| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) C - David Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson inbounds the ball | 17-15 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-15 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Charles Urbano gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Charles Urbano comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #1 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Burkhardt | 19-17 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Joe Maynor knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Cook | 22-17 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Robert Cook steals it from Lawrence Thompson | 22-17 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | A charge is called on Joe Maynor - foul #2 on Joe Maynor, team foul #1 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Charles Urbano, Robert Cook, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is hacked by Kenneth Sainz - foul #2 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #2 | 22-17 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Sullivan | 22-19 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | David Bragg scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 24-19 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Kenneth Sainz takes the ball from Walter Sullivan | 24-19 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | David Bragg misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 24-19 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Thomas Turner tips it home | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Bragg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Sullivan | 26-22 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 26-22 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Thomas Turner gets the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Thomas Heald picks off the pass by Kenneth Sainz | 26-22 |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Sainz - foul #3 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #3 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Walter Braun, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits a jumper from the left block | 28-22 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dwayne Danis (SF) Arthur Bower, Dale Anderson | |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Robert Cook drills a floater from the left block | 30-25 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is hacked by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | David Bragg clanks a runner from the left block | 30-25 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dwayne Danis | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bragg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | John Kinkade gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-25 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | David Bragg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Bragg, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 30-25 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Joe Maynor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson hits the follow up shot | 32-25 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Anderson - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Stanley Miles (PF) Dwayne Danis, Thomas Heald | |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | David Bragg snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-25 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dale Anderson | 32-25 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-25 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 32-25 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-25 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Charles Urbano grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | David Bragg clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #3 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG), Thomas Heald (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan, Stanley Miles, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 08:15 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Turner - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #8 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Bower | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Joe Maynor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Arthur Bower picks off the pass by Robert Cook | 34-27 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-27 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 34-27 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Arthur Bower, Glenn Cummings, Edgar Eichner | |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-27 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Trinh | 34-27 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | David Bragg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | David Bragg is called for the reach on Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on David Bragg, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | John Kinkade pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-28 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | David Bragg tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Thompson | 34-30 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses long on a jumper from the right block | 34-30 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Charles Urbano steals it from Lawrence Thompson out of a doubleteam | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Dale Anderson steals it from Charles Urbano | 34-30 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the lay-in | 34-30 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF) Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald | |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Gregory Burkhardt picks off the pass by Charles Urbano | 34-30 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF) Stanley Miles | |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gregory Burkhardt and he's hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #3 on Thomas Turner, team foul #10 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Kinkade (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Burkhardt | 35-35 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Urbano | 37-35 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a runner from the left block | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | The clock runs out | 37-35 |