
(4) Louisville 57
(29-9, 10-8 Big East)

(1) Michigan St 44
(29-8, 13-5 Big Ten)
Coverage: TBS
7:47 PM ET, March 22, 2012
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Top Performers
Louisville: C. Behanan 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl
Michigan State: D. Green 13 Pts, 16 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk
Complete Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | All1st Half Summary | |||
| TIME | LOUISVILLE | SCORE | MICHIGAN STATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 | 0-0 | Adreian Payne missed Jumper. | |
| 19:35 | Chane Behanan Defensive Rebound. | 0-0 | |
| 19:30 | Peyton Siva missed Jumper. | 0-0 | |
| 19:28 | 0-0 | Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound. | |
| 19:23 | 0-0 | Draymond Green missed Jumper. | |
| 19:19 | Chris Smith Defensive Rebound. | 0-0 | |
| 19:00 | Peyton Siva missed Three Point Jumper. | 0-0 | |
| 18:56 | 0-0 | Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:33 | 0-3 | Austin Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. | |
| 18:05 | Gorgui Dieng missed Jumper. | 0-3 | |
| 18:03 | 0-3 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 17:45 | 0-3 | Draymond Green missed Jumper. | |
| 17:43 | Chane Behanan Defensive Rebound. | 0-3 | |
| 17:18 | Kyle Kuric missed Three Point Jumper. | 0-3 | |
| 17:15 | 0-3 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 16:43 | Foul on Chane Behanan | 0-3 | |
| 16:30 | 0-3 | Derrick Nix missed Jumper. | |
| 16:25 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 0-3 | |
| 16:08 | Peyton Siva Turnover. | 0-3 | |
| 16:08 | 0-3 | Keith Appling Steal. | |
| 16:02 | 0-3 | Draymond Green missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 15:56 | Chris Smith Defensive Rebound. | 0-3 | |
| 15:43 | Chris Smith made Three Point Jumper. | 3-3 | |
| 15:23 | 3-5 | Draymond Green made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Wood. | |
| 14:57 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 14:51 | Kyle Kuric missed Three Point Jumper. | 3-5 | |
| 14:45 | 3-5 | Derrick Nix Defensive Rebound. | |
| 14:24 | 3-5 | Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 14:21 | Chris Smith Defensive Rebound. | 3-5 | |
| 13:48 | Gorgui Dieng missed Jumper. | 3-5 | |
| 13:45 | Chane Behanan Offensive Rebound. | 3-5 | |
| 13:45 | Chane Behanan missed Tip Shot. | 3-5 | |
| 13:45 | Louisville Offensive Rebound. | 3-5 | |
| 13:26 | Chane Behanan missed Three Point Jumper. | 3-5 | |
| 13:22 | 3-5 | Derrick Nix Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:10 | 3-5 | Brandan Kearney missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:04 | Chane Behanan Defensive Rebound. | 3-5 | |
| 13:00 | Peyton Siva missed Layup. | 3-5 | |
| 13:00 | 3-5 | Draymond Green Block. | |
| 13:00 | Louisville Offensive Rebound. | 3-5 | |
| 12:35 | Russ Smith missed Jumper. | 3-5 | |
| 12:31 | 3-5 | Travis Trice Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:28 | 3-5 | Travis Trice Turnover. | |
| 12:28 | Gorgui Dieng Steal. | 3-5 | |
| 12:13 | Russ Smith missed Jumper. | 3-5 | |
| 12:13 | 3-5 | Adreian Payne Block. | |
| 12:07 | Russ Smith Offensive Rebound. | 3-5 | |
| 12:04 | Wayne Blackshear missed Layup. | 3-5 | |
| 12:00 | 3-5 | Austin Thornton Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:48 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:34 | 3-5 | Keith Appling missed Jumper. | |
| 11:34 | Gorgui Dieng Block. | 3-5 | |
