| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Scott Carbone inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | David Hamilton lays it in | 41-44 |
| 19:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Debnam | 44-44 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Omar Dashner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 18:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill knocks in the runner from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Eugene Orr makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-47 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill hits a jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | David Hamilton tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 17:32 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Hill | 50-49 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses long on a turnaround from close range | 50-49 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Eugene Orr | 50-49 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Omar Dashner, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), Thomas Block (C) Alfred Roberts, Jerry Smith, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SG), Dean McMurrin (PF) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Joseph Renwick | |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hill | 53-49 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin clanks a floater in the paint | 53-49 |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 16:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro is denied on a layup by David Hamilton | 53-49 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Hamilton | 53-49 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry's pass is intercepted by Richard Hill | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Block (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Carbone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hamilton picks off the pass by Harold Clark | 53-49 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | David Hamilton tips it home | 53-51 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hill | 55-51 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 14:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 14:19 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hamilton is called for the reach on Harold Clark - foul #1 on David Hamilton, team foul #2 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), George Debnam (C) Richard Hill, Jesse Hill, Gerard Cordeiro, Thomas Block | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry, Scott Carbone, Dean McMurrin, David Hamilton | |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts scores on a shot from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 13:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Clark, team foul #1 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Casteel (SG) Harold Clark | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Alfred Roberts steals the ball from Bobby Wilson | 57-51 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bobby Wilson | 57-51 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Eugene Orr gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Eugene Orr loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), Jesse Hill (SG), Thomas Block (C) Louis Coronel, Paul Casteel, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Ferry (SF), Dean McMurrin (C) Bobby Wilson, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 12:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-51 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Renwick | 57-51 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Thomas Block takes the ball from Christopher Ferry | 57-51 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Roberts | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Block (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Ferry | 59-51 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 11:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Alfred Roberts | 59-51 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugene Orr steals it from Jerry Smith | 59-51 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin loses the ball out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), George Debnam (C) Alfred Roberts, Jerry Smith, Thomas Block | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Blackwell (PF), David Hamilton (C) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Dean McMurrin | |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill is hacked by Joseph Blackwell - foul #1 on Joseph Blackwell, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Scott Carbone pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | David Hamilton is fouled on the floor by George Debnam - foul #2 on George Debnam, team foul #2 | 59-51 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere is fouled on the floor by Gerard Cordeiro - foul #2 on Gerard Cordeiro, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG) Jesse Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the 3 from the left corner set up by David Hamilton | 59-54 |
| 09:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Hill and he's fouled by Chris Lamphere - foul #3 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF), Thomas Block (C) Harold Clark, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG) Wayne Kramer | |
| 09:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Scott Carbone lays it in on a great pass from Omar Dashner | 62-56 |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses the shot from the right side | 64-56 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel drills a floater from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Louis Coronel picks off the pass by David Hamilton | 66-56 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David Hamilton - foul #2 on David Hamilton, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Harold Clark (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), George Debnam (C) Louis Coronel, Alfred Roberts, Gerard Cordeiro, Thomas Block | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Chris Lamphere, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Clark (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | David Hamilton knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Renwick | 68-58 |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 68-58 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Renwick | 68-58 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Eugene Orr buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 06:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 68-60 |
| 06:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam misses the shot from the left side | 68-60 |
| 06:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark tips it in | 70-60 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 05:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hamilton is called for the reach on George Debnam - foul #3 on David Hamilton, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (C) Richard Hill, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Dean McMurrin (C) Omar Dashner, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| 05:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith makes the turnaround from the left block | 72-60 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Eugene Orr drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Kramer | 72-63 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Kramer | 72-63 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin misses the tip | 72-63 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 04:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Roberts | 74-63 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-63 |
| 03:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill grabs the board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jesse Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerard Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Hill | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Eugene Orr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-63 |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith's pass is intercepted by Eugene Orr | 77-63 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Eugene Orr tips it but misses | 77-63 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), George Debnam (C) Harold Clark, Gerard Cordeiro | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), David Hamilton (C) Wayne Kramer, Eugene Orr, Joseph Renwick | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Alfred Roberts is called for the reach on Scott Carbone - foul #2 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #4 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block (PF) Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Dean McMurrin | 77-66 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Carbone is called for the reach on Jesse Hill - foul #2 on Scott Carbone, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-66 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-68 |
| 01:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith (PF) Thomas Block | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Christopher Ferry, Dean McMurrin | |
| 01:40 | Purdue | David Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 78-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Louis Coronel (SG), Thomas Block (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Richard Hill, Jesse Hill, Alfred Roberts, Jerry Smith, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Dean McMurrin (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Scott Carbone, Joseph Renwick, David Hamilton | |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Kramer - foul #3 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #8 | 78-68 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Blackwell | 79-68 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Coronel - foul #1 on Louis Coronel, team foul #5 | 79-68 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark buries a floater from the left block set up by Thomas Block | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Thomas Block is called for the reach on Bobby Wilson - foul #2 on Thomas Block, team foul #6 | 81-69 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-69 |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark snags the defensive board | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is hacked by Wayne Kramer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #9 | 81-69 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Louis Coronel steals the ball from Joseph Blackwell | 83-69 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-69 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell gets the rebound | 83-69 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin loses the ball out of bounds | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark runs out the clock | 83-69 |