| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) C - Reginald Arent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) C - Andrew Virgin (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 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Mitchell | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses the floater near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Reginald Arent pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Reginald Arent drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Renwick | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Cleveland Johnson | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Reginald Arent connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-2 |
| 18:15 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick loses the dribble to Cleveland Johnson | 7-2 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish lays it in on a nice dish by Cleveland Johnson | 7-4 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:32 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Virgin | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Ronald Hunt and he's hacked by Billy McGloin - foul #1 on Billy McGloin, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Bobby Wilson (C) Billy McGloin, Bruce Mitchell, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hunt - foul #1 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (C) Christopher Ferry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG) Cleveland Johnson | |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Kramer | 10-7 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Bobby Wilson steals it from Alan Segrest | 10-7 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 10-7 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish clanks a runner from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darin Reed (fresh) SF - Howard Parrish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Segrest (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Virgin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Hunt - foul #2 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Wayne Kramer, Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG), Robert Goad (SF), Shaun Foutch (PF), Bill Schwieson (C) Ronald Hunt, Howard Parrish, Alan Segrest, Andrew Virgin | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Billy McGloin - foul #2 on Billy McGloin, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Luis Richard (PF) Billy McGloin, Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG) Sam Nesmith | |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-7 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Luis Richard gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Shaun Foutch denies the turnaround by Bruce Mitchell | 11-7 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Ferry - foul #1 on Christopher Ferry, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bobby Wilson (PF) James Daniel, Luis Richard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Shaun Foutch steals the ball from Bruce Mitchell | 11-8 |
| 14:18 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shaun Foutch | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell is hacked by Cleveland Johnson - foul #1 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Renwick (PF) Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (PG), Robert Hines (SG), Howard Parrish (SF) Darin Reed, Cleveland Johnson, Robert Goad | |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Bruce Mitchell | 13-11 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 13-11 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:15 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sam Nesmith | 13-13 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick's pass is intercepted by Robert Hines | 13-13 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Hines | 13-15 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Wayne Kramer | 15-15 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Renwick denies the turnaround by Robert Hines | 15-15 |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Bobby Wilson - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Chris Lamphere (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Bruce Mitchell, Christopher Ferry, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG), Alan Segrest (PF), Andrew Virgin (C) Robert Hines, Howard Parrish, Shaun Foutch | |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Lamphere (fresh) PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darin Reed (fresh) SG - Sam Nesmith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Schwieson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer scores on a jumper from the right block | 17-17 |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 17-17 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | James Daniel comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Arent | 17-17 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Daniel | 19-17 |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Bill Schwieson is called for the reach on James Daniel - foul #1 on Bill Schwieson, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (SF) Wayne Kramer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG), Howard Parrish (SF) Sam Nesmith, Bill Schwieson | |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (PF) Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alan Segrest | 19-19 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darin Reed - foul #1 on Darin Reed, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch (PF), Robert Goad (C) Alan Segrest, Andrew Virgin | |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:14 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darin Reed | 19-21 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry scores on a 3 from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Mitchell takes the ball from Cleveland Johnson | 22-21 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | James Daniel hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch tips it but misses | 24-21 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darin Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Goad (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell is hacked by Robert Goad - foul #1 on Robert Goad, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Bobby Wilson (C) James Daniel, Bruce Mitchell, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (PG), Robert Hines (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Alan Segrest (PF), Andrew Virgin (C) Darin Reed, Cleveland Johnson, Howard Parrish, Shaun Foutch, Robert Goad | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the jump hook near the basket | 26-21 |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wilson - foul #2 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Luis Richard (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Joseph Renwick, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | John Ferguson makes the shot from close range | 26-23 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:37 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Virgin - foul #1 on Andrew Virgin, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Christopher Ferry, Luis Richard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG), Howard Parrish (SF) Robert Hines, John Ferguson | |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | The jumper by Joseph Renwick is denied by Howard Parrish | 27-23 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 27-23 |
| 05:16 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Mitchell - foul #1 on Bruce Mitchell, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG), Shaun Foutch (PF), Robert Goad (C) Darin Reed, Alan Segrest, Andrew Virgin | |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell is hacked by Cleveland Johnson - foul #2 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Luis Richard (SF) Chris Lamphere | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG), Robert Hines (SG) Sam Nesmith, Cleveland Johnson | |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hines hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Darin Reed takes the ball from Wayne Kramer in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed banks in the layup | 29-27 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Mitchell | 31-27 |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Kramer is called for the reach on Robert Goad - foul #1 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Wayne Kramer, Luis Richard, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), Andrew Virgin (C) Darin Reed, Robert Hines, Howard Parrish | |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 9 pts. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Goad (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Ronald Hunt steals the ball from Bruce Mitchell | 31-27 |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Reginald Arent - foul #1 on Reginald Arent, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (SG) Bruce Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish (SF), Alan Segrest (PF) Robert Goad, Shaun Foutch | |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Howard Parrish - foul #1 on Howard Parrish, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson (C) Andrew Virgin | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Reginald Arent hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 32-28 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Hunt | 34-31 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Chris Lamphere (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Billy McGloin, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG), Sam Nesmith (SG), Andrew Virgin (C) Ronald Hunt, Cleveland Johnson, Bill Schwieson | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Virgin | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-34 |