| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Floyd Brown inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Adam Townsend drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 41-34 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss banks in the layup and the foul's on Gerard Schroeder - foul #3 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (C) Gerard Schroeder | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stanley Fine | 43-34 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Boris Wnukowski steals it from Stanley Fine | 43-34 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-34 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski can't tip it in | 43-34 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Victor Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Adam Townsend snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fenton - foul #1 on Christopher Fenton, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Adam Townsend snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Strauss - foul #2 on Wayne Strauss, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Robert Nichols (PF), Richard Wofford (C) Domenic Russo, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Wofford | 43-34 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses long on a runner from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Floyd Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Adam Townsend comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's fouled by James States - foul #1 on James States, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SG), Mario Blue (PF) Bill Lekberg, Christopher Fenton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), William Caraballo (SF), Mike Spencer (PF), James Golden (C) Victor Johnson, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Stanley Fine | |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the 3rd free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | James States loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Mario Blue, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Adam Townsend scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Caraballo | 43-37 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | James States connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Wofford | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James States (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Humiston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Wofford (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Townsend (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Caraballo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mike Spencer (fresh) C - James Golden (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Wayne Strauss denies the turnaround by William Caraballo | 46-37 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | William Caraballo tips it home | 46-39 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Adam Townsend steals the ball from Lawrence Humiston | 46-39 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Lawrence Humiston steals the ball from Adam Townsend | 46-39 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Mike Spencer - foul #1 on Mike Spencer, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Domenic Russo (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Robert Nichols (PF) James States, Lawrence Humiston, Richard Wofford, Wayne Strauss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Adam Townsend, William Caraballo, Mike Spencer, James Golden | |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Bill Lekberg steps in front of the Gerard Schroeder pass | 49-39 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo banks in the layup set up by Bill Lekberg | 51-39 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Victor Johnson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Fenton | 51-39 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Blue (PF) Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (SG) Thomas Bornstein | |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 51-41 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue tips it in | 53-41 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann is whistled for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (PF) Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (SG) Stanley Fine | |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-41 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Bill Lekberg picks off the pass by Floyd Brown | 53-41 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Mario Blue (C) Domenic Russo, Christopher Fenton, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (SF), Stanley Fine (C) Floyd Brown, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James States (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wofford (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Mario Blue (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Fine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SG), Boris Wnukowski (C) Bill Lekberg, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), Mike Spencer (C) Victor Johnson, Charles Lehmann | |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Blue (PF) Wayne Strauss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Floyd Brown (SF) William Caraballo | |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Humiston - foul #3 on Lawrence Humiston, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Christopher Fenton (SF) Lawrence Humiston, Richard Wofford | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG) Thomas Bornstein | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | The short jumper by Stanley Fine is denied by Mario Blue | 56-41 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Floyd Brown steps in front of the Christopher Fenton pass | 56-41 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Stanley Fine is hacked by Bill Lekberg - foul #1 on Bill Lekberg, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG), Robert Nichols (C) James States, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Adam Townsend, Stanley Fine, Mike Spencer | |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Victor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-41 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Victor Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | William Caraballo misses the floater from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Floyd Brown tips it home | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols misses the shot from the left block | 56-43 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Floyd Brown pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Bill Lekberg is called for the reach on Victor Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bill Lekberg, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (PG), Richard Wofford (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Bill Lekberg, Christopher Fenton, Mario Blue, Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), Thomas Bornstein (SF) William Caraballo, Floyd Brown | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Adam Townsend comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Domenic Russo - foul #1 on Domenic Russo, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Adam Townsend gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James States (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wofford (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Boris Wnukowski is called for the reach on Adam Townsend - foul #1 on Boris Wnukowski, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SG) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Floyd Brown (SF), Stanley Fine (C) Victor Johnson, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Wayne Strauss | 56-46 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski misses the lay-in | 56-46 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Stanley Fine grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann buries a runner in the paint set up by Adam Townsend | 56-48 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski is fouled on the floor by Floyd Brown - foul #3 on Floyd Brown, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Christopher Fenton (SF) James States, Richard Wofford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Spencer (C) Charles Lehmann | |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Stanley Fine blocks the short jumper by Wayne Strauss | 56-48 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski tips it but misses | 56-48 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Adam Townsend pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Adam Townsend hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Adam Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Adam Townsend buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Floyd Brown | 56-50 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Lekberg | 59-50 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Mike Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Brown | 59-53 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Adam Townsend steps in front of the Bill Lekberg pass | 59-53 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo (SG) Lawrence Humiston | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), William Caraballo (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Thomas Bornstein, Floyd Brown, Stanley Fine, Mike Spencer | |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the lay-in | 59-53 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Adam Townsend knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Schroeder and he's fouled by Wayne Strauss - foul #3 on Wayne Strauss, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols (PF), Richard Wofford (C) Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerard Schroeder - foul #4 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (SG), Floyd Brown (SF) Adam Townsend, William Caraballo | |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wofford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Christopher Fenton is called for the reach on Floyd Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Fenton, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford makes the floater from the left block | 63-58 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Nichols - foul #2 on Robert Nichols, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bill Lekberg, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Robert Nichols, Richard Wofford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Thomas Bornstein | |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann's pass is intercepted by Boris Wnukowski | 63-59 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Victor Johnson steps in front of the Wayne Strauss pass | 63-59 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Victor Johnson hits the finger roll | 63-61 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Gerard Schroeder blocks the short jumper by Wayne Strauss | 63-61 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Victor Johnson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Townsend | 63-64 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Adam Townsend knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 66-67 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #4 on Floyd Brown, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Adam Townsend can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Townsend - foul #3 on Adam Townsend, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Lehmann | 69-67 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the halfcourt shot | 69-67 |