| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Mark Arnold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | John Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Sullivan | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | The jump hook by John Smith is blocked by Mark Arnold | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | James Cecere can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan clanks a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe's pass is intercepted by Mark Arnold | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Craig Wolfe - foul #1 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Burnett | 8-0 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | John Smith blocks the short jumper by Mark Arnold | 8-3 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Craig Wolfe | 8-3 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | James Cecere scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Troy Stovall can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), James Anderson (C) Troy Stovall, Craig Wolfe | |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-3 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 12-3 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek is whistled for traveling | 12-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), James Cecere (PF) Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Charles Mitchell denies the turnaround by James Anderson | 12-3 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd gets the rebound | 12-3 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-3 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is called for traveling | 15-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) Christopher Nee | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses short on a shot from the left wing | 15-3 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it in | 17-3 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | James Anderson hits a jumper near the basket set up by Troy Stovall | 17-5 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the floater near the basket set up by Ray Boyd | 19-5 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | James Anderson clanks a shot near the basket | 19-5 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 19-5 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 19-5 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the board | 19-5 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Troy Stovall can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 19-5 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 19-5 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Troy Stovall is called for the reach on David Burnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Stovall, team foul #4 | 19-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Ray Boyd, Kenneth Swanson, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 19-5 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe snags the defensive board | 19-5 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-5 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 19-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) SF - Christopher Nee (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Troy Stovall is called for the reach on David Burnett - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #5 | 19-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by Christopher Nee - foul #1 on Christopher Nee, team foul #6 | 19-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, James Anderson | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch lays it up and in | 21-5 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-5 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-5 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Kenneth Swanson | 23-5 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-7 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is open and buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 25-7 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-7 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek snags the defensive board | 25-7 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is whistled for traveling | 25-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), James Anderson (C) Christopher Nee, Robert Hawkins, Craig Wolfe | |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Charles Mitchell steals it from John Smith | 25-7 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 27-7 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | John Smith misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 27-7 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 27-7 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the finger roll set up by David Burnett | 29-7 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 29-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (C) John Smith | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the free throw | 29-10 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | James Cecere drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kenneth Swanson | 31-10 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | James Anderson misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #2 | 31-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG) Robert Bluhm, Rafael Anderson | |
| 07:46 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-11 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Nee (fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 34-12 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Ray Boyd steals it from James Anderson | 34-12 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is hacked by Christopher Nee - foul #2 on Christopher Nee, team foul #7 | 34-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Christopher Nee | |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 35-12 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-12 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Jerry Poch is called for the reach on Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #3 | 36-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) James Anderson | |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #4 | 36-12 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 36-12 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-13 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 38-13 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Wolfe | 38-16 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch scores on a jumper near the basket and the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 40-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Charles Mitchell, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the free throw | 41-16 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-18 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #9 | 41-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (C) Craig Wolfe | |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 42-18 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-18 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson loses the dribble to Lucas Ziek | 43-18 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | James Cecere is whistled for a carry | 43-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Swanson (SF) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) Rafael Anderson | |
| 04:17 | Purdue | John Smith buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan and he's hacked by David Burnett - foul #1 on David Burnett, team foul #5 | 43-20 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | John Smith misses the free throw | 43-20 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the board | 43-20 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | James Cecere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Christopher Nee (SG), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins, John Smith | |
| 03:33 | Purdue | James Anderson scores on a jump hook from the right block | 43-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lucas Ziek (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Nee (fresh) SF - Timothy Sullivan (tiring) PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Nee - foul #3 on Christopher Nee, team foul #10 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SF), Jerry Poch (PF) Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), John Smith (PF) Christopher Nee, James Anderson | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 43-22 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-22 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-22 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 44-22 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-22 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the board | 44-22 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #6 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | John Smith is called for the reach on James Cecere - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), James Anderson (PF) Rafael Anderson, John Smith | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Mark Arnold - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #7 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Troy Stovall - foul #3 on Troy Stovall, team foul #12 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-26 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Jerry Poch swats the layup by James Anderson | 47-26 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 47-26 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 49-26 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hawkins | 49-28 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-28 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-28 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #13 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF), John Smith (PF) Timothy Sullivan, James Anderson | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-28 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-28 |