| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Louis Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose snags the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton lays it in | 26-23 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Charles Moreland scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Irick picks off the pass by Jeremy Savage | 29-23 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Tyler Gill hits the finger roll set up by Robert Irick | 31-23 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-23 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Matthew Watford snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Charles Moreland scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Irick | 33-23 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Rose and the foul's on Gary Nixon - foul #1 on Gary Nixon, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Robert Irick lays it up and in and he's fouled by Samuel Gabaldon - foul #1 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (SF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (SG) Samuel Gabaldon | |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Rose | 35-28 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Robert Irick drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Irick is called for the reach on Louis Rose - foul #1 on Robert Irick, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton (SF), Lawrence Cline (PF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Jeremy Savage, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline scores on a jump hook in the lane | 38-30 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Jason Trader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) James South | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG) Louis Rose | |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Nixon - foul #2 on Gary Nixon, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Carbaugh | |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) SF - Jeff Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Charles Moreland (PF) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage (SF) Jeff Stratton | |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Irick - foul #2 on Robert Irick, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Watford (C) Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG) Michael Lemoine | |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ismael Dorton - foul #1 on Ismael Dorton, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG), Byron Clement (PF) Samuel Gabaldon, Lawrence Cline | |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Matthew Watford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Savage | 39-35 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is hacked by Louis Rose - foul #2 on Louis Rose, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Matthew Watford lays it in set up by Tyler Gill | 41-35 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #1 on Charles Moreland, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (SF), Dwight Wright (C) Robert Irick, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeff Stratton (SF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage, Ismael Dorton | |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Jeff Stratton takes the ball from Rufus Higdon | 41-37 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Stratton | 41-37 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Gabaldon | 41-39 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Dwight Wright is hacked by Lawrence Cline - foul #1 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Tyler Gill, Harold Nadeau, Charles Moreland, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Ismael Dorton (C) Louis Rose, Samuel Gabaldon, Jeff Stratton, Byron Clement | |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Jeremy Savage steals the ball from Rufus Higdon | 41-39 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage tips it home | 41-41 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Robert Irick hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Matthew Watford - foul #2 on Matthew Watford, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (PF) Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (PF) Lawrence Cline | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Irick | 44-42 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the dunk | 44-42 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Jason Trader takes the ball from Michael Carbaugh | 44-42 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Robert Irick lays it up and in set up by Jason Trader | 46-42 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Jason Trader clanks a floater from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 46-42 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Irick - foul #3 on Robert Irick, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Jason Trader, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeff Stratton (SF), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage, Ismael Dorton | |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Samuel Gabaldon steps in front of the Tyler Gill pass | 46-44 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh's floater is tipped away by Dwight Wright | 46-44 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Dwight Wright snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Dwight Wright and he's fouled by Byron Clement - foul #2 on Byron Clement, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Carbaugh | |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Gabaldon | 49-47 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau loses the dribble to Ismael Dorton | 49-47 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon drills a 3 from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Tyler Gill connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harold Nadeau | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dwight Wright (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Louis Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton loses the dribble to Charles Moreland | 52-50 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tyler Gill | 55-50 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-50 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 55-50 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Dwight Wright snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose's pass is intercepted by Rufus Higdon | 55-50 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon banks in the layup | 57-50 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Charles Moreland is called for the reach on Louis Rose - foul #2 on Charles Moreland, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), James South (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Tyler Gill, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, Charles Moreland, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Lawrence Cline (PF), Michael Carbaugh (C) Samuel Gabaldon, Jeff Stratton, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Robert Irick grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Robert Irick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Robert Irick is hacked by Michael Carbaugh - foul #2 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG) Louis Rose | |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Jason Trader clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline is whistled for traveling | 57-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Charles Moreland (PF) Jason Trader, James South | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Carbaugh | |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cline | 57-52 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lemoine | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lawrence Cline (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Gary Nixon loses the dribble to Michael Lemoine | 57-55 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall loses the dribble to Gary Nixon | 57-55 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the lay-in | 57-55 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Matthew Watford tips it but misses | 57-55 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Rose (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Lawrence Cline | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-55 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Gabaldon - foul #2 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Charles Moreland denies the turnaround by Byron Clement | 58-55 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Samuel Gabaldon steps in front of the Matthew Watford pass | 58-57 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Gabaldon | 58-59 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Gary Nixon can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Charles Moreland gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Robert Irick connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Gill | 60-59 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Matthew Watford steps in front of the Louis Rose pass | 60-59 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Robert Irick scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement is hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #3 on Charles Moreland, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Rose - foul #3 on Louis Rose, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is hacked by Louis Rose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Rose, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Louis Rose comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Charles Moreland is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Rose - foul #5 on Louis Rose, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG) Louis Rose | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Charles Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton grabs the board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-61 |