| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) SG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) PF - Gary Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Harrison (fresh) SG - John Gates (fresh) SF - Marion Cordova (fresh) PF - Thomas Polk (fresh) C - Vincent McCargo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Michael Harrison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds clanks a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Princeton | Thomas Polk grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Princeton | Michael Reynolds takes the ball from Michael Harrison | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Gary Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Reed | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Princeton | Marion Cordova can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Mullins - foul #1 on Ricky Mullins, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Princeton | Marion Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:51 | Princeton | Marion Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Brian Reed makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Princeton | Michael Harrison loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Green (C) Ricky Mullins | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marion Cordova - foul #1 on Marion Cordova, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:59 | Princeton | Marion Cordova misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 16:57 | Princeton | Marion Cordova snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:36 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo hits a jumper in the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:08 | Princeton | Marion Cordova gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:48 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Moore | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Pilon (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Reynolds (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Harrison (fairly fresh) SG - John Gates (fresh) SF - Marion Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Polk (fresh) C - Vincent McCargo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds can't connect on a shot from the left side | 8-4 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Reynolds | 8-4 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds slams it home and he's fouled by Thomas Polk - foul #1 on Thomas Polk, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregorio Costa (PG), Bill Lohr (SG), Ricky Mullins (C) Brian Reed, Ronald Pilon, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen (PG), Scottie Caraballo (SF) Michael Harrison, Marion Cordova | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:48 | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-4 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Fred Green misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:38 | Princeton | John Gates pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:15 | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Lewellen | 11-7 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Fred Green loses the ball out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Constant (SF), Benjamin Carlile (PF) Michael Reynolds, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Princeton | Marion Cordova (SF) Nicholas Lewellen | |
| 13:30 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo is fouled on the floor by Ricky Mullins - foul #2 on Ricky Mullins, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Moore (PF) Ricky Mullins | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Harrison (PG) Scottie Caraballo | |
| 13:02 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by John Gates | 11-9 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Benjamin Carlile buries a jumpshot from the left side | 13-9 |
| 12:10 | Princeton | Michael Harrison makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Polk and the foul's on Gregorio Costa - foul #1 on Gregorio Costa, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Ronald Pilon (SG), Fred Green (SF) Gregorio Costa, Bill Lohr, Carlos Constant | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:10 | Princeton | Michael Harrison misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 11:51 | Princeton | Marion Cordova grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 11:31 | Princeton | Marion Cordova misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Benjamin Carlile pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SF - Fred Green (fresh) PF - Gary Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Carlile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marion Cordova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Polk (fairly fresh) C - Vincent McCargo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Constant (SF), Stjepan Gladysiewski (C) Gary Moore, Benjamin Carlile | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen (PG), Scottie Caraballo (SF) Michael Harrison, Marion Cordova | |
| 10:34 | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 10:33 | Princeton | Thomas Polk tips it back up and in | 13-13 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Stjepan Gladysiewski's floater is tipped away by Vincent McCargo | 13-13 |
| 10:08 | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:01 | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-13 |
| 10:00 | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:41 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo misses badly on a shot near the basket | 13-13 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Stjepan Gladysiewski gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Carlos Constant is hacked by Thomas Polk - foul #2 on Thomas Polk, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF) Carlos Constant, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Harrison (PG), Marion Cordova (PF), Angel Gallo (C) John Gates, Thomas Polk, Vincent McCargo | |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Gary Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SG) Ronald Pilon | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 08:52 | Princeton | Michael Harrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Moore | 13-13 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Bill Lohr knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Reed and he's fouled by Michael Harrison - foul #1 on Michael Harrison, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregorio Costa (PG), Benjamin Carlile (C) Brian Reed, Stjepan Gladysiewski | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Gates (SG) Nicholas Lewellen | |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Bill Lohr makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:03 | Princeton | Marion Cordova misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 08:02 | Princeton | John Gates gets the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 07:41 | Princeton | Marion Cordova hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Gates | 16-15 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds tips it but misses | 16-15 |
| 07:20 | Princeton | Angel Gallo snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gregorio Costa (fresh) SG - Bill Lohr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Carlile (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gates (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scottie Caraballo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marion Cordova (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Gallo (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Princeton | John Gates makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scottie Caraballo and the foul's on Gregorio Costa - foul #2 on Gregorio Costa, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Ronald Pilon (SG), Fred Green (PF) Gregorio Costa, Bill Lohr, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen (PG), Vincent McCargo (C) Michael Harrison, Angel Gallo | |
| 07:01 | Princeton | John Gates makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 06:49 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Marion Cordova | 16-18 |
| 06:20 | Princeton | John Gates is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pilon - foul #1 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF), Stjepan Gladysiewski (C) Michael Reynolds, Benjamin Carlile | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 06:03 | Princeton | John Gates connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Fred Green misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Marion Cordova - foul #2 on Marion Cordova, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Moore (PF) Stjepan Gladysiewski | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Harrison (PG), Thomas Polk (PF) John Gates, Marion Cordova | |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Fred Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Fred Green misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:43 | Princeton | Thomas Polk grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 05:21 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Pilon - foul #2 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Reynolds (SF) Ronald Pilon | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Gates (SG), Angel Gallo (C) Nicholas Lewellen, Thomas Polk | |
| 05:21 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:21 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Fred Green pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses the lay-in but the foul's on Vincent McCargo - foul #1 on Vincent McCargo, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Constant (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Polk (PF) Angel Gallo | |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:46 | Princeton | The jump hook by Vincent McCargo is blocked by Fred Green | 19-22 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Fred Green | 19-22 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Carlos Constant is fouled on the floor by Michael Harrison - foul #2 on Michael Harrison, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Boyle (PG) Bill Lohr | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen (PG) Michael Harrison | |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Carlos Constant makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Carlos Constant misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Fred Green grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Fred Green misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 20-22 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Reynolds | 20-22 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Fred Green misses long on a jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 03:52 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Vincent McCargo | 20-22 |
| 03:23 | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo is called for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Ronald Pilon (SG), Bill Lohr (SF), Benjamin Carlile (PF), Ricky Mullins (C) Keith Boyle, Carlos Constant, Michael Reynolds, Gary Moore, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Harrison (PG), Marion Cordova (SF) Nicholas Lewellen, John Gates | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Carlile (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scottie Caraballo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Cordova (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Polk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent McCargo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Michael Harrison steals the ball from Benjamin Carlile | 20-22 |
| 02:48 | Princeton | Ronald Pilon steals the ball from Marion Cordova | 20-22 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Bill Lohr and the foul's on Marion Cordova - foul #3 on Marion Cordova, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Gates (SG), Angel Gallo (C) Marion Cordova, Vincent McCargo | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:39 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Thomas Polk | 22-22 |
| 02:22 | Princeton | Angel Gallo's pass is intercepted by Brian Reed | 22-22 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Bill Lohr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Reed | 24-22 |
| 01:58 | Princeton | John Gates makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Harrison | 24-25 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon is fouled on the floor by Michael Harrison - foul #3 on Michael Harrison, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF) Bill Lohr, Benjamin Carlile | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen (PG) Michael Harrison | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:13 | Princeton | Angel Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Vincent McCargo (C) Angel Gallo | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Vincent McCargo steps in front of the Michael Reynolds pass | 26-25 |
| 00:41 | Princeton | Michael Reynolds is called for the reach on Vincent McCargo - foul #1 on Michael Reynolds, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Green (C) Ricky Mullins | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:41 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:41 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Gary Moore dunks the ball set up by Brian Reed | 28-27 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Fred Green snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Fred Green clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-27 |