| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Russo (fresh) SF - Hans Zielinski (fresh) PF - Chester Cox (fresh) C - James Swanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) SG - David Blanks (fresh) SF - Danny Parry (fresh) PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | David Garling makes the wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Donnie Bonetti | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dominic Gallo | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | David Garling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Chester Cox pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Danny Parry is called for the reach on Hans Zielinski - foul #1 on Danny Parry, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses the jumpshot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski is whistled for traveling | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | David Blanks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Parry - foul #2 on Danny Parry, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (SF), Jon Smith (PF), Chad White (C) Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | David Garling knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad White | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Chester Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG) David Garling | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Chad White misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | William Green misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski dunks the ball on a great pass from Wilfredo Russo | 8-5 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | William Green is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Weslowski - foul #1 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chester Cox (PF) Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), Thad Zbierski (PF) David Blanks, Chad White | |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson is whistled for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Gorecki (SF), Donnie Bonetti (C) William Green, Jon Smith | |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Ivan Plotrowski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Chad White (SF) Todd Sieben, Robert Gorecki | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hans Weslowski (fresh) SF - Hans Zielinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Moylan (fresh) C - James Swanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) SF - Chad White (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | David Garling can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Chad White tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | David Garling pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | David Garling misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dominic Gallo - foul #1 on Dominic Gallo, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo (SG), Chester Cox (PF) Hans Weslowski, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG) Thad Zbierski | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | David Garling misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chester Cox | 11-8 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Chad White is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (SF), Jon Smith (PF) Chad White, Raymond Robinson | |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Chester Cox knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 13-8 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | David Garling scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Smith | 13-10 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | James Swanson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bird | 16-10 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | David Garling's pass is intercepted by James Swanson | 16-10 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | James Swanson hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Wilfredo Russo | 18-10 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | William Green is fouled in the backcourt by James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Thomas Bird, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), Robert Gorecki (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Chad White (C) David Garling, David Blanks, William Green, Jon Smith, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Todd Sieben comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Moylan | 20-10 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-10 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Chad White | 20-10 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Daniel Moylan is called for the reach on Thad Zbierski - foul #2 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #5 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), Chester Cox (PF) Dominic Gallo, Hans Weslowski, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG) Thad Zbierski | |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson loses the dribble to Hans Zielinski | 20-10 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Chad White picks off the pass by Wilfredo Russo | 20-10 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Todd Sieben comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski grabs the board | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Chester Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Plotrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fairly fresh) SG - David Blanks (fresh) SF - Robert Gorecki (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Chad White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-10 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Chad White snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-10 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Chad White pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | David Blanks is hacked by Kerry Young - foul #1 on Kerry Young, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Weslowski (SG), James Swanson (C) Kerry Young, Wilfredo Russo, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), William Green (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Jon Smith (C) Todd Sieben, Robert Gorecki, Raymond Robinson, Chad White | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Dominic Gallo picks off the pass by David Blanks | 20-10 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-10 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski banks in the layup on a great pass from William Green | 20-12 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | James Swanson lays it up and in on a great pass from Dominic Gallo | 22-12 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | William Green is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zielinski - foul #1 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG) David Garling | |
| 10:22 | Purdue | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Chester Cox tips it in | 24-14 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | William Green comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 24-14 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | James Swanson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Jon Smith - foul #1 on Jon Smith, team foul #3 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), Donnie Bonetti (C) David Blanks, Jon Smith | |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Cox - foul #1 on Chester Cox, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 25-16 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-16 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Robinson - foul #1 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG) Barney Pendergrass | |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | James Swanson picks off the pass by William Green in the backcourt | 26-16 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Chester Cox misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | David Garling misses the jump hook from the baseline | 26-16 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Swanson | 26-16 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski snags the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wilfredo Russo | 29-16 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Swanson - foul #2 on James Swanson, team foul #9 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Thomas Bird, Wilfredo Russo, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (SG), Chad White (SF) Raymond Robinson, William Green | |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Thad Zbierski steals it from Hans Weslowski | 29-18 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Chad White hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thad Zbierski | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Weslowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Chester Cox (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Plotrowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Todd Sieben (fresh) SF - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thad Zbierski (tiring) 4 pts. C - Donnie Bonetti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | David Garling is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zielinski - foul #2 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo (SG) Hans Zielinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), Jon Smith (PF) Todd Sieben, Thad Zbierski | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | David Garling misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | David Garling misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 29-21 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | David Garling connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Blanks | 29-24 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donnie Bonetti - foul #1 on Donnie Bonetti, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), Robert Gorecki (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF) David Garling, Chad White, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass can't tip it in | 31-24 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Kerry Young grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Kerry Young is fouled on the floor by Robert Gorecki - foul #1 on Robert Gorecki, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (SG) David Blanks | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Kerry Young is hacked by Jon Smith - foul #2 on Jon Smith, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti (C) Jon Smith | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Kerry Young makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Kerry Young makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Robert Gorecki misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Hans Weslowski - foul #2 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #11 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Daniel Moylan (C) Kerry Young, Hans Weslowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Robert Gorecki makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Robert Gorecki misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Chester Cox gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Chester Cox snags the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski misses the floater from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Todd Sieben drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Gorecki | 33-28 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Donnie Bonetti denies the turnaround by Chester Cox | 33-28 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Todd Sieben hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barney Pendergrass | 33-31 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan double dribbles | 33-31 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Thomas Bird | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), William Green (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Chad White (C) Barney Pendergrass, Todd Sieben, Robert Gorecki, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Dominic Gallo steals the ball from William Green in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Moylan | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Plotrowski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Chester Cox (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Moylan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) C - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo is fouled on the floor by David Garling - foul #1 on David Garling, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Ivan Plotrowski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Danny Parry (SF), Jon Smith (PF) Raymond Robinson, Chad White | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | David Garling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo is called for traveling | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski (SG) Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Dominic Gallo picks off the pass by Jon Smith in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Bird - foul #1 on Thomas Bird, team foul #12 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (PG), Chad White (C) David Garling, William Green | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Danny Parry makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Jon Smith snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | David Blanks blows the layup but he's hacked by James Swanson - foul #3 on James Swanson, team foul #13 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG) Thomas Bird, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Gorecki (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF) Danny Parry, Jon Smith | |
| 01:46 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | David Blanks steps in front of the Daniel Moylan pass | 35-34 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses long on a floater from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Dominic Gallo takes the ball from David Blanks in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Gorecki - foul #2 on Robert Gorecki, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Chester Cox (PF) Dominic Gallo, Hans Weslowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Todd Sieben (SG), Danny Parry (SF), William Green (PF), Donnie Bonetti (C) Raymond Robinson, David Blanks, Robert Gorecki, Thad Zbierski, Chad White | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Wilfredo Russo is called for the reach on Todd Sieben in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #14 | 37-34 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Todd Sieben misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Todd Sieben makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | William Green pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | William Green misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-35 |