| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) SG - Hai Chu (fresh) SF - Rick Whipkey (fresh) PF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) C - Joseph Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Samuel Pritts (fresh) SG - Lyle Sims (fresh) SF - Dustin Corum (fresh) PF - Christopher Marks (fresh) C - Mark Evans (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joseph Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Hai Chu | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Providence | Dustin Corum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Providence | Mark Evans misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Providence | Christopher Marks tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Hai Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Christopher Marks misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Evans | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Providence | Samuel Pritts can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Renteria | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Providence | Samuel Pritts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Hai Chu | 7-2 |
| 17:17 | Providence | Thomas Curtis steals the ball from Christopher Marks | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Mark Evans is called for the reach on Thomas Curtis - foul #1 on Mark Evans, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenny Davis (C) Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Pritts - foul #1 on Samuel Pritts, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:51 | Providence | Dustin Corum hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Pritts | 9-5 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis is whistled for a carry | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF) Rick Whipkey | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:18 | Providence | Christopher Marks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Raymond Reid | 9-5 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Hai Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Whitcher (PG), Roy Ahart (SG), Timothy Borton (PF) Jerry Renteria, Hai Chu, Thomas Curtis | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:45 | Providence | Christopher Marks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 15:44 | Providence | Mark Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brandon Whitcher (fresh) SG - Roy Ahart (fresh) SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) PF - Timothy Borton (fresh) C - Kenny Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Samuel Pritts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyle Sims (fresh) SF - Dustin Corum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Marks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Evans (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Providence | Dustin Corum is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Harris (C) Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Robert Duryea (PF), Marvin Brown (C) Lyle Sims, Dustin Corum, Christopher Marks, Mark Evans | |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Roy Ahart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:20 | Providence | Marvin Brown gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Providence | Joseph Harris steals it from Samuel Pritts out of a doubleteam | 9-5 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Brandon Whitcher is hacked by Samuel Pritts - foul #2 on Samuel Pritts, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Rick Whipkey (SF), Thomas Curtis (PF) Brandon Whitcher, Roy Ahart, Raymond Reid, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Providence | Dwight Robichaud (PG) Samuel Pritts | |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Brian Butz steps in front of the Rick Whipkey pass | 9-5 |
| 14:00 | Providence | Robert Duryea double dribbles | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenny Davis (C) Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Providence | Lyle Sims (SG), Dustin Corum (SF), Christopher Marks (PF), Mark Evans (C) Ryan Noah, Brian Butz, Robert Duryea, Marvin Brown | |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis buries a shot from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 13:31 | Providence | Christopher Marks is called for traveling | 11-5 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Kenny Davis is fouled on the floor by Dustin Corum - foul #1 on Dustin Corum, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Roy Ahart (SG) Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Marks | 11-5 |
| 13:01 | Providence | Christopher Marks grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 12:56 | Providence | Lyle Sims is hacked by Roy Ahart - foul #1 on Roy Ahart, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Kenny Davis denies the turnaround by Dwight Robichaud | 11-5 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Kenny Davis snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Whipkey | 14-5 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud drills a shot from the right side | 14-7 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Roy Ahart drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Renteria | 17-7 |
| 11:50 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Roy Ahart - foul #2 on Roy Ahart, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Whitcher (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Raymond Reid (SF), Timothy Borton (PF), Joseph Harris (C) Jerry Renteria, Roy Ahart, Rick Whipkey, Thomas Curtis, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (SF), Robert Duryea (PF), Marvin Brown (C) Dustin Corum, Christopher Marks, Mark Evans | |
| 11:50 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 11:50 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Joseph Harris misses badly on a floater near the basket | 17-8 |
| 11:34 | Providence | The rebound goes to Marvin Brown | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brandon Whitcher (fresh) SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) PF - Timothy Borton (fresh) C - Joseph Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Dwight Robichaud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lyle Sims (fresh) SF - Ryan Noah (fresh) PF - Robert Duryea (fresh) C - Marvin Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Providence | Ryan Noah is fouled on the floor by Hai Chu - foul #1 on Hai Chu, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Providence | Steve Wolf (SG), Brian Butz (SF) Dwight Robichaud, Lyle Sims | |
| 10:55 | Providence | Steve Wolf makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Marvin Brown | 17-11 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Joseph Harris banks in the layup | 19-11 |
| 10:14 | Providence | Steve Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Thomas Curtis (PF) Brandon Whitcher, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Providence | Lyle Sims (SG), Dustin Corum (SF), Christopher Marks (PF), Mark Evans (C) Steve Wolf, Brian Butz, Robert Duryea, Marvin Brown | |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Hai Chu is fouled on the floor by Lyle Sims - foul #1 on Lyle Sims, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenny Davis (C) Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Providence | Dwight Robichaud (PG) Ryan Noah | |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Kenny Davis drills a runner from the left block set up by Thomas Curtis | 21-11 |
