| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) C - Richard Likens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Butler inbounds the ball | 19-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Robert Butler hits the finger roll | 21-35 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | John Weisz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Thomas Younger snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Robert Butler can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Dennis Tan | |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Richard Likens makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dustin Lampley | 23-37 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Robert Butler's floater is tipped away by Richard Likens | 23-37 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dustin Lampley | 23-37 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Paul Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Richard Likens misses the easy layup | 23-37 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Adolph Jackson | 23-37 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Richard Likens pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Stephen Fuson is called for the reach on William Karr - foul #2 on Stephen Fuson, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (SF) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Weisz (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, Dustin Lampley, Richard Likens | |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan comes up short on the floater from the left block | 23-37 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan grabs the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Younger takes the ball from John Weisz | 23-37 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Thomas Younger connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Nelson | 26-37 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | John Sanders is whistled for traveling | 26-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), James Richardson (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Younger, Allen Blake, Adolph Jackson, Stephen Fuson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Seth Taylor (PF), Richard Likens (C) Dennis Tan, Paul Smith | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Richardson (fresh) SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Jeff Ward buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Richardson | 28-37 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons scores on a runner in the paint set up by John Sanders | 28-39 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Likens | 28-39 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Alan Nelson tips it in | 30-39 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is hacked by Dikembe Aziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen Blake (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Stephen Fuson (C) James Richardson, Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF), Paul Smith (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Seth Taylor, Richard Likens | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Paul Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Dustin Lampley | 30-41 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Robert Butler misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 30-41 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dennis Tan | 30-41 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Sanders | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Robert Butler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Fuson | 33-43 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | John Sanders buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-46 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Allen Blake scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Butler | 36-46 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | John Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the tip | 36-46 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Alan Nelson gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-46 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Allen Blake pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Robert Butler hits the finger roll | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Allen Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Fuson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Lampley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Tan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | William Karr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Alan Nelson grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Robert Butler makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Nelson | 40-46 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Sanders | 40-48 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | John Sanders takes the ball from Robert Butler | 40-48 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dustin Lampley, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), James Richardson (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Jeff Ward, Allen Blake, Robert Butler, Alan Nelson, Stephen Fuson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Weisz (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Richard Likens (C) William Karr, Dustin Lampley, Dennis Tan, Paul Smith | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 40-48 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Weisz | 40-48 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | John Weisz is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by John Sanders - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Thomas Younger can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | John Weisz snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Richard Likens lays it in set up by Charles Simmons and he's fouled by Dikembe Aziz - foul #2 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Richard Likens misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Adolph Jackson | 40-50 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Richard Likens snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Younger steps in front of the Charles Simmons pass | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Seth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Likens | 40-50 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Richard Likens snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Adolph Jackson blocks the jumper by Charles Simmons | 40-50 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Thomas Younger grabs the board | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Charles Simmons steals it from Thomas Younger | 40-50 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adolph Jackson - foul #1 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), Allen Blake (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Stephen Fuson (C) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Dikembe Aziz, Adolph Jackson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dennis Tan (PF) Seth Taylor | |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Allen Blake can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | John Weisz pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Richard Likens misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 40-52 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Jeff Ward comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-52 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson can't tip it in | 40-52 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Richard Likens pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Stephen Fuson picks off the pass by John Weisz out of a doubleteam | 40-52 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Jeff Ward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-52 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson tips it home | 42-52 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Stephen Fuson swats the layup by John Weisz | 42-52 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons connects on the runner in the lane set up by John Weisz out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Allen Blake - foul #1 on Allen Blake, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Adolph Jackson (PF) Jeff Ward, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Smith (PF) Dennis Tan | |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Richard Likens can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-55 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Richard Likens snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tired) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Weisz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Likens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | John Weisz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Allen Blake comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-55 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Richard Likens gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | 3 seconds is called on Stephen Fuson | 42-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Alan Nelson (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Allen Blake, Robert Butler, Stephen Fuson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dennis Tan (PF) Charles Simmons, Richard Likens | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Thomas Younger takes the ball from John Sanders in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 44-55 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | William Karr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-55 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | John Sanders snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | John Weisz evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan is hacked by Adolph Jackson - foul #2 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen Blake (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Stephen Fuson (C) James Richardson, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), Richard Likens (C) William Karr, Paul Smith | |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Tan | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | John Weisz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Adolph Jackson - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #8 | 44-59 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Charles Simmons steals it from Thomas Younger in the backcourt | 44-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Sanders runs out the clock | 44-61 |