| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Webster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bolding (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pfeiffenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Frenette (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Shoffner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Michael Pfeiffenberge inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Orlando Joiner - foul #1 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:37 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:37 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Orville Curtis | 28-30 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bollin | 31-30 |
| 18:47 | Indiana | Orville Curtis steals the ball from Thomas Shoffner | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 31-30 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 18:18 | Indiana | Russell Frenette pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:05 | Indiana | Michael Bollin steps in front of the Anthony Webster pass | 31-30 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Bolding - foul #3 on Richard Bolding, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman (SG) Richard Bolding | |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:43 | Indiana | Michael Pfeiffenberge grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 17:26 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Orville Curtis - foul #1 on Orville Curtis, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 17:26 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:26 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shoffner - foul #2 on Thomas Shoffner, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Atkins (PF) Orlando Joiner | |
| Subs | Indiana | Lloyd Henton (PF) Russell Frenette | |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SF) Michael Bollin | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Edwards (PG), James McEnany (SF) Anthony Webster, Michael Pfeiffenberge | |
| 16:21 | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman loses the dribble to Orville Curtis | 32-31 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk hits the finger roll set up by Orville Curtis | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | Indiana | Lloyd Henton scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Edwards and the foul's on Bryan Busick - foul #1 on Bryan Busick, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Liska (SF) Martin Lusk | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Bolding (SG) Stefan Eshleman | |
| 15:55 | Indiana | Lloyd Henton misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Atkins | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Busick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Liska (fresh) PF - David Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bolding (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James McEnany (fresh) PF - Lloyd Henton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Shoffner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 15:30 | Indiana | Lloyd Henton grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 15:26 | Indiana | James McEnany's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Allen | 34-33 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | David Atkins grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | Lloyd Henton makes the jump hook from the left block | 36-35 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Bolding - foul #4 on Richard Bolding, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG), Michael Bollin (SF), Orlando Joiner (PF) Bryan Busick, Thomas Liska, David Atkins | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Webster (PG), Stefan Eshleman (SG), Michael Pfeiffenberge (SF), Russell Frenette (PF), Matthew Wilkerson (C) Edward Edwards, Richard Bolding, James McEnany, Lloyd Henton, Thomas Shoffner | |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:14 | Indiana | Matthew Wilkerson gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:45 | Indiana | Matthew Wilkerson hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Pfeiffenberge | 37-37 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Orlando Joiner is called for the reach on Russell Frenette - foul #2 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 13:03 | Indiana | Orlando Joiner is called for the reach on Russell Frenette - foul #3 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| 12:49 | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis double dribbles | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner (C) Matthew Wilkerson | |
| 12:24 | Indiana | Russell Frenette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Pfeiffenberge - foul #1 on Michael Pfeiffenberge, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:01 | Indiana | Russell Frenette grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:56 | Indiana | Anthony Webster makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stefan Eshleman | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Allen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Webster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stefan Eshleman (fresh) SF - Michael Pfeiffenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Frenette (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Shoffner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 38-40 |
| 11:17 | Indiana | Russell Frenette misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Orlando Joiner - foul #4 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Atkins (PF) Orlando Joiner | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:17 | Indiana | Russell Frenette misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:17 | Indiana | Russell Frenette misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | David Atkins tips it in | 40-40 |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Bollin | 42-42 |
| 10:00 | Indiana | Michael Bollin steps in front of the Anthony Webster pass | 42-42 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen tips it in | 44-42 |
| 09:23 | Indiana | Michael Pfeiffenberge travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (PG), Thomas Liska (SF), Orlando Joiner (PF) Martin Lusk, Michael Bollin, Gregory Allen | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Edwards (PG), James McEnany (SF), Lloyd Henton (PF) Anthony Webster, Michael Pfeiffenberge, Russell Frenette | |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-42 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | David Atkins hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 08:41 | Indiana | James McEnany misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | David Atkins pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | James McEnany pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:02 | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman misses the easy layup | 46-42 |
| 08:00 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Lloyd Henton hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Shoffner | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Busick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Orville Curtis (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Liska (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stefan Eshleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James McEnany (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Henton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Shoffner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick scores on a 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | Edward Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 06:58 | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | David Atkins snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 06:25 | Indiana | Orlando Joiner is called for the reach on Lloyd Henton - foul #5 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG), Michael Bollin (SF), Gregory Allen (C) Orville Curtis, Orlando Joiner, David Atkins | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Webster (PG), Richard Bolding (SG), Michael Pfeiffenberge (SF), Matthew Wilkerson (C) Edward Edwards, Stefan Eshleman, James McEnany, Thomas Shoffner | |
| 06:25 | Indiana | Lloyd Henton makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:25 | Indiana | Lloyd Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 06:00 | Indiana | Richard Bolding gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:46 | Indiana | Thomas Liska swats the layup by Anthony Webster | 52-46 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gregory Allen | 52-46 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska is called for 5 seconds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James James (SG), David Atkins (PF) Bryan Busick, Thomas Liska | |
| Subs | Indiana | Russell Frenette (PF) Lloyd Henton | |
| 05:17 | Indiana | James James is called for the reach on Anthony Webster - foul #1 on James James, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Orville Curtis (SG) James James | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 05:17 | Indiana | Anthony Webster makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:17 | Indiana | Anthony Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | David Atkins grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | David Atkins is fouled on the floor by Matthew Wilkerson - foul #2 on Matthew Wilkerson, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Atkins | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Richard Bolding drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | David Atkins can't tip it in | 55-50 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen scores on a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Anthony Webster - foul #2 on Anthony Webster, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Liska (PF) David Atkins | |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner (C) Matthew Wilkerson | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Liska (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Webster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bolding (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Pfeiffenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Frenette (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Shoffner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 58-50 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner tips it home | 58-52 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska loses the dribble to Anthony Webster | 58-52 |
| 02:29 | Indiana | Russell Frenette misses long on a floater in the paint | 58-52 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Gregory Allen is denied by Thomas Shoffner | 58-52 |
| 01:56 | Indiana | Russell Frenette grabs the board | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Indiana | Gregory Allen denies the turnaround by Thomas Shoffner | 58-52 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Russell Frenette steals the ball from Gregory Allen | 58-52 |
| 01:11 | Indiana | Richard Bolding misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Gregory Allen - foul #2 on Gregory Allen, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Atkins (PF) Thomas Liska | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:11 | Indiana | Richard Bolding makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:11 | Indiana | Richard Bolding makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:11 | Indiana | Richard Bolding misses the 3rd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Richard Bolding is called for the reach on Martin Lusk - foul #5 on Richard Bolding, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman (SG) Richard Bolding | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Stefan Eshleman | 59-54 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Russell Frenette hits the finger roll | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Webster - foul #3 on Anthony Webster, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SF), Thomas Liska (PF) Michael Bollin, David Atkins | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Anthony Webster clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Thomas Shoffner gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Anthony Webster misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-56 |
| 00:16 | Indiana | Stefan Eshleman gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Anthony Webster clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James James (SF) Bryan Busick | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | James James is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Webster - foul #4 on Anthony Webster, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | James James makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | James James makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Anthony Webster hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Stefan Eshleman is called for the reach on Martin Lusk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stefan Eshleman, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SF) James James | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Michael Pfeiffenberge misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-59 |