| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Hewitt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Thomas Fessler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh slams it home | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-34 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | James Coutee steals it from Albert Brooks in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton lays it in on a nice dish by James Coutee | 32-36 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Albert Brooks | 34-36 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Fessler denies the turnaround by Curtis Sims | 34-36 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | James Coutee tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shannon Hewitt | 37-40 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer loses the dribble to Shannon Hewitt | 37-40 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler banks in the layup set up by Shannon Hewitt | 39-40 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Gary Hiltner (SF) Albert Brooks, Shannon Hewitt, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (SF), Douglas Beadles (PF) Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Henry - foul #3 on Donald Henry, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (PG), Cameron Moody (SG) James Coutee, Donald Henry | |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lin Mang (fresh) SF - Gary Hiltner (fresh) PF - Thomas Fessler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) SF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Douglas Beadles (fresh) C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims's pass is intercepted by William Reynolds | 41-40 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Shannon Hewitt (SG), Ronald Clabaugh (PF) William Reynolds, Lin Mang, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF) Donald Stahl, Cameron Moody, Sid Anderson, Douglas Beadles | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is hacked by Thomas Fessler - foul #3 on Thomas Fessler, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG) Thomas Fessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lin Mang (SF), Thomas Fessler (PF) Julius Kimes, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Patrick Schwabenbauer takes the ball from Shannon Hewitt | 41-40 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Lin Mang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG), Ronald Clabaugh (PF), Gabriel Mancini (C) Shannon Hewitt, Lin Mang, Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SF), Sid Anderson (PF), Douglas Beadles (C) Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer, Curtis Sims | |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Julius Kimes steps in front of the Donald Stahl pass | 41-42 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Coutee | 43-45 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Julius Kimes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Brooks | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Julius Kimes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Fessler (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Stahl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Douglas Beadles (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl makes the shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | James Coutee steals it from Albert Brooks | 46-47 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Fessler | 46-47 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Stahl - foul #1 on Donald Stahl, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Shannon Hewitt (SG), Lin Mang (SF), Gary Hiltner (C) Julius Kimes, Albert Brooks, Ronald Clabaugh, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (PG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF), Curtis Sims (C) James Coutee, Donald Stahl, Sid Anderson, Douglas Beadles | |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lin Mang | 48-47 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Henry | 48-47 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Donald Henry grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | William Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Ronald Clabaugh (PF), Gabriel Mancini (C) William Reynolds, Lin Mang, Thomas Fessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Donald Stahl (SG) Cameron Moody, Donald Henry | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Kory Clinton is blocked by Ronald Clabaugh | 48-50 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Hewitt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Hiltner (fresh) PF - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh tips it in | 50-50 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Coutee | 50-52 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner is fouled on the floor by Kory Clinton - foul #3 on Kory Clinton, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Fessler (SF) Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Sid Anderson (PF), Douglas Beadles (C) Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer, Curtis Sims | |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Brooks | 53-52 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt tips it in | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | James Coutee is whistled for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Gary Hiltner (C) Thomas Fessler, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF), Curtis Sims (C) Donald Stahl, Douglas Beadles | |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh is denied on a layup by Curtis Sims | 55-52 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG) William Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG), Kory Clinton (SF) Donald Henry, Sid Anderson | |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Julius Kimes | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses the easy dunk attempt | 58-52 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims is fouled on the floor by Gary Hiltner - foul #1 on Gary Hiltner, team foul #2 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Fessler (SF), Gabriel Mancini (C) Julius Kimes, Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (PG) James Coutee | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses the easy layup | 58-52 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Fessler | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shannon Hewitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Fessler (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kory Clinton - foul #4 on Kory Clinton, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hiltner (SF) Thomas Fessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Sid Anderson (PF), Douglas Beadles (C) Cameron Moody, Patrick Schwabenbauer, Curtis Sims | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson's pass is intercepted by Gary Hiltner | 58-52 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt blows the layup but he's fouled by Sid Anderson - foul #1 on Sid Anderson, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lin Mang (SF) Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF), Curtis Sims (C) Donald Stahl, Sid Anderson, Douglas Beadles | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ronald Clabaugh - foul #1 on Ronald Clabaugh, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Thomas Fessler (SF), Gabriel Mancini (C) Shannon Hewitt, Lin Mang, Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Patrick Schwabenbauer | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gabriel Mancini | 60-54 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | The jumper by William Reynolds is denied by Curtis Sims | 60-54 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Coutee | 60-56 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler jams it on a great pass from Albert Brooks | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | William Reynolds steals the ball from Donald Henry | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Thomas Fessler is hacked by James Coutee in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Coutee, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lin Mang (SG), Shannon Hewitt (SF) William Reynolds, Thomas Fessler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt is hacked by Donald Henry - foul #4 on Donald Henry, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Donald Henry buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | James Coutee is called for the reach on Lin Mang in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Coutee, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Lin Mang makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Lin Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kory Clinton | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh is hacked by James Coutee in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Coutee, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Fessler (SF) Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh runs out the clock | 66-62 |