| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Seth Montford's pass is intercepted by Robert Ross | 38-30 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | Wayne Alford clanks a floater in the paint | 38-30 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Wyble | 38-30 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Seth Montford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it home | 40-30 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Lee Alvis knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 40-32 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross's pass is intercepted by Lee Alvis in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Lee Alvis dunks the ball | 40-34 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Wayne Alford lays it in | 42-34 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | James Cross scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Wayne Alford can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Wyble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Don McCredie, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (C) Joshua Brown | |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Wayne Alford is called for the reach on Salvatore Giordano - foul #3 on Wayne Alford, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (C) Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (SG), John Graf (SF) James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits the finger roll set up by Lee Alvis | 43-39 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Seth Montford | 43-39 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | John Graf misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Seth Montford can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Lee Alvis drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 43-42 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Robert Ross can't connect on a runner near the basket | 43-42 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Fries (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graf (fresh) PF - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Stanley Fries steals it from Thomas Hamilton | 43-42 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Seth Montford gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Robert Ross snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Seth Montford gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano's pass is intercepted by Carl Gilbert | 43-42 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Joshua Brown (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, John Graf, Seth Montford, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Don McCredie steals the ball from Lee Alvis | 43-42 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Brown - foul #1 on Joshua Brown, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Joe Hayner scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Cross and he's hacked by Wayne Alford - foul #4 on Wayne Alford, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (C) Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Charles Douglas scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Don McCredie and he's fouled by Jeffrey Wyble - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Lee Alvis | |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Stanley Fries blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Stanley Fries makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Stanley Fries misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SF) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Joshua Brown | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Robert Ross is fouled on the floor by Joe Hayner - foul #4 on Joe Hayner, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG) Carl Gilbert | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Joe Hayner | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Fries (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Joshua Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (PF) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF) Thomas Hamilton, James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a fadeaway from close range | 49-47 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Richard Shorts tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Shorts | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Graf - foul #3 on John Graf, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Purdue | Seth Montford (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Don McCredie - foul #2 on Don McCredie, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Lee Alvis, Derick Baker, John Graf | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Joshua Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 54-48 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble knocks in the shot from the right block | 54-50 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses the easy layup | 54-50 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | James Cross pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | James Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Richard Parker (PF) Carl Gilbert, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Salvatore Giordano (C) Thomas Hamilton, Joshua Brown | |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Salvatore Giordano blocks the short jumper by Stanley Fries | 54-50 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Fries | 54-50 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Richard Parker is hacked by Lee Alvis - foul #3 on Lee Alvis, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SF) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (SG), John Graf (SF) James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Richard Parker makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Richard Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Seth Montford pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | John Graf's pass is intercepted by Mervin Tschida | 55-50 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Stanley Fries drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Fries (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graf (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Seth Montford (tiring) 4 pts. 13 reb. C - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Stanley Fries is called for the reach on Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Stanley Fries, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Hayner (C) Seth Montford | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Lee Alvis | 57-52 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Charles Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Thomas Hamilton, John Graf | |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Robert Ross steps in front of the Joe Hayner pass | 57-52 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert throws it down set up by Robert Ross | 59-52 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | James Cross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Joe Hayner can't tip it in | 59-52 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-52 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Lee Alvis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-52 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 61-54 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-54 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses long on a floater from the right side | 61-56 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Gilbert | 63-56 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano lays it in | 63-58 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Richard Parker misses the tip | 63-58 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the tip | 63-58 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | James Cross snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | James Cross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Joe Hayner pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano clanks a jump hook from close range | 63-58 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Richard Parker snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the floater from the left wing | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Gilbert (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ross (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Richard Parker takes the ball from Joe Hayner | 65-58 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joe Hayner | 65-58 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Carl Gilbert, Robert Ross, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF), Seth Montford (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Lee Alvis, James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| 02:20 | Iowa | The jumper by Charles Douglas is denied by Seth Montford | 65-58 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Seth Montford | 65-58 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | John Graf misses short on a jumper near the basket | 65-58 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Joshua Brown gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | John Graf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Robert Ross (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, Derick Baker, John Graf, Joshua Brown | |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Robert Ross clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 65-58 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Joe Hayner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Joe Hayner, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Joe Hayner | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Wayne Alford can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #2 on Joshua Brown, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Lee Alvis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Wyble | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is hacked by Lee Alvis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Alvis, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | James Cross misses the 3 from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is hacked by Lee Alvis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lee Alvis, team foul #12 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Lee Alvis | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | James Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Robert Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #13 | 70-61 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Richard Parker - foul #1 on Richard Parker, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Seth Montford | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses short on a floater from the left side | 71-61 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Douglas | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas runs out the clock | 71-61 |