| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Christopher Foley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Atkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Yarbrough (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Centenary | William Brown inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Centenary | Christopher Foley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:40 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:26 | Centenary | Scott Carbone is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #1 on Scott Carbone, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:12 | Centenary | John Atkins's pass is intercepted by Scott Carbone | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Eugene Orr comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 18:54 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:37 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Eugene Orr grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Eugene Orr is fouled on the floor by Jerry Yarbrough - foul #1 on Jerry Yarbrough, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Foley - foul #2 on Christopher Foley, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:49 | Centenary | Christopher Foley drills a shot from the right block set up by Jerry Yarbrough | 34-29 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Scott Carbone buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Berlin | 34-31 |
| 17:07 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Carbone - foul #2 on Scott Carbone, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Centenary | Henry Whitty (PG), Howard Scharff (PF) Christopher Foley, John Atkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG), James Deford (PF) Eugene Orr, Clint Jackson | |
| 17:07 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:07 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 16:42 | Centenary | Shawn Williams snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:17 | Centenary | William Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Yarbrough - foul #2 on Jerry Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Centenary | Christopher Foley (PG), Leonard Miller (SG), Brenton Hancock (C) Shawn Williams, William Brown, Jerry Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF) Lawrence Berlin, Scott Carbone | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | David Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Christopher Foley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Whitty (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Howard Scharff (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brenton Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Chester (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Centenary | Leonard Miller drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Foley | 37-32 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Howard Scharff is called for the reach on Leo Kleinberger - foul #2 on Howard Scharff, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Centenary | John Atkins (PF) Leonard Miller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Clint Jackson (PF) David Hamilton | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:06 | Centenary | Christopher Foley makes the shot from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | James Deford misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 39-35 |
| 14:52 | Centenary | John Atkins snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:23 | Centenary | Howard Scharff misses short on a jumper in the paint | 39-35 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | James Deford pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | James Deford comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-35 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Eugene Orr connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leo Kleinberger | 39-38 |
| 13:50 | Centenary | Henry Whitty hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Eugene Orr - foul #2 on Eugene Orr, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Centenary | Shawn Williams (SG), William Brown (SF) Christopher Foley, Howard Scharff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), Dean McMurrin (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Eugene Orr, Benjamin Chester, Clint Jackson, James Deford | |
| 13:50 | Centenary | Henry Whitty makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:50 | Centenary | Henry Whitty makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin lays it up and in | 41-40 |
| 13:16 | Centenary | Shawn Williams scores on a shot from close range | 43-40 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell is hacked by Brenton Hancock - foul #1 on Brenton Hancock, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Centenary | Leonard Miller (PG), Randy Robertson (PF), Jerry Yarbrough (C) Henry Whitty, John Atkins, Brenton Hancock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Nystrom (SG), David Hamilton (C) Leo Kleinberger, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 12:41 | Purdue | David Hamilton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Yarbrough - foul #3 on Jerry Yarbrough, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Centenary | Christopher Foley (PG) Leonard Miller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Clint Jackson (PF) Mark Nystrom, Dean McMurrin | |
| 12:41 | Purdue | David Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | David Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:21 | Centenary | Christopher Foley hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Shawn Williams | 46-42 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Clint Jackson knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from David Hamilton | 46-44 |
| 11:40 | Centenary | Christopher Foley connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Williams | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Christopher Foley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Robertson (fresh) C - Jerry Yarbrough (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin's pass is intercepted by Shawn Williams in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 11:21 | Centenary | William Brown is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | Centenary | John Atkins (PF) Randy Robertson | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Deford (PF) Clint Jackson | |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Hamilton | 48-44 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin is fouled on the floor by Christopher Foley - foul #3 on Christopher Foley, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Centenary | Leonard Miller (PG) Christopher Foley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG) Eugene Orr | |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:35 | Centenary | Shawn Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 10:33 | Centenary | John Atkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:15 | Centenary | William Brown is whistled for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Centenary | Eugene Kirk (SG), Brenton Hancock (SF), Howard Scharff (C) Shawn Williams, William Brown, Jerry Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Chester (SF), Clint Jackson (PF) Scott Carbone, James Deford | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | David Hamilton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Kleinberger and he's fouled by Eugene Kirk - foul #1 on Eugene Kirk, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Centenary | Christopher Foley (PG), Henry Whitty (SG) Leonard Miller, Eugene Kirk | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG) Lawrence Berlin | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses the free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:51 | Centenary | Howard Scharff gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:28 | Centenary | Brenton Hancock drills a floater in the lane | 50-48 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger is fouled on the floor by Christopher Foley - foul #4 on Christopher Foley, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Centenary | Shawn Williams (SG), William Brown (SF) Christopher Foley, John Atkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF), James Deford (C) Benjamin Chester, David Hamilton | |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | James Deford gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Clint Jackson hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Leo Kleinberger | 50-50 |
