| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Larry Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill is hacked by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #1 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Steven Murray clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Steven Murray makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Steven Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Melvin King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Larry Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Christopher Heller hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Larry Collins - foul #1 on Larry Collins, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Larry Collins is hacked by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Howard Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Howard Jones - foul #2 on Howard Jones, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Robert Hazley hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mohamed Chadbourne | 32-32 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker loses the dribble to Robert Hazley | 32-32 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the easy layup | 32-32 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Steven Murray grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Larry Collins's floater is knocked away by Mohamed Chadbourne | 32-32 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Melvin King gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Christopher Heller hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mohamed Chadbourne | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fairly fresh) SF - Maurice Crooker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Dorgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Steven Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Heller - foul #2 on Christopher Heller, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG), John Parmley (SF), Myron Statler (PF), Robert Burris (C) Larry Collins, Maurice Crooker, Gary Dorgan, Steven Murray | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Howard Jones is hacked by Myron Statler - foul #2 on Myron Statler, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Robert Burris blocks the jumper by Melvin King | 34-36 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Burris | 34-36 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 14:27 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend hits a jumper from the right block | 36-36 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill is hacked by Howard Jones - foul #3 on Howard Jones, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward McCard (C) Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Purdue | Maurice Crooker (SF), Steven Murray (C) John Parmley, Robert Burris | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Melvin King takes the ball from Jacob Rudisill | 36-36 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the dunk | 36-36 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Christopher Heller lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin King | 40-36 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Steven Murray | 40-36 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill is hacked by Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #7 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Robert Hazley (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Howard Jones, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG), John Parmley (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF) Joel Patch, Maurice Crooker, Myron Statler | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) SF - John Parmley (fresh) PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 10 pts. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro connects on the jumper from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG) Jacob Rudisill | |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Robert Hazley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 42-37 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan tips it in | 42-39 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Dikembe Okoro | 44-39 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Dikembe Okoro steals it from Cecil Kerns | 44-39 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Robert Hazley buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Gay | 47-39 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Gay - foul #1 on Charles Gay, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Edward McCard (C) Charles Gay, Robert Hazley, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG), Joel Patch (SG), Maurice Crooker (SF), Robert Burris (C) Cecil Kerns, Larry Collins, John Parmley, Steven Murray | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Melvin King is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Rudisill - foul #3 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Myron Statler (PF) Gary Dorgan | |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Maurice Crooker steps in front of the Howard Jones pass | 47-41 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Robert Burris buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Christopher Heller hits a turnaround from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward McCard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Patch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Myron Statler (fresh) C - Robert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Melvin King scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mohamed Chadbourne | 51-46 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Robert Burris buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jacob Rudisill and he's hacked by Edward McCard - foul #2 on Edward McCard, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (C) Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG), Gary Dorgan (PF) Joel Patch, Myron Statler | |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Robert Burris makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Jacob Rudisill is called for the reach on Melvin King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG), Steven Murray (C) Jacob Rudisill, Robert Burris | |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Steven Murray steps in front of the Melvin King pass | 51-49 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Steven Murray lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Kerns | 51-51 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 51-51 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Steven Murray snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Larry Collins misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Christopher Heller comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 51-51 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Mohamed Chadbourne blocks the short jumper by Cecil Kerns | 51-51 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-51 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Collins - foul #2 on Larry Collins, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Howard Jones, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG), John Parmley (SF) Cecil Kerns, Maurice Crooker | |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Melvin King is hacked by John Parmley - foul #1 on John Parmley, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Edward McCard (C) Melvin King, Mohamed Chadbourne, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG), Myron Statler (PF), Robert Burris (C) Larry Collins, Gary Dorgan, Steven Murray | |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Joel Patch snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | John Parmley blows the layup | 51-53 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward McCard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Patch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Parmley (fresh) PF - Myron Statler (fresh) C - Robert Burris (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Charles Gay scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Banks | 53-53 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro's fadeaway is rejected by John Parmley | 53-55 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Robert Hazley grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Charles Gay blows the layup | 53-55 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Myron Statler grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Robert Hazley, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG), Maurice Crooker (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF), Steven Murray (C) Joel Patch, John Parmley, Myron Statler, Robert Burris | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Melvin King blocks the short jumper by Steven Murray | 53-55 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is fouled on the floor by Steven Murray - foul #2 on Steven Murray, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill drills a jumper from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Christopher Heller scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin King | 56-57 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill is fouled on the floor by Melvin King - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Melvin King drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mohamed Chadbourne | 59-58 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill is hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #3 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Melvin King is hacked by Jacob Rudisill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG) Jacob Rudisill | |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Steven Murray lays it in | 61-62 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 61-62 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Christopher Heller can't tip it in | 61-62 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Steven Murray misses long on a shot in the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan can't tip it in | 63-62 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | The short jumper by Steven Murray is denied by Lonnie Townsend | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Howard Jones snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Howard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Collins - foul #3 on Larry Collins, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Larry Collins misses the halfcourt shot | 64-62 |