| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) SF - Brian McGahey (fresh) PF - Ronald Mayle (fresh) C - Jon Durant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) C - Sam Durgin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey's pass is intercepted by Mladen Zafar | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Indiana | Robert Beaver loses the dribble to Harold Okamoto in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses long on a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Indiana | Jon Durant steps in front of the Don Watts pass | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle is denied on a layup by Sam Durgin | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Indiana | Robert Beaver can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronald Mayle | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Jon Durant lays it in set up by Ernest Heintzelman and he's fouled by Sam Durgin - foul #1 on Sam Durgin, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), James Fouch (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Merle Calloway (C) Sam Durgin | |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:16 | Indiana | William Marchetti lays it in | 6-2 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Robert Beaver is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kawczynski - foul #1 on Robert Beaver, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (C) Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Roy Jones (PF) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, William Marchetti | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Roy Jones pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:34 | Indiana | Ronald Mayle is called for the reach on Jim Jackson - foul #1 on Ronald Mayle, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG) Don Watts | |
| 16:20 | Indiana | Chris Nichols is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chris Nichols, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG) Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Marchetti (PF), Sam Durgin (C) Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses badly on a shot from the left block | 6-2 |
| 16:01 | Indiana | Chris Nichols grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 15:59 | Indiana | James Fouch is called for the reach on Jim Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Fouch, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG) Mark Douglas | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF) Jim Jackson, Robert Myers | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fouch (fresh) PF - Ronald Mayle (tiring) 3 reb. C - Gerard Kelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Durgin (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Indiana | Sam Durgin dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Beaver and the foul's on Gerard Kelley - foul #1 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian McGahey (SF), Jon Durant (C) James Fouch, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 15:33 | Indiana | Sam Durgin makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Sam Durgin swats the layup by Ronald Mayle | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | Indiana | Sam Durgin grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:59 | Indiana | Chris Nichols knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Beaver | 6-8 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | Indiana | William Marchetti grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:23 | Indiana | Sam Durgin jams it | 6-10 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses short on a shot from the right block | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jon Durant scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Sam Durgin - foul #2 on Sam Durgin, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), James Fouch (SF) Harold Okamoto, Ernest Heintzelman, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Chris Nichols, Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, William Marchetti, Sam Durgin | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Indiana | Robert Myers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (C) Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | James Fouch connects on the floater from the left side set up by Jeffrey Kawczynski | 11-10 |
| 13:35 | Indiana | Don Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kawczynski - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kawczynski, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance (SF) Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:20 | Indiana | Merle Calloway's fadeaway is rejected by James Fouch | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Merle Calloway hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Roy Jones is called for the reach on Gerard Kelley - foul #1 on Roy Jones, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Kawczynski and he's fouled by Jim Jackson - foul #1 on Jim Jackson, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) Hollis Lachance | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:44 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Merle Calloway | 13-12 |
| 12:22 | Indiana | James Fouch denies the turnaround by Jim Jackson | 13-12 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | James Fouch gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jim Jackson - foul #2 on Jim Jackson, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Maurice Whitmire (SG), Ronald Mayle (PF) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Mark Douglas, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), William Marchetti (PF) Jim Jackson, Robert Myers, Roy Jones | |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) SG - Maurice Whitmire (fresh) SF - James Fouch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Mayle (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Merle Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Indiana | Don Watts is hacked by Harold Okamoto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Okamoto, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Brian McGahey (SF) Maurice Whitmire, James Fouch | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG) Don Watts | |
| 11:35 | Indiana | William Marchetti comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| 11:12 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses short on a floater from the left side | 15-12 |
| 11:10 | Indiana | William Marchetti tips it home | 15-14 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian McGahey, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG) Chris Nichols | |
| 10:36 | Indiana | Don Watts connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Beaver | 15-16 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Whitmire | 17-16 |
| 10:15 | Indiana | Merle Calloway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Beaver | 17-18 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto's pass is intercepted by Robert Beaver | 17-18 |
| 10:06 | Indiana | Jon Durant takes the ball from Robert Beaver in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jon Durant | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | William Marchetti comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Mayle - foul #2 on Ronald Mayle, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (PG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), Brian McGahey (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF), James Fouch (C) Harold Okamoto, Maurice Whitmire, Hollis Lachance, Ronald Mayle, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Robert Myers (C) Don Watts, Merle Calloway | |
