| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenneth Graves (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Jess (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rolland Hill (fresh) 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) SF - Neil Thompson (fresh) PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Myles Condit (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Neil Thompson inbounds the ball | 27-19 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Bert Gray is hacked by Fred Jess - foul #3 on Fred Jess, team foul #1 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF) Neil Thompson | |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-19 |
| 19:24 | Providence | Leonard Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 19:19 | Providence | Bert Gray steps in front of the Fred Jess pass | 27-19 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Bert Gray scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Northrup | 27-21 |
| 18:55 | Providence | Leonard Milligan knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Xing-Fu Tang | 29-21 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Graves - foul #2 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF), Willie Vivian (C) William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Bert Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 18:17 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:00 | Providence | Kenneth Graves misses the lay-in | 29-21 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Bert Gray blows the layup | 29-21 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 17:26 | Providence | Willie Vivian is called for the reach on Fred Jess - foul #1 on Willie Vivian, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG), Myles Condit (C) Joseph Northrup, Willie Vivian | |
| 17:05 | Providence | Kenneth Graves is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rolland Hill | 31-21 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Neil Thompson knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Travis Pendleton | 31-23 |
| 16:26 | Providence | Rolland Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 16:24 | Providence | Rolland Hill snags the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 16:11 | Providence | Leonard Milligan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Neil Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Ben Elton (C) Travis Pendleton, William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Fred Jess (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rolland Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Chuck Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang loses the dribble to Chuck Holt | 34-23 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 15:16 | Providence | Neil Thompson is called for the reach on Leonard Milligan - foul #1 on Neil Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Myles Condit (C) Chuck Holt, Neil Thompson | |
| 14:54 | Providence | Leonard Milligan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Bert Gray clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Myles Condit grabs the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Ben Elton can't connect on a floater from the right block | 34-26 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Myles Condit tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Myles Condit tips it in | 34-28 |
| 13:47 | Providence | Kenneth Graves's fadeaway is rejected by Myles Condit | 34-28 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Myles Condit | 34-28 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Fred Jess picks off the pass by Ben Elton | 34-28 |
| 13:13 | Providence | Leonard Milligan is hacked by Ben Elton - foul #4 on Ben Elton, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Joe Delarosa (SF), Michael Hedge (PF) Fred Jess, Rolland Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG), Neil Thompson (SF), Willie Vivian (C) Joseph Northrup, Ben Elton, Myles Condit | |
| 12:54 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Graves | 36-28 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 12:24 | Providence | Michael Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Leonard Milligan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Miller (SF) Kenneth Graves | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Myles Condit (C) Travis Pendleton, William Brace, Willie Vivian | |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Rolland Hill (PF) Xing-Fu Tang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), William Brace (SF) Chuck Holt, Neil Thompson | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joe Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolland Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hedge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Brace (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Myles Condit (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Providence | Travis Pendleton is called for the reach on Leonard Milligan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| 11:31 | Providence | Michael Hedge misses the jumper near the basket | 36-28 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Brace | 36-28 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Bert Gray loses the dribble to Michael Hedge | 36-28 |
| 11:06 | Providence | Leonard Milligan makes the shot from the right side and the foul's on Travis Pendleton - foul #2 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) William Brace | |
| 11:06 | Providence | Leonard Milligan makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Miller - foul #1 on Michael Miller, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Graves (SG), Fred Jess (SF), Xing-Fu Tang (C) Joe Delarosa, Michael Miller, Michael Hedge | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 10:36 | Providence | Myles Condit steps in front of the Xing-Fu Tang pass | 39-30 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton is hacked by Leonard Milligan - foul #1 on Leonard Milligan, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (PG) Leonard Milligan | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG), Willie Vivian (C) Joseph Northrup, Myles Condit | |
| 10:07 | Purdue | William Brace misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Rolland Hill - foul #2 on Rolland Hill, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Hedge (PF) Rolland Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Myles Condit (C) Willie Vivian | |
| 10:07 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | William Brace misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:07 | Providence | Michael Hedge pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 09:57 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 41-31 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-33 |
| 09:20 | Providence | Milo Bruno is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Milo Bruno, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG), Joe Delarosa (SF) Milo Bruno, Fred Jess | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Willie Vivian (C) Travis Pendleton, William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Bert Gray can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Delarosa - foul #1 on Joe Delarosa, team foul #7 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Miller (SF), Rolland Hill (PF) Kenneth Graves, Michael Hedge | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), William Brace (SF), Myles Condit (C) Chuck Holt, Neil Thompson, Willie Vivian | |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Joe Delarosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) William Brace | |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF) Neil Thompson | |
| 08:17 | Providence | Leonard Milligan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 08:16 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Rolland Hill loses the dribble to Travis Pendleton | 41-35 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | William Brace lays it in set up by Travis Pendleton | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joe Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolland Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Tang (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Brace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bert Gray (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Myles Condit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Providence | Joe Delarosa loses the dribble to Travis Pendleton | 41-37 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Pendleton | 41-39 |
| 07:01 | Providence | Joe Delarosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Graves (SG), Fred Jess (SF), Michael Hedge (PF) Joe Delarosa, Rolland Hill, Xing-Fu Tang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Neil Thompson (SF), Ben Elton (C) Travis Pendleton, William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Bert Gray scores on a runner in the lane | 41-41 |
| 06:34 | Providence | Chuck Holt steps in front of the Leonard Milligan pass in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Bert Gray drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Neil Thompson | 41-43 |
| 06:05 | Providence | Leonard Milligan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 06:04 | Providence | Michael Hedge can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Neil Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Bert Gray buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 05:09 | Providence | Michael Miller misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 41-45 |
| 05:07 | Providence | Michael Hedge hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Ben Elton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 04:36 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kenneth Graves | 43-45 |
| 04:29 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Rolland Hill (PF), Xing-Fu Tang (C) Michael Hedge, Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), William Brace (SG) Chuck Holt, Joseph Northrup | |
| 04:07 | Providence | Kenneth Graves jams it on a great pass from Leonard Milligan | 45-45 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Neil Thompson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ben Elton | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Jess (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rolland Hill (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Brace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Gray (tiring) 25 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Providence | Kenneth Graves clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Neil Thompson pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Ben Elton clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 03:08 | Providence | The rebound goes to Rolland Hill | 45-47 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Leonard Milligan is fouled on the floor by William Brace - foul #2 on William Brace, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (PG), Joe Delarosa (SF) Leonard Milligan, Fred Jess | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG), Myles Condit (C) William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| 02:39 | Providence | Myles Condit takes the ball from Kenneth Graves | 45-47 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 02:08 | Providence | Kenneth Graves pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 02:08 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG) Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF) Myles Condit | |
| 01:48 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bert Gray - foul #3 on Bert Gray, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Fred Jess (SF) Joe Delarosa | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF), Myles Condit (C) Willie Vivian, Ben Elton | |
| 01:48 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 01:48 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Myles Condit blows the layup but the foul's on Xing-Fu Tang - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Tang, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Myles Condit makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Myles Condit misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:22 | Providence | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Tang | 46-48 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Leonard Milligan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Graves | 49-48 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Kenneth Graves grabs the board | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Providence | Leonard Milligan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 00:26 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang is hacked by Myles Condit - foul #2 on Myles Condit, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| 00:24 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Myles Condit gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses the runner from the left block | 49-48 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Rolland Hill grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Rolland Hill runs out the clock | 49-48 |