| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Arteaga (fresh) SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | James Hayes inbounds the ball | 12-27 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin clanks a shot from the left block | 12-27 |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Morgan - foul #1 on Keith Morgan, team foul #1 | 12-27 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 12-28 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein lays it in on a great pass from Keith Morgan | 14-28 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-28 |
| 18:41 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the defensive rebound | 14-28 |
| 18:25 | Tulane | Robert Sliva is called for the reach on James Arteaga - foul #2 on Robert Sliva, team foul #1 | 14-28 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Keith Morgan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-28 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 14-28 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-28 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake tips it back up and in | 14-30 |
| 17:22 | Tulane | Robert Champagne steals the ball from James Arteaga | 14-30 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Willard Wittig banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Champagne | 14-32 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Keith Morgan is fouled on the floor by Orunjan Ake - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #2 | 14-32 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-32 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Willard Wittig loses the ball out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF), William Stanford (C) Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| 16:04 | Tulane | James Arteaga misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-32 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-35 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Arteaga (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Coughlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Rippstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Stanford (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Tulane | Keith Morgan makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hayes | 20-35 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-35 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein grabs the defensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Keith Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 15:05 | Tulane | James Arteaga hits the follow up shot | 22-35 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 22-37 |
| 14:23 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-37 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | William Stanford snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | William Stanford gets the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:35 | Tulane | James Hayes makes the driving attempt near the basket | 24-40 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 13:05 | Tulane | Keith Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:58 | Tulane | James Arteaga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-40 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Keith Morgan steps in front of the Willard Wittig pass | 24-40 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein gets the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 11:51 | Tulane | James Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Keith Morgan is called for the reach on Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Keith Morgan, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | William Davis (PG), Pablo Nunez (SG), John Hill (SF), Joseph Holmes (PF), Anthony Duresky (C) James Arteaga, Keith Morgan, James Hayes, Gary Coughlin, Ralph Rippstein | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes, William Stanford | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Anthony Duresky picks off the pass by Donald Kirkland | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Duresky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:56 | Tulane | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 24-40 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:29 | Tulane | William Davis double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Keith Morgan (SG) Pablo Nunez | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Donald Kirkland | |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-42 |
| 10:11 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Joseph Holmes knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Duresky | 26-42 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake can't finish the layup | 26-42 |
| 09:32 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | John Hill misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Robert Sliva misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Joseph Holmes pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Keith Morgan banks in the layup on a great pass from William Davis | 28-42 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Stanford | 28-45 |
| 07:55 | Tulane | Keith Morgan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-45 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Robert Sliva can't finish the layup | 28-45 |
| 07:34 | Tulane | John Hill snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 07:21 | Tulane | William Davis misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Hayes (SF), Gary Coughlin (PF), Ralph Rippstein (C) John Hill, Joseph Holmes, Anthony Duresky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SG), Ronald Estes (PF) William Stanford, Willard Wittig, Orunjan Ake | |
| 07:21 | Tulane | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 07:21 | Tulane | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Coughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Rippstein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Robert Champagne knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-47 |
| 06:30 | Tulane | Ralph Rippstein scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-47 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 06:00 | Tulane | James Hayes grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | William Davis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 05:54 | Tulane | James Hayes grabs the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | James Hayes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Ronald Estes gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ralph Rippstein | 32-47 |
| 04:54 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Robert Sliva pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 32-50 |
| 04:06 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin makes the floater from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland's pass is intercepted by William Davis in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| 04:02 | Tulane | William Davis banks in the layup | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Robert Champagne loses the dribble to Gary Coughlin | 36-50 |
| 03:34 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Davis and the foul's on Ronald Estes - foul #1 on Ronald Estes, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Arteaga (PG), Pablo Nunez (SG), John Hill (SF), Anthony Duresky (C) William Davis, Keith Morgan, James Hayes, Ralph Rippstein | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, Ronald Estes | |
| 03:34 | Tulane | Gary Coughlin misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Robert Sliva grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 03:26 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Pablo Nunez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-50 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Arteaga (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Coughlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Duresky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 22 pts. SF - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake drills a shot from the left block set up by Willard Wittig and he's hacked by Pablo Nunez - foul #1 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Holmes (PF) Gary Coughlin | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 02:27 | Tulane | John Hill makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-53 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a 3 from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 01:59 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-56 |
| 01:58 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky grabs the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 01:34 | Tulane | Anthony Duresky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Robert Sliva misses the tip | 41-56 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Robert Sliva gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Stanford | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Tulane | James Arteaga is called for traveling | 41-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) William Stanford | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Pablo Nunez - foul #2 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | James Arteaga's fadeaway is rejected by Orunjan Ake | 41-60 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 41-60 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland runs out the clock | 41-60 |