| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) SF - David Freeman (fresh) PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) C - Augustine Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Brooks Karst picks off the pass by Joseph Doering | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | David Freeman drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Joseph Doering hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Bracamonte | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | The short jumper by Augustine Russo is denied by Brooks Karst | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-0 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Joseph Doering connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Augustine Russo out of a doubleteam | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Joseph Doering's 3 pointer is rejected by Johnny Geise | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Bracamonte - foul #1 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SG) Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF) Alphonso Luna, Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Augustine Russo blows the layup over the doubleteam | 6-3 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Doering and he's fouled by John Patterson - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski (C) Augustine Russo | |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Bell | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald is hacked by Orlando Mullen - foul #1 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Douglas Holmes (PF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Adams, Walter McGavisk, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Holmes | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - John Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) PF - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes clanks a turnaround near the basket | 9-5 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Eliseo Greco | 9-5 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo loses the dribble to Douglas Holmes | 9-5 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Eliseo Greco swats the short shot by Douglas Holmes | 9-5 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Joseph Doering grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco's floater is tipped away by Johnny Geise | 9-5 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco hits the finger roll | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Eliseo Greco is called for the reach on Douglas Holmes - foul #1 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), David Freeman (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Augustine Russo (C) Orlando Mullen, Andre Rizzo, Eliseo Greco, Mile Kulikowski | |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Alfredo Rossi is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by David Freeman | 11-7 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Augustine Russo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Augustine Russo misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Doering - foul #1 on Joseph Doering, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Doering steals it from Thomas Smith | 12-9 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna can't finish the layup | 12-9 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Joseph Doering clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), David Freeman (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Andre Rizzo (SF) Joseph Doering, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) SF - David Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fresh) SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo blows the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Timothy White's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Schwald | 12-10 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald lays it in | 14-10 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Timothy White connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Augustine Russo | 14-12 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes knocks in the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Alfredo Rossi - foul #2 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, David Freeman, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Eliseo Greco (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Alphonso Luna, Alfredo Rossi, Augustine Russo | |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bell - foul #1 on Timothy Bell, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Patterson (PF) Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Timothy White | |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Joseph Doering hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | John Patterson gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Mile Kulikowski - foul #1 on Mile Kulikowski, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski misses the dunk attempt | 19-12 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Patterson | 19-12 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise loses the ball out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Johnny Geise, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (SF) Andre Rizzo | |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (C) Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst blows the layup but he's hacked by Mile Kulikowski - foul #2 on Mile Kulikowski, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Alphonso Luna (SG), Augustine Russo (C) Joseph Doering, Orlando Mullen, Mile Kulikowski | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Augustine Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Thomas Smith, John Patterson, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 21-12 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the tip | 21-12 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Geise | 21-12 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the floater from the free throw line | 21-12 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Augustine Russo | 21-12 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Ronald Adams steals it from Timothy White in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), David Freeman (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Andre Rizzo (SF) Timothy White, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses the floater near the basket | 21-12 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Joseph Doering grabs the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Augustine Russo connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Joseph Doering | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fairly fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eliseo Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith snags the offensive board | 21-14 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Alphonso Luna steals it from David Freeman | 21-14 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna hits the finger roll | 21-16 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald loses the dribble to Alphonso Luna | 21-19 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses the easy layup | 21-19 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst travels with the ball | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, David Freeman, John Patterson, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Orlando Mullen (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Joseph Doering, Alphonso Luna, Andre Rizzo, Eliseo Greco, Augustine Russo | |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Mile Kulikowski, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Augustine Russo (C) Mile Kulikowski | |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Orlando Mullen steals the ball from Timothy Bell | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi lays it up and in on a great pass from Orlando Mullen | 21-21 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 23-21 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Augustine Russo's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF) Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Alfredo Rossi is called for the reach on Timothy Bell - foul #3 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Eliseo Greco (PF) Timothy White, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Eliseo Greco swats the short shot by Ronald Adams | 23-21 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Orlando Mullen | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eliseo Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustine Russo (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Timothy Bell is called for the reach on Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Timothy Bell, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (SF) Orlando Mullen | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Alfred Lee is called for the reach on Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Alfred Lee, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) David Freeman, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG) Timothy White | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna is fouled on the floor by Alfred Lee as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Alfred Lee, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Eliseo Greco | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 25-23 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Augustine Russo's dunk attempt is rejected by Douglas Holmes | 25-23 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst is hacked by Joseph Doering - foul #2 on Joseph Doering, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), John Patterson (PF) Alfred Lee, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG) Joseph Doering | |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the floater from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 30-25 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Augustine Russo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, Thomas Smith, John Patterson, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Eliseo Greco (PF) Alphonso Luna, Andre Rizzo | |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Gregory Bracamonte takes the ball from Ronnie Schwald | 30-27 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), David Freeman (SF), John Patterson (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Joseph Doering snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco slams it home | 30-29 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | David Freeman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 33-29 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | John Patterson gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | David Freeman tips it home | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-29 |