| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jabulani Ahmadi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brush (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 19:36 | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Clarence Hall steps in front of the Paul Knudson pass | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | Indiana | Clarence Hall is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Twyman | 30-31 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Jabulani Ahmadi steals the ball from Paul Knudson | 30-31 |
| 18:01 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jabulani Ahmadi | 30-33 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Gene Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Bacher | 33-33 |
| 17:15 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses long on a shot in the paint | 33-33 |
| 17:14 | Indiana | Clarence Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Clarence Hall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Johnson | 33-35 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Jabulani Ahmadi is called for the reach on Gene Bell - foul #2 on Jabulani Ahmadi, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (SG), Ted Bratton (SF) Jabulani Ahmadi, Kenneth Brush | |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Joe Decicco (PF) Clarence Hall | |
| 16:08 | Indiana | William Callahan swats the short shot by Henry Johnson | 33-35 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | John Watson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 15:42 | Indiana | Henry Johnson grabs the board | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Huminski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Decicco (fresh) C - Raymond Quayle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Indiana | Henry Johnson loses the dribble to Paul Knudson | 33-35 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Knudson | 35-35 |
| 15:14 | Indiana | Ralph Huminski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | John Watson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Paul Knudson, John Watson, William Callahan, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi (SG), Kenneth Brush (SF), Clarence Hall (PF), Paul Schaefer (C) Henry Johnson, Ted Bratton, Joe Decicco, Raymond Quayle | |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Gene Bell takes the ball from Jabulani Ahmadi | 35-35 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | James Bacher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Bell | 37-35 |
| 14:06 | Indiana | Ralph Huminski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jabulani Ahmadi | 37-38 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG) Randy Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Raymond Quayle (C) Ralph Huminski, Paul Schaefer | |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Clarence Hall drills a jumper from the left block set up by Henry Johnson and the foul's on Jeffrey Twyman - foul #4 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ted Bratton (SF) Kenneth Brush | |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 12:48 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Clarence Hall | 37-41 |
| 12:26 | Indiana | Clarence Hall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 37-41 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Henry Johnson grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 12:09 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Raymond Quayle, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (SG) Jabulani Ahmadi | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Huminski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Indiana | Ralph Huminski misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | William Callahan hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 10:36 | Indiana | Clarence Hall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right block | 41-41 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp dunks the ball and he's fouled by Ted Bratton - foul #3 on Ted Bratton, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Mason Littrell (PF) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi (SG), Kenneth Brush (SF), Joe Decicco (PF), Paul Schaefer (C) Ralph Huminski, Ted Bratton, Clarence Hall, Raymond Quayle | |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:57 | Indiana | Joe Decicco's floater is knocked away by Mason Littrell | 44-41 |
| 09:55 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Schaefer | 44-41 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | Paul Schaefer scores on a shot near the basket | 44-43 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Paul Schaefer is called for the reach on James Bacher - foul #1 on Paul Schaefer, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF) Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell buries a shot from the right block set up by Randy Sharp | 46-43 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Paul Schaefer is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 08:27 | Indiana | Paul Schaefer tips it in | 46-45 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 08:01 | Indiana | Joe Decicco grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 07:37 | Indiana | Henry Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | John Watson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jabulani Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Brush (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Decicco (fresh) C - Paul Schaefer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Jabulani Ahmadi is called for the reach on James Bacher - foul #3 on Jabulani Ahmadi, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Randy Sharp, John Watson, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (PG), Joshua Wolverton (SG), Ted Bratton (SF), Clarence Hall (PF), Raymond Quayle (C) Henry Johnson, Jabulani Ahmadi, Kenneth Brush, Joe Decicco, Paul Schaefer | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses the dunk but the foul's on Joshua Wolverton - foul #1 on Joshua Wolverton, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Patrick (C) Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:24 | Indiana | Ralph Huminski is fouled on the floor by Frank Patrick - foul #2 on Frank Patrick, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 06:07 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Huminski | 48-47 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), Mason Littrell (C) James Bacher, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG) Joshua Wolverton | |
| 05:27 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-47 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 05:05 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Clarence Hall | 48-47 |
| 04:45 | Indiana | Jeffrey Twyman doubles Clarence Hall and is called for the reach - foul #5 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi (SG), Kenneth Brush (SF) Ralph Huminski, Ted Bratton | |
| 04:26 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Hall | 48-49 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson tips it home | 50-49 |
| 03:33 | Indiana | Clarence Hall lays it up and in | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jabulani Ahmadi (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Brush (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is hacked by Jabulani Ahmadi - foul #4 on Jabulani Ahmadi, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Joe Decicco (PF), Paul Schaefer (C) Clarence Hall, Raymond Quayle | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:47 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:47 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF), Mason Littrell (C) Randy Sharp, John Watson, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Indiana | Clarence Hall (PF), Raymond Quayle (C) Joe Decicco, Paul Schaefer | |
| 02:25 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle's pass is intercepted by Paul Knudson | 52-51 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson lays it in | 54-51 |
| 02:01 | Indiana | Henry Johnson banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Jabulani Ahmadi | 54-53 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Hall - foul #1 on Clarence Hall, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:44 | Indiana | Clarence Hall gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:22 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush is open and buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Henry Johnson | 54-55 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell is hacked by Jabulani Ahmadi - foul #5 on Jabulani Ahmadi, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (SG) Jabulani Ahmadi | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Henry Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Bacher - foul #1 on James Bacher, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Mason Littrell steps in front of the Clarence Hall pass | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Gene Bell is hacked by Henry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Johnson, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Indiana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Henry Johnson misses the halfcourt shot | 57-55 |