| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Barnette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Farrelly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Robert Patin inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Robert Patin's floater is knocked away by Michael Marshall | 30-24 |
| 19:35 | Indiana | John Farrelly grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:13 | Indiana | Freddy Derryberry picks off the pass by John Farrelly | 30-24 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the lay-in | 30-24 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Michael Marshall steals it from Richard Soares | 30-24 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Michael Marshall misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Richard Soares - foul #2 on Richard Soares, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Michael Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Michael Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Soares | 33-24 |
| 17:55 | Indiana | Gary Hughes makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Johnson | 33-26 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-26 |
| 17:45 | Indiana | Gary Hughes pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:24 | Indiana | Gary Hughes makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by John Farrelly | 33-28 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Robert Patin is fouled on the floor by Michael Marshall - foul #2 on Michael Marshall, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (SG), Jimmie Williams (C) Bradley Barnette, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SG), Richard Miller (C) Gary Hughes, Mario Martin | |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Richard Miller denies the turnaround by Robert Patin | 33-28 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Betancourt | 33-28 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jimmie Williams | 36-28 |
| 16:09 | Indiana | John Farrelly knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Sadusky | 36-30 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Robert Patin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 15:46 | Indiana | Richard Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Patin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Sadusky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Farrelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Indiana | John Farrelly hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 36-30 |
| 15:31 | Indiana | John Farrelly hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Farrelly - foul #1 on John Farrelly, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Bradley Barnette (SG), Richard Soares (C) Freddy Derryberry, Joseph McNeer, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Martin (PG), Gary Hughes (SG), Frederick Saucier (PF) James Johnson, John Farrelly, Michael Marshall | |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:13 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Frederick Saucier | 36-32 |
| 14:51 | Indiana | Richard Miller knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mario Martin | 36-34 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt | 38-34 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | Richard Miller is fouled on the floor by Thomas Betancourt - foul #3 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Scott Boyle | |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Marshall (C) Richard Miller | |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier misses the lay-in | 38-34 |
| 13:58 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:41 | Indiana | Mario Martin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Michael Marshall steps in front of the Richard Soares pass | 38-34 |
| 13:08 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frederick Saucier - foul #4 on Frederick Saucier, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (SG), Jimmie Williams (C) Bradley Barnette, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Johnson (PG), John Farrelly (SF), Richard Miller (C) Anthony Sadusky, Frederick Saucier, Michael Marshall | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:33 | Indiana | Mario Martin misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:59 | Indiana | John Farrelly is hacked by Robert Patin - foul #3 on Robert Patin, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (C) Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:42 | Indiana | James Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Miller | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Farrelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Soares | 45-36 |
| 11:05 | Indiana | John Farrelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Betancourt - foul #4 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette (SF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SG), Michael Marshall (C) Gary Hughes, Richard Miller | |
| 11:05 | Indiana | John Farrelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:05 | Indiana | John Farrelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Richard Soares can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 45-38 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Michael Marshall pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:10 | Indiana | The jump hook by Anthony Sadusky is blocked by Jimmie Williams | 45-38 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bradley Barnette | 45-38 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Anthony Sadusky is called for the reach on Freddy Derryberry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Sadusky, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Robert Patin (SF), Leroy Farr (PF), James Kostka (C) Freddy Derryberry, Joseph McNeer, Jimmie Williams, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Farrelly - foul #2 on John Farrelly, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Hughes (SG), Richard Miller (C) John Farrelly, Mario Martin | |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:25 | Indiana | Gary Hughes loses the dribble to Scott Boyle | 46-38 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 09:06 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gary Hughes | 46-38 |
| 08:38 | Indiana | Gary Hughes clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Bradley Barnette - foul #1 on Bradley Barnette, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Joseph McNeer (SG), Jimmie Williams (PF), Richard Soares (C) Scott Boyle, Bradley Barnette, Leroy Farr, James Kostka | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:38 | Indiana | Gary Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:38 | Indiana | Gary Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Michael Marshall steals the ball from Robert Patin | 46-40 |
| 08:03 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | James Johnson is called for the reach on Freddy Derryberry - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (PF) Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Farrelly (SF), Frederick Saucier (PF) Anthony Sadusky, Richard Miller | |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 07:55 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 07:41 | Indiana | John Farrelly is hacked by Robert Patin - foul #4 on Robert Patin, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Patin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Hughes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Farrelly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Saucier (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Indiana | Richard Soares is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Soares, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette (SG) Joseph McNeer | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 07:23 | Indiana | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:23 | Indiana | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Michael Marshall steals the ball from Freddy Derryberry | 47-42 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Gary Hughes is hacked by Richard Soares - foul #4 on Richard Soares, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (SG), Jimmie Williams (C) Robert Patin, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Martin (PG), Richard Miller (C) James Johnson, Michael Marshall | |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Gary Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Gary Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 06:20 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Frederick Saucier | 47-43 |
| 06:02 | Indiana | Gary Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Jimmie Williams is denied by Richard Miller | 47-43 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt tips it home | 49-43 |
| 05:00 | Indiana | John Farrelly is fouled on the floor by Bradley Barnette - foul #2 on Bradley Barnette, team foul #9 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF), Richard Soares (C) Bradley Barnette, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SG), Michael Marshall (C) Gary Hughes, Richard Miller | |
| 05:00 | Indiana | John Farrelly makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:00 | Indiana | John Farrelly makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 51-45 |
| 04:22 | Indiana | Mario Martin misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Freddy Derryberry - foul #1 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| 04:22 | Indiana | Mario Martin makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:22 | Indiana | Mario Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Farrelly - foul #3 on John Farrelly, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG) Freddy Derryberry | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Johnson (PG) Mario Martin | |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Miller (C) Frederick Saucier | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Robert Patin blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 03:31 | Indiana | Richard Miller pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Patin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Sadusky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Farrelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 5 reb. 5 stl. C - Richard Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Indiana | John Farrelly misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt is denied on a dunk by Michael Marshall | 53-47 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Boyle | 53-47 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Bradley Barnette (SG) Scott Boyle, Joseph McNeer | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Hughes (SG), Frederick Saucier (PF) Anthony Sadusky, Richard Miller | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Robert Patin is hacked by Frederick Saucier - foul #5 on Frederick Saucier, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SF), Richard Miller (C) John Farrelly, Frederick Saucier | |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Gary Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 02:19 | Indiana | Gary Hughes hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry and he's hacked by Gary Hughes - foul #1 on Gary Hughes, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Farrelly (SF), Mario Martin (PF) Anthony Sadusky, Richard Miller | |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:49 | Indiana | Gary Hughes misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 57-49 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Robert Patin pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Richard Soares makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 01:10 | Indiana | Robert Patin takes the ball from Gary Hughes | 60-49 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Patin | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | John Farrelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SG), Richard Miller (C) Gary Hughes, Michael Marshall | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Robert Patin buries a shot near the basket | 65-49 |
| 00:18 | Indiana | James Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mario Martin | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry runs out the clock | 65-52 |