| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | The short jumper by Jay Stanger is denied by Edwin Wilbourn | 18-29 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn blows the layup | 18-29 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Armstrong | 18-31 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Derek Blank buries a shot from close range set up by Carlos Kelly | 20-31 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Jay Stanger jams it on a great pass from Mark Armstrong | 20-33 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Jay Soo is whistled for traveling | 20-33 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses the fadeaway from close range | 20-33 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn tips it home | 22-33 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong knocks in the shot from the left block and the foul's on Edwin Wilbourn - foul #3 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Gary Berges (SF), Sammy Larry (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), James Anderson (PF) Dennis Pettry, Jay Stanger | |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses the free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Sammy Larry drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Kelly | 25-35 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | John Simpson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Armstrong and he's fouled by Carlos Kelly - foul #2 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF) Mark Armstrong | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Sammy Larry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-38 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Berges (fresh) PF - Sammy Larry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Smith | 25-41 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | Gary Berges scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Larry | 27-41 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | John Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | James Anderson snags the offensive board | 27-41 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | John Smith's layup is rejected by Nelson Wilkens | 27-41 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Sammy Larry pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | John Simpson takes the ball from Carlos Kelly | 27-41 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Simpson | 27-44 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | John Smith steps in front of the Andrew Beard pass | 27-44 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | James Anderson blows the layup but he's fouled by Nelson Wilkens - foul #3 on Nelson Wilkens, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tracy Smith (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Carlos Kelly, Andrew Beard, Gary Berges, Sammy Larry, Nelson Wilkens | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Jay Stanger (PF) Jesse Fuller, Dennis Pettry | |
| 13:16 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Tracy Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Jay Soo snags the offensive board | 27-46 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Derek Blank can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 27-46 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | James Anderson gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Timothy Lundgren steals the ball from James Anderson | 27-46 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren's fadeaway is rejected by Jay Stanger | 27-46 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | James Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the board | 27-46 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Mark Armstrong steals the ball from Derek Blank | 27-46 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong hits the finger roll | 27-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tracy Smith (fresh) SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Derek Blank clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-48 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong is hacked by Tracy Smith - foul #1 on Tracy Smith, team foul #4 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG) Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) John Simpson, James Anderson, John Smith | |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither is hacked by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #4 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #5 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Larry (C) Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither double dribbles | 27-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG) Derek Blank | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Andrew Beard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 27-48 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Jay Stanger gets the rebound | 27-48 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Jay Stanger drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mark Armstrong | 27-50 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Andrew Beard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-50 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Andrew Beard grabs the offensive board | 27-50 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | Jay Stanger is called for the reach on Jay Soo - foul #4 on Jay Stanger, team foul #1 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), John Smith (PF) Mark Armstrong, Jay Stanger | |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Andrew Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-50 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the shot from the left wing set up by John Smith | 27-52 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Andrew Beard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-52 |
| 08:40 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens tips it home | 29-52 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Sammy Larry blocks the jumper by Daniel Gaither | 29-52 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens snags the defensive board | 29-52 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Bailey (PF) Carlos Kelly | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), James Anderson (SF) Jesse Fuller, Dennis Pettry | |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong buries a floater from the left side | 29-54 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Sammy Larry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 29-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sammy Larry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Bailey (fresh) C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | John Simpson is hacked by Philip Bailey - foul #1 on Philip Bailey, team foul #6 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tracy Smith (PG) Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF) John Smith | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | John Simpson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Philip Bailey snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Tracy Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 29-54 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits a jumper from the left block set up by James Anderson | 29-56 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #2 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Larry (C) Nelson Wilkens | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF) Mark Armstrong, Jay Stanger | |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 29-56 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-56 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Simpson | 30-58 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Daniel Gaither takes the ball from Philip Bailey | 30-58 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Philip Bailey - foul #2 on Philip Bailey, team foul #7 | 30-58 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 30-59 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 30-60 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Dennis Pettry steps in front of the Tracy Smith pass | 30-60 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Pettry | 30-62 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Daniel Gaither is called for the reach on Tracy Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #3 | 30-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens (C) Philip Bailey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Gary Berges clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-62 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jesse Fuller | 30-62 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither double dribbles | 30-62 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Tracy Smith is fouled on the floor by John Simpson - foul #2 on John Simpson, team foul #4 | 30-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Bailey (SG) Tracy Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Dennis Pettry is called for the reach on Gary Berges - foul #2 on Dennis Pettry, team foul #5 | 30-62 |
| 03:41 | Dayton | Philip Bailey scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-62 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Beard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Larry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Wilkens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller lays it in set up by Dennis Pettry and the foul's on Andrew Beard - foul #1 on Andrew Beard, team foul #8 | 32-64 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller makes the free throw | 32-65 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-65 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Sammy Larry gets the offensive rebound | 32-65 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Daniel Gaither is called for the reach on Nelson Wilkens - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #6 | 32-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG) Jesse Fuller | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | The jump hook by Sammy Larry is blocked by Daniel Gaither | 32-65 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Sammy Larry gets the offensive rebound | 32-65 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Philip Bailey comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Armstrong - foul #1 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #7 | 32-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF) Dennis Pettry | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 33-65 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-65 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | John Simpson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 34-65 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | James Anderson tips it in | 34-67 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Gary Berges clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-67 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 34-67 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | John Simpson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-67 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens snags the defensive board | 34-67 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Gary Berges buries a 3 from the left wing | 37-67 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither's pass is intercepted by Andrew Beard | 37-67 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Sammy Larry misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-67 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 37-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | John Simpson is called for traveling | 37-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF) Mark Armstrong, Jay Stanger | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens misses the jumper from close range | 37-67 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the board | 37-67 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | John Simpson runs out the clock | 37-67 |