| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Poor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joe Poor inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett can't tip it in | 28-28 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 30-28 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cortez Bruner - foul #2 on Cortez Bruner, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Brent Bailey is called for the reach on Vernon Wier - foul #2 on Brent Bailey, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-30 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Hayslett | 30-32 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Brent Bailey swats the short shot by Cortez Bruner | 30-32 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Rodney Bell's floater is tipped away by Barry Paige | 30-32 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cortez Bruner | 30-32 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Brent Bailey gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Vernon Wier steals the ball from Rodney Bell | 30-32 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce lays it in on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 32-32 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Cortez Bruner steals it from Joe Poor | 32-32 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Barry Paige connects on the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Wayne Hayslett - foul #2 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF) Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF), Charles Cambell (C) Joe Poor, Wayne Hayslett, Brent Bailey | |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Charles Cambell grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Theodore Burleson - foul #1 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Vernon Wier, Donald Hansen, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Hanger (SF) Jason Thompson | |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hanger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Burleson (fresh) C - Charles Cambell (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Rodney Bell connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Parrish | 36-34 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is hacked by Rodney Bell - foul #2 on Rodney Bell, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (PG), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Rodney Bell, Theodore Burleson, Charles Cambell | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Joe Poor gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Timothy Cooper is called for the reach on Joe Poor - foul #3 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Timothy Cooper | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-34 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Hayslett | 36-34 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Brent Bailey grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Robert Parrish scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hanger | 36-36 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is hacked by Joe Poor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Poor, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Barry Paige (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG) Joe Poor | |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-36 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Brent Bailey grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | John Hanger misses the runner from close range | 36-36 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Rodney Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry Paige - foul #1 on Barry Paige, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF) Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Burleson (PF), Charles Cambell (C) Wayne Hayslett, Brent Bailey | |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Eric Russ gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski loses the dribble to Charles Cambell | 36-37 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Barry Paige snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #2 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Cambell | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Burleson (fresh) C - Charles Cambell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses short on a jumper in the paint | 36-37 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | John Hanger tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Cambell | 36-37 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Parrish and he's hacked by Barry Paige - foul #2 on Barry Paige, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Timothy Cooper, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG), Brent Bailey (C) Robert Parrish, Charles Cambell | |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Joe Poor pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Cortez Bruner picks off the pass by Theodore Burleson | 36-40 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cortez Bruner | 38-40 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is hacked by Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Joe Poor, Theodore Burleson | |
| 09:40 | Purdue | John Hanger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Robert Parrish tips it in | 38-42 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Hanger - foul #4 on John Hanger, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SF) John Hanger | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Robert Parrish knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Rodney Bell | 39-44 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Brent Bailey scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Robert Parrish steals the ball from Lawrence Pierce | 42-46 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Brent Bailey misses short on a shot from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner dunks the ball on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Poor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Barry Paige steals the ball from Robert Parrish | 44-46 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 46-46 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Brent Bailey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Barry Paige - foul #3 on Barry Paige, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), John Hanger (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) Rodney Bell, Robert Parrish, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Brent Bailey denies the turnaround by Stjepan Trojanowski | 46-48 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Burleson | 46-50 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-50 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson tips it but misses | 46-50 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Ken Fox is hacked by Michael Frazier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Frazier, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG), Charles Cambell (C) Joe Poor, Brent Bailey | |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Ken Fox makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Ken Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Charles Cambell grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Eric Russ pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Michael Frazier is called for the reach on Ken Fox - foul #3 on Michael Frazier, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Barry Paige (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett (PF) Theodore Burleson | |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Ken Fox misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 46-52 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 48-52 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | John Hanger clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ken Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Cambell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Joe Poor (SG) Ken Fox, Robert Parrish | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | John Hanger clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-52 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Barry Paige is fouled on the floor by Rodney Bell - foul #3 on Rodney Bell, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Donald Hansen (PF) Timothy Cooper, Eric Russ | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Charles Cambell | |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | John Hanger can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Rodney Bell steals it from Donald Hansen | 50-52 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | John Hanger drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joe Poor - foul #2 on Joe Poor, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG) Joe Poor | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | John Hanger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Bell and he's hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #4 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | John Hanger misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Barry Paige snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Pierce | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett is hacked by Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Brent Bailey pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Brent Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Wier - foul #1 on Vernon Wier, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (PF) Wayne Hayslett | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Parrish | 53-61 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Pierce - foul #5 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett (PF) Joe Poor | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Barry Paige's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), Joe Poor (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF), Charles Cambell (C) Rodney Bell, Robert Parrish, John Hanger, Wayne Hayslett, Brent Bailey | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Ken Fox runs out the clock | 53-63 |