| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Ivan Muszynski steps in front of the John Aldridge pass | 20-25 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | William Allison lays it in set up by Ivan Muszynski | 22-25 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Peter Taylor knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Shawn Riegel | 22-27 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | William Allison is fouled on the floor by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Ivan Muszynski | 24-27 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Peter Taylor's dunk attempt is rejected by Ron Rennick | 24-27 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | David Hill gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski is fouled on the floor by Steven Smith as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG) Steven Smith | |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | William Allison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Aldridge | 24-27 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Peter Taylor blows the dunk | 24-27 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | David Petro gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Peter Taylor can't throw it down | 24-27 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick lays it in and he's hacked by John Aldridge - foul #1 on John Aldridge, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) William Allison, John Dudzinski, David Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (C) John Aldridge | |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | David Petro travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (C) Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the contested shot in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Pavelski | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Orji Akre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by David Petro - foul #2 on David Petro, team foul #4 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), John Dudzinski (SG), David Hill (PF) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Orji Akre | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | David Hill is called for the reach on Steven Smith - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Ivan Muszynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:29 | Purdue | David Petro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ron Rennick (C) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 34-27 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Steven Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick is called for 3 seconds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue (PF) David Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (PF), Jan Allen (C) Peter Taylor, John Aldridge | |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Jan Allen is fouled on the floor by Ron Rennick - foul #3 on Ron Rennick, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:55 | Purdue | David Petro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel and the foul's on William Allison - foul #2 on William Allison, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | David Petro makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Allison | 37-30 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel knocks in the floater from the right block set up by David Petro | 37-32 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick can't tip it in | 37-32 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Jan Allen snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Petro (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orji Akre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | David Petro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Jan Allen tips it in | 37-34 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski connects on the 3 from straight away | 40-34 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Orji Akre is denied on a layup by Geoffrey Prue | 40-34 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | William Allison scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ron Rennick | 43-34 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | David Petro is hacked by Ivan Muszynski - foul #1 on Ivan Muszynski, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SG), David Hill (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) William Allison, John Dudzinski, Geoffrey Prue, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG), Charles Bennett (SG), Jason Dawson (SF), Peter Taylor (PF), John Aldridge (C) Steven Smith, Shawn Riegel, David Petro, Orji Akre, Jan Allen | |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Hill | 43-34 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | John Aldridge blocks the short jumper by David Hill | 43-34 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | John Aldridge grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Trocinski, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | David Hill blows the layup | 43-34 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | John Aldridge clanks a floater from the left block | 43-34 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | David Hill pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach can't tip it in | 43-34 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal throws it down set up by Ivan Pavelski | 45-34 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Peter Taylor can't finish the layup | 45-34 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | John Aldridge can't tip it in | 45-34 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Ivan Muszynski is blocked by Peter Taylor | 45-34 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | David Hill misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jason Dawson | 45-34 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Peter Taylor buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jason Dawson and he's hacked by Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), John Dudzinski (SG) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Muszynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), David Petro (SF) Ivan Trocinski, Charles Bennett | |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | David Hill can't throw it down but the foul's on David Petro - foul #3 on David Petro, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ron Rennick (C) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG) Jason Dawson | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Pavelski | 47-37 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | William Allison banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Ivan Pavelski and the foul's on Peter Taylor - foul #2 on Peter Taylor, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Ivan Pavelski, David Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (PF), Jan Allen (C) Peter Taylor, John Aldridge | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | William Allison misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick is fouled on the floor by David Petro - foul #4 on David Petro, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Ron Rennick blocks the short jumper by David Petro | 50-40 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses short on a shot near the basket | 50-40 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by David Petro - foul #5 on David Petro, team foul #9 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF), David Hill (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Ivan Muszynski, Geoffrey Prue, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Peter Taylor (PF), John Aldridge (C) Steven Smith, David Petro, Orji Akre | |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Jan Allen is fouled on the floor by William Allison - foul #3 on William Allison, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG) John Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG) Jan Allen | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | John Aldridge misses long on a shot from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | David Hill snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) William Allison, David Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-40 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Laubach | 57-40 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Prue | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 5 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ivan Trocinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Dawson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Peter Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is fouled on the floor by Ivan Trocinski - foul #2 on Ivan Trocinski, team foul #10 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG) John Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), Jan Allen (SF), Orji Akre (PF) Ivan Trocinski, Shawn Riegel, Peter Taylor | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Steven Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski can't connect on a shot from the right block | 58-40 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Jason Dawson pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Steven Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Dawson | 58-42 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | William Allison makes the floater from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Jason Dawson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 60-45 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Allison | 63-45 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Jason Dawson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Smith | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-48 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | John Aldridge snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | John Aldridge is hacked by Kenneth Laubach - foul #1 on Kenneth Laubach, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) William Allison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), Peter Taylor (PF) Jan Allen, Orji Akre | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | John Aldridge misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach runs out the clock | 63-48 |