| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Todd Antone - foul #2 on Todd Antone, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Jeremy Church (SF), Cruz Morris (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Cordell Stoehr, Todd Antone, Arthur Davis, Gary Ibanez | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Jeremy Church drills a 3 from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Arthur Davis (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Edward Fitzwater, Jeremy Church, Cruz Morris, Bobby Harbert | |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Cruz Morris (PF) Philip Jones, Mathew Kendrick, Arthur Davis | |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Cruz Morris doubles Robert Brown and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Cruz Morris, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (SF), Arthur Davis (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Todd Antone, Cruz Morris, Gary Ibanez | |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | David Blankenship loses the dribble to Cordell Stoehr | 37-42 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | William Murray steals it from Arthur Davis | 37-42 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the finger roll | 39-42 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Ronald Hamilton steals it from Arthur Davis | 39-42 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it up and in set up by Ronald Hamilton | 41-42 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Arthur Davis is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Cruz Morris (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Cordell Stoehr, Edward Fitzwater, Mathew Kendrick, Arthur Davis, Bobby Harbert | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Gary Ibanez steps in front of the Shawn Wright pass | 41-42 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Philip Jones | 41-44 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is fouled on the floor by Philip Jones - foul #1 on Philip Jones, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Shawn Wright, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG) Jeremy Church | |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | William Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-44 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Todd Antone snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cruz Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Myles Smith - foul #2 on Myles Smith, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG) Cordell Stoehr | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Cruz Morris makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Cruz Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Gary Ibanez takes the ball from Shawn Wright | 41-46 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Shawn Wright swats the short shot by Cruz Morris | 41-46 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | William Murray connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Myles Smith | 43-46 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Cruz Morris drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brown's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Mathew Kendrick | 43-48 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Todd Antone dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mathew Kendrick | 43-50 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | William Murray travels in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Edward Fitzwater (SG), Jeremy Church (SF), Arthur Davis (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Mathew Kendrick, Philip Jones, Todd Antone, Cruz Morris, Gary Ibanez | |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey James | 43-50 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Arthur Davis blocks the short jumper by William Mitchell | 43-50 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bobby Harbert | 43-50 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Edward Fitzwater | 43-53 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the jump hook from close range | 45-53 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Jeremy Church knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Fitzwater out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Ronald Hamilton - foul #3 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF), Cruz Morris (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Edward Fitzwater, Arthur Davis, Bobby Harbert | |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Jeremy Church makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Myles Smith knocks in the shot from the right block set up by William Murray | 47-56 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is whistled for a carry | 47-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) David Blankenship, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Mathew Kendrick (SF) Jeremy Church, Todd Antone | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Myles Smith tips it in | 49-56 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Myles Smith - foul #3 on Myles Smith, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF), Bobby Harbert (C) Cordell Stoehr, Gary Ibanez | |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Cruz Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cruz Morris (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the easy layup | 49-57 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Cruz Morris pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mathew Kendrick | 49-60 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Myles Smith clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Cruz Morris - foul #3 on Cruz Morris, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Robert Brown (C) David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Arthur Davis (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Mathew Kendrick, Edward Fitzwater, Cruz Morris, Bobby Harbert | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Jones | 50-63 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Todd Antone hits the finger roll | 53-65 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | William Murray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-65 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Todd Antone | 53-65 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Mathew Kendrick (SF), Cruz Morris (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Philip Jones, Todd Antone, Arthur Davis, Gary Ibanez | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Cruz Morris swats the layup by Shawn Wright | 53-65 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it in | 55-65 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Myles Smith (SF) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Cruz Morris, Bobby Harbert | |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mathew Kendrick out of a doubleteam | 55-67 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Ibanez - foul #3 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray, David Blankenship, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF), Cruz Morris (PF) Cordell Stoehr, Arthur Davis | |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Myles Smith steals the ball from Cruz Morris | 57-67 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cruz Morris (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Cruz Morris tips it home | 59-69 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Gary Ibanez - foul #4 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Jeremy Church (SF), Arthur Davis (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Mathew Kendrick, Edward Fitzwater, Todd Antone, Cruz Morris, Gary Ibanez | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | William