| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Petro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | George Rencher inbounds the ball | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Dan Pierce clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Steven Smith - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Jason Dawson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Taylor | 49-35 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Dan Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | David Petro gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | David Petro clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Peter Taylor is hacked by Melvin Reed - foul #1 on Melvin Reed, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-35 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Raney | 49-35 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Melvin Reed comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Petro | 49-35 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | David Petro misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Raney - foul #2 on Paul Raney, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | David Petro makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | David Petro misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Melvin Reed grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Dan Pierce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | John Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Jason Dawson is hacked by Paul Raney - foul #3 on Paul Raney, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SF), Pauly Collins (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) George Rencher, Melvin Reed, Paul Raney | |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 3 from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 16:24 | Ball State | Pauly Collins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-35 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Orji Akre pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | David Petro knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Dawson | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Michael Davis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Petro - foul #2 on David Petro, team foul #2 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF), John Cevallos (PF), Paul Raney (C) Edmund Rogan, Dan Pierce, Thomas Alexander | |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Pauly Collins (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Michael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cevallos (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Purdue | David Petro makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel | 57-36 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | John Cevallos comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Taylor - foul #2 on Peter Taylor, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | John Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Pierce (SG) Michael Davis | |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from David Petro | 59-38 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Pauly Collins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-38 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Taylor | 61-38 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Raney | 61-40 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | David Petro hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel | 63-40 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | John Cevallos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (PF), Jan Allen (C) Peter Taylor, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG), Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Alexander (C) Pauly Collins, George Rencher, Paul Raney | |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Orji Akre pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | David Petro is hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #5 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Reed (PF) John Cevallos | |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Jan Allen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #6 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG) David Petro | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Jason Dawson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ivan Trocinski | 66-40 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | Orji Akre steals it from Melvin Reed | 66-40 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-40 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Orji Akre grabs the offensive rebound | 66-40 |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Jason Dawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-40 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander snags the defensive board | 66-40 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Dan Pierce blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jan Allen - foul #2 on Jan Allen, team foul #4 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), John Aldridge (C) Shawn Riegel, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Rencher (SF), Paul Raney (C) Michael Davis, Thomas Alexander | |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Dan Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 66-40 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Dan Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Trocinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orji Akre (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Pierce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Rencher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Raney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Jason Dawson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Orji Akre | 69-41 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Dan Pierce works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-41 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ivan Trocinski | 69-41 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | A charge is called on Ivan Trocinski - foul #1 on Ivan Trocinski, team foul #5 | 69-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) Ivan Trocinski, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SG), John Cevallos (PF) Dan Pierce, Melvin Reed | |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is hacked by Steven Smith - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #6 | 69-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Michael Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-41 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel pulls down the rebound | 69-41 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Peter Taylor can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 69-41 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | George Rencher gets the rebound | 69-41 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Michael Davis can't finish the layup | 69-41 |
| 09:59 | Ball State | George Rencher tips it home | 69-43 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Jason Dawson's pass is intercepted by Edmund Rogan in the backcourt | 69-43 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | George Rencher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Riegel - foul #1 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #7 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (SF), Orji Akre (C) David Petro, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), Dan Pierce (SG) Edmund Rogan, Michael Davis | |
| 09:48 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | George Rencher makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jason Dawson | 72-45 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | George Rencher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-45 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 72-45 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is fouled on the floor by Paul Raney - foul #4 on Paul Raney, team foul #7 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG), David Petro (SF) Jason Dawson, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Davis (SF), Melvin Reed (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) George Rencher, John Cevallos, Paul Raney | |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 2nd free throw | 73-45 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander gets the rebound | 73-45 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Michael Davis blows the layup | 73-45 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the defensive rebound | 73-45 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | David Petro hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dan Pierce - foul #2 on Dan Pierce, team foul #8 | 75-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Shawn Riegel, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Rogan (PG) Thomas Alexander | |
| 08:00 | Purdue | David Petro misses the free throw | 75-45 |
| 08:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Reed | 75-45 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is whistled for a carry | 75-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Ivan Trocinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orji Akre (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Melvin Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Pauly Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Petro | 78-45 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Pauly Collins | 78-48 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Steven Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Steven Smith, team foul #8 | 78-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Bennett (SG), Jan Allen (SF) Steven Smith, David Petro | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Cevallos (PF), Paul Raney (C) Dan Pierce, Pauly Collins | |
| 06:41 | Ball State | John Cevallos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-48 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Melvin Reed misses the tip | 78-48 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | John Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 78-48 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-48 |
| 06:10 | Ball State | Paul Raney grabs the defensive rebound | 78-48 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan is fouled on the floor by Charles Bennett - foul #1 on Charles Bennett, team foul #9 | 78-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Shawn Riegel (SG), David Petro (SF), Peter Taylor (PF) Ivan Trocinski, Charles Bennett, Jan Allen, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Smith (SG), Thomas Alexander (C) John Cevallos, Paul Raney | |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-50 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Taylor | 80-50 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Michael Davis misses long on a floater from the left side | 80-50 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | John Aldridge grabs the board | 80-50 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Jason Dawson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Aldridge | 83-50 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | John Aldridge steals the ball from Edmund Rogan | 83-50 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-50 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 83-50 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Clyde Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 83-50 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 83-50 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Michael Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 83-50 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the board | 83-50 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Jason Dawson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-50 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Melvin Reed | 83-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Edmund Rogan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 83-50 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Thomas Alexander hits the follow up shot | 83-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Petro (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Aldridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Rogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Jason Dawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG), Orji Akre (PF), Jan Allen (C) Jason Dawson, Peter Taylor, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Ball State | Pauly Collins (PG), Douglas Trevizo (C) Edmund Rogan, Thomas Alexander | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Pauly Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 83-52 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Michael Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-52 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Douglas Trevizo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 83-52 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Michael Davis grabs the offensive board | 83-52 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | David Petro steals the ball from Pauly Collins | 83-52 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Orji Akre travels with the ball | 83-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Taylor (PF) David Petro | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Douglas Trevizo drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Davis | 83-54 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Peter Taylor drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Shawn Riegel | 85-54 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Melvin Reed buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Pauly Collins | 85-57 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel's pass is intercepted by Michael Davis | 85-57 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Pauly Collins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Davis | 85-59 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jan Allen | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Jan Allen swats the layup by Melvin Reed | 88-59 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Jan Allen snags the defensive board | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), David Petro (SF), John Aldridge (C) Ivan Trocinski, Jan Allen, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Alexander (C) Douglas Trevizo | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Clyde Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 88-59 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Michael Davis snags the offensive board | 88-59 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Clyde Smith scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Pauly Collins | 88-61 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jason Dawson runs out the clock | 88-61 |