| 11:34 | 3-5 | Michigan State Offensive Rebound. | |
| 11:34 | 3-5 | Draymond Green missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 11:30 | Russ Smith Defensive Rebound. | 3-5 | |
| 11:12 | Gorgui Dieng made Dunk. Assisted by Russ Smith. | 5-5 | |
| 10:40 | 5-7 | Draymond Green made Dunk. Assisted by Keith Appling. | |
| 10:08 | Russ Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 5-7 | |
| 10:04 | Jared Swopshire Offensive Rebound. | 5-7 | |
| 10:00 | Russ Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 8-7 | |
| 9:56 | 8-7 | Keith Appling Turnover. | |
| 9:41 | Jared Swopshire made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 11-7 | |
| 9:25 | 11-7 | Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 9:21 | 11-7 | Adreian Payne Offensive Rebound. | |
| 9:21 | Foul on Wayne Blackshear | 11-7 | |
| 9:21 | 11-8 | Adreian Payne made Free Throw. | |
| 9:21 | 11-9 | Adreian Payne made Free Throw. | |
| 9:05 | Russ Smith made Three Point Jumper. | 14-9 | |
| 8:36 | Foul on Peyton Siva | 14-9 | |
| 8:36 | 14-10 | Keith Appling made Free Throw. | |
| 8:36 | 14-11 | Keith Appling made Free Throw. | |
| 8:09 | Russ Smith missed Jumper. | 14-11 | |
| 8:09 | 14-11 | Keith Appling Block. | |
| 8:05 | 14-11 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:57 | 14-11 | Derrick Nix Turnover. | |
| 7:57 | Jared Swopshire Steal. | 14-11 | |
| 7:38 | Kyle Kuric missed Three Point Jumper. | 14-11 | |
| 7:34 | Jared Swopshire Offensive Rebound. | 14-11 | |
| 7:10 | Russ Smith Turnover. | 14-11 | |
| 7:10 | 14-11 | Draymond Green Steal. | |
| 7:05 | 14-11 | Draymond Green Turnover. | |
| 7:05 | Gorgui Dieng Steal. | 14-11 | |
| 6:59 | Louisville Full Timeout. | ||
| 6:46 | Chris Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 17-11 | |
| 6:11 | 17-11 | Derrick Nix missed Layup. | |
| 6:08 | 17-11 | Travis Trice Offensive Rebound. | |
| 5:55 | 17-11 | Derrick Nix missed Jumper. | |
| 5:52 | Kyle Kuric Defensive Rebound. | 17-11 | |
| 5:44 | Chane Behanan missed Layup. | 17-11 | |
| 5:44 | 17-11 | Derrick Nix Block. | |
| 5:44 | Louisville Offensive Rebound. | 17-11 | |
| 5:44 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 5:25 | Chris Smith Turnover. | 17-11 | |
| 5:25 | 17-11 | Brandon Wood Steal. | |
| 5:18 | 17-13 | Derrick Nix made Dunk. Assisted by Keith Appling. | |
| 4:48 | Gorgui Dieng Turnover. | 17-13 | |
| 4:48 | 17-13 | Derrick Nix Steal. | |
| 4:44 | 17-15 | Brandon Wood made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice. | |
| 4:41 | Louisville Full Timeout. | ||
| 4:12 | Gorgui Dieng made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 20-15 | |
| 3:49 | 20-15 | Draymond Green missed Jumper. | |
| 3:49 | Louisville Defensive Rebound. | 20-15 | |
| 3:49 | 20-15 | Foul on Adreian Payne | |
| 3:49 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:32 | Chris Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 20-15 | |
| 3:30 | 20-15 | Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound. | |
| 3:30 | Foul on Chane Behanan | 20-15 | |
| 3:05 | 20-15 | Foul on Keith Appling | |
| 3:05 | 20-15 | Keith Appling Turnover. | |
| 2:36 | Jared Swopshire missed Layup. | 20-15 | |
| 2:35 | 20-15 | Draymond Green Block. | |
| 2:34 | 20-15 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:30 | 20-18 | Draymond Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. | |
| 2:09 | Chris Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 20-18 | |
| 2:06 | Chris Smith Offensive Rebound. | 20-18 | |
