| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Nitzkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - King Palazzo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Cole (fresh) C - Rick White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Marco Costa | 35-35 |
| 19:47 | Purdue | James Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Nitzkowski - foul #3 on Chris Nitzkowski, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 19:28 | Purdue | John Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-35 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | James Anderson tips it in | 37-35 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour's fadeaway is rejected by John Smith | 37-35 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | John Smith misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Stanger swats the dunk try by Rick White | 37-35 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 37-35 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Marco Costa takes the ball from John Smith | 37-35 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, James Anderson, John Smith, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Lawrence Richey (SG), Charles Lee (PF), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, King Palazzo, Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee is whistled for a carry | 37-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF) Walter Seymour | |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Bluhm | 39-35 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Lee | 39-37 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kip Gross | 39-37 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz's floater is tipped away by Kip Gross | 39-39 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kip Gross - foul #1 on Kip Gross, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (SF), Jay Stanger (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Bluhm, Timothy Sullivan, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Walter Seymour (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Chester Stuart (C) Tyler Prichard, Lawrence Richey, King Palazzo, Charles Lee, Kip Gross | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Nitzkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Cole (fresh) C - Chester Stuart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Walter Seymour | 40-41 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | John Simpson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour hits a jumper from close range set up by Marco Costa and he's fouled by Jay Stanger - foul #2 on Jay Stanger, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), John Smith (PF) Robert Hawkins, James Anderson, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White (C) Arthur Cole | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart is whistled for a carry | 40-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (PG), Arthur Cole (PF) Marco Costa, Chester Stuart | |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Jay Stanger's pass is intercepted by Joe Bova in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Bova | 40-46 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is hacked by Joe Bova in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Bova, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan | 42-46 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Smith takes the ball from Rick White | 42-46 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Troy Stovall connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jay Stanger | 44-46 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (SF), Shawn Reitz (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Bluhm, Timothy Sullivan, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), King Palazzo (SF), Chester Stuart (PF), Charles Lee (C) Joe Bova, Walter Seymour, Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| 12:49 | Purdue | The short jumper by James Anderson is denied by Chester Stuart | 44-46 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Charles Lee | 44-46 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (SG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Craig Wolfe takes the ball from Marco Costa | 44-46 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Tyler Prichard steals it from James Anderson in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | John Simpson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | James Anderson tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz tips it home | 46-46 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Marco Costa, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Rafael Anderson (SF), John Smith (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, James Anderson, Craig Wolfe, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG), Arthur Cole (PF), Kip Gross (C) Tyler Prichard, Chester Stuart, Charles Lee | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jay Stanger (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Richey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - King Palazzo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kip Gross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Troy Stovall | 48-46 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Smith blocks the short jumper by Arthur Cole | 48-46 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa is fouled on the floor by Troy Stovall - foul #3 on Troy Stovall, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), Timothy Sullivan (C) Robert Hawkins, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Walter Seymour (SF), Rick White (C) Marco Costa, Lawrence Richey, King Palazzo, Kip Gross | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova is hacked by Robert Bluhm - foul #2 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF) Troy Stovall, Rafael Anderson, John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (SG), Charles Lee (PF) Chris Nitzkowski, Arthur Cole | |
| 09:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Bova | 50-49 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Joe Bova is called for the reach on John Simpson - foul #3 on Joe Bova, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (SG) Robert Bluhm | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Chester Stuart (PF) Joe Bova, Rick White | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Simpson and the foul's on Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF), John Smith (PF) James Anderson, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Charles Lee | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 52-49 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Chester Stuart | 52-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski is fouled on the floor by Troy Stovall - foul #4 on Troy Stovall, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), Shawn Reitz (C) John Simpson, Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Arthur Cole (PF) Chris Nitzkowski, Walter Seymour, Rick White | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hawkins steals it from Marco Costa | 52-49 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | John Smith misses the driving attempt in the lane | 52-49 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Marco Costa steps in front of the John Smith pass | 52-49 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo jams it on a great pass from Marco Costa | 52-51 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Jay Stanger (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, John Smith, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Walter Seymour (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Lawrence Richey, King Palazzo, Arthur Cole, Chester Stuart | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bluhm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tyler Prichard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chris Nitzkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Seymour (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Kip Gross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard is fouled on the floor by Robert Bluhm - foul #3 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), Shawn Reitz (C) James Anderson, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (PG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Lee | 52-52 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kip Gross - foul #2 on Kip Gross, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG) John Simpson, Robert Bluhm | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG), King Palazzo (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Walter Seymour, Charles Lee, Kip Gross | |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-55 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Stovall | 56-55 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Craig Wolfe - foul #1 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), John Smith (PF), Jay Stanger (C) Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Chester Stuart (PF) Joe Bova, Lawrence Richey, Arthur Cole | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Stovall | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (SG), Walter Seymour (SF), Charles Lee (PF) Chris Nitzkowski, King Palazzo, Rick White | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | James Anderson is fouled on the floor by Walter Seymour - foul #1 on Walter Seymour, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Chester Stuart | |
| 04:50 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Walter Seymour steals the ball from Jay Stanger | 59-60 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard is fouled on the floor by John Simpson - foul #2 on John Simpson, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF) Robert Bluhm, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart (C) Kip Gross | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits a shot from the left block set up by John Simpson | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jay Stanger (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tyler Prichard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Chris Nitzkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Seymour (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Chester Stuart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski drills a jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | John Simpson is fouled on the floor by Tyler Prichard - foul #2 on Tyler Prichard, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (SG), Timothy Sullivan (C) Robert Hawkins, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Lawrence Richey (SG), Arthur Cole (PF) Tyler Prichard, Chris Nitzkowski, Charles Lee | |
| 03:23 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo (SF) Walter Seymour | |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Lawrence Richey steals it from Timothy Sullivan | 63-64 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 63-64 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | John Smith tips it back up and in | 65-64 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo is whistled for traveling | 65-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (PG), Walter Seymour (SG), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Lawrence Richey, Chester Stuart | |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Walter Seymour | 65-66 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (SF), John Smith (PF), Jay Stanger (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Bluhm, Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Rick White (C) Joe Bova, Walter Seymour, Kip Gross | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by King Palazzo - foul #3 on King Palazzo, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by King Palazzo | 66-69 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | John Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Nitzkowski - foul #4 on Chris Nitzkowski, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | John Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-69 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | John Smith misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa drills a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on John Smith - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee (C) Rick White | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins loses the dribble to Marco Costa | 67-73 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole is hacked by Robert Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #13 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SG) Walter Seymour | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski is hacked by Robert Hawkins - foul #2 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #14 | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | John Simpson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-76 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the offensive board | 67-76 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | John Simpson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Anderson | 70-76 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hawkins is called for the reach on King Palazzo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #15 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | King Palazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Arthur Cole is called for the reach on James Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Cole, team foul #12 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Rick White (C) Walter Seymour, Charles Lee | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Arthur Cole | 71-77 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hawkins is called for the reach on Arthur Cole in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #16 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG), Charles Lee (C) Chris Nitzkowski, Rick White | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | John Simpson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-79 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 71-79 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee is fouled in the backcourt by John Simpson - foul #3 on John Simpson, team foul #17 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SG) Walter Seymour | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins snags the defensive board | 71-80 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | John Simpson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Anderson | 74-80 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Hawkins is called for the reach on Marco Costa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #18 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG) Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Walter Seymour (SG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-82 |