| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) SG - James Ebbert (fresh) SF - Scott Force (fresh) PF - George Estep (fresh) C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) SG - Robert Irick (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Reginald Jacobs | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Matthew Watford scores on a jumper from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep misses the shot near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Robert Irick grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Tyler Gill pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Charles Moreland comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep is hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #1 on Charles Moreland, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Gary Nixon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Matthew Watford | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses long on a runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Matthew Watford gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Force and the foul's on Matthew Watford - foul #1 on Matthew Watford, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF) James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Gary Nixon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Robert Irick grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Gary Nixon drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tyler Gill | 7-10 |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs jams it on a nice dish by Laurence Jennings | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) SF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) C - Laurence Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Charles Moreland misses the turnaround from the right block | 9-10 |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Charles Moreland gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edmund Jackson - foul #1 on Edmund Jackson, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF) Reginald Jacobs, Giovanni Rossi, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Rufus Higdon (PF), Dwight Wright (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Jason Trader - foul #1 on Jason Trader, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | James South (C) Gary Nixon | |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | James South grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau loses the ball out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Dwight Wright pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau connects on the 3 from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson clanks a jumper near the basket | 11-15 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki loses the dribble to Rufus Higdon | 11-15 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon lays it in | 11-17 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Trader - foul #2 on Jason Trader, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Dikembe Araki, James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep, Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Tyler Gill - foul #1 on Tyler Gill, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Robert Irick scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Watford | 11-19 |
| 12:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Robert Irick pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Robert Irick can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Charles Moreland can't tip it in | 11-19 |
| 11:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the board | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) C - Robert Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rufus Higdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed is fouled on the floor by Robert Irick - foul #1 on Robert Irick, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Brian Reed, Victor Schacher, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Rufus Higdon | |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Robert Irick is whistled for a carry | 11-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG) Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep is hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #2 on Charles Moreland, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Irick steps in front of the James Ebbert pass | 13-19 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Robert Irick knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-22 |
| 09:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force clanks a jumper from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Nixon | 13-22 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | James South's fadeaway is rejected by George Estep | 13-22 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Tyler Gill can't tip it in | 13-22 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Robert Irick snags the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | James South misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Nixon - foul #1 on Gary Nixon, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Edmund Jackson (PF), Giovanni Rossi (C) Reginald Jacobs, James Ebbert, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, James South | |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Dwight Wright is whistled for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray (C) Scott Force | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-22 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Dwight Wright pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 07:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 15-25 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon grabs the board | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) SF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) C - Robert Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Howard Willis (fresh) SG - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dwight Wright | 15-27 |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Wright blocks the short jumper by Edmund Jackson | 15-27 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Giovanni Rossi | 15-27 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rufus Higdon - foul #1 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #9 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Victor Schacher (SF), George Estep (PF) Brian Reed, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), James South (C) Howard Willis, Harold Nadeau, Dwight Wright, Matthew Watford | |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by George Estep - foul #1 on George Estep, team foul #2 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Victor Schacher, Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to George Estep | 17-28 |
| 06:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-28 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep gets the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs banks in the layup and the foul's on Rufus Higdon - foul #2 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Watford (C) Rufus Higdon | |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Ebbert | 23-31 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | George Estep steps in front of the James South pass | 23-31 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Reginald Jacobs and he's fouled by Tyler Gill - foul #2 on Tyler Gill, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (PG), Dwight Wright (PF) Tyler Gill, Matthew Watford | |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | James South banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Nadeau and he's fouled by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG) James Ebbert | |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG), Claude Macri (SF) Robert Irick, Gary Nixon | |
| 04:39 | Purdue | James South makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Reginald Jacobs and the foul's on Claude Macri - foul #1 on Claude Macri, team foul #12 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Watford (C) James South | |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Giovanni Rossi is called for the reach on Matthew Watford - foul #1 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Rufus Higdon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Howard Willis, Claude Macri, Dwight Wright | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau is hacked by Robert Gray - foul #2 on Robert Gray, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF) Reginald Jacobs, Edmund Jackson, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Dwight Wright (C) Harold Nadeau, Matthew Watford | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) SF - Scott Force (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dwight Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Robert Irick's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Araki | 29-34 |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Araki | 31-34 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 31-34 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Tyler Gill scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-37 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Scott Force | 33-37 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Dwight Wright knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Moreland | 33-39 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Robert Gray (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Brian Reed, Scott Force, George Estep, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Robert Irick, Rufus Higdon, Dwight Wright | |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Gill | 33-41 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 35-41 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray can't throw it down but he's hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #3 on Charles Moreland, team foul #13 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force (SF) Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Rufus Higdon (PF) Tyler Gill, Harold Nadeau, Charles Moreland | |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is fouled on the floor by James Ebbert - foul #1 on James Ebbert, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep (PF) Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Irick pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |