| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 12 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is whistled for a carry | 28-43 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 28-45 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Jonathan Chappell denies the turnaround by John Smith | 28-45 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses short on a floater from the left block | 28-45 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Jay Stanger can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-45 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-45 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses long on a floater from the right side | 28-45 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz buries a runner from the right block set up by Leonard Thompson | 28-47 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 28-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson tips it back up and in | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither loses the ball out of bounds | 28-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Mark Armstrong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 28-52 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the dunk | 28-52 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 28-52 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (PG), James Anderson (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) John Simpson, Dennis Pettry, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Eric Ansley, Jerry Poch | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) SF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 14 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jonathan Chappell | 28-55 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | John Smith connects on the jump hook near the basket | 30-55 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is hacked by Jay Stanger - foul #4 on Jay Stanger, team foul #1 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Weissman | |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Jesse Fuller takes the ball from Leonard Thompson | 30-55 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | John Simpson blows the layup | 30-55 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-55 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-55 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Wilkinson | 30-55 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-55 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it home | 30-57 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | James Anderson is fouled on the floor by Clarence Opitz - foul #3 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #1 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Wilson (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF) Jesse Fuller, Mark Armstrong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson loses the dribble to Walter Knowles | 30-57 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Dennis Pettry picks off the pass by Patrick Weissman | 30-57 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry lays it in | 32-57 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 32-60 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Jay Stanger (PF) Vincent Wilson, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is fouled on the floor by Dennis Pettry - foul #1 on Dennis Pettry, team foul #2 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Walter Knowles, Jerry Poch | |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Armstrong - foul #2 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #3 | 32-60 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 32-61 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-62 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-62 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 32-62 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Dennis Pettry is called for the reach on Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Dennis Pettry, team foul #4 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Patrick Weissman | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz comes up short on the floater from the right block | 32-62 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the follow up shot | 32-64 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #2 | 34-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Walter Knowles (SF) John Kindel, Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the free throw | 35-64 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-64 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the jumper from the right wing | 37-64 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 37-66 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Clarence Opitz denies the turnaround by Jay Stanger | 37-66 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry tips it in | 39-66 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Ansley | 39-68 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Armstrong | 42-68 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Gaither is called for the reach on Eric Ansley - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #5 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), James Anderson (PF), John Smith (C) Mark Armstrong, Jesse Fuller, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Kindel and he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #4 on James Anderson, team foul #6 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the free throw | 42-70 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 42-70 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry travels with the ball | 42-70 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | John Kindel can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 42-70 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson grabs the board | 42-70 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-70 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the defensive board | 42-70 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Dennis Pettry is called for the reach on Michael Glass - foul #3 on Dennis Pettry, team foul #7 | 42-70 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Michael Glass misses the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Jay Stanger gets the rebound | 42-70 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 42-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (PF) Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG) John Kindel, Michael Glass | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | John Smith is called for the reach on Leonard Thompson - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-71 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 42-71 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Patrick Weissman steps in front of the John Smith pass | 42-71 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 42-74 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | John Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Jerry Poch, team foul #3 | 42-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Dennis Pettry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Roy Hill (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Jerry Poch | |
| 06:33 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-74 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits a turnaround near the basket | 44-76 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 44-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 46-76 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Michael Glass is hacked by Vincent Wilson - foul #2 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #9 | 46-76 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 1st free throw | 46-77 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Michael Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 46-77 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the offensive rebound | 46-77 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Roy Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #10 | 46-77 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 46-78 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Roy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Patrick Weissman swats the layup by Daniel Gaither | 46-79 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 46-79 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-81 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | James Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-81 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-81 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Michael Glass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF) Mark Armstrong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Roy Hill | |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Jerry Poch swats the layup by Daniel Gaither | 46-81 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Jay Stanger tips it home | 48-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Weissman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch banks in the layup on a great pass from John Kindel | 48-83 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-83 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-83 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Kindel | 48-85 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-85 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the offensive board | 48-85 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | John Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-85 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Dennis Pettry (SF) John Simpson, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roy Hill (C) Patrick Weissman | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch slams it home | 48-87 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | James Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-87 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF) Roy Hill | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Daniel Gaither takes the ball from Patrick Wilkinson | 48-87 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson misses the floater from the right side | 48-87 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the defensive board | 48-87 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-87 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither gets the rebound | 48-87 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-87 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 48-87 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is hacked by Vincent Wilson - foul #3 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #11 | 48-87 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 1st free throw | 48-88 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 2nd free throw | 48-89 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither buries a turnaround near the basket | 50-89 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 50-89 |