| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Walter Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Vickery (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Poe - foul #2 on Robert Poe, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:41 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 19:27 | Indiana | Robert Poe buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 27-28 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Walter Montez misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Toni Nuzenski | 27-28 |
| 18:41 | Indiana | Bobby Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 18:33 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Toni Nuzenski | 27-28 |
| 18:09 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Nielson | 30-28 |
| 17:41 | Indiana | Nicholas Nielson is called for the reach on John Reeves - foul #1 on Nicholas Nielson, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Michael Lebrun (SF), Booker Wyss (PF), John Williams (C) Aaron Hooker, Clyde Savell, Nicholas Nielson, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey (SG), Jerry Kelly (SF), Joaquin Poirier (C) Bobby Smith, Robert Poe, David Vickery | |
| 17:25 | Indiana | Walter Montez steps in front of the Jerry Kelly pass | 30-28 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Richard Richards banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Montez | 32-28 |
| 17:16 | Indiana | Jerry Kelly drills a shot from the left block set up by John Reeves and he's fouled by Michael Lebrun - foul #1 on Michael Lebrun, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Merritt (PG), Robert Jones (PF) John Reeves, Toni Nuzenski | |
| 17:16 | Indiana | Jerry Kelly makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Richard Richards clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:07 | Indiana | Joaquin Poirier grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | Richard Richards is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Richard Richards, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker (SG) Richard Richards | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Smith (SG), Robert Poe (SF), David Vickery (C) Jeffrey McCumiskey, Jerry Kelly, Joaquin Poirier | |
| 16:13 | Indiana | Robert Poe hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Michael Lebrun - foul #2 on Michael Lebrun, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF) Michael Lebrun | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Reeves (PG), Toni Nuzenski (PF) Harry Merritt, Robert Jones | |
| 16:13 | Indiana | Robert Poe makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Hooker | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Walter Montez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Booker Wyss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - David Vickery (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 15:25 | Indiana | Bobby Smith snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 15:03 | Indiana | Booker Wyss steals the ball from Robert Poe | 35-34 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Walter Montez is fouled in the backcourt by John Reeves - foul #2 on John Reeves, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Michael Lebrun (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF), Johnny Young (C) Aaron Hooker, Clyde Savell, Booker Wyss, John Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey (SG), Jerry Kelly (SF), Joaquin Poirier (C) Bobby Smith, Robert Poe, David Vickery | |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 14:14 | Indiana | Jerry Kelly is fouled on the floor by Michael Lebrun - foul #3 on Michael Lebrun, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Merritt (PG), Robert Jones (PF) John Reeves, Toni Nuzenski | |
| 13:53 | Indiana | Johnny Young takes the ball from Harry Merritt | 35-34 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF) Walter Montez | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Poe (SF) Jerry Kelly | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:47 | Indiana | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:26 | Indiana | Robert Poe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Johnny Young pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Johnny Young drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 12:40 | Indiana | Robert Poe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson is hacked by Joaquin Poirier - foul #2 on Joaquin Poirier, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Montez (PG), Aaron Hooker (SG), Booker Wyss (SF), John Williams (PF), Jason Basil (C) Richard Richards, Michael Lebrun, Clyde Savell, Nicholas Nielson, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Reeves (PG), Bobby Smith (SG), Jerry Kelly (SF), Toni Nuzenski (PF), David Vickery (C) Harry Merritt, Jeffrey McCumiskey, Robert Poe, Robert Jones, Joaquin Poirier | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 12:09 | Indiana | Bobby Smith is hacked by Walter Montez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Montez, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| 11:42 | Indiana | John Williams swats the short shot by David Vickery | 37-37 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker grabs the board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Walter Montez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Booker Wyss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Basil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - David Vickery (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Booker Wyss, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Poe (SF) Jerry Kelly | |
| 10:51 | Indiana | Robert Poe misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Walter Montez knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Aaron Hooker and he's fouled by David Vickery - foul #1 on David Vickery, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF) Jason Basil | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Walter Montez makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:29 | Indiana | Bobby Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Toni Nuzenski | 40-40 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 10:10 | Indiana | David Vickery pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:56 | Indiana | Booker Wyss swats the layup by David Vickery | 40-40 |
| 09:54 | Indiana | Bobby Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:38 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bobby Smith and he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Nicholas Nielson (PF), Johnny Young (C) Aaron Hooker, Booker Wyss, John Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Merritt (PG), Jeffrey McCumiskey (SG), Jerry Kelly (SF), Joaquin Poirier (C) John Reeves, Bobby Smith, Robert Poe, David Vickery | |
