| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tovar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Whitley | 22-24 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 22-27 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Negele Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Hogg | 24-27 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Whitley | 24-30 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Johnson | 26-30 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is hacked by Negele Adams - foul #2 on Negele Adams, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SG), Samuel Axford (C) Rex Longstreet, Frank Harn | |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Samuel Axford is denied by Robert Chadwick | 26-30 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg is hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley | |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses badly on a floater from the right side | 26-32 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith slams it home set up by Earl Brown | 28-34 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Chadwick | 31-34 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet clanks a shot from the right side | 31-34 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Samuel Axford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet scores on a floater from the left side set up by Reginald Smith | 31-36 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Matthew Johnson steals the ball from Samuel Axford | 31-36 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Hogg | 33-36 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Frank Harn's floater is tipped away by Negele Adams | 33-36 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rex Longstreet | 35-38 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rex Longstreet, Frank Harn | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Earl Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (SF) Robert Chadwick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #2 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Norton (SF) Timothy Hogg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Samuel Axford and the foul's on Donald Irish - foul #3 on Donald Irish, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (C) Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Irish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Donald Irish double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF) Matthew Johnson, Thomas Norton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Samuel Axford | |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Frank Harn tips it home | 36-45 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Jerry Yates is called for traveling | 36-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Negele Adams (C) James Tovar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Frank Harn connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Earl Brown | 36-47 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick is denied on a dunk by Lewis Whitley | 36-47 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Brown | 36-47 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is hacked by Jerry Yates - foul #1 on Jerry Yates, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (SG), James Tovar (PF) Donald Irish, Jerry Yates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Samuel Axford (C) Rex Longstreet, Frank Harn | |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Smith | 36-49 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Lewis Whitley is called for the reach on Robert Chadwick - foul #4 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Lewis Whitley | |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Reginald Smith steals it from James Tovar | 36-49 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Vaughn Hawkins out of a doubleteam | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG), Thomas Norton (SF) Timothy Hogg, Robert Chadwick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Earl Brown and the foul's on James Tovar - foul #2 on James Tovar, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (C) Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the free throw | 36-54 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | James Tovar can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Thomas Norton can't tip it in | 36-54 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Earl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Thomas Norton - foul #1 on Thomas Norton, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Hall (C) James Tovar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rex Longstreet, Frank Harn | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Irish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) PF - Jerry Yates (fresh) C - Brian Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley is fouled on the floor by Jerry Yates - foul #2 on Jerry Yates, team foul #6 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF) Donald Irish, Thomas Norton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford | |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Frank Harn can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Johnson - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #7 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (SG), Negele Adams (C) Matthew Johnson, Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF) Rex Longstreet | |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley clanks a floater from the left side | 36-54 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Hawkins | 36-54 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is called for traveling | 36-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Tovar (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Samuel Axford (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Frank Harn | |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet loses the dribble to Timothy Hogg | 36-54 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Chadwick, team foul #8 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (SG) Donald Irish | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Samuel Axford | |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-54 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Earl Brown - foul #1 on Earl Brown, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG) Timothy Hogg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Samuel Axford (C) Earl Brown, Frank Harn | |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Robert Chadwick steals it from Reginald Smith | 38-54 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Donald Irish banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Chadwick | 40-54 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith tips it but misses | 40-54 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford tips it in | 40-56 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Negele Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Norton (SF), Jerry Yates (C) Robert Chadwick, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Samuel Axford | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-56 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Hawkins | 40-56 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Earl Brown clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Jerry Yates gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Irish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Lewis Whitley is called for the reach on James Tovar - foul #5 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG) Thomas Norton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Samuel Axford (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley | |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Jerry Yates can't finish the layup but the foul's on Samuel Axford - foul #2 on Samuel Axford, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Hall (C) James Tovar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF) Rex Longstreet | |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Jerry Yates misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Jerry Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford hits a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Brian Hall - foul #1 on Brian Hall, team foul #9 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Negele Adams (C) Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Vaughn Hawkins | |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the free throw | 41-59 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Donald Irish can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hogg - foul #2 on Timothy Hogg, team foul #10 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Chadwick (SF), James Tovar (PF) Donald Irish, Jerry Yates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF) Earl Brown | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Negele Adams blows the layup | 41-60 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Negele Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to James Tovar | 41-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Vaughn Hawkins is called for the reach on Robert Chadwick - foul #3 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Frank Harn pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Robert Chadwick steps in front of the Frank Harn pass | 42-63 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Chadwick | 44-63 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith runs out the clock | 44-63 |