| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) PF - George Barth (fresh) C - Kevin Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) C - David Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen 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) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Brian Robinson is blocked by David Hamilton | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Eugene Orr gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | David Hamilton connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Omar Dashner | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Flaherty | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is hacked by Brian Robinson - foul #1 on Brian Robinson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | The short jumper by Joseph Renwick is denied by Kevin Sorensen | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Scott Carbone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty banks in the layup set up by Horace Stipe | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Eugene Orr clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | David Hamilton tips it home | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Eugene Orr loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Scott Carbone pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Scott Carbone hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel drills a shot in the paint set up by Jacob Talbert | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Scott Carbone hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel blows the layup | 7-7 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Jeff Horn is called for the reach on David Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Horn, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Jacob Talbert, Charles Heidel, Noah Schwend, John Boucher, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Dean McMurrin (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Scott Carbone, Joseph Renwick, David Hamilton | |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Blackwell | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Thompson (fresh) SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) PF - George Barth (fresh) C - Kevin Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Ferry (fresh) SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) C - Joseph Blackwell (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Barth | 12-9 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Blackwell is called for the reach on Edward Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Blackwell, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG) Edward Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin tips it but misses | 15-9 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell can't tip it in | 15-9 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Billy Flaherty | 15-9 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | George Barth knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Flaherty | 17-9 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Brian Robinson steals the ball from Bobby Wilson in the backcourt | 17-9 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty is hacked by Wayne Kramer - foul #1 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #2 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), David Hamilton (C) Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry, Bobby Wilson, Dean McMurrin, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Boucher | 17-9 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Hamilton - foul #1 on David Hamilton, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | A charge is called on Omar Dashner - foul #1 on Omar Dashner, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Eugene Orr steals the ball from Charles Heidel | 18-9 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is hacked by Noah Schwend - foul #1 on Noah Schwend, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Ross Fowlkes (PF) Noah Schwend, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG) Eugene Orr | |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick loses the ball out of bounds | 18-9 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Charles Heidel, Jacob Talbert, Ross Fowlkes, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Ferry (SG), Dean McMurrin (PF) Chris Lamphere, Joseph Renwick | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-9 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty is denied on a layup by Dean McMurrin | 18-9 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Barth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ferry (fresh) SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) C - David Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Omar Dashner drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Carbone | 18-12 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Billy Flaherty | 20-12 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Carbone | 20-14 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Carbone | 20-14 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is hacked by Billy Flaherty - foul #1 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Omar Dashner, Christopher Ferry, Scott Carbone, Dean McMurrin, David Hamilton | |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Eugene Orr is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eugene Orr, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | John Boucher blows the dunk | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | John Boucher tips it back up and in | 22-14 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson's floater is tipped away by Jeff Horn | 22-14 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Charles Heidel | 22-14 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert makes the jumper from the left block set up by Charles Heidel | 24-14 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Boucher - foul #1 on John Boucher, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | John Boucher hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 24-15 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Eugene Orr steals the ball from Jeff Horn | 24-15 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Boucher - foul #2 on John Boucher, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Ross Fowlkes (SF), George Barth (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Jacob Talbert, Charles Heidel, Noah Schwend, John Boucher, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), David Hamilton (C) Wayne Kramer, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Bobby Wilson takes the ball from Ross Fowlkes | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Fowlkes (fresh) PF - George Barth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Bobby Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Wilson - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG), Scott Carbone (SF) Eugene Orr, Bobby Wilson | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | David Hamilton lays it in set up by Scott Carbone | 26-19 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Ross Fowlkes is blocked by David Hamilton | 26-19 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Scott Carbone's pass is intercepted by Edward Thompson in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | David Hamilton gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | David Hamilton makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Renwick | 26-21 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | George Barth knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 28-21 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-21 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | George Barth's floater is tipped away by David Hamilton | 28-21 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | David Hamilton grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Omar Dashner | 28-24 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Scott Carbone makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Omar Dashner | 28-27 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson is whistled for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), Jeff Horn (PF), Jacob Talbert (C) Edward Thompson, Horace Stipe, Ross Fowlkes, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Dean McMurrin (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Omar Dashner, Chris Lamphere, Scott Carbone, Joseph Renwick, David Hamilton | |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Noah Schwend (SF) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel slams it home on a great pass from Noah Schwend and he's fouled by Eugene Orr - foul #2 on Eugene Orr, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (SF) Eugene Orr | |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Jacob Talbert steals the ball from Wayne Kramer | 31-29 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel hits a fadeaway from the right side | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Heidel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Schwend (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeff Horn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Talbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) C - Joseph Blackwell (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Noah Schwend - foul #2 on Noah Schwend, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Robinson (SF), John Boucher (PF) Charles Heidel, Noah Schwend | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG) Christopher Ferry | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | John Boucher grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bobby Wilson - foul #2 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF) Bobby Wilson | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Eugene Orr hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Jeff Horn - foul #2 on Jeff Horn, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (SG), George Barth (PF) Jacob Talbert, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hamilton (C) Joseph Blackwell | |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Eugene Orr makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Eugene Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Heidel | 36-31 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer loses the dribble to Brian Robinson in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty lays it in on a great pass from Brian Robinson | 38-31 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer connects on the open floater from the right side on a great pass from David Hamilton and he's fouled by Brian Robinson - foul #3 on Brian Robinson, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Noah Schwend (SF) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (PF) Dean McMurrin | |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | John Boucher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | George Barth is hacked by Bobby Wilson - foul #3 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #9 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Wayne Kramer, Bobby Wilson | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | George Barth makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | George Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Flaherty - foul #2 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #11 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG) Charles Heidel | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | John Boucher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Blackwell (PF) Scott Carbone, Joseph Renwick | |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Blackwell | 40-35 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry can't finish the layup | 40-35 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | George Barth snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Stipe | 42-35 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Omar Dashner loses the dribble to George Barth | 42-35 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Omar Dashner is called for the reach on Jacob Talbert - foul #2 on Omar Dashner, team foul #10 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), John Boucher (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Horace Stipe, Noah Schwend, George Barth, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Boucher | 47-35 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the lay-in | 47-35 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Scott Carbone grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the shot near the basket | 47-37 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty clanks a fullcourt shot | 47-37 |