| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Nutting (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Odell Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Malloy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Alcorn State | Wayne Linder picks off the pass by Raymond Malloy | 36-30 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 19:23 | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:07 | Alcorn State | Scott Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Heath | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting tips it home | 36-32 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 18:44 | Alcorn State | Scott Baker pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:26 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Heath | 36-32 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ritchie | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Ricky Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 17:39 | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Ricky Heath hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Nutting - foul #1 on Gary Nutting, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Melvin Tsan (PF) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Anthony Salomon (PG), Joseph Dostal (PF), Howard Dollar (C) Rene Russo, Scott Baker, Raymond Malloy | |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:27 | Alcorn State | Joseph Dostal grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:09 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG) Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 17:09 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:09 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Cecil Barnes | 40-36 |
| 16:22 | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting misses the floater from the left side | 40-36 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Odell Hunter - foul #1 on Odell Hunter, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Charles Ritchie (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rene Russo (PG), Rodney Engen (SF), Scott Baker (PF), Raymond Malloy (C) Gary Nutting, Odell Hunter, Joseph Dostal, Howard Dollar | |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:56 | Alcorn State | Scott Baker lays it in set up by Rene Russo and the foul's on Charles Ritchie - foul #3 on Charles Ritchie, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle (PF) Rodney Engen | |
| 15:56 | Alcorn State | Scott Baker misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Salomon (fresh) SF - Scott Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Malloy (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Wayne Linder loses the dribble to Raymond Malloy | 41-38 |
| 15:27 | Alcorn State | Anthony Salomon is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rodney Engen (SF) Scott Baker | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Wayne Linder clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 15:11 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Tuttle | 41-38 |
| 15:06 | Alcorn State | Rodney Engen is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Wayne Linder buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Ritchie | 43-38 |
| 14:39 | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 14:37 | Alcorn State | Rodney Engen snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Lenny Akers buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 45-38 |
| 13:48 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 13:46 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Tuttle | 45-38 |
| 13:29 | Alcorn State | Anthony Salomon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 45-38 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Clarence Tuttle swats the layup by Ricky Heath | 45-38 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens tips it home | 47-38 |
| 12:46 | Alcorn State | Raymond Malloy misses short on a jumper from the left block | 47-38 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Ritchie | 50-38 |
| 12:20 | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Russo | 50-41 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Wayne Linder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Dean Fitzgerald (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Leroy Gullo (PG), Gary Nutting (SG), Odell Hunter (SF), Maurice Robinson (PF), Howard Dollar (C) Rene Russo, Anthony Salomon, Rodney Engen, Clarence Tuttle, Raymond Malloy | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Leroy Gullo (fresh) SG - Gary Nutting (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Odell Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Maurice Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Howard Dollar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Alcorn State | Maurice Robinson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Albert Hall connects on the shot from the right side set up by Matthew Clemons | 52-41 |
| 10:55 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter is fouled on the floor by Dean Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Dean Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (PF) Dean Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 10:48 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter makes the 3 from the right wing and he's hacked by Cecil Barnes - foul #2 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| 10:48 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Albert Hall misses the tip | 52-45 |
| 10:35 | Alcorn State | Maurice Robinson grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 10:18 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Hall - foul #1 on Albert Hall, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 10:18 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:18 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Albert Hall is fouled on the floor by Leroy Gullo - foul #1 on Leroy Gullo, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rodney Engen (PG) Leroy Gullo | |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Odell Hunter takes the ball from Matthew Clemons | 52-46 |
| 09:18 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 09:16 | Alcorn State | Rodney Engen misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 08:52 | Alcorn State | Rodney Engen pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:33 | Alcorn State | Rodney Engen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 08:32 | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:17 | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting makes the 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan jams it on a great pass from Matthew Clemons and the foul's on Howard Dollar - foul #2 on Howard Dollar, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Charles Ritchie (PF) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rene Russo (PG), Anthony Salomon (SG), Scott Baker (SF), Clarence Tuttle (PF), Raymond Malloy (C) Rodney Engen, Gary Nutting, Odell Hunter, Maurice Robinson, Howard Dollar | |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:43 | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 07:42 | Alcorn State | Scott Baker grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Salomon (fresh) SF - Scott Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Tuttle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Malloy (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Ritchie - foul #4 on Charles Ritchie, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 07:28 | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:28 | Alcorn State | Clarence Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 55-50 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Wayne Linder's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Baker | 55-50 |
| 07:04 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:41 | Alcorn State | Scott Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Lenny Akers connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Stephens and he's hacked by Raymond Malloy - foul #2 on Raymond Malloy, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald (PF) Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting (SG), Odell Hunter (SF) Anthony Salomon, Clarence Tuttle | |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:19 | Alcorn State | Raymond Malloy gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:02 | Alcorn State | Raymond Malloy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 06:00 | Alcorn State | Scott Baker gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:49 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Linder | 59-50 |
| 05:08 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-50 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it in | 61-50 |
| 04:25 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo connects on the shot from the left side | 61-52 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Lenny Akers connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 63-52 |
| 03:51 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Nutting | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the jumper from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 03:32 | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lenny Akers (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dean Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rene Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Nutting (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Odell Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Malloy (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter is hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Charles Ritchie (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Dean Fitzgerald, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Anthony Salomon (PG), Rodney Engen (SG), Clarence Tuttle (PF), Maurice Robinson (C) Rene Russo, Gary Nutting, Scott Baker, Raymond Malloy | |
| 03:15 | Alcorn State | Odell Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Ritchie | 66-55 |
| 03:00 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Nutting (SG) Rodney Engen | |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Cecil Barnes steals the ball from Anthony Salomon | 66-55 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rene Russo (PG), Raymond Malloy (C) Anthony Salomon, Maurice Robinson | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the fadeaway in the paint | 66-55 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Wayne Linder knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 68-55 |
| 01:57 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo loses the dribble to Wayne Linder | 68-55 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie banks in the layup set up by Wayne Linder | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo is hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Dean Fitzgerald (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Anthony Salomon (SG), Rodney Engen (SF), Maurice Robinson (PF), Howard Dollar (C) Gary Nutting, Odell Hunter, Clarence Tuttle, Raymond Malloy | |
| 01:46 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:46 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes throws it down set up by Melvin Tsan | 72-57 |
| 01:01 | Alcorn State | Rene Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Cecil Barnes and the foul's on Maurice Robinson - foul #4 on Maurice Robinson, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Scott Baker (SF) Rene Russo | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Alcorn State | Anthony Salomon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 00:29 | Alcorn State | Howard Dollar gets the offensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:26 | Alcorn State | Melvin Tsan takes the ball from Howard Dollar | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Albert Hall runs out the clock | 75-57 |