| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Mansell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hanger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | John Hanger inbounds the ball | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Purdue | John Hanger clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Darryl Flickinger - foul #2 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (PG), Theodore Burleson (PF) Robert Parrish, Wayne Hayslett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:36 | Purdue | John Hanger makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | John Hanger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-27 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the board | 47-27 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the jump hook near the basket | 49-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson gets the rebound | 49-27 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Brent Bailey loses the dribble to Tommy Frazier | 49-27 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | John Hanger connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-30 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | John Hanger grabs the board | 51-30 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Twitty | 53-30 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-30 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Hanger | 53-30 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Tommy Frazier steps in front of the Anthony Twitty pass | 53-30 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF) James Mansell, John Hanger, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SG), Joe Bryant (PF), Joel Terhune (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Tommy Frazier, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-30 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-30 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Bryant - foul #1 on Joe Bryant, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson (C) Darryl Flickinger | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett misses the 2nd free throw | 54-30 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Ransom (fresh) SF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Terhune (fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-30 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett gets the rebound | 54-30 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Robert Parrish drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Thompson | 56-30 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Parrish steals it from Trenton Jackson | 56-30 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Jason Thompson is fouled on the floor by Joe Bryant - foul #2 on Joe Bryant, team foul #3 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (SG), John Hanger (SF) Anthony Twitty, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Joe Bryant, Joel Terhune | |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett travels with the ball | 56-30 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 56-32 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PG) Paul Ransom | |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Joe Bryant and the foul's on Brent Bailey - foul #3 on Brent Bailey, team foul #1 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Burleson (PF) Wayne Hayslett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the free throw | 56-35 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Geoffrey Steinbeck - foul #2 on Geoffrey Steinbeck, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Robert Parrish pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish blows the dunk but the foul's on Joe Bryant - foul #3 on Joe Bryant, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF) John Hanger, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 58-35 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant tips it home | 58-37 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | James Mansell misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-37 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Mansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Bailey (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joe Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Bryant | 58-40 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Brent Bailey blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joe Bryant - foul #4 on Joe Bryant, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Hanger (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) James Mansell, Wayne Hayslett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Paul Ransom (SG), Randy Gochenour (SF), Joel Terhune (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Joe Bryant, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hanger - foul #1 on John Hanger, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (SG) Robert Parrish | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour misses the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour misses the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour makes the 3rd free throw | 60-41 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Brent Bailey buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Mansell | 62-41 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Hanger - foul #2 on John Hanger, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (PG) James Mansell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour makes the free throw | 62-44 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Brent Bailey's dunk attempt is rejected by Randy Gochenour | 62-44 |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joel Terhune | 62-44 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Paul Ransom is blocked by Theodore Burleson | 62-44 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Brent Bailey snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Brent Bailey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-44 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dwayne Sisk | 62-47 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Randy Gochenour denies the turnaround by Theodore Burleson | 62-47 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Terhune | 62-50 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Paul Ransom is called for the reach on Theodore Burleson - foul #3 on Paul Ransom, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (SG), Jason Thompson (SF) Robert Parrish, John Hanger | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Paul Ransom, Randy Gochenour, Joel Terhune, Dwayne Sisk | |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:54 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Johnson | 64-53 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Brent Bailey hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Mansell | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Twitty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Mansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Burleson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Brent Bailey (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Tommy Frazier | 66-55 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Brent Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson is called for traveling | 66-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (PG), John Hanger (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Anthony Twitty, Jason Thompson, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG) Trenton Jackson | |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Brent Bailey knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by James Mansell | 68-55 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is hacked by Paul Ransom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Ransom, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom misses the easy layup | 70-55 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Parrish | 72-55 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-55 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Brent Bailey pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Robert Parrish connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 74-55 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Tommy Frazier and the foul's on James Mansell - foul #2 on James Mansell, team foul #4 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG) James Mansell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Joe Bryant (SF), Joel Terhune (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom misses the free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Brent Bailey snags the defensive board | 74-57 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Trenton Jackson - foul #1 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #9 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (SG) Anthony Twitty | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SG) Paul Ransom | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune loses the dribble to John Hanger | 75-57 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Joe Bryant steals the ball from James Mansell | 75-57 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour clanks a 3 from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 75-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Mansell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Brent Bailey (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Gochenour (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. SF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joel Terhune (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk can't connect on a floater from the left side | 75-57 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk knocks in the 3 from straight away | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Robert Parrish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (PG), Ken Fox (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF), Charles Cambell (C) Robert Parrish, James Mansell, John Hanger, Wayne Hayslett, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG) Trenton Jackson | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour is fouled on the floor by Theodore Burleson - foul #1 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #5 | 75-60 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Burleson | 75-60 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune tips it back up and in | 75-62 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Ken Fox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 75-62 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour is called for traveling | 75-62 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-62 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the offensive board | 75-62 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Jason Thompson misses the shot from the free throw line | 75-62 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jason Thompson snags the offensive board | 75-62 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Terhune | 75-62 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Joe Bryant, team foul #10 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG) Joe Bryant | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Ken Fox is fouled on the floor by Paul Ransom - foul #5 on Paul Ransom, team foul #11 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF) Paul Ransom | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Ken Fox makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Ken Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty runs out the clock | 77-62 |