| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Oscar Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Cora (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Goss (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Ware and the foul's on Mark Zinner - foul #2 on Mark Zinner, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:42 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 28-26 |
| 18:53 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Bryan Armstrong is called for the reach on Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Bryan Armstrong, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a jump hook from the left block | 28-29 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Sam Edinger tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 17:56 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:34 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Goss | 28-32 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | The short jumper by Mark Zinner is denied by Jack Powell | 28-32 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the tip | 28-32 |
| 17:03 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 16:41 | Oklahoma State | Sam Edinger is called for the reach on Mark Cora - foul #2 on Sam Edinger, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SF), James Kyle (PF), Kenneth Minor (C) Mark Cora, Joseph Goss, Jack Powell | |
| 16:21 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SF), Randolph Conner (PF) Irvin Shepard, Kevin Armstrong, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block | 28-32 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Oscar Ware (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kyle (fresh) C - Kenneth Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | David Saxon picks off the pass by James Garner | 28-32 |
| 15:31 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Saxon | 28-34 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Oscar Ware is called for the reach on Mark Zinner - foul #4 on Oscar Ware, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Kevin Armstrong (SG), Stephen Burns (PF) Tim Whatley, Sam Edinger, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora (SF), Joseph Goss (PF), Jack Powell (C) Oscar Ware, James Kyle, Kenneth Minor | |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Randolph Conner | 31-34 |
| 14:13 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | James Garner snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Bryan Armstrong steals it from Kevin Armstrong | 31-34 |
| 13:38 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Goss | 31-37 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by David Saxon - foul #1 on David Saxon, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SF), Mark Zinner (C) James Garner, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware (PG) Bryan Armstrong | |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger tips it home | 33-37 |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 12:22 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:05 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Irvin Shepard - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Randolph Conner (PF) Irvin Shepard, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong (SG), James Kyle (PF), Kenneth Minor (C) David Saxon, Joseph Goss, Jack Powell | |
| 12:05 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Whatley | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Oscar Ware (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Cora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Kyle (fresh) C - Kenneth Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Kyle | 35-42 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Sam Edinger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-42 |
| 10:43 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:21 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 09:46 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to James Kyle | 35-45 |
| 09:29 | Oklahoma State | James Kyle knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Oscar Ware | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tim Whatley | 38-47 |
| 08:48 | Oklahoma State | James Kyle hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Oscar Ware | 38-49 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Tim Whatley | 40-49 |
| 08:04 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Randolph Conner gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 07:39 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Mark Cora | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Oscar Ware (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Cora (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Minor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-49 |
| 07:16 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:58 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Sam Edinger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Tim Whatley | 42-49 |
| 06:22 | Oklahoma State | James Kyle can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), James Garner (SG), John Madden (SF), Stephen Burns (PF), George Kramer (C) Tim Whatley, Kevin Armstrong, Sam Edinger, Randolph Conner, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SG), Joseph Goss (SF), Jack Powell (C) Bryan Armstrong, Mark Cora, Kenneth Minor | |
| 06:22 | Oklahoma State | James Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:22 | Oklahoma State | James Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Kramer | 42-50 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| 06:02 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | James Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | James Garner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:57 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware is fouled on the floor by James Garner - foul #1 on James Garner, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG) John Madden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong (SG) James Kyle | |
| 04:32 | Oklahoma State | Sam Edinger steps in front of the Oscar Ware pass | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:11 | Purdue | James Garner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 04:10 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Bryan Armstrong | 45-50 |
| 03:41 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware is fouled on the floor by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 03:24 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | James Kyle (PF) Bryan Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Oscar Ware (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Saxon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | James Garner is fouled on the floor by James Kyle - foul #1 on James Kyle, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (SG) James Garner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bryan Armstrong (SG), Kenneth Minor (C) Joseph Goss, Jack Powell | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 02:33 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Minor gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 02:33 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss (PF), Jack Powell (C) James Kyle, Kenneth Minor | |
| 02:10 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss loses the ball out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora (SF) David Saxon | |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Sam Edinger tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 00:47 | Oklahoma State | Jack Powell tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 00:41 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Oklahoma State | Irvin Shepard is called for the reach on Oscar Ware in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SF), Kenneth Minor (C) Mark Cora, Jack Powell | |
| 00:39 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:39 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 50-54 |
| 00:34 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | James Kyle (PF), Jack Powell (C) Joseph Goss, Kenneth Minor | |
| 00:31 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon is hacked by Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| 00:31 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | James Kyle steps in front of the Kevin Armstrong pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 50-54 |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Armstrong - foul #4 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma State | David Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Jack Powell - foul #3 on Jack Powell, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora (SF), Joseph Goss (PF) David Saxon, James Kyle | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 3rd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:17 | Oklahoma State | Irvin Shepard is called for the reach on Joseph Goss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Saxon (SF), Kenneth Minor (C) Mark Cora, Jack Powell | |
| 00:17 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:17 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Goss snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | Oscar Ware runs out the clock | 50-57 |