| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) 12 pts. SF - George Berends (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerald Messina (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell inbounds the ball | 17-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-25 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell tips it back up and in | 19-25 |
| 19:17 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Davenport - foul #2 on Jack Davenport, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF) Donald Melville, Lawrence Bell | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Jack Davenport grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 18:34 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jack Davenport - foul #3 on Jack Davenport, team foul #2 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (PG) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 17:52 | Indiana | Jack Davenport's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Whitley | 22-28 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Donald Melville gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 22-28 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito hits the follow up shot | 24-28 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Frank Harn comes up short on the shot from the left block | 24-28 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | Jack Davenport snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 16:12 | Indiana | Jerald Messina misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 16:11 | Indiana | Roy Veale pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 15:42 | Indiana | Jack Davenport comes up short on the floater from close range | 24-28 |
| 15:41 | Indiana | Roy Veale tips it home | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Melville (fresh) SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Bleau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) 15 pts. SF - George Berends (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerald Messina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Davenport (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the shot from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the tip | 24-30 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jerald Messina - foul #3 on Jerald Messina, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lawrence Bell (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Rocky Esposito, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (PG), Christopher Stevenson (SG), James Smith (SF), Brad Higgins (PF) Roy Veale, Gregory Moldenhauer, George Berends, Jerald Messina | |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 14:42 | Indiana | Jack Davenport hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Boykins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Boykins, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 14:42 | Indiana | Jack Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 14:42 | Indiana | Jack Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Brad Higgins - foul #2 on Brad Higgins, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG) Marshall Bleau | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 14:21 | Indiana | Jack Davenport gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 14:02 | Indiana | Jack Davenport hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Donald Melville dunks the ball on a nice dish by Reginald Smith and the foul's on Christopher Stevenson - foul #1 on Christopher Stevenson, team foul #5 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Veale (PG), Gregory Moldenhauer (SG) Frank Vogt, James Smith | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Donald Melville misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Jack Davenport gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 13:14 | Indiana | Jack Davenport hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brad Higgins | 27-35 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Jack Davenport is called for the reach on Lawrence Bell - foul #4 on Jack Davenport, team foul #6 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Custodio (C) Jack Davenport | |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 29-35 |
| 12:20 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer scores on a 3 from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 31-38 |
| 11:31 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Christopher Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brad Higgins (fairly fresh) C - John Custodio (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stevenson - foul #2 on Christopher Stevenson, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Lawrence Bell, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (PG), George Berends (SF), Jerald Messina (PF), Jack Davenport (C) Roy Veale, Christopher Stevenson, Brad Higgins, John Custodio | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:52 | Indiana | A charge is called on Jack Davenport - foul #5 on Jack Davenport, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Frank Harn (C) Rocky Esposito, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Indiana | Brad Higgins (C) Jack Davenport | |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Jerald Messina steals the ball from Lewis Whitley | 33-38 |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 10:08 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 09:42 | Indiana | Marshall Bleau takes the ball from Gregory Moldenhauer | 33-38 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 09:19 | Indiana | Brad Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 08:52 | Indiana | Reginald Smith is called for the reach on George Berends - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Veale (PG), Christopher Stevenson (SG), John Custodio (C) Frank Vogt, Gregory Moldenhauer, Brad Higgins | |
| 08:30 | Indiana | Christopher Stevenson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Boykins | 33-38 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | John Custodio steals it from Rocky Esposito | 33-38 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Roy Veale buries a 3 from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | John Custodio steals it from Lawrence Bell | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Calvin Saldana (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Berends (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerald Messina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Custodio (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Roy Veale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #2 on Reginald Smith, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Rocky Esposito, Calvin Saldana, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer (SG) George Berends | |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Roy Veale makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Roy Veale misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Roy Veale makes the 3rd free throw | 33-43 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 33-43 |
| 06:43 | Indiana | Jerald Messina snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 06:30 | Indiana | Gregory Moldenhauer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roy Veale | 33-46 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Donald Melville makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Bell | 35-46 |
| 05:40 | Indiana | Jerald Messina misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-46 |
| 05:39 | Indiana | John Custodio tips it in | 35-48 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Reginald Smith | 37-48 |
| 05:08 | Indiana | John Custodio is hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF) Donald Melville, Lawrence Bell, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Indiana | George Berends (SF), Brad Higgins (C) Christopher Stevenson, John Custodio | |
| 04:57 | Indiana | Roy Veale misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 04:56 | Indiana | Jerald Messina tips it home | 37-50 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-50 |
| 04:35 | Indiana | Jerald Messina grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 04:11 | Indiana | Jerald Messina lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Veale | 37-52 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana's fadeaway is rejected by Brad Higgins | 37-52 |
| 03:47 | Indiana | Brad Higgins gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 03:23 | Indiana | Roy Veale hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brad Higgins | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Saldana (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Roy Veale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Moldenhauer (fresh) 21 pts. SF - George Berends (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerald Messina (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Brad Higgins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | The jumper by Reginald Smith is denied by Jerald Messina | 37-54 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Roy Veale gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Brad Higgins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #3 on Reginald Smith, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank Vogt (PG), Christopher Stevenson (SG), James Smith (SF), John Custodio (C) Roy Veale, Gregory Moldenhauer, George Berends, Jerald Messina | |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Brad Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Brad Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Melville | 39-55 |
| 01:47 | Indiana | Christopher Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 01:46 | Indiana | Brad Higgins tips it in | 39-57 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:18 | Indiana | Christopher Stevenson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Vogt | 42-60 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | James Smith steals it from Donald Melville | 42-60 |
| 00:38 | Indiana | Christopher Stevenson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell clanks a floater from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 00:29 | Indiana | James Smith grabs the board | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Frank Vogt runs out the clock | 42-60 |