| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Heidel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 38-40 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Nenad Smolski swats the layup by Jonathan Blackmon | 38-40 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Dikembe Abdelal blocks the jumper by Joshua Barnes | 38-40 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Rodney Penaflor steps in front of the Ray Smith pass | 38-40 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 38-40 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Charles Franks is hacked by Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG) Kenneth Sainz | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Charles Franks is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski lays it up and in set up by Michael Swinney | 41-40 |
| 17:04 | UTEP | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Ray Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF), Eric Williams (C) Ray Smith, David Heidel | |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Eric Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Donald Polanski hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Blackmon | 43-43 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Michael Swinney drills a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 46-46 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Dikembe Abdelal steals the ball from Donald Polanski | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Donald Polanski - foul #3 on Donald Polanski, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF), David Heidel (C) Douglas Gerber, Eric Williams | |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Franks - foul #3 on Charles Franks, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Rodney Penaflor denies the turnaround by Charles Franks | 47-48 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 47-48 |
| 13:44 | UTEP | Thomas Trinh steals it from David Heidel | 47-48 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Swinney | 50-48 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ray Smith | 50-51 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | David Heidel snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Franks | 50-51 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Trinh - foul #1 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (PF), Eric Williams (C) Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel | |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Nenad Smolski and he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG) Kenneth Sainz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Rodney Penaflor takes the ball from Douglas Gerber | 53-53 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Eric Williams hits the finger roll set up by Charles Franks and he's hacked by Rodney Penaflor - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Donald Polanski (C) Joe Maynor, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (PF) Charles Franks, Ray Smith | |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Rene Costa, Eric Williams | |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Donald Polanski is called for the reach on David Heidel - foul #4 on Donald Polanski, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), David Bragg (C) Charles Urbano, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | David Bragg gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | David Bragg misses short on a floater from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | David Heidel snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Swinney and he's fouled by Douglas Gerber - foul #2 on Douglas Gerber, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Nenad Smolski, David Bragg | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Gerber, David Heidel | |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Charles Franks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor comes up short on the runner near the basket | 57-58 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Eric Williams grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Charles Franks comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Joe Maynor snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 59-58 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Joe Maynor, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Ralph Sabella (SG), Douglas Gerber (PF), David Heidel (C) Charles Franks, Dikembe Abdelal, Jonathan Blackmon, Eric Williams | |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Gerber | 59-58 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Kenneth Sainz steals the ball from Rene Costa | 61-58 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Ray Smith picks off the pass by Kenneth Sainz | 61-58 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Ralph Sabella | |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | David Heidel pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Ray Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Rene Costa, Ray Smith | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelal in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal can't finish the layup | 61-59 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits the follow up shot | 61-61 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Sainz | 64-61 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | David Heidel comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | David Heidel denies the turnaround by Nenad Smolski | 64-61 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Charles Franks pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Donald Polanski picks off the pass by Douglas Gerber | 64-61 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes drills a jump hook from the right block | 66-61 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber scores on a floater near the basket | 66-63 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | The short jumper by Joshua Barnes is denied by Jonathan Blackmon | 66-63 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Gerber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Heidel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Heidel | 66-66 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Douglas Gerber | 69-68 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Donald Polanski's floater is tipped away by David Heidel | 69-68 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Donald Polanski gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Ralph Sabella (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Eric Williams (C) Charles Franks, Dikembe Abdelal, Douglas Gerber, David Heidel | |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG) Ralph Sabella | |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Franks | 71-71 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Joe Maynor, Charles Urbano, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (C) Rene Costa, Eric Williams | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Joshua Barnes | 73-71 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Ray Smith's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Sainz | 73-71 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses the dunk | 73-71 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits the follow up shot | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Rodney Penaflor is called for the reach on Ray Smith - foul #2 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is whistled for a carry | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | David Heidel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-73 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Charles Franks is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Franks, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the board | 76-73 |