| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) SF - Mark Howard (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Bassham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Harry Cipkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Avery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Brinkley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Mark Howard inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Mark Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 19:35 | Nevada | Roger Brinkley snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 19:19 | Nevada | Brad Taylor misses the easy layup | 20-33 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Roger Brinkley swats the short shot by Joseph Bassham | 20-33 |
| 18:54 | Nevada | Roger Brinkley pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 18:33 | Nevada | James Avery hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 20-33 |
| 18:32 | Nevada | Brad Taylor tips it in | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Mark Howard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Dickman | 23-35 |
| 18:06 | Nevada | James Avery throws it down on a nice dish by John Whitley | 23-37 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Whitley - foul #1 on John Whitley, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:27 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Avery | 25-40 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Mark Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 17:03 | Nevada | Roger Brinkley's floater is knocked away by Joseph Bassham | 28-40 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Mark Howard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 16:34 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Harry Cipkowski | 28-40 |
| 16:20 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-40 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Jon Barham gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Mark Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Barham | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Howard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Joseph Bassham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Harry Cipkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whitley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Avery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Brinkley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham is whistled for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (PG), Andrew Ogden (SG), Kenneth Lassiter (SF), Edward Tapia (PF), Vincente Gallo (C) James Dickman, Jon Barham, Mark Howard, Joseph Bassham, Jerald Lampman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Willie Barnett (PG), Donald Evans (SG), William Ashford (SF), Robert Galloway (PF), Kent Hammond (C) Harry Cipkowski, John Whitley, James Avery, Roger Brinkley, Brad Taylor | |
| 15:04 | Nevada | Edward Tapia steals it from Donald Evans | 31-40 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Lassiter | 34-40 |
| 14:35 | Nevada | Robert Galloway makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Robert Galloway is called for the reach on Gilberto Russo - foul #4 on Robert Galloway, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Roger Brinkley (C) Robert Galloway | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Brinkley - foul #1 on Roger Brinkley, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SF), Jerald Lampman (C) Kenneth Lassiter, Vincente Gallo | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:43 | Nevada | William Ashford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo loses the dribble to Kent Hammond | 35-42 |
| 13:19 | Nevada | Willie Barnett drills a floater from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 12:53 | Nevada | Kent Hammond grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 12:32 | Nevada | Mark Howard takes the ball from Donald Evans | 35-44 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Howard | 37-44 |
| 12:11 | Nevada | Donald Evans misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Edward Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Andrew Ogden is hacked by Willie Barnett - foul #3 on Willie Barnett, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (PG), Jon Barham (SG), Kenneth Lassiter (SF), Joseph Bassham (PF), Vincente Gallo (C) Gilberto Russo, Andrew Ogden, Mark Howard, Edward Tapia, Jerald Lampman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski (PG), John Whitley (SG), James Avery (SF), Brad Taylor (C) Willie Barnett, Donald Evans, William Ashford, Kent Hammond | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham hits the finger roll | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Bassham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincente Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Harry Cipkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Avery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Brinkley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Avery | 39-47 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Vincente Gallo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 11:08 | Nevada | The rebound goes to John Whitley | 39-47 |
| 11:01 | Nevada | Brad Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Vincente Gallo - foul #1 on Vincente Gallo, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SF) Kenneth Lassiter | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:01 | Nevada | Brad Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:01 | Nevada | Brad Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Mark Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Vincente Gallo tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 10:16 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 10:15 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Taylor | 41-49 |
| 10:03 | Nevada | James Avery comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Bassham - foul #3 on Joseph Bassham, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerald Lampman (C) Vincente Gallo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Hammond (PF) Roger Brinkley | |
| 10:03 | Nevada | James Avery makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | Nevada | James Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham banks in the layup on a great pass from James Dickman | 43-50 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 43-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (PG), Andrew Ogden (SG) James Dickman, Jon Barham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Willie Barnett (PG), William Ashford (SF) Harry Cipkowski, Brad Taylor | |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Avery - foul #2 on James Avery, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter (SF) Mark Howard | |
| Subs | Nevada | Roger Brinkley (C) James Avery | |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:39 | Nevada | Roger Brinkley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gilberto Russo - foul #1 on Gilberto Russo, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Tapia (PF) Joseph Bassham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (SG) John Whitley | |
| 08:39 | Nevada | Roger Brinkley makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:39 | Nevada | Roger Brinkley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 08:03 | Nevada | Kenneth Lassiter is called for the reach on William Ashford - foul #1 on Kenneth Lassiter, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (PG), Mark Howard (SF) Andrew Ogden, Kenneth Lassiter | |
