| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Wayne Holmstrom (fresh) SG - Robert Grooms (fresh) SF - John Nieves (fresh) PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Matthew Watford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Wayne Holmstrom is called for the reach on Tyler Gill - foul #1 on Wayne Holmstrom, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Gary Nixon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Nieves - foul #1 on John Nieves, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Grooms and he's fouled by Rufus Higdon - foul #1 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Matthew Watford buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Fred Hunter | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Georgia Southern | Gary Nixon takes the ball from Robert Grooms | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Tyler Gill clanks a jumper from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Rufus Higdon | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Fred Hunter is whistled for traveling | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves scores on a shot near the basket | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Tyler Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Gary Nixon can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Georgia Southern | Rufus Higdon is called for the reach on Bernard Wiggins - foul #2 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | James South (PF) Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 16:25 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Wiggins | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Tyler Gill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:15 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | James South pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is hacked by Robert Grooms - foul #1 on Robert Grooms, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Robert Reith (C) Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:41 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Grooms | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) SG - Jason Trader (fresh) SF - Calvin Stevens (fresh) PF - James South (fresh) C - Robert Reith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Wayne Holmstrom (fresh) SG - Robert Grooms (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fairly fresh) C - Doug Scarborough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough loses the dribble to Tyler Gill | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Jason Trader hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Bernard Wiggins - foul #1 on Bernard Wiggins, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (SG) Tyler Gill | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Nees (PG), Joseph Winter (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Donald Damato (PF), Kenneth Cowling (C) Wayne Holmstrom, Robert Grooms, John Nieves, Bernard Wiggins, Doug Scarborough | |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:49 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away and he's fouled by Calvin Stevens - foul #1 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Howard Willis, Calvin Stevens, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 14:49 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | James South gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Gary Nixon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:09 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Winter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Cowling | 8-12 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:47 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:42 | Georgia Southern | Leo Nees loses the dribble to Fred Hunter | 8-12 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Jason Trader loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 8-12 |
| 13:10 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling buries a shot from the left side set up by Leo Nees | 8-14 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Cowling takes the ball from James South | 8-14 |
| 12:31 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Winter hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon loses the ball out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Robert Reith (PF) Jason Trader, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, James South | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Wayne Holmstrom (PG), Robert Grooms (SG), John Nieves (SF), Bernard Wiggins (PF), Doug Scarborough (C) Leo Nees, Joseph Winter, Robert Smith, Donald Damato, Kenneth Cowling | |
| 11:47 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough travels with the ball | 8-17 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Nieves - foul #2 on John Nieves, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Nees (SF) John Nieves | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) SG - Howard Willis (fresh) SF - Calvin Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Wayne Holmstrom (fresh) SG - Robert Grooms (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Nees (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Holmstrom clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 10-17 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Robert Reith grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Wayne Holmstrom takes the ball from Tyler Gill | 10-17 |
| 11:15 | Georgia Southern | Leo Nees lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Holmstrom | 10-19 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 11:04 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:00 | Georgia Southern | Leo Nees loses the dribble to Matthew Watford | 10-19 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Tyler Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (SG) Howard Willis | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith (SF) Leo Nees | |
| 10:16 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Calvin Stevens - foul #2 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), James South (PF) Jason Trader, Calvin Stevens, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 10:00 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato (PF), Kenneth Cowling (C) Bernard Wiggins, Doug Scarborough | |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Matthew Watford loses the dribble to Robert Grooms | 10-19 |
| 09:33 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 10-19 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Fred Hunter snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Robert Smith steals the ball from James South | 10-19 |
| 09:07 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Holmstrom misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 09:05 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms hits the follow up shot | 10-21 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Tyler Gill buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Hunter | 13-21 |
| 08:27 | Georgia Southern | James South is called for the reach on Wayne Holmstrom - foul #1 on James South, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Robert Reith (PF) Tyler Gill, Fred Hunter, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Nees (PG), Joseph Winter (SG), Bernard Wiggins (PF), Doug Scarborough (C) Wayne Holmstrom, Robert Grooms, Donald Damato, Kenneth Cowling | |
| 08:17 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 13-21 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Howard Willis knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jason Trader | 15-21 |
| 07:52 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 15-21 |
| 07:50 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 07:30 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Reith - foul #1 on Robert Reith, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Watford (C) James South | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 07:30 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:30 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Leo Nees (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Winter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Jason Trader can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Winter - foul #1 on Joseph Winter, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), James South (PF) Howard Willis, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms (SG) Kenneth Cowling | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:54 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 06:52 | Georgia Southern | Leo Nees misses the tip | 17-23 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Jason Trader snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gary Nixon | 19-23 |
| 06:21 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins is whistled for traveling | 19-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG) Jason Trader | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Wayne Holmstrom (PG), Donald Damato (PF), Kenneth Cowling (C) Joseph Winter, Bernard Wiggins, Doug Scarborough | |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the floater from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 05:43 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Hunter - foul #1 on Fred Hunter, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (PF) James South | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith (SF) Leo Nees | |
| 05:43 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:43 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Fred Hunter is hacked by Donald Damato - foul #1 on Donald Damato, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Joseph Winter (SG) Robert Grooms | |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Fred Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:25 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:14 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Winter loses the dribble to Tyler Gill | 22-25 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Fred Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 05:02 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:56 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato can't finish the layup | 22-25 |
| 04:55 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato tips it home | 22-27 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Gary Nixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 04:39 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Donald Damato | 22-27 |
| 04:26 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Winter is hacked by Fred Hunter - foul #2 on Fred Hunter, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Howard Willis (SG), James South (PF) Tyler Gill, Fred Hunter, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms (SG), Leo Nees (SF), Bernard Wiggins (PF), Doug Scarborough (C) Wayne Holmstrom, Robert Smith, Donald Damato, Kenneth Cowling | |
| 04:26 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Winter makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:26 | Georgia Southern | Joseph Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James South | 22-28 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Gary Nixon's layup is rejected by Bernard Wiggins | 22-28 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Howard Willis grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 03:44 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Bernard Wiggins | 22-28 |
| 03:37 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough misses badly on a floater in the lane | 22-28 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Howard Willis snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Robert Grooms picks off the pass by James South | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James South (tiring) 3 reb. C - Matthew Watford (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Joseph Winter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Grooms (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leo Nees (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Winter | 22-30 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | James South connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Doug Scarborough - foul #1 on Doug Scarborough, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF) Jason Trader, Howard Willis, Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Wayne Holmstrom (PG), Robert Smith (SG), John Nieves (SF), Donald Damato (C) Joseph Winter, Robert Grooms, Leo Nees, Doug Scarborough | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | James South misses the free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:34 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:14 | Georgia Southern | Calvin Stevens steps in front of the Bernard Wiggins pass | 24-30 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Tyler Gill drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Hunter | 27-30 |
| 01:48 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Holmstrom misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 01:46 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:33 | Georgia Southern | Tyler Gill steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 27-30 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | James South drills a floater from the left side set up by Tyler Gill | 29-30 |
| 00:49 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James South - foul #2 on James South, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (C) James South | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms (SG), Doug Scarborough (C) Robert Smith, Bernard Wiggins | |
| 00:49 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:49 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Tyler Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 00:16 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:12 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wayne Holmstrom | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-35 |