| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Fouch (fresh) C - Jon Durant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard England (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Zyla (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Keel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain inbounds the ball | 37-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Jack Johns misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the open dunk | 37-21 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits a wide open floater in the paint | 37-23 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Terry Zyla banks in the wide open layup set up by Jack Johns | 37-25 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher's pass is intercepted by Ezekiel Brittain | 37-25 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Terry Zyla is fouled on the floor by James Fouch - foul #2 on James Fouch, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Thomas Larson (PF), Robert Dowdle (C) Joseph Durocher, Harold Okamoto, James Fouch, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard England, Ezekiel Brittain, Ronald Keel | |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Jack Johns is hacked by Robert Dowdle - foul #1 on Robert Dowdle, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Thomas Rife drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jack Johns | 37-27 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley grabs the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson misses the easy dunk attempt | 37-27 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Terry Zyla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG), Jon Durant (C) Thomas Bryant, Robert Dowdle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Edward Conti (C) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr | |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Smith | 39-27 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | The short jumper by Terry Zyla is denied by Jon Durant | 39-27 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde is fouled on the floor by Terry Zyla - foul #2 on Terry Zyla, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), James Fouch (PF) Jeffrey Elizalde, Herbert Smith, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG), Ronald Keel (C) Richard England, Edward Conti | |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Jon Durant pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerard Kelley (tired) 3 reb. PF - James Fouch (fairly fresh) C - Jon Durant (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) SF - Ezekiel Brittain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terry Zyla (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Patrick Huneycutt (SF), Robert Dowdle (C) Joseph Durocher, Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF) Richard Cuellar, Ezekiel Brittain, Terry Zyla | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Ronald Keel comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-27 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Jack Johns steals the ball from Thomas Bryant in the backcourt | 41-27 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Jack Johns misses the easy layup | 41-27 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr gets the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Dowdle | 41-27 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas is fouled on the floor by Richard England - foul #2 on Richard England, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Larson (C) James Fouch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (PF), Edward Conti (C) Kenneth Barr, Ronald Keel | |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle's pass is intercepted by Jack Johns | 41-27 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski lays it in on a great pass from Jack Johns | 41-29 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Perkoski - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Gerard Kelley (PF), Jon Durant (C) Thomas Bryant, Mark Douglas, Robert Dowdle, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Terry Zyla (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard England, Jack Perkoski, Thomas Rife, Edward Conti | |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Ronald Keel can't finish the layup | 43-29 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Jon Durant snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harold Okamoto | 46-29 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Ronald Keel connects on the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Gerard Kelley - foul #1 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Thomas Larson (PF) Joseph Durocher, Patrick Huneycutt, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (PF) Terry Zyla | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Herbert Smith | 48-32 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-32 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Jon Durant snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Okamoto and the foul's on Richard Cuellar - foul #1 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (SF), James Fouch (PF) Harold Okamoto, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Terry Zyla (PF) Richard Cuellar, Kenneth Barr | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde makes the free throw | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Ronald Keel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on James Fouch - foul #3 on James Fouch, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Robert Dowdle (C) Jeffrey Elizalde, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the free throw | 51-34 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Dowdle | 51-34 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG) Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 53-37 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Smith (SF) James Fouch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF), Edward Conti (C) Richard England, Ezekiel Brittain, Terry Zyla, Ronald Keel | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Thomas Rife, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG), Thomas Larson (PF) Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Dowdle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) SG - Jack Johns (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Barr (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Conti (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle lays it in set up by Herbert Smith and he's hacked by Edward Conti - foul #1 on Edward Conti, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG) Jack Johns | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Richard England throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Thomas Bryant | 58-37 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Larson - foul #1 on Thomas Larson, team foul #5 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt (SF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Robert Dowdle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (PG), Terry Zyla (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Kenneth Barr, Edward Conti | |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Terry Zyla drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Johns | 58-39 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard England - foul #3 on Richard England, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG), James Fouch (PF) Thomas Bryant, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Ronald Keel pulls down the rebound | 59-39 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Ronald Keel comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Jon Durant buries a runner in the lane set up by Herbert Smith | 61-39 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-39 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | James Fouch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard England - foul #4 on Richard England, team foul #8 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Gerard Kelley (SF), Thomas Larson (PF), Robert Dowdle (C) Jeffrey Elizalde, Patrick Huneycutt, James Fouch, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard England, Ezekiel Brittain, Ronald Keel | |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Thomas Rife banks in the layup set up by Jack Johns and the foul's on Gerard Kelley - foul #2 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #6 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG) Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the free throw | 63-41 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Dowdle | 63-41 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 65-41 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Jack Johns's pass is intercepted by Thomas Larson in the backcourt | 65-41 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-41 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Jack Johns is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Robert Dowdle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Edward Conti (C) Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 65-41 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the