| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hank White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Graber (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Schorr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Hank White inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Indiana | Todd Lawless is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #1 on Todd Lawless, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:28 | Indiana | Jay Graber makes the floater from the left block | 29-30 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello buries a shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Indiana | Robert Moore makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Watts | 31-32 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Sam Schorr blocks the short jumper by Daniel Bower | 31-32 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower tips it home | 33-32 |
| 18:21 | Indiana | Jay Graber misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| 17:34 | Indiana | Robert Moore is hacked by Nathaniel Breit - foul #3 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG), William Dorton (PF) Todd Lawless, Nathaniel Breit | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer (PF) Jay Graber | |
| 17:20 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Sam Schorr | 33-34 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Sam Schorr - foul #3 on Sam Schorr, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles (C) Sam Schorr | |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:45 | Indiana | Hank White loses the dribble to Daniel Bower | 35-34 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | William Dorton clanks a runner from close range | 35-34 |
| 16:21 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:17 | Indiana | A charge is called on Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Todd Lawless (SF) Tony Tuttle, Ryan Mello | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Jay Graber (PF) Robert Moore, Zachariah Lyles | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dummer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Lawless (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Peter Clevenger (fresh) SG - John Watts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Hank White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Graber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | William Dorton connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Dummer and he's fouled by Stephen Schaffer - foul #3 on Stephen Schaffer, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit (SF) Winston Crawford | |
| Subs | Indiana | Sam Schorr (C) Stephen Schaffer | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | William Dorton makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:31 | Indiana | Sam Schorr loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG) John Dummer | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 15:05 | Indiana | Jay Graber gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:48 | Indiana | Sam Schorr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:46 | Indiana | Jay Graber hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tony Tuttle | 41-36 |
| 14:13 | Indiana | Hank White makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Clevenger | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit's floater is knocked away by Jay Graber | 41-39 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | William Dorton tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 13:56 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Watts | 41-39 |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Watts | 41-42 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Winston Crawford (SG), Ryan Mello (C) Tony Tuttle, Todd Lawless, William Dorton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Moore (PG), Paul McColgan (SG), Arnold Sasso (SF), Stephen Schaffer (PF) Peter Clevenger, John Watts, Hank White, Jay Graber | |
| 12:47 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul McColgan | 41-44 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | John Dummer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Winston Crawford | 44-44 |
| 12:24 | Indiana | Ryan Mello takes the ball from Paul McColgan | 44-44 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | John Dummer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:07 | Indiana | Sam Schorr grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 11:47 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer misses the lay-in | 44-44 |
| 11:45 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dummer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Bower (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul McColgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Sasso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Schorr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Paul McColgan - foul #1 on Paul McColgan, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), William Dorton (PF) John Dummer, Daniel Bower | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | The jump hook by Robert Moore is blocked by Ryan Mello | 47-47 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | William Dorton gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 10:38 | Indiana | Sam Schorr grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:19 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso double dribbles | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG), Todd Lawless (SF) Winston Crawford, Nathaniel Breit | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SG), Hank White (SF), Jay Graber (PF) Paul McColgan, Arnold Sasso, Stephen Schaffer | |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | William Dorton's floater is tipped away by Jay Graber | 47-47 |
| 09:55 | Indiana | John Watts snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:51 | Indiana | Robert Moore drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Watts | 47-50 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | The jump hook by William Dorton is blocked by Sam Schorr | 47-50 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Hank White grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 09:09 | Indiana | Sam Schorr scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Hank White | 47-52 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle clanks a floater in the lane | 47-52 |
| 08:38 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Hank White | 47-52 |
| 08:16 | Indiana | Hank White misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:14 | Indiana | Robert Moore hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Nathaniel Breit (SF), Daniel Bower (PF) John Dummer, Todd Lawless, William Dorton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Paul McColgan (SG), Arnold Sasso (SF), Stephen Schaffer (PF) Robert Moore, John Watts, Hank White, Jay Graber | |
| 07:32 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-54 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Mello (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Peter Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul McColgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Sasso (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Schorr (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Bower | 49-54 |
| 07:04 | Indiana | Sam Schorr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Tuttle | 52-54 |
| 06:29 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso comes up short on the runner from the right block | 52-54 |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:08 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul McColgan | 52-56 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Clevenger and he's hacked by Nathaniel Breit - foul #4 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Todd Lawless (SG) Tony Tuttle, Winston Crawford | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Moore (PG), John Watts (SG), Jay Graber (PF) Peter Clevenger, Paul McColgan, Stephen Schaffer | |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | John Dummer misses the fadeaway from the left side | 55-59 |
| 05:27 | Indiana | Arnold Sasso snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:12 | Indiana | Jay Graber can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Bower - foul #2 on Daniel Bower, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Dorton (C) Ryan Mello | |
| Subs | Indiana | Hank White (SF), Stephen Schaffer (C) Arnold Sasso, Sam Schorr | |
| 05:12 | Indiana | Jay Graber misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:12 | Indiana | Jay Graber misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Todd Lawless | 55-59 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | William Dorton drills a shot from the left wing set up by John Dummer | 57-59 |
| 04:45 | Indiana | Nathaniel Breit picks off the pass by John Watts | 57-59 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit jams it | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Lawless - foul #2 on Todd Lawless, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Winston Crawford (SG) John Dummer, Todd Lawless | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit grabs the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 03:23 | Indiana | Robert Moore slams it home on a great pass from Hank White | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Bower (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Dorton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Watts (tiring) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Hank White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Graber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Schaffer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle tips it in | 64-62 |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Hank White misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Jay Graber hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Todd Lawless (SG), Ryan Mello (C) Tony Tuttle, Winston Crawford, William Dorton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Paul McColgan (SG), Arnold Sasso (SF), Yul Xayavong (PF), Sam Schorr (C) Robert Moore, John Watts, Hank White, Jay Graber, Stephen Schaffer | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG) Nathaniel Breit | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Moore (PG), Hank White (SF), Stephen Schaffer (PF) Peter Clevenger, Arnold Sasso, Yul Xayavong | |
| 02:07 | Indiana | Stephen Schaffer lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul McColgan | 64-66 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | John Dummer misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 01:44 | Indiana | Hank White gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:44 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit (SF) John Dummer | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SG), Jay Graber (PF) Paul McColgan, Stephen Schaffer | |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Ryan Mello is called for the reach on Sam Schorr - foul #3 on Ryan Mello, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| 01:13 | Indiana | Robert Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 01:12 | Indiana | Sam Schorr tips it home | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Watts - foul #1 on John Watts, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Indiana | Robert Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jay Graber | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Jay Graber | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Jay Graber is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Lawless - foul #3 on Todd Lawless, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (SG), Arnold Sasso (SF) John Watts, Hank White | |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Jay Graber makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Jay Graber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Breit | 69-72 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Hank White (SF) Arnold Sasso | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Jay Graber is hacked by Tony Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Jay Graber makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Jay Graber makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Mello | 69-74 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower snags the offensive board | 69-74 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SG), Arnold Sasso (SF), Yul Xayavong (C) Robert Moore, Hank White, Sam Schorr | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger is hacked by Tony Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #9 | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower travels with the ball | 69-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Hank White (SF) Arnold Sasso | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger runs out the clock | 69-76 |