| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Stauffer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Lampkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brekke (fresh) PF - Tod Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harley Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ludoslaw Opielski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke double dribbles | 30-35 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-35 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz blows the layup | 30-35 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins loses the dribble to Gregory Jackson | 30-35 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins can't tip it in | 30-35 |
| 17:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gibbons - foul #2 on Joseph Gibbons, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker (SG), John Rodgers (C) Robert Lampkins, John Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke travels with the ball | 30-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harrison (SF) Kenneth Brekke | |
| Subs | Purdue | Francis Barnett (PG) Harley Glenn | |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Gregory Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers (SG) Robert Stauffer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Corey Carr (SG), Edgardo Greco (SF) Gregory Jackson, Ludoslaw Opielski | |
| 17:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams lays it in | 32-35 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Rodgers - foul #1 on John Rodgers, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris (PF) Tod Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Demoss (PF) Joseph Gibbons | |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Edgardo Greco snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Charles Harrison steals the ball from Corey Carr | 32-35 |
| 16:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Demoss | 32-35 |
| 16:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Francis Barnett - foul #3 on Francis Barnett, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins (SG), Kenneth Brekke (SF), Robert Reeve (C) Edwin Baker, Charles Harrison, John Rodgers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harley Glenn (PG), Gregory Jackson (SG), Ludoslaw Opielski (SF), Franklyn Moore (C) Francis Barnett, Corey Carr, Edgardo Greco, Michael Corpuz | |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Styers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lampkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brekke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Reeve (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harley Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ludoslaw Opielski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Demoss (fresh) 2 blk. C - Franklyn Moore (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski double dribbles | 34-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer (PG), Tod Williams (PF) Robert Styers, John Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons (PF) Todd Demoss | |
| 15:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Harley Glenn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons blows the layup | 36-35 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Gregory Jackson hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins is fouled on the floor by Gregory Jackson - foul #1 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker (SG), Charles Harrison (SF), John Morris (PF) Robert Lampkins, Kenneth Brekke, Tod Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Francis Barnett (PG), Corey Carr (SG), Edgardo Greco (SF), Michael Corpuz (C) Harley Glenn, Gregory Jackson, Ludoslaw Opielski, Franklyn Moore | |
| 13:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris slams it home | 38-37 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz misses short on a runner from the right block | 38-37 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker is fouled on the floor by Corey Carr - foul #3 on Corey Carr, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers (SG), Tod Williams (PF) Robert Stauffer, John Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski (SF), Todd Demoss (PF) Edgardo Greco, Joseph Gibbons | |
| 12:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Corpuz blocks the short jumper by Robert Reeve | 38-37 |
| 12:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams tips it home | 40-37 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Harrison - foul #1 on Charles Harrison, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke (SF) Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harley Glenn (PG), Gregory Jackson (SG) Francis Barnett, Corey Carr | |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve grabs the board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Edwin Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Styers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brekke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tod Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Reeve (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harley Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ludoslaw Opielski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Demoss (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke drills a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Styers | 42-38 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Gregory Jackson misses the shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 11:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tod Williams and he's fouled by Gregory Jackson - foul #2 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins (SG), John Morris (C) Robert Styers, Robert Reeve | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons (PF) Todd Demoss | |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Gregory Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:34 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Tod Williams is blocked by Michael Corpuz | 45-38 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke loses the ball out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer (PG), Charles Harrison (SF), Robert Reeve (C) Edwin Baker, Kenneth Brekke, Tod Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Francis Barnett (PG), Edgardo Greco (SF), Franklyn Moore (C) Harley Glenn, Ludoslaw Opielski, Michael Corpuz | |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons misses the driving attempt from close range | 45-38 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Gibbons | 45-38 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons knocks in the shot in the paint | 45-40 |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Charles Harrison | 47-40 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Gregory Jackson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edgardo Greco | 47-43 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Franklyn Moore misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Reeve - foul #4 on Robert Reeve, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker (SG), Kenneth Brekke (SF), Tod Williams (PF), John Rodgers (C) Robert Lampkins, Charles Harrison, John Morris, Robert Reeve | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harley Glenn (PG), Ludoslaw Opielski (SF), Michael Corpuz (C) Gregory Jackson, Edgardo Greco, Joseph Gibbons | |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Franklyn Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Franklyn Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 07:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Baker | 51-44 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Francis Barnett's pass is intercepted by Tod Williams | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Stauffer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edwin Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Brekke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tod Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Rodgers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harley Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ludoslaw Opielski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklyn Moore (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ludoslaw Opielski - foul #1 on Ludoslaw Opielski, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve (C) John Rodgers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Demoss (PF) Franklyn Moore | |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski is denied on a layup by Robert Reeve | 52-44 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Demoss blocks the short jumper by Robert Reeve | 52-46 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Harley Glenn gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Todd Demoss misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Tod Williams - foul #3 on Tod Williams, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers (SG) Robert Stauffer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Corey Carr (SG) Francis Barnett | |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Todd Demoss misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Todd Demoss misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker's pass is intercepted by Harley Glenn in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harley Glenn | 52-48 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Ludoslaw Opielski snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Harley Glenn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Corey Carr | 52-50 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Styers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer (PG), Robert Lampkins (SG), Charles Harrison (SF) Edwin Baker, Robert Styers, Kenneth Brekke | |
| Subs | Purdue | Francis Barnett (PG), Gregory Jackson (SG), Joseph Gibbons (PF) Harley Glenn, Corey Carr, Todd Demoss | |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Francis Barnett clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Stauffer - foul #3 on Robert Stauffer, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Francis Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Francis Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Gibbons, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edgardo Greco (SF) Ludoslaw Opielski | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Stauffer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lampkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tod Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Reeve (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Francis Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edgardo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Gibbons (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harrison comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Francis Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harrison pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Edgardo Greco pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke (SF) Charles Harrison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harley Glenn (PG), Ludoslaw Opielski (SF) Francis Barnett, Edgardo Greco | |
| 02:18 | Purdue | The jumper by Gregory Jackson is denied by Robert Reeve | 52-52 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Lampkins pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Joseph Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Harley Glenn is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Corpuz - foul #1 on Michael Corpuz, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Tod Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Gregory Jackson is fouled on the floor by Robert Lampkins - foul #2 on Robert Lampkins, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Gregory Jackson loses the dribble to Robert Stauffer | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Stauffer | 55-52 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker (SG) Robert Lampkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Harley Glenn - foul #1 on Harley Glenn, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Kenneth Brekke steps in front of the Harley Glenn pass | 57-52 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stauffer lays it in set up by Kenneth Brekke | 59-52 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Harley Glenn hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke is hacked by Gregory Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Harley Glenn comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-55 |