pass (PF) Thomas Phillips, Thomas Ackerman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Marvin Snow, Kyle Heredia | |
| 02:10 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:10 | Tulane | Frederick Luxenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina drills a floater in the lane | 32-38 |
| 01:43 | Tulane | Liko Qian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Neil Miller (PG) Ruben Farr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Frederick Luxenberg - foul #3 on Frederick Luxenberg, team foul #8 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Solomon (PF) Frederick Luxenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:29 | Tulane | Ernest Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Neil Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Haskins - foul #3 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #17 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG) Joseph Haskins | |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Neil Miller makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Neil Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Robert Linder misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 33-38 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is hacked by Ralph Degraff - foul #2 on Ralph Degraff, team foul #9 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Phillips (SF) Clark Pass | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (PF) Peter Vezina | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:58 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Liko Qian misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts is called for 10 seconds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ruben Farr (PG), Thomas Ackerman (PF) Neil Miller, Ernest Solomon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Ralph Degraff is whistled for a carry | 33-39 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Robert Linder is whistled for a carry | 33-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dave Tucker (SG) Liko Qian | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) James Hamby, Andre Palacio | |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Thomas Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ryan Roberts | 33-39 |