| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Castleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Dinan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Nathan Daniels | 39-24 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | David Atkins buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Martin Lusk | 39-26 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Robert Golden steals it from James James | 39-26 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | David Dinan drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-26 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | James James misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Robert Golden grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | David Dinan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on David Dinan, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Ronald Corey (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Robert Golden, Nathan Daniels, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | David Atkins gets the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen hits the finger roll set up by James James and the foul's on David Castleman - foul #2 on David Castleman, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) David Castleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SF) James James | |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gregory Allen | 41-29 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Orville Curtis and he's hacked by Bobby Yarnell - foul #2 on Bobby Yarnell, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Nathan Daniels (SF) Bobby Yarnell, Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Bollin (SF), Thomas Liska (PF) Martin Lusk, David Atkins | |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Castleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Busick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Liska (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | David Castleman's floater is knocked away by Gregory Allen | 41-32 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | David Castleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Thomas Brown tips it home | 43-32 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Busick | 43-35 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Busick - foul #2 on Bryan Busick, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Ronald Corey (PF), David Dinan (C) Robert Golden, Nathan Daniels, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG), James James (SF), David Atkins (PF) Bryan Busick, Michael Bollin, Thomas Liska | |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bobby Yarnell - foul #3 on Bobby Yarnell, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) David Castleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Ronald Corey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG) Bobby Yarnell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk clanks a jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | James James tips it but misses | 43-37 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | David Atkins gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | James James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava tips it in | 45-37 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Lusk | 45-40 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | David Castleman loses the ball out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), Bobby Yarnell (C) Ronald Corey, Brian Rubalcava, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Castleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Lusk | 45-43 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Thomas Brown can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | David Atkins gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Atkins | 45-46 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | David Atkins picks off the pass by Robert Golden | 45-46 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Nathan Daniels swats the dunk try by David Atkins | 45-46 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Robert Golden pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | David Atkins steals the ball from David Castleman | 45-46 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | David Castleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Thomas Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Golden | 47-46 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Orville Curtis | 47-48 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Thomas Brown makes the runner from the left block set up by Nathan Daniels | 49-48 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF), Brian Rubalcava (PF), David Dinan (C) Nathan Daniels, Thomas Brown, Bobby Yarnell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SG), Michael Bollin (SF), Thomas Liska (PF), Orlando Joiner (C) Orville Curtis, James James, David Atkins, Gregory Allen | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Castleman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Corey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dinan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Busick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Liska (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Orlando Joiner (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Ronald Corey double dribbles | 49-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF) Robert Golden | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Orville Curtis (SG) Martin Lusk | |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Ronald Corey gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Thomas Liska takes the ball from Brian Rubalcava | 49-49 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Dinan | 52-49 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is fouled on the floor by Bryan Busick - foul #3 on Bryan Busick, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG), Bobby Yarnell (SF) David Castleman, Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG), David Atkins (PF), Gregory Allen (C) Orville Curtis, Thomas Liska, Orlando Joiner | |
| 04:21 | Purdue | David Dinan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk loses the dribble to Robert Golden in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Ronald Corey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | David Atkins gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | The jumper by David Atkins is denied by David Dinan | 52-49 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Robert Golden clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | David Atkins snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bobby Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Corey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dinan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Busick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bollin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Brian Rubalcava is called for the reach on Gregory Allen - foul #2 on Brian Rubalcava, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Nathan Daniels (SF) Bobby Yarnell, Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Orville Curtis (SG), James James (SF) Bryan Busick, Michael Bollin | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Nathan Daniels is called for the reach on Martin Lusk - foul #3 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Dinan | 52-49 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | David Dinan buries a shot from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-49 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | David Castleman clanks a floater near the basket | 54-49 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gregory Allen | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Orville Curtis | 54-51 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Robert Golden makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | James James comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | David Atkins hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Orville Curtis - foul #3 on Orville Curtis, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels is hacked by James James - foul #3 on James James, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels is fouled on the floor by Martin Lusk - foul #4 on Martin Lusk, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Gregory Allen is called for the reach on Robert Golden - foul #3 on Gregory Allen, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels is hacked by James James - foul #4 on James James, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Orville Curtis | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | David Castleman is hacked by Orville Curtis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Orville Curtis, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Allen | 61-59 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels is hacked by Martin Lusk in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin Lusk, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (PG) Martin Lusk | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Atkins | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Bryan Busick is called for the reach on Nathan Daniels in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Busick, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Robert Golden takes the ball from Bryan Busick | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Golden runs out the clock | 65-62 |