| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Floyd Brown inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-30 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Floyd Brown clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Kelley - foul #1 on David Kelley, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls is hacked by William Caraballo - foul #1 on William Caraballo, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease is hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #2 on Floyd Brown, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Kang Tang (PF) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, David Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Young | 28-32 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley clanks a jumper near the basket | 28-32 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | William Caraballo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerard Schroeder | 28-35 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Jason Young is called for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Alva Zolty (SF), Michael Hartline (PF) Jeremy Lucas, Dennis Pease, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Patrick Sweet (SG), Allen Douglas (SF), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) William Caraballo, Philip Cunningham, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Mike Spencer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Stanley Fine tips it in | 28-37 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alva Zolty | 30-37 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Mike Spencer comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Hartline - foul #1 on Michael Hartline, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG), David Kelley (PF), Jason Young (C) Robert Crosley, Michael Hartline, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Mike Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Mike Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | David Kelley pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the jumper from the right side set up by Alvaro Galindo | 32-37 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | David Kelley picks off the pass by Allen Douglas in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Mike Spencer grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Mike Spencer misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Jason Young pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alva Zolty (fairly fresh) PF - David Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charlie Furry (fresh) SG - Patrick Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Fine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | David Kelley misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Stanley Fine gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 32-37 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Charlie Furry gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Alva Zolty takes the ball from Patrick Sweet | 32-37 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls is hacked by Allen Douglas - foul #1 on Allen Douglas, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Dennis Pease (SF), Michael Hartline (PF) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Alva Zolty, David Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Philip Cunningham (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Charlie Furry, Patrick Sweet, Allen Douglas, Mike Spencer, Stanley Fine | |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hartline | 32-37 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Philip Cunningham takes the ball from Jason Young | 32-37 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Cunningham and he's fouled by Jason Young - foul #2 on Jason Young, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Kang Tang (C) Robert Crosley, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Carson Chappel (C) Gerard Schroeder | |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy William | 34-40 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Michael Hartline takes the ball from Charles Lehmann | 34-40 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Troy William can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline tips it home | 36-40 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Jeremy Lucas is called for the reach on William Caraballo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (SG), David Kelley (PF) Jeremy Lucas, Michael Hartline | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Allen Douglas (SF) William Caraballo, Floyd Brown | |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Allen Douglas is fouled on the floor by Dennis Pease - foul #1 on Dennis Pease, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) Troy William | |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Sweet (SG), Mike Spencer (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Philip Cunningham, Charles Lehmann, Carson Chappel | |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Crosley | 39-43 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kang Tang - foul #2 on Kang Tang, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (SF), Jason Young (C) Dennis Pease, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (SG) Charlie Furry | |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Mike Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Alva Zolty steals the ball from Allen Douglas | 39-44 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | David Kelley misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley tips it home | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Crosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alva Zolty (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - David Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Young (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Patrick Sweet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Fine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Allen Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Kelley | 41-44 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Allen Douglas - foul #2 on Allen Douglas, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Kang Tang (C) Robert Crosley, Bruce Ralls, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Philip Cunningham (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Carson Chappel (C) Patrick Sweet, Stanley Fine, Allen Douglas, Mike Spencer, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Alvaro Galindo steals it from Charlie Furry in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas hits the finger roll set up by Alvaro Galindo | 45-44 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Alva Zolty is called for the reach on Carson Chappel - foul #2 on Alva Zolty, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dennis Pease (SF) Alva Zolty | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Carson Chappel misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Kang Tang pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | David Kelley comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-44 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | David Kelley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Kang Tang gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carson Chappel - foul #4 on Carson Chappel, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Michael Hartline (PF), Jason Young (C) Alvaro Galindo, David Kelley, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Gerard Schroeder (C) Charlie Furry, Carson Chappel | |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Floyd Brown lays it up and in | 47-46 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline blows the layup | 47-46 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) Jeremy Lucas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease is fouled on the floor by Floyd Brown - foul #3 on Floyd Brown, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (C) Gerard Schroeder | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Stanley Fine denies the turnaround by Dennis Pease | 47-46 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | William Caraballo grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-46 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | William Caraballo tips it in | 47-48 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Stanley