| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) PF - James Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Gallup (fresh) 5 reb. C - Werner Labat (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Darrel Gallup is called for the reach on Herman Cayton - foul #1 on Darrel Gallup, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Hector Gomez (PF) Travis Pendleton, Darrel Gallup | |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes hits a jump hook in the paint | 28-23 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Hector Gomez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes is open but can't throw it down | 28-23 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Werner Labat snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Hector Gomez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on James Rhodes - foul #2 on James Rhodes, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG) Chuck Holt | |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Hector Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Hector Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres's pass is intercepted by Travis Pendleton | 28-25 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech dunks the ball set up by Travis Pendleton | 28-27 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF) Hector Gomez | |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Herman Cayton steals it from Travis Pendleton | 28-27 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Werner Labat picks off the pass by Richard Houpt | 28-27 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Werner Labat's floater is tipped away by Eugene Franklin | 28-27 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Houpt | 28-27 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Franklin | 31-27 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Werner Labat hits the finger roll | 31-29 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes lays it in uncontested set up by Richard Houpt | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) PF - James Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Werner Labat (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Werner Labat splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Franklin - foul #2 on Eugene Franklin, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds (PG), Robert Armwood (SG), Van Roof (SF), George Healey (PF), Michael Whitty (C) Richard Houpt, Herman Cayton, Reynaldo Torres, James Rhodes, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Hector Gomez (PF) Willie Vivian | |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Werner Labat makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Van Roof scores on a shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Hector Gomez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Hector Gomez, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Darrel Gallup (PF) Hector Gomez | |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | George Healey scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Armwood | 37-30 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Robert Bush makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Van Roof loses the dribble to Yevgeny Ziech | 37-32 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Werner Labat gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Van Roof grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | George Healey misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Darrel Gallup - foul #2 on Darrel Gallup, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Herman Cayton (SG), Reynaldo Torres (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Pete Reynolds, Robert Armwood, Van Roof, Michael Whitty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) Robert Bush, Darrel Gallup | |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | George Healey misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | George Healey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt grabs the board | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) PF - George Healey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Chuck Holt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yevgeny Ziech (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Werner Labat (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Travis Pendleton is called for the reach on Reynaldo Torres - foul #2 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Rhodes (PF) George Healey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF) Chuck Holt | |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes blows the layup over the doubleteam | 38-32 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Travis Pendleton | 38-32 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech loses the dribble to Reynaldo Torres | 38-32 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reynaldo Torres | 40-32 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | James Rhodes blocks the short jumper by Willie Vivian | 40-32 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton is hacked by Travis Pendleton - foul #3 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG) Robert Bush | |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Houpt and the foul's on Willie Vivian - foul #1 on Willie Vivian, team foul #6 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Robert Bush (SF), Darrel Gallup (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Travis Pendleton, Willie Vivian | |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses the free throw | 42-32 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Darrel Gallup | 42-32 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Richard Houpt is called for the reach on Yevgeny Ziech - foul #1 on Richard Houpt, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Travis Pendleton (SG), Willie Vivian (PF) Chuck Holt, Robert Bush, Darrel Gallup | |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Willie Vivian misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-32 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield gets the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Werner Labat hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Stubblefield | 42-34 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Healey (C) Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF), Darrel Gallup (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Willie Vivian | |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-34 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-34 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Werner Labat misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Rhodes | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Healey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Ziech (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Bush (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Gallup (fresh) 6 reb. C - Werner Labat (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | George Healey is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Richard Houpt | 44-34 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Werner Labat is hacked by George Healey during a doubleteam - foul #2 on George Healey, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds (PG), Robert Armwood (SG), Van Roof (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Richard Houpt, Herman Cayton, Reynaldo Torres, James Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) Yevgeny Ziech, Darrel Gallup | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Willie Vivian misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 44-34 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Willie Vivian tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Werner Labat snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chuck Holt | 44-38 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Van Roof | 47-38 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Werner Labat is fouled on the floor by Eugene Franklin as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Eugene Franklin, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Herman Cayton (SG), Reynaldo Torres (SF), James Rhodes (PF) Pete Reynolds, Robert Armwood, Van Roof, George Healey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG), Yevgeny Ziech (SF), Darrel Gallup (PF) Chuck Holt, Robert Bush, Willie Vivian | |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Werner Labat shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Stubblefield | 47-40 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | James Rhodes connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Herman Cayton out of the doubleteam | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:10 | Purdue | James Rhodes swats the short shot by Werner Labat | 49-40 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Werner Labat grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres drills a turnaround near the basket | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene Franklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Stubblefield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yevgeny Ziech (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Gallup (fresh) 6 reb. C - Werner Labat (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup loses the ball out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds (PG), Robert Armwood (SG), Van Roof (SF), George Healey (PF), Michael Whitty (C) Richard Houpt, Herman Cayton, Reynaldo Torres, James Rhodes, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bush (SF), Willie Vivian (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Darrel Gallup | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-40 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | George Healey gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Van Roof clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Bush - foul #1 on Robert Bush, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield (PG) Travis Pendleton | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Van Roof makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Van Roof misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Willie Vivian pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Werner Labat can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 52-40 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Mark Stubblefield pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Willie Vivian makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Werner Labat | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Mark Stubblefield is called for the reach on Van Roof in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Stubblefield, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Scott Evans (SG) Michael Whitty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Darrel Gallup (PF) Mark Stubblefield, Willie Vivian | |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Van Roof makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Van Roof makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Van Roof swats the shot by Werner Labat | 54-42 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Robert Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Yevgeny Ziech is called for the reach on Scott Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yevgeny Ziech, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Scott Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Pete Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Van Roof is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 56-44 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Bush | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-44 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Werner Labat hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Travis Pendleton steals the ball from Pete Reynolds in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton banks in the layup | 56-48 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Herman Cayton (SG), Reynaldo Torres (SF), James Rhodes (PF), Eugene Franklin (C) Scott Evans, Robert Armwood, Pete Reynolds, Van Roof, George Healey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt is hacked by Travis Pendleton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood (SG), Scott Evans (SF), Van Roof (PF) Herman Cayton, Reynaldo Torres, James Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Darrel Gallup's pass is intercepted by Richard Houpt | 58-48 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Armwood lays it up and in set up by Richard Houpt | 60-48 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Yevgeny Ziech makes the turnaround from close range set up by Travis Pendleton | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt runs out the clock | 60-50 |