| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Fred Lawler (fresh) SG - Michael Dix (fresh) SF - Roger Dickson (fresh) PF - Stephen Daulton (fresh) C - Curtis Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Curtis Haas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan is denied on a layup by Stephen Daulton | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Roger Dickson | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is hacked by Roger Dickson - foul #1 on Roger Dickson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes drills a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Curtis Haas - foul #1 on Curtis Haas, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Curtis Haas snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Ball State | Anthony Stephens picks off the pass by Michael Dix | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Curtis Haas pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Michael Dix drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Lawler | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan lays it up and in set up by Anthony Stephens and the foul's on Michael Dix - foul #1 on Michael Dix, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Michael Dix misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Curtis Haas is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pierce (PG), William Kowalsky (C) Fred Lawler, Curtis Haas | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG) Anthony Stephens | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Michael Dix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't connect on a floater from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | William Kowalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Pierce (fresh) SG - Michael Dix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Dickson (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Daulton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Kowalsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Robert Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 6-5 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes is hacked by Michael Dix - foul #2 on Michael Dix, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (PG), Curtis Senter (SF), Jeff Wick (C) Michael Dix, Roger Dickson, Stephen Daulton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Henry Gorman gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | James Miles scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Linder | 6-7 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Curtis Senter knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 8-7 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Garner and he's fouled by William Kowalsky - foul #1 on William Kowalsky, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Curtis Haas (C) Jeff Wick | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Curtis Haas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 8-10 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Martin Chatfield | 8-10 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | James Miles is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Miles, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Bounds (PG), Chase Stinson (SG), Roger Dickson (SF), Stephen Daulton (PF) Fred Lawler, Robert Pierce, Curtis Senter, William Kowalsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Henry Gorman, Martin Chatfield | |
| 13:50 | Ball State | The jump hook by Curtis Haas is blocked by Ricky Heath | 8-10 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Roger Dickson - foul #2 on Roger Dickson, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Curtis Senter (SF) Roger Dickson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG), Melvin Tsan (PF) Matthew Clemons, James Miles | |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Chase Stinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Gregory Bounds is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregory Bounds, team foul #7 | 8-10 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Wayne Linder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-10 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Wayne Linder is called for the reach on Chase Stinson - foul #1 on Wayne Linder, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (PG), Robert Pierce (SG) Gregory Bounds, Chase Stinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (PG) Wayne Linder | |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Robert Pierce misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Tsan | 8-13 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Curtis Senter hits a fadeaway from the right block | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Fred Lawler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pierce (fresh) SF - Curtis Senter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Daulton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Haas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Robert Pierce grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Lawler | 12-13 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons is hacked by Curtis Haas - foul #2 on Curtis Haas, team foul #8 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Bounds (PG), Chase Stinson (SF), William Kowalsky (PF), Jeff Wick (C) Robert Pierce, Curtis Senter, Stephen Daulton, Curtis Haas | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | William Kowalsky snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Gregory Bounds drills a shot from the right side | 14-13 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | James Miles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Kowalsky - foul #2 on William Kowalsky, team foul #9 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Daulton (PF) William Kowalsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Matthew Clemons | |
| 10:08 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 14-15 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Jeff Wick can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield is hacked by Jeff Wick - foul #1 on Jeff Wick, team foul #10 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Curtis Senter (SF) Fred Lawler | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Henry Gorman picks off the pass by Chase Stinson | 16-17 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the jumper from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Curtis Senter snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Curtis Senter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Gorman - foul #1 on Henry Gorman, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pierce (SG) Chase Stinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) William Garner, Henry Gorman | |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Curtis Senter makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Curtis Senter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Wayne Linder | 18-19 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Curtis Senter can't throw it down but he's hacked by Wayne Linder - foul #2 on Wayne Linder, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (SG) Gregory Bounds | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Wayne Linder, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Curtis Senter makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Curtis Senter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Pierce (fresh) SG - Fred Lawler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Senter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Daulton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Wick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Lenny Akers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Robert Pierce loses the dribble to Matthew Clemons | 20-19 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Robert Pierce is called for the reach on Ricky Heath - foul #1 on Robert Pierce, team foul #11 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG) Matthew Clemons | |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 20-19 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Ricky Heath drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Lenny Akers | 20-21 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Ricky Heath is called for the reach on Jeff Wick - foul #1 on Ricky Heath, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Bounds (PG), Chase Stinson (SG) Robert Pierce, Fred Lawler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Gorman (SF) Lenny Akers | |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Jeff Wick misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Garner | 20-23 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Curtis Senter misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Henry Gorman grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Daulton - foul #1 on Stephen Daulton, team foul #12 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (SG) Curtis Senter | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeff Wick | 20-24 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Bounds and he's fouled by Cecil Barnes - foul #1 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pierce (SG), Curtis Senter (SF) Fred Lawler, Chase Stinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) Cecil Barnes, Henry Gorman | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Stephen Daulton misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | William Garner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Clemons | 22-26 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | William Garner takes the ball from Gregory Bounds in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | William Garner is hacked by Gregory Bounds during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Gregory Bounds, team foul #13 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (SG) Gregory Bounds | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 04:32 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 22-26 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan hits a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Fred Lawler - foul #1 on Fred Lawler, team foul #14 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG) William Garner | |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Robert Pierce makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 25-29 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Lenny Akers pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Fred Lawler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Senter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Daulton (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Wick (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Pierce - foul #2 on Robert Pierce, team foul #15 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gregory Bounds (PG), Michael Dix (SG), Roger Dickson (SF), William Kowalsky (PF), Curtis Haas (C) Fred Lawler, Robert Pierce, Curtis Senter, Stephen Daulton, Jeff Wick | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), James Miles (PF) Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Ricky Heath picks off the pass by Curtis Haas | 25-31 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lenny Akers | 25-34 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Roger Dickson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Henry Gorman (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Roger Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:22 | Ball State | Roger Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | James Miles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Roger Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Gregory Bounds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | William Kowalsky picks off the pass by Melvin Tsan | 27-34 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Curtis Haas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Melvin Tsan - foul #1 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Lawler (PG) Gregory Bounds | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG) William Garner | |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Curtis Haas makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Curtis Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the left block | 29-36 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Michael Dix scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Lawler | 32-36 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | James Miles knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 32-38 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | William Kowalsky is hacked by Wayne Linder - foul #3 on Wayne Linder, team foul #11 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pierce (SG), Curtis Senter (SF) Michael Dix, Roger Dickson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (PG), Lenny Akers (SF), Martin Chatfield (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Wayne Linder, Henry Gorman, Melvin Tsan, James Miles | |
| 00:02 | Ball State | William Kowalsky makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | William Kowalsky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-38 |