| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Neth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lebitski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton is hacked by Fred Hunter - foul #1 on Fred Hunter, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:25 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Nixon - foul #2 on Gary Nixon, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 19:25 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:25 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Tyler Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 19:11 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 19:05 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski loses the dribble to Fred Hunter | 37-42 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Fred Hunter can't finish the layup | 37-42 |
| 19:01 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:38 | Arizona State | Tyler Gill picks off the pass by Elmer Wright | 37-42 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 18:22 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Matthew Watford pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't tip it in | 37-42 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Matthew Watford pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Fred Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Emmett Benoit (C) Rob Carlton, Brian Kennedy, Donald Lebitski | |
| 17:00 | Arizona State | Calvin Stevens is called for the reach on Leonard Musto - foul #3 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (PF) Calvin Stevens | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Grant Wilcox (SG), Sean Turner (C) Elmer Wright, Robert Neth | |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | Grant Wilcox misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-42 |
| 16:47 | Arizona State | Sean Turner grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:41 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 37-42 |
| 16:40 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:21 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Jason Trader grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | James South comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Tyler Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Trader (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Reith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rufus Higdon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James South (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Leonard Musto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Emmett Benoit (fresh) C - Sean Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Robert Reith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyler Gill and he's fouled by Wesley Bigler - foul #1 on Wesley Bigler, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Matthew Watford (C) Tyler Gill, Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Rob Carlton (SG), Brian Kennedy (SF), Jack Wald (PF), Donald Lebitski (C) Leonard Musto, Grant Wilcox, Wesley Bigler, Emmett Benoit, Sean Turner | |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:35 | Arizona State | Matthew Watford takes the ball from Brian Kennedy | 40-42 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Jason Trader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Robert Reith snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Jason Trader is fouled on the floor by Rob Carlton - foul #1 on Rob Carlton, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Donald Lebitski swats the layup by James South | 40-42 |
| 15:04 | Arizona State | Jack Wald grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:59 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Brian Kennedy | 40-44 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Donald Lebitski steals it from Matthew Watford | 40-44 |
| 14:37 | Arizona State | Jack Wald hits a floater from the left side set up by Elmer Wright | 40-46 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 14:13 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 13:48 | Arizona State | Jack Wald knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Elmer Wright | 40-48 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Gary Nixon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Trader | 43-48 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Jack Wald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 13:18 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:05 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Gary Nixon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Nixon | 43-48 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | James South misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Jack Wald - foul #4 on Jack Wald, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF) Jason Trader, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (PG), Grant Wilcox (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Robert Neth (PF), Emmett Benoit (C) Elmer Wright, Rob Carlton, Brian Kennedy, Jack Wald, Donald Lebitski | |
| 12:30 | Purdue | James South makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | James South misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:30 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:12 | Arizona State | Grant Wilcox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 12:10 | Arizona State | Robert Neth grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 11:57 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler is fouled on the floor by Calvin Stevens - foul #4 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Calvin Stevens, James South | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Leonard Musto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Neth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmett Benoit (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler connects on the runner near the basket | 44-50 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Grant Wilcox is called for the reach on Howard Willis - foul #1 on Grant Wilcox, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Grant Wilcox | 44-50 |
| 10:43 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:41 | Arizona State | Robert Neth tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 10:39 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Howard Willis pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-50 |
| 10:24 | Arizona State | Robert Neth pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Reith - foul #1 on Robert Reith, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF) Howard Willis, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Rob Carlton (SG), Donald Lebitski (C) Leonard Musto, Grant Wilcox, Emmett Benoit | |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 10:04 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 09:37 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Watford (C) Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy (SF) Wesley Bigler | |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon clanks a fadeaway from close range | 44-52 |
| 09:13 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:01 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright lays it up and in on a great pass from Rob Carlton | 44-54 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Tyler Gill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Matthew Watford gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 08:30 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 08:13 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Elmer Wright | 44-56 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the shot from the right side | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rufus Higdon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Neth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Lebitski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Arizona State | Robert Neth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Hunter - foul #2 on Fred Hunter, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Tyler Gill, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Jack Wald (PF) Rob Carlton, Brian Kennedy, Donald Lebitski | |
| 07:36 | Arizona State | Robert Neth makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:36 | Arizona State | Robert Neth misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Robert Reith pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | James South hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Trader | 48-57 |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright is hacked by James South - foul #3 on James South, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit (C) Robert Neth | |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Robert Reith misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 06:37 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 06:12 | Arizona State | Calvin Stevens steals it from Wesley Bigler | 48-59 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Howard Willis is hacked by Leonard Musto - foul #1 on Leonard Musto, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Gary Nixon (SF) Howard Willis, Calvin Stevens | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rob Carlton (SG), Brian Kennedy (SF), Donald Lebitski (C) Elmer Wright, Wesley Bigler, Emmett Benoit | |
| 05:48 | Purdue | James South is denied on a layup by Jack Wald | 48-59 |
| 05:47 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 05:35 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy buries a jumper from the left block | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Gary Nixon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James South | 51-61 |
| 05:03 | Arizona State | Jason Trader takes the ball from Donald Lebitski | 51-61 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Jason Trader lays it in | 53-61 |
| 04:38 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton drills a floater from the left side set up by Leonard Musto | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Jason Trader is blocked by Donald Lebitski | 53-63 |
| 04:13 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 03:55 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 53-63 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Tyler Gill pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, James South, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG) Leonard Musto | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Wald (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Lebitski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 03:37 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy grabs the board | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright drills a shot from the right wing set up by Donald Lebitski | 53-65 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Fred Hunter can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-65 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Hunter | 53-65 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon is whistled for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Tyler Gill, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (PG), Grant Wilcox (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Robert Neth (PF), Emmett Benoit (C) Elmer Wright, Rob Carlton, Brian Kennedy, Jack Wald, Donald Lebitski | |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | Robert Neth is hacked by James South - foul #4 on James South, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | Robert Neth makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | Robert Neth misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | James South grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 02:11 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:45 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 01:43 | Arizona State | Robert Neth tips it home | 53-68 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | James South clanks a shot from the left block | 53-68 |
| 01:31 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 01:02 | Arizona State | Robert Neth drills a floater from the right block | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Howard Willis drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James South | 56-70 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-70 |
| 00:19 | Arizona State | Grant Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto runs out the clock | 56-70 |