| Lineup | Evansville | PG - David Wunderlich (fresh) SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) SF - William Tripp (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Brewer (fresh) C - Charles Hobbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fresh) SG - James Bartolome (fresh) SF - Kyle Doman (fresh) PF - Charles Confer (fresh) C - Harry Nelsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Jeffrey Brewer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Evansville | James Bartolome steps in front of the David Wunderlich pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Charles Confer tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Charles Confer hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Jeffrey Brewer blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | James Bartolome grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Charles Confer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | William Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Evansville | David Wunderlich double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Charles Confer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | Charles Hobbs snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Evansville | Charles Confer denies the turnaround by David Wunderlich | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | David Wunderlich hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | William Tripp steals the ball from James Bartolome | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | David Wunderlich throws it down on a nice dish by William Tripp | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | James Bartolome drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Emerson | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | David Wunderlich is fouled on the floor by Harry Nelsen - foul #1 on Harry Nelsen, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Todd Bullock (SF), Luke Walkup (PF), Piao Tao (C) David Wunderlich, Joshua Davis, William Tripp, Jeffrey Brewer, Charles Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Piao Tao buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Luke Walkup | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Luke Walkup grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Nichols (SG) James Bartolome | |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Kyle Doman is called for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Cordero (PG), Kal Donato (SF), Paul Kubiszewski (PF) Jeffery Emerson, Kyle Doman, Charles Confer | |
| 15:57 | Evansville | Kal Donato denies the turnaround by Luke Walkup | 6-5 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) SF - Todd Bullock (fresh) PF - Luke Walkup (fresh) C - Piao Tao (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Cordero (fresh) SG - Richard Nichols (fresh) SF - Kal Donato (fresh) PF - Paul Kubiszewski (fresh) C - Harry Nelsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Cordero misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Kal Donato tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Luke Walkup is blocked by Paul Kubiszewski | 6-7 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Kal Donato gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Richard Nichols misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Piao Tao gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Richard Nichols loses the dribble to Gerald Dalke | 6-7 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen drills a jumper from the left block | 6-9 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky double dribbles | 6-9 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Wunderlich (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), William Tripp (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Todd Bullock, Luke Walkup | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson (PG), James Bartolome (SG), Kyle Doman (SF), Charles Confer (PF), Taylor Mitchell (C) Vernon Cordero, Richard Nichols, Kal Donato, Paul Kubiszewski, Harry Nelsen | |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | James Bartolome is fouled on the floor by Joshua Davis - foul #1 on Joshua Davis, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | William Tripp is called for the reach on Kyle Doman - foul #1 on William Tripp, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Charles Confer makes the runner from the baseline set up by Jeffery Emerson | 6-11 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | David Wunderlich hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Jeffrey Brewer tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Charles Confer lays it up and in | 8-13 |
| 11:56 | Evansville | Joshua Davis is whistled for a carry | 8-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Todd Bullock (SF), Luke Walkup (PF), Charles Hobbs (C) David Wunderlich, Joshua Davis, William Tripp, Jeffrey Brewer, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski (C) Taylor Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) SF - Todd Bullock (fresh) PF - Luke Walkup (fresh) C - Charles Hobbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bartolome (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Doman (fresh) PF - Charles Confer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Kubiszewski (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Kyle Doman is called for 5 seconds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Nichols (SG), Harry Nelsen (C) James Bartolome, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Keaney (PF) Luke Walkup | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kal Donato (SF), Paul Kubiszewski (PF) Kyle Doman, Charles Confer | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Dalke - foul #1 on Gerald Dalke, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Wunderlich (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Luke Walkup (PF) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Thomas Keaney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Luke Walkup hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski is hacked by Todd Bullock - foul #1 on Todd Bullock, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Jeffrey Brewer (PF) David Wunderlich, Joshua Davis, Luke Walkup | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Cordero (PG) Jeffery Emerson | |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-14 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Todd Bullock is called for the reach on Harry Nelsen - foul #2 on Todd Bullock, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Wunderlich (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), William Tripp (SF), Thomas Keaney (PF), Piao Tao (C) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Todd Bullock, Jeffrey Brewer, Charles Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bartolome (SG) Richard Nichols | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Vernon Cordero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Piao Tao gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Joshua Davis misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kal Donato - foul #1 on Kal Donato, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Charles Hobbs (C) David Wunderlich, William Tripp, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Doman (SF), Charles Confer (PF) Kal Donato, Harry Nelsen | |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Joshua Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Joshua Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Kyle Doman drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Confer | 12-17 |
