| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Harris (fresh) SF - Kevin Crosson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Cluff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Delancey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Quick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Bowling (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | James Cluff knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Belcher and he's fouled by Ronald Irvin - foul #2 on Ronald Irvin, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | James Cluff makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Harris - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Brian Quick is called for the reach on David Knight - foul #3 on Brian Quick, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Jones (SF) Brian Quick | |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cody Jones - foul #1 on Cody Jones, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Delancey | 30-25 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson is fouled on the floor by Cody Jones - foul #2 on Cody Jones, team foul #4 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Pepin (C) David Knight | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Williams (SG), Mark Thompson (PF), David Carlson (C) Brian Fisher, Warren Bowling, Ronald Irvin | |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | James Cluff misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Cody Jones grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | James Cluff gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | David Harris drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Belcher | 32-25 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on David Harris - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SG) David Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Fisher (SG), Ronald Irvin (C) John Delancey, Cody Jones | |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Sean Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin is open and scores on a jumper from close range | 35-30 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Sean Richardson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Pepin | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Cluff (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Pepin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), David Harris (SG), David Knight (PF) Christopher Belcher, Kevin Crosson, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Jones (PG), Brian Quick (SF), Warren Bowling (PF) Larry Williams, David Carlson, Mark Thompson | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | David Knight connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Lee Larson | 40-30 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Cluff - foul #2 on James Cluff, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SF) Sean Richardson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (PG) Brian Fisher | |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | James Cluff grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Richard England misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-31 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | John Delancey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Cody Jones is fouled on the floor by David Harris - foul #4 on David Harris, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), Joshua Bowman (SF) David Harris, David Knight | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Lolley (SG) Cody Jones | |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Brian Quick is hacked by Joshua Bowman - foul #2 on Joshua Bowman, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (PG) Lee Larson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Williams (SG) Donald Lolley | |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Delancey | 40-33 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | James Cluff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | John Delancey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Williams | 40-36 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher is hacked by Larry Williams - foul #1 on Larry Williams, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Sean Richardson (SG), David Knight (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, Christopher Belcher, Richard England, James Cluff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shawn Mukai (PG), Brian Fisher (SG), Cody Jones (SF), Mark Thompson (PF), David Carlson (C) John Delancey, Larry Williams, Brian Quick, Warren Bowling, Ronald Irvin | |
| 12:19 | Purdue | David Knight drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Richardson | 42-36 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher is hacked by Sean Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Richardson, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (SG) Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Sean Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | David Knight knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Sean Richardson | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Sean Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Pepin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Shawn Mukai (fresh) SG - Brian Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Jones (fresh) PF - Mark Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Sean Richardson steals it from David Carlson | 44-36 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Richardson | 46-36 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | David Carlson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-36 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Cody Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Cody Jones steals it from Sean Richardson | 46-36 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Cody Jones misses long on an open turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Lee Larson - foul #1 on Lee Larson, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (PG), Joshua Bowman (SF), Richard England (PF), James Cluff (C) Lee Larson, Sean Richardson, David Knight, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Brian Quick (SF), Warren Bowling (PF) Shawn Mukai, Brian Fisher, Mark Thompson, David Carlson | |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Cody Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Cody Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Richard England pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard England | 49-37 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Larry Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Larry Williams snags the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Larry Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Belcher - foul #2 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #8 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin (C) Cody Jones | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | James Cluff comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Irvin - foul #3 on Ronald Irvin, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SG) Christopher Belcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Fisher (SG), Robert Messick (SF) Larry Williams, Brian Quick | |
| 08:33 | Purdue | James Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | James Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Robert Messick is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Messick, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Richard England pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Richard England clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | John Delancey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), David Harris (SG), David Knight (PF) Sean Richardson, Joshua Bowman, Richard England | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Thompson (PF) Warren Bowling | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 19 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Cluff (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Delancey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Messick (fresh) PF - Mark Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Irvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | David Knight is called for the reach on Brian Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #9 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Williams (PG), David Carlson (SF) John Delancey, Ronald Irvin | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) Christopher Belcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Lolley (SG), Brian Quick (SF) Brian Fisher, Robert Messick | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Lolley | 54-43 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | David Knight misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | David Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | James Cluff hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 54-43 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | David Carlson gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Larry Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-43 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | James Cluff can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | David Carlson gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SF), Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, David Knight, James Cluff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (PG), Brian Fisher (SG), Warren Bowling (PF), Ronald Irvin (C) Larry Williams, Donald Lolley, Mark Thompson, David Carlson | |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Sean Richardson picks off the pass by Ronald Irvin | 54-45 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 54-45 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | John Delancey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Sean Richardson grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Richardson | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Richard England steps in front of the Brian Quick pass in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Lee Larson takes the ball from John Delancey in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-45 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | John Delancey grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sean Richardson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. PF - Richard England (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Pepin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Delancey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Quick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Warren Bowling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Irvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher misses the shot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jesse Pepin | 57-45 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Ronald Irvin takes the ball from Richard England | 57-45 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Warren Bowling misses short on an open jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Harris - foul #5 on David Harris, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (SF) David Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Williams (PG), Cody Jones (SG), David Carlson (SF), Mark Thompson (C) John Delancey, Brian Fisher, Brian Quick, Ronald Irvin | |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Warren Bowling misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Warren Bowling makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Cody Jones - foul #3 on Cody Jones, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Lolley (SG) Warren Bowling | |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Cody Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 60-49 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Sean Richardson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard England | 63-49 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Donald Lolley is hacked by Sean Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Richardson, team foul #11 | 63-49 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Donald Lolley makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Donald Lolley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Sean Richardson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Larson | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Larry Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Richard England misses the easy layup | 65-51 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman grabs the offensive board | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Lee Larson runs out the clock | 65-51 |