| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Cofield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gariepy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Prichard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tom Dingler, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Christopher Bell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 21-27 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brett Alvey and he's hacked by John Prichard - foul #2 on John Prichard, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Fox | 23-27 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Ronald Fox misses long on a shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy hits the follow up shot | 23-29 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | John Prichard can't finish the layup | 23-29 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Christopher Bell hits the follow up shot | 23-31 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers's pass is intercepted by Charles Cofield | 23-31 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Ronald Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-31 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers blows the wide open layup | 23-31 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Manuel Gariepy | 23-31 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | John Prichard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 23-31 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Ronald Fox tips it in | 23-33 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 23-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Bryan Cook (PF), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Stanley Rogers, Antonio Baskett, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chad Lindstrom (PG), Phillip Fleming (SG), Keith Lawson (SF), Luis Hoffman (PF), Paul Brinson (C) Charles Cofield, Manuel Gariepy, John Prichard, Christopher Bell, Ronald Fox | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Eckman (fresh) SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) SF - Samuel Jimerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Cook (fresh) C - David Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Chad Lindstrom (fresh) SG - Phillip Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Luis Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Brinson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Phillip Fleming misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Luis Hoffman tips it home | 23-35 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook hits the follow up shot | 25-35 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Chad Lindstrom knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Fleming | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson is hacked by Paul Brinson - foul #2 on Paul Brinson, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG), Antonio Baskett (PF), Tom Dingler (C) Samuel Jimerson, Bryan Cook, David Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SF), Christopher Bell (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Phillip Fleming, Luis Hoffman, Paul Brinson | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 25-38 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | John Prichard snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Ronald Fox hits a fadeaway in the paint | 25-40 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Baskett and he's fouled by Chad Lindstrom - foul #1 on Chad Lindstrom, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG) Peter Eckman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Cofield (PG), Manuel Gariepy (SG) Keith Lawson, Chad Lindstrom | |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler misses the free throw | 27-40 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Christopher Bell gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Ronald Fox double dribbles | 27-40 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Christopher Bell steals it from Stanley Rogers | 27-40 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | John Prichard clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dominick Theobald - foul #2 on Dominick Theobald, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Luis Hoffman (C) Ronald Fox | |
| 12:43 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | John Prichard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Brett Alvey, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson (SF) Stanley Rogers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Lawson (SF) John Prichard | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Luis Hoffman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brett Alvey | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) SF - Samuel Jimerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Dingler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Cofield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-41 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald grabs the offensive board | 27-41 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dominick Theobald | 30-41 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Christopher Bell comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Brett Alvey | 32-41 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Charles Cofield is called for the reach on Brett Alvey - foul #2 on Charles Cofield, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Stanley Rogers (SG), Bryan Cook (PF), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Dominick Theobald, Antonio Baskett, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chad Lindstrom (SG), John Prichard (SF), Ronald Fox (C) Charles Cofield, Manuel Gariepy, Christopher Bell | |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Prichard - foul #3 on John Prichard, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Brinson (PF) Luis Hoffman | |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | John Prichard buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Peter Eckman - foul #2 on Peter Eckman, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | John Prichard misses the free throw | 34-45 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | David Hill hits a runner from close range set up by Bryan Cook | 36-45 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | John Prichard misses the fadeaway from the left block | 36-45 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Samuel Jimerson | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Ronald Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF) Peter Eckman, Samuel Jimerson, Bryan Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Cofield (PG), Manuel Gariepy (SG), Christopher Bell (PF) Keith Lawson, Chad Lindstrom, Paul Brinson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Cofield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gariepy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Prichard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Dingler (C) David Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Luis Hoffman (C) Ronald Fox | |
| 06:30 | Purdue | John Prichard hits a jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Manuel Gariepy | 39-47 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Luis Hoffman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler tips it home | 41-47 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | John Prichard loses the dribble to Antonio Baskett | 41-47 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey hits a jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Brett Alvey takes the ball from Christopher Bell | 43-47 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers slams it home on a nice dish by Brett Alvey | 45-47 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | John Prichard lays it in | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Dingler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Cofield (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Prichard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett is called for traveling | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Samuel Jimerson (SF), Bryan Cook (PF), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Stanley Rogers, Antonio Baskett, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chad Lindstrom (PG), Phillip Fleming (SG), Keith Lawson (SF), Paul Brinson (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Charles Cofield, Manuel Gariepy, John Prichard, Christopher Bell, Luis Hoffman | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Paul Brinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett (PF), Tom Dingler (C) Bryan Cook, David Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Bell (PF) Paul Brinson | |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Cofield (PG), Manuel Gariepy (SG) Chad Lindstrom, Phillip Fleming | |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Antonio Baskett picks off the pass by Christopher Bell | 48-49 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Stanley Rogers (SG) Peter Eckman, Dominick Theobald | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SF) Keith Lawson | |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses short on a jumper from the right block | 48-49 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers tips it in | 50-49 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey hits a driving attempt from the left block | 52-49 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | John Prichard misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Jimerson - foul #3 on Samuel Jimerson, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is hacked by Charles Cofield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Cofield, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is hacked by Christopher Bell - foul #1 on Christopher Bell, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the runner from the right block set up by Manuel Gariepy | 54-53 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Gariepy - foul #2 on Manuel Gariepy, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Ronald Fox grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | John Prichard comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey snags the defensive board | 54-53 |