| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) SG - James Garner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Deines (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Harmon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Settle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) C - David Hickman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | David Hickman is called for the reach on Mark Zinner - foul #3 on David Hickman, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 18:57 | Michigan | Edward Settle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 18:10 | Michigan | George Harmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-27 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Sam Edinger gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 18:04 | Michigan | The rebound goes to David Hickman | 22-27 |
| 17:43 | Michigan | George Harmon clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 22-27 |
| 17:42 | Michigan | George Harmon tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 22-27 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | Edward Settle misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:05 | Michigan | Edward Settle makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | Edward Settle misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | Edward Settle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Settle - foul #1 on Edward Settle, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Gebhart (SF), David Calvert (PF), Gary Neal (C) Edward Settle, Ricky Moreland, David Hickman | |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 15:54 | Michigan | George Harmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 15:53 | Michigan | David Calvert tips it home | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Deines (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Harmon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Gebhart (fresh) PF - David Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Neal (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 29-32 |
| 15:02 | Michigan | George Harmon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | James Garner tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 14:08 | Michigan | Mark Zinner picks off the pass by George Harmon | 31-32 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Tuck | 33-32 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | George Harmon misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 33-32 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Michael Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Mark Zinner snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 12:34 | Michigan | George Harmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 12:32 | Michigan | David Calvert gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:13 | Michigan | George Harmon hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Michael Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 11:50 | Michigan | Gary Neal grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Deines (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Harmon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Gebhart (fairly fresh) PF - David Calvert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Neal (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Michigan | George Harmon buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | David Calvert knocks away the 3 by Michael Morgan | 36-37 |
| 11:01 | Michigan | Gary Neal grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 10:33 | Michigan | George Harmon scores on a floater from the right side | 36-39 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Michael Morgan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 39-39 |
| 09:48 | Michigan | Victor Gebhart is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), John Madden (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, James Garner, Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG), Leslie Mayfield (SG), Edward Settle (SF), Ricky Moreland (PF), David Hickman (C) Robert Deines, George Harmon, Victor Gebhart, David Calvert, Gary Neal | |
| 09:29 | Michigan | David Hickman misses long on a shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Randolph Conner snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Edward Settle blocks the short jumper by Michael Dunklin | 39-39 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Paul Walters grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 08:57 | Michigan | David Hickman comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 39-39 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | David Hickman gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:35 | Michigan | Edward Settle is fouled on the floor by Tim Whatley - foul #1 on Tim Whatley, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 08:25 | Michigan | Paul Walters is hacked by Tim Whatley - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| 08:08 | Michigan | Leslie Mayfield is hacked by John Madden - foul #2 on John Madden, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| 07:48 | Michigan | Edward Settle is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Edward Settle, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Madden (fresh) SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Paul Walters (fresh) SG - Leslie Mayfield (fresh) SF - Edward Settle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Moreland (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hickman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Tim Whatley knocks in the jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 07:09 | Michigan | David Hickman can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 41-39 |
| 07:08 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Tim Whatley is called for 5 seconds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Deines (PG), George Harmon (SG) Paul Walters, Leslie Mayfield | |
| 06:25 | Michigan | David Hickman makes the floater from the left side set up by George Harmon | 41-43 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Sam Edinger drills a 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 05:38 | Michigan | George Harmon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | David Hickman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:11 | Michigan | David Hickman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-43 |
| 05:10 | Michigan | Ricky Moreland tips it home | 44-45 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | John Madden drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Garner | 46-45 |
| 04:27 | Michigan | George Harmon buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, John Madden, Sam Edinger, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Michigan | Victor Gebhart (SF), David Calvert (PF), Gary Neal (C) Edward Settle, Ricky Moreland, David Hickman | |
| 04:27 | Michigan | George Harmon makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Calvert - foul #1 on David Calvert, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Gary Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | George Harmon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Dunklin | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Robert Deines (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Harmon (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Gebhart (fresh) PF - David Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Neal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Neal - foul #1 on Gary Neal, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | Paul Walters (PG) Robert Deines | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | George Harmon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Walters | 49-48 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (PF) Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Michigan | Robert Deines (PG), Edward Settle (SF), Ricky Moreland (PF), David Hickman (C) Paul Walters, Victor Gebhart, David Calvert, Gary Neal | |
| 02:31 | Michigan | Mark Zinner steals the ball from David Hickman | 49-48 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Robert Deines denies the turnaround by Kevin Armstrong | 49-48 |
| 02:14 | Michigan | David Hickman grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | Edward Settle misses the easy layup | 49-48 |
| 01:55 | Michigan | George Harmon snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 01:38 | Michigan | George Harmon misses badly on a floater from the right block | 49-48 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | David Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:06 | Michigan | George Harmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Moreland | 49-48 |
| 00:42 | Michigan | George Harmon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Hickman | 49-50 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by David Hickman - foul #4 on David Hickman, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is whistled for traveling | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan | James Garner is called for the reach on George Harmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Garner, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | George Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | George Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Edward Settle | 49-52 |