| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathaniel Doody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Fleck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dabbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Rackers (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Nathaniel Callanan - foul #1 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| 19:51 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:51 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Mark Dabbs swats the short shot by Robert Jackson | 23-20 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 19:09 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody banks in the layup set up by Paul Jones | 25-22 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | David Prouty is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jackson out of a doubleteam | 25-25 |
| 18:33 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is whistled for traveling | 27-25 |
| 17:47 | Indiana | Richard McKearney buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Dabbs | 29-25 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Marcus, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Ash (C) Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Jason Raffa (C) Richard Marcus, Milton Rackers | |
| 17:09 | Indiana | Nathaniel Callanan is called for the reach on Richard McKearney - foul #2 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Travis Hill (SG), Roy Vaugh (SF) Paul Jones, Nathaniel Doody | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Pennington (PF) David Prouty | |
| 16:46 | Indiana | Richard McKearney is denied on a layup by Jason Raffa | 29-25 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Richard McKearney steals it from Robert Jackson out of a doubleteam | 29-25 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | Richard McKearney banks in the layup | 31-25 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Richard McKearney as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Richard McKearney, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kilgo (PG), Mark Dabbs (C) Richard McKearney, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), David Prouty (PF) Bruce Cane, Steven Pennington | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jason Raffa | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Kilgo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Vaugh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alvin Fleck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dabbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Raffa (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Kilgo - foul #1 on William Kilgo, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Nathaniel Doody (SF) William Kilgo, Travis Hill, Roy Vaugh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Kim (C) Jason Raffa | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-29 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody tips it home | 33-29 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 14:47 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Alvin Fleck | 33-29 |
| 14:21 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck is hacked by David Prouty - foul #2 on David Prouty, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Ash (C) Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Steven Pennington (PF) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, David Prouty | |
| 13:56 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck clanks a runner in the paint | 33-29 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Larry Kim snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Larry Kim buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Francis Arnold | 33-31 |
| 13:16 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Pennington - foul #1 on Steven Pennington, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kilgo (PG), Roy Vaugh (SF) Richard McKearney, Nathaniel Doody | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF) Robert Jackson, Steven Pennington | |
| 13:16 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:16 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 12:32 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Prouty - foul #3 on David Prouty, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (PG), Travis Hill (SG), Mark Dabbs (C) William Kilgo, Paul Jones, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Milton Rackers (C) Bruce Cane, Francis Arnold, Larry Kim | |
| 12:32 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:32 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 11:55 | Indiana | Richard McKearney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Travis Hill | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Vaugh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alvin Fleck (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Dabbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Milton Rackers (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 11:46 | Indiana | Travis Hill snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 11:26 | Indiana | Richard McKearney is whistled for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody (SF), Moses Robin (PF) Roy Vaugh, Alvin Fleck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (SF), Steven Pennington (PF) Robert Sickler, David Prouty | |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan is fouled on the floor by Travis Hill - foul #1 on Travis Hill, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Jones (SG), Brian Ash (C) Travis Hill, Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, Milton Rackers | |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 10:38 | Indiana | Paul Jones snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 10:21 | Indiana | Richard McKearney is hacked by Bruce Cane - foul #1 on Bruce Cane, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Prouty (PF) Steven Pennington | |
| 10:21 | Indiana | Richard McKearney makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:21 | Indiana | Richard McKearney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Ash | 40-36 |
| 09:58 | Indiana | Brian Ash pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Richard McKearney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #8 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Dabbs (C) Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG) Bruce Cane, Francis Arnold | |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Richard McKearney makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Richard McKearney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Richard McKearney steals the ball from Larry Kim | 42-36 |
| 09:09 | Indiana | Richard McKearney banks in the layup | 44-36 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-36 |
| 08:49 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:27 | Indiana | Richard McKearney's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Jackson | 44-36 |
| 08:25 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Dabbs - foul #2 on Mark Dabbs, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kilgo (PG), Travis Hill (SG), Roy Vaugh (SF), Alvin Fleck (PF) Richard McKearney, Paul Jones, Nathaniel Doody, Moses Robin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), Steven Pennington (PF) Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Jackson, David Prouty | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Travis Hill comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus grabs the board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Kilgo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Vaugh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alvin Fleck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Dabbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Travis Hill steps in front of the Francis Arnold pass | 46-38 |
| 07:09 | Indiana | Roy Vaugh loses the ball out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Ash (C) Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Francis Arnold, Larry Kim | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers scores on a jumper in the lane | 46-40 |
| 06:30 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Hill | 48-40 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 06:19 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 05:57 | Indiana | Travis Hill slams it home on a great pass from Brian Ash | 50-40 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Nathaniel Doody (SF), Mark Dabbs (C) William Kilgo, Travis Hill, Roy Vaugh, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Robert Sickler, Steven Pennington, Milton Rackers | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 05:36 | Indiana | Mark Dabbs gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:07 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #4 on Robert Jackson, team foul #9 | 50-40 |
| 05:07 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:07 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is denied on a layup by Alvin Fleck | 51-40 |
| 04:39 | Indiana | Richard McKearney grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 04:13 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody loses the ball out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Moses Robin (PF) Alvin Fleck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), Milton Rackers (C) Nathaniel Callanan, Larry Kim | |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 03:56 | Indiana | Mark Dabbs gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 03:35 | Indiana | Mark Dabbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Ash (C) Mark Dabbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Doody (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moses Robin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Ash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Milton Rackers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard McKearney - foul #2 on Richard McKearney, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Travis Hill (SG), Roy Vaugh (SF) Paul Jones, Nathaniel Doody | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF), Steven Pennington (PF) Robert Jackson, David Prouty | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:01 | Indiana | Brian Ash snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 02:46 | Indiana | Moses Robin misses the lay-in | 51-41 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Moses Robin - foul #3 on Moses Robin, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Alvin Fleck (PF) Moses Robin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Alvin Fleck pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 02:17 | Indiana | Travis Hill drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard McKearney | 54-41 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold loses the dribble to Travis Hill | 54-41 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Indiana | Richard McKearney is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cane - foul #2 on Bruce Cane, team foul #10 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Jones (SG), Nathaniel Doody (SF), Mark Dabbs (C) Travis Hill, Roy Vaugh, Brian Ash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:30 | Indiana | Richard McKearney makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 01:30 | Indiana | Richard McKearney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Richard McKearney misses the fadeaway from the right side | 55-43 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 00:52 | Indiana | Richard McKearney hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers misses the lay-in | 57-43 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers misses the tip | 57-43 |
| 00:42 | Indiana | Nathaniel Doody snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Richard McKearney misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Sickler - foul #1 on Robert Sickler, team foul #11 | 57-43 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Richard McKearney makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Richard McKearney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane is fouled on the floor by Richard McKearney - foul #3 on Richard McKearney, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Richard McKearney runs out the clock | 59-45 |