| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) SG - Jon Barham (fresh) SF - Edward Koch (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kibby (fresh) C - Robert Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Menchaca (fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) SF - Thomas Andrews (fresh) PF - Paul Loughman (fresh) C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Paul Loughman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Robert Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Paul Loughman is hacked by Kenneth Kibby - foul #1 on Kenneth Kibby, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | James Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Robert Hodges pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Jon Barham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Hazelwood | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Belmont | James Wright misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Paul Loughman grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Paul Loughman connects on the 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Jon Barham drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Koch | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | Paul Loughman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Jon Barham is fouled on the floor by Michael Menchaca - foul #1 on Michael Menchaca, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | James Wright steps in front of the Jon Barham pass | 6-6 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Wright | 6-8 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Robert Hodges is hacked by Theodore Thomas - foul #1 on Theodore Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (PG) Michael Menchaca | |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Jon Barham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jon Barham, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Crandall (PG), Jeff Woods (C) James Wright, Theodore Thomas | |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Robert Hodges swats the layup by Jeff Woods | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Edward Koch grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Robert Hodges hits a shot in the paint set up by Jon Barham and the foul's on Ronald Crandall - foul #1 on Ronald Crandall, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (SF) Edward Koch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Willcox (SF), Carl Sperberg (C) Thomas Andrews, Paul Loughman | |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Robert Hodges makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kibby (fresh) C - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ronald Crandall (fresh) SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Brian Willcox (fresh) PF - Jeff Woods (fresh) C - Carl Sperberg (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Belmont | Carl Sperberg is denied on a layup by Robert Hodges | 9-8 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | James Dickman snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Jon Barham clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | James Dickman tips it home | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | Belmont | Jeff Woods knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Dixon | 11-10 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Dickman | 14-10 |
| 14:35 | Belmont | Carl Sperberg misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | James Dickman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Hazelwood | 17-10 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Brian Willcox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 13:56 | Belmont | Brian Willcox grabs the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 13:42 | Belmont | Jeff Woods knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Jon Barham misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Brian Willcox snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Ronald Crandall is whistled for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Ogden (SG), Edward Koch (SF), Edward Tapia (PF), Allen St. Pierre (C) Peter Hazelwood, Jon Barham, Kenneth Kibby, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Menchaca (PG), James Wright (SG), Thomas Andrews (SF), Paul Loughman (PF), Theodore Thomas (C) Ronald Crandall, Robert Dixon, Brian Willcox, Jeff Woods, Carl Sperberg | |
| 12:57 | Purdue | James Dickman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Ogden | 20-13 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Wright and he's fouled by Edward Koch - foul #1 on Edward Koch, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Barham (SG) James Dickman | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews misses the free throw | 20-15 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Edward Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Edward Koch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | James Wright connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Andrews | 20-17 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Jon Barham buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Tapia | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Koch (fresh) PF - Edward Tapia (fresh) C - Allen St. Pierre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Menchaca (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Loughman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Theodore Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Paul Loughman is fouled on the floor by Edward Tapia - foul #1 on Edward Tapia, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (PG) Jon Barham | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Allen St. Pierre takes the ball from Paul Loughman | 22-17 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Koch | 25-17 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Theodore Thomas swats the short shot by Edward Koch | 25-19 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | James Wright buries a 3 pointer from the right wing and the foul's on Andrew Ogden - foul #1 on Andrew Ogden, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (SF), Kenneth Kibby (PF) Edward Koch, Allen St. Pierre | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:34 | Belmont | James Wright makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | James Wright is called for the reach on Peter Hazelwood - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #4 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Crandall (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Brian Willcox (SF), Jeff Woods (C) Michael Menchaca, James Wright, Thomas Andrews, Theodore Thomas | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Brian Willcox grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Paul Loughman makes the shot from the left side | 25-25 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | James Dickman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Brian Willcox grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Kenneth Kibby steps in front of the Brian Willcox pass | 25-25 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | James Dickman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 08:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeff Woods | 25-25 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Robert Dixon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Dickman | 25-25 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | James Dickman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Edward Tapia tips it home | 27-25 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Peter Hazelwood steps in front of the Brian Willcox pass | 27-25 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Jeff Woods snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Ogden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dickman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Tapia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ronald Crandall (fresh) SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Willcox (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Loughman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeff Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Belmont | Paul Loughman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Ronald Crandall tips it home | 27-27 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | James Dickman loses the dribble to Brian Willcox | 27-27 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | Brian Willcox lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby is hacked by Paul Loughman - foul #1 on Paul Loughman, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Barham (SG), Edward Koch (SF), Allen St. Pierre (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Andrew Ogden, James Dickman, Kenneth Kibby, Edward Tapia | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Menchaca (PG), James Wright (SG), Thomas Andrews (SF), Carl Sperberg (PF), Theodore Thomas (C) Ronald Crandall, Robert Dixon, Brian Willcox, Paul Loughman, Jeff Woods | |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Barham | 30-29 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Carl Sperberg comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Robert Hodges snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Jon Barham scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Hazelwood | 33-29 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Peter Hazelwood steals it from James Wright | 33-29 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Jon Barham hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Hodges | 36-29 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Carl Sperberg clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Carl Sperberg can't tip it in | 36-29 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Carl Sperberg misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Jon Barham buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter Hazelwood | 39-29 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Michael Menchaca's pass is intercepted by Jon Barham | 39-29 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jon Barham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Edward Koch grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Robert Hodges hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Peter Hazelwood | 41-29 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | James Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hodges | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Koch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen St. Pierre (fairly fresh) C - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Michael Menchaca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Sperberg (fairly fresh) C - Theodore Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Jon Barham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Edward Koch can't tip it in | 41-29 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Robert Hodges grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Jon Barham is fouled on the floor by James Wright - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #6 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Ogden (PG), James Dickman (SF), Kenneth Kibby (PF), Edward Tapia (C) Peter Hazelwood, Edward Koch, Allen St. Pierre, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Crandall (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Brian Willcox (SF), Paul Loughman (PF), Jeff Woods (C) Michael Menchaca, James Wright, Thomas Andrews, Carl Sperberg, Theodore Thomas | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | James Dickman hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Tapia | 44-29 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Jeff Woods comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Jon Barham grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Jon Barham scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Dickman | 47-29 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | Andrew Ogden is called for the reach on Ronald Crandall - foul #2 on Andrew Ogden, team foul #6 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Koch (SF) Jon Barham | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Wright (SG), Thomas Andrews (SF), Theodore Thomas (C) Ronald Crandall, Brian Willcox, Jeff Woods | |
| 01:24 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-29 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Robert Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Wright | 47-31 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Edward Koch double dribbles | 47-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (C) Edward Koch | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Menchaca (PG) Robert Dixon | |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Edward Tapia is called for the reach on Thomas Andrews - foul #2 on Edward Tapia, team foul #7 | 47-31 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Thomas Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | James Dickman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 00:20 | Belmont | James Wright grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Theodore Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Barham (SG), Robert Hodges (C) James Dickman, Kenneth Kibby | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Dixon (SG) James Wright | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Edward Tapia clanks a halfcourt shot | 47-33 |