| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Hollis Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Penney (fresh) SF - Thomas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Nebraska | Byron Penney lays it up and in on a great pass from Hollis Bosley | 27-29 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Reed - foul #1 on Thomas Reed, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:09 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Neil Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Booker - foul #2 on Leonard Booker, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG), David Richardson (PF) Joseph Northrup, Alberto Vargas, Ben Elton | |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:34 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker is fouled on the floor by David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Ben Elton (C) Dominic Romano, David Richardson | |
| 18:29 | Nebraska | Byron Penney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ben Elton - foul #1 on Ben Elton, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:29 | Nebraska | Byron Penney makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:29 | Nebraska | Byron Penney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup's pass is intercepted by Hollis Bosley | 32-33 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska | Byron Penney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Neil Thompson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:11 | Nebraska | Neil Thompson picks off the pass by Byron Penney | 34-33 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Gray | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Nebraska | Byron Penney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 16:30 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bert Gray | 34-35 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Leonard Booker swats the layup by Bert Gray | 34-35 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman grabs the board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Hollis Bosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Penney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leonard Booker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Brace (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman makes the driving attempt from the right block | 36-35 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Neil Thompson connects on the floater from the right side | 36-37 |
| 15:16 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman makes the jump hook in the paint | 38-37 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 14:44 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:39 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Neil Thompson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Ben Elton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:27 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 14:11 | Nebraska | Byron Penney hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Hollis Bosley | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-37 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Aaron Coleman | 41-37 |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Hollis Bosley | 43-37 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Leonard Booker - foul #3 on Leonard Booker, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Hayden (PG), Jason Curry (SG), Jeffrey Summers (SF), Jimmy Spilski (PF), Ted Minch (C) Hollis Bosley, Byron Penney, Thomas Reed, Leonard Booker, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Vargas (SF), David Richardson (PF) William Brace, Ben Elton | |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-39 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bert Gray | 43-39 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ted Minch | 43-39 |
| 11:52 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Louis Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Curry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Summers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Spilski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ted Minch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Thompson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Louis Hayden is called for the reach on Joseph Northrup - foul #1 on Louis Hayden, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG) Joseph Northrup | |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:57 | Nebraska | Jimmy Spilski connects on the runner from the left block | 48-42 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Summers - foul #1 on Jeffrey Summers, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Hollis Bosley (PG), Thomas Reed (SF), Leonard Booker (PF), Aaron Coleman (C) Louis Hayden, Jeffrey Summers, Jimmy Spilski, Ted Minch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Elton (C) David Richardson | |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:14 | Nebraska | Jason Curry makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Reed | 51-43 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas tips it but misses | 51-43 |
| 09:50 | Nebraska | Hollis Bosley pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 09:27 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 09:26 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Bert Gray shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Neil Thompson tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 08:33 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker lays it in on a great pass from Jason Curry | 55-45 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Bert Gray lays it in set up by Dominic Romano | 55-47 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Hollis Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Booker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bert Gray (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Thompson (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Leonard Booker blocks the jumper by Neil Thompson | 57-47 |
| 07:39 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Hollis Bosley is hacked by Alberto Vargas - foul #3 on Alberto Vargas, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Byron Penney (SG), Jeffrey Summers (SF), Jimmy Spilski (PF), Ted Minch (C) Jason Curry, Thomas Reed, Leonard Booker, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), William Brace (SG), David Richardson (PF) Dominic Romano, Bert Gray, Ben Elton | |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Jimmy Spilski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Summers | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Neil Thompson dunks the ball on a great pass from William Brace | 59-49 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Jimmy Spilski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Neil Thompson grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | David Richardson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ted Minch - foul #1 on Ted Minch, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Hayden (PG) Hollis Bosley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (SG) William Brace | |
| 06:13 | Purdue | David Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | David Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:48 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 05:47 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 05:25 | Nebraska | Jimmy Spilski is hacked by David Richardson - foul #3 on David Richardson, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Reed (SF) Jeffrey Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Elton (C) David Richardson | |
| 05:20 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Louis Hayden | 62-50 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 04:49 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden travels with the ball | 62-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Hollis Bosley (PG), Leonard Booker (PF), Aaron Coleman (C) Louis Hayden, Jimmy Spilski, Ted Minch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG) Joseph Northrup | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Bert Gray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:27 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-53 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Bert Gray pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Bert Gray jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Dominic Romano | 62-55 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Dominic Romano takes the ball from Thomas Reed | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Ben Elton misses long on a shot from the right side | 62-55 |
| 03:35 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman grabs the board | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Hollis Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Byron Penney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Booker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Aaron Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bert Gray (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Alberto Vargas (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Neil Thompson (very tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Reed out of a doubleteam | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the jumper from the left side set up by Dominic Romano | 64-57 |
| 02:47 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 64-57 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Ben Elton snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Dominic Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Neil Thompson tips it home | 64-59 |
| 02:02 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman is called for 3 seconds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Hayden (PG), Jason Curry (SG), Jeffrey Summers (SF), Jimmy Spilski (PF), Ted Minch (C) Hollis Bosley, Byron Penney, Thomas Reed, Leonard Booker, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), William Brace (SG), David Richardson (PF) Dominic Romano, Bert Gray, Neil Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Brace | 64-62 |
| 01:42 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Hollis Bosley (PG), Byron Penney (SG), Thomas Reed (SF), Leonard Booker (PF), Aaron Coleman (C) Louis Hayden, Jason Curry, Jeffrey Summers, Jimmy Spilski, Ted Minch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (SG), Neil Thompson (PF) William Brace, David Richardson | |
| 01:20 | Nebraska | Byron Penney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Hollis Bosley is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Reed | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Northrup - foul #1 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Hayden (PG), Jason Curry (SG) Hollis Bosley, Byron Penney | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed is hacked by Bert Gray - foul #3 on Bert Gray, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker is fouled on the floor by Neil Thompson - foul #3 on Neil Thompson, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman grabs the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Neil Thompson is called for the reach on Aaron Coleman - foul #4 on Neil Thompson, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup is whistled for a carry | 68-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers (SG) Jason Curry | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Joseph Northrup is called for the reach on Leonard Booker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Leonard Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-62 |