| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Carl Stovall (fresh) SG - Ray Woods (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jon Cumbie (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Winston Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Bratton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | John Watson inbounds the ball | 15-17 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Stovall - foul #2 on Carl Stovall, team foul #1 | 15-17 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 19:14 | Indiana | Ted Bratton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Woods | 18-19 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi lays it in on a nice dish by John Witherell | 18-21 |
| 18:44 | Indiana | Ray Woods buries a runner from the right block | 20-21 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Watson | 20-23 |
| 18:16 | Indiana | Ray Woods is called for traveling | 20-23 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses short on a runner in the lane | 20-23 |
| 17:54 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Jon Cumbie | 20-23 |
| 17:30 | Indiana | Ted Bratton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | John Watson snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Russell Towne's pass is intercepted by Jon Cumbie | 20-23 |
| 16:45 | Indiana | Jon Cumbie misses the jumper from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 16:44 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Winston Young | 20-23 |
| 16:19 | Indiana | Ray Woods connects on the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Russell Towne - foul #1 on Russell Towne, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton (PG), Oliver Matta (SF), Edward Mash (PF) Carl Stovall, Jon Cumbie, Winston Young | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:19 | Indiana | Ray Woods misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | John Watson is hacked by Oliver Matta - foul #2 on Oliver Matta, team foul #2 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Wagner (SG), Joe Decicco (C) Ray Woods, Ted Bratton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Joshua Wolverton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Matta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Mash (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Decicco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | John Watson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 22-26 |
| 15:04 | Indiana | Stephen Harrold is called for the reach on Oliver Matta - foul #1 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Carl Stovall (PG), Jon Cumbie (SF), Winston Young (PF) Joshua Wolverton, Oliver Matta, Edward Mash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson | |
| 14:40 | Indiana | Carl Stovall misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Carl Stovall steals the ball from John Mikula | 22-26 |
| 13:52 | Indiana | Paul Wagner scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Carl Stovall | 24-26 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | John Mikula comes up short on the shot near the basket | 24-26 |
| 13:27 | Indiana | Joe Decicco grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 13:04 | Indiana | Winston Young misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | John Mikula snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold is whistled for a carry | 24-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ray Woods (SG), Oliver Matta (SF), Edward Mash (PF), Ted Bratton (C) Paul Wagner, Jon Cumbie, Winston Young, Joe Decicco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 12:09 | Indiana | Ted Bratton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | John Witherell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Carl Stovall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Woods (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oliver Matta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Mash (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Bratton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Indiana | Carl Stovall misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jon Cumbie (SF), Winston Young (PF) Oliver Matta, Edward Mash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:27 | Indiana | Carl Stovall misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 11:27 | Indiana | Carl Stovall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-29 |
| 10:59 | Indiana | Jon Cumbie gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 10:39 | Indiana | Ray Woods misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | John Witherell grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | John Witherell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 09:53 | Indiana | Ray Woods makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by Jon Cumbie | 27-32 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | John Watson hits a jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 09:01 | Indiana | Ray Woods lays it up and in | 29-34 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Ray Woods - foul #2 on Ray Woods, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton (PG), Paul Wagner (SG), Oliver Matta (SF), Edward Mash (PF) Carl Stovall, Ray Woods, Jon Cumbie, Winston Young | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ted Bratton - foul #3 on Ted Bratton, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joe Decicco (C) Ted Bratton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 08:08 | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 29-36 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits a jump hook from the baseline | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Joshua Wolverton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Matta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Mash (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Decicco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Indiana | Paul Wagner misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #2 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jon Cumbie (SF), Winston Young (PF), Ted Bratton (C) Oliver Matta, Edward Mash, Joe Decicco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 07:24 | Indiana | Paul Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 07:24 | Indiana | Paul Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stephen Harrold | 29-38 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ted Bratton - foul #4 on Ted Bratton, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ray Woods (SG) Paul Wagner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 07:06 | Indiana | Winston Young pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:49 | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Ted Bratton | 31-39 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | William Callahan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-39 |
| 06:18 | Indiana | Winston Young grabs the board | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:52 | Indiana | William Callahan swats the short shot by Joshua Wolverton | 31-39 |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Ray Woods tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Carl Stovall (PG) Joshua Wolverton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, Stephen Harrold | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Russell Towne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-39 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | John Watson snags the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | John Watson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | William Callahan tips it home | 33-41 |
| 04:30 | Indiana | Carl Stovall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Russell Towne pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | John Watson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 04:06 | Indiana | Ray Woods pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 03:40 | Indiana | Kwakou Albarazi swats the short shot by Ray Woods | 33-41 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | William Callahan snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Carl Stovall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Woods (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jon Cumbie (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Winston Young (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ted Bratton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | William Callahan loses the dribble to Winston Young | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Ray Woods clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 02:52 | Indiana | Ray Woods snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Indiana | Ted Bratton makes the contested jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Stovall | 35-41 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | John Witherell knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 02:01 | Indiana | Ted Bratton is denied on a layup by Kwakou Albarazi | 35-43 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | John Witherell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 35-43 |
| 01:31 | Indiana | Winston Young snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 01:15 | Indiana | Kwakou Albarazi picks off the pass by Winston Young | 35-43 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Russell Towne drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Callahan | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Indiana | John Witherell takes the ball from Ted Bratton | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | John Witherell knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Towne and he's fouled by Ray Woods - foul #3 on Ray Woods, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 00:12 | Indiana | Carl Stovall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp runs out the clock | 37-49 |