| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) SF - George Razo (fresh) PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) C - David Stalker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jerry Moulton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | William Underwood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Kevin Hill gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Daniel Haider hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Denver | Ronald Bellard pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Denver | David Stalker buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Guillermo Santiago | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | George Razo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Jerry Moulton pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is hacked by George Razo - foul #1 on George Razo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Denver | Jerry Moulton scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Guillermo Santiago | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski connects on the jumper from the right block | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Denver | William Underwood hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Guillermo Santiago | 2-7 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski is hacked by William Underwood - foul #1 on William Underwood, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (SF) Ronald Bellard | |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Daniel Haider loses the dribble to John Mullen | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Denver | William Underwood lays it in on a nice dish by John Mullen | 2-9 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | George Razo misses the jumper near the basket | 2-9 |
| 16:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Mullen | 2-9 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Daniel Haider is called for the reach on Guillermo Santiago - foul #1 on Daniel Haider, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Charles Lehmann (C) Victor Johnson, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) William Underwood, Guillermo Santiago, Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| 16:18 | Denver | Dale Payne lays it in | 2-11 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Robert Facer grabs the board | 2-11 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Razo - foul #2 on George Razo, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), William Creagh (SF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Daniel Haider, George Razo, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Bellard (SF) John Mullen | |
| 15:57 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman misses the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the board | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) SF - William Creagh (fresh) PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) SG - Robert Facer (fresh) SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lane (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder scores on a shot from the baseline set up by William Creagh | 4-11 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Dale Payne misses the dunk attempt | 4-11 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman is fouled on the floor by Charles Lehmann - foul #1 on Charles Lehmann, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), Kevin Hill (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Evan Helfrich, Adam Townsend, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Guillermo Santiago (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) Joseph Riggleman, Robert Facer, Dale Payne, Kenneth Lane | |
| 14:24 | Denver | William Underwood buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Guillermo Santiago | 6-14 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | William Underwood picks off the pass by Daniel Haider | 6-14 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Kevin Hill steals the ball from William Underwood | 6-14 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | William Creagh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Jerry Moulton snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:22 | Denver | David Stalker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SF) William Creagh | |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (SF) Ronald Bellard | |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Daniel Haider scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Hill | 9-14 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Jerry Moulton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Hill - foul #1 on Kevin Hill, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Jerry Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Jerry Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Adam Townsend is hacked by John Mullen - foul #1 on John Mullen, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), William Creagh (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Victor Johnson, Adam Townsend, Kevin Hill, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG) Guillermo Santiago | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | William Creagh is hacked by John Mullen - foul #2 on John Mullen, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (SF), Dale Payne (C) John Mullen, David Stalker | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Creagh (fresh) PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Facer (fresh) SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Payne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Denver | William Underwood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Daniel Haider connects on the 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:54 | Denver | William Underwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Dale Payne tips it in | 14-18 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Robert Facer takes the ball from Evan Helfrich | 14-18 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Robert Facer scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Underwood and he's fouled by Daniel Haider - foul #2 on Daniel Haider, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Adam Townsend (SF), Kevin Hill (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Daniel Haider, William Creagh, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), David Stalker (C) William Underwood, Joseph Riggleman, Jerry Moulton | |
| 10:13 | Denver | Robert Facer misses the free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | The jump hook by Czeslaw Grudzinski is blocked by David Stalker | 14-20 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Kevin Hill tips it but misses | 14-20 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Ronald Bellard gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the jump hook from the right block | 14-20 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Robert Facer gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Evan Helfrich | 14-20 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Kevin Hill misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-20 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Ronald Bellard gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Ronald Bellard can't finish the layup | 14-20 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Victor Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 08:30 | Denver | Dale Payne gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Robert Facer misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Evan Helfrich - foul #1 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Creagh (SF), Charles Lehmann (C) Evan Helfrich, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Moulton (PF) Dale Payne | |
| 08:04 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Victor Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Jerry Moulton snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Ronald Bellard loses the dribble to Victor Johnson | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) SF - William Creagh (fresh) PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stalker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | William Creagh clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-22 |
| 07:24 | Denver | David Stalker gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Ronald Bellard snags the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 06:55 | Denver | David Stalker knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Facer | 14-24 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Kevin Hill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Moulton - foul #1 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Evan Helfrich (SG), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Victor Johnson, Adam Townsend, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), Kenneth Lane (C) Robert Facer, Ronald Bellard, David Stalker | |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Kevin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Kevin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Bornstein - foul #1 on Thomas Bornstein, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (PF) Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:24 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Moulton - foul #2 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Harlan Perry (C) Jerry Moulton | |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago is hacked by Evan Helfrich - foul #2 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Evan Helfrich | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:50 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Lane - foul #1 on Kenneth Lane, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:06 | Denver | William Underwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | William Creagh grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | William Creagh can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Kenneth Lane pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Kenneth Lane loses the dribble to Charles Lehmann | 19-27 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein is hacked by Guillermo Santiago in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guillermo Santiago, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Kevin Hill (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Adam Townsend, Charles Lehmann, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Dale Payne (PF), David Stalker (C) Guillermo Santiago, Joseph Riggleman, Kenneth Lane, Harlan Perry | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Dale Payne snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 03:57 | Denver | William Underwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Victor Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Creagh (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Facer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stalker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Robert Facer comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 23-27 |
| 03:21 | Denver | Dale Payne tips it home | 23-29 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Victor Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Bellard - foul #1 on Ronald Bellard, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Haider (SG), George Razo (SF), Charles Lehmann (C) Thomas Bornstein, William Creagh, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF) William Underwood, Dale Payne | |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:46 | Denver | David Stalker is whistled for a carry | 25-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (SF) Ronald Bellard | |
| 02:23 | Purdue | George Razo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann tips it in | 27-29 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Jerry Moulton's floater is tipped away by Charles Lehmann | 27-29 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Kevin Hill is hacked by Jerry Moulton - foul #3 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Victor Johnson, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Dale Payne (PF) John Mullen, Joseph Riggleman, Jerry Moulton | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Kevin Hill misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | George Razo is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bellard - foul #2 on Ronald Bellard, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Lane (C) David Stalker | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Dale Payne blows the layup but he's fouled by George Razo - foul #3 on George Razo, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF) George Razo, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:02 | Denver | Dale Payne misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Dale Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Daniel Haider comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Adam Townsend tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 00:36 | Denver | William Underwood is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Helfrich - foul #3 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG) Evan Helfrich | |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG) Robert Facer | |
| 00:36 | Denver | William Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:36 | Denver | William Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Kenneth Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Dale Payne drills a turnaround near the basket set up by William Underwood | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |