| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) SG - David Slaughter (fresh) SF - Randell Lee (fresh) PF - Paul Hightower (fresh) C - Reginald Arent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Leon Roessler (fresh) SG - James Freeland (fresh) SF - Donald Kellems (fresh) PF - Norman Kellner (fresh) C - Brian Decker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Kellner | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | James Daniel is hacked by Brian Decker - foul #1 on Brian Decker, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Leon Roessler is called for the reach on James Daniel - foul #1 on Leon Roessler, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Paul Hightower can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Leon Roessler - foul #2 on Leon Roessler, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (PG) Leon Roessler | |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Paul Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Paul Hightower misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Kellner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Reginald Arent | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Randell Lee is blocked by Brian Decker | 1-2 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Paul Hightower clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Decker - foul #2 on Brian Decker, team foul #4 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone (C) Brian Decker | |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Paul Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Paul Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | David Slaughter grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Paul Hightower is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa (C) Norman Kellner | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Cotter | 3-5 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Randell Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa hits the finger roll set up by James Freeland and he's hacked by Paul Hightower - foul #1 on Paul Hightower, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman (PG), Nelson Linke (SF) James Freeland, Donald Kellems | |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Steven Coleman - foul #1 on Steven Coleman, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Kellner (PF) Justin Testa | |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) SG - David Slaughter (fresh) SF - Randell Lee (fresh) PF - Paul Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Coleman (fresh) SG - Russell Cotter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Linke (fresh) PF - Norman Kellner (fresh) C - Cedrick Toone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Randell Lee grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Norman Kellner blocks the short jumper by James Daniel | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Hightower - foul #2 on Paul Hightower, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ballard (PG), Jeffery Boone (SG), Luis Richard (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF), Abe Love (C) James Daniel, David Slaughter, Randell Lee, Paul Hightower, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland (SG), Donald Kellems (SF) Steven Coleman, Nelson Linke | |
| 15:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Luis Richard is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Luis Richard, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman (PG), Nelson Linke (PF), Justin Testa (C) Russell Cotter, Norman Kellner, Cedrick Toone | |
| 14:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Abe Love - foul #1 on Abe Love, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Michael Ballard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Michael Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gary Goldberg | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Goldberg | 8-12 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Luis Richard pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Luis Richard misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-12 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems tips it in | 8-14 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Abe Love misses badly on a floater from close range | 8-14 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Abe Love swats the shot by Nelson Linke | 8-14 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Coleman | 8-14 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Goldberg | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Ballard (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffery Boone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Richard (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Goldberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Abe Love (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Coleman (fairly fresh) SG - James Freeland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Kellems (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson Linke (fairly fresh) C - Justin Testa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Abe Love drills a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by James Freeland - foul #1 on James Freeland, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), David Slaughter (SG), Randell Lee (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Michael Ballard, Jeffery Boone, Luis Richard, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (PG), Raymond Poole (SG), Norman Kellner (PF), Cedrick Toone (C) Steven Coleman, James Freeland, Nelson Linke, Justin Testa | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Abe Love misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter is called for a charge - foul #1 on Russell Cotter, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean Cave (PF) Abe Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:44 | Purdue | David Slaughter misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 10-14 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Poole loses the dribble to Dean Cave | 10-14 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Randell Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Kellems | 13-17 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Cedrick Toone denies the turnaround by David Slaughter | 13-17 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Kellems | 13-20 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Daniel | 15-20 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Dean Cave snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Raymond Poole takes the ball from Randell Lee | 15-20 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter lays it up and in set up by Raymond Poole | 15-22 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | David Slaughter lays it up and in and he's hacked by Raymond Poole - foul #1 on Raymond Poole, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffery Boone (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF), Abe Love (C) Randell Lee, Dean Cave, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland (SG), Nelson Linke (SF), Justin Testa (C) Raymond Poole, Donald Kellems, Norman Kellner | |
