| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnny Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 21-23 |
| 19:15 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | David Freeman double dribbles | 21-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 18:31 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 18:30 | Indiana | Melvin Jones tips it but misses | 21-23 |
| 18:28 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch grabs the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 18:15 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch loses the dribble to Alfred Lee | 21-23 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Melvin Jones steps in front of the Walter McGavisk pass | 21-23 |
| 17:37 | Indiana | Stephen Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the tip | 21-23 |
| 17:10 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 16:44 | Indiana | Johnny Geise is called for the reach on Virgil Coppedge - foul #1 on Johnny Geise, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (SG), Steven Simmons (SF), Steven Hutchinson (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Stephen Clark, Thomas Wiens, Johnny Lynch, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), David Freeman (SG), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Walter McGavisk, Timothy Bell | |
| 16:18 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge is hacked by Douglas Holmes - foul #3 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #2 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Alfred Lee (SF) David Freeman, Thomas Smith | |
| 15:51 | Indiana | Fred Eason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (SG) Virgil Coppedge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) C - Earl Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 15:26 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 15:04 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Schwald | 21-23 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald dunks the ball | 21-25 |
| 14:46 | Indiana | Steven Simmons comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Patterson - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #3 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge (PG), Stephen Clark (SG), Johnny Lynch (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Fred Eason, Ronald Gordon, Steven Hutchinson, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 14:46 | Indiana | Steven Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 14:46 | Indiana | Steven Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Douglas Holmes is denied by Johnny Lynch | 21-25 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Johnny Lynch | 21-25 |
| 14:14 | Indiana | Steven Simmons comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst | |
| 14:14 | Indiana | Steven Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 14:14 | Indiana | Steven Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | David Freeman buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Holmes and he's fouled by Stephen Clark - foul #3 on Stephen Clark, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Wiens (SF) Steven Simmons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Timothy Bell | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | David Freeman makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 13:31 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-28 |
| 13:29 | Indiana | Melvin Jones grabs the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 13:17 | Indiana | Stephen Clark makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Coppedge | 26-28 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 26-28 |
| 12:47 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 12:29 | Indiana | Stephen Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson (PF) Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, David Freeman, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith travels with the ball | 26-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (PG), Earl Crawford (C) Virgil Coppedge, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (PF) John Patterson | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Indiana | Thomas Smith steals the ball from Stephen Clark | 26-28 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Lee | 26-30 |
| 10:26 | Indiana | Stephen Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-30 |
| 10:25 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 10:23 | Indiana | Earl Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 10:00 | Indiana | Ronald Adams steps in front of the Earl Crawford pass | 26-30 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams lays it in | 26-32 |
| 09:33 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the floater from the right block | 28-32 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams's floater is tipped away by Steven Hutchinson | 28-32 |
| 09:08 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 08:48 | Indiana | Stephen Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earl Crawford - foul #2 on Earl Crawford, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge (PG), Steven Simmons (SF), Johnny Lynch (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Stephen Clark, Thomas Wiens, Steven Hutchinson, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Thomas Smith, Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 08:30 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 08:04 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge misses long on a floater in the paint | 28-33 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Freeman | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-36 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | David Freeman connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Ronald Adams | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:37 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 06:19 | Indiana | Fred Eason pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:51 | Indiana | Steven Simmons loses the dribble to Johnny Geise | 31-38 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 05:29 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch's pass is intercepted by David Freeman | 31-38 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | David Freeman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Patterson | 31-41 |
| 04:55 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF) Fred Eason, Steven Simmons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Johnny Geise, John Patterson, Brooks Karst | |
| 04:35 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 31-44 |
| 03:45 | Indiana | Melvin Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 03:19 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Thomas Wiens | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-44 |
| 03:14 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens tips it but misses | 31-44 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (PG), Ronald Gordon (SG), Steven Simmons (SF), Steven Hutchinson (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Virgil Coppedge, Stephen Clark, Thomas Wiens, Johnny Lynch, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG) Thomas Smith | |
| 02:28 | Indiana | Fred Eason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes tips it in | 31-46 |
| 01:45 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bell - foul #2 on Timothy Bell, team foul #5 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Brooks Karst (C) Ronnie Schwald, Timothy Bell | |
| 01:39 | Indiana | Earl Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-46 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 00:54 | Indiana | Fred Eason splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 00:52 | Indiana | Steven Simmons grabs the offensive board | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson connects on the open fadeaway in the paint | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Earl Crawford blocks the jumper by Brooks Karst | 33-49 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes tips it back up and in | 33-51 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | The 3pt attempt by Ronald Gordon is denied by Douglas Holmes | 33-51 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams runs out the clock | 33-51 |