| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fresh) SF - Salvatore Ortega (fresh) PF - Melvin Baltzell (fresh) C - Edwin Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Jay Stanger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | James Madison | Edwin Combs misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | James Madison | Matthew Johnson is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Armstrong | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell travels with the ball | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dwayne Greenlee - foul #1 on Dwayne Greenlee, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:50 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 2-7 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Combs - foul #1 on Edwin Combs, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milbrandt (PG), James Murphy (SG), Steve Enger (PF) Matthew Johnson, Dwayne Greenlee, Melvin Baltzell | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG), James Anderson (PF), John Smith (C) Philip Gagnon, Mark Armstrong, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 17:24 | Purdue | John Simpson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | James Madison | Edwin Combs pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Murphy | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | James Milbrandt takes the ball from James Anderson | 4-7 |
| 16:46 | James Madison | James Milbrandt misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller lays it up and in | 4-9 |
| 16:01 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega loses the ball out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | James Madison | Matthew Johnson (PG), Dwayne Greenlee (SG), Melvin Baltzell (PF), Randy Woo (C) James Milbrandt, James Murphy, Steve Enger, Edwin Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Mark Armstrong (SG), Jay Stanger (PF) John Simpson, Jesse Fuller, James Anderson | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fresh) SF - Salvatore Ortega (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Baltzell (fresh) C - Randy Woo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (tiring) PF - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 4-11 |
| 15:13 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell hits a floater from the left block set up by Salvatore Ortega | 6-11 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | John Smith hits a shot from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 14:42 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Murphy (SG) Dwayne Greenlee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Wilson (SG), James Anderson (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) Mark Armstrong, Dennis Pettry, John Smith | |
| 14:42 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:42 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | James Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 14:25 | James Madison | Matthew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:19 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega can't finish the layup | 8-13 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is fouled on the floor by Randy Woo - foul #1 on Randy Woo, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milbrandt (PG), Daniel Andre (SG), Steve Enger (PF), Edwin Combs (C) Matthew Johnson, James Murphy, Melvin Baltzell, Randy Woo | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG) Philip Gagnon, Vincent Wilson | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:28 | James Madison | Steve Enger snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:03 | James Madison | James Milbrandt hits a 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | John Simpson double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee (SG) Daniel Andre | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF) Jesse Fuller, James Anderson | |
| 12:48 | James Madison | James Milbrandt is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Andre (SF) Salvatore Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Jay Stanger | |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 12:19 | James Madison | Edwin Combs snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:15 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Armstrong - foul #1 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Woo (SF) Daniel Andre | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG) John Simpson | |
| 12:15 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Dwayne Greenlee steps in front of the Dennis Pettry pass | 13-13 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - James Milbrandt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Woo (fresh) PF - Steve Enger (fairly fresh) C - Edwin Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (tiring) PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:34 | James Madison | Edwin Combs snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:19 | James Madison | Edwin Combs misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Gaither - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | Matthew Johnson (PG), James Murphy (SG), Salvatore Ortega (SF), Melvin Baltzell (PF) James Milbrandt, Dwayne Greenlee, Randy Woo, Steve Enger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), James Anderson (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) Mark Armstrong, Dennis Pettry, John Smith | |
| 11:19 | James Madison | Edwin Combs makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:19 | James Madison | Edwin Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon's pass is intercepted by James Murphy | 15-13 |
| 10:55 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell misses the lay-in | 15-13 |
| 10:53 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Johnson | 15-13 |
| 10:43 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), John Smith (C) Philip Gagnon, Daniel Gaither | |
| 10:43 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:43 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | John Simpson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the tip | 16-13 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | John Smith can't tip it in | 16-13 |
| 10:09 | James Madison | Edwin Combs pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:04 | James Madison | Edwin Combs is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Woo (SF) Salvatore Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF) Jesse Fuller, James Anderson | |
| 09:46 | James Madison | Edwin Combs is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Andre (SG), Steve Enger (PF) James Murphy, Melvin Baltzell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) John Smith | |
| 09:30 | James Madison | Randy Woo comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 16-13 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 09:02 | James Madison | Randy Woo's floater is tipped away by Daniel Gaither | 16-16 |
