| Lineup | UConn | PG - Garrett Mariano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Jaffe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Thomas Blanche inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Louis Brown hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham | 30-31 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee loses the dribble to Kyle Jaffe | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Louis Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Michael Fields knocks in the jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Louis Brown clanks a shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Thomas Blanche snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Shay out of the doubleteam | 30-36 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Louis Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Seitz - foul #2 on Steven Seitz, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Trumbo (C) Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (SG), Stevie Smith (C) Steven Seitz, Marcus Lee | |
| 16:37 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | David Harrison is called for a backcourt violation | 31-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), William Meigs (SF), Louis Brown (PF) Garrett Mariano, Thomas Blanche, Kyle Jaffe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Camargo (SF) Michael Fields | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) SF - William Meigs (fresh) PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Trumbo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harrison (fresh) SF - James Camargo (fresh) PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Louis Brown is called for the reach on James Camargo - foul #3 on Louis Brown, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), Marcus Lee (C) David Harrison, Timothy Shay | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Louis Brown - foul #4 on Louis Brown, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bergara (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Kyle Jaffe (PF) Timothy Cunningham, William Meigs, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Thomas Blanche misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Camargo - foul #1 on James Camargo, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG) David Bergara | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Camargo | |
| 14:42 | UConn | Thomas Blanche makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Thomas Blanche makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith loses the dribble to Garrett Mariano | 36-40 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Garrett Mariano can't finish the layup | 36-40 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe tips it in | 38-40 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Fields | 38-42 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe misses the turnaround in the lane | 38-42 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz is hacked by Joe Trumbo - foul #2 on Joe Trumbo, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), William Meigs (SF) Dustin Parker, Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (SG), Timothy Shay (PF) Steven Seitz, Stevie Smith | |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Michael Fields tips it home | 38-44 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Garrett Mariano is hacked by David Harrison - foul #1 on David Harrison, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Timothy Shay - foul #2 on Timothy Shay, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF) Garrett Mariano, William Meigs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), James Camargo (SF) Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields | |
| 12:06 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Joe Trumbo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Jaffe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Trumbo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Harrison (fresh) SF - James Camargo (fresh) PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Thomas Blanche is whistled for a carry | 38-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), Stevie Smith (C) David Harrison, Marcus Lee | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Thomas Blanche grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Timothy Shay is called for the reach on Timothy Cunningham - foul #3 on Timothy Shay, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG) Dustin Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG), Michael Fields (SF) Drew Gambrell, James Camargo | |
| 10:11 | UConn | Thomas Blanche misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 38-44 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Crouse | 38-44 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Garrett Mariano steals the ball from Stevie Smith | 38-44 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Garrett Mariano can't finish the layup | 38-44 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Michael Fields hits the finger roll | 38-46 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe is hacked by Timothy Shay - foul #4 on Timothy Shay, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UConn | William Meigs (SF) Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (SG), Marcus Lee (C) Steven Seitz, Timothy Shay | |
| 08:36 | UConn | Garrett Mariano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:07 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 08:06 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to William Meigs | 38-46 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Joe Trumbo's pass is intercepted by David Harrison | 38-46 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse jams it on a nice dish by David Harrison | 38-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Garrett Mariano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Meigs (fresh) PF - Kyle Jaffe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Trumbo (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Michael Fields hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 38-48 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee tips it in | 38-50 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham double dribbles | 38-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (PG), David Bergara (SG), Thomas Blanche (SF), Louis Brown (PF) Garrett Mariano, Timothy Cunningham, William Meigs, Joe Trumbo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF), Timothy Shay (PF) Anthony Crouse, David Harrison, Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 38-50 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Thomas Blanche gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:01 | UConn | David Bergara hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | James Camargo snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Brown - foul #5 on Louis Brown, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Timothy Cunningham (SG), Joe Trumbo (C) Dustin Parker, David Bergara, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Camargo | |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Timothy Cunningham, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG) Drew Gambrell | |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Michael Fields knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Crouse | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Jaffe | 40-53 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is called for traveling | 40-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (SG), Stevie Smith (C) Steven Seitz, Marcus Lee | |
| 04:17 | UConn | Thomas Blanche buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Garrett Mariano | 42-53 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith is called for traveling | 42-53 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Cunningham | 44-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Garrett Mariano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Blanche (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Jaffe (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Trumbo (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Garrett Mariano - foul #1 on Garrett Mariano, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), William Meigs (SF) Garrett Mariano, Thomas Blanche | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF) Anthony Crouse, David Harrison, Michael Fields | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Dustin Parker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham | 46-55 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Thomas Blanche (SF) Dustin Parker, William Meigs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG), Michael Fields (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Drew Gambrell, James Camargo, Stevie Smith | |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Garrett Mariano | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Fields, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:47 | UConn | Kyle Jaffe knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Cunningham | 51-55 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Blanche steps in front of the Anthony Crouse pass | 51-55 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Garrett Mariano | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Michael Fields hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Seitz | 54-57 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Anthony Crouse steals it from Garrett Mariano | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse lays it in | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 54-59 |