| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Rains (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Sadusky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) C - Grover Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Indiana | Michael Marshall buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Rains | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Grover Sadler - foul #2 on Grover Sadler, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Richard Soares makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | Indiana | Grover Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:57 | Indiana | Freddy Derryberry takes the ball from Michael Marshall | 34-29 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin lays it up and in on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Indiana | Grover Sadler is fouled on the floor by Leroy Farr - foul #1 on Leroy Farr, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:14 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt is fouled on the floor by Michael Marshall - foul #2 on Michael Marshall, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | David Rains takes the ball from Scot Mastin | 34-31 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 17:03 | Indiana | David Rains tips it in | 36-31 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Thomas Betancourt - foul #2 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gibbs (SG), Mario Martin (SF) Gary Hughes, Anthony Sadusky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (SG), Robert Patin (PF), James Kostka (C) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares, Leroy Farr | |
| 16:17 | Indiana | Robert Warren steals it from David Rains | 36-31 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frederick Saucier (PF) Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG) Freddy Derryberry | |
| 15:57 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (PG) David Rains | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams (PF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Luis Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Saucier (fresh) 2 blk. C - Grover Sadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Warren (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) C - James Kostka (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Robert Gibbs steals the ball from Scott Boyle | 36-31 |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Warren - foul #1 on Robert Warren, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SF) Mario Martin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF) Scott Boyle, Robert Warren, Jimmie Williams | |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Robert Patin clanks a shot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:55 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Luis Merritt steps in front of the Freddy Derryberry pass in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 14:49 | Indiana | Luis Merritt hits the finger roll | 39-31 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Gibbs | 41-31 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Robert Patin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scot Mastin and the foul's on Anthony Sadusky - foul #3 on Anthony Sadusky, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (PG), Gary Hughes (SG), Michael Marshall (PF) Luis Merritt, Robert Gibbs, Frederick Saucier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF), Leroy Farr (C) Richard Soares, James Kostka | |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:16 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky is hacked by Leroy Farr - foul #2 on Leroy Farr, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF) Robert Patin | |
| 12:58 | Indiana | David Rains misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Robert Warren pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Warren | 41-36 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 12:26 | Indiana | Grover Sadler hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt drills a jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Grover Sadler's pass is intercepted by Robert Warren | 43-38 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:53 | Indiana | David Rains grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Rains (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Sadusky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Grover Sadler (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scot Mastin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Indiana | Michael Marshall travels with the ball | 43-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Martin (SF), Richard Miller (C) Anthony Sadusky, Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (PF) Scot Mastin | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Robert Warren can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr tips it home | 43-40 |
| 11:15 | Indiana | Michael Marshall misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Farr - foul #3 on Leroy Farr, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), James Kostka (C) Freddy Derryberry, Leroy Farr | |
| 11:15 | Indiana | Michael Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:15 | Indiana | Michael Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:59 | Indiana | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Gary Hughes buries a floater from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle loses the dribble to Michael Marshall | 47-40 |
| 10:02 | Indiana | David Rains misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 10:01 | Indiana | Richard Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Michael Marshall misses long on a floater from the left block | 47-40 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | James Kostka pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 09:29 | Indiana | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:03 | Indiana | Gary Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 09:01 | Indiana | Richard Miller tips it home | 49-40 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Gary Hughes is called for the reach on Robert Warren - foul #3 on Gary Hughes, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (PG), Robert Gibbs (SG), Anthony Sadusky (SF), Frederick Saucier (PF), Grover Sadler (C) David Rains, Gary Hughes, Mario Martin, Michael Marshall, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Jimmie Williams (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Scott Boyle, Robert Warren, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares, James Kostka | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scot Mastin | 49-42 |
| 08:10 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky lays it in set up by Robert Gibbs | 51-42 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-42 |
| 07:57 | Indiana | Grover Sadler snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Luis Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Sadusky (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Saucier (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Grover Sadler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-42 |
| 07:32 | Indiana | Grover Sadler hits the follow up shot | 53-42 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Robert Patin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 07:06 | Indiana | Grover Sadler gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky's floater is knocked away by Leroy Farr | 53-42 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 53-42 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Jimmie Williams - foul #1 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (PG), Gary Hughes (SG), Michael Marshall (PF) Luis Merritt, Robert Gibbs, Frederick Saucier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Richard Soares (PF), James Kostka (C) Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Jimmie Williams, Leroy Farr | |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-45 |
| 05:16 | Indiana | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 05:00 | Indiana | Gary Hughes double dribbles | 56-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Martin (SF), Richard Miller (C) Anthony Sadusky, Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Robert Warren hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Michael Marshall - foul #3 on Michael Marshall, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:34 | Indiana | David Rains drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Richard Soares knocks in the floater from close range set up by Thomas Betancourt | 59-50 |
| 03:58 | Indiana | David Rains connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 03:37 | Indiana | David Rains pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Rains (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Kostka (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Indiana | David Rains hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Soares | 61-50 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SF), Grover Sadler (C) Mario Martin, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Leroy Farr (C) Robert Warren, James Kostka | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Richard Soares's pass is intercepted by Michael Marshall | 61-50 |
| 02:42 | Indiana | Leroy Farr is called for the reach on David Rains - foul #4 on Leroy Farr, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gibbs (SG), Mario Martin (SF), Frederick Saucier (PF), Richard Miller (C) Gary Hughes, Anthony Sadusky, Michael Marshall, Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:42 | Indiana | David Rains misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 61-50 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin banks in the layup | 61-52 |
| 02:22 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Hughes (SG), Anthony Sadusky (SF), Michael Marshall (PF), Grover Sadler (C) Robert Gibbs, Mario Martin, Frederick Saucier, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Michael Marshall scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Anthony Sadusky and the foul's on Richard Soares - foul #3 on Richard Soares, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (PG), Robert Gibbs (SG), Mario Martin (SF), Richard Miller (C) David Rains, Gary Hughes, Anthony Sadusky, Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Michael Marshall makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Betancourt | 64-54 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Richard Soares pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Scot Mastin | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt loses the dribble to Luis Merritt | 64-54 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Luis Merritt lays it up and in | 66-54 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-54 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the easy layup | 66-54 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr tips it back up and in | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Michael Marshall blows the layup | 66-56 |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs tips it in | 68-56 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Michael Marshall grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Luis Merritt runs out the clock | 68-56 |