| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (fresh) SG - Domenic Tucker (fresh) SF - Larry Wilkins (fresh) PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) C - William Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | William Stewart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker knocks in the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Swinney | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Holy Cross | William Stewart banks in the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Randy Hatton picks off the pass by Kenneth Sainz | 2-5 |
| 18:48 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Holy Cross | William Stewart is called for traveling | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Corey Forster (SG), John Grell (SF), John Guzowski (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Dustin Day, Domenic Tucker, Larry Wilkins, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:35 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is hacked by Curtis Louis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Louis, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 16:45 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Donald Polanski pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Joe Maynor double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby (C) Kurt Gamble | |
| 16:29 | Holy Cross | John Grell misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Donald Polanski snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Thomas Turner can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 7-5 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Urbano | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Donald Polanski comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Curtis Louis - foul #2 on Curtis Louis, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Joe Maynor, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Domenic Tucker (SG), Larry Wilkins (SF), Randy Hatton (PF) Curtis Louis, Corey Forster, John Grell, John Guzowski | |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (fresh) SG - Domenic Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Wilkins (fresh) PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) C - Kenneth Kirby (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Michael Swinney grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Kenneth Kirby is called for the reach on Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Kenneth Kirby, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits the finger roll | 11-5 |
| 15:22 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 15:21 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the floater from the baseline set up by Joshua Barnes | 13-7 |
| 14:47 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton misses short on a floater from the left side | 13-7 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 13-7 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz tips it in | 15-7 |
| 14:10 | Holy Cross | Nenad Smolski is called for the reach on Randy Hatton - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #1 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Corey Forster (SG), John Grell (SF), John Guzowski (PF), William Stewart (C) Dustin Day, Domenic Tucker, Larry Wilkins, Randy Hatton, Kenneth Kirby | |
| 13:53 | Holy Cross | Thomas Turner picks off the pass by John Guzowski | 15-7 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | John Grell picks off the pass by Thomas Trinh | 15-7 |
| 13:39 | Holy Cross | John Grell lays it up and in | 15-9 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | John Guzowski is called for the reach on Thomas Turner - foul #1 on John Guzowski, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins (SF) John Grell | |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Charles Urbano double dribbles | 15-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SF) Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton (PF) John Guzowski | |
| 12:52 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Charles Urbano pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Kurt Gamble (C) Travis Butters, William Stewart | |
| 12:32 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble misses badly on a floater from the left side | 15-9 |
| 12:31 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster tips it home | 15-11 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 12:11 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 11:54 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Urbano (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fairly fresh) C - Donald Polanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (fairly fresh) SG - Corey Forster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Wilkins (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Hatton (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kurt Gamble (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Corey Forster is called for the reach on Donald Polanski - foul #1 on Corey Forster, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, Charles Urbano, Joshua Barnes, Thomas Turner, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Domenic Tucker (SG), John Grell (SF), John Guzowski (PF), William Stewart (C) Dustin Day, Corey Forster, Larry Wilkins, Randy Hatton, Kurt Gamble | |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Penaflor | 17-11 |
| 10:57 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Sainz takes the ball from Travis Butters | 17-11 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz | 19-11 |
| 10:44 | Holy Cross | William Stewart misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rodney Penaflor | 19-11 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #7 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SF) Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Larry Wilkins (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Travis Butters, John Grell, John Guzowski, William Stewart | |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:51 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-11 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 21-11 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-11 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes tips it back up and in | 23-11 |
| 09:22 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Corey Forster (SG), John Guzowski (C) Domenic Tucker, Kurt Gamble | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Corey Forster is called for the reach on Joshua Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Forster, team foul #8 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker (SG) Corey Forster | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 09:02 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-11 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-11 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 25-11 |
| 08:43 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker pulls down the rebound | 25-11 |
| 08:39 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #3 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Michael Swinney, Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), John Grell (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF) Dustin Day, Larry Wilkins, Randy Hatton | |
| 08:14 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-11 |
| 08:13 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski grabs the offensive rebound | 25-11 |
| 07:54 | Holy Cross | Thomas Turner is called for the reach on Travis Butters - foul #1 on Thomas Turner, team foul #4 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), David Bragg (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Turner, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble (C) Kenneth Kirby | |
| 07:41 | Holy Cross | David Bragg steals it from Travis Butters | 25-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Bragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Travis Butters (fresh) SG - Domenic Tucker (tiring) 3 pts. SF - John Grell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Guzowski (fairly fresh) C - Kurt Gamble (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Swinney | 27-11 |
| 07:16 | Holy Cross | John Grell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 27-11 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the defensive rebound | 27-11 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Trinh | 29-11 |
| 06:40 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-14 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski clanks a turnaround from the right block | 29-14 |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | John Grell gets the rebound | 29-14 |
| 06:14 | Holy Cross | John Grell is whistled for a carry | 29-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, Michael Swinney, Nenad Smolski, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Larry Wilkins (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), Kenneth Kirby (C) Travis Butters, John Grell, John Guzowski, Kurt Gamble | |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Charles Urbano's pass is intercepted by Dustin Day in the backcourt | 29-14 |
| 06:08 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day dunks the ball | 29-16 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Randy Hatton - foul #1 on Randy Hatton, team foul #9 | 29-16 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:23 | Holy Cross | Thomas Turner is called for the reach on Randy Hatton - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #5 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Guzowski (C) Kenneth Kirby | |
| 05:11 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker's pass is intercepted by Nenad Smolski | 31-16 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Dustin Day is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Day, team foul #10 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Charles Urbano | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 04:47 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Domenic Tucker | 32-18 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor's floater is tipped away by Randy Hatton | 32-18 |
| 04:36 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 04:17 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the board | 32-18 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Swinney, team foul #6 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Corey Forster (SG), William Stewart (C) Dustin Day, Domenic Tucker, John Guzowski | |
| 03:49 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-18 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | William Stewart denies the turnaround by Donald Polanski | 32-18 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Thomas Turner tips it home | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) SG - Corey Forster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Wilkins (tiring) PF - Randy Hatton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Wilkins, team foul #11 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Grell (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF) Larry Wilkins, Randy Hatton | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Louis - foul #3 on Curtis Louis, team foul #12 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG) Curtis Louis | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-18 |
| 03:00 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Kenneth Kirby is blocked by Joshua Barnes | 36-18 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the board | 36-18 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Charles Urbano drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-18 |
| 02:21 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-18 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Charles Urbano grabs the defensive rebound | 39-18 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Thomas Turner scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Sainz | 41-18 |
| 01:39 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Corey Forster | 41-21 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Thomas Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Turner, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Larry Wilkins (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Travis Butters, John Grell, Kenneth Kirby, William Stewart | |
| 01:00 | Holy Cross | Joe Maynor picks off the pass by Kurt Gamble | 41-21 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Kurt Gamble - foul #1 on Kurt Gamble, team foul #13 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker (SG) Corey Forster | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 42-21 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-21 |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Rodney Penaflor steals the ball from Dustin Day | 43-21 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-21 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble gets the rebound | 43-21 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble misses long on a halfcourt shot | 43-21 |