| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. PF - David Bethel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Skillman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Dewey Jones inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Indiana | Dennis Adams is called for traveling | 25-40 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 19:13 | Indiana | Donald Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-40 |
| 19:11 | Indiana | David Bethel hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Pavelski | 31-42 |
| 18:33 | Indiana | Dewey Jones misses the shot in the lane | 31-42 |
| 18:32 | Indiana | David Bethel can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal buries a jumper from the right side | 33-42 |
| 18:03 | Indiana | Dennis Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | George Davis grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Donald Thomas steals it from Maurice McNeal | 33-42 |
| 17:32 | Indiana | Donald Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 17:30 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Skillman | 33-42 |
| 17:13 | Indiana | Dennis Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Thomas | 33-45 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 16:48 | Indiana | Donald Thomas's pass is intercepted by Gary Redmond in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond lays it in | 38-45 |
| 16:37 | Indiana | Warren Skillman is hacked by Maurice McNeal - foul #2 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, George Davis | |
| Subs | Indiana | Louis Blevins (PF) David Bethel | |
| 16:24 | Indiana | Dennis Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Claude Myles grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Louis Blevins - foul #1 on Louis Blevins, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue (PF) Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:55 | Indiana | Louis Blevins gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. PF - Louis Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Skillman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Indiana | Claude Myles is called for the reach on Dewey Jones - foul #2 on Claude Myles, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| 15:35 | Indiana | Louis Blevins buries a shot from the right side set up by Donald Thomas | 38-47 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF) Phillip Hicks, Claude Myles | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Bethel (PF) Louis Blevins | |
| 15:03 | Indiana | Dewey Jones knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Thomas | 38-49 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 14:32 | Indiana | Donald Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:24 | Indiana | Warren Skillman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dewey Jones | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal tips it but misses | 38-51 |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Dennis Adams gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:46 | Indiana | Ivan Pavelski takes the ball from Donald Thomas | 38-51 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Pavelski | 40-51 |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Dennis Adams misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-51 |
| 13:32 | Indiana | Warren Skillman tips it back up and in | 40-53 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue knocks in the shot from the left side | 42-53 |
| 12:58 | Indiana | Dewey Jones connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Adams | 42-55 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the fadeaway from the right side | 44-55 |
| 12:31 | Indiana | Dennis Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Bethel - foul #1 on David Bethel, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Claude Myles (SF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Thomas Flanders, Ivan Pavelski, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Indiana | Scott Shunk (SG), Louis Blevins (SF), Alfonso Mata (PF), James Worley (C) Dennis Adams, Dewey Jones, David Bethel, Warren Skillman | |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:23 | Indiana | Louis Blevins gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:04 | Indiana | Donald Thomas drills a jumper from the right side set up by Scott Shunk | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue knocks in the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Alfonso Mata - foul #2 on Alfonso Mata, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Gifford (SG) Donald Thomas | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Prue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Scott Shunk (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gifford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfonso Mata (fresh) C - James Worley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Indiana | James Worley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Gifford | 47-59 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 10:48 | Indiana | Scott Shunk connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Alfonso Mata and he's hacked by George Davis - foul #3 on George Davis, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Vincente Rizzo (PF) Phillip Hicks, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Adams (SG), Dewey Jones (SF), Warren Skillman (C) Donald Gifford, Alfonso Mata, James Worley | |
| 10:48 | Indiana | Scott Shunk makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Claude Myles | |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Thomas (PG) Scott Shunk | |
| 10:19 | Indiana | Donald Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 10:17 | Indiana | Warren Skillman gets the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:02 | Indiana | Dewey Jones misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Redmond - foul #1 on Gary Redmond, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Bethel (PF) Louis Blevins | |
