| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jaroslav Lachowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Towles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Rossi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Lee (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Griego (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | William Griego is called for the reach on Filiberto Rossi - foul #2 on William Griego, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Barrett | 33-24 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Jaroslav Lachowski double dribbles | 33-24 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Jason Lee steps in front of the Richard Darrow pass | 33-24 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Jaroslav Lachowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Jason Lee gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Jason Lee grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Stephen Barrett picks off the pass by James Taylor | 33-24 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| 16:52 | Purdue | James Towles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Jason Lee tips it home | 35-24 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Darnell Carpenter | 35-26 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Jason Lee blows the dunk | 35-26 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jaroslav Lachowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Towles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 10 pts. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Jason Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi misses the runner in the lane | 35-26 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | James Taylor steals the ball from William Griego | 35-26 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | James Towles is fouled on the floor by William Griego - foul #3 on William Griego, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Groner (PG), Clifford Amos (C) Jaroslav Lachowski, Jason Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi can't throw it down but the foul's on Darnell Carpenter - foul #1 on Darnell Carpenter, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Clifford Amos - foul #2 on Clifford Amos, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Clifford Amos pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Clifford Amos comes up short on the shot in the paint | 37-27 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Filiberto Rossi - foul #2 on Filiberto Rossi, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jaroslav Lachowski (PG) Kevin Groner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Clifford Amos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-28 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Clifford Amos gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Ronald Newberry takes the ball from Clifford Amos | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jaroslav Lachowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Towles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Rossi (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Amos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Barrett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Jaroslav Lachowski buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Taylor | 39-30 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | William Griego connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Darnell Carpenter | 39-33 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | James Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Groner (PG), Donald Riley (SG), Jason Lee (C) Jaroslav Lachowski, James Towles, Clifford Amos | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Connolly (PF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Kevin Groner's layup is rejected by Ronald Newberry | 39-35 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry's fadeaway is rejected by Filiberto Rossi | 39-35 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Riley | 39-35 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Griego - foul #4 on William Griego, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jaroslav Lachowski (PG), James Towles (SG), Clifford Amos (PF) Kevin Groner, Donald Riley, Frank Connolly | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry's floater is tipped away by Filiberto Rossi | 41-35 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | James Towles grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | James Towles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Amos | 41-35 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Clifford Amos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Newberry - foul #2 on Ronald Newberry, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Clifford Amos makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Clifford Amos misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Newberry | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jaroslav Lachowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Towles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Rossi (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clifford Amos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Griego (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 13 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | William Griego can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Clifford Amos grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Clifford Amos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow clanks a jump hook near the basket | 42-35 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 42-37 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Clifford Amos hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Towles | 44-37 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Jaroslav Lachowski pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi knocks in the jumper from the left block | 46-37 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Groner (PG), Richard Worm (SF), James Taylor (PF) Jaroslav Lachowski, Filiberto Rossi, Jason Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Richard Worm hits a floater from the left block set up by James Taylor | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett buries a 3 from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Richard Worm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Richard Worm pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Groner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Towles (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Worm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Amos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Griego (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 13 pts. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Richard Worm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jaroslav Lachowski (PG), Donald Riley (SG), Frank Connolly (C) Kevin Groner, James Towles, Clifford Amos | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #5 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi (SF), Jason Lee (C) Richard Worm, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Donald Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow loses the dribble to Donald Riley | 48-42 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Towles (SG), Clifford Amos (PF) Donald Riley, Frank Connolly | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Filiberto Rossi misses the lay-in | 48-42 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Filiberto Rossi | 48-42 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | James Towles hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jaroslav Lachowski and he's hacked by William Griego - foul #5 on William Griego, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (PF) William Griego | |
| 01:46 | Purdue | James Towles makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel misses the jumper in the lane | 51-42 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Jason Lee grabs the board | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Jason Lee hits the finger roll and the foul's on Richard Darrow - foul #2 on Richard Darrow, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Groner (PG), Donald Riley (SG), Richard Worm (SF) Jaroslav Lachowski, James Towles, Filiberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Jason Lee makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Stephen Barrett, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Connolly (C) Jason Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Frank Connolly makes the jumper from the left block | 56-42 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett makes the runner from close range | 56-44 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Groner runs out the clock | 56-44 |