| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hardy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Millsaps (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hector Gomez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Werner Labat (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Bush inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Werner Labat's floater is tipped away by Raymond Moody | 29-18 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Robert Duley gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | James Millsaps scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Zachary Hardy | 32-18 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Werner Labat hits the finger roll | 32-20 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | James Millsaps can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-20 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Werner Labat | 32-20 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Robert Bush buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | James Millsaps buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Zachary Hardy | 34-23 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Hector Gomez knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Pendleton | 34-25 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Robert Duley connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Millsaps | 36-25 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Hector Gomez | 36-27 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | James Millsaps makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Duley | 39-27 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-27 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Werner Labat grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Richard Linneman is called for the reach on Werner Labat - foul #3 on Richard Linneman, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SF), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) James Millsaps, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Travis Pendleton, Hector Gomez | |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Howard Bolton blocks the short jumper by Darrel Gallup | 39-27 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hardy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mosley (fresh) PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Chuck Holt (fresh) SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrel Gallup (fresh) C - Werner Labat (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Duley | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton tips it home | 43-27 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Werner Labat loses the dribble to Eric Mosley | 43-27 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Werner Labat | 43-27 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Werner Labat can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 43-27 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Duley | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup hits a runner from close range | 46-29 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronnie Nelson | 49-29 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-29 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Robert Duley snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Robert Bush grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Chuck Holt | 49-31 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Robert Duley loses the dribble to Yevgeny Ziech | 49-31 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Werner Labat hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Bush and the foul's on Howard Bolton - foul #2 on Howard Bolton, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF), Raymond Moody (PF), Richard Linneman (C) Eric Mosley, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Travis Pendleton (SG), Hector Gomez (PF) Chuck Holt, Yevgeny Ziech, Darrel Gallup | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Duley | 52-34 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Robert Duley is called for the reach on Hector Gomez - foul #2 on Robert Duley, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Hector Gomez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Richard Linneman - foul #4 on Richard Linneman, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SG) Zachary Hardy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Millsaps (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Stubblefield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bush (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Hector Gomez (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Werner Labat (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Werner Labat steals it from James Millsaps | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses badly on a floater in the lane | 52-36 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody tips it back up and in | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Hector Gomez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Robert Duley grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Robert Duley hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Millsaps and he's fouled by Hector Gomez - foul #2 on Hector Gomez, team foul #1 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG) Eric Mosley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Mark Stubblefield | |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Robert Duley makes the free throw | 57-36 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Hector Gomez can't finish the layup | 57-36 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Robert Bush takes the ball from James Millsaps | 57-36 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Werner Labat hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 57-36 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech tips it home | 57-38 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-38 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Millsaps | 57-38 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Werner Labat - foul #3 on Werner Labat, team foul #2 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (PG), Ronnie Nelson (PF) Robert Duley, Raymond Moody | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman misses the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Zachary Hardy picks off the pass by Werner Labat | 58-38 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | James Millsaps is fouled on the floor by Robert Bush - foul #3 on Robert Bush, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Howard Bolton (C) Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF) Yevgeny Ziech | |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 58-38 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton tips it but misses | 58-38 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Hector Gomez gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Howard Bolton steals the ball from Werner Labat | 58-38 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is hacked by Robert Bush - foul #4 on Robert Bush, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Robert Bush | |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Mosley | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Mosley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Zachary Hardy (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Millsaps (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Hector Gomez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) 3 reb. C - Werner Labat (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Hector Gomez's pass is intercepted by Zachary Hardy | 60-38 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | James Millsaps knocks in the runner in the lane | 62-38 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Zachary Hardy takes the ball from Willie Vivian | 62-38 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Howard Bolton | 64-38 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Yevgeny Ziech and he's fouled by Eric Mosley - foul #2 on Eric Mosley, team foul #5 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Duley (PG), Raymond Moody (PF) Zachary Hardy, Ronnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF) Willie Vivian | |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton makes the free throw | 64-41 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody is fouled on the floor by Werner Labat - foul #4 on Werner Labat, team foul #5 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Linneman (C) Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses badly on a shot from the right side | 64-41 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Ziech | 64-41 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-41 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman misses badly on a floater in the lane | 64-41 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | James Millsaps grabs the offensive rebound | 64-41 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Millsaps | 67-41 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech's pass is intercepted by Eric Mosley | 67-41 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses the dunk attempt | 67-41 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman hits the follow up shot | 69-41 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Yevgeny Ziech | 69-43 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-43 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | James Millsaps grabs the offensive rebound | 69-43 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Robert Bush is called for the reach on James Millsaps - foul #5 on Robert Bush, team foul #6 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Robert Duley, James Millsaps, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) Yevgeny Ziech, Robert Bush | |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Zachary Hardy | 72-43 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Hector Gomez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-43 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Howard Bolton | 72-43 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane | 74-43 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Bolton - foul #3 on Howard Bolton, team foul #6 | 74-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Duley (PG) Raymond Moody | |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Willie Vivian | |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the 2nd free throw | 74-44 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton grabs the board | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zachary Hardy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Mosley (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Hector Gomez (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darrel Gallup (fresh) 2 pts. C - Werner Labat (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is hacked by Werner Labat - foul #5 on Werner Labat, team foul #7 | 74-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF) Werner Labat | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 75-44 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Nelson | 75-44 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-44 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Willie Vivian pulls down the rebound | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 75-44 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Hector Gomez tips it but misses | 75-44 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Hector Gomez pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-44 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Hector Gomez blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Mosley - foul #3 on Eric Mosley, team foul #7 | 75-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Linneman (SF) Robert Duley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG) Darrel Gallup | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses the 1st free throw | 75-44 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson grabs the board | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-44 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Willie Vivian pulls down the rebound | 75-44 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Willie Vivian clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-44 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Willie Vivian grabs the offensive rebound | 75-44 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Raymond Moody (SG) Zachary Hardy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Darrel Gallup (C) Mark Stubblefield, Willie Vivian | |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Mosley | 77-44 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-44 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Raymond Moody | 77-44 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Travis Pendleton takes the ball from Eric Mosley in the backcourt | 77-44 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech hits the finger roll set up by Travis Pendleton | 77-46 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Chuck Holt is called for the reach on Richard Linneman - foul #1 on Chuck Holt, team foul #8 | 77-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG) Raymond Moody | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (C) Chuck Holt | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman misses the 1st free throw | 77-46 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup grabs the defensive rebound | 77-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Hector Gomez travels with the ball | 77-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF) Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Hector Gomez - foul #3 on Hector Gomez, team foul #9 | 77-46 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech clanks a floater from the right side | 79-46 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | James Millsaps grabs the board | 79-46 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley runs out the clock | 79-46 |