| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Wilkinson | 22-37 |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is hacked by David Theriault - foul #2 on David Theriault, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG) Kenneth Sainz | |
| 19:05 | Western Kentucky | Nenad Smolski denies the turnaround by John Tarango | 22-37 |
| 19:03 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson snags the offensive board | 22-37 |
| 18:44 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Michael Swinney clanks a shot from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Charles Urbano tips it in | 25-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Michael Swinney, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by John Byfield | 27-39 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | David Theriault steals the ball from Charles Urbano | 27-39 |
| 17:12 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango drills a driving attempt from the right block | 29-39 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is hacked by John Byfield - foul #3 on John Byfield, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SF), Michael Branam (PF) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Tarango - foul #3 on John Tarango, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (PF) John Tarango | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Branam | 29-40 |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | Donald Polanski blocks the short jumper by David Theriault | 29-40 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Donald Polanski snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses short on a jumper in the lane | 29-40 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Branam | 29-40 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault's layup is rejected by Nenad Smolski | 29-40 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Donald Polanski knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Donald Polanski is called for the reach on Michael Branam - foul #2 on Donald Polanski, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) David Theriault, Joel Dunton, Herbert Deblois, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Trinh - foul #2 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Michael Swinney drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Penaflor | 31-45 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by John Byfield is blocked by Thomas Trinh | 31-45 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-45 |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Joel Dunton (SG) Wesley Biondo, Victor Gift | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | David Theriault picks off the pass by Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Urbano - foul #1 on Charles Urbano, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (PF) John Byfield | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Branam - foul #1 on Michael Branam, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Theriault | 34-48 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski buries a driving attempt in the paint | 34-50 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Barnes blocks the short jumper by John Tarango | 34-50 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Charles Urbano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tarango (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Tarango | 34-50 |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 3 from straight away | 34-50 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Donald Polanski gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the jumpshot from the left side | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side | 36-52 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski's pass is intercepted by Michael Branam | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam blows the layup | 36-52 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Polanski | 36-52 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | David Theriault takes the ball from Nenad Smolski | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault misses badly on a shot from the right side | 36-52 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Tarango - foul #4 on John Tarango, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Victor Gift (SF), John Byfield (PF), Wesley Biondo (C) David Theriault, Jonathan Wilkinson, Michael Branam, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:36 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Rick Davis | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Joel Dunton steals the ball from Rodney Penaflor | 38-53 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits the finger roll | 40-53 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Byfield - foul #4 on John Byfield, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Herbert Deblois (PF) Joel Dunton, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Charles Urbano, Joshua Barnes | |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:22 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Theriault | 43-54 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Trinh | 43-56 |
| 07:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Herbert Deblois | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Gift (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault lays it in set up by Rick Davis and he's fouled by Thomas Trinh - foul #3 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), Michael Branam (C) Rick Davis, Victor Gift, Herbert Deblois, Wesley Biondo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Joe Maynor, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the jump hook near the basket | 47-60 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield knocks in the shot in the lane set up by David Theriault | 49-60 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Tarango (C) Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 05:44 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sainz picks off the pass by Joel Dunton | 49-60 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski clanks a jumper in the paint | 49-60 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Victor Gift (SF) David Theriault, Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG) Kenneth Sainz | |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the floater from the right block set up by Joe Maynor | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift buries a shot from the left block set up by Wesley Biondo | 51-62 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Charles Urbano comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-62 |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield's fadeaway is rejected by Nenad Smolski | 51-62 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-62 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | John Tarango swats the short shot by Donald Polanski | 51-62 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Victor Gift (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Byfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Tarango (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield is hacked by Charles Urbano - foul #2 on Charles Urbano, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), Michael Branam (C) Joel Dunton, Victor Gift, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, Charles Urbano, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Thomas Turner tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield drills a jump hook in the lane | 53-64 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Swinney | 53-67 |
| 02:18 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault clanks a jumper from the baseline | 53-67 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor comes up short on the runner from the left block | 53-67 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Michael Swinney picks off the pass by Michael Branam | 53-67 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Michael Swinney drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 53-70 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Turner - foul #1 on Thomas Turner, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Victor Gift (SF) David Theriault, Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Joshua Barnes, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Donald Polanski gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Thomas Turner is hacked by Wesley Biondo - foul #1 on Wesley Biondo, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (PF) John Byfield | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Branam | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Davis | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Thomas Turner clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Deblois - foul #1 on Herbert Deblois, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joe Maynor runs out the clock | 57-72 |