| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) PF - David Peters (fresh) C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Hart | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Nebraska | Dikembe Ali denies the turnaround by Donald Bellanger | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier is hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Nebraska | Michael Hart steals the ball from David Peters | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Gerard Bower banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski can't connect on a shot in the paint | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | David Peters denies the turnaround by Michael Hart | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo tips it in | 6-0 |
| 17:47 | Nebraska | David Peters scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Bellanger | 6-3 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:35 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | Nebraska | David Peters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 6-3 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Poirier - foul #1 on Brian Poirier, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:57 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerome Bell | 7-3 |
| 16:33 | Nebraska | David Peters misses badly on a floater from the left side | 7-3 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is denied on a layup by Jerome Bell | 7-3 |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:12 | Nebraska | George Dove misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | David Peters tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Brian Poirier - foul #2 on Brian Poirier, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Patrick Mooneyhan (SF), John Miles (C) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Brian Poirier, David Peters | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) SG - Donald Gephart (fresh) SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) PF - Jerome Bell (fresh) C - John Miles (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | John Miles is called for the reach on Gerard Bower - foul #1 on John Miles, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski (C) John Miles | |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Michael Hart buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Otto Konopka | 9-5 |
| 15:12 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Gephart | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Otto Konopka hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | Nenad Smolski blocks the short jumper by Joseph Roop | 11-8 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:02 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Michael Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), David Peters (PF), John Miles (C) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart, Jerome Bell, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 13:24 | Nebraska | George Dove double dribbles | 11-8 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Bellanger - foul #1 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 14-8 |
| 12:24 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cesar Rizzo | 17-8 |
| 12:07 | Nebraska | George Dove travels in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski (C) Patrick Mooneyhan | |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes scores on a shot from the left block set up by Gerard Bower | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Miles (fresh) PF - David Peters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Ralph Ezdebski is denied by Cesar Rizzo | 19-8 |
| 11:40 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski tips it back up and in | 19-10 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 11:13 | Nebraska | Dikembe Ali steals it from Ralph Ezdebski | 19-10 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Gerard Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (SF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SF) John Miles | |
| 11:00 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger is fouled on the floor by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #2 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan (SF) Leo Ashley | |
| 10:40 | Nebraska | David Peters misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-10 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Otto Konopka hits a jumper from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | George Dove misses the dunk attempt | 21-10 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 21-10 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-10 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 21-10 |
| 09:57 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:39 | Nebraska | David Peters makes the jump hook from the left block | 21-12 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Jerome Bell (PF), John Miles (C) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, David Peters, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 09:11 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan is called for traveling | 21-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Peters (PF) Patrick Mooneyhan | |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Gephart - foul #1 on Donald Gephart, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:36 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop can't connect on a shot from the right block | 23-12 |
| 08:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop grabs the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:27 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-12 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rodney Penaflor | 23-12 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jerome Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Bell, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan (SF) David Peters | |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nenad Smolski | 25-12 |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-12 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the board | 25-12 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) PF - Jerome Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Miles (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-12 |
| 07:40 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the board | 25-12 |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan travels with the ball | 25-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), David Peters (PF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart, Jerome Bell, John Miles | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses short on a runner from the baseline | 25-12 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hart | 25-12 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Michael Hart buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Donald Bellanger - foul #2 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #7 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Colbert (SG) Gerard Bower | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (SG), Leo Ashley (SF) Donald Bellanger, Patrick Mooneyhan | |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 28-12 |
| 06:33 | Nebraska | David Peters misses the easy layup | 28-12 |
| 06:32 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-12 |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | George Dove can't finish the layup | 28-12 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 28-12 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-12 |
| 06:08 | Nebraska | David Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 28-12 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | David Peters is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Michael Swinney, team foul #3 | 28-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF) Charles Colbert, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan (SF), Jerome Bell (C) Leo Ashley, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-12 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 28-12 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-12 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan pulls down the rebound | 28-12 |
| 05:13 | Nebraska | George Dove connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Joseph Roop and he's hacked by Dikembe Aziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #4 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (SG), John Miles (C) Joseph Roop, David Peters | |
| 05:13 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the free throw | 28-15 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-15 |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the board | 28-15 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | John Miles misses the dunk | 28-15 |
| 04:47 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan can't tip it in | 28-15 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz gets the rebound | 28-15 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gerard Bower, team foul #5 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Rodney Penaflor is called for the reach on George Dove - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #6 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF) Dikembe Aziz | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Michael Hart picks off the pass by Donald Gephart | 28-15 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Gerard Bower scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Penaflor | 30-15 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerome Bell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Miles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Patrick Mooneyhan - foul #1 on Patrick Mooneyhan, team foul #8 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), Brian Poirier (SF), David Peters (PF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) George Dove, Donald Gephart, Patrick Mooneyhan, Jerome Bell, John Miles | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the easy layup | 31-18 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hart | 31-18 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 31-18 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 31-18 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Michael Hart comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 02:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ralph Ezdebski | 31-18 |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Joseph Roop and he's fouled by Cesar Rizzo - foul #1 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF) Gerard Bower, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is fouled on the floor by Joseph Roop - foul #1 on Joseph Roop, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG) Joseph Roop | |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:43 | Nebraska | David Peters pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Bellanger | 32-23 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo can't finish the layup | 32-23 |
| 01:08 | Nebraska | George Dove pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 00:44 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Poirier | 32-25 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Brian Poirier picks off the pass by Joshua Barnes | 32-25 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | David Peters hits the finger roll set up by Brian Poirier | 32-27 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the jumper near the basket set up by Michael Swinney | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses the halfcourt shot | 34-27 |