| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - David Page (fresh) SG - Michael Moore (fresh) SF - Donald Stevenson (fresh) PF - Brandon Crabtree (fresh) C - Larry Craig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (fresh) PF - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) C - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Larry Craig - foul #1 on Larry Craig, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Brandon Crabtree blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Franjo Rybinski | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson is hacked by Matthew Carlos - foul #1 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Holy Cross | Michael Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Page | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Page - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Branch (PF) Isaac Howells | |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:27 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Page | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Franjo Rybinski | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Harry Branch - foul #1 on Harry Branch, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG) Harry Branch | |
| 16:56 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 6-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara (PG) David Page | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:23 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses the shot near the basket | 6-5 |
| 15:51 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Lynn Fujiwara (fresh) SG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Crabtree (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Craig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (fresh) PF - Benjamin Desalvo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Emmanuel Shephard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig makes the shot from the right block | 8-5 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Brandon Crabtree is called for the reach on Benjamin Desalvo - foul #1 on Brandon Crabtree, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG) Lynn Fujiwara | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Brandon Crabtree swats the short shot by Benjamin Desalvo | 8-5 |
| 14:44 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Brandon Crabtree | 8-5 |
| 14:27 | Holy Cross | David Page misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Franjo Rybinski - foul #1 on Franjo Rybinski, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG) Isaac Howells | |
| 14:27 | Holy Cross | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:27 | Holy Cross | David Page misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Shephard | 9-5 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 14:16 | Holy Cross | David Page grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:10 | Holy Cross | Michael Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Page | 12-5 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | David Page steals it from Benjamin Desalvo | 12-5 |
| 13:43 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson lays it in on a nice dish by David Page | 14-5 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos loses the dribble to Donald Stevenson | 14-5 |
| 13:01 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig lays it in | 16-5 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Franjo Rybinski | 16-7 |
| 12:28 | Holy Cross | David Page clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 12:27 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:15 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Emmanuel Shephard - foul #1 on Emmanuel Shephard, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara (PG), Rosendo Marino (SG), Ronald Bak (PF) David Page, Michael Moore, Brandon Crabtree | |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG), Harry Branch (PF) Mike Raybon, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| 12:15 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig makes the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:15 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harry Branch | 18-10 |
| 11:42 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara connects on the jumper from the baseline | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Lynn Fujiwara (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rosendo Marino (fresh) SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Bak (fresh) C - Larry Craig (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) C - Benjamin Desalvo (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Franjo Rybinski and he's hacked by Rosendo Marino - foul #1 on Rosendo Marino, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG), Edward Schiller (PF), Arthur Adams (C) Lynn Fujiwara, Donald Stevenson, Larry Craig | |
| Subs | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard (C) Isaac Howells | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses the free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:17 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Arthur Adams | 20-12 |
| 10:48 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Franjo Rybinski | 20-12 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo double dribbles | 20-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Moore (SG), Brandon Crabtree (PF) Rosendo Marino, Edward Schiller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG) Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 10:18 | Holy Cross | Ronald Bak buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Page | 23-12 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch is hacked by David Page - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara (PG), Donald Stevenson (SF) David Page, Arthur Adams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 09:23 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Harry Branch - foul #2 on Harry Branch, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (PF) Harry Branch | |
| 09:23 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:23 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-15 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard tips it but misses | 25-15 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos grabs the offensive board | 25-15 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 25-15 |
| 08:36 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 08:30 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree banks in the layup set up by Lynn Fujiwara | 27-15 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Carlos | 27-17 |
| 07:46 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara misses long on a floater near the basket | 27-17 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Lynn Fujiwara (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Moore (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon Crabtree (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Bak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Isaac Howells (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Desalvo (tiring) 4 pts. C - Emmanuel Shephard (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Isaac Howells gets the offensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-19 |
| 06:34 | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara is hacked by Franjo Rybinski - foul #2 on Franjo Rybinski, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lincoln Gilyard (PG), Rosendo Marino (SG), Edward Schiller (PF), Larry Craig (C) Lynn Fujiwara, Michael Moore, Donald Stevenson, Brandon Crabtree | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG) Isaac Howells | |
| 06:10 | Holy Cross | Edward Schiller hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lincoln Gilyard | 30-19 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-19 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Shephard - foul #2 on Emmanuel Shephard, team foul #7 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson (SF) Edward Schiller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Branch (PF) Emmanuel Shephard | |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson snags the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | Ronald Bak knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Craig | 32-19 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mike Raybon | 32-22 |
| 04:20 | Holy Cross | Ronald Bak buries a shot from the right side | 34-22 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is fouled on the floor by Lincoln Gilyard - foul #1 on Lincoln Gilyard, team foul #6 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Page (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Brandon Crabtree (PF) Lincoln Gilyard, Rosendo Marino, Ronald Bak | |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Mike Raybon, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is fouled on the floor by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #7 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lynn Fujiwara (PG) David Page | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Lynn Fujiwara (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon Crabtree (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) C - Emmanuel Shephard (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree's pass is intercepted by Emmanuel Shephard | 34-24 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Larry Craig steals it from Franjo Rybinski out of a doubleteam | 34-24 |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Carlos - foul #2 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:42 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Lynn Fujiwara - foul #1 on Lynn Fujiwara, team foul #8 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronald Bak (SF) Donald Stevenson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (PF) Harry Branch | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig misses the floater from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Brandon Crabtree - foul #2 on Brandon Crabtree, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Arthur Adams (C) Larry Craig | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:42 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 38-29 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 00:55 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 00:54 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Ronald Bak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-34 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson (SF), Larry Craig (C) Ronald Bak, Arthur Adams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG), Harry Branch (PF) Isaac Howells, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the halfcourt shot | 40-34 |