| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Seth Montford (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Iowa | Robert Ross clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 28-27 |
| 19:51 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Derick Baker is fouled on the floor by Richard Shorts - foul #2 on Richard Shorts, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Seth Montford buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Hamilton | 28-29 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Wayne Alford drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Mervin Tschida | 30-29 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Carl Gilbert, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Wayne Alford comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Derick Baker's pass is intercepted by Michael Hibbs | 30-29 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | David Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Hibbs - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Richard Shorts (PF) Mervin Tschida, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Robert Ross is hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Shorts | 33-29 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Derick Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Jeffrey Harris steps in front of the Robert Ross pass | 33-31 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Joey Beverage lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Harris | 33-33 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Robert Ross can't finish the layup | 33-33 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Shorts | 33-33 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Wayne Alford hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Carl Gilbert | 35-33 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Alford - foul #3 on Wayne Alford, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Michael Hibbs (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF) Derick Baker | |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Stanley Fries snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Don McCredie buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mervin Tschida | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Fries (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joey Beverage | 37-35 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | David Jackson denies the turnaround by Robert Ross | 37-35 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Jack Parker snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Joey Beverage is hacked by Michael Hibbs - foul #2 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Carl Houpt (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Michael Hibbs, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Joey Beverage | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Douglas - foul #4 on Charles Douglas, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Hayner (C) David Jackson | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Don McCredie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Hayner - foul #4 on Joe Hayner, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Robert Ross, Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Jack Parker, Joe Hayner | |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Seth Montford is denied on a layup by Mervin Tschida | 38-36 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mervin Tschida | 38-36 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is fouled on the floor by Seth Montford - foul #1 on Seth Montford, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Michael Hibbs (PF) Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Jeffrey Harris, Seth Montford | |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-36 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #2 on Joshua Brown, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Carl Gilbert, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Jackson (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Wayne Alford swats the shot by Joshua Brown | 42-36 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Richard Shorts snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #3 on Joshua Brown, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Carl Houpt (PF) Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Joshua Brown drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton and he's hacked by Wayne Alford - foul #4 on Wayne Alford, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Don McCredie, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Jeffrey Harris (SF) Derick Baker, Jack Parker | |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Joshua Brown makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Joshua Brown makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Harris and the foul's on Stanley Fries - foul #1 on Stanley Fries, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Carl Gilbert, Carl Houpt, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Seth Montford (C) David Jackson | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Mervin Tschida is called for the reach on Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Joey Beverage, Joshua Brown | |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Fries (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Stanley Fries can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 45-41 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Houpt (PF) Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF) Jeffrey Harris | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 3rd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Thomas Hamilton picks off the pass by Mervin Tschida | 45-44 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton slams it home | 45-46 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 47-46 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Seth Montford connects on the open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Derick Baker | 47-48 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Seth Montford pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Jack Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Jack Parker is hacked by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Richard Shorts (PF) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), David Jackson (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Derick Baker, Salvatore Giordano, Seth Montford | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Robert Ross grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Richard Shorts is hacked by David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (SF) Jack Parker | |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Richard Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Richard Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the turnaround from close range set up by Thomas Hamilton | 49-51 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Joshua Brown is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses the dunk | 49-51 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Richard Shorts tips it in | 51-51 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris comes up short on the runner in the paint | 51-51 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Richard Shorts snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Houpt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Fries (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Robert Ross dunks the ball set up by Carl Gilbert | 53-51 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Robert Ross pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Robert Ross buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Carl Houpt | 56-51 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Richard Shorts gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 56-51 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Joshua Brown gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | David Jackson banks in the layup set up by Thomas Hamilton | 56-53 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Carl Gilbert, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), Seth Montford (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Joey Beverage, David Jackson, Joshua Brown | |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Derick Baker | 56-55 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Don McCredie picks off the pass by Joe Hayner | 56-55 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is hacked by Derick Baker - foul #2 on Derick Baker, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Joey Beverage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF), David Jackson (PF) Jeffrey Harris, Joe Hayner | |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Charles Douglas buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Gilbert | 60-55 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Joey Beverage buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Wayne Alford's layup is rejected by Jack Parker | 60-58 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it home | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Derick Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mervin Tschida | 62-58 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Charles Douglas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Gilbert | 65-58 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Jack Parker is whistled for a carry | 65-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Carl Gilbert, Mervin Tschida, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Jeffrey Harris (SG), Joe Hayner (C) Derick Baker, Joey Beverage, David Jackson | |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the floater in the paint | 67-58 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG) Jack Parker | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Seth Montford is fouled on the floor by Mervin Tschida - foul #2 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Jackson (PF) Joe Hayner | |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | David Jackson misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Alford - foul #5 on Wayne Alford, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Stanley Fries snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Shorts | 70-59 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Fries | 70-59 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Don McCredie pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Derick Baker is whistled for a carry | 70-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (PG), Jack Parker (SG), John Graf (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, Derick Baker, Jeffrey Harris, David Jackson, Seth Montford | |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Stanley Fries blocks the short jumper by John Graf | 70-59 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Robert Ross knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 72-59 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-59 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Stanley Fries gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas runs out the clock | 72-59 |