| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pinski (fresh) SF - James McKennzie (fresh) PF - Dennis Kauffman (fresh) C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fresh) SG - William Surrett (fresh) SF - Douglas Gray (fresh) PF - Andrew Korte (fresh) C - Marlin Herald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald 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) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Surrett | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | James McKennzie steals the ball from Marlin Herald | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman hits the finger roll set up by James McKennzie | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray drills a shot near the basket | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Surrett | 4-7 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman is denied on a layup by Marlin Herald | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Douglas Gray | 4-7 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Robert Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Kauffman - foul #1 on Dennis Kauffman, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gordon Killian (PF) Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (SG), Richard Beard (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Jack Nelson (C) William Surrett, Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte, Marlin Herald | |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Smith | 7-9 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds comes up short on the shot from the left side | 7-9 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Gordon Killian misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 7-9 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Gordon Killian grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James McKennzie (fairly fresh) PF - Gordon Killian (fresh) C - Michael Corpuz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Bell (fresh) SF - Richard Beard (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Jack Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Gordon Killian is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 7-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), James Shipp (SF), Dennis Kauffman (PF), Alex Morphis (C) Robert Smith, Jonathan Pinski, James McKennzie, Michael Corpuz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Surrett (SG), Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF) Brian Bonds, Richard Beard, Jack Nelson | |
| 15:02 | Minnesota | Gordon Killian steals it from Andrew Korte | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Gordon Killian misses the lay-in | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Andrew Korte | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Gray | 7-11 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Douglas Gray is called for the reach on Robert Arevalo - foul #1 on Douglas Gray, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Bradley (SG) Gordon Killian | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marlin Herald (C) Nicholas Bell | |
| 14:11 | Purdue | George Bradley is hacked by Marlin Herald - foul #1 on Marlin Herald, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG) George Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leslie Rines (PG), Jack Nelson (PF) Thomas Powell, Andrew Korte | |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman buries a shot from the left block | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray banks in the layup set up by William Surrett | 9-13 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski (SG), James McKennzie (SF) Robert Arevalo, Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Beard (SF) Douglas Gray | |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Richard Beard is fouled on the floor by James McKennzie - foul #1 on James McKennzie, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), Thomas Powell (SF) Leslie Rines, Richard Beard | |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald comes up short on the floater in the paint | 9-13 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald tips it back up and in | 9-15 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | James Shipp knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 11-15 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), Gordon Killian (SG), Dennis Kauffman (PF), Michael Corpuz (C) Robert Smith, Jonathan Pinski, Alex Morphis, James Shipp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (SG), Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF) William Surrett, Jack Nelson, Marlin Herald | |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo buries a 3 from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Gordon Killian picks off the pass by Brian Bonds | 14-15 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Bell - foul #1 on Nicholas Bell, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leslie Rines (SG) Brian Bonds | |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Killian (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James McKennzie (fresh) PF - Dennis Kauffman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Nicholas Bell (fresh) SG - Leslie Rines (fresh) SF - Douglas Gray (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray clanks a shot from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Gray | 18-20 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Nicholas Bell - foul #2 on Nicholas Bell, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Jonathan Pinski (SG), Alex Morphis (PF) Robert Arevalo, James McKennzie, Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), William Surrett (SG), Richard Beard (SF), Marlin Herald (C) Nicholas Bell, Leslie Rines, Douglas Gray, Thomas Powell | |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses the easy layup | 20-20 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Gordon Killian grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Robert Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz tips it home | 22-20 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | William Surrett drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brian Bonds | 22-22 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marlin Herald - foul #2 on Marlin Herald, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Shipp (SF) Gordon Killian | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jack Nelson (PF), Rhett Polster (C) Andrew Korte, Marlin Herald | |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:43 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brian Bonds | 24-24 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | James McKennzie (SF), Dennis Kauffman (PF) Alex Morphis, Michael Corpuz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Gray (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Richard Beard, Rhett Polster | |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | William Surrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-24 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James McKennzie | 24-24 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (SG) Jonathan Pinski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leslie Rines (SG) William Surrett | |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Shipp - foul #1 on James Shipp, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Bradley (SG), Gordon Killian (PF) Robert Smith, Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Andrew Korte (PF) Brian Bonds | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Bradley (fresh) SF - James McKennzie (fresh) PF - Gordon Killian (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Shipp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Rines (fresh) SF - Douglas Gray (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andrew Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Killian | 29-26 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | George Bradley takes the ball from Jack Nelson | 29-26 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | James Shipp comes up short on the floater near the basket | 29-26 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Andrew Korte grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Robert Arevalo takes the ball from Thomas Powell | 29-26 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Douglas Gray blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Robert Arevalo | 29-26 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | Leslie Rines snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Leslie Rines clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-26 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray can't tip it in | 29-26 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | George Bradley snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | George Bradley lays it up and in set up by Gordon Killian | 31-26 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Robert Arevalo is called for the reach on Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Robert Arevalo, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Jonathan Pinski (SG), Dennis Kauffman (PF), Michael Corpuz (C) Robert Arevalo, George Bradley, Gordon Killian, James Shipp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Bonds (PG), William Surrett (SG), Richard Beard (SF), Scott Couch (PF), Rhett Polster (C) Thomas Powell, Leslie Rines, Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte, Jack Nelson | |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | William Surrett misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Kauffman - foul #2 on Dennis Kauffman, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Morphis (PF) Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | William Surrett makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | William Surrett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Alex Morphis can't throw it down but he's fouled by Scott Couch - foul #1 on Scott Couch, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Alex Morphis makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Alex Morphis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota | Richard Beard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Rhett Polster is called for the reach on Michael Corpuz - foul #1 on Rhett Polster, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Scott Couch pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | William Surrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Powell (PF) Scott Couch | |
| 03:45 | Purdue | James McKennzie comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Alex Morphis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Rhett Polster's layup is rejected by Michael Corpuz | 33-28 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | William Surrett hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James McKennzie (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Bonds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Surrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Beard (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rhett Polster (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Brian Bonds is called for the reach on Alex Morphis - foul #1 on Brian Bonds, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gordon Killian (SF), Dennis Kauffman (PF) James McKennzie, Michael Corpuz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Douglas Gray (SF), Andrew Korte (PF), Marlin Herald (C) Richard Beard, Thomas Powell, Rhett Polster | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Alex Morphis misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Killian | 33-30 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman's fadeaway is rejected by Marlin Herald | 33-30 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Marlin Herald grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Brian Bonds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to William Surrett | 33-30 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | William Surrett is hacked by Dennis Kauffman - foul #3 on Dennis Kauffman, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), George Bradley (SG), James Shipp (SF), Michael Corpuz (C) Robert Smith, Jonathan Pinski, Dennis Kauffman, Alex Morphis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Bell (PG), Leslie Rines (SG) Brian Bonds, William Surrett | |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray is hacked by James Shipp - foul #2 on James Shipp, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota | Douglas Gray misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Andrew Korte steps in front of the Gordon Killian pass | 33-30 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Leslie Rines misses the fadeaway from the right side | 33-30 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Corpuz | 33-30 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Gordon Killian misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Korte - foul #1 on Andrew Korte, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG) George Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Beard (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Jack Nelson (C) Douglas Gray, Andrew Korte, Marlin Herald | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Gordon Killian misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Gordon Killian makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Jack Nelson can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-30 |