| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Kramer (fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire's pass is intercepted by Sam Edinger | 33-42 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the dunk but the foul's on Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF) Christopher Lipe | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is fouled on the floor by Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randolph Conner (C) Stephen Burns | |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes hits a turnaround near the basket | 37-43 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Sam Edinger lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 37-45 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi makes the contested jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Sikes | 39-45 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | George Kramer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG) Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Kevin Armstrong, Sam Edinger, Randolph Conner | |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the dunk attempt | 39-45 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Tim Whatley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Benjamin Goss | 41-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Shepard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Kramer (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Kramer | 41-51 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Allen Baugher | 43-51 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | Tim Whatley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Robert Manzi, Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Sam Edinger (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, George Kramer, Stephen Burns | |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Zinner - foul #4 on Mark Zinner, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randolph Conner (C) Mark Zinner | |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Randolph Conner snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Marshall - foul #1 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas drills a runner from the baseline | 46-52 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Carl Dunmire steps in front of the Sam Edinger pass | 46-52 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall misses the dunk attempt | 46-52 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris tips it in | 48-52 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger drills a jumper in the lane | 48-54 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris makes the jumper near the basket | 50-54 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Carl Dunmire takes the ball from Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall jams it on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire | 52-54 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), George Kramer (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Kevin Armstrong, Irvin Shepard, Michael Dunklin, Randolph Conner | |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas lays it in | 54-54 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Harris | 57-56 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Sam Edinger knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Stephen Burns snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Kramer (tiring) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's fadeaway is rejected by Alvin Haas | 57-59 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire drills a jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Robert Manzi is called for the reach on Tim Whatley - foul #4 on Robert Manzi, team foul #3 | 59-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Sam Edinger, George Kramer | |
| 10:35 | Purdue | James Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Randolph Conner snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG) Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the lay-in | 59-59 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 59-62 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Sikes | 61-62 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the 3 from the right wing | 61-65 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irvin Shepard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Kramer (tiring) C - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Marshall | 64-65 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Lipe - foul #5 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #4 | 64-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Timothy Marshall, Christopher Lipe, Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Stephen Burns (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, George Kramer, Randolph Conner | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Mark Zinner picks off the pass by Allen Baugher | 64-67 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is whistled for traveling | 64-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF) Sam Edinger | |
| 06:29 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | James Garner gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Tim Whatley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 64-67 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Tim Whatley takes the ball from Robert Manzi after a doubleteam | 64-67 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-69 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Baugher | 67-69 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | James Garner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tim Whatley | 67-72 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Irvin Shepard steals the ball from Allen Baugher | 67-72 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Robert Manzi is called for the reach on Irvin Shepard - foul #5 on Robert Manzi, team foul #5 | 67-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Robert Manzi, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), John Madden (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Irvin Shepard, James Garner, Stephen Burns, Mark Zinner | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-72 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #4 | 67-72 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Randolph Conner | 68-72 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by Allen Baugher - foul #2 on Allen Baugher, team foul #6 | 68-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), George Kramer (PF), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Michael Dunklin, Randolph Conner | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Kramer (fairly fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Sam Edinger jams it | 68-74 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is fouled on the floor by Tim Whatley - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #5 | 68-74 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss snags the offensive board | 68-74 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | George Kramer picks off the pass by Timothy Marshall | 68-74 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (SG) Tim Whatley | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-74 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Sam Edinger gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Sam Edinger lays it in on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 68-76 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is called for a charge - foul #3 on Allen Baugher, team foul #7 | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-76 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the board | 68-76 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall loses the dribble to Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt | 68-76 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong banks in the layup | 68-78 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris throws it down on a great pass from Timothy Marshall | 70-78 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | George Kramer knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is fouled on the floor by Irvin Shepard - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #6 | 70-80 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Dunmire | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Marshall - foul #2 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #8 | 72-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) Sam Edinger, George Kramer | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Allen Baugher | 72-80 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-80 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall loses the ball out of bounds | 72-80 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is hacked by Carl Dunmire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #9 | 72-80 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 72-80 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall travels in the backcourt | 72-80 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is hacked by Carl Dunmire - foul #2 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #10 | 72-80 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF) James Garner, Stephen Burns | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 75-81 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Timothy Marshall is called for the reach on Mark Zinner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #11 | 75-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), James Garner (SF) Irvin Shepard, George Kramer | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-83 |