| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerry Allsop (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Rhoades (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kelvin Victory (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Darling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades inbounds the ball | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-30 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | William Scales is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-30 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Albert Bryant tips it home | 46-30 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Irick - foul #1 on Robert Irick, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Albert Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-32 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | David Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-32 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling grabs the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Kelvin Victory loses the dribble to William Scales | 49-32 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses the easy layup | 49-32 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins tips it but misses | 49-32 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | David Williams buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Walter Rhoades and he's hacked by Terence Hawkins - foul #1 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (SG), William Morrison (SF), Michael Henneberg (PF), William Hondo (C) Gerry Allsop, Walter Rhoades, Kelvin Victory, Jacob Darling | |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | David Williams makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Claude Macri is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claude Macri, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SG) David Williams | |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | William Morrison steps in front of the Claude Macri pass in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | William Morrison loses the dribble to Mark Trainer | 49-37 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Mark Trainer is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Claude Macri | 51-37 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Henneberg | 51-39 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Trainer and he's fouled by Michael Henneberg - foul #3 on Michael Henneberg, team foul #1 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Terence Hawkins (C) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kelvin Victory (PF), Jacob Darling (C) Michael Henneberg, William Hondo | |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Lee Rich - foul #3 on Lee Rich, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG) Lee Rich | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), Walter Rhoades (SF) Richard Madruga, William Morrison | |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca misses badly on a runner in the lane | 54-41 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | William Scales snags the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Mark Trainer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | David Williams snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Terence Hawkins - foul #2 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Mark Trainer, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | William Scales can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Charles Moreland gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Rhoades (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kelvin Victory (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Darling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Charles Moreland double dribbles | 54-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Albert Bryant (SF), Billy Childs (C) William Scales, Claude Macri, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (PG), Gerry Allsop (SG), William Morrison (SF), Michael Henneberg (PF), William Hondo (C) David Williams, Herbert Knight, Walter Rhoades, Kelvin Victory, Jacob Darling | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | William Hondo is fouled on the floor by Charles Moreland - foul #2 on Charles Moreland, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG) Robert Irick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg's pass is intercepted by Lee Rich | 54-43 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Albert Bryant is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-43 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | William Morrison clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-43 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop grabs the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Billy Childs pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Lee Rich hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Henneberg - foul #4 on Michael Henneberg, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Mark Trainer, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Billy Childs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Walter Rhoades (SF), Kelvin Victory (PF), Jacob Darling (C) Richard Madruga, William Morrison, Michael Henneberg, William Hondo | |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Kelvin Victory gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG) Lee Rich | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:45 | Purdue | The short jumper by William Scales is denied by Jacob Darling | 56-43 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Irick | 58-43 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling's fadeaway is rejected by Terence Hawkins | 58-43 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca misses badly on a floater in the lane | 58-43 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall misses short on a jumper in the paint | 58-43 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins buries a jump hook from the baseline | 60-43 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Terence Hawkins | 60-43 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | William Scales is hacked by Jacob Darling - foul #2 on Jacob Darling, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), Billy Childs (C) William Scales, Robert Irick, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), Richard Madruga (SG), Herbert Knight (SF), William Morrison (PF) Gerard Hall, Gerry Allsop, Walter Rhoades, Kelvin Victory | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Morrison - foul #3 on William Morrison, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Albert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Albert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Childs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Madruga (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Knight (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Darling (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Billy Childs steals the ball from Jacob Darling | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Albert Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-43 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jacob Darling | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Dwight Wright's pass is intercepted by Richard Madruga | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | William Morrison is hacked by Mark Trainer - foul #1 on Mark Trainer, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Claude Macri (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Mark Trainer, Albert Bryant, Dwight Wright, Billy Childs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Walter Rhoades (SF), William Hondo (PF) David Williams, Herbert Knight, Jacob Darling | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | William Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | William Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | William Scales is hacked by Gerard Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Hall, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG) Lee Rich | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), Kelvin Victory (PF) Gerard Hall, William Morrison | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins is hacked by William Hondo - foul #1 on William Hondo, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Irick | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | David Williams buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelvin Victory | 64-51 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Robert Irick's pass is intercepted by Richard Madruga in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | David Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Madruga | 64-53 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | William Scales banks in the layup set up by Claude Macri | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Robert Irick is called for the reach on Richard Madruga - foul #2 on Robert Irick, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (C) Robert Irick, Claude Macri, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Morrison (PF), Jacob Darling (C) Kelvin Victory, William Hondo | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Lee Rich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Morrison | 66-53 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clayton Deluca - foul #1 on Clayton Deluca, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG) William Scales | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SG) Richard Madruga | |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Lee Rich is hacked by David Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (PF) Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Mark Trainer gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Rich | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jacob Darling | 70-57 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Dwight Wright connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clayton Deluca | 73-57 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | William Morrison scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Knight | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwight Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rhoades (tiring) 14 pts. PF - William Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Darling (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Brian Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 73-59 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Dwight Wright can't tip it in | 73-59 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Brian Brown grabs the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Lee Rich is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Mark Trainer, Clayton Deluca, Dwight Wright, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Gerry Allsop (SG), Michael Henneberg (PF), William Hondo (C) David Williams, Herbert Knight, William Morrison, Jacob Darling | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | William Hondo is called for traveling | 75-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SG) Lee Rich | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Claude Macri misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 75-59 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall hits a runner near the basket set up by Gerry Allsop and he's hacked by Claude Macri - foul #3 on Claude Macri, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG) Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall misses the free throw | 75-61 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Albert Bryant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-61 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall comes up short on the floater from the right block | 75-61 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | William Scales pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Henneberg | 75-61 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop is hacked by Terence Hawkins - foul #3 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #11 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (PG), William Morrison (SF), Kelvin Victory (PF), Jacob Darling (C) Gerard Hall, Walter Rhoades, Michael Henneberg, William Hondo | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Lee Rich comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 75-62 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Morrison | 75-62 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Lee Rich steals it from Gerry Allsop | 75-62 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Lee Rich hits the finger roll | 77-62 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga connects on the 3 from the right corner | 77-65 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Claude Macri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Childs (C) Clayton Deluca | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SG), Michael Henneberg (C) Gerry Allsop, Jacob Darling | |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Billy Childs picks off the pass by Michael Henneberg | 77-65 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Mark Trainer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Childs (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Madruga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herbert Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Morrison (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelvin Victory (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Henneberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Billy Childs swats the short shot by Herbert Knight | 77-65 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Brian Brown gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Mark Trainer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Dwight Wright (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Claude Macri, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Jacob Darling (C) William Morrison, Kelvin Victory | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerard Hall and the foul's on Terence Hawkins - foul #4 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG) Mark Trainer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling makes the free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Robert Irick can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Madruga - foul #1 on Richard Madruga, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Billy Childs, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), Walter Rhoades (SF), Kelvin Victory (PF) Richard Madruga, Herbert Knight, Michael Henneberg | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling connects on the shot in the lane | 79-70 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | William Scales travels in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG) Robert Irick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop (SG) Gerard Hall | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Mark Trainer gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Mark Trainer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Rhoades - foul #1 on Walter Rhoades, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Clayton Deluca (SF) Albert Bryant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Morrison (SF), Michael Henneberg (PF) Walter Rhoades, Kelvin Victory | |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg double dribbles | 81-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Claude Macri (SF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (PG), Herbert Knight (SG), William Hondo (C) David Williams, Gerry Allsop, Jacob Darling | |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Rich | 83-70 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Clayton Deluca swats the layup by William Morrison | 83-70 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 83-70 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-70 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Mark Trainer grabs the offensive rebound | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses the easy layup | 83-70 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-70 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca loses the dribble to Herbert Knight | 83-70 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight lays it up and in | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Lee Rich runs out the clock | 83-72 |