| Lineup | NC State | PG - Boris Hazinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Beliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Corrales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Bert Gray inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 19:36 | NC State | The rebound goes to Boris Hazinski | 28-29 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-29 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Northrup | 28-31 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Tom Magee misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 18:40 | NC State | William Corrales grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:32 | NC State | William Corrales double dribbles | 28-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), David Richardson (PF), Ben Elton (C) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Bert Gray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by William Corrales - foul #1 on William Corrales, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (PF) David Richardson | |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:00 | NC State | William Corrales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Bert Gray tips it in | 28-34 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Boris Hazinski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas is fouled on the floor by Rodney McIntyre - foul #3 on Rodney McIntyre, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Gerard Edwards (SF), John Norwood (C) Rodney McIntyre, William Corrales | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), David Richardson (PF) Dominic Romano, Neil Thompson | |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Boris Hazinski steals it from David Richardson | 28-34 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Boris Hazinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG), Lars Buczynski (C) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Tom Magee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Neil Thompson (PF) Joseph Northrup, David Richardson | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerard Edwards - foul #1 on Gerard Edwards, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Rodney McIntyre (SF), William Corrales (C) John Norwood, Lars Buczynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), David Richardson (PF) Dominic Romano, Neil Thompson | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 15:38 | NC State | William Corrales snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ned Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerard Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Corrales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:11 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 15:09 | NC State | William Corrales can't tip it in | 28-35 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | David Richardson gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Richardson | 28-38 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Ned Thompson is fouled on the floor by Bert Gray - foul #1 on Bert Gray, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Hazinski (PG), Bobby Beliveau (SG), Tom Magee (PF) Thomas Macha, Ned Thompson, Gerard Edwards | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Neil Thompson (PF) Joseph Northrup, Alberto Vargas | |
| 14:05 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau misses long on a runner near the basket | 28-38 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre misses long on a shot from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Neil Thompson double dribbles | 28-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), William Brace (SG) Dominic Romano, Neil Thompson | |
| 13:28 | NC State | William Corrales misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Richardson - foul #4 on David Richardson, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (PF) David Richardson | |
| 13:28 | NC State | William Corrales makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:28 | NC State | William Corrales makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Thompson | 30-41 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Tom Magee loses the dribble to William Brace | 30-41 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Bobby Beliveau is called for the reach on William Brace - foul #1 on Bobby Beliveau, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Gerard Edwards (C) William Corrales | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Alberto Vargas (SF) Joseph Northrup, William Brace | |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Ben Elton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 12:17 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-41 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Neil Thompson | 30-41 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Gerard Edwards steals the ball from Ben Elton | 30-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Boris Hazinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Beliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tom Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. SF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:06 | NC State | Tom Magee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Bert Gray snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Tom Magee - foul #1 on Tom Magee, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG), John Norwood (PF), William Corrales (C) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Rodney McIntyre, Tom Magee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), William Brace (SG) Dominic Romano, Bert Gray | |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Ned Thompson is fouled on the floor by William Brace - foul #2 on William Brace, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (SF) Alberto Vargas | |
| 09:56 | NC State | Ned Thompson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 09:55 | NC State | William Corrales tips it in | 32-43 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Ben Elton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Ben Elton grabs the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | The jumper by Bert Gray is denied by William Corrales | 32-43 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Neil Thompson tips it but misses | 32-43 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Ned Thompson gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Ben Elton is called for the reach on Ned Thompson - foul #4 on Ben Elton, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Hazinski (PG), Bobby Beliveau (SG), Rodney McIntyre (SF), Tom Magee (PF) Thomas Macha, Ned Thompson, Gerard Edwards, John Norwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Vargas (PF) Ben Elton | |
| 08:34 | NC State | Boris Hazinski is hacked by Joseph Northrup - foul #1 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| 08:16 | NC State | William Corrales clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alberto Vargas | 32-43 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | William Brace is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Northrup | 32-45 |
| 07:38 | NC State | William Corrales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | NC State | John Norwood (C) William Corrales | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Richardson (PF), Ben Elton (C) William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | David Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 32-45 |
| 07:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Rodney McIntyre | 32-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Boris Hazinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Beliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tom Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bert Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. SF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Ben Elton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:57 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tom Magee | 34-45 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | David Richardson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 06:29 | NC State | Boris Hazinski snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Tom Magee hits a wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Boris Hazinski | 36-45 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Tom Magee pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Bert Gray picks off the pass by Rodney McIntyre | 36-45 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Bert Gray and he's fouled by John Norwood - foul #2 on John Norwood, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG), Gerard Edwards (SF), William Corrales (C) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Rodney McIntyre, Tom Magee | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG), Neil Thompson (PF) Bert Gray, Alberto Vargas | |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 05:12 | NC State | William Brace picks off the pass by William Corrales | 36-48 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | David Richardson can't throw it down | 36-48 |
| 04:50 | NC State | William Corrales snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | NC State | William Corrales misses the lay-in | 36-48 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Ben Elton gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | David Richardson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | David Richardson snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Thomas Macha grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 03:44 | NC State | John Norwood is whistled for a carry | 36-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Kuligowski (SG), Lars Buczynski (C) John Norwood, William Corrales | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Bert Gray (SG), Alberto Vargas (SF) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Dominic Romano can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ned Thompson - foul #1 on Ned Thompson, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Dominic Romano makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Dominic Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Gerard Edwards misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-50 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Bert Gray gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kuligowski (fresh) SF - Ned Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerard Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lars Buczynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. SF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ben Elton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Dominic Romano clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 03:02 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary Kuligowski | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:43 | NC State | Gerard Edwards travels with the ball | 36-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Neil Thompson (PF) Dominic Romano, Alberto Vargas | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Bert Gray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 36-53 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Ned Thompson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-53 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bert Gray | 36-53 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Bert Gray double dribbles | 36-53 |
| Subs | NC State | John Norwood (PF) Gary Kuligowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Vargas (SF) David Richardson | |
| 01:39 | NC State | Thomas Macha hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 36-53 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Neil Thompson pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Bert Gray drills a driving attempt in the lane | 36-55 |
| 00:55 | NC State | John Norwood misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Neil Thompson grabs the board | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Bert Gray shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Gerard Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Bert Gray gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup runs out the clock | 36-57 |