| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dane Savala inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | William Karr travels with the ball | 24-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (PG), John Bombard (PF) Charles Simmons, Walter Crowe | |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Myers - foul #1 on Anthony Myers, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Walter Crowe (C) William Karr, David Taylor | |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Thomas Younger, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), David Taylor (PF) Charles Simmons, John Bombard | |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | David Taylor is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG) William Karr | |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), John Bombard (PF) Charles Simmons, Walter Crowe | |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | William Karr is whistled for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson's pass is intercepted by John Bombard | 30-31 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Younger - foul #3 on Thomas Younger, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Younger, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG) Anthony Myers | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Michael Hart can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Michael Hart steps in front of the Dane Savala pass | 30-33 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Michael Hart | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bombard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Dane Savala can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 32-33 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerard Bower | 34-33 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dane Savala, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), David Taylor (PF), John Hatmaker (C) William Karr, John Bombard, Walter Crowe | |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #1 on Charles Simmons, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bombard (C) John Hatmaker | |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Younger | 37-33 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Walter Crowe (C) Charles Simmons, John Bombard | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Myers - foul #2 on Anthony Myers, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), John Bombard (C) William Karr, Walter Crowe | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Dane Savala loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, John Bombard | |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | William Karr pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Richardson | 38-33 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), John Bombard (C) William Karr, Walter Crowe | |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG) Charles Simmons | |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | William Karr drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Taylor | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bombard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | John Bombard knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Taylor | 38-38 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski's floater is tipped away by David Taylor | 38-38 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Thomas Younger tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Dane Savala blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Thomas Younger grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | William Karr grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | William Karr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Dane Savala gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) James Richardson, Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Walter Crowe (C) William Karr, John Bombard | |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Dane Savala's fadeaway is rejected by Nenad Smolski | 40-38 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Thomas Younger connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ali | 43-38 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Dane Savala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (SF) Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Rene Conti (SF) Anthony Myers, Dane Savala | |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Thomas Younger double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF) Rene Conti | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Dane Savala knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Karr | 43-40 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Thomas Younger drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF) William Karr, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bombard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses short on a shot from the left block | 46-40 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | John Bombard grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rene Conti | 46-43 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Walter Crowe steps in front of the James Richardson pass | 46-43 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | James Richardson steals it from Anthony Myers | 46-43 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | James Richardson lays it up and in | 48-43 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rene Conti | 48-45 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Thomas Younger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (PF) Anthony Myers, Rene Conti, John Bombard | |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Michael Hart is called for the reach on Charles Simmons - foul #4 on Michael Hart, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | James Richardson is called for the reach on Charles Simmons - foul #2 on James Richardson, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bombard (C) Walter Crowe | |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from William Karr | 48-47 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | John Bombard blocks the short jumper by Cesar Rizzo | 48-47 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | John Bombard snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cesar Rizzo - foul #1 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) James Richardson, Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Crowe (C) John Bombard | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #5 on Michael Hart, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | William Karr gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dane Savala | 51-51 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Joshua Barnes, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson double dribbles | 51-51 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Crowe - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 3rd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | William Karr knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Taylor | 53-53 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's pass is intercepted by William Karr | 53-53 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-53 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Dane Savala grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | William Karr is fouled on the floor by James Richardson - foul #3 on James Richardson, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | James Richardson clanks a halfcourt shot | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe wins the tip | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Adolph Jackson is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #10 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, Walter Crowe | |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | John Bombard snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | David Taylor banks in the layup | 53-56 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | James Richardson tips it home | 55-56 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on Charles Simmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Younger, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | William Karr knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 55-61 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | James Richardson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | John Bombard snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | The jump hook by John Bombard is blocked by Cesar Rizzo | 55-61 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is called for traveling | 55-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (PG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (C) Charles Simmons, Rene Conti, Walter Crowe | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Karr is fouled on the floor by Adolph Jackson - foul #4 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, John Bombard | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson's floater is tipped away by Walter Crowe | 55-63 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | William Karr grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Cesar Rizzo steps in front of the William Karr pass | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on Charles Simmons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Younger, team foul #13 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Thomas Younger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Crowe - foul #3 on Walter Crowe, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Charles Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Bower, team foul #14 | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | William Karr is hacked by James Richardson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Richardson, team foul #15 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bombard (PF) David Taylor | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | James Richardson is whistled for traveling | 60-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is hacked by Gerard Bower in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerard Bower, team foul #16 | 60-67 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | James Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | James Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Charles Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerard Bower, team foul #17 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bombard (PF) David Taylor | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Gerard Bower buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-70 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons runs out the clock | 66-70 |