| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) C - Jerry Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Keith (fresh) SG - Kevin Crosson (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) PF - Ronald Keel (fresh) C - Thomas Rife (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Ronald Keel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Thomas Rife clanks a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Belmont | Roy Beckett is called for 10 seconds | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Ronald Keel steals the ball from Joseph Paul | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Richard Ridder is called for the reach on Ezekiel Brittain - foul #1 on Richard Ridder, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Keith | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Jerry Smith tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Thomas Rife knocks in the runner from the right block | 0-7 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Richard Ridder is hacked by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #1 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Michael Benedict (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Richard Cuellar (SG) Joseph Keith, Kevin Crosson | |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Jack Perkoski steps in front of the Roy Beckett pass | 0-7 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Roy Beckett steps in front of the Jack Perkoski pass in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Michael Benedict lays it up and in set up by Roy Beckett | 2-7 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the dunk attempt | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephan Crowe | 2-7 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Ronald Keel pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the follow up shot | 2-9 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Michael Benedict comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner tips it home | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SF - Michael Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (fresh) SG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rife (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is called for traveling | 4-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), Jerry Smith (C) Roy Beckett, Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Ronald Keel, Thomas Rife | |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses the easy layup | 4-9 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard England | 4-12 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Richard England can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Keith (PG), Kevin Crosson (SG), Ronald Keel (PF) Jack Perkoski, Richard Cuellar, Richard England | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (C) Jesse Pepin | |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Ronald Keel tips it back up and in | 7-15 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe banks in the layup | 9-15 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Roy Beckett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Edward Conti snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Crosson | 9-21 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin makes the driving attempt in the lane | 11-21 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Stephan Crowe is called for the reach on Ronald Keel - foul #1 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Roy Beckett, Michael Benedict, Jeffery Irwin, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Richard Cuellar (SG), Richard England (PF), Thomas Rife (C) Joseph Keith, Kevin Crosson, Ronald Keel, Edward Conti | |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fresh) SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Richard England (fresh) C - Thomas Rife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Paul | 14-24 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Richard England drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Perkoski | 14-27 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Thomas Rife steps in front of the John Hoffman pass | 14-27 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Richard England throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Richard Ridder, Stephan Crowe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Keith (PG), Jesse Pepin (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard England | |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Michael Benedict is fouled on the floor by Jack Perkoski - foul #1 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #2 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Thomas Rife | |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-27 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Joseph Paul can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Keel - foul #1 on Ronald Keel, team foul #3 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG) Jeffery Irwin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Richard England (PF) Joseph Keith, Ronald Keel | |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Perkoski | 19-29 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Michael Benedict is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Roy Beckett | 21-29 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is hacked by Dikembe Abdur - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #5 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Jeffery Irwin (SF) Roy Beckett, Michael Benedict | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (C) Jesse Pepin | |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Richard England clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | John Hoffman gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Joseph Paul is alone and drills a shot from the baseline | 23-29 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fairly fresh) SG - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffery Irwin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (tiring) 7 pts. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tired) 8 pts. PF - Richard England (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Conti (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur can't connect on a shot from the left block | 23-29 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Jack Perkoski steals the ball from Dikembe Abdur | 23-29 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 23-32 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 26-35 |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur's floater is tipped away by Richard England | 26-35 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 26-35 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Joseph Paul grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin lays it up and in and he's fouled by Richard Cuellar - foul #1 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Michael Benedict (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Dikembe Abdur, John Hoffman, Joseph Paul, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Keith (PG), Kevin Crosson (SG), Sean Richardson (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Thomas Rife (C) Jack Perkoski, Richard Cuellar, Ezekiel Brittain, Richard England, Edward Conti | |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Ronald Keel gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Ronald Keel clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffery Irwin - foul #1 on Jeffery Irwin, team foul #6 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Paul (PF) Jeffery Irwin | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Joseph Keith is called for the reach on Richard Ridder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Keith, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Richard Ridder clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Sean Richardson pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Joseph Keith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Roy Beckett | 28-37 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | Richard Ridder clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-37 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Ronald Keel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Smith (C) Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Jerry Smith makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Roy Beckett and the foul's on Joseph Keith - foul #2 on Joseph Keith, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF) Kevin Crosson, Sean Richardson | |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Benedict (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Keith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Perkoski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tired) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Keel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Rife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Smith - foul #3 on Jerry Smith, team foul #7 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Michael Benedict, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe clanks a jump hook in the lane | 30-39 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Thomas Rife buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ezekiel Brittain | 30-41 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Rife - foul #1 on Thomas Rife, team foul #7 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG) Joseph Keith | |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ezekiel Brittain | 30-44 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Rife - foul #2 on Thomas Rife, team foul #8 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Michael Benedict (SF), Joseph Paul (PF) Roy Beckett, Richard Ridder, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SF), Jesse Pepin (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Thomas Rife | |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses the tip | 31-44 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Joseph Paul pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | Michael Benedict loses the dribble to Ronald Keel in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) Andrew Pehrson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG) Kevin Crosson | |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur's pass is intercepted by Sean Richardson in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits the finger roll set up by Sean Richardson | 31-46 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Perkoski - foul #2 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #9 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (PF) Ronald Keel | |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the 3 from straight away set up by Jack Perkoski | 33-49 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Keith (PG), Thomas Rife (C) Sean Richardson, Jesse Pepin | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Thomas Rife snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Thomas Rife connects on the jumper from the right side | 33-51 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-51 |