| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) C - Reginald Arent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) C - Christopher Facer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Purdue | Joshua Hatter steals the ball from Billy McGloin in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller banks in the layup set up by Joshua Hatter | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Reginald Arent gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | The short jumper by Reginald Arent is denied by Bruce Barber | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick clanks a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Christopher Facer | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | Chris Lamphere is called for the reach on Matthew Miller - foul #1 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Hatter | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Ferry | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Reginald Arent can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Christopher Facer | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Bruce Barber blocks the short jumper by Reginald Arent | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Chris Lamphere takes the ball from Joshua Hatter | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fairly fresh) SG - Chris Lamphere (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Barber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Facer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Reginald Arent's pass is intercepted by Eric Gardner | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Chris Lamphere | 5-6 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere is fouled on the floor by Eric Gardner - foul #1 on Eric Gardner, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Wayne Kramer (SG), Bruce Mitchell (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), Gregory Jones (SG), McKinley Offutt (SF), Arlen Short (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Joshua Hatter, Eric Gardner, Matthew Miller, Bruce Barber, Christopher Facer | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer is fouled on the floor by Lynn Brendle - foul #1 on Lynn Brendle, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | James Daniel loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 5-6 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams misses long on a jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Daniel | 8-6 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | James Daniel clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Lynn Brendle - foul #2 on Lynn Brendle, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Luis Richard (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Bruce Mitchell, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Bruce Barber (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Lynn Brendle, Gregory Jones, Arlen Short, Kevin Williams | |
| 12:59 | Purdue | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | James Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bruce Barber | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Gardner | 9-10 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 9-10 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Joseph Renwick steals it from Bruce Barber | 9-10 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | James Daniel is called for 3 seconds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Gary Goldberg (C) James Daniel, Wayne Kramer, Luis Richard, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG) McKinley Offutt | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Miller | 9-12 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG) Billy McGloin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arlen Short (C) Christopher Facer | |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Hatter | 9-15 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick dunks the ball | 11-15 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner is whistled for a carry | 11-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Reginald Arent (C) Bruce Mitchell, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt (C) Bruce Barber | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Arlen Short is called for the reach on Reginald Arent - foul #1 on Arlen Short, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Eric Gardner steals it from Joseph Renwick | 11-15 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG) Chris Lamphere | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (SG), Christopher Facer (C) Eric Gardner, Matthew Miller | |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Bruce Barber (PF) Joshua Hatter, Arlen Short | |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Billy McGloin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Mitchell | 13-15 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Gardner | 13-17 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer clanks a jumper near the basket | 13-17 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Jones | 13-19 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Barber - foul #1 on Bruce Barber, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Billy McGloin, Wayne Kramer, Bruce Mitchell, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Miller (SF) Christopher Facer | |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Reginald Arent snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - McKinley Offutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Daniel | 17-19 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | James Daniel is hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #1 on Gregory Jones, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Ferry (SF) Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Arlen Short (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Gregory Jones, Bruce Barber, McKinley Offutt | |
| 07:17 | Purdue | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | James Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Lamphere - foul #2 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #2 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Gary Goldberg (C) James Daniel, Chris Lamphere, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Facer (C) Kevin Williams | |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell double dribbles | 18-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Bobby Wilson (C) Bruce Mitchell, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter clanks a driving attempt from close range | 18-21 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joshua Hatter, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt (SG), Bruce Barber (PF) Eric Gardner, Arlen Short | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy McGloin | 20-21 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on McKinley Offutt | 20-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Reginald Arent (C) Billy McGloin, Wayne Kramer, Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (SG), Arlen Short (C) Matthew Miller, Christopher Facer | |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the floater from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 05:03 | Minnesota | Arlen Short grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:47 | Minnesota | Christopher Ferry is called for the reach on McKinley Offutt - foul #1 on Christopher Ferry, team foul #3 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (PF) Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG) Joshua Hatter | |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Reginald Arent pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Ferry | 22-21 |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Mitchell - foul #1 on Bruce Mitchell, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Wayne Kramer (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF) James Daniel, Christopher Ferry, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Miller (SF), Christopher Facer (C) McKinley Offutt, Bruce Barber | |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Reginald Arent clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-22 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller hits the finger roll | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Billy McGloin is fouled on the floor by Christopher Facer - foul #1 on Christopher Facer, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Gary Goldberg (C) Wayne Kramer, Bruce Mitchell, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Lynn Brendle (SG), McKinley Offutt (PF) Gregory Jones, Eric Gardner, Arlen Short | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Billy McGloin makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg gets the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on McKinley Offutt - foul #1 on McKinley Offutt, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SF) Billy McGloin, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Barber (PF) McKinley Offutt | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Christopher Facer | 24-24 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Wayne Kramer steps in front of the Lynn Brendle pass | 24-24 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson slams it home | 26-24 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Christopher Ferry steps in front of the Lynn Brendle pass | 26-24 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 26-24 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | The jumper by Christopher Facer is denied by Bobby Wilson | 26-24 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Chris Lamphere | 26-24 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-24 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson can't finish the layup | 26-26 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Joshua Hatter | 26-28 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson is fouled on the floor by Lynn Brendle - foul #3 on Lynn Brendle, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Gary Goldberg (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Wayne Kramer, Chris Lamphere, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (PG), Eric Gardner (SG), McKinley Offutt (SF), Arlen Short (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Joshua Hatter, Lynn Brendle, Matthew Miller, Bruce Barber, Christopher Facer | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-28 |