| 2:03 | Chris Smith missed Jumper. | 20-18 | |
| 2:00 | 20-18 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:55 | 20-18 | Foul on Adreian Payne | |
| 1:55 | 20-18 | Adreian Payne Turnover. | |
| 1:38 | Wayne Blackshear missed Layup. | 20-18 | |
| 1:35 | 20-18 | Derrick Nix Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:19 | 20-18 | Keith Appling missed Layup. | |
| 1:19 | Gorgui Dieng Block. | 20-18 | |
| 1:13 | Peyton Siva Defensive Rebound. | 20-18 | |
| 1:12 | Peyton Siva Turnover. | 20-18 | |
| 1:01 | 20-18 | Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:56 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 20-18 | |
| 0:51 | 20-18 | Foul on Travis Trice | |
| 0:43 | Peyton Siva missed Jumper. | 20-18 | |
| 0:39 | 20-18 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:20 | Michigan State Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:14 | 20-18 | Draymond Green missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:11 | Peyton Siva Defensive Rebound. | 20-18 | |
| 0:03 | Jared Swopshire made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 23-18 | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | ||
2nd Half Summary | |||
| TIME | LOUISVILLE | SCORE | MICHIGAN STATE |
| 19:48 | 23-21 | Keith Appling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Draymond Green. | |
| 19:14 | Chane Behanan made Layup. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 25-21 | |
| 19:14 | 25-21 | Foul on Austin Thornton | |
| 19:14 | Chane Behanan missed Free Throw. | 25-21 | |
| 19:14 | 25-21 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:55 | 25-21 | Draymond Green Turnover. | |
| 18:55 | Chane Behanan Steal. | 25-21 | |
| 18:52 | Kyle Kuric missed Three Point Jumper. | 25-21 | |
| 18:48 | 25-21 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:45 | 25-21 | Foul on Brandon Wood | |
| 18:45 | 25-21 | Brandon Wood Turnover. | |
| 18:13 | Kyle Kuric made Layup. Assisted by Chane Behanan. | 27-21 | |
| 17:57 | 27-21 | Draymond Green missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 17:55 | 27-21 | Adreian Payne Offensive Rebound. | |
| 17:51 | 27-21 | Adreian Payne missed Jumper. | |
| 17:48 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 27-21 | |
| 17:34 | Peyton Siva missed Three Point Jumper. | 27-21 | |
| 17:29 | Chane Behanan Offensive Rebound. | 27-21 | |
| 17:25 | Chane Behanan Turnover. | 27-21 | |
| 17:25 | 27-21 | Adreian Payne Steal. | |
| 17:21 | Foul on Gorgui Dieng | 27-21 | |
| 17:21 | 27-22 | Brandon Wood made Free Throw. | |
| 17:21 | 27-23 | Brandon Wood made Free Throw. | |
| 17:04 | Peyton Siva Turnover. | 27-23 | |
| 17:04 | 27-23 | Brandon Wood Steal. | |
| 16:46 | 27-23 | Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 16:42 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 27-23 | |
| 16:30 | Russ Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 27-23 | |
| 16:27 | 27-23 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 16:27 | Foul on Gorgui Dieng | 27-23 | |
| 16:05 | 27-23 | Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 16:02 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 27-23 | |
| 15:50 | Chane Behanan made Dunk. Assisted by Russ Smith. | 29-23 | |
| 15:31 | 29-23 | Brandon Wood missed Layup. | |
| 15:30 | 29-23 | Brandon Wood Offensive Rebound. | |
| 15:30 | Foul on Russ Smith | 29-23 | |
| 15:30 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:05 | 29-25 | Draymond Green made Layup. | |
| 14:48 | Kyle Kuric missed Jumper. | 29-25 | |