Fine grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Philip Cunningham - foul #1 on Philip Cunningham, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Alva Zolty (SF), Kang Tang (PF), Robert Crosley (C) Troy William, Dennis Pease, Michael Hartline, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Patrick Sweet (SG), Allen Douglas (SF), Mike Spencer (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) William Caraballo, Philip Cunningham, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Stanley Fine | |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Allen Douglas snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Mike Spencer can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-48 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Alvaro Galindo | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Ralls (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alva Zolty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kang Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Crosley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charlie Furry (fresh) SG - Patrick Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Allen Douglas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Spencer | 49-48 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 49-48 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kang Tang | 49-48 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Allen Douglas steals the ball from Bruce Ralls | 49-48 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder is denied on a layup by Kang Tang | 49-48 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alvaro Galindo | 52-48 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder throws it down on a nice dish by Charlie Furry | 52-50 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Charlie Furry is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charlie Furry, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Dennis Pease (SF), David Kelley (PF), Jason Young (C) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Alva Zolty, Kang Tang, Robert Crosley | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Philip Cunningham (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Stanley Fine (C) Charlie Furry, Patrick Sweet, Allen Douglas, Mike Spencer, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Floyd Brown | 52-50 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann buries a jump hook in the paint | 52-52 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Jason Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hartline (PF) David Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Floyd Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hartline - foul #2 on Michael Hartline, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy William | 54-54 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann tips it in | 54-56 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline tips it home | 56-56 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Floyd Brown banks in the layup set up by William Caraballo and he's fouled by Jason Young - foul #3 on Jason Young, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Robert Crosley (SG), Alva Zolty (SF), David Kelley (PF), Kang Tang (C) Troy William, Jeremy Lucas, Dennis Pease, Michael Hartline, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Allen Douglas (PF), Carson Chappel (C) William Caraballo, Charles Lehmann, Stanley Fine | |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Philip Cunningham steps in front of the Kang Tang pass | 56-59 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham lays it up and in | 56-61 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley drills a jump hook from the left block | 58-61 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Floyd Brown is hacked by Alva Zolty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alva Zolty, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Sweet (SG), Mike Spencer (PF) Philip Cunningham, Allen Douglas | |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley is hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #4 on Floyd Brown, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Dennis Pease (SF), Jason Young (C) Alvaro Galindo, Alva Zolty, Kang Tang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (PF) Carson Chappel | |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mike Spencer | 58-62 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 58-62 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Charlie Furry tips it in | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Troy William (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Crosley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Pease (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Young (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charlie Furry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Patrick Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease clanks a turnaround from the left block | 58-64 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Charlie Furry grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Mike Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG), Michael Hartline (PF) Robert Crosley, David Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Allen Douglas (SF), Carson Chappel (C) Charlie Furry, Floyd Brown, Mike Spencer | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Dennis Pease is denied by Carson Chappel | 58-64 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Lehmann | 58-64 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the driving attempt in the paint | 58-64 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann can't tip it in | 58-64 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Allen Douglas tips it back up and in | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Jason Young drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Troy William | 60-66 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Alva Zolty (SF), Robert Crosley (C) Troy William, Dennis Pease, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (SG), Gerard Schroeder (C) Patrick Sweet, Carson Chappel | |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Robert Crosley is called for the reach on Stanley Fine - foul #1 on Robert Crosley, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Stanley Fine makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 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) | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG), Dennis Pease (SF), David Kelley (PF), Jason Young (C) Jeremy Lucas, Alva Zolty, Michael Hartline, Robert Crosley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Cunningham (SG), Floyd Brown (SF) Stanley Fine, Allen Douglas | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham loses the dribble to Dennis Pease | 60-67 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls is whistled for traveling | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Alvaro Galindo is called for the reach on Floyd Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #12 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Sweet (SG) Philip Cunningham | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | David Kelley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder is hacked by Alvaro Galindo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alvaro Galindo, team foul #13 | 60-69 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Jason Young's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Lehmann | 60-70 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls can't tip it in | 60-70 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the tip | 60-70 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | William Caraballo connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gerard Schroeder | 60-72 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Floyd Brown is called for the reach on Dennis Pease - foul #5 on Floyd Brown, team foul #10 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Kang Tang (PF), Alva Zolty (C) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, David Kelley, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Allen Douglas (SF), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) William Caraballo, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Charlie Furry runs out the clock | 62-72 |