| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) SF - David Hays (fresh) PF - Michael David (fresh) C - Richard Becraft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) SF - Mario Castro (fresh) PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert's fadeaway is rejected by David Hays | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Michael David grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | David Hays misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Glenn Nickerson | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Gilbert | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is denied on a layup by Michael David | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael David pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 7-3 |
| 16:41 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the turnaround from the left block | 7-3 |
| 16:39 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | David Hays comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Michael David is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Stephen Waiters, David Hays, Michael David, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Dustin Beresky, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 15:58 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dikembe Akre | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) C - Michael Moseley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fresh) PF - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) C - Paul Stovall (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Michael Likens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG), Curtis Grubb (SG) Robert Gilbert, Dikembe Akre | |
| 15:20 | Indiana | Mario Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Stovall - foul #1 on Paul Stovall, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Mario Castro, Paul Stovall | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:41 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Nickerson | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Michael Likens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:14 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:58 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 8-12 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley drills a floater from the left block | 10-12 |
| 13:15 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), David Hays (SF), Michael David (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Michael Likens, Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Mario Castro (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Brandon Albers (C) Ivan Zahl, Curtis Grubb, Alfred Macintyre, Dustin Beresky, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Michael David misses the dunk attempt | 10-12 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 12:39 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Michael David buries a floater near the basket | 14-12 |
| 12:05 | Indiana | Paul Stovall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Richard Becraft (C) Michael Likens, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Brandon Albers | |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Hays | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Hays (fresh) PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fresh) PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Waiters - foul #1 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #1 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (PF) Paul Stovall | |
| 11:40 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:40 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Dustin Beresky is called for the reach on Stephen Waiters - foul #1 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Mario Castro | |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips's pass is intercepted by Ivan Zahl | 16-13 |
| 10:50 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl lays it in | 16-15 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | David Hays is hacked by Robert Gilbert - foul #1 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Tyrone Adam (PF), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Stephen Waiters, Michael David, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Castro (SF), Alfred Macintyre (C) Robert Gilbert, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | David Hays banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Likens and he's hacked by Ivan Zahl - foul #1 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG) Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Indiana | Curtis Grubb (SG), Paul Stovall (C) Dikembe Akre, Dustin Beresky | |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | Paul Stovall pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:44 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:42 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre can't tip it in | 18-15 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley jams it on a great pass from Stephen Waiters | 20-15 |
| 09:03 | Indiana | Mario Castro is fouled on the floor by David Hays - foul #1 on David Hays, team foul #2 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Michael David (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Michael Likens, Stephen Waiters, David Hays, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Curtis Grubb, Paul Stovall | |
| 08:49 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre clanks a 3 from straight away | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (PF) Mario Castro | |
| 08:31 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Becraft | 20-15 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Michael David clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 08:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:51 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the shot from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Macintyre (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft tips it but misses | 20-15 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alfred Macintyre - foul #1 on Alfred Macintyre, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), David Hays (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF) Donald Phillips, Stephen Waiters, Zhuang Chu, Michael David | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Mario Castro (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Brandon Albers (C) Dikembe Akre, Alfred Macintyre, Dustin Beresky, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:33 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is fouled on the floor by Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Robert Hamm, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael David (PF), Michael Moseley (C) Tyrone Adam, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Indiana | Curtis Grubb (SG) Robert Gilbert | |
| 06:26 | Indiana | Mario Castro drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | David Hays's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam (PF) Michael David | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Robert Hamm steals the ball from Paul Stovall | 21-18 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Michael Likens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 05:28 | Indiana | Mario Castro snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:21 | Indiana | Mario Castro knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Zahl and he's fouled by Tyrone Adam - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael David (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Michael Likens, Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Dustin Beresky (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Curtis Grubb, Paul Stovall, Brandon Albers | |
| 05:21 | Indiana | Mario Castro makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 04:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:43 | Indiana | The jump hook by Glenn Nickerson is blocked by Richard Becraft | 21-21 |
| 04:42 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson tips it back up and in | 21-23 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Glenn Nickerson steps in front of the Richard Becraft pass | 21-23 |
| 04:01 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is hacked by Michael David - foul #1 on Michael David, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Tyrone Adam (PF), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Stephen Waiters, Michael David, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael David (SF) Robert Hamm, David Hays | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Mario Castro, Dustin Beresky, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Moseley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Stovall (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Michael David clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 21-23 |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 03:00 | Indiana | Michael Likens is called for the reach on Robert Gilbert - foul #1 on Michael Likens, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), David Hays (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Michael Likens, Stephen Waiters, Michael David, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:00 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:00 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft's layup is rejected by Alfred Macintyre | 21-25 |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre is denied on a layup by Richard Becraft | 21-25 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft's layup is rejected by Paul Stovall | 21-25 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft tips it back up and in | 23-25 |
| 02:05 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Becraft | 23-25 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is hacked by Alfred Macintyre - foul #2 on Alfred Macintyre, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael David (PF), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Indiana | Curtis Grubb (SG), Mario Castro (SF), Dustin Beresky (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Robert Gilbert, Dikembe Akre, Alfred Macintyre, Paul Stovall | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters is whistled for traveling | 23-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Michael Likens | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:16 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 01:14 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Michael Moseley blocks the jumper by Dustin Beresky | 23-25 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Michael David misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mario Castro - foul #1 on Mario Castro, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Tyrone Adam (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, David Hays, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG) Ivan Zahl, Curtis Grubb | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Michael David misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:33 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Glenn Nickerson | 24-25 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Akre | 24-27 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert picks off the pass by Michael Likens in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert banks in the layup | 24-29 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters is called for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF) Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-29 |