| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Labelle (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Labelle inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the lay-in | 21-23 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | John Labelle snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-23 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Giuliani | 21-23 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Elton Granger is called for the reach on Keith Schwab - foul #3 on Elton Granger, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG) Elton Granger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:55 | Purdue | John Gill drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Kerns and he's fouled by John Labelle - foul #2 on John Labelle, team foul #2 | 21-25 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | John Gill makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | David Hutson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-26 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | John Labelle misses short on a floater in the lane | 23-26 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | John Labelle knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Mile Zumbach and the foul's on Michael Giuliani - foul #1 on Michael Giuliani, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Franklin (C) John Gill | |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | John Labelle makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Keith Schwab evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Labelle | 26-26 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Raphael Soto (SF), Michael Petti (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, John Labelle, Donald Coleman, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Jon McKasson (PF) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Jonathan Kerns | |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Jon McKasson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels (PG) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF) Michael Giuliani | |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Brian Franklin loses the dribble to Michael Petti | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Michaels (fresh) SG - Norman Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Petti (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Guidry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) PF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Brian Franklin gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Jon McKasson scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Willie Guidry | 28-28 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Briseno steps in front of the Raphael Soto pass | 28-28 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Brian Franklin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Buddy Davis - foul #2 on Buddy Davis, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Elton Granger (SG), John Labelle (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Steven Michaels, Norman Calloway, Raphael Soto, Michael Petti, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), John Gill (C) Willie Guidry, Jimoh Arrambide, Kenneth Briseno, Jon McKasson | |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman's layup is rejected by Michael Giuliani | 28-30 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Gill | 28-30 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani throws it down | 28-32 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is hacked by David Hutson - foul #3 on David Hutson, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns (PF) Brian Franklin | |
| 13:36 | Purdue | John Gill connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Keith Schwab | 28-34 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman blows the layup but he's fouled by Kurt Williams - foul #1 on Kurt Williams, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | John Gill pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is whistled for a carry | 29-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF) John Labelle | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante throws it down and he's fouled by John Gill - foul #1 on John Gill, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | John Gill is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns is hacked by Ernest Ferrante - foul #2 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #6 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Franklin (C) John Gill | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani jams it against the doubleteam on a great pass from Kurt Williams | 32-36 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | David Hutson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elton Granger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Keith Schwab loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 35-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Mile Zumbach (SG), John Labelle (SF), Michael Petti (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, Elton Granger, Raphael Soto, Donald Coleman, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Jon McKasson (SF) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Michael Giuliani | |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | John Labelle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Brian Franklin gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Norman Calloway is called for the reach on Brian Franklin - foul #3 on Norman Calloway, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gill (C) Jonathan Kerns | |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Jimoh Arrambide steals the ball from Michael Petti | 35-38 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Brian Franklin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Jon McKasson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | John Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Buddy Davis is called for the reach on Jon McKasson - foul #3 on Buddy Davis, team foul #8 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, Mile Zumbach, John Labelle, Michael Petti, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jonathan Kerns (PF) Willie Guidry, Jimoh Arrambide, Brian Franklin | |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Jon McKasson misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Gill - foul #2 on John Gill, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Giuliani (SF) Jon McKasson | |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Hutson | 41-40 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Kurt Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Keith Schwab | 41-42 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | John Gill drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Kerns | 41-44 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 41-44 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | John Gill grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Kurt Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | John Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns's floater is tipped away by Ernest Ferrante | 41-44 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | David Hutson gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Gill - foul #3 on John Gill, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Mile Zumbach (SG), John Labelle (SF), Michael Petti (PF) David Hutson, Elton Granger, Raphael Soto, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Jon McKasson (PF), Brian Franklin (C) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Jonathan Kerns, John Gill | |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Giuliani | 42-46 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante lays it up and in | 44-46 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jon McKasson | 44-48 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Donald Coleman (PF) Norman Calloway, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kenneth Briseno (SF) Willie Guidry, Michael Giuliani | |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Jon McKasson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Coleman, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG) Jimoh Arrambide | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Keith Schwab evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kurt Williams | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Labelle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Petti (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) PF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Hutson | 47-50 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante (C) Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF), John Gill (C) Kenneth Briseno, Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Keith Schwab | 47-52 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Kurt Williams's pass is intercepted by John Labelle | 47-52 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman jams it on a nice dish by John Labelle | 49-52 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Keith Schwab misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | John Labelle grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | John Labelle scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Elton Granger | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | David Hutson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante is hacked by John Gill - foul #4 on John Gill, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante lays it in on a great pass from Elton Granger | 53-52 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is hacked by David Hutson - foul #4 on David Hutson, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Keith Schwab makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Keith Schwab makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |