| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Castle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alec Smith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | David Richardson inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | David Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG) Joseph Northrup, Ben Elton | |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | William Castle drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Perry Sowers | 35-37 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Neil Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | James Whitney misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bert Gray | 35-37 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | William Brace is hacked by James Whitney - foul #2 on James Whitney, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Ben Elton (C) Dominic Romano, David Richardson | |
| 18:07 | Purdue | William Brace is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Brace, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Vargas (SF) William Brace | |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | William Castle misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Ben Elton pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup is fouled on the floor by Perry Sowers - foul #1 on Perry Sowers, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF), Vincent Joyce (C) Alec Smith, James Whitney | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Alberto Vargas | |
| 17:04 | Purdue | William Brace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | William Castle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Ben Elton grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 35-37 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | William Brace grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | William Brace comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Neil Thompson gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Castle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lewis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Joyce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Ben Elton buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 35-39 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is hacked by Joseph Northrup - foul #1 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alec Smith (SF), James Whitney (PF) William Castle, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Alberto Vargas (SF), David Richardson (PF) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed is fouled on the floor by Bert Gray - foul #3 on Bert Gray, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce blows the layup but the foul's on Ben Elton - foul #2 on Ben Elton, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Loren Stout (PG) Dominic Romano | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Bert Gray travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Lewis Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Neil Thompson (C) Loren Stout, Ben Elton | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | James Whitney grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | William Castle is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Vincent Joyce | 39-39 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 39-39 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | William Castle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bert Gray | 39-39 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Bert Gray loses the dribble to Vincent Joyce | 39-39 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce blows the layup | 39-39 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Vincent Joyce - foul #3 on Vincent Joyce, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Alec Smith, Vincent Joyce | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Ben Elton (C) Joseph Northrup, David Richardson | |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Neil Thompson | |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Castle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lewis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to William Castle | 39-40 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | James Whitney tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Perry Sowers takes the ball from Dominic Romano in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Reed | 43-40 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | William Brace is fouled on the floor by William Castle - foul #2 on William Castle, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alec Smith (SF), Vincent Joyce (C) William Castle, James Whitney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Neil Thompson (PF) Dominic Romano, William Brace | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Perry Sowers - foul #2 on Perry Sowers, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Lewis Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Northrup picks off the pass by Perry Sowers | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup lays it in | 43-44 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | William Castle hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alec Smith | 46-44 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Bert Gray clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by William Castle - foul #3 on William Castle, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Alec Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Neil Thompson snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | William Castle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup's floater is tipped away by Vincent Joyce | 46-46 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Vincent Joyce - foul #4 on Vincent Joyce, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (PG), James Whitney (C) Perry Sowers, Vincent Joyce | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Neil Thompson | |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | William Castle is fouled on the floor by Joseph Northrup - foul #2 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Richardson (PF) Ben Elton | |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | William Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | William Castle grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lewis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Castle (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alec Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Brace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Gray (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alberto Vargas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | William Castle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | David Richardson snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Castle | 46-48 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | James Whitney's pass is intercepted by William Brace | 46-48 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | William Brace lays it in | 46-50 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | William Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson tips it home | 48-50 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | James Whitney snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | David Richardson is called for the reach on William Castle - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Perry Sowers (PG), Vincent Joyce (C) William Castle, James Whitney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Neil Thompson (PF), Ben Elton (C) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, David Richardson | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Reed | 51-50 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Ben Elton connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Perry Sowers - foul #3 on Perry Sowers, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Lewis Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Ben Elton makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Dominic Romano tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vincent Joyce | 54-53 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce misses the easy open layup | 54-53 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Alec Smith steps in front of the Dominic Romano pass | 54-53 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | William Castle is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castle (tiring) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alec Smith (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Joyce (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bert Gray (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Vargas (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Neil Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Castle | 60-56 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Bert Gray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Alec Smith grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Castle | 62-56 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 62-56 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | William Castle grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Castle | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Bert Gray scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Joyce | 68-59 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | The short jumper by Neil Thompson is denied by Perry Sowers | 68-59 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the tip | 68-59 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Dominic Romano is called for the reach on Roger Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominic Romano, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (PG) Perry Sowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG) Dominic Romano | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | William Castle snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Bert Gray is called for the reach on William Castle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bert Gray, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Whitney (PF) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | William Castle makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | William Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Bert Gray scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Elton | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Alec Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lewis Reed | 72-61 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | William Castle hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-61 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to James Whitney | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed runs out the clock | 72-61 |