| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fresh) SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Rude (fresh) SG - John Driver (fresh) SF - Bruce Hager (fresh) PF - Cole Hightower (fresh) C - Jeffery Magno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Cole Hightower wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Bruce Hager drills a shot from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Cole Hightower misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 3-2 |
| 19:28 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Bruce Hager buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Rude | 3-5 |
| 18:33 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Fogarty | 6-5 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Bruce Hager lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Rude | 6-7 |
| 18:00 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Fogarty | 9-7 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Bruce Hager misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Hughes - foul #1 on Mark Hughes, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) John Tarleton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Nelson (SF) Jeffery Magno | |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Bruce Hager makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Bruce Hager misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz's pass is intercepted by Brian Nelson in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Bruce Hager hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 9-8 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | John Driver snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Cole Hightower misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-8 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Bruce Hager misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 17:05 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers is hacked by John Driver in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Driver, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Barry Geiger (SF), Timothy Tweedy (PF), Thomas Love (C) Ronald Fogarty, Mark Hughes, Zhuang Huang, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Anderson (SG), William Morningstar (C) Stephen Rude, John Driver | |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-8 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Michael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Cole Hightower is hacked by Timothy Tweedy - foul #1 on Timothy Tweedy, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Cole Hightower loses the dribble to Barry Geiger | 9-8 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Hager is called for the reach on Paul Sellers - foul #1 on Bruce Hager, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (SG) Paul Sellers | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Anderson | 9-8 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Cole Hightower hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Nelson | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barry Geiger (fresh) PF - Timothy Tweedy (fresh) C - Thomas Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Bruce Hager (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Cole Hightower (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Morningstar (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Love | 11-10 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Bruce Hager comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 11-10 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | William Morningstar hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Tweedy, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes (SF), Zhuang Huang (PF), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) Barry Geiger, Timothy Tweedy, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Rude (PG), John Driver (SG) Michael Anderson, William Morningstar | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Stephen Rude connects on the floater from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Tarleton and he's fouled by John Driver - foul #2 on John Driver, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) Ronald Fogarty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Anderson (SG), William Morningstar (PF), Jeffery Magno (C) John Driver, Cole Hightower, Bruce Hager | |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Brian Nelson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 14:14 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Michael Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:40 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang's dunk attempt is rejected by William Morningstar | 14-14 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | William Morningstar grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Michael Anderson comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Paul Sellers - foul #1 on Paul Sellers, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (SG), Barry Geiger (SF), Thomas Love (C) Paul Sellers, Mark Hughes, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Thompson (PG), Mark Downs (SF) Stephen Rude, Brian Nelson | |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Michael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Michael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty buries a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Mark Downs - foul #1 on Mark Downs, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Hager (SF), Cole Hightower (PF) Mark Downs, Jeffery Magno | |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Bruce Hager can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:40 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Tarleton | 20-16 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Bruce Hager comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-16 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Michael Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Cole Hightower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Bruce Hager misses the tip | 20-16 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Zhuang Huang | 20-16 |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes (SF), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) Barry Geiger, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Rude (PG), Mark Downs (SF), John Coffey (PF), Jeffery Magno (C) Daniel Thompson, Bruce Hager, Cole Hightower, William Morningstar | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) PF - Zhuang Huang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Rude (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Mark Downs (fresh) PF - John Coffey (fresh) C - Jeffery Magno (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Michael Anderson is whistled for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) John Tarleton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Nelson (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Magno | 20-16 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Brian Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Coffey | 20-18 |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers is hacked by Stephen Rude in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Rude, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeffery Magno | 20-18 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Stephen Rude is hacked by Sallu Abdulaziz - foul #1 on Sallu Abdulaziz, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Thompson (SG), Cole Hightower (PF) Mark Downs, John Coffey | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Cole Hightower hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Magno | 20-20 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thompson picks off the pass by Sallu Abdulaziz in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Zhuang Huang denies the turnaround by Cole Hightower | 20-20 |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:44 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Magno - foul #1 on Jeffery Magno, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Barry Geiger (SF) Paul Sellers, Mark Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Anderson (SG), Bruce Hager (SF) Daniel Thompson, Brian Nelson | |
