| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Armstrong | 35-23 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is fouled on the floor by Mark Armstrong - foul #2 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson dunks the ball set up by Walter Knowles and he's fouled by Jesse Fuller - foul #1 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses the free throw | 37-23 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell buries a shot from close range | 39-23 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Jay Stanger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-23 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Jay Stanger blocks the short jumper by Walter Knowles | 39-23 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it back up and in | 41-23 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Jay Stanger connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Pettry | 41-25 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 43-25 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is denied on a layup by Clarence Opitz | 43-25 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by Jay Stanger - foul #1 on Jay Stanger, team foul #3 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Roy Hill (C) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (PF) Jay Stanger | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | James Anderson is called for the reach on Eric Ansley - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #4 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) James Anderson | |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman blows the layup | 43-25 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 43-25 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Eric Ansley, Patrick Weissman, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), James Anderson (PF) Mark Armstrong, Daniel Gaither | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Pettry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 48-25 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | John Simpson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-25 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 48-25 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Wilkinson | 51-25 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | John Simpson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-25 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | James Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 51-25 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-28 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Opitz | 53-28 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | James Anderson is whistled for traveling | 53-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Weissman (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Jay Stanger (PF) Jesse Fuller, Dennis Pettry | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Roy Hill is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-28 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | John Simpson grabs the board | 53-28 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-31 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is hacked by Jay Stanger - foul #2 on Jay Stanger, team foul #6 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Wilson (SG) James Anderson | |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wilson - foul #1 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #7 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Jay Stanger comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Hill - foul #2 on Roy Hill, team foul #1 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG) Vincent Wilson | |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 53-33 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jay Stanger, team foul #8 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is whistled for traveling | 53-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) John Simpson, John Smith | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits a fadeaway from the right side | 53-35 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Mark Armstrong - foul #3 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #9 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (PF) Jay Stanger | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Anderson | 53-35 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither clanks a jumper from the right block | 53-35 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clarence Opitz | 53-35 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles dunks the ball on a nice dish by Eric Ansley and he's fouled by Jesse Fuller - foul #2 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #10 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF), Roy Hill (C) Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), John Smith (C) Mark Armstrong, Jesse Fuller, Daniel Gaither | |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the free throw | 55-35 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Walter Knowles swats the layup by Dennis Pettry | 55-35 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-35 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | James Anderson gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | James Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Pettry and he's hacked by Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:18 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG) Michael Glass | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Kindel | 58-38 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Roy Hill is called for the reach on Vincent Wilson - foul #3 on Roy Hill, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Walter Knowles, Patrick Weissman, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), Mark Armstrong (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) Vincent Wilson, Dennis Pettry, James Anderson | |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 58-38 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Ansley | 61-41 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) John Smith | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 61-41 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller is hacked by Eric Ansley - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF) John Simpson | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Jay Stanger connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Fuller (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Armstrong - foul #4 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #11 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF) Eric Ansley, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Jesse Fuller | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 63-43 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Armstrong - foul #5 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #12 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Roy Hill (C) John Kindel, Michael Glass, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Wilson (SG), James Anderson (PF), John Smith (C) Mark Armstrong, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dennis Pettry | 64-43 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles travels with the ball | 64-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | James Anderson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 64-43 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | James Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 64-43 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson tips it back up and in | 64-45 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) John Simpson, Dennis Pettry, John Smith | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 64-45 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Michael Glass's pass is intercepted by Philip Gagnon | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Jay Stanger can't finish the layup | 64-48 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits the follow up shot | 64-50 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | John Kindel loses the ball out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Dennis Pettry (SF) Philip Gagnon, Jay Stanger | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #13 | 64-50 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Michael Glass is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #4 on James Anderson, team foul #14 | 64-50 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses long on a runner from close range | 66-50 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Daniel Gaither - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #15 | 68-50 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #5 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roy Hill (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-52 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-52 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Kindel | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #5 on James Anderson, team foul #16 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF) James Anderson | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-52 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 70-52 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Vincent Wilson | 70-52 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | John Kindel takes the ball from Daniel Gaither | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 70-52 |