| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) PF - Martin Chatfield (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Barnes (fresh) SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) SF - James Dorrough (fresh) PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Oscar Fagin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Hans Zeis makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ruben Barnes | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Lenny Akers knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Cecil Barnes | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Samford | The short jumper by Jerry Shaw is denied by Ricky Heath | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Oscar Fagin tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Oscar Fagin banks in the layup set up by Ruben Barnes and he's fouled by Cecil Barnes - foul #2 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:41 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | William Garner misses the dunk | 2-7 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Hans Zeis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Jerry Shaw's layup is rejected by Martin Chatfield | 2-7 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Oscar Fagin pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Hans Zeis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-10 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | William Garner banks in the layup on a great pass from Martin Chatfield | 4-10 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Oscar Fagin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | William Garner grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Ricky Heath connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from William Garner | 6-10 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Oscar Fagin loses the dribble to Ricky Heath | 6-10 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | William Garner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ruben Barnes - foul #1 on Ruben Barnes, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Brewer (PG), Eric Kerr (SG), Jason Carey (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) Ruben Barnes, Hans Zeis, James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| 16:15 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Martin Fullerton grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Ian Logan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 7-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Henry Gorman (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) William Garner, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Brewer (fresh) SG - Eric Kerr (fresh) SF - Jason Carey (fresh) PF - Ian Logan (fresh) C - Martin Fullerton (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Martin Fullerton is hacked by Henry Gorman - foul #1 on Henry Gorman, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Martin Chatfield (PF) Wayne Linder, James Miles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:00 | Samford | Jason Carey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Henry Gorman | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG), Jerry Shaw (C) Eric Kerr, Jason Carey | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Jerry Shaw travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Martin Fullerton | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Ricky Heath throws it down on a great pass from Matthew Clemons and he's fouled by Hans Zeis - foul #1 on Hans Zeis, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Wayne Linder (SG) Anthony Stephens, Matthew Clemons | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Barnes (PG) Robert Brewer | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Martin Chatfield is called for the reach on Ian Logan - foul #1 on Martin Chatfield, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Fagin (PF) Ian Logan | |
| 13:36 | Samford | Jerry Shaw lays it in on a nice dish by James Dorrough and he's hacked by Ricky Heath - foul #1 on Ricky Heath, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:36 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | James Miles can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 12-12 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Jerry Shaw grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:02 | Samford | James Dorrough scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Lenny Akers's pass is intercepted by Hans Zeis | 12-14 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Hans Zeis hits the finger roll | 12-16 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Lenny Akers scores on a shot from the right side set up by William Garner | 14-16 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Oscar Fagin clanks a floater in the lane | 14-16 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 14-16 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Ricky Heath slams it home on a great pass from Wayne Linder | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Zeis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Ruben Barnes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Linder - foul #1 on Wayne Linder, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), Martin Chatfield (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) William Garner, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, James Miles, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Brewer (SG), Jason Carey (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) Hans Zeis, James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Ruben Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Ruben Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan dunks the ball on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 18-17 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Jason Carey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-17 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Robert Brewer is called for the reach on Matthew Clemons - foul #1 on Robert Brewer, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Kerr (SG) Ruben Barnes | |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield double dribbles | 18-17 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Martin Fullerton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Martin Chatfield | 18-17 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons clanks a 3 from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan tips it in | 20-17 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Eric Kerr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Ian Logan tips it in | 20-19 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Tsan and the foul's on Ian Logan - foul #1 on Ian Logan, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Matthew Clemons, Henry Gorman, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG), James Dorrough (SF), Jerry Shaw (C) Eric Kerr, Jason Carey, Martin Fullerton | |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Lenny Akers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG) Anthony Stephens | |
| Subs | Samford | David Lockridge (PG), Oscar Fagin (PF) Robert Brewer, Ian Logan | |
| 08:55 | Samford | Hans Zeis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | William Garner makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Lenny Akers and he's hacked by David Lockridge - foul #1 on David Lockridge, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | William Garner makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:14 | Samford | David Lockridge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| 08:14 | Samford | David Lockridge makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:14 | Samford | David Lockridge makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Oscar Fagin is called for the reach on James Miles - foul #1 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Henry Gorman (SF) William Garner, Lenny Akers | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Barnes (PG), Ian Logan (PF) David Lockridge, Oscar Fagin | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Ian Logan steals the ball from Ricky Heath | 25-21 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Hans Zeis loses the ball out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Martin Chatfield (PF) Wayne Linder, James Miles | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Carey (SF), Martin Fullerton (C) James Dorrough, Jerry Shaw | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Ricky Heath is denied on a layup by Martin Fullerton | 25-21 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Henry Gorman tips it in | 27-21 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Jason Carey clanks a jumper from the baseline | 27-21 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Henry Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Gorman | 30-21 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Martin Fullerton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 30-21 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Ruben Barnes snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Ruben Barnes is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Matthew Clemons, Henry Gorman, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Brewer (SG), James Dorrough (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Hans Zeis, Jason Carey, Ian Logan, Martin Fullerton | |
| 05:51 | Samford | Ruben Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Ruben Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan clanks a shot from the left side | 30-23 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Chatfield | 30-23 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Jerry Shaw gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:12 | Samford | James Dorrough misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Lenny Akers pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Shaw - foul #1 on Jerry Shaw, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Kerr (SG) Ruben Barnes | |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Robert Brewer's pass is intercepted by William Garner in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | William Garner dunks the ball | 34-23 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Jerry Shaw hits a 3 from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | James Miles can't finish the layup | 34-26 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Eric Kerr pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 03:46 | Samford | Wayne Linder is called for the reach on Eric Kerr - foul #2 on Wayne Linder, team foul #9 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Wayne Linder, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG), Ian Logan (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| 03:46 | Samford | Eric Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Brewer (fresh) SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Kerr (fresh) PF - Ian Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Fullerton (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits the finger roll set up by James Miles and he's hacked by Robert Brewer - foul #2 on Robert Brewer, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Carey (SF) Eric Kerr | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Martin Fullerton grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Hans Zeis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lenny Akers - foul #2 on Lenny Akers, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Lockridge (PG) Robert Brewer | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Hans Zeis makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Hans Zeis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | The jump hook by James Miles is blocked by Ian Logan | 36-27 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Martin Fullerton grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Hans Zeis hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-29 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Jason Carey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | The jump hook by Ricky Heath is blocked by Ian Logan | 36-29 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is fouled on the floor by Martin Fullerton - foul #1 on Martin Fullerton, team foul #9 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Gorman (SF), Martin Chatfield (PF) Lenny Akers, James Miles | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Barnes (PG), James Dorrough (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) David Lockridge, Jason Carey, Ian Logan, Martin Fullerton | |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Jerry Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Jerry Shaw scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Oscar Fagin | 37-31 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Ruben Barnes steals it from Henry Gorman | 37-31 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Hans Zeis snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses long on a runner from the left block | 37-31 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-31 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Chatfield | 37-31 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 00:02 | Samford | James Dorrough grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Samford | James Dorrough clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-31 |