| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tyrone Hagerty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Powley (fresh) PF - Gary Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jonathan Mortenson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Forehand (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene McGeever (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - David Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Powley inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-24 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas grabs the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:56 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 18:53 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Mortenson - foul #1 on Jonathan Mortenson, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | James Powley can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-26 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | James Powley snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:44 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jonathan Mortenson | 32-29 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Tyrone Hagerty | 34-29 |
| 17:00 | Indiana | Peter Forehand misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | James Powley grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 16:31 | Indiana | David Mueller gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:09 | Indiana | Peter Forehand loses the dribble to James Powley | 34-29 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Tyrone Hagerty dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Powley | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Tyrone Hagerty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Powley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Connell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jonathan Mortenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Forehand (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene McGeever (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - David Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | James Powley grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Simpson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Simpson, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Saul Martin (SG), Arden Mason (SF), Jerry Jansen (PF), James Gomes (C) Tyrone Hagerty, James Powley, Gary Connell, Danny Thomas | |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Dierks (SG) Peter Forehand | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:54 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonathan Mortenson | 38-32 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 14:29 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Charles Dierks | 38-32 |
| 14:02 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Gomes | 38-32 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Arden Mason is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Simpson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Simpson, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), James Powley (SF), Gary Connell (PF) Lawrence Savage, Arden Mason, Jerry Jansen | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Forehand (SG) Charles Dierks | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Albert Suhr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-32 |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:09 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jeffrey Simpson, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Hagerty (SG), Danny Thomas (C) Saul Martin, James Gomes | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Jonathan Mortenson is called for the reach on Albert Suhr - foul #2 on Jonathan Mortenson, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Gary Connell loses the dribble to Eugene McGeever | 38-32 |
| 12:05 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-32 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas scores on a runner near the basket | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Albert Suhr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyrone Hagerty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Powley (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jonathan Mortenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Forehand (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene McGeever (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. C - David Mueller (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Connell - foul #2 on Gary Connell, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG) Albert Suhr | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Barnett (C) David Mueller | |
| 11:29 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:29 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 10:43 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson's pass is intercepted by James Powley | 43-34 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-34 |
| 10:29 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 10:03 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 09:08 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 09:06 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Peter Forehand misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | James Powley gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Gary Connell hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Gary Connell snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Tyrone Hagerty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Powley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Connell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jonathan Mortenson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Forehand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Simpson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene McGeever (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. C - Edward Barnett (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | James Powley is hacked by Edward Barnett - foul #2 on Edward Barnett, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Albert Suhr (PG), Saul Martin (SG), Arden Mason (SF), Jerry Jansen (PF), James Gomes (C) Lawrence Savage, Tyrone Hagerty, James Powley, Gary Connell, Danny Thomas | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ross Lape (PG), Charles Dierks (SG), Donald Stoller (PF), David Mueller (C) Jonathan Mortenson, Peter Forehand, Eugene McGeever, Edward Barnett | |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Saul Martin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-37 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | James Gomes grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Saul Martin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 06:29 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Indiana | Charles Dierks misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-37 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Arden Mason snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Arden Mason misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 05:27 | Indiana | Jerry Jansen swats the layup by Jeffrey Simpson | 49-37 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | James Gomes gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Saul Martin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | James Gomes grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Saul Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Arden Mason and the foul's on Jeffrey Simpson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Simpson, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage (PG) Albert Suhr | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Forehand (SG), Jonathan Mortenson (SF) Ross Lape, Jeffrey Simpson | |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Saul Martin makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Jerry Jansen steals the ball from David Mueller | 52-37 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Arden Mason can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-37 |
| 04:10 | Indiana | Charles Dierks gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 03:57 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson hits the finger roll | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 03:35 | Indiana | Peter Forehand grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Savage (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Saul Martin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arden Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gomes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Charles Dierks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Forehand (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Mortenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Stoller (fairly fresh) C - David Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson lays it in set up by David Mueller | 52-41 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Hagerty (SG), James Powley (SF), Gary Connell (PF), Danny Thomas (C) Saul Martin, Arden Mason, Jerry Jansen, James Gomes | |
| Subs | Indiana | Eugene McGeever (PF) Donald Stoller | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Peter Forehand grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Gary Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage's pass is intercepted by Eugene McGeever | 52-41 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Powley - foul #1 on James Powley, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson (SF) Charles Dierks | |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-42 |
| 01:54 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Simpson | 52-42 |
| 01:41 | Indiana | Jeffrey Simpson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Gary Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Connell and he's fouled by Jonathan Mortenson - foul #3 on Jonathan Mortenson, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Gary Connell grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | James Powley tips it in | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Indiana | Eugene McGeever misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-42 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas is hacked by David Mueller - foul #1 on David Mueller, team foul #9 | 56-42 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Danny Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson scores on a floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Simpson and he's hacked by Gary Connell - foul #3 on Gary Connell, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Jonathan Mortenson makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Savage runs out the clock | 58-45 |