| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SG - Leon Carroll (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) SF - James Garner (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #1 on Charles Tanner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Kiser - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Dennis Charles takes the ball from Irvin Shepard | 1-1 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 1-1 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Irvin Shepard - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #2 | 1-1 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | James Garner buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sam Edinger | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Raymond Parsons, Leon Carroll, Gary Wells, Charles Tanner, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:34 | Purdue | James Garner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Lloyd Greene - foul #1 on Lloyd Greene, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Irvin Shepard takes the ball from Brad Smith | 2-6 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard jams it | 2-8 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Sam Edinger gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | The jump hook by Sam Edinger is blocked by Jeffrey Cuthbert | 2-8 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | James Garner snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | George Kramer misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jeff Boatman - foul #1 on Jeff Boatman, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Jeff Boatman, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) Irvin Shepard, James Garner, Ronald Kiser | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SG - David Sears (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) C - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is hacked by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF) Gary Wells | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) George Kramer | |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Stephen Burns pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Raymond Parsons steps in front of the Stephen Burns pass | 2-9 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't finish the layup but the foul's on Javier Cuevas - foul #1 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) David Sears, Robert Bostwick, Charles Tanner, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG) Sam Edinger | |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin lays it in | 4-11 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Irvin Shepard - foul #2 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Irvin Shepard, Donald Kirkland | |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | David Sears grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons loses the dribble to Stephen Burns | 5-11 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Raymond Parsons steals it from Sam Edinger out of a doubleteam | 5-11 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | David Sears banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 7-11 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is fouled on the floor by Gary Wells - foul #1 on Gary Wells, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Leon Carroll (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Gary Wells, Jeff Boatman, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (C) Sam Edinger, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Garner out of a doubleteam | 7-13 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Brad Smith and he's hacked by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG) Brad Smith, Leon Carroll | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG) Donald Kirkland | |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sam Edinger | 10-15 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is fouled on the floor by Javier Cuevas - foul #2 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Robert Bostwick, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) Javier Cuevas, Ronald Kiser | |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Purdue | James Garner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Edinger | 12-18 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses long on a jumper from the left side | 12-18 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | James Garner pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | James Garner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-18 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Sam Edinger snags the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | George Kramer is whistled for a carry | 12-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Raymond Parsons, Leon Carroll, Gary Wells, Charles Tanner, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) George Kramer | |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Donald Kirkland - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (C) Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Kiser (PF) Donald Kirkland | |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Sam Edinger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Dunklin | 15-20 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is hacked by Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Charles Tanner (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Brad Smith, Jeff Boatman, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Sam Edinger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Stephen Burns misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Lloyd Greene - foul #2 on Lloyd Greene, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Leon Carroll (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (C) Ronald Kiser | |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Stephen Burns makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Stephen Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 17-21 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Smith | 17-21 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll tips it in | 19-21 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Sam Edinger out of a doubleteam | 19-23 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Sam Edinger steps in front of the Gary Wells pass | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Jeff Boatman (fresh) C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Wittig (fresh) PF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 19-23 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Wells | 19-23 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith's pass is intercepted by Sam Edinger in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | James Garner hits the finger roll set up by Sam Edinger | 19-25 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by George Kramer | 19-28 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Carroll | 22-28 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-28 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | George Kramer banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Brad Smith, Leon Carroll, Gary Wells, Jeff Boatman, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Willard Wittig, Stephen Burns | |
| 05:59 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Sam Edinger | 22-31 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin is hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #2 on Charles Tanner, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons lays it up and in | 24-31 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Sam Edinger loses the dribble to Jeffrey Cuthbert | 24-31 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Kiser - foul #2 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) James Garner, Ronald Kiser | |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | George Kramer can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 26-31 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Raymond Parsons | 26-31 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | David Sears clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-31 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | David Sears scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Sears (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lloyd Greene (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sam Edinger (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kramer (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Lloyd Greene swats the layup by George Kramer | 29-31 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Willard Wittig steps in front of the David Sears pass | 29-31 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Sam Edinger drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Dunklin | 29-34 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | David Sears comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | George Kramer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | David Sears gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | David Sears clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the contested driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Dunklin | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Willard Wittig, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Leon Carroll (SG), Jeff Boatman (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, Charles Tanner, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Sam Edinger, Michael Dunklin, Willard Wittig, Stephen Burns | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas misses the halfcourt shot | 33-36 |