| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Branton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | William Murray tips it but misses | 29-39 |
| 19:48 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 19:30 | Indiana | Gerald Tse connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Dennis Rusk out of the doubleteam | 31-39 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 18:44 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-39 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dennis Rusk | 31-39 |
| 17:58 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jim Stokes - foul #1 on Jim Stokes, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:24 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk connects on the shot from the left side set up by Gerald Tse | 33-41 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Myles Smith scores on a jump hook from the left block | 33-43 |
| 16:53 | Indiana | Gerald Tse is fouled on the floor by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Ralph Jernigan (PF), Mark Foster (C) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Jim Stokes, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| 16:40 | Indiana | Mark Foster misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG) Bobby Chacon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (PF), Carlos Dodson (C) Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 16:40 | Indiana | Mark Foster makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:40 | Indiana | Mark Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Stuart Ford is called for the reach on Jeffrey James - foul #2 on Stuart Ford, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Mark Foster - foul #3 on Mark Foster, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Branton (C) Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 15:59 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 15:58 | Indiana | Brian Wille grabs the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) C - Donald Branton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan makes the shot near the basket | 36-46 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Stuart Ford steals it from William Mitchell | 36-46 |
| 14:48 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 36-46 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Stuart Ford picks off the pass by Jeffrey James in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 14:39 | Indiana | Brian Wille hits the finger roll set up by Stuart Ford | 38-46 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is hacked by Ralph Jernigan - foul #2 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Jim Stokes (PF), Mark Foster (C) Stuart Ford, Frank McCuan, Brian Wille, Ralph Jernigan, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Mark Foster | 38-46 |
| 13:30 | Indiana | Joseph Touchette picks off the pass by Dennis Rusk out of a doubleteam | 38-46 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Touchette | 38-48 |
| 13:14 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 38-48 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is fouled on the floor by Dennis Rusk - foul #2 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Myles Smith blows the layup | 38-48 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-48 |
| 12:23 | Indiana | Jim Stokes gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:04 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Gerald Tse - foul #2 on Gerald Tse, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Wille (SF), Donald Branton (C) Gerald Tse, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Branton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is whistled for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Ralph Jernigan (PF) Dennis Rusk, Jim Stokes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG) Joseph Touchette | |
| 11:28 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Chacon, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | William Murray is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| 10:50 | Indiana | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Donald Branton - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Gerald Tse (SF) Bobby Chacon, Brian Wille | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (PF), Carlos Dodson (C) Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 10:37 | Indiana | Stuart Ford hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frank McCuan | 41-48 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | William Mitchell blows the dunk | 41-48 |
| 10:12 | Indiana | Frank McCuan snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 09:49 | Indiana | Stuart Ford comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey James - foul #2 on Jeffrey James, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Jim Stokes (PF), Mark Foster (C) Frank McCuan, Ralph Jernigan, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell, Carlos Dodson | |
| 09:49 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:49 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Robert Brown hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Murray | 43-50 |
| 09:13 | Indiana | Stuart Ford is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Brian Wille (SF) Stuart Ford, Gerald Tse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:55 | Indiana | Brian Wille is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jim Stokes | 45-50 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Myles Smith | 45-52 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Myles Smith | 45-52 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 07:39 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Myles Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | William Murray can't finish the layup | 45-55 |
| 07:18 | Indiana | Mark Foster grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 06:56 | Indiana | Jim Stokes lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Bobby Chacon | 47-55 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Myles Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Ralph Jernigan (PF), Donald Branton (C) Dennis Rusk, Brian Wille, Jim Stokes, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (PF), Carlos Dodson (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 06:12 | Indiana | Jeffrey James steals the ball from Gerald Tse | 47-55 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson's layup is rejected by Donald Branton | 47-55 |
| 05:49 | Indiana | Gerald Tse grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 05:22 | Indiana | Donald Branton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Jim Stokes (PF) Bobby Chacon, Frank McCuan, Ralph Jernigan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| 05:22 | Indiana | Donald Branton makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:22 | Indiana | Donald Branton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's layup is rejected by Gerald Tse | 49-55 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | David Blankenship can't tip it in | 49-55 |
| 04:58 | Indiana | Stuart Ford grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 04:32 | Indiana | William Mitchell steals the ball from Dennis Rusk | 49-55 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | William Murray is fouled on the floor by Stuart Ford - foul #3 on Stuart Ford, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG) Stuart Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Myles Smith (PF) David Blankenship, William Mitchell | |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Gerald Tse loses the ball out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Ralph Jernigan (PF), Mark Foster (C) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Jim Stokes, Donald Branton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SF) Shawn Wright | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | William Murray loses the dribble to Frank McCuan in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 03:22 | Indiana | Robert Brown steals it from Frank McCuan | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey James (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Robert Brown can't tip it in | 49-57 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Mark Foster snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Jim Stokes (PF), Donald Branton (C) Frank McCuan, Brian Wille, Ralph Jernigan, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Jeffrey James | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 02:44 | Indiana | Donald Branton snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:29 | Indiana | Jim Stokes is called for 3 seconds | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is called for traveling | 49-57 |
| 01:56 | Indiana | Jim Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-57 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-57 |
| 01:38 | Indiana | Jim Stokes grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 01:12 | Indiana | Myles Smith steals it from Gerald Tse | 49-57 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Dennis Rusk - foul #3 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Jeffrey James (SF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bobby Chacon | 52-59 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is hacked by Bobby Chacon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Chacon, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Dennis Rusk is called for the reach on David Blankenship in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon is hacked by William Murray - foul #4 on William Murray, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) David Blankenship, Jeffrey James | |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is hacked by Dennis Rusk in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #12 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG) Joseph Touchette | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is hacked by Frank McCuan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank McCuan, team foul #13 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SF) Shawn Wright | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the floater from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 56-64 |