Murray misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 59-69 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Murray | 62-69 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Arthur Davis's pass is intercepted by Robert Brown | 62-69 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Arthur Davis | 62-69 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Cruz Morris (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis, Bobby Harbert | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Gary Ibanez picks off the pass by Ronald Hamilton | 62-72 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 62-72 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronald Hamilton | 62-72 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Murray | 65-72 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Todd Antone can't finish the layup | 65-72 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Todd Antone tips it back up and in | 65-74 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | William Mitchell knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Murray | 67-74 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr is fouled on the floor by William Mitchell - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Mathew Kendrick (SF), Arthur Davis (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Edward Fitzwater, Todd Antone, Cruz Morris, Gary Ibanez | |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Mitchell - foul #4 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF) Cordell Stoehr | |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Harbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is hacked by Philip Jones - foul #2 on Philip Jones, team foul #7 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cruz Morris (PF) Arthur Davis | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-76 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is hacked by Bobby Harbert - foul #2 on Bobby Harbert, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Edward Fitzwater (SG), Arthur Davis (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Todd Antone, Cruz Morris, Bobby Harbert | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez grabs the board | 70-76 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-76 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Cordell Stoehr steps in front of the Robert Brown pass | 70-76 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez's pass is intercepted by David Blankenship | 70-76 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | David Blankenship lays it in | 72-76 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez blows the wide open layup | 72-76 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is fouled on the floor by Arthur Davis - foul #3 on Arthur Davis, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF) Mathew Kendrick | |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is called for traveling | 74-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #7 | 74-76 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Ibanez - foul #5 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cruz Morris (C) Gary Ibanez | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Cruz Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Dodson | 76-78 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the board | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Murray | 78-78 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Carlos Dodson steals it from Edward Fitzwater out of a doubleteam | 78-78 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the fullcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cruz Morris (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Cruz Morris wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Arthur Davis snags the offensive board | 78-78 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-81 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Murray | 81-81 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses the shot from the right wing | 81-81 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the board | 81-81 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cruz Morris - foul #4 on Cruz Morris, team foul #11 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Jeremy Church (SF), Bobby Harbert (C) Cordell Stoehr, Edward Fitzwater, Todd Antone, Arthur Davis | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bobby Harbert | 82-81 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Jeremy Church comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-81 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 82-81 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Robert Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Touchette | 84-81 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Joseph Touchette steals the ball from Cruz Morris | 84-81 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette banks in the layup | 86-81 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Church | 86-84 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Cruz Morris steals the ball from Jeffrey James | 86-84 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Ronald Hamilton steps in front of the Bobby Harbert pass | 86-84 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Bobby Harbert doubles Robert Brown and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Bobby Harbert, team foul #12 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Edward Fitzwater (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Arthur Davis (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Philip Jones, Jeremy Church, Bobby Harbert | |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Todd Antone scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 87-86 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | William Murray misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Cordell Stoehr - foul #2 on Cordell Stoehr, team foul #13 | 87-86 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Todd Antone connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Cordell Stoehr | 89-88 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 89-88 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Arthur Davis | 89-88 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cruz Morris (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Todd Antone can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #5 on William Mitchell, team foul #8 | 89-88 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Brown (C) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 89-89 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arthur Davis - foul #4 on Arthur Davis, team foul #14 | 89-89 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 90-89 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 90-89 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Arthur Davis pulls down the rebound | 90-89 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #9 | 90-89 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater makes the 1st free throw | 90-90 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater makes the 2nd free throw | 90-91 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 90-91 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cruz Morris | 90-91 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Cruz Morris is fouled in the backcourt by William Murray - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #10 | 90-91 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses the 1st free throw | 90-91 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Cruz Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 90-92 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 90-92 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a halfcourt shot | 90-92 |