| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sergei Kuchinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norberto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Tim Whatley inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:36 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:07 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie is fouled on the floor by Javier Cuevas - foul #2 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:51 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norberto Russo - foul #1 on Norberto Russo, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:16 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 17:54 | Manhattan | William Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:32 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 33-29 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Vincent Lurie steals the ball from Javier Cuevas | 33-29 |
| 16:41 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski double dribbles | 33-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Jack Irwin (SG), Faustino Costa (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF), Evan Gish (C) Fred Wurm, Vincent Lurie, Sergei Kuchinski, Norberto Russo, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Alvin Baize (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Javier Cuevas, Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Alvin Baize scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Morgan | 33-31 |
| 16:03 | Manhattan | Evan Gish's pass is intercepted by Anthony Tuck | 33-31 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | George Carl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 15:34 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa grabs the board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Irwin (fresh) SF - Faustino Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Evan Gish (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Carl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:10 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant jams it on a nice dish by Jack Irwin | 35-31 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:52 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 14:35 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa misses the easy layup | 35-31 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Alvin Baize gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Michael Morgan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:12 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:03 | Manhattan | Evan Gish is called for traveling | 35-31 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Vincent Lurie (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF), William Chapman (C) Joseph Bryant, Jack Irwin, Faustino Costa, Carl Finnerty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Mark Zinner (C) George Carl, Michael Morgan, Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Tuck | 35-33 |
| 13:18 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Tim Whatley - foul #1 on Tim Whatley, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Norberto Russo (PF) Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:18 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:18 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Tim Whatley | 36-33 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fred Wurm - foul #2 on Fred Wurm, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (PF) Anthony Tuck | |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:32 | Manhattan | Javier Cuevas is called for the reach on Vincent Lurie - foul #3 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (SG), John Madden (SF) Javier Cuevas, Tim Whatley | |
| 12:12 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 36-34 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | George Carl misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Fred Wurm - foul #3 on Fred Wurm, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Evan Gish (C) William Chapman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) John Madden | |
| 12:07 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:07 | Manhattan | Evan Gish snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 11:38 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski misses badly on a floater near the basket | 36-34 |
| 11:36 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:13 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Lurie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Kuchinski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norberto Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Evan Gish (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | George Carl is hacked by Sergei Kuchinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sergei Kuchinski, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Jack Irwin (SG), Faustino Costa (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF) Fred Wurm, Vincent Lurie, Sergei Kuchinski, Norberto Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF), Randolph Conner (PF) George Carl, Alvin Baize | |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Conner | 36-34 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Finnerty - foul #1 on Carl Finnerty, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Chapman (C) Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:21 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 09:55 | Manhattan | William Chapman blows the layup | 36-35 |
| 09:54 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin tips it in | 38-35 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 09:04 | Manhattan | William Chapman gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 09:02 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant loses the dribble to Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Chapman - foul #1 on William Chapman, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Vincent Lurie (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Norberto Russo (PF), Evan Gish (C) Joseph Bryant, Jack Irwin, Faustino Costa, Carl Finnerty, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Alvin Baize (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) Kevin Armstrong, Javier Cuevas, Tim Whatley, Randolph Conner | |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 08:22 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Alvin Baize snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | George Carl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randolph Conner (C) Mark Zinner | |
| 08:04 | Manhattan | Evan Gish knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Vincent Lurie | 40-36 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Randolph Conner gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | George Carl connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Alvin Baize | 40-39 |
| 06:59 | Manhattan | Evan Gish misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Randolph Conner - foul #2 on Randolph Conner, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), William Chapman (C) Fred Wurm, Norberto Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| 06:59 | Manhattan | Evan Gish misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 06:59 | Manhattan | Evan Gish makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Kuchinski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Evan Gish (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Carl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | George Carl is fouled on the floor by Evan Gish - foul #1 on Evan Gish, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty (PF) Sergei Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Alvin Baize hits a wide open jumper from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 06:02 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 06:00 | Manhattan | Evan Gish grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:44 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant lays it up and in and he's hacked by Mark Zinner - foul #1 on Mark Zinner, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG), Faustino Costa (SF) Vincent Lurie, Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Tim Whatley (SF) George Carl, Javier Cuevas, Alvin Baize | |
| 05:44 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | William Chapman picks off the pass by Mark Zinner | 44-41 |
| 05:02 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa is whistled for a carry | 44-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Norberto Russo (PF), Evan Gish (C) Joseph Bryant, Carl Finnerty, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randolph Conner (C) Mark Zinner | |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 04:39 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Evan Gish | 44-41 |
| 04:17 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF) Fred Wurm, Faustino Costa | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG), Alvin Baize (PF) Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck | |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | Evan Gish drills a jumper near the basket set up by Jack Irwin | 46-44 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Jack Irwin takes the ball from Kevin Armstrong | 46-44 |
| 02:56 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Norberto Russo | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Jack Irwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Kuchinski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norberto Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Evan Gish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Cuevas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. C - Randolph Conner (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Faustino Costa (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF), William Chapman (C) Jack Irwin, Sergei Kuchinski, Norberto Russo, Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), John Madden (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Javier Cuevas, Tim Whatley, Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| 02:27 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 02:25 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 01:59 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-44 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | George Carl grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Norberto Russo (PF) Joseph Bryant, Faustino Costa, Carl Finnerty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Tim Whatley (SF) George Carl, Michael Morgan, John Madden | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 49-44 |
| 01:37 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 01:16 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski misses long on a runner near the basket | 49-44 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled in the backcourt by Norberto Russo - foul #2 on Norberto Russo, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:53 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo connects on the shot from the left side | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Tim Whatley is fouled in the backcourt by William Chapman - foul #2 on William Chapman, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:50 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to William Chapman | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Manhattan | William Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Armstrong - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (PG), Carl Finnerty (C) Fred Wurm, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Tim Whatley is called for the reach on Sergei Kuchinski - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 00:41 | Manhattan | Tim Whatley is called for the reach on Jack Irwin - foul #3 on Tim Whatley, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| 00:41 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:41 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 00:31 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:31 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Cuevas - foul #4 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 55-46 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski is hacked by Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 00:11 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin runs out the clock | 56-46 |