| 09:28 | Evansville | Kyle Doman denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Brewer | 12-17 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Charles Confer gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Vernon Cordero hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Confer | 12-19 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Thomas Keaney can't tip it in | 12-19 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Kyle Doman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Keaney - foul #1 on Thomas Keaney, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Wunderlich (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), William Tripp (SF), Luke Walkup (PF), Piao Tao (C) Gerald Dalke, Joshua Davis, Thomas Keaney, Jeffrey Brewer, Charles Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson (PG), Richard Nichols (SG), Harry Nelsen (C) Vernon Cordero, James Bartolome, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Kyle Doman misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Kyle Doman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Jeffery Emerson steals it from David Wunderlich in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Charles Confer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stjepan Zwolensky - foul #1 on Stjepan Zwolensky, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Charles Confer misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Charles Confer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:13 | Evansville | Piao Tao connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Wunderlich | 14-21 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen misses the lay-in | 14-21 |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Piao Tao gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - David Wunderlich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) SF - William Tripp (fresh) PF - Luke Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. C - Piao Tao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Nichols (fresh) SF - Kyle Doman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Confer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Nelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Wunderlich | 17-21 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen is called for a charge - foul #2 on Harry Nelsen, team foul #3 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Charles Hobbs (C) David Wunderlich, Stjepan Zwolensky, Luke Walkup, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kal Donato (SF), Paul Kubiszewski (PF), Taylor Mitchell (C) Kyle Doman, Charles Confer, Harry Nelsen | |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Paul Kubiszewski denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Brewer | 17-21 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Joshua Davis hits the follow up shot | 19-21 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Dalke - foul #2 on Gerald Dalke, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Wunderlich (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Thomas Keaney (SF), Piao Tao (C) Gerald Dalke, Joshua Davis, William Tripp, Charles Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bartolome (SG) Richard Nichols | |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Thomas Keaney | 19-22 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | David Wunderlich misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kal Donato - foul #2 on Kal Donato, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Tripp (SF), Luke Walkup (PF) Thomas Keaney, Jeffrey Brewer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James McMurtrey (SF) Kal Donato | |
| 06:17 | Evansville | David Wunderlich misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | David Wunderlich makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Luke Walkup - foul #1 on Luke Walkup, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Davis (SG), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Charles Hobbs (C) Stjepan Zwolensky, Luke Walkup, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Cordero (PG) Jeffery Emerson | |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Joshua Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Taylor Mitchell gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski misses the easy layup | 20-24 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Paul Kubiszewski misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Charles Hobbs snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | David Wunderlich can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Cordero - foul #1 on Vernon Cordero, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Thomas Keaney (SF), Luke Walkup (PF), Piao Tao (C) Joshua Davis, William Tripp, Jeffrey Brewer, Charles Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Doman (SF), Charles Confer (PF) James McMurtrey, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| 05:20 | Evansville | David Wunderlich misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | David Wunderlich misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Taylor Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Charles Confer clanks a runner from the left block | 20-24 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Charles Confer pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Vernon Cordero drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Taylor Mitchell | 20-27 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Charles Confer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Keaney - foul #2 on Thomas Keaney, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Davis (SG), William Tripp (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Charles Hobbs (C) Stjepan Zwolensky, Thomas Keaney, Luke Walkup, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson (PG), Richard Nichols (SG), Paul Kubiszewski (C) Vernon Cordero, James Bartolome, Taylor Mitchell | |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Charles Confer misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Charles Confer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Jeffery Emerson steals it from Joshua Davis | 23-28 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Richard Nichols lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Emerson | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - David Wunderlich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Tripp (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Hobbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffery Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Doman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Confer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Kubiszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Evansville | David Wunderlich can't connect on a runner from the right block | 23-30 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | David Wunderlich gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Joshua Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Todd Bullock (SF), Piao Tao (C) David Wunderlich, William Tripp, Charles Hobbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kal Donato (SF), Harry Nelsen (C) Kyle Doman, Charles Confer | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Piao Tao steals it from Paul Kubiszewski | 23-30 |
| 02:35 | Evansville | Richard Nichols is called for the reach on Joshua Davis - foul #1 on Richard Nichols, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Walkup (PF) Jeffrey Brewer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:17 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Harry Nelsen | 23-30 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Dalke - foul #3 on Gerald Dalke, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky (PG), William Tripp (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Charles Hobbs (C) Gerald Dalke, Joshua Davis, Luke Walkup, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bartolome (SG), James McMurtrey (SF) Richard Nichols, Paul Kubiszewski | |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Todd Bullock is whistled for a carry | 23-31 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Harry Nelsen misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | James McMurtrey hits the follow up shot | 23-33 |
| 01:03 | Evansville | James Bartolome steals the ball from Charles Hobbs | 23-33 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Jeffery Emerson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James McMurtrey | 23-36 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky misses the jump hook in the lane | 23-36 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Jeffrey Brewer tips it back up and in | 25-36 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | James Bartolome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Charles Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Charles Hobbs can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-36 |