| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SG - Lester Neil (fresh) SF - James Johanson (fresh) PF - William Jones (fresh) C - James Craig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) SG - Michael Black (fresh) SF - Lee Moore (fresh) PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) C - Ernest Mays (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Ernest Mays blows the layup but he's fouled by James Craig - foul #1 on James Craig, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Ernest Mays makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Ernest Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | William Jones clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ernest Mays | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Michael Black splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Ernest Mays steals it from Lester Neil | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Michael Black splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on James Craig - foul #2 on James Craig, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy (C) James Craig | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | James Johanson is fouled on the floor by Lee Moore - foul #1 on Lee Moore, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | James Johanson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Michael Black grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Ernest Mays can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Michael Black snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Michael Black works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Ernest Mays pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Ernest Mays double dribbles | 0-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Stephen Smith (SG), Robert Anselmo (SF), Willis Marshall (PF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Stephen Bogle, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Kenneth Burcham, Ernest Mays | |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Anselmo - foul #1 on Robert Anselmo, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Willis Marshall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willis Marshall, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Taylor (PF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Boris Gorzynski | 3-5 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg's pass is intercepted by Lester Neil | 3-5 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Lester Neil slams it home | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alex Taylor (fresh) C - Lucas Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Anselmo (fresh) PF - Willis Marshall (fresh) C - Ronnie Steinberg (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Boris Gorzynski and he's hacked by Willis Marshall - foul #2 on Willis Marshall, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Mike Hust (SG), Manuel Kendall (SF), William Jones (C) Boris Gorzynski, Lester Neil, James Johanson, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), Kenneth Burcham (PF), Ernest Mays (C) Michael Lefebvre, Stephen Smith, Robert Anselmo, Willis Marshall, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Michael Black is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | William Jones scores on a floater from the right block | 10-5 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Ernest Mays connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Black | 10-7 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall is fouled on the floor by Lee Moore - foul #2 on Lee Moore, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), James Johanson (SF), Lucas Yutzy (C) James Higgins, Manuel Kendall, Alex Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Anselmo (SF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Lee Moore, Ernest Mays | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Black - foul #1 on Michael Black, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG) Mike Hust | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Michael Black clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-7 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo is hacked by Lester Neil - foul #1 on Lester Neil, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Taylor (PF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Smith (SG) Michael Black | |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo is hacked by James Johanson - foul #1 on James Johanson, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Ernest Mays (PF) Stephen Bogle, Kenneth Burcham | |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg buries a floater from the right side | 11-9 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | James Johanson hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Boris Gorzynski and he's hacked by Michael Lefebvre - foul #1 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Hust (SG) Lester Neil | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-9 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Johanson | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Hust (fresh) SF - James Johanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lucas Yutzy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Anselmo (fresh) PF - Ernest Mays (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Steinberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Stephen Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Michael Black (SG), Kenneth Burcham (PF), Joseph Wisner (C) Michael Lefebvre, Stephen Smith, Ernest Mays, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-9 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo is called for traveling | 17-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), Manuel Kendall (SF), William Jones (PF) Mike Hust, James Johanson, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | William Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Michael Black comes up short on the runner from close range | 17-9 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo grabs the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Bogle | 17-12 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-12 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Jones | 20-12 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Boris Gorzynski - foul #1 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), James Johanson (SF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, Manuel Kendall, Alex Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Smith (SG), Ernest Mays (PF) Michael Black, Kenneth Burcham | |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | James Higgins is fouled on the floor by Stephen Bogle - foul #1 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Hust (SG) Lester Neil | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg (C) Joseph Wisner | |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | James Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | James Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Ernest Mays grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | James Johanson pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | William Jones clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 21-13 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy misses the tip | 21-13 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle misses the 3 from straight away | 21-13 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | William Jones grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ernest Mays - foul #1 on Ernest Mays, team foul #9 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Michael Black (SG) Stephen Bogle, Stephen Smith | |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Ernest Mays is fouled on the floor by Mike Hust - foul #1 on Mike Hust, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Lester Neil (SG) James Higgins, Mike Hust | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Mays | 22-16 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | The refs have stopped play. James Johanson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 22-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall (SF), Alex Taylor (PF) James Johanson, William Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham (PF), Joseph Wisner (C) Ernest Mays, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Kendall (fresh) PF - Alex Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lucas Yutzy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) SG - Michael Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Anselmo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) C - Joseph Wisner (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-16 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Michael Black loses the ball out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG) Michael Lefebvre | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall travels with the ball | 22-16 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Michael Black clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Lester Neil - foul #2 on Lester Neil, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Hust (SG) Lester Neil | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is hacked by Joseph Wisner - foul #1 on Joseph Wisner, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Craig (C) Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Smith (SG), Ernest Mays (C) Michael Black, Joseph Wisner | |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham gets the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Ernest Mays connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Stephen Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Hust - foul #2 on Mike Hust, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Lucas Yutzy (SF), William Jones (PF) Mike Hust, Manuel Kendall, Alex Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Michael Black (SG), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Stephen Bogle, Robert Anselmo, Ernest Mays | |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Stephen Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Michael Lefebvre is called for the reach on James Higgins - foul #2 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Robert Anselmo (SF) Michael Lefebvre, Stephen Smith | |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | James Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | James Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Michael Black comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | James Craig grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | William Jones can't finish the layup | 24-25 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | William Jones snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Jones | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lucas Yutzy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craig (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Anselmo (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronnie Steinberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Michael Black comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Michael Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo is fouled on the floor by Boris Gorzynski - foul #2 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), James Johanson (SF), Alex Taylor (PF) Boris Gorzynski, Lucas Yutzy, William Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Moore (SF), Ernest Mays (PF) Stephen Bogle, Kenneth Burcham | |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the shot in the lane set up by James Craig | 29-27 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo grabs the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | James Johanson blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Steinberg | 29-27 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | James Higgins grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Lester Neil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-27 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronnie Steinberg | 29-27 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | James Higgins connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | The short jumper by Ernest Mays is denied by James Johanson | 31-27 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by James Higgins | 33-27 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Lee Moore can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-27 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Ernest Mays gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 33-27 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | James Johanson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Higgins | 36-27 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Alex Taylor denies the turnaround by Lee Moore | 36-27 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 36-27 |