| 08:35 | Centenary | Brenton Hancock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 50-50 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Eugene Orr gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger is hacked by Howard Scharff - foul #3 on Howard Scharff, team foul #10 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Centenary | Leonard Miller (PG), Jerry Yarbrough (C) Henry Whitty, Brenton Hancock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean McMurrin (C) Clint Jackson | |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:26 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 08:10 | Centenary | Howard Scharff is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Howard Scharff, team foul #11 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Centenary | Randy Robertson (PF) Howard Scharff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG) Eugene Orr | |
| 07:48 | Purdue | James Deford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:47 | Centenary | Randy Robertson snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:27 | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Randy Robertson | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Leonard Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Robertson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Yarbrough (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Berlin | 52-53 |
| 07:00 | Centenary | Shawn Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Scott Carbone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Randy Robertson swats the short shot by Leo Kleinberger | 52-53 |
| 06:32 | Centenary | Randy Robertson snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:13 | Centenary | Leonard Miller scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Brown and the foul's on Dean McMurrin - foul #3 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Centenary | Christopher Foley (PG), Henry Whitty (SF), John Atkins (PF), Howard Scharff (C) Shawn Williams, William Brown, Randy Robertson, Jerry Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF), Clint Jackson (PF), David Hamilton (C) Leo Kleinberger, Scott Carbone, James Deford, Dean McMurrin | |
| 06:13 | Centenary | Leonard Miller makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Clint Jackson | 55-53 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 05:27 | Centenary | Leonard Miller gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:13 | Centenary | Clint Jackson is called for the reach on John Atkins - foul #1 on Clint Jackson, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Centenary | Brenton Hancock (SF) Leonard Miller | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:55 | Centenary | Howard Scharff misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Berlin - foul #1 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Centenary | Shawn Williams (SG), William Brown (SF), Jerry Yarbrough (C) Henry Whitty, Brenton Hancock, John Atkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:55 | Centenary | Howard Scharff misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:55 | Centenary | Howard Scharff misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Clint Jackson snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Eugene Orr is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-53 |
| Subs | Centenary | John Atkins (PF) Howard Scharff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF) Benjamin Chester | |
| 04:23 | Centenary | Shawn Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG), James Deford (PF) Lawrence Berlin, Clint Jackson | |
| 03:52 | Centenary | Christopher Foley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Christopher Foley, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Centenary | Henry Whitty (PG) Christopher Foley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | David Hamilton's floater is tipped away by John Atkins | 58-53 |
| 03:30 | Centenary | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Henry Whitty (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Shawn Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Atkins (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerry Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Centenary | William Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Hamilton - foul #1 on David Hamilton, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Centenary | Howard Scharff (C) Jerry Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Nystrom (SG) Eugene Orr | |
| 03:24 | Centenary | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:24 | Centenary | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Scott Carbone drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leo Kleinberger | 60-56 |
| 02:46 | Centenary | Henry Whitty scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shawn Williams | 63-56 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Jerry Yarbrough (C) Howard Scharff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Clint Jackson (PF) Leo Kleinberger, Mark Nystrom, James Deford | |
| 02:23 | Purdue | David Hamilton connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Scott Carbone | 63-58 |
| 01:58 | Centenary | William Brown can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Carbone - foul #3 on Scott Carbone, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| 01:58 | Centenary | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:58 | Centenary | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | John Atkins picks off the pass by Clint Jackson | 65-58 |
| 01:22 | Centenary | Henry Whitty's pass is intercepted by Scott Carbone | 65-58 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | David Hamilton scores on a turnaround from the right block | 65-60 |
| 00:59 | Centenary | David Hamilton swats the short shot by Shawn Williams | 65-60 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | David Hamilton gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Orr | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Centenary | Lawrence Berlin is called for the reach on Henry Whitty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| 00:31 | Centenary | Henry Whitty misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:31 | Centenary | Henry Whitty makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Clint Jackson loses the dribble to Shawn Williams | 66-62 |
| 00:25 | Centenary | Lawrence Berlin is called for the reach on Henry Whitty in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| 00:25 | Centenary | Henry Whitty makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:25 | Centenary | Henry Whitty makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:17 | Centenary | Lawrence Berlin is called for the reach on Henry Whitty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG) Lawrence Berlin | |
| 00:17 | Centenary | Henry Whitty makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:17 | Centenary | Henry Whitty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | David Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | Centenary | John Atkins grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Centenary | John Atkins is hacked by Eugene Orr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Orr, team foul #13 | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Centenary | John Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Centenary | John Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses the fullcourt shot | 72-65 |