| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jon Prince (fresh) PF - Joseph Carver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | James Garner inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard and he's fouled by Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | James Garner steals the ball from Daniel Patterson | 27-36 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | James Garner lays it in | 27-38 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Jon Prince comes up short on the floater from the left side | 27-38 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Irvin Shepard | 27-40 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-40 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Carver - foul #2 on Joseph Carver, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is whistled for traveling | 27-40 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | James Garner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Irvin Shepard | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Carver | 29-43 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | George Kramer misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Rufus Borman - foul #3 on Rufus Borman, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Jon Prince, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) Irvin Shepard, James Garner, Ronald Kiser | |
| 17:03 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-44 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Sam Edinger double dribbles | 29-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG) Rufus Borman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) George Kramer | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Larry Williams double dribbles | 29-44 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | The short jumper by Sam Edinger is denied by Jerry Rodberg | 29-44 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) SF - Jerry Rodberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Carver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Sam Edinger buries a jumper from the right block set up by Javier Cuevas | 32-46 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Larry Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-46 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Carver | 32-46 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin tips it in | 32-48 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver is whistled for a carry | 32-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Hicks (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Jon Prince (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Thomas Poole, Larry Williams, Jerry Rodberg, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), James Garner (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), George Kramer (C) Sam Edinger, Donald Kirkland, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| 14:33 | Purdue | James Garner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 32-51 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #3 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Christensen (PF) Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) Javier Cuevas | |
| 13:38 | Purdue | George Kramer knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Garner | 32-53 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Donald Kirkland steals it from James Christensen | 32-53 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser banks in the layup | 32-55 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Irvin Shepard - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #1 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) Paul Hicks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (C) James Garner, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 33-55 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Dunklin and the foul's on James Christensen - foul #1 on James Christensen, team foul #5 | 33-57 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the free throw | 33-57 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | James Christensen grabs the board | 33-57 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Christensen - foul #2 on James Christensen, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Jon Prince, James Christensen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Joseph Powers takes the ball from Ronald Kiser | 36-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Rodberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Carver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman hits the follow up shot | 38-57 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Joseph Carver is called for the reach on Irvin Shepard - foul #3 on Joseph Carver, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Jon Prince (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Rufus Borman, Jerry Rodberg, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF), George Kramer (C) Michael Dunklin, Ronald Kiser | |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Irvin Shepard picks off the pass by Larry Williams | 38-59 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Williams - foul #2 on Larry Williams, team foul #8 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Christensen (PF) Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Irvin Shepard, Stephen Burns | |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | James Christensen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-61 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | James Christensen gets the offensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Jon Prince comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-61 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 38-61 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses badly on a runner from close range | 38-61 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas can't tip it in | 38-61 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas grabs the offensive board | 38-61 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't connect on a floater from close range | 38-61 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Larry Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 38-61 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Sam Edinger | 38-61 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | George Kramer scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 38-63 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Larry Williams clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 38-63 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas's pass is intercepted by Thomas Poole | 38-63 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Larry Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-63 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 38-63 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jon Prince - foul #1 on Jon Prince, team foul #9 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Hicks (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Jerry Rodberg (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Thomas Poole, Larry Williams, Jon Prince, James Christensen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Javier Cuevas, James Garner, Ronald Kiser, George Kramer | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the board | 38-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Hicks (fresh) SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Rodberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Carver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-64 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger slams it home | 40-66 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the runner from the right block | 40-66 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the offensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Donald Kirkland steals the ball from Paul Hicks | 40-66 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 40-68 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Sam Edinger - foul #2 on Sam Edinger, team foul #2 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG) Sam Edinger | |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg snags the defensive board | 40-68 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Stephen Burns swats the short shot by Jerry Rodberg | 40-68 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Stephen Burns snags the defensive board | 40-68 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard connects on the floater from the right block set up by Javier Cuevas | 40-70 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Paul Hicks drills a floater from the right side set up by Rufus Borman | 42-70 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin travels with the ball | 42-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Jon Prince (SF), James Christensen (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Paul Hicks, Rufus Borman, Jerry Rodberg, Joseph Carver, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), James Garner (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), George Kramer (C) Javier Cuevas, Donald Kirkland, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson hits the finger roll | 44-70 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-70 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the tip | 44-70 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | James Garner tips it in | 44-72 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) SF - Jon Prince (fresh) PF - James Christensen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Garner (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | James Christensen connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Kramer - foul #3 on George Kramer, team foul #3 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Joseph Carver (PF) Larry Williams, James Christensen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Stephen Burns (PF) Irvin Shepard, Ronald Kiser | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 47-75 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | James Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-75 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't tip it in | 47-75 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the board | 47-75 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson lays it up and in | 49-75 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | James Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-75 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman grabs the board | 49-75 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Jon Prince hits a floater from the free throw line | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Jon Prince is called for the reach on James Garner - foul #2 on Jon Prince, team foul #10 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Javier Cuevas, Stephen Burns | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Patterson - foul #4 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #11 | 54-76 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson snags the defensive board | 54-77 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is called for traveling | 54-77 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard runs out the clock | 54-77 |