| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock can't connect on a runner in the paint | 27-32 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt can't tip it in | 27-32 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Dunn | 29-32 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan is hacked by James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (PF) James Clark | |
| 18:50 | Purdue | David Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is fouled on the floor by Alfred Cochran - foul #2 on Alfred Cochran, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt blows the layup | 29-32 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | David Dunn grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | David Dunn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker is called for the reach on Gerald Whitt - foul #1 on Charles Walker, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hillis (C) Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Daniel Mock | |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | David Dunn is hacked by Bruce Wright - foul #1 on Bruce Wright, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG) Ernest Sloan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SF), Frank Green (PF) Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright | |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson lays it in | 31-32 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mike Cole, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG) Dennis Hargrove, Mike Cole | |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Frank Green - foul #3 on Frank Green, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Walker (C) Joseph Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF), Mike Cole (PF) James Leighton, Frank Green | |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses the 3rd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sam Chism | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Gress (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Cochran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hillis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Cole (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sam Chism (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hillis is called for the reach on Mike Cole - foul #2 on Robert Hillis, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Sloan (SG), Michael Wade (SF) Jason Gress, Alfred Cochran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (PF), Marc Carnell (C) Mike Cole, Sam Chism | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Wade - foul #1 on Michael Wade, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG) James Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Robert Hillis banks in the layup and he's hacked by Marc Carnell - foul #4 on Marc Carnell, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Daniel Mock (C) James Leighton, Marc Carnell | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Robert Hillis misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Walker - foul #2 on Charles Walker, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Jackson (PF) Robert Hillis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Jackson | 34-35 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | David Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Michael Wade is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Wade, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfred Cochran (SF) Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Sam Chism (C) David Simmons, Bruce Wright, Daniel Mock | |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-37 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | The jump hook by Alfred Cochran is blocked by James Clark | 34-37 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | James Clark grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | James Clark clanks a shot from the right block | 34-37 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | James Clark scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Hargrove and he's fouled by Joseph Jackson - foul #1 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #7 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG), James Gilbert (SG), Robert Hillis (PF) David Dunn, Ernest Sloan, Joseph Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Bruce Wright (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Dennis Hargrove, Mike Cole, Sam Chism | |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses the shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock can't finish the layup | 34-42 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Charles Walker pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Gress (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Jason Gress hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Jackson (PF) Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SG), Frank Green (PF) Gerald Whitt, James Clark | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Jason Gress makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | The refs have stopped play. James Gilbert is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Michael Wade (SF) James Gilbert, Alfred Cochran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Sam Chism (C) Frank Green, Daniel Mock | |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Wade swats the shot by Mike Cole | 37-42 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Robert Hillis grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Michael Wade makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Dunn | 39-42 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 39-42 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hillis | 39-42 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 39-42 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Sloan (SG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Charles Walker (C) Jason Gress, Michael Wade, Robert Hillis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Frank Green (SF), James Clark (PF), Daniel Mock (C) David Simmons, Bruce Wright, Mike Cole, Sam Chism | |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Dunn and he's fouled by Daniel Mock - foul #1 on Daniel Mock, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Whitt - foul #2 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #9 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (PG) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Dennis Hargrove | |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | James Clark is called for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Frank Green | |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Charles Walker snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Gerald Whitt is called for the reach on Ernest Sloan - foul #3 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #10 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Robert Hillis (PF) James Gilbert, Joseph Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Marc Carnell (C) James Leighton, Daniel Mock | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | David Dunn comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Hargrove - foul #1 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #11 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG) Ernest Sloan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:46 | Purdue | David Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | James Clark drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Dennis Hargrove | 46-44 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Dunn | 48-44 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | James Clark scores on a runner from the right block set up by Bruce Wright | 48-46 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Charles Walker hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker picks off the pass by James Clark | 50-46 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marc Carnell | 50-46 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hillis takes the ball from Bruce Wright | 50-46 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Sloan (SG), Joseph Jackson (PF) James Gilbert, Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock (C) Marc Carnell | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | David Dunn hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Robert Hillis snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Robert Hillis loses the dribble to Dennis Hargrove | 53-46 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt jams it set up by Dennis Hargrove | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Robert Hillis hits the follow up shot | 55-48 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 55-48 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Jackson | 55-48 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran buries a runner from close range | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hargrove | 57-48 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Jackson - foul #2 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Walker (C) Robert Hillis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Alfred Cochran and the foul's on James Clark - foul #4 on James Clark, team foul #12 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG), James Gilbert (SG), Michael Wade (SF), Robert Hillis (C) David Dunn, Ernest Sloan, Alfred Cochran, Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Mike Cole (SG), Frank Green (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) Dennis Hargrove, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, James Clark, Daniel Mock | |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 60-49 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Robert Hillis pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Jason Gress hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-49 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson tips it home | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons is called for traveling | 62-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Walker (C) Joseph Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Michael Wade scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-49 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Gilbert - foul #1 on James Gilbert, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jason Gress runs out the clock | 64-51 |