| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Barry (fresh) SG - Jamey Pepe (fresh) SF - Gerald Parsons (fresh) PF - Jackie Ridenour (fresh) C - Robert Winn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Murray (fresh) SG - Ernest Sloan (fresh) SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) C - Charles Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Charles Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Murray | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | IPFW | Jamey Pepe's pass is intercepted by Ernest Sloan | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan hits the finger roll | 0-4 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | Robert Winn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Walker | 0-6 |
| 18:34 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Barry out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by James Murray - foul #1 on James Murray, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:34 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 17:35 | IPFW | Robert Winn buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Barry out of the doubleteam | 5-9 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Charles Walker misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Winn - foul #1 on Robert Winn, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Donn Rather (C) Robert Winn | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG) Ernest Sloan | |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Charles Walker makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Charles Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 17:08 | IPFW | James Murray picks off the pass by Jamey Pepe | 5-11 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | IPFW | Reggie Pemberton (PG), Eddie Messina (SG), Michael Sewell (SF), Robert Steadman (C) John Barry, Jamey Pepe, Gerald Parsons, Jackie Ridenour | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Michael Wade (SF), Robert Hillis (C) James Murray, Alfred Cochran, Charles Walker | |
| 16:38 | IPFW | Michael Sewell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | James Gilbert grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Michael Wade loses the dribble to Reggie Pemberton | 5-11 |
| 16:06 | IPFW | Robert Steadman scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Eddie Messina | 7-11 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Reggie Pemberton (fresh) SG - Eddie Messina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Sewell (fresh) PF - Donn Rather (fresh) C - Robert Steadman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) SG - James Gilbert (fresh) SF - Michael Wade (fresh) PF - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hillis (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Purdue | David Dunn connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 15:28 | IPFW | Donn Rather misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-14 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Michael Sewell is called for the reach on David Dunn - foul #1 on Michael Sewell, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Jamey Pepe (SG), Gerald Parsons (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF), Robert Winn (C) Reggie Pemberton, Eddie Messina, Michael Sewell, Donn Rather, Robert Steadman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Murray (PG), Ernest Sloan (SG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Charles Walker (C) David Dunn, James Gilbert, Michael Wade, Joseph Jackson | |
| 14:51 | Purdue | James Murray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 14:50 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:40 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-14 |
| 14:39 | IPFW | Jamey Pepe pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:26 | IPFW | Jamey Pepe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Walker | 7-14 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | James Murray hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Cochran | 7-16 |
| 13:49 | IPFW | John Barry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 13:48 | IPFW | Robert Winn tips it back up and in | 9-16 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Robert Hillis tips it in | 9-18 |
| 13:11 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jamey Pepe | 11-18 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Murray | 11-20 |
| 12:54 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons clanks a jumper in the paint | 11-20 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Walker | 11-20 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 12:28 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:24 | IPFW | John Barry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 12:23 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons misses the tip | 11-20 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan is hacked by Jamey Pepe - foul #1 on Jamey Pepe, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | IPFW | Reggie Pemberton (PG), Eddie Messina (SG), Michael Sewell (SF), Donn Rather (PF), Robert Steadman (C) John Barry, Jamey Pepe, Gerald Parsons, Jackie Ridenour, Robert Winn | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG), Michael Wade (SF), Joseph Jackson (PF) Ernest Sloan, Alfred Cochran, Robert Hillis | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson banks in the layup set up by James Murray | 11-22 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Reggie Pemberton (fresh) SG - Eddie Messina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Sewell (fresh) PF - Donn Rather (fresh) C - Robert Steadman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gilbert (fresh) SF - Michael Wade (fresh) PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | IPFW | Donn Rather loses the dribble to Joseph Jackson | 11-22 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | James Murray drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Wade | 11-24 |
| 11:04 | IPFW | Eddie Messina is hacked by James Murray - foul #2 on James Murray, team foul #2 | 11-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jamey Pepe (SG) Reggie Pemberton | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Alfred Cochran (SF) James Murray, Michael Wade | |
| 10:55 | IPFW | Michael Sewell's floater is tipped away by Joseph Jackson | 11-24 |
| 10:54 | IPFW | Jamey Pepe snags the offensive board | 11-24 |
| 10:35 | IPFW | Donn Rather travels with the ball | 11-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Gerald Parsons (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF) Eddie Messina, Michael Sewell, Robert Steadman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Sloan (SG) James Gilbert | |
| 10:24 | Purdue | David Dunn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-24 |
| 10:23 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour pulls down the rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:02 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-24 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson snags the defensive board | 11-24 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson is hacked by Jackie Ridenour - foul #1 on Jackie Ridenour, team foul #4 | 11-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Steadman (C) Donn Rather | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:28 | Purdue | John Barry picks off the pass by Ernest Sloan | 11-24 |
| 09:12 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 11-24 |
| 09:10 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour grabs the offensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:54 | IPFW | John Barry tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Barry, team foul #5 | 11-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | Reggie Pemberton (PG), Eddie Messina (SG), Michael Sewell (PF), Robert Winn (C) John Barry, Jamey Pepe, Jackie Ridenour, Robert Steadman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG), Michael Wade (SF), Robert Hillis (PF) Ernest Sloan, Alfred Cochran, Charles Walker | |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Michael Wade is fouled on the floor by Reggie Pemberton - foul #1 on Reggie Pemberton, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Churchill (PF) Gerald Parsons | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Michael Wade connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Dunn | 11-26 |
