| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Garner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Marquette | Willie Stearns drills a fadeaway from the right side | 28-34 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Michael Hart comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Bernhardt - foul #3 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses the jumpshot from the right side | 29-34 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits a runner from the right block set up by Otto Konopka | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | James Dickson's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Ali | 31-34 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 31-34 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Michael Hart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 31-34 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ali and he's hacked by James Sledge - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), John Garner (PF) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, Clinton Venezia | |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Cesar Rizzo picks off the pass by Dominick Joseph | 33-34 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the floater from the left side | 33-34 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | John Garner tips it home | 33-36 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the jump hook from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | John Garner steps in front of the Cesar Rizzo pass | 33-36 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Willie Stearns can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Garner (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is called for a backcourt violation | 35-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Otto Konopka, Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, James Dickson | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Michael Hart drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Penaflor | 37-36 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Willie Stearns knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clinton Venezia | 37-38 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Amado Russo (C) Uros Kubinski, Clinton Venezia | |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor comes up short on the runner in the lane | 37-38 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Gerard Bower grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Michael Hart's layup is rejected by John Garner | 39-38 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Willie Stearns knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bernhardt | 39-40 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Michael Swinney, Michael Hart, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Clinton Venezia (PF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, John Garner, Amado Russo | |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Willie Stearns connects on the floater from the right side | 39-42 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Robert Bernhardt is called for the reach on Dikembe Aziz - foul #4 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), John Garner (PF) Robert Bernhardt, Clinton Venezia | |
| 12:20 | Purdue | The short jumper by Cesar Rizzo is denied by James Dickson | 39-42 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Dickson | 39-42 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Aziz | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) SF - James Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Marquette | John Garner hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 41-44 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | James Dickson snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | James Sledge drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph | 41-47 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Gerard Bower's pass is intercepted by Willie Stearns | 41-47 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Willie Stearns lays it in | 41-49 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | James Sledge picks off the pass by Dikembe Ali | 41-49 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 43-49 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | A charge is called on John Garner - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), Uros Kubinski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), Amado Russo (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Uros Kubinski is called for the reach on Otto Konopka - foul #2 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (C) Amado Russo | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Otto Konopka | 45-49 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | John Garner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | John Garner buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Boris Bronikowski | 45-51 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Campbell - foul #1 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Gerard Bower | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), James Sledge (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Boris Bronikowski, Uros Kubinski, Joseph Campbell, Clinton Venezia | |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Amado Russo's pass is intercepted by Rodney Penaflor | 47-51 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Amado Russo, John Garner | |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Otto Konopka - foul #2 on Otto Konopka, team foul #1 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), John Garner (C) Uros Kubinski, James Dickson | |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Hart | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Garner (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:55 | Marquette | James Sledge double dribbles | 49-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, Clinton Venezia | |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Willie Stearns - foul #2 on Willie Stearns, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) John Garner | |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Willie Stearns | 50-53 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), John Garner (PF) Willie Stearns, Amado Russo | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Cesar Rizzo blocks the short jumper by John Garner | 50-53 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Michael Hart pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Boris Bronikowski is called for the reach on Gerard Bower - foul #2 on Boris Bronikowski, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Sledge (SG) Boris Bronikowski, Dominick Joseph | |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Gerard Bower picks off the pass by John Garner | 50-53 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the finger roll set up by Otto Konopka | 52-53 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Michael Hart swats the shot by John Garner | 52-53 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Gerard Bower pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Gerard Bower, Otto Konopka, Michael Hart, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Clinton Venezia (PF), Amado Russo (C) James Sledge, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Michael Swinney can't tip it in | 52-55 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Amado Russo | 52-57 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Ali and he's hacked by Clinton Venezia - foul #2 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), Joseph Campbell (PF), John Garner (C) Willie Stearns, Clinton Venezia, Amado Russo | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:04 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) C - John Garner (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:44 | Marquette | John Garner misses the lay-in | 54-57 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Michael Swinney, Dikembe Aziz, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), James Dickson (C) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Garner - foul #2 on John Garner, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 55-59 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes drills a shot from the left wing set up by Michael Hart | 57-59 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on John Garner - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | John Garner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph's pass is intercepted by Cesar Rizzo | 57-59 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Michael Hart knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Cesar Rizzo | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Gerard Bower steals it from Robert Bernhardt | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Garner (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dickson (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Marquette | John Garner wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) Willie Stearns, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 04:43 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:43 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:14 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), John Garner (C) Dominick Joseph, Clinton Venezia | |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on James Sledge - foul #4 on Gerard Bower, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Clinton Venezia (C) Boris Bronikowski, Amado Russo | |
| 03:39 | Marquette | John Garner travels with the ball | 59-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (C) Clinton Venezia | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Michael Hart's pass is intercepted by John Garner | 59-59 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Dikembe Ali steps in front of the Willie Stearns pass | 59-59 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the jumper from the right block | 61-59 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | John Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-59 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | James Sledge gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | John Garner misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | John Garner scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 61-61 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Gerard Bower scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joshua Barnes | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, Amado Russo | |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Garner (tired) 20 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - James Dickson (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph travels with the ball | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Willie Stearns is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Stearns, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF) Joshua Barnes, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Dikembe Ali steps in front of the Dominick Joseph pass | 68-61 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Dikembe Aziz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #14 | 68-61 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Garner | 69-64 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz is hacked by Willie Stearns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Stearns, team foul #15 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Colbert (SG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Charles Colbert | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Stearns - foul #5 on Willie Stearns, team foul #16 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Willie Stearns | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Michael Swinney steps in front of the Dominick Joseph pass in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the easy layup | 73-64 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is fouled on the floor by Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #7 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Michael Hart (SF) Michael Swinney, Dikembe Aziz | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gerard Bower runs out the clock | 73-66 |