| 09:00 | James Madison | Edwin Combs tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | John Simpson is called for 10 seconds | 18-16 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milbrandt (PG), Dwayne Greenlee (SG), Salvatore Ortega (SF) Matthew Johnson, Daniel Andre, Edwin Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG) John Simpson, Mark Armstrong | |
| 08:38 | James Madison | Randy Woo makes the shot near the basket set up by James Milbrandt and the foul's on Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell (PF) Steve Enger | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (C) Daniel Gaither | |
| 08:38 | James Madison | Randy Woo misses the free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Jay Stanger tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 07:50 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-18 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - James Milbrandt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Salvatore Ortega (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Baltzell (tiring) 3 pts. C - Randy Woo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) SF - Dennis Pettry (tiring) PF - Jay Stanger (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:22 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Randy Woo | 22-21 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Dwayne Greenlee takes the ball from Philip Gagnon in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 07:02 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | James Madison | Matthew Johnson (PG), James Murphy (SG), Daniel Andre (SF), Steve Enger (PF), Edwin Combs (C) James Milbrandt, Dwayne Greenlee, Salvatore Ortega, Melvin Baltzell, Randy Woo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Daniel Gaither (C) Vincent Wilson, John Smith | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| 06:53 | James Madison | Matthew Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jay Stanger - foul #1 on Jay Stanger, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| 06:53 | James Madison | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:53 | James Madison | Matthew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 06:35 | James Madison | James Murphy gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | James Madison | Edwin Combs loses the ball out of bounds | 24-21 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Andre - foul #1 on Daniel Andre, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is hacked by Steve Enger - foul #1 on Steve Enger, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG) John Simpson | |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry makes the 3 from straight away | 24-24 |
| 05:36 | James Madison | James Murphy misses the lay-in | 24-24 |
| 05:34 | James Madison | Edwin Combs misses the tip | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milbrandt (PG), Dwayne Greenlee (SG), Salvatore Ortega (SF) Matthew Johnson, James Murphy, Daniel Andre | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:11 | James Madison | James Milbrandt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-24 |
| 04:41 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:36 | James Madison | James Milbrandt makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dwayne Greenlee | 26-24 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 03:59 | James Madison | Dennis Pettry is called for the reach on Salvatore Ortega - foul #1 on Dennis Pettry, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | James Madison | Matthew Johnson (PG), James Murphy (SG), Melvin Baltzell (PF), Randy Woo (C) James Milbrandt, Dwayne Greenlee, Steve Enger, Edwin Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG), James Anderson (SF), John Smith (PF) Philip Gagnon, Mark Armstrong, Dennis Pettry, Jay Stanger | |
| 03:59 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:59 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on John Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Andre (SF) Salvatore Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:44 | James Madison | Daniel Andre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Andre (fresh) PF - Melvin Baltzell (tiring) 3 pts. C - Randy Woo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | John Simpson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-29 |
| 03:20 | James Madison | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:15 | James Madison | Daniel Andre misses short on a jumper near the basket | 28-29 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses badly on a shot from close range | 28-29 |
| 02:50 | James Madison | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:25 | James Madison | Daniel Andre misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Gaither - foul #3 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milbrandt (PG), Salvatore Ortega (SF), Edwin Combs (C) Matthew Johnson, James Murphy, Randy Woo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF) John Simpson, Jesse Fuller, Daniel Gaither | |
| 02:25 | James Madison | Daniel Andre makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:25 | James Madison | Daniel Andre makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-29 |
| 02:09 | James Madison | Edwin Combs snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 02:01 | James Madison | Melvin Baltzell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Smith | 30-29 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | John Smith's floater is tipped away by Edwin Combs | 30-29 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | John Smith can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 01:12 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:06 | James Madison | Dennis Pettry is called for the reach on Salvatore Ortega - foul #2 on Dennis Pettry, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee (SG), Steve Enger (PF), Randy Woo (C) Daniel Andre, Melvin Baltzell, Edwin Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Mark Armstrong (SG) Philip Gagnon, Vincent Wilson | |
| 01:06 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:06 | James Madison | Salvatore Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | John Simpson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Steve Enger - foul #2 on Steve Enger, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | James Madison | Matthew Johnson (PG), Edwin Combs (C) James Milbrandt, Salvatore Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | John Simpson misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:48 | James Madison | Edwin Combs gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:35 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| 00:35 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:35 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:35 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 3rd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Steve Enger steps in front of the Dennis Pettry pass in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 00:24 | James Madison | Steve Enger travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | John Simpson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 00:02 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-31 |