| 08:26 | IPFW | Robert Churchill misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Jackson | 11-26 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Sewell - foul #2 on Michael Sewell, team foul #7 | 11-26 |
| Subs | IPFW | Donn Rather (PF) Michael Sewell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Sloan (SG) David Dunn | |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 07:43 | IPFW | Robert Winn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-27 |
| 07:41 | IPFW | Eddie Messina grabs the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Reggie Pemberton (fresh) SG - Eddie Messina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Churchill (fresh) PF - Donn Rather (fresh) C - Robert Winn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Gilbert (fresh) SG - Ernest Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Wade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | IPFW | Reggie Pemberton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Wade | 14-29 |
| 06:52 | IPFW | Donn Rather can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 14-29 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Jackson | 14-29 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-29 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Michael Wade tips it back up and in | 14-31 |
| 06:29 | IPFW | Eddie Messina hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Ernest Sloan - foul #1 on Ernest Sloan, team foul #3 | 16-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jamey Pepe (SG), Gerald Parsons (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF) Reggie Pemberton, Robert Churchill, Robert Winn | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Charles Walker (C) James Gilbert, Michael Wade, Robert Hillis | |
| 06:29 | IPFW | Eddie Messina makes the free throw | 17-31 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is called for a backcourt violation | 17-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Robert Steadman (C) Eddie Messina, Donn Rather | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:05 | IPFW | John Barry shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jackie Ridenour | 20-31 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson is hacked by Jackie Ridenour - foul #2 on Jackie Ridenour, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | Donn Rather (PF) Jackie Ridenour | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:42 | IPFW | Jamey Pepe hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Donn Rather is called for the reach on Alfred Cochran - foul #1 on Donn Rather, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG) Ernest Sloan | |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:23 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 05:01 | IPFW | John Barry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Charles Walker snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | David Dunn drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Gilbert | 23-35 |
| 04:22 | IPFW | Charles Walker takes the ball from Gerald Parsons | 23-35 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 23-35 |
| 04:05 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Donn Rather | 23-35 |
| 03:54 | IPFW | Donn Rather drills a jump hook near the basket set up by John Barry and he's fouled by Joseph Jackson - foul #1 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| Subs | IPFW | Reggie Pemberton (PG), Eddie Messina (SG), Michael Sewell (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF) John Barry, Jamey Pepe, Gerald Parsons, Robert Steadman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Murray (PG), Ernest Sloan (SG), Robert Hillis (PF) David Dunn, James Gilbert, Joseph Jackson | |
| 03:54 | IPFW | Donn Rather misses the free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hillis | 25-35 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | James Murray is fouled on the floor by Eddie Messina - foul #1 on Eddie Messina, team foul #10 | 25-35 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Winn (C) Donn Rather | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Wade (SF) Alfred Cochran | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | James Murray misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | James Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Reggie Pemberton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eddie Messina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sewell (fresh) PF - Jackie Ridenour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Winn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Sloan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Wade (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | IPFW | Eddie Messina can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Michael Wade pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | The short jumper by Charles Walker is denied by Jackie Ridenour | 25-36 |
| 02:53 | IPFW | Michael Sewell snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 02:47 | IPFW | Eddie Messina misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-36 |
| 02:46 | IPFW | Michael Sewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:30 | IPFW | Robert Winn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Walker - foul #1 on Charles Walker, team foul #5 | 25-36 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Jamey Pepe (SG), Gerald Parsons (SF) Reggie Pemberton, Eddie Messina, Michael Sewell | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Joseph Jackson (C) Ernest Sloan, Michael Wade, Charles Walker | |
| 02:30 | IPFW | Robert Winn makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:30 | IPFW | Robert Winn misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Gerald Parsons steals it from Joseph Jackson | 26-36 |
| 01:58 | IPFW | Robert Winn buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jamey Pepe | 28-36 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | James Murray is hacked by John Barry in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Barry, team foul #11 | 28-36 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Steadman (C) Robert Winn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:56 | Purdue | James Murray misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | James Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:40 | IPFW | John Barry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 01:39 | IPFW | Robert Steadman snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 01:32 | IPFW | Jamey Pepe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Robert Hillis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | James Murray's pass is intercepted by Jamey Pepe | 28-37 |
| 00:53 | IPFW | John Barry buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Jamey Pepe is called for the reach on James Gilbert - foul #2 on Jamey Pepe, team foul #12 | 30-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | Eddie Messina (PG), Michael Sewell (SF), Donn Rather (PF) John Barry, Gerald Parsons, Jackie Ridenour | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Michael Wade (SF), Charles Walker (C) James Murray, Alfred Cochran, Robert Hillis | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | James Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | James Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:11 | IPFW | Donn Rather clanks a jumper from close range | 30-39 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Walker | 30-39 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Eddie Messina clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-42 |