| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Gerald Tse inbounds the ball | 17-21 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Indiana | Stuart Ford drills a jumper from the right side | 19-21 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 19:25 | Indiana | Jim Stokes gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 19:04 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-21 |
| 19:03 | Indiana | Jim Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Dennis Rusk is called for the reach on Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #1 | 19-21 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | William Mitchell tips it home | 19-23 |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Jim Stokes hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Hamilton - foul #2 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #1 | 19-23 |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Mark Foster swats the short shot by Carlos Dodson | 21-23 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 21-25 |
| 16:48 | Indiana | Carlos Dodson swats the dunk try by Dennis Rusk | 21-25 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Stuart Ford picks off the pass by William Murray in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 16:40 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk blows the layup | 21-25 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk tips it back up and in | 23-25 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | William Murray is whistled for traveling | 23-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| 16:03 | Indiana | Jim Stokes blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 15:35 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Mark Foster | 23-25 |
| 15:20 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 23-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Quon Chio (PG), Kenton Nelson (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Wayne Ford (PF), Barton Harrison (C) Stuart Ford, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Jim Stokes, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Frank McCuan (SG) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin tips it back up and in | 23-27 |
| 14:35 | Indiana | Brian Wille connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Ronald Hamilton - foul #3 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 14:35 | Indiana | Brian Wille misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Quon Chio - foul #1 on Quon Chio, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG) Quon Chio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) Frank McCuan, William Mitchell | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Wayne Ford is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Jim Stokes (PF), Mark Foster (C) Kenton Nelson, Brian Wille, Wayne Ford, Barton Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Rusk steals the ball from Shawn Wright | 25-28 |
| 13:22 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Foster | 28-28 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | William Murray's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Tse | 28-28 |
| 12:56 | Indiana | Jim Stokes gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 12:36 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey James - foul #3 on Jeffrey James, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin | |
| 12:36 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 12:36 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jim Stokes - foul #2 on Jim Stokes, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Carlos Dodson | |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:07 | Indiana | Jim Stokes snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 11:41 | Indiana | Jeffrey James takes the ball from Jim Stokes | 30-28 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the easy layup | 30-28 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Quon Chio (PG), Kenton Nelson (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Wayne Ford (PF), Barton Harrison (C) Stuart Ford, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Jim Stokes, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| 10:52 | Indiana | Wayne Ford lays it in set up by Quon Chio | 32-28 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Frank McCuan | 32-30 |
| 10:02 | Indiana | Brian Wille scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Quon Chio | 34-30 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Frank McCuan | 34-32 |
| 09:15 | Indiana | Brian Wille hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-32 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Barton Harrison hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 08:47 | Indiana | Wayne Ford grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 08:27 | Indiana | Brian Wille comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 07:58 | Indiana | Brian Wille grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 07:40 | Indiana | Quon Chio buries a 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | William Mitchell can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Quon Chio - foul #2 on Quon Chio, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Jim Stokes (PF), Mark Foster (C) Quon Chio, Kenton Nelson, Brian Wille, Wayne Ford, Barton Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Stokes | 42-34 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Gerald Tse snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 06:17 | Indiana | Gerald Tse can't throw it down | 42-34 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Stuart Ford takes the ball from Ronald Hamilton | 42-34 |
| 05:28 | Indiana | Stuart Ford connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | The short jumper by William Mitchell is denied by Gerald Tse | 45-34 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright tips it in | 45-36 |
| 05:03 | Indiana | Jim Stokes drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stuart Ford | 47-36 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Dennis Rusk picks off the pass by Ronald Hamilton | 47-36 |
| 04:51 | Indiana | Stuart Ford lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Rusk | 49-36 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Stuart Ford is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #2 on Stuart Ford, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Daniel Perin (C) Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 03:54 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 49-42 |
| 03:18 | Indiana | Jim Stokes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Rusk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Tse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jim Stokes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Foster (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Perin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Gerald Tse swats the short shot by William Murray | 51-42 |
| 03:05 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Gerald Tse lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Rusk | 53-42 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Murray | 53-45 |
| 02:10 | Indiana | Gerald Tse is whistled for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Quon Chio (PG), Kenton Nelson (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Wayne Ford (PF), Barton Harrison (C) Stuart Ford, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Jim Stokes, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG) Quon Chio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SG) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan | |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is hacked by Barton Harrison - foul #1 on Barton Harrison, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | William Murray misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-45 |
| 01:52 | Indiana | Kenton Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:52 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Jim Stokes (PF), Mark Foster (C) Kenton Nelson, Brian Wille, Wayne Ford, Barton Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Daniel Perin | |
| 01:31 | Indiana | Gerald Tse hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson lays it up and in on a great pass from William Murray | 55-47 |
| 00:45 | Indiana | Jim Stokes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 55-47 |
| 00:44 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Ford | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Indiana | Stuart Ford is hacked by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenton Nelson (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Stuart Ford is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| 00:37 | Indiana | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on Gerald Tse - foul #4 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on Stuart Ford - foul #5 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | William Murray drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Dodson and he's hacked by Jim Stokes - foul #3 on Jim Stokes, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG) Kenton Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:29 | Indiana | William Murray is called for the reach on Stuart Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenton Nelson (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:29 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:29 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is hacked by Mark Foster - foul #2 on Mark Foster, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG) Kenton Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Mark Foster pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Mark Foster is hacked by William Murray in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Murray, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenton Nelson (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Mark Foster makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Mark Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Stuart Ford is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #3 on Stuart Ford, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Quon Chio (PG), Brian Wille (SF), Wayne Ford (PF), Barton Harrison (C) Stuart Ford, Gerald Tse, Jim Stokes, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Brian Wille is hacked by William Murray in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Murray, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Jim Stokes (PF), Mark Foster (C) Quon Chio, Wayne Ford, Barton Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG) William Murray | |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Brian Wille misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Brian Wille makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF) Kenton Nelson, Brian Wille | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-55 |