| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Sainz as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #1 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade | |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #2 | 18-22 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 18-22 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 18-22 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is hacked by Gregory Burkhardt during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #1 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-22 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Robert Cook is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Thomas Turner tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Michael Swinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-24 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 20-24 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Rodney Penaflor takes the ball from Walter Sullivan | 20-24 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Michael Swinney can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor tips it back up and in | 20-26 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dale Anderson | 22-26 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor drills a fadeaway from close range | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald clanks a shot from close range | 22-28 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #3 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Michael Yang (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Charles Urbano, Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner's pass is intercepted by Rodney Penaflor | 22-28 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is hacked by Glenn Cummings - foul #1 on Glenn Cummings, team foul #2 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Donald Polanski (C) Joe Maynor, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | John Kinkade is hacked by Walter Sullivan - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #3 | 22-28 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-31 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | John Kinkade pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #4 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Thomas Heald (SF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (SG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Donald Polanski | |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-31 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 22-31 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Joe Maynor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 22-31 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | Michael Yang snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Glenn Cummings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Cummings | 25-31 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor drills a jumper from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the runner in the lane | 27-35 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Lawrence Thompson is blocked by Thomas Trinh | 27-35 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 27-35 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Heald | 30-35 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joe Maynor | 30-37 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Yang | 32-37 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 32-37 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Glenn Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Maynor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Kinkade (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Joe Maynor connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz and he's fouled by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 07:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Michael Swinney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-40 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Robert Cook grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Lawrence Thompson steps in front of the Robert Cook pass | 32-40 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Lawrence Thompson out of the doubleteam | 34-40 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Lawrence Thompson picks off the pass by Joe Maynor | 34-40 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson jams it | 36-40 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, Donald Polanski | |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Robert Cook misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 36-40 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Michael Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-40 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Michael Swinney snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Robert Cook misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-40 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Robert Cook misses the tip | 36-40 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Robert Cook can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG) Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Robert Cook picks off the pass by Dale Anderson | 36-42 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Michael Swinney lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Cook | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dale Anderson | 39-44 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Walter Sullivan - foul #3 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Thomas Heald (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Dale Anderson, Michael Yang, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Robert Cook, Thomas Turner | |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Heald and the foul's on Donald Polanski - foul #1 on Donald Polanski, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | The jumper by Thomas Trinh is denied by Michael Yang | 42-46 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Michael Yang snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Lawrence Thompson | 44-46 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Walter Sullivan - foul #4 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Michael Swinney takes the ball from Lawrence Thompson | 44-48 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Thomas Heald is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz - foul #2 on Thomas Heald, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (C) Donald Polanski | |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Anderson - foul #2 on Dale Anderson, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Kinkade - foul #2 on John Kinkade, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #10 | 44-48 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Sullivan | 44-50 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is hacked by Walter Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #11 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on Thomas Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #12 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (SF) Thomas Trinh | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt is hacked by Rodney Penaflor - foul #4 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, David Bragg, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Charles Urbano runs out the clock | 46-54 |