| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | William Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Dennis Rusk | 28-26 |
| 19:28 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (SF), Robert Brown (PF) Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 19:28 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:28 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jim Stokes - foul #3 on Jim Stokes, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG) William Murray | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan (PF) Jim Stokes | |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk buries a 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Mark Foster - foul #2 on Mark Foster, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) Joseph Touchette, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:01 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by Myles Smith and the foul's on Mark Foster - foul #3 on Mark Foster, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Stokes (PF) Mark Foster | |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:43 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Ralph Jernigan | 34-31 |
| 17:20 | Indiana | Carlos Dodson denies the turnaround by Dennis Rusk | 34-31 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is fouled on the floor by Jim Stokes - foul #4 on Jim Stokes, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse | |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | David Blankenship can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:41 | Indiana | Jim Stokes snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:16 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses the runner from close range | 34-31 |
| 16:15 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is fouled on the floor by Bobby Chacon - foul #2 on Bobby Chacon, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Mark Foster (C) Bobby Chacon, Frank McCuan, Jim Stokes | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (fairly fresh) C - Mark Foster (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Myles Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from William Murray | 36-33 |
| 15:25 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 15:23 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Myles Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Wille - foul #1 on Brian Wille, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Robert Brown (PF) William Murray, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Gerald Tse (SF) Stuart Ford, Brian Wille | |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:25 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Rusk | 38-35 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 41-35 |
| 13:50 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-38 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Jernigan - foul #2 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:11 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Touchette - foul #2 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:11 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:11 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Myles Smith clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 12:54 | Indiana | Mark Foster snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:50 | Indiana | Gerald Tse lays it up and in and he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:50 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | William Murray blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it home | 44-42 |
| 12:13 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Mark Foster gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:56 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-42 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Myles Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Tse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (tiring) C - Mark Foster (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Mark Foster blocks the short jumper by Robert Brown | 44-42 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Robert Brown tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 11:03 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 11:01 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Tse | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | Indiana | Gerald Tse's pass is intercepted by Carlos Dodson | 46-42 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Bobby Chacon, Frank McCuan, Gerald Tse | |
| 10:06 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the shot near the basket | 48-42 |
| 09:20 | Indiana | Stuart Ford is fouled on the floor by Joseph Touchette - foul #3 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Robert Brown (PF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:51 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG) Stuart Ford | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Ralph Jernigan takes the ball from Shawn Wright | 48-42 |
| 08:16 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-42 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Bobby Chacon steps in front of the Jeffrey James pass | 48-42 |
| 07:51 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk lays it up and in set up by Bobby Chacon | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Myles Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (tiring) 2 stl. C - Mark Foster (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | William Murray comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-44 |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 07:21 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Jim Stokes (PF) Dennis Rusk, Brian Wille, Ralph Jernigan | |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Frank McCuan - foul #2 on Frank McCuan, team foul #10 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG) Bobby Chacon | |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 3rd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:43 | Indiana | Stuart Ford hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 06:03 | Indiana | Carlos Dodson blocks the short jumper by Jim Stokes | 53-47 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Stuart Ford can't tip it in | 53-47 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Jim Stokes picks off the pass by Ronald Hamilton | 53-47 |
| 05:33 | Indiana | Frank McCuan drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Stuart Ford | 53-49 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hamilton and he's fouled by Frank McCuan - foul #3 on Frank McCuan, team foul #11 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG) Stuart Ford, Frank McCuan | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:50 | Indiana | Robert Brown steps in front of the Dennis Rusk pass | 56-49 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Robert Brown hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Shawn Wright | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | Indiana | Jeffrey James steals the ball from Gerald Tse | 58-49 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Myles Smith drills a turnaround from close range | 60-49 |
| 03:48 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Foster (tired) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is hacked by Mark Foster - foul #4 on Mark Foster, team foul #12 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Wille (SF), Ralph Jernigan (C) Gerald Tse, Mark Foster | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Wille | 61-52 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by Brian Wille | 61-52 |
| 02:12 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon is fouled on the floor by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Mark Foster (C) Frank McCuan, Brian Wille, Ralph Jernigan | |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it home | 63-52 |
| 01:17 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 63-52 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Mark Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Gerald Tse misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 63-52 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | William Murray snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Mark Foster is called for the reach on Shawn Wright - foul #5 on Mark Foster, team foul #13 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Ralph Jernigan (C) Bobby Chacon, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Mark Foster | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:16 | Indiana | Brian Wille is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Wille, team foul #14 | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 65-52 |