| 08:32 | Purdue | David Slaughter makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Cotter | 18-24 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | James Daniel buries a turnaround near the basket | 20-24 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffery Boone is called for the reach on Nelson Linke - foul #1 on Jeffery Boone, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ballard (PG), Luis Richard (SF) James Daniel, David Slaughter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman (PG), Norman Kellner (PF) Russell Cotter, Cedrick Toone | |
| 07:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffery Boone steals the ball from Nelson Linke | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Ballard (fresh) SG - Jeffery Boone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Richard (fresh) PF - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Abe Love (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Coleman (fresh) SG - James Freeland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Linke (fresh) PF - Norman Kellner (fresh) C - Justin Testa (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Norman Kellner - foul #1 on Norman Kellner, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randell Lee (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Luis Richard, Abe Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Kellner pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Coleman | 21-27 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Randell Lee comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Nelson Linke - foul #1 on Nelson Linke, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Slaughter (SG) Jeffery Boone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone (PF) Norman Kellner | |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Randell Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Randell Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone connects on the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Gary Goldberg - foul #1 on Gary Goldberg, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG) Michael Ballard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (PG) Steven Coleman | |
| 06:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Cedrick Toone makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Reginald Arent buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Randell Lee and he's fouled by James Freeland - foul #2 on James Freeland, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Abe Love (PF) Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Poole (SG) James Freeland | |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Poole double dribbles | 26-30 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Reginald Arent comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Randell Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | James Daniel blows the layup but he's hacked by Russell Cotter - foul #2 on Russell Cotter, team foul #12 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean Cave (C) Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman (PG), Donald Kellems (SF), Norman Kellner (PF) Russell Cotter, Nelson Linke, Justin Testa | |
| 05:30 | Purdue | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | James Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman is fouled on the floor by Randell Lee - foul #1 on Randell Lee, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ballard (SG), Jeffery Boone (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF) David Slaughter, Randell Lee, Dean Cave | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Raymond Poole is called for the reach on Michael Ballard - foul #2 on Raymond Poole, team foul #13 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nelson Linke (SG) Raymond Poole | |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Michael Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Michael Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Michael Ballard snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | James Daniel snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg knocks in the floater from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffery Boone - foul #2 on Jeffery Boone, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Slaughter (SG), Randell Lee (SF), Paul Hightower (PF), Reginald Arent (C) James Daniel, Jeffery Boone, Gary Goldberg, Abe Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Leon Roessler (PG), James Freeland (SG), Brian Decker (C) Steven Coleman, Norman Kellner, Cedrick Toone | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Paul Hightower hits the finger roll | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randell Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hightower (fresh) 5 pts. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Leon Roessler (fresh) SG - James Freeland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kellems (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Linke (fairly fresh) C - Brian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Decker hits a runner from the left block set up by Leon Roessler | 34-36 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the jumper in the lane | 34-36 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hightower | 34-36 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Reginald Arent is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Reginald Arent, team foul #9 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffery Boone (PG) Michael Ballard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa (SF), Norman Kellner (PF) Donald Kellems, Nelson Linke | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Kentucky | James Freeland loses the dribble to Jeffery Boone | 34-36 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Reginald Arent's pass is intercepted by James Freeland | 34-36 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Hightower takes the ball from Brian Decker | 34-36 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | David Slaughter comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 34-36 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Decker | 34-36 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Leon Roessler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Testa | 34-39 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | David Slaughter is fouled on the floor by James Freeland - foul #3 on James Freeland, team foul #14 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Gary Goldberg (PF), Abe Love (C) Randell Lee, Paul Hightower, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Cotter (PG), Nelson Linke (SG), Donald Kellems (SF), Cedrick Toone (PF) Leon Roessler, James Freeland, Norman Kellner, Brian Decker | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | David Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | David Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Testa grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffery Boone - foul #3 on Jeffery Boone, team foul #10 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ballard (SG), Luis Richard (SF) David Slaughter, Jeffery Boone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kellems makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Luis Richard misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 35-40 |