| 14:44 | 29-25 | Keith Appling Defensive Rebound. | |
| 14:40 | 29-25 | Keith Appling missed Layup. | |
| 14:38 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 29-25 | |
| 14:29 | Chane Behanan made Layup. Assisted by Russ Smith. | 31-25 | |
| 14:13 | 31-25 | Draymond Green Turnover. | |
| 14:13 | Gorgui Dieng Steal. | 31-25 | |
| 13:52 | Russ Smith missed Jumper. | 31-25 | |
| 13:48 | 31-25 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:24 | 31-25 | Draymond Green missed Layup. | |
| 13:24 | Gorgui Dieng Block. | 31-25 | |
| 13:24 | 31-25 | Austin Thornton Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:24 | 31-25 | Austin Thornton missed Layup. | |
| 13:23 | Louisville Defensive Rebound. | 31-25 | |
| 13:18 | Peyton Siva made Dunk. Assisted by Jared Swopshire. | 33-25 | |
| 13:09 | 33-25 | Draymond Green Turnover. | |
| 13:09 | Jared Swopshire Steal. | 33-25 | |
| 13:09 | 33-25 | Foul on Keith Appling | |
| 13:09 | Russ Smith made Free Throw. | 34-25 | |
| 13:09 | Russ Smith made Free Throw. | 35-25 | |
| 12:57 | Michigan State Full Timeout. | ||
| 12:57 | 35-25 | Austin Thornton Turnover. | |
| 12:50 | Jared Swopshire missed Three Point Jumper. | 35-25 | |
| 12:48 | 35-25 | Michigan State Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:23 | Foul on Peyton Siva | 35-25 | |
| 12:23 | 35-26 | Brandon Wood made Free Throw. | |
| 12:23 | 35-27 | Brandon Wood made Free Throw. | |
| 11:51 | Peyton Siva Turnover. | 35-27 | |
| 11:51 | 35-27 | Keith Appling Steal. | |
| 11:44 | 35-29 | Adreian Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Draymond Green. | |
| 11:39 | Louisville Full Timeout. | ||
| 11:13 | Peyton Siva missed Three Point Jumper. | 35-29 | |
| 11:09 | 35-29 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:04 | 35-29 | Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 10:59 | 35-29 | Draymond Green Offensive Rebound. | |
| 10:55 | 35-31 | Draymond Green made Dunk. | |
| 10:19 | Chane Behanan made Layup. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 37-31 | |
| 9:57 | 37-31 | Adreian Payne missed Jumper. | |
| 9:57 | Gorgui Dieng Block. | 37-31 | |
| 9:52 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 37-31 | |
| 9:43 | Chris Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 40-31 | |
| 9:25 | 40-31 | Keith Appling Turnover. | |
| 9:25 | Chris Smith Steal. | 40-31 | |
| 9:20 | Kyle Kuric made Layup. Assisted by Chris Smith. | 42-31 | |
| 9:03 | 42-31 | Draymond Green Turnover. | |
| 9:03 | Chane Behanan Steal. | 42-31 | |
| 9:00 | Chane Behanan missed Layup. | 42-31 | |
| 8:57 | 42-31 | Austin Thornton Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:38 | 42-31 | Draymond Green missed Layup. | |
| 8:38 | Gorgui Dieng Block. | 42-31 | |
| 8:38 | Kyle Kuric Defensive Rebound. | 42-31 | |
| 8:38 | 42-31 | Foul on Austin Thornton | |
| 8:38 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 8:10 | Chris Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 42-31 | |
| 8:10 | 42-31 | Brandon Wood Block. | |
| 8:03 | 42-31 | Brandon Wood Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:49 | Foul on Gorgui Dieng | 42-31 | |
| 7:49 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:49 | 42-32 | Draymond Green made Free Throw. | |
| 7:49 | 42-33 | Draymond Green made Free Throw. | |
| 7:19 | Gorgui Dieng missed Jumper. | 42-33 | |
| 7:14 | Chane Behanan Offensive Rebound. | 42-33 | |
| 7:11 | Chane Behanan made Jumper. | 44-33 | |
