| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Myles Condit (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Tremper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Taylor inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | William Summers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes tips it in | 29-31 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Neil Thompson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bert Gray | 31-31 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | David Tremper scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | William Summers steals the ball from Joseph Northrup | 31-34 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Neil Thompson steps in front of the David Taylor pass | 31-34 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger is fouled on the floor by Joseph Northrup - foul #3 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), William Brace (SG), Ben Elton (C) Travis Pendleton, Joseph Northrup, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Chuck Holt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger hits a shot from the left wing set up by David Taylor | 31-38 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Chuck Holt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | William Summers tips it in | 31-40 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Chuck Holt | 34-40 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Summers | 34-42 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | David Taylor swats the short shot by Neil Thompson | 34-42 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Chuck Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Tremper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger is fouled on the floor by Chuck Holt - foul #1 on Chuck Holt, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Myles Condit (C) Chuck Holt, William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale (PF) David Tremper | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Myles Condit hits the finger roll | 36-42 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | David Taylor hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Summers | 36-45 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Myles Condit hits a jumper from the left block set up by Bert Gray and he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Myles Condit makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | William Summers is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Geiger out of a doubleteam | 39-48 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton is fouled on the floor by Michael Geiger - foul #3 on Michael Geiger, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF), Bert Gray (PF) Neil Thompson, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tremper (PF) Elmer Hale | |
| 13:01 | Purdue | William Brace is fouled on the floor by William Summers - foul #1 on William Summers, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) William Brace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Bert Gray is fouled on the floor by David Tremper - foul #2 on David Tremper, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF), Myles Condit (C) Neil Thompson, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG) Michael Geiger | |
| 12:13 | Purdue | William Brace buries a 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses the dunk but he's fouled by Bert Gray - foul #2 on Bert Gray, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF), Willie Vivian (PF), Ben Elton (C) William Brace, Bert Gray, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Elmer Hale (PF) William Summers, David Taylor | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Travis Pendleton | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeff Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Geiger | 45-52 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Charles Wilson picks off the pass by Joseph Northrup | 45-52 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | David Tremper drills a jumper in the paint set up by Jeff Hughes | 45-54 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Ben Elton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Willie Vivian misses the tip | 45-54 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Willie Vivian swats the short shot by David Tremper | 47-54 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | David Tremper can't tip it in | 47-54 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Neil Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 49-54 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-54 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Pendleton - foul #2 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF), Bert Gray (PF), Myles Condit (C) Neil Thompson, Willie Vivian, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG), David Taylor (SF), Leon Dewey (PF), Henry Henson (C) Charles Wilson, David Tremper, Elmer Hale, Jeff Hughes | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Myles Condit grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Henry Henson blocks the short jumper by Myles Condit | 49-55 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Summers | 49-55 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Summers | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Brace (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Myles Condit (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Summers (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Leon Dewey (fresh) C - Henry Henson (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | William Brace clanks a runner from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Northrup - foul #4 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), Elmer Hale (C) Michael Geiger, Leon Dewey | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 06:34 | Purdue | William Brace clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Myles Condit tips it but misses | 49-59 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 49-59 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson's layup is rejected by Bert Gray | 49-59 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Myles Condit snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the easy layup | 49-59 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 49-59 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Myles Condit buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Neil Thompson (SF) Travis Pendleton, William Brace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tremper (PF), Jeff Hughes (C) Henry Henson, Elmer Hale | |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Myles Condit makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | William Summers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Neil Thompson grabs the board | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Chuck Holt buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Myles Condit | 54-59 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Chuck Holt steals the ball from David Tremper | 54-59 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | David Tremper comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-59 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes tips it but misses | 54-59 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Myles Condit pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Chuck Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (tired) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Myles Condit (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Tremper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Chuck Holt | 56-59 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Joseph Northrup picks off the pass by David Taylor | 56-59 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Myles Condit misses the lay-in | 56-59 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | William Summers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | William Summers drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-62 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Hughes - foul #3 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG) Chuck Holt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Myles Condit misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 56-62 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Pendleton - foul #3 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (PF) David Tremper | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | David Taylor is fouled on the floor by Bert Gray - foul #3 on Bert Gray, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-64 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | William Summers snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Joseph Northrup is called for the reach on William Summers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Joseph Northrup | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | William Summers makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Myles Condit pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | William Brace misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Bert Gray snags the offensive board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | William Brace misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Hughes | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is hacked by William Brace in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brace, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Bert Gray dunks the ball on a great pass from Travis Pendleton | 58-67 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Pendleton is called for the reach on Michael Geiger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Dewey | 58-67 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey is fouled on the floor by Travis Pendleton - foul #5 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG) Travis Pendleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | David Taylor steps in front of the Chuck Holt pass | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger runs out the clock | 58-69 |