| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Cross (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Hayner | 31-26 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | James Cross buries a 3 from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:35 | Southern Cal | John Behne knocks in the floater from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Carlos Lopez blocks the short jumper by Seth Montford | 33-29 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Seth Montford - foul #2 on Seth Montford, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Thomas Farrell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Seth Montford | 34-29 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Carlos Lopez - foul #1 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:37 | Southern Cal | John Behne can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Lee Alvis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | James Cross buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Hayner | 34-34 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Pascarella and he's fouled by Seth Montford - foul #3 on Seth Montford, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Thomas Farrell (SF) John Behne, Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Seth Montford, Joe Hayner | |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cross | 37-36 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | James Sloss double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG) James Sloss | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Carlos Lopez | 37-36 |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Behne | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Lee Alvis hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Brown and the foul's on John Behne - foul #3 on John Behne, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (C) John Behne, Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (SG), John Graf (SF), Joe Hayner (C) James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Joshua Brown | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | James Sloss scores on a floater from the left side | 41-38 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Hamilton | 41-40 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Lee Alvis takes the ball from Irving Smith | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Lee Alvis lays it up and in | 41-42 |
| 14:14 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Donald Zurheide swats the layup by Salvatore Giordano | 44-42 |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:40 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Sloss | 46-42 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Lee Alvis is fouled on the floor by James Sloss - foul #1 on James Sloss, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Thomas Farrell (SF), Thad Lueras (PF) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Seth Montford (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Lee Alvis, John Graf, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Seth Montford's pass is intercepted by Tommy Pascarella | 46-42 |
| 12:49 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras is fouled on the floor by James Cross - foul #3 on James Cross, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF) Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:39 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Joshua Brown gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | James Cross buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Wyble | 46-45 |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Cross - foul #4 on James Cross, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Derick Baker (SG), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, James Cross, Joshua Brown | |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Joe Hayner is fouled on the floor by Tommy Pascarella - foul #3 on Tommy Pascarella, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Lee Alvis is fouled on the floor by Tommy Pascarella - foul #4 on Tommy Pascarella, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG) Tommy Pascarella | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Joe Hayner throws it down | 48-47 |
| 10:46 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Behne and he's hacked by Seth Montford - foul #4 on Seth Montford, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras (PF) Irving Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Derick Baker, Seth Montford | |
| 10:46 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Joe Hayner's layup is rejected by Thad Lueras | 51-47 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Lee Alvis tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 09:50 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by John Behne is denied by Jeffrey Wyble | 51-49 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Lee Alvis loses the dribble to John Behne | 51-49 |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Wyble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF) Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Graf (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Jeffrey Wyble, Joe Hayner | |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Joshua Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #2 on Joshua Brown, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Thomas Farrell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG) Lee Alvis | |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Derick Baker scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 54-51 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | John Behne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | John Graf grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 07:31 | Southern Cal | John Behne gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. C - Garland Nichols (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Graf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is hacked by Salvatore Giordano - foul #1 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Thomas Farrell (SF) William Lang, Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Seth Montford (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, Derick Baker, John Graf, Salvatore Giordano, Joshua Brown | |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Seth Montford snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Lee Alvis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | John Behne comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-53 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Seth Montford gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Lee Alvis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Lee Alvis tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 05:47 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Irving Smith - foul #2 on Irving Smith, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) John Behne, Thomas Farrell, Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith loses the dribble to Joe Hayner | 55-57 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Joe Hayner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Lopez - foul #2 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Thomas Farrell (SF) James Sloss, Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:56 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Farrell | 58-58 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Seth Montford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Donald Zurheide, Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Joe Hayner | |
| 03:46 | Purdue | James Cross misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Carlos Lopez | 58-58 |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Lee Alvis pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (tiring) 28 pts. 8 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Behne | 61-58 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Seth Montford (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Salvatore Giordano, Joshua Brown | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Lee Alvis buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Cross | 61-61 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't finish the layup | 61-61 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 01:52 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-61 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Cross | 61-61 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | James Cross comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:01 | Southern Cal | John Behne blows the layup | 61-61 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Seth Montford dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Cross | 61-63 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide's pass is intercepted by Lee Alvis | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble is hacked by John Behne in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Behne, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | John Behne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | James Cross gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | James Cross is hacked by John Behne in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Behne, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG) John Behne | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | James Cross misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a fullcourt shot | 61-65 |