| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) PF - James Wharton (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | James Winders is called for the reach on Cesar Rizzo - foul #1 on James Winders, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Michael Hart comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Barros - foul #1 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | James Winders knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Geoffrey Barros | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | James Winders takes the ball from Joshua Barnes | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | James Winders lays it up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo blows the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hart picks off the pass by Ronald Park | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Michael Hart banks in the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerard Bower | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses the 3 from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 7-9 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the shot from the left block | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | James Winders tips it home | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wharton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Michael Hart buries a shot from the left wing set up by Gerard Bower | 9-11 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Geoffrey Barros | 11-11 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes lays it up and in | 11-13 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #1 on Gerard Bower, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), Jared Canada (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty can't tip it in | 11-13 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Gerard Bower gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay's pass is intercepted by Otto Konopka in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski tips it home | 11-15 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Gerard Bower grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 11-15 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Otto Konopka is called for the reach on Drew Beatty - foul #1 on Otto Konopka, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Taylor Ramsay, Drew Beatty, Loren Look, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Cesar Rizzo swats the layup by Jared Canada | 11-15 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada tips it in | 13-15 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Michael Hart is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) Gerard Bower, Michael Hart, Nenad Smolski | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Winders | 15-15 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Wharton - foul #1 on James Wharton, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Michael Swinney | |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | James Winders connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a runner from the right block | 17-17 |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Barnes picks off the pass by Geoffrey Barros | 17-17 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is fouled on the floor by James Wharton - foul #2 on James Wharton, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gerard Bower and the foul's on Drew Beatty - foul #1 on Drew Beatty, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Nenad Smolski swats the short shot by Drew Beatty | 17-19 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Michael Hart can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Drew Beatty - foul #2 on Drew Beatty, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Loren Look (SF) Drew Beatty, James Winders | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin's pass is intercepted by Rodney Penaflor | 17-21 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is whistled for a carry | 17-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Nenad Smolski | |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look's layup is rejected by Dikembe Ali | 17-21 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is hacked by Ronald Park - foul #1 on Ronald Park, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), James Winders (SF), James Tull (PF) Taylor Ramsay, Loren Look, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (SF) Michael Hart | |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | James Winders pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Gerard Bower knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Joshua Barnes | 17-23 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | James Winders double dribbles | 17-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Aziz, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | James Winders snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tull (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park double dribbles | 17-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (SG), Jared Canada (PF) David Garvin, James Tull | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | James Winders can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #3 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Brian Fry (C) Geoffrey Barros, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney | |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Gerard Bower and the foul's on Jared Canada - foul #1 on Jared Canada, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Winders | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (SF) Michael Hart | |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-27 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski jams it set up by Joshua Barnes | 18-29 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay clanks a shot from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), James Winders (SF), Ronald Park (C) Taylor Ramsay, Loren Look, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Gerard Bower, Dikembe Aziz, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is fouled on the floor by Rodney Penaflor - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #4 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (PF) Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Ronald Park is denied by Michael Hart | 18-30 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali is hacked by James Winders - foul #2 on James Winders, team foul #10 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), James Wharton (PF) David Garvin, James Tull | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Michael Swinney | |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Ali steals it from Geoffrey Barros | 18-32 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Michael Hart buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Otto Konopka and he's fouled by Ronald Park - foul #2 on Ronald Park, team foul #11 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 18-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Winders | 20-35 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Otto Konopka | 20-37 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 20-37 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Beatty | 20-37 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is fouled on the floor by Otto Konopka - foul #2 on Otto Konopka, team foul #5 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Loren Look (SF) Geoffrey Barros, James Winders | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Gerard Bower, Michael Hart, Dikembe Ali | |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #6 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG) Otto Konopka | |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 22-39 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Michael Swinney, team foul #7 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), Jared Canada (PF) Loren Look, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Dikembe Ali (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Jared Canada denies the turnaround by Gerard Bower | 24-39 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | James Winders clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-39 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park tips it back up and in | 26-39 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-39 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jared Canada | 26-39 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Aziz swats the short shot by James Winders | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz grabs the board | 26-39 |