| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Angel Romano inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Angel Romano | 23-31 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Thomas Maxwell steps in front of the Robert Harris pass | 23-31 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Don Walker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Angel Romano | 26-31 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf is wide open and slams it home | 26-33 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | David Saffold connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Harris | 26-36 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Patrick Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF) Don Walker, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Patrick Clark, Robert Harris, Wambua Yusuf | |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Floyd Arden gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels hits a shot from the left side | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Strickland - foul #2 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (SG), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Wickersham, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano misses the floater near the basket | 30-38 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Stanley Hulme grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Redrick and he's fouled by Wendell Brandon - foul #1 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack Duffy (C) Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Harris (PF) Maurice Strickland | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Robert Harris gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rigoberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Redrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Duffy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Daniels | 32-40 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Rigoberto Romano, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Wendell Brandon, Ronald Daniels, Heriberto Giordano, Floyd Arden | |
| 14:55 | Xavier | William Williams connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Saffold | 32-43 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Redrick, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Robert Harris is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Saffold | 32-45 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Harris - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Wickersham, Richard Corbin, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Patrick Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf double dribbles | 34-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Manuel Litchford (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Thomas Maxwell, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano (SF) Patrick Clark | |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Angel Romano drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Robert Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Maurice Strickland (PF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Robert Harris, Wambua Yusuf | |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Floyd Arden pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Heriberto Giordano steals it from Manuel Litchford | 36-47 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Wendell Brandon | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Hulme (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Arden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Don Walker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Corbin | 39-49 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels buries a shot from the right block | 39-51 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford blows the layup | 39-51 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Hulme | 39-51 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-51 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Floyd Arden grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels is fouled on the floor by Robert Wickersham - foul #2 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Wendell Brandon, Ronald Daniels, Heriberto Giordano, Maurice Strickland, Floyd Arden | |
| 09:52 | Xavier | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick is fouled in the backcourt by David Saffold - foul #3 on David Saffold, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-51 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | William Williams is hacked by Rigoberto Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rigoberto Romano, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Rigoberto Romano | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf tips it home | 39-53 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Wickersham | 41-53 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | William Williams is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Saffold | 41-55 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Robert Harris is called for the reach on Jack Duffy - foul #3 on Robert Harris, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG) Robert Redrick, Robert Wickersham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano (SF) Patrick Clark | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rigoberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Maxwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jack Duffy (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wambua Yusuf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | David Saffold steps in front of the Jack Duffy pass | 41-55 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Jack Duffy is called for the reach on William Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Duffy, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG) Rigoberto Romano | |
| Subs | Xavier | Maurice Strickland (PF) Robert Harris | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the runner in the paint | 41-57 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Don Walker is hacked by Wambua Yusuf - foul #2 on Wambua Yusuf, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG) Don Walker, Robert Redrick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG) William Williams | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell is hacked by Maurice Strickland - foul #3 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Redrick (SG) Rigoberto Romano, Robert Wickersham | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | David Saffold hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Saffold | 45-60 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Jack Duffy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, Ronald Daniels, Heriberto Giordano, Maurice Strickland, Wambua Yusuf | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-60 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Floyd Arden grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is hacked by Stanley Hulme - foul #3 on Stanley Hulme, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Angel Romano (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Rigoberto Romano, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Robert Harris can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Maxwell - foul #2 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Robert Harris takes the ball from Angel Romano | 45-60 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Robert Harris hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Floyd Arden | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Romano (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Maxwell (tiring) 9 pts. C - Jack Duffy (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Floyd Arden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham snags the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Don Walker | 47-62 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) William Williams, Patrick Clark, Robert Harris | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Maurice Strickland - foul #4 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (SG) Robert Wickersham | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels travels with the ball | 48-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF) Rigoberto Romano, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Stanley Hulme throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack Duffy (C) Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Floyd Arden is fouled on the floor by Jack Duffy - foul #5 on Jack Duffy, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Floyd Arden misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Strickland | 48-62 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Richard Corbin takes the ball from Ronald Daniels | 48-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Daniels - foul #2 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #9 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (SF) Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Stanley Hulme grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Don Walker | 50-62 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon blows the layup | 50-62 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland snags the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Heriberto Giordano | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Don Walker | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland clanks a runner from close range | 52-64 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 52-64 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is hacked by Wendell Brandon - foul #2 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon runs out the clock | 54-64 |