| 09:14 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-13 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-13 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Kenny Davis tips it but misses | 21-13 |
| 08:51 | Providence | Dwight Robichaud gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:36 | Providence | Christopher Marks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-13 |
| 08:34 | Providence | Mark Evans tips it in | 21-15 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Raymond Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Christopher Marks gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:40 | Providence | Lyle Sims comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-15 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Kenny Davis snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 07:32 | Providence | Christopher Marks snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Dwight Robichaud (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lyle Sims (fairly fresh) SF - Dustin Corum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Providence | Dustin Corum's floater is knocked away by Raymond Reid | 21-15 |
| 07:27 | Providence | Christopher Marks tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Curtis | 24-17 |
| 06:48 | Providence | Christopher Marks misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Kenny Davis gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Kenny Davis's pass is intercepted by Christopher Marks | 24-17 |
| 06:26 | Providence | Lyle Sims scores on a shot from the baseline | 24-19 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Renteria and the foul's on Lyle Sims - foul #2 on Lyle Sims, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Whitcher (PG), Rick Whipkey (SF), Joseph Harris (C) Jerry Renteria, Raymond Reid, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Samuel Pritts (PG), Ryan Noah (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Robert Duryea (PF), Marvin Brown (C) Dwight Robichaud, Lyle Sims, Dustin Corum, Christopher Marks, Mark Evans | |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Samuel Pritts buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Noah | 27-21 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey connects on the runner near the basket | 29-21 |
| 05:11 | Providence | Samuel Pritts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brandon Whitcher | 29-21 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Hai Chu | 32-21 |
| 04:46 | Providence | Samuel Pritts drills a floater from the left side set up by Marvin Brown and the foul's on Brandon Whitcher - foul #1 on Brandon Whitcher, team foul #4 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Timothy Borton (PF) Brandon Whitcher, Thomas Curtis | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:46 | Providence | Samuel Pritts makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Robert Duryea steals the ball from Rick Whipkey | 32-24 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Samuel Pritts can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Hai Chu snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Noah - foul #1 on Ryan Noah, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:57 | Providence | Ryan Noah is hacked by Joseph Harris - foul #1 on Joseph Harris, team foul #5 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Roy Ahart (SG), Kenny Davis (C) Hai Chu, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Providence | Dustin Corum (SF), Christopher Marks (PF) Brian Butz, Robert Duryea | |
| 03:29 | Providence | Christopher Marks's pass is intercepted by Rick Whipkey | 33-24 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria jams it on a nice dish by Rick Whipkey | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Ahart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Whipkey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Timothy Borton (fresh) C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Samuel Pritts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Noah (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Corum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Providence | Samuel Pritts makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-27 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Kenny Davis misses short on a floater from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Kenny Davis snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Ryan Noah snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Samuel Pritts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 02:32 | Providence | Christopher Marks grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Marvin Brown hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Corum and he's hacked by Rick Whipkey - foul #1 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #6 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Whitcher (PG), Paul Douglas (PF), Joseph Harris (C) Jerry Renteria, Timothy Borton, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Dwight Robichaud (PG), Lyle Sims (SG), Brian Butz (SF) Samuel Pritts, Ryan Noah, Dustin Corum | |
| 02:24 | Providence | Marvin Brown makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Joseph Harris hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Marvin Brown - foul #1 on Marvin Brown, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF), Thomas Curtis (PF) Rick Whipkey, Paul Douglas | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Duryea (PF), Mark Evans (C) Christopher Marks, Marvin Brown | |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Joseph Harris misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Joseph Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:49 | Providence | Lyle Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 01:48 | Providence | Robert Duryea hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis hits a jumper from the right block set up by Brandon Whitcher | 38-32 |
| 01:12 | Providence | Robert Duryea is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Duryea, team foul #9 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Timothy Borton (C) Brandon Whitcher, Roy Ahart, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Providence | Samuel Pritts (PG), Dustin Corum (SF) Dwight Robichaud, Brian Butz | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Robert Duryea steps in front of the Jerry Renteria pass | 38-32 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Mark Evans knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Samuel Pritts out of the doubleteam | 38-34 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenny Davis (C) Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Providence | Christopher Marks (PF) Robert Duryea | |
| 00:25 | Providence | Hai Chu is called for the reach on Christopher Marks - foul #2 on Hai Chu, team foul #7 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SF) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:25 | Providence | Christopher Marks makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:25 | Providence | Christopher Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Kenny Davis tips it home | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Dustin Corum misses the fullcourt shot | 40-36 |