| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Coleman (fresh) PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Ragland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Albert Bryant inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Purdue | Charles Moreland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 19:50 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Albert Bryant - foul #1 on Albert Bryant, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher clanks a jumper from the left block | 27-33 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terence Hawkins | 27-33 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses long on a shot in the paint | 27-33 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Charles Moreland hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland banks in the layup set up by Dobry Zecher | 29-35 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | William Scales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 18:09 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | William Scales pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steve Ragland - foul #1 on Steve Ragland, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses short on a runner near the basket | 29-35 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Antone Rees misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Charles Moreland gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by William Scales | 31-35 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Antone Rees misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Johnson (SG), Santos Silva (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (PF), Joshua Chong (C) Dobry Zecher, Joe Coleman, Antone Rees, Steve Ragland | |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | Santos Silva lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Stevenson | 31-37 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Brian Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) C - Brian Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Santos Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Chong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson is hacked by Claude Macri - foul #1 on Claude Macri, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG) Mark Trainer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 31-37 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Boatwright | 31-37 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota | Lee Rich takes the ball from Keith Stevenson | 31-37 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | William Scales drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lee Rich | 34-37 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Brown | 34-37 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca is hacked by Lonnie Boatwright - foul #1 on Lonnie Boatwright, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Claude Macri, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Joe Coleman (SF), Antone Rees (PF), Steve Ragland (C) Keith Stevenson, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Boatwright, Joshua Chong | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terence Hawkins | 37-37 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman loses the dribble to William Scales | 37-37 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | William Scales misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dobry Zecher - foul #1 on Dobry Zecher, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Johnson (SG) Santos Silva | |
| 13:32 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | Robert Irick takes the ball from Antone Rees | 39-37 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Robert Irick lays it in | 41-37 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson tips it in | 41-39 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Dobry Zecher picks off the pass by William Scales | 41-39 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland is hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #3 on Charles Moreland, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) William Scales, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (PG), Santos Silva (SG), Gary Wiegand (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (C) Dobry Zecher, Robert Johnson, Joe Coleman, Steve Ragland | |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Clayton Deluca picks off the pass by Lonnie Boatwright | 41-39 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Lee Rich hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clayton Deluca | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) SF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brian Brown (fresh) 6 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Santos Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Wiegand (fresh) PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Lee Rich snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Mark Trainer buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Rich | 45-39 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand misses badly on a runner in the lane | 45-39 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Mark Trainer grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Mark Trainer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Antone Rees - foul #2 on Antone Rees, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Joshua Chong (C) Gary Wiegand, Antone Rees | |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dobry Zecher | 47-41 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Joshua Chong is called for the reach on Lee Rich - foul #1 on Joshua Chong, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Mark Trainer, Lee Rich, Claude Macri, Clayton Deluca | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Coleman (SF), Steve Ragland (C) Santos Silva, Joshua Chong | |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Albert Bryant drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Bryant - foul #2 on Albert Bryant, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terence Hawkins (C) Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Irick | 53-43 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright can't finish the layup | 53-43 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Keith Stevenson | 53-45 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Robert Irick can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Keith Stevenson - foul #2 on Keith Stevenson, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) William Scales, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Santos Silva (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Gary Wiegand (SF), Antone Rees (PF), Joshua Chong (C) Dobry Zecher, Keith Stevenson, Joe Coleman, Lonnie Boatwright, Steve Ragland | |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brian Brown (fresh) 6 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Santos Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gary Wiegand (fresh) PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Chong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Santos Silva is called for the reach on Lee Rich - foul #2 on Santos Silva, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF) Robert Irick, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Antone Rees can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Lee Rich gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Brian Brown connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Clayton Deluca | 59-48 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Claude Macri - foul #2 on Claude Macri, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri, Clayton Deluca | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Ragland (C) Joshua Chong | |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Santos Silva | 59-50 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Brian Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 59-50 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Santos Silva makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 59-52 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Lee Rich clanks a turnaround from the left block | 59-52 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Santos Silva snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Santos Silva misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Brown - foul #2 on Brian Brown, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terence Hawkins (C) Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Joe Coleman (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (PF) Robert Johnson, Gary Wiegand, Antone Rees | |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Santos Silva makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Santos Silva misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Moreland | 59-53 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | William Scales is fouled on the floor by Steve Ragland - foul #2 on Steve Ragland, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG) Lee Rich | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson (SG) Santos Silva | |
| 04:55 | Purdue | William Scales misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher is hacked by William Scales - foul #1 on William Scales, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | William Scales misses the 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright lays it up and in on a great pass from Dobry Zecher | 61-57 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Robert Irick is blocked by Lonnie Boatwright | 61-57 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Keith Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Antone Rees (PF) Steve Ragland | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins hits a runner in the paint | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Boatwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher buries a fadeaway from the left side | 63-59 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Lee Rich, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Johnson (SG), Steve Ragland (C) Keith Stevenson, Lonnie Boatwright | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Albert Bryant comes up short on the floater in the paint | 63-59 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Albert Bryant tips it home | 65-59 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher loses the dribble to William Scales | 65-59 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-59 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 65-59 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Antone Rees clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Moreland - foul #4 on Charles Moreland, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Steve Ragland swats the shot by Robert Irick | 65-61 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 65-61 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher clanks a floater from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman misses the tip | 65-61 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Albert Bryant gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Albert Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Dobry Zecher - foul #2 on Dobry Zecher, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Antone Rees gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 65-64 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Robert Irick is fouled in the backcourt by Dobry Zecher - foul #3 on Dobry Zecher, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Antone Rees's floater is tipped away by Charles Moreland | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terence Hawkins | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins is hacked by Dobry Zecher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dobry Zecher, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Antone Rees | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Robert Irick picks off the pass by Dobry Zecher | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Robert Irick is hacked by Robert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joe Coleman misses the fullcourt shot | 69-64 |