| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Elmer Lee (fresh) SG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) PF - Gary Hutto (fresh) C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Coll (fresh) SG - Johnny Yoshida (fresh) SF - Harold Peters (fresh) PF - Dave Maloney (fresh) C - Ellis Hornsby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Lafayette | Harold Peters buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Gary Hutto hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lassiter | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Lafayette | Harold Peters comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Gary Hutto snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Ellis Hornsby steals it from Elmer Lee | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Johnny Yoshida | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Gary Hutto makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Elmer Lee | 6-5 |
| 17:58 | Lafayette | Harold Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Martin Futrell (SG), Sean Sultan (SF), Harvey Ray (PF), Gilbert Harmon (C) James Coll, Johnny Yoshida, Harold Peters, Dave Maloney, Ellis Hornsby | |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Elmer Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Futrell - foul #1 on Martin Futrell, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Gary Hutto misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Gary Hutto can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter tips it but misses | 6-5 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Hutto | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Gary Hutto knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-5 |
| 16:56 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Gary Hutto gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Gary Hutto drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Elmer Lee | 12-5 |
| 16:13 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Gary Hutto and he's fouled by Sean Sultan - foul #1 on Sean Sultan, team foul #2 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Bassham (PF), Vincente Gallo (C) Gary Hutto, Jerald Lampman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG), Johnny Yoshida (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Dave Maloney (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Michael White, Martin Futrell, Sean Sultan, Harvey Ray, Gilbert Harmon | |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter makes the free throw | 15-5 |
| 15:48 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney loses the ball out of bounds | 15-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SF) Kenneth Lassiter | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Elmer Lee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Hazelwood (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Howard (fresh) PF - Joseph Bassham (fresh) C - Vincente Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Coll (fresh) SG - Johnny Yoshida (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Peters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dave Maloney (fresh) C - Ellis Hornsby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham's pass is intercepted by Johnny Yoshida in the backcourt | 15-5 |
| 15:24 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 15-5 |
| 15:23 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby tips it home | 15-7 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Mark Howard can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 15:04 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Harold Peters | 15-7 |
| 14:51 | Lafayette | James Coll is hacked by Peter Hazelwood - foul #1 on Peter Hazelwood, team foul #1 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG) James Coll | |
| 14:34 | Lafayette | Michael White knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Johnny Yoshida | 15-9 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Elmer Lee buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Howard | 17-9 |
| 13:55 | Lafayette | Harold Peters is denied on a layup by Vincente Gallo | 17-9 |
| 13:54 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney tips it back up and in | 17-11 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Mark Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Hazelwood | 20-11 |
| 13:12 | Lafayette | Peter Hazelwood is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #2 on Peter Hazelwood, team foul #2 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (SG), Kenneth Lassiter (SF), Gary Hutto (PF), Jerald Lampman (C) Peter Hazelwood, Mark Howard, Joseph Bassham, Vincente Gallo | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG), Martin Futrell (SG), Sean Sultan (SF), Harvey Ray (PF), Gilbert Harmon (C) Michael White, Johnny Yoshida, Harold Peters, Dave Maloney, Ellis Hornsby | |
| 12:49 | Lafayette | Sean Sultan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-11 |
| 12:48 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray snags the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 12:30 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray's fadeaway is rejected by Jerald Lampman | 20-11 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas connects on the floater from the left side set up by Elmer Lee | 22-11 |
| 12:00 | Lafayette | Gilbert Harmon comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jerald Lampman - foul #1 on Jerald Lampman, team foul #3 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (SG) Elmer Lee | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 12:00 | Lafayette | Gilbert Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 12:00 | Lafayette | Gilbert Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Gilberto Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 11:38 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Sean Sultan | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Morgan Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilberto Russo (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hutto (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Coll (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Futrell (fresh) SF - Sean Sultan (fairly fresh) PF - Harvey Ray (fresh) C - Gilbert Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gilbert Harmon | 22-15 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 11:12 | Lafayette | Sean Sultan snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 10:58 | Lafayette | Morgan Douglas steals it from Sean Sultan | 22-15 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas is hacked by James Coll in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Coll, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SG) Kenneth Lassiter | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Johnny Yoshida (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Dave Maloney (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) James Coll, Martin Futrell, Sean Sultan, Harvey Ray, Gilbert Harmon | |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Dave Maloney is called for the reach on Gilberto Russo - foul #1 on Dave Maloney, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Elmer Lee (PG), Joseph Bassham (PF) Gilberto Russo, Gary Hutto | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Mark Howard makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Lee | 25-15 |
| 10:25 | Lafayette | Harold Peters knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Yoshida and he's hacked by Joseph Bassham - foul #1 on Joseph Bassham, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (SF) Morgan Douglas | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 10:25 | Lafayette | Harold Peters makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Mark Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 10:14 | Lafayette | Harold Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 09:58 | Lafayette | Elmer Lee steps in front of the Johnny Yoshida pass | 25-18 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gilberto Russo | 27-18 |
| 09:26 | Lafayette | Harold Peters misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 27-18 |