| 10:02 | Indiana | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:02 | Indiana | Dewey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | George Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | George Davis gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Warren Skillman - foul #1 on Warren Skillman, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Maurice McNeal (C) Gary Redmond, George Davis | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 09:13 | Indiana | Donald Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewey Jones | 52-66 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Warren Skillman is called for the reach on Thomas Flanders - foul #2 on Warren Skillman, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Worley (C) Warren Skillman | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo is whistled for traveling | 52-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:30 | Indiana | Dennis Adams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Bethel | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 08:21 | Indiana | David Bethel pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:56 | Indiana | Donald Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dewey Jones | 52-72 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski's pass is intercepted by Dennis Adams | 52-72 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Flanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Vincente Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Maurice McNeal (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewey Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. PF - David Bethel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Indiana | Donald Thomas drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dewey Jones | 52-74 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Thomas Flanders, Claude Myles, Vincente Rizzo, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Indiana | Scott Shunk (PG), Donald Gifford (SG), Louis Blevins (SF), Alfonso Mata (PF), Warren Skillman (C) Donald Thomas, Dennis Adams, Dewey Jones, David Bethel, James Worley | |
| 06:49 | Indiana | Louis Blevins buries a driving attempt near the basket | 52-76 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses short on a shot from the right block | 52-76 |
| 06:33 | Indiana | Scott Shunk grabs the board | 52-76 |
| 06:11 | Indiana | Louis Blevins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-76 |
| 06:09 | Indiana | Louis Blevins hits the follow up shot | 52-78 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-78 |
| 06:02 | Indiana | Warren Skillman grabs the board | 52-78 |
| 05:33 | Indiana | George Davis steps in front of the Warren Skillman pass | 52-78 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-78 |
| 05:17 | Indiana | Donald Gifford grabs the defensive rebound | 52-78 |
| 05:01 | Indiana | Louis Blevins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 52-78 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the rebound | 52-78 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Phillip Hicks | 55-78 |
| 04:33 | Indiana | Geoffrey Prue takes the ball from Alfonso Mata | 55-78 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Pavelski | 57-78 |
| 03:56 | Indiana | Louis Blevins comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ivan Pavelski - foul #2 on Ivan Pavelski, team foul #5 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Green (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF) Phillip Hicks, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Thomas (PG), Dennis Adams (SG), David Bethel (PF), James Worley (C) Scott Shunk, Donald Gifford, Alfonso Mata, Warren Skillman | |
| 03:56 | Indiana | Louis Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 03:56 | Indiana | Louis Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-80 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Adrian Green misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-80 |
| 03:39 | Indiana | Dennis Adams gets the rebound | 57-80 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Green (fresh) SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 19 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Blevins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Bethel (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Indiana | Donald Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Green - foul #1 on Adrian Green, team foul #6 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dewey Jones (SF) Louis Blevins | |
| 03:21 | Indiana | Dewey Jones blows the layup | 57-80 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Claude Myles pulls down the rebound | 57-80 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Adrian Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-80 |
| 03:12 | Indiana | David Bethel gets the rebound | 57-80 |
| 02:45 | Indiana | Dennis Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-80 |
| 02:44 | Indiana | Donald Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 57-80 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Dennis Adams hits a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Adrian Green - foul #2 on Adrian Green, team foul #7 | 57-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Warren Skillman (C) James Worley | |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Dennis Adams makes the free throw | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Adrian Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-83 |
| 02:11 | Indiana | Dewey Jones gets the rebound | 57-83 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Donald Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-83 |
| 01:52 | Indiana | David Bethel tips it back up and in | 57-85 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Adrian Green is hacked by Donald Thomas - foul #2 on Donald Thomas, team foul #6 | 57-85 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG) Adrian Green | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is called for traveling | 57-85 |
| 01:07 | Indiana | Donald Thomas is fouled on the floor by Vincente Rizzo - foul #2 on Vincente Rizzo, team foul #8 | 57-85 |
| 01:07 | Indiana | Donald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-86 |
| 01:07 | Indiana | Donald Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 57-86 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo gets the rebound | 57-86 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders knocks in the shot near the basket | 59-86 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Donald Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Davis - foul #4 on George Davis, team foul #9 | 59-86 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Donald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-87 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Donald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-88 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders can't connect on a shot in the paint | 59-88 |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Dewey Jones snags the defensive board | 59-88 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Donald Thomas runs out the clock | 59-88 |