| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) PF - James Tovar (fresh) C - Negele Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) SG - Lee Tylor (fresh) SF - Mile Kotowski (fresh) PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) C - Yul Chu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Yul Chu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Tovar - foul #1 on James Tovar, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Negele Adams is hacked by Lawrence Campbell - foul #1 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick is fouled on the floor by Mile Kotowski - foul #1 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Yul Chu is called for the reach on Timothy Hogg - foul #1 on Yul Chu, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mile Kotowski - foul #2 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #4 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SF) Mile Kotowski | |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Yul Chu's floater is tipped away by Negele Adams | 2-1 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | James Tovar pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses long on a shot from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Negele Adams tips it in | 4-1 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-1 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Lawrence Campbell is called for the reach on James Tovar - foul #2 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #5 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (PG), Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mark Frechette (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lawrence Campbell, Lee Tylor, Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Villanova | Mark Frechette snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari is hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Showers | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Yul Chu (C) Mark Frechette | |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Yul Chu scores on a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Negele Adams - foul #1 on Negele Adams, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tovar (fresh) C - Negele Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincente Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fresh) SF - Gabriel Showers (fresh) PF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) C - Yul Chu (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark Frechette (PF) Yul Chu | |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 4-8 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | James Tovar snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses the shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Negele Adams hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Vincente Russo and he's hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (SG), Thomas Norton (SF) Matthew Johnson, Robert Chadwick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt (PF), Yul Chu (C) Mark Frechette, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari misses the free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Tovar | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Sims (SG) Timothy Hogg | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Yul Chu travels with the ball | 6-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (C) Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Donald Irish comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Gabriel Showers grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Vincente Russo's layup is rejected by Jerry Yates | 6-10 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Jerry Yates grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Vincente Russo snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 12:47 | Villanova | Donald Irish is called for the reach on Gonzalo Ferrari - foul #1 on Donald Irish, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Negele Adams (C) Billy Sims, Thomas Norton, James Tovar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mile Kotowski (SF), Mark Frechette (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 6-12 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Negele Adams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Hogg - foul #1 on Timothy Hogg, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt (PF), Yul Chu (C) Mile Kotowski, Mark Frechette | |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick lays it in uncontested set up by Negele Adams out of the doubleteam | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) SG - Donald Irish (fresh) SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Yates (fresh) C - Negele Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincente Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gonzalo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Yul Chu drills a floater from the left wing set up by Vincente Russo and the foul's on Robert Chadwick - foul #1 on Robert Chadwick, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Tovar (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg clanks a floater from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:10 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 11:05 | Villanova | Vincente Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SF) Gregory Pruitt | |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses short on a shot from the baseline | 10-17 |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Yul Chu gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:41 | Villanova | Negele Adams swats the short shot by Gabriel Showers | 10-17 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick connects on the shot from the right side | 12-17 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses badly on a floater from close range | 12-17 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Negele Adams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 12-17 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg hits the follow up shot | 14-17 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Vincente Russo is hacked by Timothy Hogg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Hogg, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Sims (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), Jerry Yates (C) Timothy Hogg, Robert Chadwick, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (SG), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Gonzalo Ferrari, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:54 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Jerry Yates gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Vincente Russo is called for the reach on Billy Sims - foul #1 on Vincente Russo, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Hall (C) James Tovar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lee Tylor, Yul Chu | |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Donald Irish double dribbles | 14-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (SG), Yul Chu (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Vincente Russo is fouled on the floor by Jerry Yates - foul #1 on Jerry Yates, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Mark Frechette (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Lee Tylor, Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:00 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Donald Irish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Mark Frechette gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Vincente Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Tovar (PF) Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mile Kotowski (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Yul Chu (C) Gabriel Showers, Mark Frechette, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-20 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt misses short on a floater from the right block | 14-20 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Donald Irish pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Donald Irish knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Billy Sims | 17-20 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Mile Kotowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mile Kotowski, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Chadwick (SF), Negele Adams (C) Thomas Norton, Jerry Yates | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Mark Frechette (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Mile Kotowski, Gregory Pruitt, Yul Chu | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Tovar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Vincente Russo (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Lee Tylor (fresh) SF - Gabriel Showers (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Frechette (fresh) 2 reb. C - Filiberto Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Negele Adams is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Filiberto Bruno | 17-20 |
| 07:07 | Villanova | Mark Frechette is called for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Gregory Pruitt (PF), Yul Chu (C) Lee Tylor, Mark Frechette, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Donald Irish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno (C) Yul Chu | |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | James Tovar hits a jumper from the left side | 19-20 |
| 05:52 | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 19-20 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | James Tovar pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Donald Irish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Donald Irish clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari blows the layup but he's hacked by Billy Sims - foul #1 on Billy Sims, team foul #10 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), Jerry Yates (PF), Brian Hall (C) Billy Sims, Robert Chadwick, James Tovar, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell (PG), Lee Tylor (SG), Mark Frechette (PF), Yul Chu (C) Vincente Russo, Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:57 | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Brian Hall gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Jerry Yates can't finish the layup | 19-21 |
| 04:38 | Villanova | Yul Chu pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Mark Frechette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-21 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Donald Irish grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Donald Irish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 04:15 | Villanova | Yul Chu pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:01 | Villanova | Yul Chu knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Campbell | 19-23 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Donald Irish knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-23 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Brian Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (SG), Robert Chadwick (SF), James Tovar (PF), Negele Adams (C) Donald Irish, Thomas Norton, Jerry Yates, Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SG), Gabriel Showers (SF), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Lee Tylor, Gonzalo Ferrari, Mark Frechette | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Tovar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincente Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gabriel Showers (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Yul Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses the driving attempt near the basket | 22-25 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick buries a floater from the right side set up by Matthew Johnson | 24-25 |
| 02:36 | Villanova | Lawrence Campbell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Filiberto Bruno (PF) Lawrence Campbell, Gregory Pruitt | |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Negele Adams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Yul Chu - foul #2 on Yul Chu, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | James Tovar steals it from Gonzalo Ferrari | 27-25 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Yul Chu denies the turnaround by James Tovar | 27-25 |
| 01:58 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Yul Chu | 27-25 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Filiberto Bruno is called for 3 seconds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Sims (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), Jerry Yates (PF) Timothy Hogg, Robert Chadwick, James Tovar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gregory Pruitt (PF) Filiberto Bruno | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-25 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 01:16 | Villanova | Yul Chu grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Negele Adams - foul #2 on Negele Adams, team foul #11 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Hall (C) Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lee Tylor (SG), Mark Frechette (PF), Filiberto Bruno (C) Gonzalo Ferrari, Gabriel Showers, Gregory Pruitt | |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Mark Frechette steals it from Thomas Norton | 27-27 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Mark Frechette hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Thomas Norton - foul #1 on Thomas Norton, team foul #12 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Tovar (PF) Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gonzalo Ferrari (SG), Gregory Pruitt (PF) Lee Tylor, Yul Chu | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Mark Frechette makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Norton is fouled on the floor by Mark Frechette - foul #1 on Mark Frechette, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Chadwick (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gabriel Showers (SF), Yul Chu (C) Mark Frechette, Filiberto Bruno | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Norton makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |