| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Pepin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Zyla (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dowdle (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski inbounds the ball | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan State | Sean Richardson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Kawczynski in the backcourt | 35-55 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Heintzelman - foul #3 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #1 | 35-55 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-55 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Sean Richardson, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle connects on the open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Durocher | 37-57 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Joseph Durocher steps in front of the Ezekiel Brittain pass | 37-57 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher slams it home | 37-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Terry Zyla knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 39-59 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Terry Zyla throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Thomas Rife (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Gerard Kelley (PF), James Fouch (C) Joseph Durocher, Ernest Heintzelman, Robert Dowdle, Jon Durant | |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Edward Conti picks off the pass by Thomas Bryant | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Fouch - foul #2 on James Fouch, team foul #2 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG) Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SF) Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the jumper from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Jesse Pepin (PF) Richard England, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Robert Dowdle (PF), Jon Durant (C) Thomas Bryant, Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley, James Fouch | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Jon Durant is open and scores on a floater from the right side set up by Robert Dowdle | 40-63 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Jon Durant steals it from Ezekiel Brittain | 40-63 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Richard Cuellar steps in front of the Jon Durant pass | 40-63 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Richardson | 40-63 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-63 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Dowdle | 43-66 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain loses the dribble to Ernest Heintzelman in the backcourt | 43-66 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Pepin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Zyla (tired) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Dowdle (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the offensive rebound | 43-66 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-66 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Durocher | 43-66 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Ezekiel Brittain steals it from Ernest Heintzelman | 43-66 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Heintzelman - foul #4 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #3 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Richard England (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Sean Richardson, Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Cuellar, Jesse Pepin, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), George Adamczyk (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF), James Fouch (C) Joseph Durocher, Ernest Heintzelman, Mark Douglas, Robert Dowdle, Jon Durant | |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Barr | 46-66 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Richard England - foul #1 on Richard England, team foul #1 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (C) Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF) George Adamczyk | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Barr | 48-68 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kawczynski | 48-70 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Keel | 51-70 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | James Fouch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Perkoski - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #2 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Terry Zyla (PF) Jack Perkoski, Richard England, Kenneth Barr, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), George Adamczyk (SF), Robert Dowdle (PF) Harold Okamoto, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Gerard Kelley | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-72 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | James Fouch gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher's pass is intercepted by Richard Cuellar in the backcourt | 51-72 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Edward Conti lays it in on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 53-72 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | George Adamczyk is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-72 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | James Fouch snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant is hacked by Terry Zyla in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Zyla, team foul #3 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF) Edward Conti, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Thomas Bryant, George Adamczyk, Robert Dowdle, James Fouch | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Zyla - foul #3 on Terry Zyla, team foul #4 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG) Richard Cuellar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | The jump hook by Terry Zyla is blocked by Gerard Kelley | 53-73 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr hits the follow up shot | 55-73 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Robert Dowdle (PF) Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley | |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-73 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Richard England (SG), Thomas Rife (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Sean Richardson, Kenneth Barr, Jesse Pepin, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG) Ernest Heintzelman | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-73 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Ronald Keel drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard England | 57-73 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Joseph Durocher | 57-75 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard England (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dowdle (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jon Durant - foul #1 on Jon Durant, team foul #4 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF), Terry Zyla (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Mark Douglas (SF), Gerard Kelley (C) Joseph Durocher, Thomas Bryant, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Jon Durant | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-75 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley hits the follow up shot | 59-77 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Terry Zyla hits the finger roll | 61-77 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is hacked by Richard England in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard England, team foul #5 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Kenneth Barr (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF), Thomas Rife (C) Richard Cuellar, Richard England, Edward Conti, Ronald Keel, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG), George Adamczyk (SF), James Fouch (PF) Ernest Heintzelman, Mark Douglas, Robert Dowdle | |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | George Adamczyk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-77 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Richardson | 63-77 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | George Adamczyk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-77 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the tip | 63-77 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Thomas Rife grabs the board | 63-77 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Thomas Rife drills a shot from the left block | 65-77 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rife - foul #1 on Thomas Rife, team foul #6 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Terry Zyla (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Sean Richardson, Jesse Pepin, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF), Robert Dowdle (PF), Jon Durant (C) Harold Okamoto, Thomas Bryant, George Adamczyk, James Fouch, Gerard Kelley | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Zyla - foul #4 on Terry Zyla, team foul #7 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF) Kenneth Barr, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Joseph Durocher takes the ball from Ronald Keel | 65-78 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ernest Heintzelman | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin's fadeaway is rejected by Jon Durant | 65-81 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the defensive rebound | 65-81 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Ernest Heintzelman | 65-83 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-83 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the follow up shot | 67-83 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 67-83 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Edward Conti grabs the board | 67-83 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar's pass is intercepted by Joseph Durocher | 67-83 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (SG), Kenneth Barr (SF), Thomas Rife (PF) Richard Cuellar, Ezekiel Brittain, Edward Conti, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Thomas Bryant (SG), Mark Douglas (SF), James Fouch (PF), Gerard Kelley (C) Joseph Durocher, Ernest Heintzelman, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Robert Dowdle, Jon Durant | |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley can't finish the layup | 67-83 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barr | 67-83 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Thomas Bryant picks off the pass by Richard England in the backcourt | 67-83 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant lays it up and in | 67-85 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Richard England loses the dribble to Thomas Bryant in the backcourt | 67-85 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard England (fresh) SF - Kenneth Barr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Rife (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Keel (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Fouch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerard Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Harold Okamoto | 67-87 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | James Fouch blocks the short jumper by Ronald Keel | 67-87 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant grabs the board | 67-87 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 67-87 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Richard England pulls down the rebound | 67-87 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Fouch - foul #3 on James Fouch, team foul #5 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Terry Zyla (C) Sean Richardson, Richard England, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Robert Dowdle (PF), Jon Durant (C) Mark Douglas, James Fouch, Gerard Kelley | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 68-87 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher loses the dribble to Ezekiel Brittain in the backcourt | 68-87 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr lays it up and in set up by Ezekiel Brittain | 70-87 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher is hacked by Kenneth Barr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #8 | 70-87 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF) Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Adamczyk (SF) Harold Okamoto | |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 70-88 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 70-89 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Terry Zyla clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #3 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #6 | 70-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Pepin (PF) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF) George Adamczyk | |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the 1st free throw | 71-89 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the 2nd free throw | 72-89 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG), Gerard Kelley (C) Thomas Bryant, Jon Durant | |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Harold Okamoto steals it from Jesse Pepin | 72-89 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Ezekiel Brittain takes the ball from Jeffrey Kawczynski in the backcourt | 72-89 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin's floater is tipped away by Robert Dowdle | 72-89 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Harold Okamoto | 72-89 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-89 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle grabs the offensive rebound | 72-89 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-89 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 72-89 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-89 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jack Perkoski | 72-89 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Kenneth Barr (SF), Thomas Rife (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Cuellar, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), George Adamczyk (SF), James Fouch (PF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Harold Okamoto, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Robert Dowdle, Gerard Kelley | |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Richard England is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 72-89 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits the follow up shot | 74-89 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-89 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 74-89 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Terry Zyla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-89 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Kenneth Barr, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG) George Adamczyk | |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jon Durant | 74-92 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski travels in the backcourt | 74-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG) Richard England | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SF) Mark Douglas | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | James Fouch is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint | 74-94 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 76-94 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Zyla (very tired) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Ronald Keel (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (tired) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Fouch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harold Okamoto | 76-97 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain travels with the ball | 76-97 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (SG), Kenneth Barr (SF), Thomas Rife (PF) Jack Perkoski, Ezekiel Brittain, Edward Conti, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Robert Dowdle (PF), Gerard Kelley (C) Ernest Heintzelman, James Fouch, Jon Durant | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 76-97 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto tips it home | 76-99 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Richard England is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bryant - foul #4 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #7 | 76-99 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF) Harold Okamoto | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 1st free throw | 76-99 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kawczynski | 76-99 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 76-99 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr snags the defensive board | 76-99 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Gerard Kelley steals the ball from Ronald Keel in the backcourt | 76-99 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle can't finish the uncontested layup | 76-99 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the board | 76-99 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bryant - foul #5 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #8 | 76-99 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Jon Durant (C) Thomas Bryant, Gerard Kelley | |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr makes the 1st free throw | 77-99 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 78-99 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Jon Durant is hacked by Sean Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Richardson, team foul #9 | 78-99 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the 1st free throw | 78-100 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 78-101 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Jon Durant swats the short shot by Thomas Rife | 78-101 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr gets the offensive rebound | 78-101 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-101 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Thomas Rife grabs the offensive rebound | 78-101 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Richard England throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-101 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-101 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 78-101 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 78-101 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the rebound | 78-101 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher runs out the clock | 78-101 |