| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Copeland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Copeland inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses short on a jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| 19:32 | Purdue | George Carl snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | George Carl splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Tuck | 26-22 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor loses the dribble to George Carl | 26-22 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | George Carl throws it down | 28-22 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | George Carl hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 30-24 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Tim Whatley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by George Carl - foul #3 on George Carl, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), Alvin Baize (PF) George Carl, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Brian Copeland grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Brian Mak buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Richmond | 30-27 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck tips it in | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Michael Morgan steps in front of the Brian Mak pass | 32-27 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong lays it in set up by Michael Morgan | 34-27 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Alvin Baize - foul #1 on Alvin Baize, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (SG), Randolph Conner (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Tim Whatley, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the shot from close range | 34-29 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | George Carl evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Conner - foul #1 on Scott Conner, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Dishi Xue is fouled on the floor by Randolph Conner - foul #2 on Randolph Conner, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Scott Conner loses the dribble to Randolph Conner | 36-29 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | George Carl misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-29 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | Donald Gary pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Donald Gary hits a shot from the left block set up by John Dawe | 36-31 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Alvin Baize buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by George Carl | 38-31 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Brian Copeland scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Scott Conner | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Baize (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dishi Xue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Dishi Xue steals the ball from Mark Zinner | 38-33 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Brian Copeland lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Conner | 38-35 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Alvin Baize is hacked by Scott Conner - foul #2 on Scott Conner, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), John Madden (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) Alvin Baize, George Carl, Michael Morgan, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), William Henry (SG), Henry Zarnick (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) Scott Conner, John Dawe, Brian Copeland, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Mark Zinner loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the driving attempt near the basket | 38-35 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong and he's hacked by Arnold Taylor - foul #2 on Arnold Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (SG) William Henry | |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from John Dawe | 41-37 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it home | 41-39 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses long on a jump hook from close range | 41-39 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 41-39 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Madden (fresh) SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Zarnick (fresh) PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Brian Mak connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Dawe | 41-41 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Dawe - foul #1 on John Dawe, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (PG), George Carl (SG), Michael Morgan (SF) Kevin Armstrong, John Madden, Tim Whatley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Brian Copeland (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Brian Copeland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Conner | 43-44 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Alvin Baize throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randolph Conner (C) Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Brian Copeland makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Conner | 43-46 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | William Henry picks off the pass by Michael Morgan | 43-46 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Brian Copeland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Dishi Xue pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Donald Gary is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Tim Whatley (SF) Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), John Dawe (SG), Brian Mak (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) Scott Conner, William Henry, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Brian Copeland buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Mak | 43-48 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Alvin Baize is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Richmond - foul #2 on Gregory Richmond, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Alvin Baize makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Alvin Baize makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | John Dawe scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Copeland | 45-51 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-51 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Brian Copeland pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Brian Mak hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Arnold Taylor swats the layup by Mark Zinner | 45-53 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the floater from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Mark Zinner steps in front of the John Dawe pass | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits a floater from the left wing set up by George Carl | 49-53 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | John Dawe is fouled on the floor by George Carl - foul #4 on George Carl, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | George Carl splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor grabs the board | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor is hacked by George Carl in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Carl, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG) George Carl | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Brian Mak snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on Brian Mak in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on Brian Copeland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Brian Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Brian Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Arnold Taylor takes the ball from Kevin Armstrong | 52-57 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor is hacked by Michael Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Michael Morgan snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 52-59 |