| 09:26 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Myers | 19-18 |
| 09:04 | Indiana | James Fouch is called for the reach on Chris Nichols - foul #2 on James Fouch, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) James Fouch | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Jones (PF) William Marchetti | |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski is fouled on the floor by Robert Beaver - foul #2 on Robert Beaver, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG) Robert Beaver | |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:21 | Indiana | The short jumper by Roy Jones is denied by Jon Durant | 21-20 |
| 08:20 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 08:07 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gerard Kelley - foul #2 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), John Ferguson (SF) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Ernest Heintzelman, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:07 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:07 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian McGahey | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Douglas (fresh) SF - John Ferguson (fresh) PF - Brian McGahey (fairly fresh) C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Myers (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Chris Nichols is hacked by Mark Douglas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Douglas, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance (SF) John Ferguson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 24-24 |
| 07:34 | Indiana | Robert Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 07:09 | Indiana | Don Watts connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Mladen Zafar and he's hacked by Harold Okamoto - foul #2 on Harold Okamoto, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire (SG) Harold Okamoto | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Marchetti (PF) Roy Jones | |
| 07:09 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 06:51 | Indiana | Chris Nichols gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 06:22 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian McGahey | 27-27 |
| 05:56 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the runner near the basket set up by Don Watts | 27-29 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 05:48 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Mladen Zafar | 27-29 |
| 05:25 | Indiana | Don Watts can't finish the uncontested layup | 27-29 |
| 05:24 | Indiana | Don Watts snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:56 | Indiana | Robert Myers blows the layup but the foul's on Jon Durant - foul #1 on Jon Durant, team foul #12 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), James Fouch (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF), Gerard Kelley (C) Mark Douglas, Maurice Whitmire, Hollis Lachance, Brian McGahey, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Mladen Zafar, William Marchetti | |
| 04:56 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:56 | Indiana | Robert Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gerard Kelley | 30-30 |
| 04:24 | Indiana | Robert Myers double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF) Robert Myers | |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is fouled on the floor by Chris Nichols - foul #2 on Chris Nichols, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG) Chris Nichols | |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:47 | Indiana | James Fouch is called for the reach on Merle Calloway - foul #3 on James Fouch, team foul #13 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ferguson (SF) James Fouch | |
| Subs | Indiana | Sam Durgin (SF), William Marchetti (PF) Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones | |
| 03:47 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:47 | Indiana | Merle Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ferguson (fresh) PF - Ronald Mayle (tiring) 4 reb. C - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Sam Durgin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Calloway (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Beaver - foul #3 on Robert Beaver, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (SF) Robert Beaver, Merle Calloway | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:20 | Indiana | Jim Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Heintzelman - foul #1 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #14 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG) Ernest Heintzelman | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:20 | Indiana | Jim Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:20 | Indiana | Jim Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Jeffrey Kawczynski and the foul's on Jim Jackson - foul #3 on Jim Jackson, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (SG) Jim Jackson | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:03 | Indiana | Don Watts's pass is intercepted by Harold Okamoto in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto can't finish the layup | 37-32 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley tips it in | 39-32 |
| 02:35 | Indiana | William Marchetti is hacked by Jeffrey Kawczynski - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kawczynski, team foul #15 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian McGahey (SF) John Ferguson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF) Robert Myers | |
| 02:35 | Indiana | William Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:35 | Indiana | William Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Mladen Zafar steals it from Jeffrey Kawczynski | 39-34 |
| 02:14 | Indiana | Chris Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG) Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Jones (PF) William Marchetti | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Nichols - foul #3 on Chris Nichols, team foul #12 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG) Chris Nichols | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Sam Durgin misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 01:40 | Indiana | Robert Beaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 01:19 | Indiana | Ronald Mayle swats the short shot by Don Watts | 41-34 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto tips it home | 43-34 |
| 00:57 | Indiana | Don Watts misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ernest Heintzelman | 43-34 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Robert Beaver grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Roy Jones is hacked by Ronald Mayle - foul #3 on Ronald Mayle, team foul #16 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF) Harold Okamoto, Ernest Heintzelman, Brian McGahey, Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Myers (SF), William Marchetti (PF) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar | |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Roy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Roy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jon Durant comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 43-36 |