| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Weist (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Dayton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Hector Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Werner Labat (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Bush inbounds the ball | 50-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Robert Bush is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Yevgeny Ziech | 50-26 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | David Dayton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-26 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Werner Labat gets the rebound | 50-26 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield travels with the ball | 50-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), John Tallent (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Michael Geiger, Theodore Olsen, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Yevgeny Ziech | |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord connects on the runner from close range | 52-26 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Hector Gomez scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Werner Labat and the foul's on Douglas Maez - foul #2 on Douglas Maez, team foul #1 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes (C) David Dayton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Yevgeny Ziech (SG), Willie Vivian (PF) Chuck Holt, Robert Bush, Darrel Gallup | |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Hector Gomez makes the free throw | 52-29 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 52-29 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Hector Gomez snags the defensive board | 52-29 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Werner Labat scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-31 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Debord | 54-31 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech is hacked by Jeff Hughes - foul #2 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #2 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), David Dayton (PF) Douglas Maez, John Tallent, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF) Willie Vivian | |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Theodore Olsen is called for the reach on Robert Bush - foul #2 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #3 | 54-31 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Werner Labat banks in the layup | 54-33 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Billy Weist | 56-33 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Weist - foul #3 on Billy Weist, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), John Tallent (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Purdue | Darrel Gallup (C) Werner Labat | |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Hector Gomez is called for the reach on David Dayton - foul #3 on Hector Gomez, team foul #1 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF) Douglas Maez, John Tallent | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Werner Labat (C) Travis Pendleton, Hector Gomez | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Weist out of a doubleteam | 59-34 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup throws it down | 59-36 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Yevgeny Ziech - foul #2 on Yevgeny Ziech, team foul #2 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), John Tallent (SF), Darryl Debord (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Michael Geiger, Theodore Olsen, David Dayton, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Hector Gomez (SF), Willie Vivian (PF) Chuck Holt, Yevgeny Ziech, Darrel Gallup | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Douglas Maez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Weist (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Debord (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bush (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Hector Gomez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) 2 reb. C - Werner Labat (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton's pass is intercepted by John Tallent in the backcourt | 61-36 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is hacked by Robert Bush - foul #1 on Robert Bush, team foul #3 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes (C) Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Willie Vivian | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is whistled for a carry | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Dayton (PF) Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Hector Gomez's fadeaway is rejected by David Dayton | 61-36 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord snags the defensive board | 61-36 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Bush - foul #2 on Robert Bush, team foul #4 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes (C) Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF) Yevgeny Ziech | |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Werner Labat knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by David Dayton - foul #2 on David Dayton, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (PF) Billy Weist, John Tallent, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Willie Vivian | |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the free throw | 63-39 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Hector Gomez | 63-39 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Robert Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), John Tallent (SF), David Dayton (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Werner Labat swats the layup by David Dayton | 63-39 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Werner Labat | 63-39 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Robert Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Michael Geiger, John Tallent, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF) Robert Bush | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | David Dayton scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Douglas Maez | 65-39 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton blows the layup | 65-39 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Dayton | 65-39 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Weist | 67-39 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), John Tallent (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Yevgeny Ziech, Willie Vivian | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Travis Pendleton steals it from David Dayton | 67-39 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Robert Bush misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-39 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | David Dayton grabs the board | 67-39 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-39 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Hughes | 67-39 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | David Dayton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Werner Labat - foul #2 on Werner Labat, team foul #5 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Michael Geiger, John Tallent, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Darrel Gallup | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech's pass is intercepted by Douglas Maez in the backcourt | 68-39 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen lays it up and in set up by Douglas Maez | 70-39 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Werner Labat is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Werner Labat, team foul #6 | 70-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SG), Jeff Hughes (C) Billy Weist, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) Travis Pendleton, Robert Bush | |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is fouled on the floor by Werner Labat - foul #4 on Werner Labat, team foul #7 | 70-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) John Tallent | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Robert Bush (SF) Chuck Holt, Werner Labat | |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 70-39 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Willie Vivian gets the rebound | 70-39 |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Hector Gomez can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 70-39 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses the tip | 70-39 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-39 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), John Tallent (SF), David Dayton (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Darrel Gallup (C) Mark Stubblefield, Willie Vivian | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Weist (tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Dayton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Bush (tired) 4 pts. PF - Hector Gomez (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrel Gallup (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Charles Wilkerson denies the turnaround by Travis Pendleton | 70-39 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 70-39 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | David Dayton can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 70-39 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Hector Gomez gets the rebound | 70-39 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 70-39 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | David Dayton grabs the board | 70-39 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 70-39 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger tips it back up and in | 72-39 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | John Tallent steps in front of the Travis Pendleton pass in the backcourt | 72-39 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | John Tallent lays it up and in | 74-39 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup drills a driving attempt in the lane | 74-41 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Yevgeny Ziech is called for the reach on Michael Geiger - foul #3 on Yevgeny Ziech, team foul #8 | 74-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (PF), Jeff Hughes (C) Billy Weist, John Tallent, David Dayton, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Willie Vivian (C) Travis Pendleton, Darrel Gallup | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 75-41 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 75-41 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech grabs the defensive rebound | 75-41 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-43 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chuck Holt - foul #1 on Chuck Holt, team foul #9 | 75-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG) Michael Geiger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG) Chuck Holt | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 76-43 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-43 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Robert Bush hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-46 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 77-46 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Willie Vivian grabs the board | 77-46 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Robert Bush makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-48 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord is fouled on the floor by Hector Gomez - foul #4 on Hector Gomez, team foul #10 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SF), David Dayton (PF) Theodore Olsen, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Hector Gomez | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord makes the 1st free throw | 78-48 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord makes the 2nd free throw | 79-48 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrel Gallup and he's fouled by Billy Weist - foul #4 on Billy Weist, team foul #6 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) John Tallent, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton makes the free throw | 79-51 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | David Dayton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Darrel Gallup - foul #1 on Darrel Gallup, team foul #11 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (PG), Darryl Debord (C) Douglas Maez, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Hector Gomez (PF) Willie Vivian | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Hector Gomez grabs the board | 80-51 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | David Dayton steals the ball from Darrel Gallup | 80-51 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the contested jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Weist | 82-51 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech is hacked by Billy Weist in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Weist, team foul #7 | 82-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Douglas Maez (SG), Jeff Hughes (C) Billy Weist, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (C) Darrel Gallup | |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses the 1st free throw | 82-51 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | David Dayton grabs the defensive rebound | 82-51 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Geiger | 84-51 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-51 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | David Dayton grabs the board | 84-51 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Maez | 87-51 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | John Tallent steps in front of the Yevgeny Ziech pass in the backcourt | 87-51 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Tallent | 89-51 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech's fadeaway is rejected by David Dayton | 89-51 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Willie Vivian grabs the offensive board | 89-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Maez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Tallent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. PF - David Dayton (tiring) 19 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Jeff Hughes (tired) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bush (very tired) 9 pts. PF - Hector Gomez (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Willie Vivian (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech's pass is intercepted by David Dayton | 89-51 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is hacked by Hector Gomez - foul #5 on Hector Gomez, team foul #12 | 89-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) John Tallent, David Dayton, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Darrel Gallup (PF), Werner Labat (C) Yevgeny Ziech, Hector Gomez, Willie Vivian | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 1st free throw | 90-51 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 91-51 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Charles Wilkerson - foul #1 on Charles Wilkerson, team foul #8 | 91-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SG), David Dayton (PF) Douglas Maez, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG) Chuck Holt | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup makes the 1st free throw | 91-52 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup makes the 2nd free throw | 91-53 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | David Dayton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 91-53 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Werner Labat grabs the board | 91-53 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 91-53 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Theodore Olsen | 91-53 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Darryl Debord | 94-53 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses short on an open driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Dayton - foul #3 on David Dayton, team foul #9 | 94-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), Jeff Hughes (C) John Tallent, David Dayton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Yevgeny Ziech (SF) Mark Stubblefield, Robert Bush | |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the 1st free throw | 94-53 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the 2nd free throw | 94-53 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord gets the rebound | 94-53 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Chuck Holt steals it from Michael Geiger in the backcourt | 94-53 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Chuck Holt knocks in the runner from close range set up by Travis Pendleton | 94-55 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 94-55 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Werner Labat gets the rebound | 94-55 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 94-55 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen gets the rebound | 94-55 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Werner Labat steals it from Theodore Olsen | 94-55 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 94-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (PG), David Dayton (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Michael Geiger, Darryl Debord, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Robert Bush (SF), Willie Vivian (PF) Chuck Holt, Yevgeny Ziech, Darrel Gallup | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Wilkerson | 96-55 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Charles Wilkerson is called for the reach on Werner Labat - foul #2 on Charles Wilkerson, team foul #10 | 96-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) Douglas Maez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech (SG) Mark Stubblefield | |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the 1st free throw | 96-56 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the 2nd free throw | 96-57 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 96-57 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson tips it back up and in | 98-57 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Werner Labat knocks in the shot from the left block | 98-59 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger is hacked by Travis Pendleton - foul #5 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #13 | 98-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Theodore Olsen, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Travis Pendleton, Willie Vivian | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 99-59 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 99-59 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup grabs the defensive rebound | 99-59 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Yevgeny Ziech, team foul #14 | 99-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF) Darrel Gallup | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tallent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Douglas Maez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Gadbois (fresh) PF - David Dayton (tiring) 21 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeff Hughes (tired) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Robert Bush (very tired) 9 pts. PF - Willie Vivian (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Werner Labat (tiring) 19 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Stubblefield picks off the pass by Douglas Maez | 99-59 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Robert Bush loses the dribble to John Tallent in the backcourt | 99-59 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | John Tallent is fouled on the floor by Willie Vivian - foul #3 on Willie Vivian, team foul #15 | 99-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Ernest Gadbois, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Willie Vivian | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | John Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 100-59 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | John Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 101-59 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 101-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Tallent | 101-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | David Dayton is open and buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Darryl Debord | 103-59 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | John Tallent takes the ball from Robert Bush in the backcourt | 103-59 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses the dunk | 103-59 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | David Dayton tips it back up and in | 105-59 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Chuck Holt clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 105-59 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen pulls down the rebound | 105-59 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez misses long on an open shot near the basket | 105-59 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | David Dayton tips it back up and in | 107-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Robert Bush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 107-59 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Werner Labat tips it home | 107-61 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Tallent | 109-61 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | John Tallent is called for the reach on Chuck Holt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Tallent, team foul #11 | 109-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Jeff Hughes (C) John Tallent, Darryl Debord | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Chuck Holt misses the 1st free throw | 109-61 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Chuck Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 109-62 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen misses the 3 from the left corner | 109-62 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Chuck Holt snags the defensive board | 109-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the easy layup | 109-62 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the tip | 109-62 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen snags the defensive board | 109-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 109-62 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Darrel Gallup | 109-62 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Robert Bush drills a jumpshot from the right side | 109-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger runs out the clock | 109-64 |