| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Goudy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Moore (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Edward Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gerald Adkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hodges (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Mario Taylor inbounds the ball | 17-28 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Kibby - foul #1 on Kenneth Kibby, team foul #1 | 17-28 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Eric Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Edward Koch | 17-28 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby misses the turnaround from the right block | 17-28 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Mario Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 18:27 | Denver | Eric Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Taylor | 20-28 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Robert Hodges loses the dribble to Mario Taylor | 20-28 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Brown | 23-28 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Andrei Zunich is called for the reach on Willie Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrei Zunich, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Robert Hodges misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-28 |
| 17:39 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Andrei Zunich misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Robert Hodges knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Kenneth Kibby | 23-30 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Gary Goudy drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Andrei Zunich | 25-30 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Robert Hodges misses the lay-in | 25-30 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby can't tip it in | 25-30 |
| 16:27 | Denver | Mario Taylor gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Enoch Shiminski | 28-30 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Edward Koch is fouled on the floor by Mario Taylor - foul #2 on Mario Taylor, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Jimmy Wee (PG), Mile Zagar (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Glenn Patterson (C) Andrei Zunich, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Enoch Shiminski, Gary Goudy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Matta (PG), Jeremiah Dyer (SG), Lino Golaszewski (SF), Freddie Matthes (PF), Allen St. Pierre (C) Willie Moore, Edward Koch, Gerald Adkins, Kenneth Kibby, Robert Hodges | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jimmy Wee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mile Zagar (fresh) SF - Kenneth Babb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Martin Matta (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Dyer (fresh) SF - Lino Golaszewski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Freddie Matthes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen St. Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Martin Matta clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Jimmy Wee grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Jeremiah Dyer is called for the reach on Glenn Patterson - foul #1 on Jeremiah Dyer, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 15:05 | Denver | Jimmy Wee misses short on a shot from the left side | 28-30 |
| 15:03 | Denver | Frank Roloff hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Martin Matta knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Freddie Matthes | 30-33 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Kenneth Babb misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Martin Matta knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeremiah Dyer | 30-36 |
| 13:37 | Denver | Kenneth Babb connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Martin Matta is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Martin Matta, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Mario Taylor (SF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Jimmy Wee, Mile Zagar, Kenneth Babb, Glenn Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Moore (PG), Edward Koch (SG), Gerald Adkins (SF), Kenneth Kibby (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Martin Matta, Jeremiah Dyer, Lino Golaszewski, Freddie Matthes, Allen St. Pierre | |
| 13:21 | Denver | Mario Taylor knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Adkins | 35-38 |
| 12:30 | Denver | Eric Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Gerald Adkins is called for the reach on Eric Brown - foul #1 on Gerald Adkins, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Jimmy Wee (SG), Gary Goudy (C) Eric Brown, Frank Roloff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (C) Robert Hodges | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Andrei Zunich double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Freddie Matthes (PF) Kenneth Kibby | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Wee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Goudy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Moore (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Edward Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gerald Adkins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Freddie Matthes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen St. Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Edward Koch travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Mario Taylor is fouled on the floor by Willie Moore - foul #2 on Willie Moore, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Roloff (PF) Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremiah Dyer (SG), Lino Golaszewski (SF) Edward Koch, Gerald Adkins | |
| 10:31 | Denver | Andrei Zunich misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Moore - foul #3 on Willie Moore, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG) Jimmy Wee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hodges (C) Freddie Matthes | |
| 10:31 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Robert Hodges can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Gary Goudy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Mario Taylor can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Robert Hodges misses the dunk attempt | 40-38 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Andrei Zunich pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Mario Taylor's layup is rejected by Lino Golaszewski | 40-38 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Robert Hodges misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Robert Hodges pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Frank Roloff swats the short shot by Allen St. Pierre | 40-38 |
| 08:25 | Denver | Mario Taylor grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Andrei Zunich's pass is intercepted by Robert Hodges | 40-38 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Robert Hodges scores on a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Eric Brown - foul #1 on Eric Brown, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Jimmy Wee (PG), Mile Zagar (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Enoch Shiminski (PF), Glenn Patterson (C) Andrei Zunich, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff, Gary Goudy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Matta (PG), Edward Koch (SG), Gerald Adkins (SF), Kenneth Kibby (PF) Willie Moore, Jeremiah Dyer, Lino Golaszewski, Allen St. Pierre | |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Robert Hodges makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Glenn Patterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Edward Koch is hacked by Jimmy Wee - foul #1 on Jimmy Wee, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jimmy Wee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mile Zagar (fresh) SF - Kenneth Babb (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Martin Matta (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gerald Adkins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Robert Hodges can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Glenn Patterson - foul #1 on Glenn Patterson, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Robert Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Robert Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Gerald Adkins steals the ball from Kenneth Babb | 40-43 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Martin Matta banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Adkins | 40-45 |
| 06:50 | Denver | Jimmy Wee makes the 3 from straight away set up by Mile Zagar | 43-45 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Martin Matta misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Kenneth Babb pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:17 | Denver | Mile Zagar's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kibby | 43-45 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Robert Hodges blows the layup | 43-45 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Robert Hodges grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Patterson - foul #2 on Glenn Patterson, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Mario Taylor (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Gary Goudy (C) Jimmy Wee, Mile Zagar, Kenneth Babb, Enoch Shiminski, Glenn Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (C) Robert Hodges | |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Gary Goudy pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:14 | Denver | Allen St. Pierre steps in front of the Gary Goudy pass | 43-46 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Martin Matta misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-46 |
| 04:43 | Denver | Mario Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:31 | Denver | Gary Goudy misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Frank Roloff grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Frank Roloff buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrei Zunich | 46-46 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre lays it in and he's fouled by Eric Brown - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Enoch Shiminski (C) Gary Goudy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Moore (PG), Jeremiah Dyer (SG), Lino Golaszewski (SF), Freddie Matthes (PF) Martin Matta, Edward Koch, Gerald Adkins, Kenneth Kibby | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:38 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Frank Roloff | 48-49 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Jimmy Wee (SG) Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Wee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Moore (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lino Golaszewski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Freddie Matthes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen St. Pierre (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:53 | Denver | Frank Roloff makes the turnaround from the right block | 50-49 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG), Gary Goudy (C) Jimmy Wee, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Matta (PG), Edward Koch (SG), Gerald Adkins (SF), Kenneth Kibby (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Willie Moore, Jeremiah Dyer, Lino Golaszewski, Freddie Matthes, Allen St. Pierre | |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Martin Matta clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Frank Roloff is hacked by Robert Hodges - foul #2 on Robert Hodges, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Frank Roloff makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Frank Roloff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | The short jumper by Kenneth Kibby is denied by Gary Goudy | 52-51 |
| 01:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Eric Brown | 52-51 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Andrei Zunich is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Kibby - foul #2 on Kenneth Kibby, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Martin Matta's pass is intercepted by Frank Roloff | 54-51 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Eric Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby buries a shot from the baseline | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Denver | Eric Brown clanks a jumper in the paint | 54-53 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Frank Roloff gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Denver | Frank Roloff is hacked by Kenneth Kibby - foul #3 on Kenneth Kibby, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Frank Roloff makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Frank Roloff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Gerald Adkins double dribbles | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Babb (SF) Mario Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:01 | Denver | Andrei Zunich is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Matta - foul #5 on Martin Matta, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Moore (PG) Martin Matta | |
| 00:01 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gerald Adkins misses short on a fullcourt shot | 58-53 |