| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Labelle (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Labelle inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | John Labelle connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Hutson | 24-26 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | John Gill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | John Gill makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | John Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Keith Schwab loses the dribble to David Hutson | 26-26 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | John Labelle gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | John Labelle hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | David Hutson steps in front of the Keith Schwab pass | 26-28 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman banks in the layup on a great pass from David Hutson | 26-30 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Labelle - foul #1 on John Labelle, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Franklin (C) John Gill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF) John Labelle | |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Keith Schwab misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Hutson - foul #2 on David Hutson, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Jon McKasson (PF) Kurt Williams, Jonathan Kerns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (PG), Steven Michaels (SG), Michael Petti (PF) David Hutson, Elton Granger, Donald Coleman | |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Keith Schwab misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Keith Schwab makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Keith Schwab | 28-30 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Brian Franklin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Raphael Soto - foul #2 on Raphael Soto, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Kenneth Briseno (SF) Keith Schwab, Michael Giuliani | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis (C) Ernest Ferrante | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Brian Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimoh Arrambide - foul #2 on Jimoh Arrambide, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gill (C) Kenneth Briseno | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), John Labelle (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) Steven Michaels, Raphael Soto, Michael Petti | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Guidry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon McKasson (fresh) PF - Brian Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) SF - John Labelle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Willie Guidry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | John Labelle snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | John Labelle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-32 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Brian Franklin gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | John Gill knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jimoh Arrambide and he's hacked by Buddy Davis - foul #3 on Buddy Davis, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG), Jonathan Kerns (PF) Jimoh Arrambide, Brian Franklin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG), Michael Petti (C) Mile Zumbach, Buddy Davis | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | John Gill misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger is fouled on the floor by John Gill - foul #2 on John Gill, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Michael Giuliani (SF) Willie Guidry, Jon McKasson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante (C) Michael Petti | |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman is fouled on the floor by John Gill - foul #3 on John Gill, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Elton Granger and he's fouled by John Gill - foul #4 on John Gill, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Franklin (C) John Gill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF), Michael Petti (PF) John Labelle, Donald Coleman | |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Keith Schwab can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferrante | 31-34 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Kerns is called for the reach on David Hutson - foul #2 on Jonathan Kerns, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (PG) David Hutson | |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante buries a runner from the left block | 31-36 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is denied on a layup by Michael Petti | 31-36 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Keith Schwab hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Franklin - foul #3 on Brian Franklin, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Jon McKasson (PF) Kurt Williams, Jonathan Kerns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), John Labelle (SF) Elton Granger, Raphael Soto | |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani throws it down despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Keith Schwab | 35-37 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 35-37 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Brian Franklin snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Hutson - foul #3 on David Hutson, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG), Kenneth Briseno (SF) Keith Schwab, Michael Giuliani | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman (PF) Ernest Ferrante | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) PF - Jon McKasson (fresh) C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) SF - John Labelle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Petti (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 37-37 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jon McKasson | 37-37 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Kurt Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Briseno | 40-37 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach drills a jumpshot from the left side | 40-39 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Kurt Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Jimoh Arrambide | 42-39 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman lays it up and in | 42-41 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | John Labelle steals it from Kurt Williams | 42-41 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Jimoh Arrambide takes the ball from Mile Zumbach | 42-41 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide dunks the ball | 44-41 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti makes the floater from close range on a great pass from David Hutson | 44-43 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Kurt Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-43 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | David Hutson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Briseno is called for the reach on John Labelle - foul #2 on Kenneth Briseno, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (C) Jimoh Arrambide, Kenneth Briseno, Brian Franklin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Michaels (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Buddy Davis (PF), Ernest Ferrante (C) David Hutson, Mile Zumbach, Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | John Labelle misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jonathan Kerns | 44-43 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is fouled on the floor by Buddy Davis - foul #4 on Buddy Davis, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) John Labelle, Buddy Davis | |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 46-43 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Jon McKasson pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Donald Coleman takes the ball from Jonathan Kerns | 46-43 |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Kerns swats the dunk try by Raphael Soto | 46-43 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon McKasson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Michaels (fresh) SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steven Michaels and the foul's on Jon McKasson - foul #1 on Jon McKasson, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG), John Gill (C) Kurt Williams, Jon McKasson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis (PF) Donald Coleman | |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Elton Granger - foul #2 on Elton Granger, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Jimoh Arrambide takes the ball from Buddy Davis | 48-46 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Elton Granger - foul #3 on Elton Granger, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Michael Petti (PF) Elton Granger, Buddy Davis | |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 3rd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Gill - foul #5 on John Gill, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Franklin (C) John Gill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG) Steven Michaels | |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | The jumper by Jimoh Arrambide is denied by Michael Petti | 51-48 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferrante | 51-48 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | David Hutson hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 51-50 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is hacked by David Hutson - foul #4 on David Hutson, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Kurt Williams (SG) Keith Schwab, Jimoh Arrambide | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), John Labelle (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Elton Granger, Raphael Soto, Michael Petti, Ernest Ferrante | |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | John Labelle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF), Jon McKasson (PF) Michael Giuliani, Jonathan Kerns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Brian Franklin's floater is tipped away by Buddy Davis | 53-50 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Hutson | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Guidry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Labelle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 53-50 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jon McKasson | 53-50 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG) Willie Guidry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG), Ernest Ferrante (C) Mile Zumbach, Buddy Davis | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Brian Franklin is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Giuliani (SF) Kenneth Briseno | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the lay-in | 53-50 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | David Hutson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns (PF) Jon McKasson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner near the basket | 55-53 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | John Labelle hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Hutson | 55-55 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Coleman - foul #1 on Donald Coleman, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Kurt Williams steals the ball from Elton Granger | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Hutson is called for the reach on Michael Giuliani in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Hutson, team foul #12 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (PG) David Hutson | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Brian Franklin grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Mile Zumbach is called for the reach on Brian Franklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mile Zumbach, team foul #13 | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Kerns steals the ball from Ernest Ferrante | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns runs out the clock | 61-55 |