| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses short on a jumper near the basket | 21-31 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong tips it in | 21-33 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck is whistled for a carry | 21-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Donald Omar, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to John Desrochers | 21-33 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-33 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 21-33 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner travels with the ball | 21-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar's pass is intercepted by Kevin Armstrong | 21-33 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Randy Green - foul #2 on Randy Green, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (SG), Alvin Baize (SF) Javier Cuevas, Tim Whatley | |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randolph Conner (C) Mark Zinner | |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Randy Green clanks a floater near the basket | 21-35 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Alvin Baize grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | George Carl blows the dunk but the foul's on Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG) Donald Omar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG) Kevin Armstrong | |
| 16:25 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Randy Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 21-37 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Randy Green tips it home | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Carl (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Timothy Kelley is called for the reach on Anthony Tuck - foul #2 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Alvin Baize double dribbles | 23-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF), John Desrochers (C) Gary Wells, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF) Anthony Tuck | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 23-37 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Randy Green tips it but misses | 23-37 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | George Carl pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Randy Green grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses the shot from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is fouled on the floor by Alvin Baize - foul #1 on Alvin Baize, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Anthony Tuck (PF), Mark Zinner (C) George Carl, Michael Morgan, Tim Whatley, Randolph Conner | |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant can't connect on a shot near the basket | 23-37 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it in | 25-37 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Mark Zinner scores on a runner in the paint | 25-39 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria connects on the jumper from the left side | 27-39 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Alvin Baize's floater is knocked away by Gary Wells | 27-39 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 27-39 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant can't tip it in | 27-39 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 27-39 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Alvin Baize scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Javier Cuevas | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Baize (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF) Alvin Baize | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #5 | 27-41 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar loses the dribble to Mark Zinner | 27-43 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Peterson - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #6 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), John Desrochers (C) Douglas Williams, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (SG) Javier Cuevas | |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria clanks a floater from the free throw line | 27-45 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Randy Green tips it back up and in | 29-45 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 29-45 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Randy Green tips it in | 31-45 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is whistled for traveling | 31-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG), Alvin Baize (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is fouled on the floor by Javier Cuevas - foul #2 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 33-45 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Tim Whatley pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | George Carl connects on the shot from the right block set up by Alvin Baize and the foul's on Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #7 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Randy Green (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) Tim Whatley | |
| 08:24 | Purdue | George Carl makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Omar | 36-48 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | George Carl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Randolph Conner tips it in | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Carl (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (C) Douglas Williams, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Anthony Tuck (PF) George Carl, Javier Cuevas | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Omar and he's fouled by Kevin Armstrong - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (SG), Tim Whatley (SF) Michael Morgan, Alvin Baize | |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | George Carl misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Omar - foul #1 on Donald Omar, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Green (PF), John Desrochers (C) Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:13 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Randy Green | 44-51 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | George Carl blows the layup | 44-51 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck tips it in | 44-53 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley drills a 3 from straight away | 47-53 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | George Carl can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Randy Green clanks a jump hook from the right block | 47-53 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Carl (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong double dribbles | 47-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, George Carl, Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-53 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gavin Fay (SF) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Tim Whatley (SF) Alvin Baize, Michael Morgan | |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Randolph Conner gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses the dunk attempt | 47-53 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Randolph Conner | 47-53 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Lawrence Sanabria is denied by Mark Zinner | 47-55 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Mark Zinner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Randy Green grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley loses the dribble to Javier Cuevas | 47-55 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong lays it up and in on a great pass from Javier Cuevas | 47-57 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Green | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Lawrence Sanabria is called for the reach on Tim Whatley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG) Javier Cuevas | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Kevin Armstrong picks off the pass by Timothy Kelley | 49-59 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Michael Morgan lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 49-61 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is hacked by Anthony Tuck - foul #2 on Anthony Tuck, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Donald Omar, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 50-61 |