| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Richard Boyd inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Richard Boyd hits a fadeaway from the left side | 28-28 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe blows the layup | 28-28 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe tips it home | 30-28 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Walter Crowe, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Joseph Simpson (PF) Anthony Myers, Michael David | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson drills a jumper near the basket | 32-29 |
| 18:18 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Dane Savala snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gary Waters | 32-29 |
| 17:40 | Indiana | Joseph Simpson denies the turnaround by Dustin Beresky | 32-29 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Dane Savala grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson is hacked by Ivan Zahl - foul #1 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Michael David (PF), David Taylor (C) Stephen Waiters, Joseph Simpson, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Dustin Beresky | |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt clanks a runner from close range | 32-29 |
| 17:04 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:37 | Indiana | Andrew Brandt is called for the reach on Ivan Zahl - foul #3 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Joseph Simpson (PF) Andrew Brandt, Michael David | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF) Dikembe Akre, Richard Boyd, Gary Waters | |
| 16:11 | Indiana | Dane Savala steals the ball from Paul Stovall | 32-29 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Dane Savala evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 15:54 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson is called for traveling | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Michael David (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, Joseph Simpson, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Ivan Zahl, Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 14:58 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky clanks a turnaround near the basket | 34-29 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 14:50 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Daryl Mireles | 34-29 |
| 14:30 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Gary Waters tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael David | 34-29 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Michael David tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 13:44 | Indiana | Walter Crowe is called for the reach on Robert Gilbert - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Dane Savala (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Taylor (C) Anthony Myers, Rene Conti, Michael David, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Richard Boyd (SF) Dikembe Akre, Daryl Mireles | |
| 13:32 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Dustin Beresky is called for the reach on Dane Savala - foul #2 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (SG) Stephen Waiters | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Robert Gilbert, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Michael Likens loses the ball out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Michael David (PF) Michael Likens, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:36 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Dane Savala connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Brandt | 39-32 |
| 11:58 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Brandt - foul #4 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Michael Likens (SG), Joseph Simpson (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Andrew Brandt, Anthony Myers, Michael David, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Dikembe Akre, Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 11:58 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:58 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe's floater is knocked away by Gary Waters | 39-33 |
| 11:37 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the board | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Likens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:07 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Walter Crowe, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Michael David (PF), David Taylor (C) Michael Likens, Joseph Simpson, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Richard Boyd, Dustin Beresky | |
| 09:53 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | David Taylor grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is fouled on the floor by Robert Gilbert - foul #2 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF) Dane Savala | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Paul Stovall (PF) Robert Gilbert, Gary Waters | |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Daryl Mireles steals it from Stephen Waiters | 39-33 |
| 09:31 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre lays it in on a great pass from Daryl Mireles | 39-35 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Stephen Waiters, Rene Conti, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:45 | Indiana | Walter Crowe is called for the reach on Ivan Zahl - foul #4 on Walter Crowe, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Taylor (C) Michael Likens, Michael David, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG), Richard Boyd (SF), Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Ivan Zahl, Daryl Mireles, Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 08:37 | Indiana | Gary Waters drills a jumper from the right block | 39-37 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses long on an open runner from the left block | 39-37 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | David Taylor tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 08:14 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Gary Waters misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Simpson - foul #2 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Michael David (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, Joseph Simpson, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF) Dikembe Akre | |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Gary Waters makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Gary Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Beresky | 39-38 |
| 07:24 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Gilbert | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) SF - Rene Conti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael David (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Rene Conti knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Andrew Brandt and he's hacked by Robert Gilbert - foul #3 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Ivan Zahl (SG), Glenn Nickerson (C) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles, Dustin Beresky | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Rene Conti misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:03 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Richard Boyd | 41-40 |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ivan Zahl | 41-42 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Michael David misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Michael David is fouled on the floor by Gary Waters - foul #3 on Gary Waters, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Taylor (C) Rene Conti, Michael David, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF) Richard Boyd, Gary Waters | |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 05:51 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 05:24 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (SG), Michael David (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, Joseph Simpson, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Dustin Beresky (PF) Dikembe Akre, Paul Stovall | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Daryl Mireles is called for the reach on Dane Savala - foul #2 on Daryl Mireles, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson (PF) Michael David | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Dane Savala hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 04:42 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 04:41 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Dane Savala loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 43-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Michael David (PF), David Taylor (C) Michael Likens, Joseph Simpson, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SF), Gary Waters (PF) Daryl Mireles, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 03:55 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Gilbert and he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG) Ivan Zahl | |
| 03:55 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Richard Boyd is called for the reach on Dane Savala - foul #2 on Richard Boyd, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), David Taylor (C) Stephen Waiters, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:17 | Indiana | David Taylor swats the short shot by Richard Boyd | 45-47 |
| 03:16 | Indiana | Richard Boyd hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Myers (fairly fresh) SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt travels in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Joseph Simpson (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, Michael David, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Dustin Beresky | |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Richard Boyd double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), Michael David (PF) Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Robert Gilbert | |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Dane Savala (SF) Andrew Brandt, Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:44 | Indiana | Walter Crowe denies the turnaround by Glenn Nickerson | 45-49 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Michael David grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Michael David's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Joseph Simpson (PF), David Taylor (C) Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, Michael David, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:02 | Indiana | Richard Boyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | David Taylor gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Michael Likens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 01:39 | Indiana | Richard Boyd grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 01:33 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Richard Boyd denies the turnaround by Rene Conti | 45-49 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Richard Boyd grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson's pass is intercepted by Michael Likens | 45-49 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers lays it up and in set up by Michael Likens | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Gary Waters loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Dane Savala (SF), Michael David (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Rene Conti, Joseph Simpson, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Michael David loses the dribble to Dikembe Akre | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is hacked by Stephen Waiters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (C) Glenn Nickerson | |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Dane Savala evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dustin Beresky | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky runs out the clock | 47-51 |