| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Prichard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert High (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Craig Ivory (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Melvin Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Szczesny Zacek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Larocco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 3 from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 19:15 | Denver | James Larocco misses badly on a shot from close range | 33-27 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Ronald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 18:37 | Denver | Melvin Boyer comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 36-27 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Melvin Boyer can't tip it in | 36-27 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Ronald Fox is fouled on the floor by Robert High - foul #3 on Robert High, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Yardley (SF) Robert High | |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Ronald Fox hits the follow up shot | 38-27 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Melvin Boyer loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 38-27 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | John Prichard is called for a backcourt violation | 38-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Brinson (PF) Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Cantrell (PF), Harold Downing (C) Szczesny Zacek, James Larocco | |
| 17:03 | Denver | Harold Downing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-27 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Harold Downing is called for the reach on Ronald Fox - foul #1 on Harold Downing, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (PG), Andrew Escamilla (C) Manuel Gariepy, Ronald Fox | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:18 | Purdue | John Prichard misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 38-27 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla snags the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | John Prichard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Harold Downing misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-27 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Prichard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Brinson (fresh) C - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Craig Ivory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Melvin Boyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Yardley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cantrell (fresh) C - Harold Downing (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Purdue | John Prichard misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Craig Ivory - foul #3 on Craig Ivory, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG), Peter Taylor (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Shawn Riegel, Paul Brinson, Andrew Escamilla | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert High (PG), Casey Mahoney (SG), James Larocco (SF), Szczesny Zacek (PF) Craig Ivory, Melvin Boyer, Eric Yardley, Joseph Cantrell | |
| 15:13 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | John Prichard misses the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Harold Downing grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Casey Mahoney can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-27 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Robert High steals it from Peter Taylor | 42-27 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Harold Downing comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Fox - foul #2 on Ronald Fox, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG) John Prichard | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Yardley (SF) James Larocco | |
| 13:59 | Denver | Harold Downing misses the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Harold Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Taylor | 45-28 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Eric Yardley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG), Paul Brinson (C) David Petro, Ronald Fox | |
| Subs | Denver | Melvin Boyer (SF), James Larocco (C) Eric Yardley, Harold Downing | |
| 12:56 | Purdue | John Prichard is hacked by Robert High - foul #4 on Robert High, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Yardley (SF) Robert High | |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:37 | Denver | Eric Yardley is whistled for traveling | 48-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla (C) Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | Craig Ivory (SG) Szczesny Zacek | |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-28 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Melvin Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Casey Mahoney connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Boyer | 48-30 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | John Prichard is fouled on the floor by Craig Ivory - foul #4 on Craig Ivory, team foul #5 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Ronald Fox (C) Shawn Riegel, Andrew Escamilla | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Cantrell (PF) Craig Ivory | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Prichard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Brinson (fresh) C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Yardley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cantrell (fresh) C - James Larocco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Paul Brinson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-30 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the offensive board | 48-30 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | John Prichard misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Melvin Boyer - foul #1 on Melvin Boyer, team foul #6 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Taylor (PF) Paul Brinson | |
| Subs | Denver | Szczesny Zacek (PF), Harold Downing (C) Eric Yardley, Joseph Cantrell | |
| 10:57 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 10:40 | Denver | Harold Downing hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Casey Mahoney | 50-32 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Szczesny Zacek - foul #3 on Szczesny Zacek, team foul #7 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG) John Prichard | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Yardley (SF) James Larocco | |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Casey Mahoney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Ronald Fox snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Peter Taylor hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Petro | 54-32 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Melvin Boyer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-32 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | David Petro gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-32 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | David Petro tips it in | 56-32 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Szczesny Zacek hits the finger roll on a great pass from Melvin Boyer out of a doubleteam | 56-34 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | David Petro hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Gariepy | 58-34 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Shawn Riegel steals the ball from Casey Mahoney | 58-34 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | 3 seconds is called on Ronald Fox | 58-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG), Paul Brinson (PF), Andrew Escamilla (C) David Petro, Peter Taylor, Ronald Fox | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Cantrell (PF), James Larocco (C) Szczesny Zacek, Harold Downing | |
| 07:59 | Denver | Eric Yardley knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Casey Mahoney | 58-36 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | John Prichard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Yardley - foul #3 on Eric Yardley, team foul #8 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert High (PG), Craig Ivory (SG) Casey Mahoney, Eric Yardley | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Prichard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Brinson (fresh) C - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert High (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Craig Ivory (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Melvin Boyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cantrell (fresh) C - James Larocco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Denver | James Larocco hits a runner near the basket set up by Melvin Boyer and the foul's on Manuel Gariepy - foul #2 on Manuel Gariepy, team foul #2 | 60-38 |
| 07:23 | Denver | James Larocco makes the free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Robert High steals it from Manuel Gariepy | 60-39 |
| 07:04 | Denver | Manuel Gariepy picks off the pass by Robert High in the backcourt | 60-39 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | John Prichard dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Brinson | 62-39 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Melvin Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (PG) Manuel Gariepy | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Mahoney (PG), Eric Yardley (SF), Harold Downing (C) Robert High, Melvin Boyer, James Larocco | |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-39 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | John Prichard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-39 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Andrew Escamilla denies the turnaround by Craig Ivory | 65-39 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Harold Downing swats the dunk try by John Prichard | 65-39 |
| 05:40 | Denver | Joseph Cantrell snags the defensive board | 65-39 |
| 05:35 | Denver | David Petro steals it from Casey Mahoney | 65-39 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is fouled on the floor by Craig Ivory - foul #5 on Craig Ivory, team foul #9 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Taylor (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Paul Brinson, Andrew Escamilla | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert High (PG) Craig Ivory | |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Harold Downing snags the defensive board | 65-39 |
| 05:03 | Denver | Harold Downing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG) Shawn Riegel | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Peter Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Peter Taylor, team foul #3 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF) David Petro | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:15 | Denver | Harold Downing misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-39 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Harold Downing buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert High | 65-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Peter Taylor knocks in the shot from the right side | 67-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Denver | Harold Downing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Fox - foul #3 on Ronald Fox, team foul #4 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF) Shawn Riegel | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:22 | Denver | Harold Downing makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 03:22 | Denver | Harold Downing misses the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Ronald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Prichard (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Petro (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert High (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Casey Mahoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Yardley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Cantrell (fairly fresh) C - Harold Downing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Ronald Fox knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Manuel Gariepy | 69-42 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Robert High clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-42 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Fox | 69-42 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Robert High steals it from Peter Taylor | 69-42 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Ronald Fox steps in front of the Robert High pass | 69-42 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Peter Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF) David Petro | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:41 | Denver | Eric Yardley is hacked by John Prichard - foul #3 on John Prichard, team foul #5 | 69-42 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Ronald Fox steals it from Joseph Cantrell | 69-42 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Ronald Fox misses the jump hook from the baseline | 69-42 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Riegel | 69-42 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-42 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Harold Downing gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Casey Mahoney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Cantrell | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | John Prichard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-45 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert High misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-45 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy runs out the clock | 69-45 |