| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) SF - Barry Brown (fresh) PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Watkins | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz lays it in set up by Walter Knowles | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither loses the dribble to Jonathan Chappell | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Barry Brown drills a jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Clarence Opitz steals it from Philip Gagnon | 4-8 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Barry Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | A charge is called on Donald Navarrete - foul #1 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Kindel (fresh) PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul is called for traveling | 4-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Clay Shaul | |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Barry Brown hits a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker drills a jump hook from close range | 7-10 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | John Kindel picks off the pass by Daniel Gaither | 7-10 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Amos Drapeau and he's hacked by Philip Gagnon - foul #1 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Christopher Baker, Patrick Weissman | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Troy Watkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is fouled on the floor by Brett Burman - foul #1 on Brett Burman, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG) Troy Watkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Philip Gagnon steps in front of the Amos Drapeau pass | 9-12 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | The jump hook by Daniel Gaither is blocked by Clarence Opitz | 9-12 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Navarrete - foul #2 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF) Donald Navarrete | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | David Davis gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Brett Burman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is hacked by Daniel Gaither - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG), Barry Brown (SF) George Swick, Brett Burman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Patrick Weissman (C) Clay Shaul, Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Amos Drapeau | 9-14 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the lay-in but the foul's on Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Christopher Baker (C) Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Philip Gagnon - foul #2 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Reynaldo Marino (C) Philip Gagnon, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-17 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Davis (fresh) C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Kindel (fresh) PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Baker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Amos Drapeau takes the ball from Alvin Bailey | 11-17 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker tips it home | 11-19 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | David Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SF), Jason Lamphere (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Barry Brown, David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Clay Shaul, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) John Kindel | |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Troy Watkins is hacked by Jonathan Chappell - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF) Brett Burman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-19 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Lamphere - foul #1 on Jason Lamphere, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (PG), George Swick (SG), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Alvin Bailey, Troy Watkins, Jason Lamphere, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Amos Drapeau | |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | George Swick knocks in the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Clay Shaul - foul #1 on Clay Shaul, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 08:28 | Purdue | George Swick misses the free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by George Swick | 13-20 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | George Swick banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | John Kindel is fouled on the floor by Brett Burman - foul #2 on Brett Burman, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Troy Watkins (SG), Jason Lamphere (PF) Brett Burman, George Swick, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Walter Knowles (SF) Clay Shaul, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere grabs the board | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - Jason Lamphere (fresh) C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kindel (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | David Davis misses the lay-in | 15-21 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Troy Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | David Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Knowles - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) John Kindel | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is whistled for a carry | 17-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Troy Watkins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Lamphere | 19-21 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Clay Shaul, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 19-21 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), David Davis (SF) Alvin Bailey, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Penley (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 20-21 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | George Swick is hacked by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Jason Lamphere, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (C) John Kindel, Walter Knowles, Jason Penley | |
| 04:42 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range | 22-21 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Troy Watkins gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | George Swick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Andrew Wilson | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Swick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | George Swick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Brett Burman (SF), Donald Navarrete (PF) Troy Watkins, Barry Brown, David Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Amos Drapeau, Clarence Opitz | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Brett Burman steps in front of the John Kindel pass | 22-23 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Christopher Baker steals it from George Swick | 22-23 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Brett Burman is called for the reach on Andrew Wilson - foul #3 on Brett Burman, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) George Swick, Brett Burman, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF) Christopher Baker | |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-24 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Troy Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (SF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Jason Penley (PF) Clay Shaul, Andrew Wilson | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | John Kindel is whistled for a carry | 22-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Weissman | |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon is hacked by Amos Drapeau - foul #1 on Amos Drapeau, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Jason Penley | |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Troy Watkins - foul #1 on Troy Watkins, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither buries a shot from the right side | 25-25 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 25-25 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 25-25 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither is denied on a layup by Clarence Opitz | 25-25 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-25 |