| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Strasser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Olewinski - foul #3 on Stephen Olewinski, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia (C) Stephen Olewinski | |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Daniel Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-25 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Williams - foul #2 on Daniel Williams, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 18:46 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson grabs the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Teodoro Garcia, team foul #4 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Fraser (C) Teodoro Garcia | |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is whistled for a carry | 40-25 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-25 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | John Corley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lee | 40-25 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Fields | 42-25 |
| 17:12 | Marquette | John Corley is fouled on the floor by Gene McNeese - foul #1 on Gene McNeese, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (PF) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:56 | Marquette | John Corley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-28 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson hits a driving attempt near the basket | 42-30 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Strasser takes the ball from Marcus Lee | 42-30 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | John Corley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Strasser | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Seitz (fresh) SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) SF - James Camargo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stevie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Timothy Strasser (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Fraser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz is fouled on the floor by Daniel Williams - foul #3 on Daniel Williams, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (PF) Steven Seitz, Reginald Reinhart, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski (C) Thomas Fraser | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | James Camargo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-32 |
| 15:20 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 15:00 | Marquette | John Corley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Stevie Smith - foul #2 on Stevie Smith, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene McNeese (PF) James Camargo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:00 | Marquette | John Corley makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:00 | Marquette | John Corley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese is whistled for a carry | 42-33 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | John Corley drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Strasser | 42-35 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is hacked by Stephen Olewinski - foul #4 on Stephen Olewinski, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia (C) Stephen Olewinski | |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell | 45-35 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Drew Gambrell - foul #3 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG) Anthony Crouse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ton (SF) Daniel Williams | |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee scores on a floater in the lane | 47-36 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Drew Gambrell, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Morgan (SF), Thomas Fraser (C) John Corley, Samuel Johnson | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-36 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith tips it in | 49-36 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Thomas Ton misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-36 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gene McNeese | 49-36 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Strasser is called for the reach on Reginald Reinhart - foul #2 on Timothy Strasser, team foul #7 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Marquette | Fredrick Herring (SF) Timothy Strasser | |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:00 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-36 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Seitz (fresh) SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stevie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ton (fresh) SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) SF - Fredrick Herring (fresh) PF - Teodoro Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | James Camargo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Reginald Reinhart | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas Ton | 53-38 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart is called for 5 seconds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (PF) Steven Seitz, Reginald Reinhart, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Daniel Williams (SF) Michael Morgan, Fredrick Herring | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Drew Gambrell steals the ball from John Corley | 53-38 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Ton picks off the pass by Anthony Crouse | 53-38 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | John Corley hits a shot from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell and the foul's on Thomas Ton - foul #2 on Thomas Ton, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene McNeese (PF), Stevie Smith (C) James Camargo, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (SG), Samuel Johnson (PF) Thomas Ton, Thomas Fraser | |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Strasser | 56-42 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Gene McNeese - foul #2 on Gene McNeese, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | Anthony Crouse steals it from Daniel Williams | 56-42 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Michael Fields steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ton (SF), Thomas Fraser (C) Daniel Williams, Teodoro Garcia | |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Thomas Ton connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Reginald Reinhart - foul #1 on Reginald Reinhart, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Morgan (SF) John Corley | |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Thomas Ton makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart is fouled on the floor by Samuel Johnson - foul #3 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Camargo (SF) Michael Fields | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | The short jumper by Samuel Johnson is denied by Stevie Smith | 56-45 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stevie Smith | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Seitz (fresh) SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strasser (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) PF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson's floater is tipped away by Stevie Smith | 56-45 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson tips it in | 56-47 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | James Camargo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SF), Gene McNeese (PF) Reginald Reinhart, James Camargo, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Daniel Williams (SF), Teodoro Garcia (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Thomas Ton, Michael Morgan, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Fraser | |
| 06:14 | Marquette | John Corley's pass is intercepted by Gene McNeese | 56-47 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee is whistled for traveling | 56-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) Steven Seitz | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-47 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell tips it home | 58-47 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | John Corley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Drew Gambrell | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:21 | Marquette | John Corley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese's pass is intercepted by Daniel Williams | 60-47 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski's dunk attempt is rejected by Gene McNeese | 60-47 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene McNeese (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (tiring) 16 pts. SG - Timothy Strasser (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Teodoro Garcia (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Olewinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | John Corley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lee | 60-47 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ton (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Fredrick Herring (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF) John Corley, Timothy Strasser, Daniel Williams, Teodoro Garcia | |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Thomas Ton is fouled on the floor by Steven Seitz - foul #2 on Steven Seitz, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Fredrick Herring misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson banks in the layup set up by Thomas Ton | 60-49 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stevie Smith | 63-49 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on Stevie Smith - foul #3 on Stevie Smith, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Timothy Strasser (SG), Daniel Williams (SF) Thomas Ton, Michael Morgan, Fredrick Herring | |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson's floater is knocked away by Marcus Lee | 63-52 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz loses the dribble to John Corley in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Stevie Smith blocks the short jumper by Timothy Strasser | 63-52 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 63-52 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | John Corley drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 63-54 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Gene McNeese (PF) Steven Seitz, Reginald Reinhart, James Camargo, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | John Corley is called for the reach on Michael Fields in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Corley, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), Stevie Smith (PF) Anthony Crouse, Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell runs out the clock | 64-54 |