| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick connects on the shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Mark Zinner tips it in | 27-21 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Dishi Xue hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ernest Duvall | 27-23 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Mark Zinner connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from James Garner and he's fouled by Dishi Xue - foul #1 on Dishi Xue, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | Brian Mak connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the driving attempt from the left block | 30-25 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Michael Dunklin is called for the reach on Brian Mak - foul #2 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Dishi Xue scores on a floater from the right side set up by John Dawe | 30-27 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Dishi Xue picks off the pass by Michael Dunklin | 30-27 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | John Dawe is fouled on the floor by James Garner - foul #3 on James Garner, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), John Madden (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| 16:37 | Iowa | John Dawe buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Henry Zarnick and he's fouled by Mark Zinner - foul #1 on Mark Zinner, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randolph Conner (C) Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:37 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Randolph Conner | 30-29 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Henry Zarnick steals the ball from Michael Morgan | 30-29 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong tips it back up and in | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Madden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Brian Mak loses the dribble to Randolph Conner | 32-31 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Michael Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Madden | 35-31 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the lay-in | 35-31 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Dawe | 35-33 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Brian Mak connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Duvall | 35-35 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | John Dawe snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Dawe | 35-37 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Donald Gary - foul #2 on Donald Gary, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Michael Morgan, John Madden, Anthony Tuck, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG), Dishi Xue (C) Henry Zarnick, Donald Gary | |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sam Edinger - foul #2 on Sam Edinger, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG) Kevin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | John Dawe takes the ball from Mark Zinner | 38-38 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall throws it down on a great pass from John Dawe | 38-40 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) SG - James Garner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses badly on a runner from the left block | 40-40 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Mark Zinner scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | John Dawe is whistled for a carry | 42-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SF), Michael Greene (PF) John Dawe, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak | |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Mark Zinner swats the short shot by Donald Gary | 42-40 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Donald Gary tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Michael Morgan knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Sam Edinger | 44-42 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Donald Gary misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Zinner - foul #2 on Mark Zinner, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Anthony Tuck (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Sam Edinger, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF) Scott Conner, Anthony Cook, William Henry, Michael Greene | |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Donald Gary makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Donald Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Michael Morgan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Dawe | 44-44 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Brian Mak connects on the shot from close range | 44-46 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Brian Mak steps in front of the Randolph Conner pass | 44-46 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Anthony Tuck denies the turnaround by Brian Mak | 44-46 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Michael Morgan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the turnaround near the basket | 47-46 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Randolph Conner pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | James Garner hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Donald Gary buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Duvall | 49-48 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Brian Mak steals it from Anthony Tuck | 49-48 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall's fadeaway is rejected by Randolph Conner | 49-48 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Randolph Conner gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (C) Donald Gary | |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Mak | 49-48 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall is hacked by Sam Edinger - foul #3 on Sam Edinger, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Dunklin - foul #3 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Garner | 52-50 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Zinner - foul #3 on Mark Zinner, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG) James Garner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Michael Morgan snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dishi Xue - foul #2 on Dishi Xue, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), John Madden (SF) Kevin Armstrong, Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG), Michael Greene (PF), Donald Gary (C) Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak, Dishi Xue | |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), James Garner (SG) Tim Whatley, John Madden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Brian Mak (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Anthony Cook, Michael Greene, Donald Gary | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Zinner - foul #4 on Mark Zinner, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the finger roll | 55-51 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick loses the ball out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Brian Mak is called for the reach on Sam Edinger - foul #3 on Brian Mak, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Mark Zinner connects on the jumper from close range set up by Kevin Armstrong | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | John Dawe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled on the floor by Dishi Xue - foul #3 on Dishi Xue, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Dishi Xue - foul #4 on Dishi Xue, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Brian Mak - foul #4 on Brian Mak, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Mak | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Mark Zinner - foul #5 on Mark Zinner, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by John Dawe in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Dawe, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Michael Morgan takes the ball from Henry Zarnick | 60-53 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Tim Whatley is fouled in the backcourt by John Dawe - foul #3 on John Dawe, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Duvall | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Tim Whatley is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Zarnick - foul #3 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Randolph Conner | 63-56 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 63-56 |