| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Stubblefield (fresh) SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hector Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Werner Labat (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chris Tolbert (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Tim Murray inbounds the ball | 17-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Tim Murray buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Davis | 17-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 17-32 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 17-32 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Hector Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 17-32 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Chris Tolbert is called for the reach on Mark Stubblefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Tolbert, team foul #1 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Yevgeny Ziech | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Keith Brown - foul #1 on Keith Brown, team foul #2 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Hector Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Hector Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Robert Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Tolbert | 19-35 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Keith Brown steps in front of the Willie Vivian pass | 19-35 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Robert Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Hector Gomez gets the rebound | 19-35 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Travis Pendleton | 21-35 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert is hacked by Willie Vivian - foul #1 on Willie Vivian, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Yevgeny Ziech, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough (C) Robert Allen | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Robert Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Robert Davis snags the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Tim Murray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough tips it back up and in | 21-37 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Werner Labat evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-37 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Werner Labat hits the follow up shot | 23-37 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Tim Murray is fouled on the floor by Robert Bush - foul #2 on Robert Bush, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Darrel Gallup | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hector Gomez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Werner Labat (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chris Tolbert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Yarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-37 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Werner Labat grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Hector Gomez throws it down | 25-37 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Tim Murray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Hector Gomez grabs the board | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Hector Gomez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darrel Gallup (C) Werner Labat | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Allen (C) Thomas Yarborough | |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Keith Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-37 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Brown | 25-37 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Yevgeny Ziech - foul #2 on Yevgeny Ziech, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Werner Labat (C) Darrel Gallup | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Keith Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Hector Gomez gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Robert Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Robert Bush makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Yevgeny Ziech | 27-38 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Werner Labat picks off the pass by Chris Tolbert | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Hector Gomez scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Travis Pendleton | 29-38 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Robert Allen misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Hector Gomez grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Werner Labat splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Robert Allen - foul #3 on Robert Allen, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield (SF), Thomas Yarborough (C) Tim Murray, Robert Allen | |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-38 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Robert Bush snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Werner Labat grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Robert Bush makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Travis Pendleton | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hector Gomez (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Werner Labat (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chris Tolbert (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eldon Westerfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Yarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert is fouled in the backcourt by Yevgeny Ziech - foul #3 on Yevgeny Ziech, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Darrel Gallup (C) Yevgeny Ziech, Werner Labat | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Heim (SF), Robert Allen (C) Chris Tolbert, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Robert Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Keith Brown out of the doubleteam | 35-41 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Hector Gomez's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Brown | 35-41 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Steven Heim banks in the layup on a great pass from Eldon Westerfield | 35-43 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Robert Bush misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-43 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Robert Bush can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 35-45 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Robert Bush knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darrel Gallup | 37-45 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Robert Allen can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Steven Heim loses the dribble to Travis Pendleton | 37-45 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton can't throw it down | 37-45 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Robert Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield travels with the ball | 37-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG), Willie Vivian (PF), Werner Labat (C) Chuck Holt, Robert Bush, Darrel Gallup | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert (PG), Tim Murray (SF), Travis Peachey (PF), Thomas Yarborough (C) Robert Davis, Steven Heim, Keith Brown, Robert Allen | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey double dribbles | 37-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF) Hector Gomez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Willie Vivian misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Peachey - foul #1 on Travis Peachey, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Willie Vivian makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Willie Vivian misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bush (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) 1 pts. C - Werner Labat (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chris Tolbert (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eldon Westerfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Peachey (fresh) C - Thomas Yarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 38-45 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Tim Murray tips it in | 38-47 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech is hacked by Eldon Westerfield - foul #1 on Eldon Westerfield, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Hector Gomez (PF) Robert Bush, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Brown (PF) Travis Peachey | |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton travels with the ball | 38-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF) Mark Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Davis (SG) Eldon Westerfield | |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Robert Davis makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Robert Bush comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Keith Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Tim Murray is called for traveling | 38-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG) Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Allen (C) Thomas Yarborough | |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Werner Labat scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Hector Gomez | 40-50 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Robert Allen comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Stubblefield - foul #1 on Mark Stubblefield, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF) Mark Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield (SF) Tim Murray | |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Robert Allen misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Robert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Robert Bush makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Werner Labat out of the doubleteam | 43-51 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Robert Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Werner Labat pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Robert Bush hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Robert Allen pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Robert Allen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Werner Labat grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Robert Bush comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-51 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tired) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bush (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hector Gomez (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Werner Labat (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chris Tolbert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Davis (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eldon Westerfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Brown (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Robert Allen buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Keith Brown | 43-53 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Werner Labat | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Eldon Westerfield misses the easy open layup | 45-53 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) Yevgeny Ziech, Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tim Murray (SF), Thomas Yarborough (C) Eldon Westerfield, Robert Allen | |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Travis Pendleton | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Robert Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Hector Gomez pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Hector Gomez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert is hacked by Mark Stubblefield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Stubblefield, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG), Robert Bush (SF) Mark Stubblefield, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Hector Gomez is called for the reach on Tim Murray - foul #2 on Hector Gomez, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Robert Bush scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Yevgeny Ziech | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Chris Tolbert hits a wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Robert Bush scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Yevgeny Ziech | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough is hacked by Travis Pendleton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Werner Labat | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Tim Murray pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Travis Pendleton is called for the reach on Tim Murray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG) Travis Pendleton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Allen (C) Thomas Yarborough | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Hector Gomez snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Ziech is called for the reach on Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Yevgeny Ziech, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Bush misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-60 |