| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cruz Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Joseph Doering takes the ball from Robert Stinnett | 29-31 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater misses the easy layup | 29-31 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Michael Holland tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett scores on a jump hook in the paint | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Michael Holland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Fitzwater | 34-33 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett is hacked by Cruz Morris - foul #2 on Cruz Morris, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:00 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Harold Bryant's pass is intercepted by Cruz Morris | 34-33 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Cruz Morris is fouled on the floor by Harold Bryant - foul #2 on Harold Bryant, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Edward Fitzwater, Gregory Bracamonte, Cruz Morris | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Erickson - foul #3 on Stephen Erickson, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (SF), Terry Russel (PF) Edwin Dickerson, Stephen Erickson | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Terry Russel misses the jump hook from close range | 36-33 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alfredo Rossi | 36-33 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi clanks a floater near the basket | 36-33 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | Harold Bryant grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:28 | Columbia | Harold Bryant comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Michael Holland grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Terry Russel snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Harbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Russel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Harold Bryant hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Pollard | 36-36 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Harold Bryant pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Eric Pollard is called for traveling | 36-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (SG), Edward Fitzwater (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Cruz Morris (C) Joseph Doering, Michael Holland, Alfredo Rossi, Bobby Harbert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Patrick George (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Stephen Erickson (PF) Robert Stinnett, Warren Williams, Harold Bryant | |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Orlando Mullen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Desmond Rayford (C) Terry Russel | |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr is hacked by Patrick George - foul #1 on Patrick George, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG) Eric Pollard | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Erickson - foul #4 on Stephen Erickson, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (C) Stephen Erickson | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | Carlos Ford's floater is tipped away by Gregory Bracamonte | 41-36 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is fouled on the floor by Patrick George - foul #2 on Patrick George, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (PG) Joseph Doering | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (PG), Terry Russel (PF), Harold Bryant (C) John Owen, Desmond Rayford, Carlos Ford | |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Russel - foul #2 on Terry Russel, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (C) Cruz Morris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Williams (SG) Patrick George | |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:52 | Columbia | Harold Bryant grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:32 | Columbia | Harold Bryant misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF), Bobby Harbert (C) Edward Fitzwater, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (SF) Edwin Dickerson | |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Eric Pollard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Orlando Mullen - foul #1 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Eric Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Eric Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen connects on the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Eric Pollard - foul #2 on Eric Pollard, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cordell Stoehr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Harbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Russel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Columbia | Eric Pollard misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 11:39 | Columbia | Harold Bryant tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Harold Bryant picks off the pass by Michael Holland | 45-40 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Pollard | 45-40 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett is hacked by Orlando Mullen - foul #2 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Edward Fitzwater (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Cruz Morris (C) Cordell Stoehr, Michael Holland, Alfredo Rossi, Bobby Harbert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), Carlos Ford (C) Warren Williams, Terry Russel, Harold Bryant | |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Pollard | 45-43 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the jump hook from close range set up by Joseph Doering | 47-43 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Carlos Ford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gregory Bracamonte | 47-43 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 08:56 | Columbia | Eric Pollard grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 08:36 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford misses long on a jumper in the lane | 50-43 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Doering | 50-43 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edward Fitzwater | 52-43 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | Eric Pollard hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Cruz Morris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Pollard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Desmond Rayford (fairly fresh) C - Carlos Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Joseph Doering loses the dribble to Eric Pollard in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Pollard | 52-48 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:19 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Cruz Morris grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Carlos Ford steps in front of the Cruz Morris pass | 52-48 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Eric Pollard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson tips it home | 52-50 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Cruz Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (SG), Michael Holland (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Orlando Mullen, Edward Fitzwater, Gregory Bracamonte, Cruz Morris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Patrick George (PG), Warren Williams (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Stephen Erickson (PF), Harold Bryant (C) Robert Stinnett, Eric Pollard, Edwin Dickerson, Desmond Rayford, Carlos Ford | |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Bobby Harbert swats the layup by Warren Williams | 52-50 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Billie Douglass snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Harold Bryant is hacked by Bobby Harbert - foul #1 on Bobby Harbert, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Michael Holland knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 55-53 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alfredo Rossi - foul #2 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi can't throw it down but he's fouled by Billie Douglass - foul #2 on Billie Douglass, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cruz Morris (C) Bobby Harbert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF) Billie Douglass | |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edwin Dickerson | 56-54 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Harold Bryant makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Cruz Morris - foul #3 on Cruz Morris, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SF) Joseph Doering | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (PG) Patrick George | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Harold Bryant makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Holland (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Cruz Morris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Edward Fitzwater steps in front of the Edwin Dickerson pass | 56-57 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Edward Fitzwater, Cruz Morris | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 02:26 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edwin Dickerson | 56-57 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Michael Holland is called for the reach on Harold Bryant - foul #1 on Michael Holland, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Orlando Mullen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (SF) Edwin Dickerson | |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Harold Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Harold Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SF), Cruz Morris (C) Michael Holland, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF) Eric Pollard | |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater double dribbles | 56-59 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Harold Bryant misses the jumper from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 01:17 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Edwin Dickerson | 56-61 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Doering and he's fouled by Stephen Erickson - foul #5 on Stephen Erickson, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Russel (PF) Stephen Erickson | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses the free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:42 | Columbia | Harold Bryant grabs the board | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Harold Bryant comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Fitzwater - foul #2 on Edward Fitzwater, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Harold Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Harold Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Cruz Morris pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Robert Stinnett picks off the pass by Joseph Doering in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Warren Williams is hacked by Cordell Stoehr - foul #4 on Cordell Stoehr, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater connects on the 3 from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Warren Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Cordell Stoehr - foul #5 on Cordell Stoehr, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG) Cordell Stoehr | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 61-66 |