| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shawn Lund (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Lund | 26-30 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti is fouled on the floor by Ronald Eubank - foul #3 on Ronald Eubank, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens (PF) Ronald Eubank | |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Myron Helms - foul #3 on Myron Helms, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG) Myron Helms | |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund is hacked by Danny Parry - foul #2 on Danny Parry, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Richard Owen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wendell Folsom | 28-33 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Danny Parry makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom is fouled on the floor by David Garling - foul #1 on David Garling, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo banks in the layup | 30-35 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | David Blanks misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski tips it but misses | 30-35 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Donnie Bonetti swats the short shot by Shawn Lund | 30-35 |
| 17:12 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses long on a jumper from the left side | 30-37 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Danny Parry can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti gets the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | David Garling clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Lund | 30-40 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | David Garling buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Blanks | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Blanks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wendell Folsom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Shawn Lund (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Theodore Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Owen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Alfredo Rizzo | 33-40 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Richard Owen comes up short on the runner from close range | 33-40 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | David Blanks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Donnie Bonetti | 35-42 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | David Blanks gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Jon Smith (PF), Chad White (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), John Turney (SG), David Zipp (SF), Ronald Eubank (PF), Walter Jessie (C) Wendell Folsom, Alfredo Rizzo, Shawn Lund, Theodore Stephens, Richard Owen | |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Myron Helms comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Jon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | William Green makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chad White | 38-42 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Myron Helms misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | David Zipp tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Walter Jessie grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | David Zipp banks in the layup on a great pass from Myron Helms | 38-44 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Walter Jessie grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | John Turney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Chad White gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | William Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Chad White grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Myron Helms - foul #4 on Myron Helms, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG) Myron Helms | |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Turney | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fairly fresh) SG - David Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Jon Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Turney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 17 pts. SF - David Zipp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Jessie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Todd Sieben makes the shot from the right wing set up by David Blanks | 41-46 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | John Turney hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | David Blanks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Walter Jessie - foul #2 on Walter Jessie, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Chad White (C) Todd Sieben, William Green, Jon Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Richard Owen (C) Alfredo Rizzo, David Zipp, Walter Jessie | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank's pass is intercepted by Raymond Robinson | 43-48 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | David Garling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Shawn Lund (SF) John Turney, Timothy Williams | |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Richard Owen banks in the layup set up by Wendell Folsom and he's hacked by David Garling - foul #2 on David Garling, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti (C) Chad White | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens (PF) Ronald Eubank | |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Richard Owen makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-51 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Danny Parry tips it in | 45-51 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Richard Owen buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wendell Folsom | 45-53 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | David Garling clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Wendell Folsom - foul #2 on Wendell Folsom, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (SF) Danny Parry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Turney (SG), David Zipp (C) Alfredo Rizzo, Richard Owen | |
| 09:41 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Wendell Folsom and the foul's on Thad Zbierski - foul #2 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Smith (PF), Chad White (C) Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank (PF) Theodore Stephens | |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Jon Smith makes the fadeaway in the lane | 49-56 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | David Blanks is called for the reach on John Turney - foul #3 on David Blanks, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG) David Garling | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Walter Jessie (C) Wendell Folsom, Shawn Lund | |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo is fouled on the floor by David Blanks - foul #4 on David Blanks, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), Danny Parry (SF) David Blanks, Chad White | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Owen (C) Walter Jessie | |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Todd Sieben comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Owen | 49-57 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | John Turney buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ronald Eubank | 49-59 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Richard Owen steps in front of the Raymond Robinson pass | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Turney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 18 pts. SF - David Zipp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Eubank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | William Green takes the ball from Alfredo Rizzo | 49-59 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-59 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Robinson - foul #1 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), Chad White (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Donnie Bonetti (C) Todd Sieben, Raymond Robinson, Danny Parry, Jon Smith, William Green | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Shawn Lund (SF), Theodore Stephens (C) John Turney, David Zipp, Richard Owen | |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Garling | 53-61 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Myron Helms can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 06:10 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Lund | 53-61 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-63 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | David Garling misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-63 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo's pass is intercepted by David Blanks | 53-63 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Alfredo Rizzo and he's hacked by Thad Zbierski - foul #3 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Danny Parry (SF) Chad White | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (SG), David Zipp (SF), Richard Owen (C) Alfredo Rizzo, Shawn Lund, Theodore Stephens | |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Purdue | A charge is called on Thad Zbierski - foul #4 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Williams (SF) Ronald Eubank | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Timothy Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-68 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | David Garling misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-68 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Richard Owen gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Richard Owen drills a runner in the lane | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donnie Bonetti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wendell Folsom (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Zipp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti comes up short on the shot from the left block | 53-70 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Richard Owen pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Myron Helms knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Williams and he's hacked by David Garling - foul #3 on David Garling, team foul #11 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Jon Smith (PF), Chad White (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens (PF), Walter Jessie (C) David Zipp, Richard Owen | |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the free throw | 53-73 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Jon Smith drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Robinson | 55-73 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom buries a shot from the right side | 55-75 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Todd Sieben misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-75 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | Theodore Stephens pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Robinson - foul #2 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #12 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Turney (SG), David Zipp (SF) Myron Helms, Timothy Williams | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Jon Smith snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Jon Smith clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Theodore Stephens - foul #1 on Theodore Stephens, team foul #6 | 55-76 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Jon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Jon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | David Zipp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-76 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | William Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Zipp - foul #1 on David Zipp, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Jon Smith steps in front of the Walter Jessie pass | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Chad White knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | David Zipp buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Turney | 61-78 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-78 |