| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Grady Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Kling (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Bean (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Webb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Michael Webb inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Denver | Jarvis Farrell swats the short shot by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 30-32 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Daniel Bean works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jarvis Farrell | 30-32 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Wilcox - foul #3 on Gerald Wilcox, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matt Chandler (PF) Gerald Wilcox | |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Claude Butler misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Daniel Kling scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Grady Adams | 34-32 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Claude Butler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Daniel Kling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Grady Adams | 37-35 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Claude Butler is whistled for traveling | 37-35 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell's layup is rejected by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 37-35 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Michael Webb snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Claude Butler loses the dribble to Grady Adams | 37-35 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Daniel Kling can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 17:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 37-35 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Claude Butler clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Claude Butler makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Claude Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell makes the shot from close range and he's fouled by Matt Chandler - foul #2 on Matt Chandler, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (PG), James Caine (C) Grady Adams, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Matt Chandler is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Hassan (PG), Ezra Fowler (C) Claude Butler, Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | James Caine tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Michael Webb connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Hassan | 42-39 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Matthew Hassan is called for the reach on Jeremy Roberts - foul #2 on Matthew Hassan, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Thomas Centeno (SG), Nelson Underwood (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Jonathan Mitchell, Daniel Kling, Jarvis Farrell, James Caine | |
| Subs | Denver | Claude Butler (PG), Donald Jenkins (SG), Gino Ricci (PF), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Matthew Hassan, Daniel Bean, Matt Chandler, Ezra Fowler | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Gino Ricci denies the turnaround by Nelson Underwood | 42-39 |
| 15:42 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Grady Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Centeno (fresh) SF - Jeremy Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nelson Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Jenkins (fresh) SF - Michael Webb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Denver | Jeremy Roberts is called for the reach on Gino Ricci - foul #2 on Jeremy Roberts, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Wilcox (PF) Gino Ricci | |
| 15:08 | Denver | Michael Webb is called for 5 seconds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell (PF) Nelson Underwood | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Bean (SG) Donald Jenkins | |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:26 | Denver | Daniel Bean drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-42 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Grady Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (PG), Daniel Kling (SG), James Caine (C) Grady Adams, Thomas Centeno, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Hassan (PG), Ezra Fowler (C) Claude Butler, Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| 13:50 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Bean out of the doubleteam | 45-44 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Daniel Bean takes the ball from Daniel Kling | 45-44 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Daniel Kling takes the ball from Gerald Wilcox | 45-44 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 12:53 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox misses long on a runner in the lane | 45-44 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | James Caine grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | James Caine misses badly on a floater from the left block | 45-44 |
| 12:17 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Daniel Bean misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | James Caine snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | James Caine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Ezra Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Michael Webb drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Hassan | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jonathan Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Kling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Roberts (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Caine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Hassan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Webb (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ezra Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | James Caine clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | James Caine pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Daniel Kling is hacked by Daniel Bean - foul #2 on Daniel Bean, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Thomas Centeno (SG), Nelson Underwood (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Jonathan Mitchell, Daniel Kling, Jarvis Farrell, James Caine | |
| Subs | Denver | Claude Butler (PG), Donald Jenkins (SG), Gino Ricci (SF), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Matthew Hassan, Daniel Bean, Michael Webb, Ezra Fowler | |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Dikembe Ashalintubbi steals it from Thomas Centeno | 45-46 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Centeno - foul #3 on Thomas Centeno, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Grady Adams | 48-48 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claude Butler | 48-50 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Gino Ricci hits the finger roll set up by Claude Butler and the foul's on Jeremy Roberts - foul #3 on Jeremy Roberts, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Kling (SG), Jarvis Farrell (PF) Thomas Centeno, Nelson Underwood | |
| Subs | Denver | Matt Chandler (PF) Gerald Wilcox | |
| 09:27 | Denver | Gino Ricci makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts is fouled on the floor by Gino Ricci - foul #2 on Gino Ricci, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Sutton (SF) Jeremy Roberts | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Bean (SG) Gino Ricci | |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell misses short on a shot in the paint | 48-53 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Daniel Kling steals the ball from Claude Butler in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Kling | 50-53 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Matt Chandler is hacked by Jarvis Farrell - foul #3 on Jarvis Farrell, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (PG), James Caine (C) Grady Adams, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Denver | Gino Ricci (SF), Gerald Wilcox (PF) Donald Jenkins, Matt Chandler | |
| 07:47 | Denver | Gino Ricci's pass is intercepted by James Caine | 50-53 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell clanks a runner from the left block | 50-53 |
| 07:35 | Denver | Gino Ricci gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:21 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 07:19 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Wilcox | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Kling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Sutton (fresh) PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Caine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Bean (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gino Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Daniel Bean | 50-55 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Kling | 52-55 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi lays it in set up by Claude Butler | 52-57 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Daniel Kling makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Sutton | 54-57 |
| 05:51 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi connects on the floater from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Jeremy Roberts (SF), Mark Thompson (C) Jonathan Mitchell, Stephen Sutton, James Caine | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Webb (SF) Gino Ricci | |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Grady Adams connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeremy Roberts | 57-59 |
| 05:10 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Claude Butler | 57-61 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Grady Adams knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Kling | 60-61 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Jarvis Farrell swats the layup by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 60-61 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Michael Webb tips it home | 60-63 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Hassan (PG), Matt Chandler (PF), Ezra Fowler (C) Claude Butler, Gerald Wilcox, Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| 04:08 | Denver | Ezra Fowler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-66 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Daniel Kling hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ezra Fowler - foul #1 on Ezra Fowler, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Daniel Kling makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Daniel Kling makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:34 | Denver | Ezra Fowler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-66 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Mark Thompson grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Daniel Kling tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Grady Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Kling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Roberts (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Hassan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ezra Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Denver | Matthew Hassan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Ezra Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Claude Butler (PG), Gerald Wilcox (PF), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Matthew Hassan, Matt Chandler, Ezra Fowler | |
| 02:43 | Denver | Michael Webb buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Jeremy Roberts - foul #4 on Jeremy Roberts, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| 02:43 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Grady Adams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 02:20 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 64-69 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Michael Webb tips it in | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Grady Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-71 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Jeremy Roberts hits the follow up shot | 66-71 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-71 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Daniel Bean tips it in | 66-73 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Mark Thompson is called for traveling | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Denver | Michael Webb is fouled in the backcourt by Grady Adams - foul #2 on Grady Adams, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matt Chandler (PF) Gerald Wilcox | |
| 00:49 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Daniel Kling clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi is hacked by Daniel Kling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Kling, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Grady Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-77 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Matt Chandler pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Claude Butler runs out the clock | 66-77 |