| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | David Freeman inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Michael Holland picks off the pass by Brooks Karst | 29-25 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Michael Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses badly on a runner in the paint | 29-25 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst tips it home | 31-25 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Andre Rizzo steals it from David Freeman | 31-25 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Holland - foul #1 on Michael Holland, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Eliseo Greco | 31-25 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner is hacked by Joseph Doering - foul #2 on Joseph Doering, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Lee | 34-25 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi drills a floater in the paint and the foul's on Douglas Holmes - foul #2 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF) Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Michael Holland, Eliseo Greco | |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi misses the free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Bell | 34-27 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gregory Bracamonte | 34-27 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Michael Wagner takes the ball from Joseph Doering after a doubleteam | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Geise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner loses the dribble to Orlando Mullen | 34-27 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen blows the layup | 34-27 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Geise | 36-27 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Joseph Doering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), David Freeman (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Antonio Heinrich (PF), Eliseo Greco (C) Andre Rizzo, Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes is hacked by Antonio Heinrich - foul #1 on Antonio Heinrich, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-27 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | David Freeman tips it in | 38-27 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-27 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | David Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG) Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Orlando Mullen, Antonio Heinrich | |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Michael Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Douglas Holmes blocks the short jumper by Gregory Bracamonte | 38-27 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Brooks Karst - foul #1 on Brooks Karst, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), David Hogenmiller (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF) Joseph Doering, Michael Holland, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Geise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell buries a jumper in the paint set up by Johnny Geise | 40-29 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | David Hogenmiller scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-31 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk scores on a floater from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-31 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Michael Wagner is called for the reach on Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Michael Wagner, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), David Freeman (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Michael Holland (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Andre Rizzo, David Hogenmiller, Eliseo Greco | |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Johnny Geise is called for the reach on Orlando Mullen - foul #1 on Johnny Geise, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hogenmiller (SF) Orlando Mullen | |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Hogenmiller - foul #2 on David Hogenmiller, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG) Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (C) David Hogenmiller, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 42-31 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brooks Karst | 42-31 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Eliseo Greco is called for the reach on Brooks Karst - foul #1 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee's pass is intercepted by Gregory Bracamonte | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eliseo Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Michael Holland is called for traveling | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Bell (C) Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF), Antonio Heinrich (PF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Joseph Doering, Gregory Bracamonte, Eliseo Greco | |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee tips it home | 44-31 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Michael Holland connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Andre Rizzo out of a doubleteam | 44-34 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | David Freeman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Wagner | 47-37 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andre Rizzo | 47-40 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by David Freeman and he's hacked by Orlando Mullen - foul #1 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Alfred Lee, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), David Hogenmiller (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Eliseo Greco (C) Andre Rizzo, Michael Holland, Antonio Heinrich, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Brooks Karst blocks the short jumper by Eliseo Greco | 50-40 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Doering is called for the reach on Michael Wagner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Doering, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Orlando Mullen | 51-42 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner drills a floater from the right block | 53-42 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Walter McGavisk | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Geise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Mullen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst connects on the fadeaway from close range | 55-42 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 55-42 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst tips it home | 57-42 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Brooks Karst swats the short shot by Eliseo Greco | 57-42 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brooks Karst | 57-42 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Geise | 59-42 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses long on an open floater from the right side | 59-42 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-42 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | David Hogenmiller grabs the board | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gregory Bracamonte | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Eliseo Greco - foul #2 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), David Freeman (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Johnny Geise, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Heinrich (PF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Gregory Bracamonte, Eliseo Greco | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | David Hogenmiller is fouled on the floor by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-45 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner runs out the clock | 61-45 |