| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Purdue | William Duncan hits a turnaround from close range | 30-24 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | William Duncan drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Bell | 32-24 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the easy layup | 32-24 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brice Stolinski | 32-24 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin scores on a floater near the basket set up by Rodney Bell | 34-24 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | William Duncan steals the ball from Eric Parkerson | 34-24 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | The jumper by Daniel Conlin is denied by Anthony Farris | 34-24 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Brice Stolinski denies the turnaround by Bruce Banks | 34-26 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 34-26 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Daniel Conlin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 36-28 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Lawrence Pierce steps in front of the Brice Stolinski pass | 36-28 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Bell - foul #3 on Rodney Bell, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SG) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Lawrence Pierce picks off the pass by Daniel Conlin | 36-30 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter dunks the ball on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 36-32 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by William Duncan | 39-32 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 39-34 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Johnson | 42-34 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Conlin - foul #2 on Daniel Conlin, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Joshua Bolin (PF) Tim Johnson, Robert Parrish, Daniel Conlin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Harry Evans (SG), Bruce Banks (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Adam Stoehr, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Rodney Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Brice Stolinski - foul #1 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Burleson (C) William Duncan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Alan Carpenter is called for the reach on Brice Stolinski - foul #1 on Alan Carpenter, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG) Alan Carpenter | |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Teodoro Esposito | |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. PF - Joshua Bolin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Burleson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski throws it down on a nice dish by Oleg Swatloski | 44-36 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Harry Evans buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin connects on the jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is hacked by Brice Stolinski - foul #2 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF), Daniel Conlin (PF), William Duncan (C) Brice Stolinski, Joshua Bolin, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 46-41 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Adam Stoehr steps in front of the Rodney Bell pass in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Banks | 46-41 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks hits a jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski is fouled on the floor by Adam Stoehr - foul #2 on Adam Stoehr, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Adam Stoehr, Bruce Banks | |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tim Johnson | 49-43 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Evans | 49-45 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is fouled on the floor by Alan Carpenter - foul #2 on Alan Carpenter, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (SG), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Alan Carpenter, Anthony Farris | |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Eric Parkerson | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 11 reb. PF - Daniel Conlin (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 51-47 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce and he's fouled by Robert Parrish - foul #1 on Robert Parrish, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG), Joshua Bolin (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Robert Parrish, Daniel Conlin, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Bruce Banks (SF) Lawrence Pierce, Harry Evans | |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Parkerson | 51-50 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Ratko Pilchowski | 51-52 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Adam Stoehr - foul #3 on Adam Stoehr, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Jason Thompson (SF) Rodney Bell, Brice Stolinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Stoehr and he's hacked by Joshua Bolin - foul #1 on Joshua Bolin, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG) Adam Stoehr | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 52-55 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Harry Evans takes the ball from Oleg Swatloski | 52-55 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Harry Evans drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Banks and the foul's on Oleg Swatloski - foul #1 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Brice Stolinski (SF), Daniel Conlin (PF), William Duncan (C) Tim Johnson, Jason Thompson, Joshua Bolin, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Eric Parkerson | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | William Duncan gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Farris - foul #3 on Anthony Farris, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG) Alan Carpenter | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 11 reb. PF - Daniel Conlin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled on the floor by William Duncan - foul #2 on William Duncan, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG) Oleg Swatloski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin makes the floater in the lane set up by Rodney Bell | 55-59 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG) Robert Parrish | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Lawrence Pierce, Adam Stoehr, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter misses the easy layup | 55-59 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-61 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Rodney Bell | 57-61 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Harry Evans buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Eric Parkerson | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 57-63 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks tips it back up and in | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Bell | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Swatloski - foul #2 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Adam Stoehr (SG) Eric Parkerson, Alan Carpenter | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oleg Swatloski | 62-65 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Swatloski - foul #3 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (SG) Adam Stoehr | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Rodney Bell clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-67 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris is hacked by Rodney Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Bell, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Rodney Bell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-68 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Bell - foul #5 on Rodney Bell, team foul #12 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG) Rodney Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Johnson | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is hacked by Tim Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #13 | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-72 |