| 09:22 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Fogarty | 22-20 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Ronald Fogarty blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Bruce Hager | 22-20 |
| 09:09 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:52 | Virginia Tech | Cole Hightower blocks the short jumper by Sallu Abdulaziz | 22-20 |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton hits the follow up shot | 24-20 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Bruce Hager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes (SF), Thomas Love (C) Barry Geiger, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Thompson (SG), Mark Downs (SF), John Coffey (PF), William Morningstar (C) Michael Anderson, Bruce Hager, Cole Hightower, Jeffery Magno | |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes loses the dribble to Stephen Rude in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Mark Downs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-20 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to William Morningstar | 24-20 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Daniel Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Mark Downs hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 07:56 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Tarleton | 26-22 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Mark Downs is hacked by Zhuang Huang - foul #1 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) Ronald Fogarty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Nelson (PG), Michael Anderson (SG) Stephen Rude, Daniel Thompson | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sellers (fresh) SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zhuang Huang (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Downs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Coffey (fresh) C - William Morningstar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Brian Nelson lays it in | 26-24 |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Mark Downs steps in front of the Mark Hughes pass | 26-24 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Brian Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (PG), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) John Tarleton, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Hager (SF), Cole Hightower (PF), Jeffery Magno (C) Mark Downs, John Coffey, William Morningstar | |
| 06:33 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Jeffery Magno gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Jeffery Magno misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Zhuang Huang - foul #2 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF), Timothy Tweedy (PF) Mark Hughes, Zhuang Huang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Thompson (SG) Michael Anderson | |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Jeffery Magno misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Jeffery Magno makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Cole Hightower is whistled for a carry | 28-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Rude (PG) Brian Nelson | |
| 05:19 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sallu Abdulaziz | 31-25 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Stephen Rude throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Mark Hughes (SF) Paul Sellers, Barry Geiger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Anderson (SG), William Morningstar (PF) Daniel Thompson, Cole Hightower | |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hager - foul #2 on Bruce Hager, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) Timothy Tweedy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Nelson (SF) Bruce Hager | |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Jeffery Magno gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Mark Hughes is called for the reach on Jeffery Magno - foul #2 on Mark Hughes, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF), Timothy Tweedy (PF), Thomas Love (C) Paul Sellers, Mark Hughes, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Downs (SF) Stephen Rude | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Jeffery Magno misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:37 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Ronald Fogarty is blocked by Jeffery Magno | 31-25 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Jeffery Magno grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Mark Downs can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Nelson - foul #1 on Brian Nelson, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG), Mark Hughes (SF), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) Ronald Fogarty, Barry Geiger, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Thompson (PG), John Driver (SG), John Coffey (PF), Bruce Hager (C) Michael Anderson, Mark Downs, William Morningstar, Jeffery Magno | |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Tweedy (fairly fresh) C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Daniel Thompson (fresh) SG - John Driver (fresh) SF - Brian Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Coffey (fresh) C - Bruce Hager (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Bruce Hager connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Thompson | 32-28 |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers is fouled in the backcourt by John Driver - foul #3 on John Driver, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Rude (PG) John Driver | |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | John Coffey snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Daniel Thompson misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Sallu Abdulaziz - foul #2 on Sallu Abdulaziz, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Daniel Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Daniel Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy travels in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Bruce Hager is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Bruce Hager, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang (PF) Timothy Tweedy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cole Hightower (C) Bruce Hager | |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:36 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Daniel Thompson grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Rude is blocked by Sallu Abdulaziz | 32-30 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | John Coffey tips it home | 32-32 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz is hacked by Stephen Rude in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Rude, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (PG) John Tarleton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Anderson (SG), Jeffery Magno (C) Daniel Thompson, Cole Hightower | |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | John Coffey misses the lay-in | 34-32 |
| 02:08 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ronald Fogarty | 34-32 |
| 01:50 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | John Coffey grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Stephen Rude comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Sallu Abdulaziz and he's fouled by John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #12 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Barry Geiger (SF), Thomas Love (C) Paul Sellers, Mark Hughes, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Thompson (SG), Mark Downs (SF), Cole Hightower (PF), William Morningstar (C) Michael Anderson, Brian Nelson, John Coffey, Jeffery Magno | |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Cole Hightower misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-32 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Love | 37-32 |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger is hacked by Mark Downs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Downs, team foul #13 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy (PF) Zhuang Huang | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Mark Downs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes (SG) Ronald Fogarty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Anderson (SG) Stephen Rude | |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Mark Downs snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Mark Downs can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-32 |