| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Smith | 27-33 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by John Simpson - foul #2 on John Simpson, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Rafael Anderson steps in front of the Brian Shurtleff pass | 27-33 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | James Cecere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | John Smith double dribbles | 27-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | James Cecere knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 27-35 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | John Smith's layup is rejected by James Cecere | 27-35 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), James Anderson (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, John Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Ray Boyd is called for the reach on Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, James Cecere | |
| 16:18 | Purdue | James Anderson hits a runner from the baseline | 29-36 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm loses the ball out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-38 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | David Burnett snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Jay Stanger (C) Robert Bluhm, Rafael Anderson, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | James Anderson is whistled for traveling | 29-38 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by Jay Stanger - foul #1 on Jay Stanger, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | John Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-41 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan drills a shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Shurtleff | 33-43 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | John Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | John Smith snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | James Cecere steals it from Jay Stanger | 33-43 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), James Anderson (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | The jumper by James Anderson is denied by Lucas Ziek | 33-43 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Boyd | 33-45 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Burnett | 33-47 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the easy layup | 33-47 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch connects on the floater in the lane set up by Ray Boyd | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Shawn Reitz picks off the pass by David Burnett | 33-49 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | James Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ray Boyd - foul #2 on Ray Boyd, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF), Jay Stanger (C) Robert Bluhm, Rafael Anderson, Craig Wolfe, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| 09:16 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | James Cecere lays it in set up by Eric Ansley | 35-51 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | John Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Sullivan - foul #3 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | John Smith is hacked by James Cecere - foul #3 on James Cecere, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | John Smith is fouled on the floor by James Cecere - foul #4 on James Cecere, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF) James Cecere | |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson's pass is intercepted by Mark Arnold | 35-52 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Jay Stanger gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 35-52 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-54 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-54 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | John Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | John Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Simpson | 38-54 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 38-56 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-56 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson banks in the layup | 38-58 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Mark Arnold | 38-60 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Jay Stanger clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Simpson | 38-60 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Jay Stanger comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 38-60 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the board | 38-60 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't finish the layup | 38-60 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff tips it back up and in | 38-62 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | John Simpson is fouled on the floor by Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #6 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Timothy Sullivan (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, John Smith, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Lucas Ziek is called for the reach on Robert Bluhm - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #7 | 38-62 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm misses the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 38-62 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) SG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Poch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-62 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek pulls down the rebound | 38-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-65 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm misses the lay-in | 38-65 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the board | 38-65 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits a shot from the left block | 38-67 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 38-67 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #1 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-69 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the runner from the baseline | 40-69 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd snags the defensive board | 40-69 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Swanson | 40-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-72 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the board | 40-72 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | James Anderson drills a shot from the right block set up by Troy Stovall | 42-72 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #2 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #6 | 42-72 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 42-73 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-74 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Jay Stanger buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Bluhm | 44-74 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #7 | 44-74 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 44-75 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Jerry Poch takes the ball from Jay Stanger | 44-76 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 44-76 |