| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) SG - Gerald Castilleja (fresh) SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) PF - Tyler Anderson (fresh) C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Sneed (fresh) SG - Leroy Howard (fresh) SF - Stephen Darnall (fresh) PF - James Heller (fresh) C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alberto Figueroa | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Heller - foul #1 on James Heller, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to James Heller | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Hernandez | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas State | James Heller snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed clanks a jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Darnall | 5-0 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Chuck Cropper | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Castilleja | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed misses the shot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper grabs the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Castilleja - foul #1 on Gerald Castilleja, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (PG), Frank King (SG), Alva Bozenski (SF), William Ruth (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Gerald Castilleja, Rodolfo Hernandez, Tyler Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | William Ruth hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 8-4 |
| 16:48 | Arkansas State | James Heller grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed is hacked by Oscar Contreras - foul #1 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Louis Smith (SG), Larry Thompson (SF) Leroy Howard, Stephen Darnall | |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | Frank King takes the ball from Larry Thompson | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | William Ruth buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Oscar Contreras | 10-4 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank King (fresh) SF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) PF - William Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Sicard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Sneed (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Smith (fresh) SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) PF - James Heller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Chuck Cropper (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Frank King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 10-4 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Chuck Cropper | 10-4 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 10-4 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas State | James Heller tips it but misses | 10-4 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Frank King gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Frank King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-4 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Heller | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | William Ruth makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alva Bozenski and he's hacked by James Heller - foul #2 on James Heller, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Gerald Castilleja (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Tyler Anderson (PF) Oscar Contreras, Frank King, Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harry Brown (PG), Leroy Howard (SG), Stephen Darnall (SF), Robert Bickham (C) Jeffrey Sneed, Louis Smith, James Heller, Chuck Cropper | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | William Ruth makes the free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Harry Brown, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Days (C) William Ruth | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey (C) Larry Thompson | |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa's pass is intercepted by Harry Brown in the backcourt | 13-7 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Howard | 13-10 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Chris Coffey is called for the reach on Gary Days - foul #1 on Chris Coffey, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Chris Coffey steps in front of the Gerald Castilleja pass | 13-10 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard misses the jumpshot from the right side | 13-10 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-10 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank King (SG), William Ruth (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Gerald Castilleja, Tyler Anderson, Gary Days | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed (PG), Louis Smith (SG), William Rouleau (SF), Larry Thompson (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) Harry Brown, Leroy Howard, Stephen Darnall, Robert Bickham, Chris Coffey | |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Frank King is hacked by Louis Smith - foul #1 on Louis Smith, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (SF) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:03 | Purdue | William Ruth misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-10 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank King (fresh) SF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) PF - William Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Smith (fresh) SF - William Rouleau (fresh) PF - Larry Thompson (fresh) C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson tips it in | 15-12 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Louis Smith steals the ball from Alva Bozenski | 15-12 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith misses the lay-in | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Sneed | 15-12 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Kevin Sicard - foul #1 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Tyler Anderson (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Alva Bozenski, William Ruth | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard (SG), Stephen Darnall (SF), Robert Bickham (PF) Louis Smith, William Rouleau, Larry Thompson | |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Frank King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chuck Cropper and the foul's on Frank King - foul #1 on Frank King, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey (C) Chuck Cropper | |
| 10:03 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Frank King | 18-17 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Chris Coffey | 18-17 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall misses the shot from the right side | 18-17 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Sicard | 18-17 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Leroy Howard takes the ball from Frank King | 18-17 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Sneed | 18-20 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Bickham - foul #1 on Robert Bickham, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), William Ruth (C) Frank King, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harry Brown (PG), Louis Smith (SG), Larry Thompson (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) Jeffrey Sneed, Leroy Howard, Robert Bickham, Chris Coffey | |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Castilleja (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Smith (fresh) SF - Stephen Darnall (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Smith - foul #2 on Louis Smith, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (SF), Gary Days (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Tyler Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Carter (SG), William Rouleau (SF) Louis Smith, Stephen Darnall | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Sicard (C) Gerald Castilleja | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham (PF) William Rouleau | |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas State | Vincent Carter gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:54 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Thompson | 22-22 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper is hacked by Gary Days - foul #1 on Gary Days, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank King (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Tyler Anderson (PF) Alva Bozenski, Gary Days, William Ruth | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard (SG), Stephen Darnall (SF), Chris Coffey (C) Vincent Carter, Larry Thompson, Chuck Cropper | |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Kevin Sicard - foul #2 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Toney Mims (C) Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham makes the 3rd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Frank King is fouled on the floor by Leroy Howard - foul #1 on Leroy Howard, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja (SG) Alberto Figueroa | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed (PG) Harry Brown | |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Frank King misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Chris Coffey grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Ruth (C) Toney Mims | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Rouleau (C) Robert Bickham | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | William Ruth grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 25-25 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson hits the follow up shot | 27-25 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Gary Days (C) Frank King, Tyler Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) Stephen Darnall, Chris Coffey | |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (SG) Gerald Castilleja | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harry Brown (SG), Robert Bickham (PF) Leroy Howard, William Rouleau | |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Gary Days misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper lays it up and in and he's hacked by Alberto Figueroa - foul #1 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank King (SG), Tyler Anderson (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, William Ruth, Gary Days | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Louis Smith (SG), James Heller (PF) Jeffrey Sneed, Robert Bickham | |
| 03:58 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Tyler Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyler Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Smith (fresh) SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Heller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Larry Thompson steals it from Alva Bozenski | 27-27 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Chuck Cropper picks off the pass by Alva Bozenski | 27-29 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Louis Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Brown | 27-32 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa is hacked by Harry Brown - foul #2 on Harry Brown, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerald Castilleja (SG) Frank King | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leroy Howard (SG), Stephen Darnall (SF), Robert Bickham (C) Louis Smith, Larry Thompson, Chuck Cropper | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas State | James Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas State | James Heller pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas State | Harry Brown drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Howard | 29-35 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alva Bozenski | 32-35 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall is fouled on the floor by Alva Bozenski - foul #1 on Alva Bozenski, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank King (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), William Ruth (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Alva Bozenski, Tyler Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed (PG), Chuck Cropper (C) Harry Brown, James Heller | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Stephen Darnall misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | William Ruth grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Frank King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | William Ruth is called for the reach on Robert Bickham - foul #1 on William Ruth, team foul #9 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Louis Smith (SG) Leroy Howard | |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Robert Bickham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank King and the foul's on Jeffrey Sneed - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sneed, team foul #10 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Rouleau (SF), Chris Coffey (PF) Stephen Darnall, Robert Bickham | |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Sneed misses the 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | William Ruth grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to William Rouleau | 35-37 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | William Rouleau hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-40 |