| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randolph Conner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson hits the finger roll | 28-31 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is called for traveling | 28-31 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's pass is intercepted by Thomas Poole | 28-31 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss comes up short on the shot in the lane | 28-31 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Zinner | 30-34 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss loses the dribble to Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), James Garner (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF) Michael Morgan, Sam Edinger, Randolph Conner | |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss is hacked by Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF) Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG) Kevin Armstrong | |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-36 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Melvin Music snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is fouled on the floor by James Garner - foul #2 on James Garner, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG) Justin Larios | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) John Madden, James Garner, Michael Dunklin | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Music (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses short on a jumper from the left block | 30-36 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan tips it but misses | 30-36 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Jim Queen can't tip it in | 30-36 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Sam Edinger - foul #1 on Sam Edinger, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF), Chad Sanders (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Jim Queen, Andrew Duncan, Melvin Music | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is whistled for traveling | 32-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG) Michael Searfoss | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Sanders | 35-36 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Justin Larios | 38-36 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Thomas Poole, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF) Michael Morgan, Sam Edinger | |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Randolph Conner gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tim Whatley | 38-40 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Melvin Music (C) Justin Larios, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Mark Zinner snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Music (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Zinner | 38-46 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-46 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | John Coffey grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Searfoss | 41-46 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Searfoss | 44-46 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | John Coffey snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Michael Dunklin is called for the reach on Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) John Coffey, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Melvin Music | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), Randolph Conner (PF) Kevin Armstrong, Tim Whatley, Michael Dunklin, Anthony Tuck | |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Jim Queen travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | John Madden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Queen | 46-46 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | John Madden misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randolph Conner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the fadeaway from the left block | 46-46 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | John Madden pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Michael Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-46 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF), Chad Sanders (PF) Jim Queen, Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Anthony Tuck (PF) John Madden, Mark Zinner | |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Justin Larios takes the ball from Randolph Conner | 46-46 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Michael Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Armstrong | 46-49 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Melvin Music (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Mark Zinner drills a floater from close range | 46-51 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits a runner from close range set up by Kevin Armstrong | 46-53 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders can't finish the layup | 46-53 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Mark Zinner loses the dribble to Chad Sanders | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Michael Searfoss is called for the reach on Anthony Tuck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Melvin Music | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG) Tim Whatley | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Justin Larios - foul #1 on Justin Larios, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Chad Sanders is called for the reach on Anthony Tuck - foul #1 on Chad Sanders, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Poole - foul #3 on Thomas Poole, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Mark Zinner steals it from Thomas Poole | 46-55 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Searfoss - foul #4 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Melvin Music (C) Michael Searfoss, Justin Larios, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Melvin Music is called for the reach on Anthony Tuck - foul #2 on Melvin Music, team foul #10 | 46-57 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andrew Duncan | 46-58 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-58 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 46-58 |