| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fresh) SG - Daniel Clark (fresh) SF - Genaro Ricci (fresh) PF - Bruce Ferris (fresh) C - Robert Firestone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kevin Bracewell (fresh) SG - Paul Julian (fresh) SF - Perry Fuller (fresh) PF - Ernie Darby (fresh) C - Eddie Craig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Firestone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci is denied on a layup by Ernie Darby | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kevin Bracewell | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Missouri | Kevin Bracewell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Robert Firestone hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Perry Fuller - foul #1 on Perry Fuller, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Robert Firestone makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Robert Firestone misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Eddie Craig | 1-3 |
| 18:29 | Missouri | Ernie Darby's pass is intercepted by Bruce Ferris | 1-3 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Daniel Clark clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Julian - foul #1 on Paul Julian, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Missouri | Bruce Ferris steals it from Paul Julian | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Daniel Clark misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Missouri | Ernie Darby makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Julian | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Daniel Clark hits a floater in the paint | 7-5 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | Perry Fuller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | Missouri | Eddie Craig hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Bruce Ferris is hacked by Eddie Craig - foul #1 on Eddie Craig, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (SG), Ronald Clabaugh (PF), Michael Shepherd (C) Genaro Ricci, Bruce Ferris, Robert Firestone | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Perry Fuller picks off the pass by Ronald Clabaugh | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fresh) SG - John Gastelum (fresh) SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) C - Michael Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kevin Bracewell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Julian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Fuller (fresh) PF - Ernie Darby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Missouri | Kevin Bracewell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Michael Shepherd snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Kevin Bracewell is called for the reach on John Pelt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Bracewell, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SF) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clint Zadeh (SG), Dewei Tang (SF), Stuart Reno (C) Paul Julian, Perry Fuller, Eddie Craig | |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Stuart Reno swats the short shot by Ronald Clabaugh | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Missouri | Stuart Reno grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Genaro Ricci steals it from Kevin Bracewell | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | John Pelt drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Shepherd | 10-7 |
| 14:28 | Missouri | Stuart Reno misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | John Gastelum grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Michael Shepherd knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Genaro Ricci | 12-7 |
| 13:56 | Missouri | Clint Zadeh connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Bracewell | 12-10 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | John Gastelum scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pelt | 15-10 |
| 13:11 | Missouri | Clint Zadeh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Michael Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Michael Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Kevin Bracewell is called for the reach on John Pelt - foul #2 on Kevin Bracewell, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Aaron Scott (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Bruce Ferris (PF), Robert Firestone (C) John Gastelum, Genaro Ricci, Ronald Clabaugh, Michael Shepherd | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Julian (SG), Perry Fuller (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Eddie Craig (C) Kevin Bracewell, Dewei Tang, Ernie Darby, Stuart Reno | |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Daniel Clark clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Perry Fuller - foul #2 on Perry Fuller, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SF) John Pelt | |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Butterfield (PG), Ernest Sapien (SF) Clint Zadeh, Perry Fuller | |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Eddie Craig gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:03 | Missouri | Paul Julian is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Ernest Sapien | 16-12 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Bruce Ferris scores on a runner in the paint set up by Aaron Scott | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Daniel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aaron Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Genaro Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Ferris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Firestone (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Donald Butterfield (fresh) SG - Paul Julian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Sapien (fresh) PF - Robert Harris (fresh) C - Eddie Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Missouri | Paul Julian misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Scott - foul #1 on Aaron Scott, team foul #1 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG), Ronald Clabaugh (PF) Genaro Ricci, Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dewei Tang (SF) Ernest Sapien | |
| 11:17 | Missouri | Paul Julian makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:17 | Missouri | Paul Julian misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Robert Firestone can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-13 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Eddie Craig grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Eddie Craig misses short on a jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 10:29 | Missouri | Donald Butterfield misses the tip | 18-13 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | John Pelt gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | John Pelt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 10:22 | Missouri | Eddie Craig pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:02 | Missouri | Dewei Tang is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Aaron Scott grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | John Pelt makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Clark | 21-13 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | Eddie Craig is fouled on the floor by Robert Firestone - foul #1 on Robert Firestone, team foul #2 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (SG), Genaro Ricci (SF), Bruce Ferris (PF) John Pelt, Aaron Scott, Robert Firestone | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clint Zadeh (SG), Ernie Darby (PF), Stuart Reno (C) Paul Julian, Robert Harris, Eddie Craig | |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Daniel Clark steals the ball from Dewei Tang | 21-13 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Clabaugh, team foul #3 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG) John Gastelum | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Julian (SG), Ernest Sapien (SF) Donald Butterfield, Dewei Tang | |
