| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Shannon Hewitt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cruz O'Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brian Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Mojica (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Peloquin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-32 |
| 19:35 | Gonzaga | Joseph Peloquin hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses the floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 19:21 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:08 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 19:06 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:53 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Albert Brooks snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Albert Brooks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Gary Hiltner (PF), Jeffrey Thomas (C) Albert Brooks, Shannon Hewitt, Ronald Clabaugh, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:44 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan is fouled on the floor by William Reynolds - foul #1 on William Reynolds, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt (SF) Genaro Ricci | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:39 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Copeland | 37-37 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Lin Mang misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Copeland - foul #1 on Brian Copeland, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), John Gastelum (SG), Genaro Ricci (SF) William Reynolds, Shannon Hewitt, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Lin Mang makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Lin Mang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:23 | Gonzaga | Samuel Mojica gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Brian Copeland | 38-39 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison can't finish the layup but the foul's on Genaro Ricci - foul #3 on Genaro Ricci, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Shannon Hewitt (SF), Jeffrey Thomas (C) Albert Brooks, Genaro Ricci, Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth (PF), Daniel Whitaker (C) Samuel Mojica, Joseph Peloquin | |
| 17:21 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | William Reynolds comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 16:55 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:51 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 16:49 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Whitaker | 41-40 |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | Shannon Hewitt takes the ball from Daniel Whitaker | 41-40 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | William Reynolds travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Ronald Clabaugh (C) William Reynolds, John Gastelum, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Milford Heald (PG), Otto Iliff (SG), Charlie Szczeblewski (SF) Cruz O'Sullivan, Brian Copeland, Dan Garrison | |
| 16:05 | Gonzaga | Shannon Hewitt steps in front of the Milford Heald pass | 41-40 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Daniel Whitaker steals it from Albert Brooks in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Gonzaga | Daniel Whitaker makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Milford Heald | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lin Mang (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shannon Hewitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Hiltner (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Milford Heald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otto Iliff (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Charlie Szczeblewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave Ducksworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Whitaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh misses the floater from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 15:26 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:03 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth is fouled on the floor by Gary Hiltner - foul #4 on Gary Hiltner, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SG), Jeffrey Thomas (PF), Gabriel Mancini (C) Lin Mang, Gary Hiltner, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan (PG), Samuel Mojica (PF), Joseph Peloquin (C) Milford Heald, Dave Ducksworth, Daniel Whitaker | |
| 14:55 | Gonzaga | Shannon Hewitt takes the ball from Cruz O'Sullivan after a doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Jeffrey Thomas buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Brooks | 44-42 |
| 14:14 | Gonzaga | Charlie Szczeblewski connects on the floater from the left side | 44-44 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini is fouled on the floor by Joseph Peloquin - foul #3 on Joseph Peloquin, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), John Gastelum (SG), Gary Hiltner (PF), Ronald Clabaugh (C) Albert Brooks, Shannon Hewitt, Jeffrey Thomas, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Milford Heald (PG), Brian Copeland (SG), Dave Ducksworth (PF), Daniel Whitaker (C) Cruz O'Sullivan, Charlie Szczeblewski, Samuel Mojica, Joseph Peloquin | |
| 13:18 | Purdue | William Reynolds comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Milford Heald - foul #2 on Milford Heald, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Shannon Hewitt (SF) John Gastelum, Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison (SF) Milford Heald | |
| 13:18 | Purdue | William Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | William Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 46-44 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Albert Brooks gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Brian Copeland takes the ball from Shannon Hewitt | 46-44 |
| 12:20 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland lays it in | 46-46 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh knocks in the floater from the right side set up by William Reynolds | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Genaro Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Shannon Hewitt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Ronald Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Copeland (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otto Iliff (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Dan Garrison (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dave Ducksworth (tiring) 2 pts. C - Daniel Whitaker (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh is fouled on the floor by Otto Iliff - foul #1 on Otto Iliff, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Jeffrey Thomas (PF), Gabriel Mancini (C) Albert Brooks, Shannon Hewitt, William Reynolds, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan (PG), Charlie Szczeblewski (SG), Milford Heald (SF), Samuel Mojica (PF), Joseph Peloquin (C) Brian Copeland, Otto Iliff, Dan Garrison, Dave Ducksworth, Daniel Whitaker | |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Lin Mang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 10:49 | Gonzaga | Joseph Peloquin snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:33 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Jeffrey Thomas snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini is fouled on the floor by Joseph Peloquin - foul #4 on Joseph Peloquin, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Shannon Hewitt (SF) John Gastelum, Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth (C) Joseph Peloquin | |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci's pass is intercepted by Milford Heald | 48-48 |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Milford Heald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Jeffrey Thomas grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Albert Brooks misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Genaro Ricci | 50-48 |
