| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - George Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benny Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis George (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Peter Hill buries a 3 from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 19:30 | Nebraska | Peter Hill steals it from Neville Streeter | 25-35 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Hill | 25-37 |
| 19:17 | Nebraska | George Maher makes the 3 from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Peter Hill clanks a shot from the right block | 28-37 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson tips it home | 28-39 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska | Brian Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Louis George can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 18:26 | Nebraska | George Maher snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 18:20 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:01 | Nebraska | George Maher grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 17:46 | Nebraska | Peter Hill steals it from Darryl Winship | 31-39 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Michael Lindsey lays it up and in set up by Peter Hill | 31-41 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | George Maher's pass is intercepted by Peter Hill | 31-41 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Peter Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Louis George tips it home | 31-43 |
| 17:03 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Louis George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (PG), Richard Brito (SG), Diego Vega (PF), Peter Leblanc (C) Michael Lindsey, Peter Hill, Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 16:32 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher's pass is intercepted by Neville Streeter | 33-43 |
| 16:09 | Nebraska | Richard Brito is called for the reach on Wei-Quo Ming - foul #1 on Richard Brito, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) Neville Streeter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lindsey (PG) Roberto Ortiz | |
| 15:48 | Nebraska | George Maher connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wei-Quo Ming | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sims (fresh) SF - Ryan Well (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - George Maher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brito (fresh) PF - Diego Vega (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | John Sims steals it from Peter Leblanc | 36-43 |
| 15:20 | Nebraska | Ryan Well comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-43 |
| 15:18 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Well | 36-43 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-43 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 14:40 | Nebraska | George Maher gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | Diego Vega takes the ball from George Maher | 38-43 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Diego Vega misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Wright - foul #2 on Brian Wright, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Neville Streeter (SF) John Sims, Ryan Well | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hill (SG), Roberto Ortiz (SF), Benny Atkinson (PF), Louis George (C) Michael Lindsey, Gary Schumacher, Richard Brito, Peter Leblanc | |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Diego Vega makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Diego Vega misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Brian Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Diego Vega grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Diego Vega misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Neville Streeter - foul #3 on Neville Streeter, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Diego Vega makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Diego Vega makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:22 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 13:21 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Peter Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Diego Vega | 40-49 |
| 13:08 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship drills a floater from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Darryl Winship - foul #2 on Darryl Winship, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lindsey (PG) Diego Vega | |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:35 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Louis George gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Peter Hill hits a shot from the left block set up by Michael Lindsey | 42-53 |
| 12:01 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-53 |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Peter Hill snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Darryl Winship takes the ball from Benny Atkinson | 42-53 |
| 11:31 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship banks in the layup | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - George Maher (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Hill (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Roberto Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benny Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis George (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz's fadeaway is rejected by George Maher | 44-53 |
| 11:11 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses the dunk attempt | 44-53 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Louis George grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Neville Streeter is called for the reach on Roberto Ortiz - foul #4 on Neville Streeter, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG), Ryan Well (SF) Darryl Winship, Neville Streeter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (SG), Richard Brito (SF), Diego Vega (PF), Peter Leblanc (C) Peter Hill, Roberto Ortiz, Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Diego Vega | 44-56 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska | John Sims clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Diego Vega grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Michael Lindsey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Peter Leblanc | 44-59 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Ryan Well connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Wright | 46-59 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Diego Vega misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-59 |
| 09:21 | Nebraska | George Maher gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:09 | Nebraska | Brian Wright is fouled on the floor by Peter Leblanc - foul #1 on Peter Leblanc, team foul #2 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hill (SG), Roberto Ortiz (SF), Benny Atkinson (PF), Louis George (C) Michael Lindsey, Richard Brito, Diego Vega, Peter Leblanc | |
| 08:47 | Nebraska | John Sims's pass is intercepted by Peter Hill | 46-59 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Peter Hill is fouled on the floor by George Maher - foul #1 on George Maher, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Louis George | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:06 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Benny Atkinson - foul #1 on Benny Atkinson, team foul #3 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Michael Owens (SF) John Sims, Ryan Well | |
| Subs | Purdue | Diego Vega (PG) Gary Schumacher | |
| 08:06 | Nebraska | Brian Wright makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:06 | Nebraska | Brian Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Diego Vega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Neville Streeter (SF) Michael Owens | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Peter Hill snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - George Maher (tired) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Diego Vega (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SG - Peter Hill (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Roberto Ortiz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benny Atkinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis George (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Darryl Winship is called for the reach on Peter Hill - foul #3 on Darryl Winship, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lindsey (PG), Richard Brito (SG), Peter Leblanc (C) Peter Hill, Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Richard Brito can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-61 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Leblanc | 48-61 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (SG) Richard Brito | |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-64 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) John Sims | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hill (SG), Benny Atkinson (PF), Louis George (C) Gary Schumacher, Diego Vega, Peter Leblanc | |
| 06:39 | Nebraska | George Maher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-64 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Louis George connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Hill | 48-67 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | George Maher can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-67 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Wright | 48-67 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-67 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Michael Lindsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-67 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Ortiz | 48-67 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Peter Hill misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-67 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz tips it back up and in | 48-69 |
| 04:42 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming is whistled for traveling | 48-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (PG), Diego Vega (SG), Richard Brito (SF), Peter Leblanc (PF), Erik Weaver (C) Michael Lindsey, Peter Hill, Roberto Ortiz, Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Neville Streeter swats the layup by Diego Vega | 48-69 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Diego Vega tips it home | 48-71 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska | The 3pt attempt by Brian Wright is denied by Diego Vega | 48-71 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Richard Brito gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Purdue | George Maher swats the shot by Gary Schumacher | 48-71 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc tips it back up and in | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Nebraska | Diego Vega steps in front of the John Sims pass | 48-73 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Diego Vega is hacked by Brian Wright - foul #4 on Brian Wright, team foul #8 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) Neville Streeter | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Diego Vega makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Diego Vega makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sims (fresh) SF - Ryan Well (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Wright (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - George Maher (tired) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Diego Vega (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. SG - Gary Schumacher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brito (fresh) PF - Peter Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Weaver (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | John Sims misses badly on a shot near the basket | 48-75 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Schumacher | 48-75 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Erik Weaver hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Peter Leblanc | 48-77 |
| 02:12 | Nebraska | John Sims knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wei-Quo Ming | 51-77 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Brian Wright is called for the reach on Peter Leblanc - foul #5 on Brian Wright, team foul #9 | 51-77 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Neville Streeter (SF), Michael Owens (PF) John Sims, Ryan Well, Brian Wright | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc misses the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 01:43 | Nebraska | George Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 01:34 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Leblanc - foul #2 on Peter Leblanc, team foul #4 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:34 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter misses the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 01:34 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 51-78 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc loses the dribble to Neville Streeter | 51-78 |
| 00:58 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-78 |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Ryan Well tips it in | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Schumacher | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-80 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Richard Brito pulls down the rebound | 53-80 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher runs out the clock | 53-80 |