| 09:24 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney hits the follow up shot | 27-20 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Mark Howard is hacked by Johnny Yoshida in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Yoshida, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (SG), Kenneth Lassiter (SF), Gary Hutto (PF), Vincente Gallo (C) Mark Howard, Gilberto Russo, Joseph Bassham, Jerald Lampman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Martin Futrell (PG), Wayne Halloran (SF), Harvey Ray (PF), Ronald Roten (C) Michael White, Harold Peters, Dave Maloney, Ellis Hornsby | |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Gary Hutto misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-20 |
| 08:53 | Lafayette | Wayne Halloran gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:32 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray is hacked by Morgan Douglas - foul #1 on Morgan Douglas, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (SG) Elmer Lee | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG), Sean Sultan (SF) Johnny Yoshida, Wayne Halloran | |
| 08:23 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Coll | 27-22 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Sultan - foul #2 on Sean Sultan, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Howard (SG), Jerald Lampman (C) Kenneth Lassiter, Vincente Gallo | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Dave Maloney (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Martin Futrell, Sean Sultan, Harvey Ray, Ronald Roten | |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:57 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:40 | Lafayette | James Coll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Hutto | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Morgan Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Hutto (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Coll (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Hornsby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Mark Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Hutto | 31-22 |
| 07:17 | Lafayette | Michael White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Gary Hutto pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Harold Peters picks off the pass by Gilberto Russo in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 06:58 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 06:57 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Peters | 31-22 |
| 06:40 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Gilberto Russo - foul #1 on Gilberto Russo, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Elmer Lee (PG), Kenneth Lassiter (SF), Joseph Bassham (PF) Morgan Douglas, Gilberto Russo, Gary Hutto | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida (SG), Wayne Halloran (SF), Harvey Ray (PF) Michael White, Harold Peters, Dave Maloney | |
| 06:40 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:40 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Harvey Ray steps in front of the Mark Howard pass | 31-24 |
| 06:15 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby's 3 pointer is rejected by Jerald Lampman | 31-24 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Mark Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-24 |
| 05:58 | Lafayette | Wayne Halloran snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 05:54 | Lafayette | James Coll misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-24 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (SG), Vincente Gallo (C) Mark Howard, Jerald Lampman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Martin Futrell (PG), Dave Maloney (PF), Gilbert Harmon (C) James Coll, Harvey Ray, Ellis Hornsby | |
| 05:29 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Elmer Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham's floater is tipped away by Dave Maloney | 31-24 |
| 05:10 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:01 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Elmer Lee | 34-24 |
| 04:16 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Russo (SG), Andrew Ogden (SF), Gary Hutto (PF), Jerald Lampman (C) Morgan Douglas, Kenneth Lassiter, Joseph Bassham, Vincente Gallo | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Harold Peters (SF), Harvey Ray (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Martin Futrell, Wayne Halloran, Dave Maloney, Gilbert Harmon | |
| 04:01 | Purdue | The short jumper by Jerald Lampman is denied by Ellis Hornsby | 34-24 |
| 03:59 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 03:33 | Lafayette | Harold Peters comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Ogden - foul #1 on Andrew Ogden, team foul #7 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (SG), Mark Howard (SF) Gilberto Russo, Andrew Ogden | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sean Sultan (SG) Johnny Yoshida | |
| 03:33 | Lafayette | Harold Peters makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:33 | Lafayette | Harold Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Gary Hutto grabs the board | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Elmer Lee (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Hutto (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerald Lampman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Sultan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Ray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ellis Hornsby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Gary Hutto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman gets the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Gary Hutto misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 02:57 | Lafayette | Harold Peters grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 02:38 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray is called for traveling | 34-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Morgan Douglas (PG), Vincente Gallo (C) Elmer Lee, Jerald Lampman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG), Martin Futrell (SG), Dave Maloney (PF), Ronald Roten (C) Michael White, Harold Peters, Harvey Ray, Ellis Hornsby | |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Gary Hutto connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-25 |
| 02:06 | Lafayette | Ronald Roten hits a turnaround from close range | 37-27 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas connects on the open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Hutto | 39-27 |
| 01:38 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Martin Futrell, team foul #7 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter (SF), Joseph Bassham (PF) Mark Howard, Gary Hutto | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Gilbert Harmon (C) James Coll, Sean Sultan, Ronald Roten | |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lassiter | 42-27 |
| 01:04 | Lafayette | Harold Peters comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Joseph Bassham snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas is hacked by Johnny Yoshida in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Yoshida, team foul #8 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerald Lampman (C) Vincente Gallo | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Harvey Ray (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Martin Futrell, Dave Maloney, Gilbert Harmon | |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Morgan Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 00:46 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida is called for a charge - foul #3 on Johnny Yoshida, team foul #9 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Elmer Lee (PG) Morgan Douglas | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG) Johnny Yoshida | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter can't connect on a shot in the lane | 44-27 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Kenneth Lassiter tips it back up and in | 46-27 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby makes the floater in the lane | 46-29 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Jerald Lampman is open and lays it up and in | 48-29 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | James Coll can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 48-29 |