| 6:41 | 44-33 | Austin Thornton missed Jumper. | |
| 6:38 | Peyton Siva Defensive Rebound. | 44-33 | |
| 6:11 | Peyton Siva made Jumper. | 46-33 | |
| 5:52 | 46-36 | Brandon Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Thornton. | |
| 5:12 | Louisville Turnover. | 46-36 | |
| 4:49 | 46-38 | Brandon Wood made Layup. | |
| 4:20 | Peyton Siva missed Jumper. | 46-38 | |
| 4:17 | 46-38 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:07 | 46-38 | Derrick Nix missed Layup. | |
| 4:07 | Gorgui Dieng Block. | 46-38 | |
| 4:06 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 46-38 | |
| 4:06 | 46-38 | Foul on Brandon Wood | |
| 3:46 | Russ Smith missed Jumper. | 46-38 | |
| 3:46 | 46-38 | Adreian Payne Block. | |
| 3:46 | 46-38 | Michigan State Defensive Rebound. | |
| 3:46 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:41 | Foul on Kyle Kuric | 46-38 | |
| 3:32 | 46-38 | Draymond Green Turnover. | |
| 3:32 | 46-38 | Foul on Draymond Green | |
| 3:20 | Chane Behanan made Jumper. | 48-38 | |
| 3:01 | 48-38 | Keith Appling missed Layup. | |
| 3:01 | Gorgui Dieng Block. | 48-38 | |
| 3:01 | 48-38 | Michigan State Offensive Rebound. | |
| 3:00 | 48-41 | Brandon Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Thornton. | |
| 2:57 | Michigan State Full Timeout. | ||
| 2:45 | 48-41 | Foul on Austin Thornton | |
| 2:45 | Chane Behanan made Free Throw. | 49-41 | |
| 2:45 | Chane Behanan missed Free Throw. | 49-41 | |
| 2:45 | 49-41 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:40 | Foul on Russ Smith | 49-41 | |
| 2:40 | 49-42 | Keith Appling made Free Throw. | |
| 2:40 | 49-42 | Keith Appling missed Free Throw. | |
| 2:40 | Chane Behanan Defensive Rebound. | 49-42 | |
| 2:38 | 49-42 | Foul on Draymond Green | |
| 2:38 | Chane Behanan missed Free Throw. | 49-42 | |
| 2:35 | Russ Smith Offensive Rebound. | 49-42 | |
| 2:35 | Russ Smith made Tip Shot. | 51-42 | |
| 2:20 | 51-42 | Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 2:16 | Chane Behanan Defensive Rebound. | 51-42 | |
| 2:12 | 51-42 | Foul on Austin Thornton | |
| 2:12 | Chane Behanan missed Free Throw. | 51-42 | |
| 2:11 | 51-42 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:06 | 51-42 | Keith Appling Turnover. | |
| 2:06 | Chane Behanan Steal. | 51-42 | |
| 2:05 | 51-42 | Foul on Draymond Green | |
| 2:05 | Chane Behanan made Free Throw. | 52-42 | |
| 2:05 | Chane Behanan made Free Throw. | 53-42 | |
| 1:55 | 53-42 | Brandon Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 1:53 | Louisville Defensive Rebound. | 53-42 | |
| 1:47 | 53-42 | Foul on Draymond Green | |
| 1:47 | Russ Smith made Free Throw. | 54-42 | |
| 1:47 | Russ Smith missed Free Throw. | 54-42 | |
| 1:47 | 54-42 | Draymond Green Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:39 | 54-42 | Russell Byrd missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 1:34 | Kyle Kuric Defensive Rebound. | 54-42 | |
| 1:14 | Kyle Kuric made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peyton Siva. | 57-42 | |
| 1:03 | 57-42 | Draymond Green missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 1:00 | 57-42 | Derrick Nix Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:56 | 57-42 | Draymond Green missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:54 | Gorgui Dieng Defensive Rebound. | 57-42 | |
| 0:32 | Peyton Siva Turnover. | 57-42 | |
| 0:32 | 57-42 | Travis Trice Steal. | |
| 0:29 | 57-44 | Derrick Nix made Dunk. Assisted by Travis Trice. | |
| 0:00 | End Game | ||