| 08:49 | Gonzaga | Milford Heald is fouled on the floor by Shannon Hewitt - foul #1 on Shannon Hewitt, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Gary Hiltner (PF), Ronald Clabaugh (C) Albert Brooks, Shannon Hewitt, Jeffrey Thomas, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:44 | Gonzaga | Samuel Mojica misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 50-48 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 50-48 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 07:51 | Gonzaga | Samuel Mojica is open and scores on a floater in the lane | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Gastelum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lin Mang (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Genaro Ricci (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hiltner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ronald Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cruz O'Sullivan (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Charlie Szczeblewski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Milford Heald (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Mojica (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Ducksworth (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Lin Mang clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 07:24 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Milford Heald misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Clabaugh - foul #2 on Ronald Clabaugh, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Shannon Hewitt (SF), Gabriel Mancini (C) Lin Mang, Genaro Ricci, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland (SG), Dan Garrison (SF), Joseph Peloquin (C) Cruz O'Sullivan, Charlie Szczeblewski, Dave Ducksworth | |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Milford Heald misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Milford Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Brian Copeland picks off the pass by Albert Brooks in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 07:05 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Copeland | 52-51 |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | Joseph Peloquin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 06:24 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Samuel Mojica | 52-51 |
| 06:11 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland is fouled on the floor by Albert Brooks - foul #2 on Albert Brooks, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SG), Ronald Clabaugh (C) John Gastelum, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff (SG), Daniel Whitaker (PF) Milford Heald, Samuel Mojica | |
| 06:06 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Genaro Ricci - foul #4 on Genaro Ricci, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 06:06 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:06 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side | 54-53 |
| 05:29 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison misses the dunk attempt | 54-53 |
| 05:27 | Gonzaga | Daniel Whitaker grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:22 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland is fouled on the floor by Albert Brooks - foul #3 on Albert Brooks, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Jeffrey Thomas (C) Albert Brooks, Genaro Ricci, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan (PG) Dan Garrison | |
| 05:22 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:22 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Jeffrey Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 05:02 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Joseph Peloquin | 54-54 |
| 04:54 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-57 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 04:35 | Gonzaga | Joseph Peloquin pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Lin Mang steps in front of the Daniel Whitaker pass | 54-57 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Lin Mang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Genaro Ricci (SG), Ronald Clabaugh (C) William Reynolds, Lin Mang, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison (SF), Samuel Mojica (PF) Brian Copeland, Daniel Whitaker | |
| 04:15 | Gonzaga | Samuel Mojica blows the wide open dunk | 54-57 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Dan Garrison steps in front of the Albert Brooks pass in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 04:11 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dan Garrison | 54-59 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Albert Brooks can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner tips it in | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Genaro Ricci (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. SF - Shannon Hewitt (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Hiltner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cruz O'Sullivan (tiring) 16 pts. SG - Otto Iliff (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dan Garrison (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Mojica (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Peloquin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Albert Brooks is called for the reach on Dan Garrison - foul #4 on Albert Brooks, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini (C) Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charlie Szczeblewski (SG) Otto Iliff | |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-59 |
| 03:08 | Gonzaga | Genaro Ricci steps in front of the Dan Garrison pass | 59-59 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh (C) Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Milford Heald (PG), Brian Copeland (SG), Otto Iliff (SF), Dave Ducksworth (PF) Cruz O'Sullivan, Charlie Szczeblewski, Dan Garrison, Samuel Mojica | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Genaro Ricci | 62-59 |
| 02:48 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan (PG), Dan Garrison (SF), Daniel Whitaker (PF) Milford Heald, Otto Iliff, Dave Ducksworth | |
| 02:34 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Cruz O'Sullivan denies the turnaround by Genaro Ricci | 62-59 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci hits the follow up shot | 64-59 |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison misses the easy layup | 64-59 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Garrison - foul #3 on Dan Garrison, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Mojica (PF) Daniel Whitaker | |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Genaro Ricci is called for the reach on Brian Copeland - foul #5 on Genaro Ricci, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lin Mang (SG) Genaro Ricci | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Clabaugh | 65-59 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Peloquin - foul #5 on Joseph Peloquin, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth (C) Joseph Peloquin | |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:13 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dave Ducksworth | 66-59 |
| 00:57 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clabaugh swats the short shot by Dave Ducksworth | 66-59 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Cruz O'Sullivan is called for the reach on Ronald Clabaugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cruz O'Sullivan, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (PG) Albert Brooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:54 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Clabaugh | 66-59 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Cruz O'Sullivan is called for the reach on Ronald Clabaugh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cruz O'Sullivan, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:39 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:36 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dan Garrison | 68-62 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt is fouled in the backcourt by Cruz O'Sullivan - foul #5 on Cruz O'Sullivan, team foul #10 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini (C) Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff (SG) Cruz O'Sullivan | |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Brian Copeland is called for the reach on Gabriel Mancini in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Copeland, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:25 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-65 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Mancini | 69-65 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | John Gastelum is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Copeland - foul #3 on Brian Copeland, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | John Gastelum makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | John Gastelum makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Lin Mang grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Lin Mang is hacked by Otto Iliff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Otto Iliff, team foul #13 | 71-65 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Lin Mang makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Lin Mang misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | John Gastelum runs out the clock | 72-68 |