| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled on the floor by Stephen Burns - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (C) Stephen Burns | |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Blaine Kaczmarek | 23-25 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | George Kramer misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Willie Wilson - foul #1 on Willie Wilson, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dustin Burge, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't finish the layup | 23-27 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton throws it down | 25-27 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-30 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson misses long on a shot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Champagne | 25-30 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | George Kramer connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Stanford | 25-32 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled on the floor by Robert Champagne - foul #1 on Robert Champagne, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Jerry Rodberg (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Willie Wilson, Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Orunjan Ake (C) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, George Kramer | |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Rodberg | 27-32 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Jon Prince picks off the pass by Donald Kirkland | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) PF - Jerry Rodberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ronald Kiser - foul #3 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Colby McNorton (C) Jon Prince, Rufus Borman, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), George Kramer (PF), Stephen Burns (C) William Stanford, Ronald Kiser, Orunjan Ake | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-32 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Robert Champagne picks off the pass by Dikembe Victor in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Willard Wittig knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 28-35 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Larry Williams can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the shot near the basket | 28-37 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Larry Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-37 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stephen Burns | 28-37 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Robert Champagne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Willard Wittig | 28-40 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek travels with the ball | 28-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Eric Atkins (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Dikembe Victor, Larry Williams, Blaine Kaczmarek, Jerry Rodberg, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Willard Wittig, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the dunk attempt | 28-40 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver throws it down | 30-40 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Atkins (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge is whistled for traveling | 30-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF) Eric Atkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Orunjan Ake (C) Robert Champagne, Stephen Burns | |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carver - foul #1 on Joseph Carver, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Colby McNorton (C) Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (C) Orunjan Ake | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Rufus Borman - foul #1 on Rufus Borman, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-45 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | George Kramer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Colby McNorton - foul #3 on Colby McNorton, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Carver (C) Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:01 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (C) George Kramer | |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the driving attempt in the paint | 30-49 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Kiser swats the short shot by Dustin Burge | 30-49 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge can't tip it in | 30-49 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Dustin Burge is called for the reach on Ronald Kiser - foul #3 on Dustin Burge, team foul #6 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Jerry Rodberg (PF) Rufus Borman, Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Kiser | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is hacked by Colby McNorton - foul #4 on Colby McNorton, team foul #7 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Joseph Carver (C) Jon Prince, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG) William Stanford | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Williams | 32-51 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-51 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-51 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Larry Williams, Dikembe Victor, Jerry Rodberg | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Willard Wittig, Stephen Burns | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Kramer (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge buries a runner from close range | 34-51 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | George Kramer double dribbles | 34-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (C) Robert Champagne, George Kramer | |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek can't tip it in | 34-51 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser's pass is intercepted by Rufus Borman | 34-51 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge snags the offensive board | 34-51 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver jams it set up by Rufus Borman and he's fouled by Orunjan Ake - foul #1 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Stephen Burns (C) Donald Kirkland, Orunjan Ake | |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Stanford | 37-54 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Terry Wooldridge - foul #1 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg (PF), Dikembe Alu (C) Dustin Burge, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG) William Stanford | |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Jerry Rodberg steals the ball from Willard Wittig | 40-54 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #4 on Stephen Burns, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Dikembe Victor (SF) Jon Prince, Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser lays it up and in | 41-56 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Alu | 43-56 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Willard Wittig | 43-58 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is fouled on the floor by Rufus Borman - foul #2 on Rufus Borman, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Rufus Borman, Dikembe Victor, Jerry Rodberg, Dikembe Alu | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (C) Willard Wittig, Terry Wooldridge, Stephen Burns | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 43-58 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek grabs the board | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Kramer (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Larry Williams | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is fouled on the floor by Blaine Kaczmarek - foul #1 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Stephen Burns (C) Robert Champagne, Ronald Kiser | |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Jon Prince throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Rufus Borman (SG) Jon Prince, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Willard Wittig, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Willie Wilson steals the ball from Ronald Kiser | 46-58 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Kiser - foul #4 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is fouled on the floor by Colby McNorton - foul #5 on Colby McNorton, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Carver (C) Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF) Ronald Kiser | |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman double dribbles | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Carver - foul #2 on Joseph Carver, team foul #11 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Kiser (PF) Orunjan Ake | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | William Stanford runs out the clock | 48-62 |