| 08:41 | Missouri | Paul Julian misses the turnaround from the right block | 21-13 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Paul Julian is called for the reach on Daniel Clark - foul #2 on Paul Julian, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Shepherd (SF), Robert Firestone (C) Genaro Ricci, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dewei Tang (SF), Eddie Craig (C) Paul Julian, Stuart Reno | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Eddie Craig scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Bruce Ferris hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Pelt | 25-15 |
| 07:22 | Missouri | Ernie Darby misses the easy open layup | 25-15 |
| 07:20 | Missouri | Dewei Tang misses the tip | 25-15 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Ferris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Firestone (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clint Zadeh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Sapien (fresh) SF - Dewei Tang (fairly fresh) PF - Ernie Darby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Bruce Ferris blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ernie Darby - foul #1 on Ernie Darby, team foul #8 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (SG), Genaro Ricci (SF), Ronald Clabaugh (C) John Pelt, Michael Shepherd, Robert Firestone | |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Butterfield (PG) Dewei Tang | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Bruce Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Bruce Ferris misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:50 | Missouri | Ernie Darby pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:39 | Missouri | Clint Zadeh's pass is intercepted by Ronald Clabaugh | 26-15 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Daniel Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-15 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci gets the offensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh is whistled for traveling | 26-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG), Robert Firestone (C) John Gastelum, Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dewei Tang (SF), Stuart Reno (PF), Robert Harris (C) Ernest Sapien, Ernie Darby, Eddie Craig | |
| 05:38 | Missouri | Robert Firestone steps in front of the Stuart Reno pass | 26-15 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Robert Harris picks off the pass by Genaro Ricci | 26-15 |
| 04:56 | Missouri | Stuart Reno knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 26-17 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Daniel Clark lays it up and in on a great pass from John Pelt | 28-17 |
| 04:17 | Missouri | Clint Zadeh can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-17 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Firestone | 28-17 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Stuart Reno - foul #1 on Stuart Reno, team foul #9 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Ferris (PF) Robert Firestone | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ernie Darby (PF), Eddie Craig (C) Stuart Reno, Robert Harris | |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Ernie Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 03:55 | Missouri | John Pelt is called for the reach on Donald Butterfield - foul #1 on John Pelt, team foul #4 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Firestone (C) Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kevin Bracewell (PG), Paul Julian (SG), Perry Fuller (SF) Donald Butterfield, Clint Zadeh, Dewei Tang | |
| 03:35 | Missouri | Kevin Bracewell makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Julian | 29-20 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Bruce Ferris hits the follow up shot | 31-20 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Genaro Ricci (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Ferris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Firestone (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kevin Bracewell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Julian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Fuller (fresh) PF - Ernie Darby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Missouri | Kevin Bracewell makes the shot from the left side set up by Paul Julian | 31-22 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | John Pelt buries a shot from the right side set up by Daniel Clark | 33-22 |
| 02:20 | Missouri | Eddie Craig is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eddie Craig, team foul #10 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (SG), Michael Shepherd (SF), Ronald Clabaugh (PF) John Pelt, Genaro Ricci, Robert Firestone | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | John Gastelum can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 01:57 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Paul Julian | 33-22 |
| 01:40 | Missouri | Daniel Clark denies the turnaround by Kevin Bracewell | 33-22 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Shepherd | 33-22 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Perry Fuller - foul #3 on Perry Fuller, team foul #11 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG), Aaron Scott (SG), Genaro Ricci (SF), Robert Firestone (C) Daniel Clark, John Gastelum, Michael Shepherd, Bruce Ferris | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clint Zadeh (SG), Dewei Tang (SF), Stuart Reno (C) Paul Julian, Perry Fuller, Eddie Craig | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh makes the free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:04 | Missouri | Stuart Reno connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewei Tang | 36-25 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Stuart Reno is called for the reach on Robert Firestone - foul #2 on Stuart Reno, team foul #12 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Clark (SG), Bruce Ferris (PF) Aaron Scott, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Harris (C) Ernie Darby | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Robert Firestone makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Robert Firestone makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Robert Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Pelt | 38-25 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Robert Firestone misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Ferris | 38-25 |