| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nathan Kale inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Clint Jackson is called for the reach on Howard Herron - foul #1 on Clint Jackson, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:38 | LSU | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Eugene Orr - foul #1 on Eugene Orr, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Nathan Kale buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Herron | 30-37 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Nathan Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Robert Sutton scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Nathan Kale | 30-39 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | David Hamilton makes the fadeaway from the right block | 32-39 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Howard Herron clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 18:22 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 32-39 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Howard Herron comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Clint Jackson gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | David Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Deford (PF) Clint Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) David Bivens, James Smith | |
| 17:29 | LSU | Lawrence Berlin steals it from Nathan Kale | 32-39 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin hits the finger roll | 34-39 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Eugene Orr | 34-39 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | David Hamilton jams it | 36-39 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Nathan Kale misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Scott Carbone gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-39 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | James Deford tips it home | 38-39 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Larry Price misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Deford - foul #1 on James Deford, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG), Mark Nystrom (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF), Clint Jackson (PF) Lawrence Berlin, Eugene Orr, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 16:16 | LSU | Larry Price makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Larry Price makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger clanks a floater from close range | 38-41 |
| 16:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Smith | 38-41 |
| 15:55 | LSU | David Bivens buries a jumper from close range | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Nystrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Chester (fresh) PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Price - foul #1 on Larry Price, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Larry Price misses the dunk | 40-43 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Larry Price tips it in | 40-45 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Clint Jackson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Chester and the foul's on Kyle Mosher - foul #1 on Kyle Mosher, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Dean McMurrin (C) Mark Nystrom, James Deford | |
| Subs | LSU | David Smith (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Larry Price, David Bivens | |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Clint Jackson makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:47 | LSU | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Clint Jackson | 43-45 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester is fouled on the floor by Bruce Dorsey - foul #3 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF), David Hamilton (C) Benjamin Chester, Clint Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Kyle Mosher, David Smith, James Smith | |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Scott Carbone's pass is intercepted by Howard Herron | 43-45 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Howard Herron lays it in | 43-47 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Scott Carbone loses the dribble to Nathan Kale | 43-47 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Nathan Kale lays it in | 43-49 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Jeff Friel is called for the reach on David Hamilton - foul #1 on Jeff Friel, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), James Deford (PF) Leo Kleinberger, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), David Bivens (PF) Jeff Friel, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 13:05 | Purdue | James Deford misses short on a jumper from the left block | 43-49 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Carbone | 43-49 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Orr | 45-49 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Robert Sutton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nathan Kale | 45-52 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin is hacked by Robert Sutton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sutton, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG), Benjamin Chester (SF), Clint Jackson (PF) Lawrence Berlin, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SG), James Smith (C) Howard Herron, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Eugene Orr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | James Deford pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 12:04 | LSU | James Smith grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Nathan Kale banks in the layup set up by Robert Sutton | 45-54 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Bivens - foul #2 on David Bivens, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF) Benjamin Chester | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (SG), Larry Price (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Kyle Mosher, Nathan Kale, David Bivens | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Price (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Robert Sutton hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eugene Orr - foul #2 on Eugene Orr, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), David Hamilton (C) Leo Kleinberger, Clint Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG) Jeff Friel | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 47-57 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Scott Carbone grabs the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Eugene Orr connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-57 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Scott Carbone steps in front of the Robert Sutton pass | 50-57 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Howard Herron connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Sutton | 53-60 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is fouled on the floor by Howard Herron - foul #1 on Howard Herron, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG), Clint Jackson (PF), Dean McMurrin (C) Eugene Orr, James Deford, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), David Bivens (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey, James Smith | |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to David Bivens | 53-60 |
| 09:40 | LSU | Nathan Kale is hacked by Dean McMurrin - foul #3 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Chester (SF) Scott Carbone | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:28 | LSU | Leo Kleinberger is called for the reach on Kyle Mosher - foul #1 on Leo Kleinberger, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Nystrom (SG) Lawrence Berlin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:14 | LSU | Kyle Mosher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Clint Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Nathan Kale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Chester - foul #3 on Benjamin Chester, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leo Kleinberger | 59-62 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Jeff Friel loses the dribble to Leo Kleinberger in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Mark Nystrom drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Leo Kleinberger is called for the reach on Kyle Mosher - foul #2 on Leo Kleinberger, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), David Hamilton (C) Mark Nystrom, Benjamin Chester, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG) Jeff Friel | |
| 08:12 | LSU | Kyle Mosher makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Kyle Mosher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Clint Jackson misses the easy layup | 61-64 |
| 07:56 | LSU | David Bivens snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Nathan Kale slams it home on a great pass from Howard Herron | 61-66 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Clint Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Bivens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clint Jackson | 63-66 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the jumper from the baseline set up by David Bivens | 63-68 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Clint Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Nathan Kale hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kyle Mosher | 63-70 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Scott Carbone scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leo Kleinberger | 65-70 |
| 05:51 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), James Deford (PF) Leo Kleinberger, Clint Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Larry Price (PF), James Smith (C) Kyle Mosher, David Bivens, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 05:38 | LSU | Larry Price misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Deford - foul #2 on James Deford, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Larry Price makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Larry Price misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | David Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Scott Carbone scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lawrence Berlin | 68-71 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | James Deford misses short on a floater from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Larry Price gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Nathan Kale knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Sutton | 68-74 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Eugene Orr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Larry Price pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Robert Sutton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-74 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Robert Sutton grabs the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Eugene Orr picks off the pass by James Smith | 68-74 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Orr | 70-74 |
| 03:30 | LSU | The jumper by Howard Herron is denied by David Hamilton | 70-74 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Nathan Kale tips it in | 70-76 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Nathan Kale gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Deford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Herron (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Howard Herron misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Berlin - foul #2 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #10 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF), Clint Jackson (PF), Dean McMurrin (C) Eugene Orr, Scott Carbone, James Deford, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SF), David Bivens (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Robert Sutton, Nathan Kale, Larry Price, James Smith | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), James Deford (C) Leo Kleinberger, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (SF) Kyle Mosher | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Clint Jackson is called for traveling | 70-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG) Jeff Friel | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF), David Hamilton (C) Benjamin Chester, James Deford | |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Kale (SF), James Smith (C) Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 02:29 | LSU | The jump hook by David Bivens is blocked by Scott Carbone | 70-78 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Clint Jackson pulls down the rebound | 70-78 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Clint Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hamilton | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | LSU | James Smith knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 72-80 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | David Hamilton lays it in | 74-80 |
| 01:38 | LSU | David Bivens is hacked by Scott Carbone - foul #3 on Scott Carbone, team foul #11 | 74-80 |
| 01:38 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:38 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Clint Jackson | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Clint Jackson hits a driving attempt in the paint | 76-81 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Robert Sutton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | David Hamilton snags the defensive board | 76-81 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Eugene Orr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-81 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | David Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Eugene Orr is called for the reach on Robert Sutton - foul #3 on Eugene Orr, team foul #12 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF) David Bivens | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-83 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Eugene Orr pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Nathan Kale steps in front of the Eugene Orr pass | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Howard Herron is hacked by Lawrence Berlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #13 | 78-83 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Clint Jackson gets the rebound | 78-84 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Clint Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 78-84 |