| Subs | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski (PG), Brad Taylor (C) Donald Evans, Roger Brinkley | |
| 07:43 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by James Dickman - foul #1 on James Dickman, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Barham (SG) Gilberto Russo | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Avery (SF), Robert Galloway (PF) William Ashford, Kent Hammond | |
| 07:43 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:43 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:43 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski makes the 3rd free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Harry Cipkowski steps in front of the James Dickman pass in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Howard (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Tapia (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Harry Cipkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Barnett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Avery (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Brad Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Nevada | James Avery lays it in | 47-57 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Mark Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-57 |
| 07:04 | Nevada | Brad Taylor pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:47 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Mark Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 06:24 | Nevada | Brad Taylor pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 06:00 | Nevada | Robert Galloway hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 47-60 |
| 05:59 | Nevada | Brad Taylor tips it in | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman can't finish the layup | 47-62 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Edward Tapia tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:14 | Nevada | Edward Tapia steps in front of the Brad Taylor pass | 49-62 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman double dribbles | 49-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (PG), Andrew Ogden (SG), Kenneth Lassiter (SF), Joseph Bassham (PF), Vincente Gallo (C) James Dickman, Jon Barham, Mark Howard, Edward Tapia, Jerald Lampman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Clarke (PG), John Whitley (SG), William Ashford (SF), Roger Brinkley (C) Harry Cipkowski, Willie Barnett, James Avery, Brad Taylor | |
| 05:05 | Nevada | Gilberto Russo is called for the reach on Raymond Clarke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilberto Russo, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| 04:42 | Nevada | John Whitley makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Clarke | 49-65 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 49-65 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham hits the follow up shot | 51-65 |
| 04:09 | Nevada | John Whitley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-65 |
| 04:08 | Nevada | William Ashford hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter tips it in | 53-67 |
| 03:32 | Nevada | Joseph Bassham is called for the reach on Robert Galloway - foul #4 on Joseph Bassham, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SF) Kenneth Lassiter | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Avery (SF) William Ashford | |
| 03:32 | Nevada | Robert Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:32 | Nevada | Robert Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Vincente Gallo gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gilberto Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) SF - Mark Howard (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Bassham (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Vincente Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Raymond Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Avery (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Galloway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Brinkley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Robert Galloway steals the ball from Joseph Bassham | 53-68 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | James Avery misses the shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Vincente Gallo snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Mark Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham tips it in | 55-68 |
| 02:40 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Russo - foul #3 on Gilberto Russo, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (PG), Jon Barham (SG), Jerald Lampman (C) Gilberto Russo, Andrew Ogden, Vincente Gallo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Willie Barnett (SG), William Ashford (SF), Kent Hammond (PF), Brad Taylor (C) John Whitley, James Avery, Robert Galloway, Roger Brinkley | |
| 02:40 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | James Dickman is fouled on the floor by Raymond Clarke - foul #1 on Raymond Clarke, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (SG) Raymond Clarke | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman loses the dribble to Brad Taylor | 55-68 |
| 01:53 | Nevada | Donald Evans is whistled for a carry | 55-68 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham hits a jumper from close range set up by Jon Barham | 57-68 |
| 01:07 | Nevada | Brad Taylor misses the fadeaway in the paint | 57-68 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kent Hammond - foul #2 on Kent Hammond, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:00 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski (PG), John Whitley (SG), James Avery (SF), Robert Galloway (PF), Roger Brinkley (C) Willie Barnett, Donald Evans, William Ashford, Kent Hammond, Brad Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Nevada | Robert Galloway is hacked by Joseph Bassham - foul #5 on Joseph Bassham, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Tapia (PF) Joseph Bassham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Willie Barnett (SG), William Ashford (SF) John Whitley, James Avery | |
| 00:58 | Nevada | Robert Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:58 | Nevada | Robert Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman can't finish the layup | 59-70 |
| 00:50 | Nevada | Roger Brinkley pulls down the rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Nevada | Willie Barnett loses the dribble to Mark Howard | 59-70 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Edward Tapia lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Howard | 61-70 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Whitley (SG), James Avery (SF) Willie Barnett, William Ashford | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Nevada | James Dickman is called for the reach on Harry Cipkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dickman, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Willie Barnett (SG), William Ashford (SF) John Whitley, James Avery | |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Mark Howard clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | Willie Barnett grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Harry Cipkowski runs out the clock | 61-71 |