| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Fain (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harry Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | William Garner inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Harry Howell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Garner | 36-25 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Louis Fain pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Louis Fain buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Garner | 38-25 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Louis Fain steps in front of the Ernest Schirmer pass | 38-25 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Louis Fain slams it home | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Aaron Devine | 40-27 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-27 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Louis Fain - foul #1 on Louis Fain, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | William Garner snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | William Garner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-28 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Scott Capone gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Fain - foul #2 on Louis Fain, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jeffrey Harris (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Louis Fain, Harry Howell, William Garner, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale is whistled for a carry | 43-30 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Joey Beverage connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Scott Capone knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 46-32 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine tips it but misses | 49-32 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Aaron Devine denies the turnaround by Joshua Brown | 49-32 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Ernest Schirmer | 49-35 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Joshua Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (PG), Harry Howell (SG), William Garner (SF), David Jackson (C) Derick Baker, Joey Beverage, Jeffrey Harris, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Garner - foul #1 on William Garner, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | William Garner misses the floater in the paint | 49-37 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale is fouled on the floor by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Brian Hardin (SF) Gerald Hale, Scott Capone | |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the jumper from the left side | 49-37 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | William Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Harry Howell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Louis Fain pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano is fouled on the floor by Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG) Sonny Riggs | |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton clanks a jump hook near the basket | 49-39 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Brown | 49-39 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Fain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Hardin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | William Garner is fouled on the floor by Wayne Horton - foul #1 on Wayne Horton, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF) Louis Fain, Harry Howell, William Garner, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (PG), Sonny Riggs (SG) Wayne Horton, Scott Capone | |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Aaron Devine is called for the reach on Derick Baker - foul #2 on Aaron Devine, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Joey Beverage comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Jack Parker tips it in | 51-41 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-41 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the tip | 51-41 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Jack Parker pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-41 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #1 on Joshua Brown, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (PG), Harry Howell (SG), David Jackson (C) Derick Baker, Joey Beverage, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG) Aaron Devine | |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Louis Fain misses the fadeaway from the left block | 51-43 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Sonny Riggs | 51-43 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Harris takes the ball from Sonny Riggs | 51-43 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Sonny Riggs is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Jack Parker, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG) Sonny Riggs | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Harry Howell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Salvatore Giordano | 51-43 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | William Garner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Horton - foul #2 on Wayne Horton, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | David Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | David Jackson misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Schirmer - foul #4 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG) Harry Howell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Wayne Horton | |
| 07:49 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Fain (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Salvatore Giordano picks off the pass by Brian Hardin | 53-43 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Scott Capone grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Scott Capone scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Louis Fain is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Louis Fain, Joey Beverage, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Sonny Riggs (SG) Gerald Hale, Scott Capone | |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Horton | 53-47 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 53-47 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses the jumper from close range | 53-47 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Joshua Brown slams it home set up by William Garner | 55-49 |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine's pass is intercepted by Jack Parker | 58-49 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Sonny Riggs is called for the reach on Jack Parker - foul #3 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jeffrey Harris (PF) William Garner, Harry Howell, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG), Gerald Hale (SF) Brian Hardin, Aaron Devine | |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer comes up short on the shot near the basket | 60-49 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Jack Parker is fouled on the floor by Ernest Schirmer - foul #5 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (C) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the fadeaway from close range | 62-49 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale tips it in | 62-51 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Joey Beverage scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Harris | 65-51 |
| 03:43 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs clanks a floater in the paint | 65-51 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Joshua Brown snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Fain (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. C - Aaron Devine (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Louis Fain | 68-51 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Harris | 68-51 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Jack Parker - foul #4 on Jack Parker, team foul #6 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Martin Chatfield (PF) Louis Fain, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (SF) Sonny Riggs | |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-51 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-51 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Jack Parker gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Devine - foul #3 on Aaron Devine, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF) Gerald Hale | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-51 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joey Beverage | 70-51 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Jack Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the lay-in | 70-51 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Jack Parker gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Joey Beverage makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derick Baker | 72-51 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-51 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the offensive board | 72-51 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-51 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine gets the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Derick Baker runs out the clock | 72-51 |