| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Todd Smith (fresh) SG - Anthony Green (fresh) SF - Stephen Donmoyer (fresh) PF - Ronnie Arnold (fresh) C - Melvin Trinidad (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Donmoyer - foul #1 on Stephen Donmoyer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Ohio | Todd Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer tips it but misses | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad can't tip it in | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Ohio | Todd Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Green | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is hacked by Melvin Trinidad - foul #1 on Melvin Trinidad, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Wayne Linder buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 3-6 |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad's pass is intercepted by Charles Ritchie | 3-6 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the jumper from the left block | 3-6 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Lenny Akers tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 17:09 | Ohio | Todd Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Lenny Akers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie can't tip it in | 3-8 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Linder | 3-8 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Melvin Trinidad - foul #2 on Melvin Trinidad, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kelly Thomas (PG), Robert Golden (SG), Ward Pagan (SF), Kristopher Lampkins (PF), Gary Haley (C) Todd Smith, Anthony Green, Stephen Donmoyer, Ronnie Arnold, Melvin Trinidad | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:31 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Ward Pagan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ward Pagan, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Ward Pagan steals it from Albert Hall in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 16:02 | Ohio | Robert Golden connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kelly Thomas (fresh) SG - Robert Golden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ward Pagan (fresh) PF - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) C - Gary Haley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) PF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:45 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins loses the dribble to Melvin Tsan | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Kristopher Lampkins is called for the reach on Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Kristopher Lampkins, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (PG), Stephen Donmoyer (SF) Kelly Thomas, Ward Pagan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Lenny Akers | |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Robert Golden steals the ball from Ricky Heath | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | Ohio | Robert Golden misses the lay-in | 6-9 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Wayne Linder is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Golden - foul #1 on Robert Golden, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Green (SG), Nicholas Sanches (PF) Robert Golden, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Charles Ritchie (PF) Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:36 | Ohio | Anthony Green snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Todd Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 14:20 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Haley | 6-9 |
| 14:02 | Ohio | Todd Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:50 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-9 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Ohio | Gary Haley pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer's floater is knocked away by Matthew Clemons | 6-9 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is hacked by Todd Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #7 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Golden (PG), Ward Pagan (SG), Ronnie Arnold (SF), Kristopher Lampkins (PF) Todd Smith, Anthony Green, Stephen Donmoyer, Nicholas Sanches | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SF), Lenny Akers (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Matthew Clemons, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins can't finish the layup | 6-11 |
| 12:57 | Ohio | Gary Haley tips it in | 8-11 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Wayne Linder makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 8-13 |
| 12:36 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins lays it in and he's fouled by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG) Anthony Stephens | |
| 12:36 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Wayne Linder | 11-15 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Robert Golden misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 11-15 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Hall | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ward Pagan (fairly fresh) SF - Ronnie Arnold (fresh) PF - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Haley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Ward Pagan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Hall - foul #1 on Albert Hall, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (PG), Anthony Green (SG), Nicholas Sanches (PF) Robert Golden, Ronnie Arnold, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Cecil Barnes | |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Ward Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Ward Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Lenny Akers connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Linder | 12-19 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Lenny Akers is called for the reach on Todd Smith - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer (SF) Ward Pagan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Charles Ritchie (PF) Albert Hall, Melvin Tsan | |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Todd Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #8 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kelly Thomas (PG), Kristopher Lampkins (PF) Todd Smith, Nicholas Sanches | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG) Wayne Linder | |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-19 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons grabs the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Clemons | 12-21 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins lays it in | 14-21 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Ritchie | 14-24 |
| 09:49 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 16-24 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 09:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gary Haley | 16-24 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | Kelly Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Kelly Thomas steals it from Anthony Stephens in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| 08:54 | Ohio | Anthony Green buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelly Thomas | 19-24 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Donmoyer - foul #2 on Stephen Donmoyer, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Golden (PG), Ward Pagan (SG), Ronnie Arnold (SF), Nicholas Sanches (PF) Kelly Thomas, Anthony Green, Stephen Donmoyer, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Matthew Clemons, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:11 | Ohio | Ward Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-26 |
| 08:09 | Ohio | Nicholas Sanches grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Robert Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald (PF) Charles Ritchie | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ward Pagan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronnie Arnold (fresh) PF - Nicholas Sanches (fresh) C - Gary Haley (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 19-28 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold is hacked by Albert Hall - foul #2 on Albert Hall, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Green (SG) Nicholas Sanches | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Lenny Akers (SF) Albert Hall, Cecil Barnes | |
| 06:55 | Ohio | Robert Golden drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ward Pagan | 22-28 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is hacked by Robert Golden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Golden, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kelly Thomas (PG) Robert Golden | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Anthony Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ronnie Arnold | 22-30 |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Anthony Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Linder | 22-33 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Anthony Green clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-33 |
| 04:53 | Ohio | Gary Haley gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Anthony Green drills a 3 from straight away set up by Ward Pagan | 25-33 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Ricky Heath is hacked by Gary Haley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Haley, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins (PF) Ward Pagan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF) Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Dean Fitzgerald | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:24 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:06 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold is fouled on the floor by Cecil Barnes - foul #1 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #5 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Ritchie (PF) Ricky Heath | |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-33 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kelly Thomas (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Green (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Arnold (tiring) PF - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Haley (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan lays it up and in set up by Cecil Barnes | 25-35 |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Kelly Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (PG), Robert Golden (SG), Stephen Donmoyer (SF), Melvin Trinidad (C) Kelly Thomas, Anthony Green, Ronnie Arnold, Gary Haley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG) Anthony Stephens | |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Todd Smith picks off the pass by Matthew Clemons in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Todd Smith lays it up and in | 27-35 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Albert Hall | 27-37 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Barnes - foul #2 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #6 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Nicholas Sanches (PF) Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan | |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Albert Hall's pass is intercepted by Todd Smith in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 02:22 | Ohio | Robert Golden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-37 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Albert Hall is hacked by Stephen Donmoyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Donmoyer, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ward Pagan (SF) Stephen Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Albert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 29-38 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Lenny Akers tips it in | 29-40 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Todd Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Lenny Akers throws it down on a nice dish by Wayne Linder | 29-42 |
| 01:25 | Ohio | Lenny Akers steps in front of the Robert Golden pass | 29-42 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Lenny Akers jams it | 29-44 |
| 01:05 | Ohio | Todd Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ward Pagan | 32-44 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie is hacked by Nicholas Sanches - foul #1 on Nicholas Sanches, team foul #13 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Green (SG), Ronnie Arnold (SF), Kristopher Lampkins (PF) Robert Golden, Ward Pagan, Nicholas Sanches | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Albert Hall, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:50 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 00:41 | Ohio | Todd Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Anthony Green is called for the reach on Matthew Clemons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Green, team foul #14 | 32-44 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad misses badly on a floater from the right block | 32-46 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan banks in the wide open layup | 32-48 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-48 |