| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) SG - James Cross (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) PF - Seth Montford (fresh) C - Joe Hayner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) C - Bryan Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joe Hayner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Purdue | Bryan Moore picks off the pass by Joe Hayner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman drills a floater near the basket set up by Keith Asbury | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Seth Montford denies the turnaround by Keith Asbury | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Tom Baughman - foul #1 on Tom Baughman, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Keith Asbury | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tom Baughman | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Hayner | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury loses the ball out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Seth Montford, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Lee Alvis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it in | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) SG - Derick Baker (fresh) SF - John Graf (fresh) PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) C - Joshua Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Purdue | John Graf misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | The jumper by John Graf is denied by Robert Robinson | 6-9 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | John Graf gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Graf | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Salvatore Giordano steps in front of the Robert Baptista pass | 8-9 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 8-11 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Robert Robinson steals it from Lee Alvis | 8-11 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is hacked by Derick Baker - foul #1 on Derick Baker, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Seth Montford (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Lee Alvis, Derick Baker, John Graf, Salvatore Giordano, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Seth Montford - foul #1 on Seth Montford, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 8-12 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Seth Montford picks off the pass by Bryan Moore | 8-12 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | James Cross drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang tips it in | 11-14 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | A charge is called on Seth Montford - foul #2 on Seth Montford, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the driving attempt in the paint | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | James Cross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it home | 11-18 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry McGrath - foul #1 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Tom Baughman, Jonathan Yang | |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 12-18 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Robert Baptista swats the short shot by Salvatore Giordano | 12-18 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-18 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | James Cross grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Robert Robinson steals the ball from Salvatore Giordano | 12-18 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene can't finish the layup | 12-18 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits the follow up shot | 12-20 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Wilford Greene is called for the reach on James Cross - foul #1 on Wilford Greene, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF), Jonathan Yang (C) Wilford Greene, Bryan Moore | |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-20 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Lee Alvis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Alvis, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Derick Baker is called for the reach on Keith Asbury - foul #2 on Derick Baker, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Derick Baker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (SG) Keith Asbury | |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lee Alvis - foul #2 on Lee Alvis, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Joe Hayner (C) Lee Alvis, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Jerry McGrath | |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | John Graf comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-21 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Graf (fresh) PF - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Joshua Brown makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 14-24 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Wilford Greene | 14-26 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | James Cross makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-26 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the floater from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | James Cross pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | John Graf clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tom Baughman - foul #2 on Tom Baughman, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Keith Asbury (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Robert Robinson, Tom Baughman, Jonathan Yang | |
| 06:05 | Purdue | John Graf makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | John Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Joe Hayner swats the short shot by Robert Baptista | 19-26 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | John Graf scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Hamilton | 21-26 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Keith Asbury | 21-28 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | James Cross misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-28 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano is called for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Joshua Brown (C) John Graf, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (SF), Jonathan Yang (PF) Wilford Greene, Robert Baptista | |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Moore | 21-31 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Keith Asbury picks off the pass by James Cross | 21-31 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano double dribbles | 21-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Derick Baker (SG), Seth Montford (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, James Cross, Salvatore Giordano, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Tom Baughman (SF) Jerry McGrath, Keith Asbury | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang double dribbles | 21-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Tom Baughman takes the ball from Jeffrey Wyble | 21-34 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Seth Montford - foul #3 on Seth Montford, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Keith Asbury (SG) Matthew Forte, Wilford Greene | |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jerry McGrath - foul #2 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #6 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Jonathan Yang | |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman is whistled for a carry | 22-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Graf (SF) Jeffrey Wyble | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano scores on a runner in the lane set up by Lee Alvis | 24-36 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Lee Alvis is called for the reach on Bryan Moore - foul #3 on Lee Alvis, team foul #8 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Lee Alvis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano's floater is knocked away by Robert Baptista | 24-38 |