| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Whittenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Murry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Messina (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is hacked by Jerald Messina - foul #2 on Jerald Messina, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Jerald Messina steals it from Samuel Axford | 29-36 |
| 18:45 | Indiana | James Whittenburg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith's pass is intercepted by William Murry | 29-36 |
| 18:15 | Indiana | Reginald Smith picks off the pass by James Whittenburg in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins throws it down set up by Reginald Smith | 29-38 |
| 17:44 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer loses the ball out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Jeffrey Boykins, Samuel Axford | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:14 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Jerald Messina | 29-38 |
| 16:51 | Indiana | Jerald Messina makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Whittenburg and he's hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #2 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF) Reginald Smith | |
| 16:51 | Indiana | Jerald Messina makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Brown | 32-41 |
| 15:43 | Indiana | Jerald Messina blows the layup | 32-41 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Earl Brown grabs the board | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Whittenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Murry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Messina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 15:36 | Indiana | James Whittenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | William Murry blows the layup but he's hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Veale (PG), Frank Vogt (SG), Winston Vitale (PF), Brad Higgins (C) James Whittenburg, Gregory Moldenhauer, Jerald Messina, Christopher Grimes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SF), Samuel Axford (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley | |
| 15:17 | Indiana | William Murry makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | William Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Earl Brown's pass is intercepted by William Murry | 34-41 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | William Murry misses the jumper near the basket | 34-41 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Frank Harn snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Whittenburg (PG) William Murry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rex Longstreet, Frank Harn | |
| 13:48 | Indiana | James Whittenburg hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Frank Vogt | 37-41 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Vogt - foul #1 on Frank Vogt, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer (SG), Christopher Grimes (PF) Frank Vogt, Brad Higgins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Frank Harn (C) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:57 | Indiana | James Whittenburg is fouled on the floor by Frank Harn - foul #1 on Frank Harn, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Murry (SF) Roy Veale | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| 12:39 | Indiana | James Whittenburg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 12:38 | Indiana | Winston Vitale hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is hacked by Gregory Moldenhauer - foul #3 on Gregory Moldenhauer, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jerald Messina (PF) Winston Vitale | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet, Lewis Whitley | |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses short on a floater from the right block | 39-42 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford tips it but misses | 39-42 |
| 11:59 | Indiana | Jerald Messina gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:42 | Indiana | William Murry hits a floater near the basket | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Whittenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Murry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Messina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jerald Messina - foul #3 on Jerald Messina, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Veale (SG) Gregory Moldenhauer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Frank Harn | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:14 | Indiana | Jerald Messina snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:49 | Indiana | Roy Veale makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Murry | 43-43 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Grimes takes the ball from Earl Brown | 43-43 |
| 10:08 | Indiana | Roy Veale scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Whittenburg | 45-43 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 09:43 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Jerald Messina can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-43 |
| 09:13 | Indiana | Jerald Messina snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 08:54 | Indiana | Roy Veale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (PG), Gregory Moldenhauer (SG), Winston Vitale (PF), Brad Higgins (C) James Whittenburg, William Murry, Jerald Messina, Christopher Grimes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Frank Harn (C) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley, Samuel Axford | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Frank Harn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Winston Vitale - foul #1 on Winston Vitale, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:11 | Indiana | Reginald Smith is called for the reach on Frank Vogt - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Samuel Axford | |
| 07:53 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #2 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Murry (SF) Frank Vogt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Samuel Axford (PF) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley | |
| 07:30 | Indiana | Winston Vitale jams it on a great pass from Roy Veale | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Murry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Winston Vitale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 07:11 | Indiana | Brad Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:49 | Indiana | Winston Vitale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Whittenburg (PG), Christopher Grimes (PF) Roy Veale, Brad Higgins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Samuel Axford | |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Winston Vitale denies the turnaround by Vaughn Hawkins | 47-44 |
| 06:29 | Indiana | The rebound goes to James Whittenburg | 47-44 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Winston Vitale misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 47-44 |
| 06:00 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes tips it in | 49-44 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is fouled in the backcourt by James Whittenburg - foul #2 on James Whittenburg, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (SG), Samuel Axford (PF) Rex Longstreet, Lewis Whitley | |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 05:34 | Indiana | James Whittenburg pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:30 | Indiana | James Whittenburg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Christopher Grimes steals the ball from Samuel Axford | 49-44 |
| 04:40 | Indiana | Earl Brown steals the ball from Gregory Moldenhauer | 49-44 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | James Whittenburg picks off the pass by Earl Brown in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 04:16 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-44 |
| 04:15 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 03:51 | Indiana | James Whittenburg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Grimes - foul #1 on Christopher Grimes, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (SG), Roy Veale (SF), Jerald Messina (PF), Brad Higgins (C) Gregory Moldenhauer, William Murry, Christopher Grimes, Winston Vitale | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Samuel Axford | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:27 | Indiana | James Whittenburg knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Frank Vogt | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Whittenburg (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Vogt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Veale (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Messina (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brad Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Earl Brown | 52-49 |
| 02:58 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer (SG), William Murry (SF), Christopher Grimes (C) Frank Vogt, Roy Veale, Brad Higgins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Samuel Axford (C) Earl Brown, Frank Harn | |
| 02:29 | Indiana | Reginald Smith steps in front of the William Murry pass | 52-49 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vaughn Hawkins | 52-52 |
| 02:08 | Indiana | William Murry connects on the shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 01:19 | Indiana | William Murry grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Christopher Grimes is fouled on the floor by Samuel Axford - foul #2 on Samuel Axford, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Samuel Axford | |
| 00:41 | Indiana | Jerald Messina lays it up and in set up by Christopher Grimes | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | William Murry takes the ball from Vaughn Hawkins | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | Indiana | William Murry lays it in | 58-52 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Earl Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lewis Whitley | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Earl Brown is called for the reach on James Whittenburg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Brown, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | James Whittenburg misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Moldenhauer - foul #4 on Gregory Moldenhauer, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Earl Brown is called for the reach on James Whittenburg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Brown, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | James Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | James Whittenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Earl Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Whitley | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Earl Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |