| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ramsay (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Brassard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Heidenreich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Ramsay | 36-40 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 36-40 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Robert Reith gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is hacked by Christopher Brassard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Brassard, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Duvall | 39-40 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Matthew Watford travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG), Gerald Gossage (SF), Lowell Cummings (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Thomas Ramsay, Christopher Brassard, Leroy Duvall, Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SG), Alva Bozenski (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Fred Hunter, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Gerald Gossage is called for the reach on Calvin Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Gossage, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard (SF) Gerald Gossage | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG) Alberto Figueroa, Gary Nixon | |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard is open but misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronnie Krinsky | 42-42 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras's pass is intercepted by Christopher Brassard | 42-42 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 42-42 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Kevin Sicard takes the ball from Steve Johnson | 42-42 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Brassard | 42-42 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings is denied on a layup by Kevin Sicard | 42-42 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Rex Casner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Casner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Brassard (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Lowell Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Contreras (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alva Bozenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sicard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard is hacked by Calvin Stevens - foul #1 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Thomas Ramsay (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Ronnie Krinsky, Rex Casner, Christopher Brassard, Lowell Cummings, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens, Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Reith - foul #1 on Robert Reith, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Robert Reith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-42 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Robert Reith snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Gary Nixon lays it in on a great pass from Robert Reith | 43-44 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Alberto Figueroa picks off the pass by Robert Cobb | 43-44 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Fred Hunter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alberto Figueroa | 43-46 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling (C) Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Robert Reith misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Gossage - foul #4 on Gerald Gossage, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Gerald Gossage, Leroy Duvall | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling tips it in | 45-48 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Fred Hunter grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Robert Reith drills a jumper from close range set up by Gary Nixon | 45-50 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Reith - foul #2 on Robert Reith, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Calvin Stevens | 46-52 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Kevin Sicard is called for the reach on Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG), Leroy Duvall (PF) Thomas Ramsay, Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ronnie Krinsky | 48-52 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski is wide open and slams it home set up by Oscar Contreras | 48-54 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronnie Krinsky | 51-54 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Timothy Heidenreich takes the ball from Calvin Stevens | 51-54 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Rex Casner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall tips it home | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Casner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Cobb (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Leroy Duvall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Heidenreich (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Contreras (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alva Bozenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sicard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard is wide open and slams it home set up by Alva Bozenski | 53-56 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Rex Casner hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Heidenreich | 55-56 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright is hacked by Rex Casner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rex Casner, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG), Christopher Brassard (SF), Richard Hotaling (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Rex Casner, Robert Cobb, Leroy Duvall, Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens, Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-56 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 55-56 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Thomas Ramsay steps in front of the Fred Hunter pass in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Ramsay | 60-56 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Lowell Cummings (PF) Ronnie Krinsky, Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Robert Reith | |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rex Casner | 63-56 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Matthew Watford is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Hunter | 63-58 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Alberto Figueroa is called for the reach on Christopher Brassard - foul #3 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Rex Casner is fouled on the floor by Fred Hunter - foul #1 on Fred Hunter, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay is fouled on the floor by Alberto Figueroa - foul #4 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (PG), Robert Reith (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Gary Nixon | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez hits the easy wide open finger roll | 65-60 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Matthew Watford gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Matthew Watford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Calvin Stevens | 65-62 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Fred Hunter takes the ball from Steve Johnson | 65-62 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Fred Hunter lays it up and in | 65-64 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard is hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Richard Hotaling (PF), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Rex Casner, Thomas Ramsay, Lowell Cummings, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Calvin Stevens, Fred Hunter, Rodolfo Hernandez, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Gerald Gossage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Brassard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Hotaling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Heidenreich (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Alva Bozenski picks off the pass by Robert Cobb | 67-64 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras is fouled on the floor by Timothy Heidenreich - foul #1 on Timothy Heidenreich, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Leroy Duvall (PF) Christopher Brassard, Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski is called for 5 seconds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steve Johnson (C) Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski loses the dribble to Gerald Gossage in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Oscar Contreras - foul #3 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG) Gerald Gossage | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Robert Reith (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Alva Bozenski | |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Steve Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb's pass is intercepted by Robert Reith | 69-64 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Robert Reith clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 69-64 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard grabs the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard makes the shot from close range and he's fouled by Steve Johnson - foul #2 on Steve Johnson, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (SG), Richard Hotaling (PF), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Thomas Ramsay, Leroy Duvall, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Oscar Contreras, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith | |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Hunter - foul #2 on Fred Hunter, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG) Ronnie Krinsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Alva Bozenski (SF), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Jeffrey Albright, Fred Hunter, Kevin Sicard | |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alva Bozenski, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Lowell Cummings (PF) Robert Cobb, Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronnie Krinsky and he's fouled by Alberto Figueroa - foul #5 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG) Alberto Figueroa | |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich makes the free throw | 74-67 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay (SG), Christopher Brassard (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF) Rex Casner, Gerald Gossage, Lowell Cummings | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Robert Reith (PF) Alva Bozenski, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Matthew Watford is called for the reach on Timothy Heidenreich - foul #1 on Matthew Watford, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG), Gary Nixon (SF) Fred Hunter, Calvin Stevens | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Krinsky (tiring) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ramsay (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brassard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Leroy Duvall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Heidenreich (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Gary Nixon can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Krinsky - foul #2 on Ronnie Krinsky, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Hotaling (C) Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Thomas Ramsay is denied by Robert Reith | 75-67 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay gets the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Reith - foul #3 on Robert Reith, team foul #14 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage (PG), Rex Casner (SG) Ronnie Krinsky, Thomas Ramsay | |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (PG), Kevin Sicard (C) Jeffrey Albright, Matthew Watford | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Leroy Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lowell Cummings (PF) Leroy Duvall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Alva Bozenski (PF) Oscar Contreras, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith | |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Fred Hunter is whistled for traveling | 76-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Cobb (SF) Christopher Brassard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Albright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Albright, team foul #15 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steve Johnson (C) Richard Hotaling | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Gerald Gossage makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brassard (SF), Richard Hotaling (PF) Robert Cobb, Lowell Cummings | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Jeffrey Albright | |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Richard Hotaling steps in front of the Kevin Sicard pass | 77-67 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky (PG), Thomas Ramsay (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Leroy Duvall (PF), Timothy Heidenreich (C) Gerald Gossage, Rex Casner, Christopher Brassard, Richard Hotaling, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Ronnie Krinsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Timothy Heidenreich pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay is hacked by Robert Reith - foul #4 on Robert Reith, team foul #16 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Casner (PG), Christopher Brassard (SF), Richard Hotaling (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Ronnie Krinsky, Robert Cobb, Leroy Duvall, Timothy Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Alva Bozenski (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Rex Casner takes the ball from Oscar Contreras | 78-67 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Rex Casner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Brassard | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alva Bozenski - foul #2 on Alva Bozenski, team foul #17 | 80-69 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 82-69 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Ramsay grabs the board | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Rex Casner runs out the clock | 82-69 |