offensive rebound | 65-41 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Larson and he's hacked by Jack Johns - foul #3 on Jack Johns, team foul #9 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt (SF), James Fouch (PF) Gerard Kelley, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Edward Conti | |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the free throw | 68-41 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG) Harold Okamoto | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | James Fouch clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Barr - foul #1 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #10 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Terry Zyla (PF) Jack Johns, Kenneth Barr | |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 69-41 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses the 2nd free throw | 69-41 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain snags the defensive board | 69-41 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | The short jumper by Terry Zyla is denied by Thomas Larson | 69-41 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-41 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-41 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 69-41 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Perkoski | 69-43 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas connects on the open fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas Bryant | 71-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Huneycutt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fouch (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Larson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) SG - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terry Zyla (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Keel (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-43 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Terry Zyla tips it back up and in | 71-45 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Huneycutt | 73-45 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain can't connect on a floater from the right side | 73-45 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson gets the rebound | 73-45 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Douglas, team foul #7 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Gerard Kelley (SF), Robert Dowdle (PF), Jon Durant (C) Thomas Bryant, Mark Douglas, Patrick Huneycutt, James Fouch, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF), Edward Conti (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Terry Zyla, Ronald Keel | |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Edward Conti is hacked by Gerard Kelley - foul #3 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #8 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Smith (SF) Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Edward Conti misses the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Dowdle | 73-45 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle slams it home set up by Herbert Smith | 75-45 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 75-45 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 75-45 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-45 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the rebound | 75-45 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Thomas Rife clanks a shot in the paint | 75-45 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Thomas Rife grabs the offensive board | 75-45 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-48 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle is called for a backcourt violation | 75-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG), Gerard Kelley (SF), Thomas Larson (C) Joseph Durocher, Herbert Smith, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr double dribbles | 75-48 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Rife is called for the reach on Harold Okamoto - foul #2 on Thomas Rife, team foul #11 | 75-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) Robert Dowdle | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 77-48 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Thomas Larson swats the dunk try by Thomas Rife | 77-48 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Edward Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 77-48 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the finger roll | 77-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley connects on the open fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Larson | 79-50 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jon Durant - foul #1 on Jon Durant, team foul #9 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Patrick Huneycutt (SF), James Fouch (PF), Robert Dowdle (C) Jeffrey Elizalde, Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley, Thomas Larson, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the 2nd free throw | 79-51 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle gets the rebound | 79-51 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Jack Perkoski steals it from Joseph Durocher | 79-51 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar connects on the open floater from the free throw line | 79-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Patrick Huneycutt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fouch (tired) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Dowdle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tired) 2 pts. SG - Jack Perkoski (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Rife (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Barr (tired) 4 reb. C - Edward Conti (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher is hacked by Kenneth Barr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #12 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG) Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 80-53 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 81-53 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Robert Dowdle swats the short shot by Thomas Rife | 81-53 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt pulls down the rebound | 81-53 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 81-53 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt tips it home | 83-53 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Dowdle - foul #2 on Robert Dowdle, team foul #10 | 83-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG), Gerard Kelley (SF), Thomas Larson (PF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Patrick Huneycutt, James Fouch, Robert Dowdle | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 1st free throw | 83-54 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 83-55 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Richard Cuellar is called for the reach on Thomas Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #13 | 83-55 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 83-55 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 84-55 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Thomas Bryant steps in front of the Richard Cuellar pass | 84-55 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant blows the dunk | 84-55 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson grabs the offensive board | 84-55 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 86-55 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Thomas Rife scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 86-57 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 86-57 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the board | 86-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:11 | Purdue | The jump hook by Kenneth Barr is blocked by Thomas Larson | 86-57 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski grabs the offensive board | 86-57 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-57 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson grabs the board | 86-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant scores on a runner in the lane set up by Thomas Larson | 88-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 88-57 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 88-57 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Perkoski - foul #5 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #14 | 88-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), James Fouch (PF) Thomas Bryant, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG) Jack Perkoski | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 89-57 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 90-57 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Edward Conti travels in the backcourt | 90-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG) Mark Douglas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Joseph Durocher | 92-57 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Thomas Rife comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 92-57 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the rebound | 92-57 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher runs out the clock | 92-57 |