| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Darryl Williams swats the shot by Kevin Armstrong | 23-27 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | James Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Mark Zinner drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Dunklin and the foul's on Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is called for a charge - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PF) William Davis | |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Dunklin | 27-27 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on William Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Garner | 30-27 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Sam Edinger - foul #1 on Sam Edinger, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Dunklin | 33-29 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Darryl Williams - foul #2 on Darryl Williams, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF) William Griffin, Johnny Swasey | |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Mark Zinner drills a jumper from the right block | 37-29 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Loyd Ayer | 37-31 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Morgan and he's fouled by Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Michael Morgan, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF) Loyd Ayer, Robert Hobgood, Sylvester Bakos, Darryl Williams | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Springer | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 8 pts. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG) Kevin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Randolph Conner pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck's fadeaway is rejected by William Davis | 39-32 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Randolph Conner hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Farrish | 41-34 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tim Whatley and the foul's on Chad Farrish - foul #2 on Chad Farrish, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (PF) Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (PF), Darryl Williams (C) William Davis, David Springer | |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Michael Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Garner | 47-34 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams loses the dribble to James Garner | 47-34 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Tim Whatley banks in the layup set up by James Garner | 49-34 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sam Edinger - foul #2 on Sam Edinger, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Robert Hobgood (SG), David Springer (PF) William Griffin, Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey | |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | David Springer snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Sam Edinger | 49-34 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | David Springer tips it in | 49-36 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Justin Olsen (C) Sylvester Bakos, David Springer, Darryl Williams | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck lays it up and in set up by Kevin Armstrong | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Javier Cuevas (fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 13 pts. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is hacked by Anthony Tuck - foul #1 on Anthony Tuck, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG) Chad Farrish | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Javier Cuevas takes the ball from Johnny Swasey | 51-36 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Garner | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Mark Zinner steps in front of the William Griffin pass | 54-36 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #7 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF) Javier Cuevas, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer, Justin Olsen | |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Sam Edinger - foul #3 on Sam Edinger, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | James Garner drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Dunklin | 57-37 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-40 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Randolph Conner double dribbles | 57-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Anthony Tuck (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Robert Hobgood, David Springer | |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Tuck picks off the pass by Darryl Williams | 57-40 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-40 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Sylvester Bakos | 60-40 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams tips it home | 60-42 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 60-42 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Michael Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Dunklin and he's hacked by Darryl Williams - foul #3 on Darryl Williams, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Mark Zinner (C) Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), David Springer (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) William Griffin, Johnny Swasey, Sylvester Bakos, Darryl Williams | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the free throw | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 13 pts. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Springer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish loses the ball out of bounds | 63-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG) Kevin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG) Chad Farrish | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner throws it down and he's fouled by William Griffin - foul #2 on William Griffin, team foul #9 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SF) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the free throw | 66-42 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is fouled on the floor by Tim Whatley - foul #1 on Tim Whatley, team foul #7 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (PF) Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | William Davis takes the ball from Mark Zinner | 66-44 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | David Springer clanks a jumper from the left side | 66-44 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 66-44 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Loyd Ayer is called for the reach on Tim Whatley - foul #3 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #10 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, David Springer | |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey clanks a shot from the right wing | 68-44 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-44 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses short on a runner from the left block | 68-44 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 68-44 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Whatley | 70-44 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-46 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's dunk attempt is rejected by Darryl Williams | 70-46 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the board | 70-46 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey travels with the ball | 70-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, Javier Cuevas, Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Darryl Williams | |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-46 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Springer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Michael Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Tuck | 73-46 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Michael Morgan is called for the reach on Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #8 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SG) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Loyd Ayer is called for the reach on John Madden - foul #4 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #11 | 73-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:30 | Purdue | John Madden makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | John Madden misses the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-48 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Michael Morgan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 74-48 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck tips it home | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-48 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the board | 76-48 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Madden | 79-48 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-48 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-48 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF) John Madden, Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a shot near the basket | 79-48 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Springer | 79-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | David Springer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 79-48 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Springer | 79-48 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-48 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 79-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Garner | 81-48 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | David Springer buries a 3 from the right wing | 81-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 81-51 |