| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) SG - Michael Black (fresh) SF - Lee Moore (fresh) PF - James Valley (fresh) C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) SG - Walton Bell (fresh) SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Richard Flint (fresh) C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Richard Flint wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Walton Bell gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Moore | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Michael Black comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Flint | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Valley | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | James Valley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Valley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harold Gearhart | 0-5 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Black | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Richard Flint's pass is intercepted by Michael Black | 3-5 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | James Valley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Walton Bell travels with the ball | 3-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Danny Bump grabs the board | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) PF - James Valley (fresh) C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Orville Farr (fresh) SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Danny Bump (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Rene Romano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Michael Black misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Richard Calvert blocks the short jumper by Lee Moore | 3-5 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Michael Black drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Bogle | 6-5 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | James Valley picks off the pass by Rene Romano | 6-5 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Rene Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Orville Farr makes the 3 from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses the jumper from the baseline | 9-10 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Lee Moore tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Orville Farr connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valley (fairly fresh) C - Jason Evangelista (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Orville Farr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Bump (fairly fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista loses the dribble to Orville Farr | 11-13 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Orville Farr lays it in | 11-15 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | James Valley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Robert Anselmo (SG), Noah Paez (SF), Edward Genao (PF), Ronald Crosby (C) Stephen Bogle, Michael Black, Lee Moore, James Valley, Jason Evangelista | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Gearhart | 11-18 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Ronald Crosby gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #1 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs (C) Richard Calvert | |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs clanks a jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Walton Bell tips it back up and in | 14-20 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Noah Paez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-20 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Ronald Crosby tips it home | 16-20 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Beckman | 16-23 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Edward Genao is hacked by Richard Flint - foul #1 on Richard Flint, team foul #2 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Lee Moore (SF), James Valley (PF), Jason Evangelista (C) Michael Lefebvre, Robert Anselmo, Edward Genao, Ronald Crosby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Otto Hobbs | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | James Valley hits a jumper in the paint | 18-23 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman is fouled on the floor by James Valley - foul #2 on James Valley, team foul #2 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Black (SG), Ronnie Steinberg (PF) Noah Paez, James Valley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Rene Romano's pass is intercepted by Stephen Bogle | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Steinberg (fresh) C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Lee Moore | 20-23 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Ronnie Steinberg steals it from Jimoh Ahmadi | 20-23 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Robert Beckman is called for the reach on Stephen Bogle - foul #1 on Robert Beckman, team foul #3 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Noah Paez (SF), Edward Genao (PF) Lee Moore, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Edward Genao can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Flint - foul #2 on Richard Flint, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (PF) Richard Flint | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Edward Genao makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Edward Genao makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Stephen Bogle steals the ball from Robert Beckman in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle lays it in | 24-23 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is fouled on the floor by Stephen Bogle - foul #1 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #3 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Anselmo (SG), Ronald Crosby (C) Michael Black, Jason Evangelista | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Beckman | 24-26 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Ronald Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Lee Moore (SF) Stephen Bogle, Robert Anselmo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Otto Hobbs | |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Edward Genao picks off the pass by Danny Bump | 24-26 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Ronald Crosby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Edward Genao tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Edward Genao pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Rene Romano is called for the reach on Michael Lefebvre - foul #1 on Rene Romano, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Michael Black (SG), Jason Evangelista (C) Michael Lefebvre, Noah Paez, Ronald Crosby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Edward Genao's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Koch | 26-26 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Genao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Rene Romano clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-26 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Edward Genao grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Jimoh Ahmadi steals the ball from Edward Genao | 26-26 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Rene Romano lays it up and in set up by Jimoh Ahmadi | 26-28 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Edward Genao can't finish the layup | 26-28 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Rene Romano connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-31 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Otto Hobbs | 26-34 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Edward Genao misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Beckman - foul #2 on Robert Beckman, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Noah Paez (SG), James Valley (PF) Stephen Bogle, Michael Black, Lee Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch, Otto Hobbs | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Edward Genao makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Edward Genao makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Valley - foul #3 on James Valley, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Anselmo (SG), Ronald Crosby (PF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Edward Genao, James Valley, Jason Evangelista | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG) Rene Romano | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Robert Beckman | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Rene Romano | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-38 |