| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tim Cheeks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Helton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rich Knight (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 19:38 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Tim Cheeks | 19-25 |
| 19:22 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton is hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 19:10 | Indiana | John Helton's pass is intercepted by Ricky Williams | 19-25 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | John Coffey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jim Queen | 22-25 |
| 18:30 | Indiana | John Helton double dribbles | 22-25 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Micheal Moulton steals it from John Coffey | 22-25 |
| 18:01 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 22-25 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | John Coffey connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chad Sanders | 24-25 |
| 17:41 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #3 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| 17:41 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:41 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Queen | 26-26 |
| 17:03 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-26 |
| 17:01 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 16:50 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #4 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Jim Queen, Ricky Williams, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (SG), John Howard (PF) Tim Cheeks, Rich Knight | |
| 16:50 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:50 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Helton - foul #1 on John Helton, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Greg Jenkins (C) Ryan Jernigan, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | The rebound goes to James Gleaton | 26-28 |
| 16:01 | Indiana | John Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gleaton (fresh) SF - Michael Spadafora (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Greg Jenkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 26-28 |
| 15:38 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 15:20 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Greg Jenkins | 26-30 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers is whistled for traveling | 26-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF) John Coffey, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), Tim Cheeks (SG), John Helton (SF), Rich Knight (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) Earl Yates, James Gleaton, Michael Spadafora, John Howard, Greg Jenkins | |
| 14:40 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 14:12 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Powers | 29-30 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells buries a 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 13:30 | Indiana | John Helton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 13:29 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:19 | Indiana | John Helton makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Jernigan and he's fouled by Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Daniel Patterson (C) Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:19 | Indiana | John Helton makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders connects on the floater in the paint set up by Daniel Patterson and he's fouled by Rich Knight - foul #3 on Rich Knight, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Thomas Poole | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (PF) Rich Knight | |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:55 | Indiana | John Helton pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:42 | Indiana | John Howard is hacked by Ricky Williams - foul #2 on Ricky Williams, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 12:06 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:55 | Indiana | Chad Sanders is called for the reach on Tim Cheeks - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF) Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Spadafora (SF) John Helton | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Cheeks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Spadafora (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Indiana | John Howard comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #5 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #7 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Chad Sanders, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (SG), Greg Jenkins (C) Tim Cheeks, Micheal Moulton | |
| 11:44 | Indiana | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:44 | Indiana | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Ryan Jernigan is called for the reach on John Coffey - foul #2 on Ryan Jernigan, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Rich Knight (PF) Ryan Jernigan, John Howard | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | John Coffey scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Sorrells | 36-38 |
| 11:02 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Sorrells - foul #1 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #8 | 36-38 |
| 11:02 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:02 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 36-40 |
| 10:34 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Greg Jenkins | 36-40 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Earl Yates is fouled on the floor by Richard Sorrells - foul #2 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #9 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Chad Sanders (C) Ricky Williams, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Cheeks (SG), John Helton (SF), Micheal Moulton (C) James Gleaton, Michael Spadafora, Greg Jenkins | |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Earl Yates makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Earl Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Jim Queen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 09:48 | Indiana | Rich Knight grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 09:35 | Indiana | Thomas Poole takes the ball from Earl Yates | 36-42 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole banks in the layup | 38-42 |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Richard Sorrells takes the ball from Micheal Moulton | 38-42 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Earl Yates picks off the pass by Richard Sorrells | 38-42 |
| 08:24 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton buries a jumper from the left side | 38-44 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 08:00 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Micheal Moulton | 38-44 |
| 07:42 | Indiana | John Helton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole grabs the board | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Poole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Sorrells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Chad Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Cheeks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Helton (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Rich Knight (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Thomas Poole, Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), James Gleaton (SG), John Howard (PF) Earl Yates, Tim Cheeks, Rich Knight | |
| 06:49 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Joseph Powers - foul #3 on Joseph Powers, team foul #10 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Spadafora (SF), Greg Jenkins (C) John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 06:49 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Gleaton - foul #2 on James Gleaton, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 06:06 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora is hacked by John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #11 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Cheeks (SG) James Gleaton | |
| 06:06 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:06 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Michael Spadafora steals it from Jim Queen | 39-48 |
| 05:28 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks loses the dribble to Joseph Powers | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Sanders | 41-48 |
| 05:03 | Indiana | Chad Sanders is called for the reach on Ryan Jernigan - foul #3 on Chad Sanders, team foul #12 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Richard Sorrells (SF) John Coffey, Jim Queen | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Helton (SF), Micheal Moulton (C) Michael Spadafora, Greg Jenkins | |
| 05:03 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:03 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 43-50 |
| 04:31 | Indiana | John Howard misses the easy layup | 43-50 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Moulton | 43-50 |
| 04:18 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is hacked by Tim Cheeks - foul #1 on Tim Cheeks, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), James Gleaton (SG), Rich Knight (PF) Ryan Jernigan, Tim Cheeks, John Howard | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 03:32 | Indiana | James Gleaton snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gleaton (fresh) SF - John Helton (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Rich Knight (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Ricky Williams swats the layup by Micheal Moulton | 43-50 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 03:01 | Indiana | Rich Knight gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), Tim Cheeks (SG) Earl Yates, James Gleaton | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:43 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) Thomas Poole | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Jim Queen connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chad Sanders | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:10 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Sanders - foul #4 on Chad Sanders, team foul #13 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:10 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:10 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | John Coffey is fouled on the floor by Tim Cheeks - foul #2 on Tim Cheeks, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Tim Cheeks - foul #3 on Tim Cheeks, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:18 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan banks in the layup set up by Rich Knight | 48-52 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Rich Knight steals it from Joseph Powers | 48-52 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | John Helton is called for the reach on Jim Queen - foul #2 on John Helton, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:42 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton grabs the board | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton scores on a shot from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Jim Queen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 00:12 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Sanders - foul #5 on Chad Sanders, team foul #14 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (PG), Hugh Blanche (PF) Ryan Jernigan, Rich Knight | |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Tim Cheeks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), Rich Knight (PF) James Gleaton, Hugh Blanche | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan runs out the clock | 49-55 |