| 09:38 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Richards and the foul's on Joaquin Poirier - foul #3 on Joaquin Poirier, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Jones (PF) Toni Nuzenski | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:22 | Indiana | Harry Merritt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Walter Montez makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Richards | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | Indiana | Johnny Young takes the ball from Jeffrey McCumiskey | 45-43 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Walter Montez knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Richards | 48-43 |
| 07:30 | Indiana | Jerry Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker (PG), Michael Lebrun (SF), Booker Wyss (PF), John Williams (C) Walter Montez, Clyde Savell, Nicholas Nielson, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Reeves (PG), Bobby Smith (SG), Robert Poe (SF), Toni Nuzenski (PF), David Vickery (C) Harry Merritt, Jeffrey McCumiskey, Jerry Kelly, Robert Jones, Joaquin Poirier | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Booker Wyss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - David Vickery (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Poe - foul #3 on Robert Poe, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (SG) Richard Richards | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Robert Bailey steals it from Toni Nuzenski | 50-43 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | John Williams loses the dribble to Robert Poe | 50-43 |
| 05:54 | Indiana | Robert Poe makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Hooker and he's fouled by Robert Poe - foul #4 on Robert Poe, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Montez (PG), Jason Basil (C) Robert Bailey, Michael Lebrun | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Indiana | David Vickery lays it in and he's hacked by Jason Basil - foul #1 on Jason Basil, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), Johnny Young (C) Aaron Hooker, Booker Wyss, Jason Basil | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey (SG) Bobby Smith | |
| 05:26 | Indiana | David Vickery misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | John Williams grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Walter Montez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 05:20 | Indiana | Robert Poe snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Indiana | John Reeves loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jerry Kelly (SF), Joaquin Poirier (C) Robert Poe, David Vickery | |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Johnny Young hits the follow up shot | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Indiana | Richard Richards takes the ball from Joaquin Poirier | 55-48 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Richard Richards banks in the layup | 57-48 |
| 04:15 | Indiana | John Reeves misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 57-48 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Richard Richards snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Walter Montez's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Kelly | 57-48 |
| 04:06 | Indiana | Joaquin Poirier grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 04:00 | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Johnny Young | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Toni Nuzenski takes the ball from Clyde Savell | 57-48 |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Jerry Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker (SG), Michael Lebrun (SF), John Williams (PF), Jason Basil (C) Richard Richards, Clyde Savell, Nicholas Nielson, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Merritt (PG), Bobby Smith (SG), Robert Poe (SF), Robert Jones (PF), David Vickery (C) John Reeves, Jeffrey McCumiskey, Jerry Kelly, Toni Nuzenski, Joaquin Poirier | |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Jason Basil scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Hooker | 59-48 |
| 03:23 | Indiana | Robert Poe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 03:21 | Indiana | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Walter Montez (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Basil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Harry Merritt (fresh) SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Vickery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Hooker | 62-50 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Robert Poe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Booker Wyss (PF) Walter Montez, Jason Basil | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Bobby Smith is called for the reach on Richard Richards - foul #1 on Bobby Smith, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Basil (C) Michael Lebrun | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Richard Richards makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Richard Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Jason Basil steals it from Harry Merritt | 64-50 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | John Williams tips it back up and in | 66-50 |
| 02:16 | Indiana | John Williams is called for the reach on Bobby Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Reeves (PG), Toni Nuzenski (PF), Joaquin Poirier (C) Harry Merritt, Robert Jones, David Vickery | |
| 02:16 | Indiana | Bobby Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 02:16 | Indiana | Bobby Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Aaron Hooker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 02:01 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Bobby Smith misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hooker | 66-51 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss makes the runner in the paint set up by Aaron Hooker | 68-51 |
| 01:43 | Indiana | John Reeves clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Booker Wyss knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Basil | 71-51 |
| 01:20 | Indiana | Joaquin Poirier buries a shot from the baseline set up by Bobby Smith | 71-53 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Joaquin Poirier is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #4 on Joaquin Poirier, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Montez (PG), Clyde Savell (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF) Richard Richards, Booker Wyss, Jason Basil | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Vickery (C) Joaquin Poirier | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-53 |
| 00:50 | Indiana | Robert Poe hits the follow up shot | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell buries a shot from the right block | 75-55 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | John Williams steals the ball from David Vickery | 75-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Walter Montez runs out the clock | 75-55 |