| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Crowe - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF) William Karr, Dane Savala | |
| 19:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 19:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG) Michael Likens | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits a shot in the lane set up by Gerard Bower and he's fouled by Rene Conti - foul #1 on Rene Conti, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG) William Karr | |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Taylor | 23-30 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | The jump hook by Rodney Penaflor is blocked by Walter Crowe | 23-30 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Michael Hart tips it in | 25-30 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Michael Likens connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Taylor | 25-33 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | The jump hook by Michael Hart is blocked by Rene Conti | 25-33 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is called for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Dane Savala (SF), John Bombard (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) Michael Likens, Rene Conti, David Taylor, Walter Crowe | |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #3 on Gerard Bower, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 27-35 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | William Karr connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dane Savala | 27-38 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Michael Hart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 27-38 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bombard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | John Bombard connects on the runner near the basket set up by William Karr | 27-40 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is fouled in the backcourt by William Karr - foul #2 on William Karr, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Rodney Penaflor (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), David Taylor (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Stephen Waiters, John Bombard, Joseph Simpson | |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson (C) Walter Crowe | |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers snags the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | William Karr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Taylor | 27-43 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is called for traveling | 27-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Walter Crowe (C) William Karr, Joseph Simpson | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG) Michael Likens | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses long on a floater from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 27-45 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Penaflor | 29-45 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Dane Savala - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF) William Karr, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Rene Conti is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #5 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Dane Savala (SF) Michael Likens, Rene Conti | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe scores on a jumper in the paint | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's pass is intercepted by Anthony Myers | 29-47 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | William Karr banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Myers | 29-49 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Rodney Penaflor (PF) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Aziz, Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), David Taylor (PF) William Karr, Dane Savala, Walter Crowe | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-49 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Rene Conti tips it but misses | 29-49 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Otto Konopka's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Dane Savala (SF), John Bombard (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Rene Conti, David Taylor, Joseph Simpson | |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Dane Savala dunks the ball on a nice dish by Anthony Myers | 29-51 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cesar Rizzo | 32-51 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | John Bombard travels with the ball | 32-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), David Taylor (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, John Bombard, Walter Crowe | |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is hacked by Joseph Simpson - foul #2 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Dane Savala (SF) Michael Likens, Rene Conti | |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Simpson | 32-51 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the tip | 32-51 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Simpson | 32-51 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | David Taylor is called for traveling | 32-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Walter Crowe (C) Stephen Waiters, Joseph Simpson | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | David Taylor gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Rodney Penaflor (PF) Nenad Smolski, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, David Taylor, Walter Crowe | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Michael Hart can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 32-53 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson grabs the board | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) PF - John Bombard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Michael Likens misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-53 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Michael Hart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-53 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | John Bombard snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Michael Likens misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | John Bombard grabs the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | John Bombard clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Cesar Rizzo - foul #4 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #7 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Dikembe Ali (C) Gerard Bower, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Rene Conti, Joseph Simpson | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | John Bombard misses the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | John Bombard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Otto Konopka | 35-53 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Dane Savala hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Karr | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali loses the ball out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Joshua Barnes, Michael Hart, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from David Taylor | 35-57 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walter Crowe - foul #3 on Walter Crowe, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson (C) Walter Crowe | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-57 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Dane Savala can't tip it in | 35-57 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-57 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the offensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Joseph Simpson denies the turnaround by Nenad Smolski | 35-57 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Dane Savala snags the defensive board | 35-57 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Otto Konopka steals the ball from Anthony Myers | 35-57 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Rodney Penaflor (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Dikembe Aziz, Nenad Smolski, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Walter Crowe (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, Joseph Simpson | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | David Taylor misses the dunk but he's fouled by Cesar Rizzo - foul #5 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #8 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF) Rene Conti | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Michael Hart's layup is rejected by David Taylor | 35-59 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Dane Savala snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Dane Savala knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-62 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski lays it up and in | 37-62 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #4 on Michael Hart, team foul #9 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG) Michael Likens | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gerard Bower | 39-64 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Michael Hart takes the ball from Dane Savala after a doubleteam | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe tips it home | 41-66 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Myers - foul #4 on Anthony Myers, team foul #6 | 41-66 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Karr runs out the clock | 43-66 |