| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) PF - James Tovar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Thomas Carter inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UAB | Simon Frye is hacked by James Tovar - foul #3 on James Tovar, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 19:32 | UAB | Clinton Ford is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Donald Irish is fouled on the floor by Thomas Carter - foul #3 on Thomas Carter, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | UAB | Mark Capers (SF) Thomas Carter | |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Simon Frye steps in front of the Negele Adams pass | 41-41 |
| 18:59 | UAB | Clinton Ford lays it up and in on a great pass from Simon Frye | 41-43 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Negele Adams travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| 18:18 | UAB | Terry Wilkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Jack Archer pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Negele Adams hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Irish | 43-43 |
| 17:45 | UAB | Stephen Kane is called for the reach on Simon Frye - foul #1 on Stephen Kane, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (SF) Jack Archer | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:38 | UAB | Ernest Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | James Tovar gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Donald Irish can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Donald Irish hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Carpenter | 45-43 |
| 16:31 | UAB | Mark Capers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Stephen Kane gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Simon Frye is called for the reach on Donald Irish - foul #2 on Simon Frye, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Jack Archer (SF) Stephen Kane, Charles Carpenter | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Tolley (SG), Derek Henson (SF), Calvin Taylor (PF), Louis Culley (C) Simon Frye, Mark Capers, Terry Wilkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Negele Adams can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 15:56 | UAB | Louis Culley snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Tolley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Derek Henson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Taylor (fresh) C - Louis Culley (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UAB | Calvin Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Negele Adams | 45-43 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Donald Irish buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Archer | 48-43 |
| 15:22 | UAB | Derek Henson is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG), Thomas Carter (SF) Clinton Ford, Joseph Tolley | |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 15:08 | UAB | Thomas Carter snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 14:49 | UAB | Louis Culley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Jack Archer grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Negele Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Negele Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Hogg | 50-43 |
| 13:59 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 13:57 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:37 | UAB | John Graham hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Taylor | 50-45 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Negele Adams lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Hogg | 52-45 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Calvin Taylor can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Donald Irish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | James Tovar tips it in | 54-45 |
| 12:15 | UAB | John Graham is fouled on the floor by Negele Adams - foul #2 on Negele Adams, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Charles Carpenter (SF), Brian Hall (PF), Thomas Norton (C) Timothy Hogg, Jack Archer, James Tovar, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Simon Frye (SG), Mark Capers (SF), Terry Wilkins (PF), Ernest Phillips (C) Derek Henson, John Graham, Thomas Carter, Calvin Taylor, Louis Culley | |
| 12:02 | UAB | Clinton Ford clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Hall - foul #2 on Brian Hall, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (SG) Donald Irish | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:02 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:02 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Carpenter | 54-46 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Stephen Kane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Norton - foul #3 on Thomas Norton, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:51 | UAB | Ernest Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Carpenter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brian Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Norton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Capers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Stephen Kane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 11:39 | UAB | Mark Capers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:18 | UAB | Terry Wilkins comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 54-47 |
| 11:16 | UAB | Ernest Phillips tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Brian Hall buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Carpenter | 56-49 |
| 10:42 | UAB | Terry Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 56-49 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Ernest Phillips grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Clinton Ford is fouled on the floor by Thomas Norton - foul #4 on Thomas Norton, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (SG), James Tovar (PF), Negele Adams (C) Timothy Hogg, Brian Hall, Thomas Norton | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG), Thomas Carter (SF) Simon Frye, Mark Capers | |
| 10:03 | UAB | Clinton Ford loses the dribble to Negele Adams | 56-49 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Donald Irish's pass is intercepted by John Graham | 56-49 |
| 09:27 | UAB | John Graham makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ernest Phillips | 56-51 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Donald Irish scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Kane | 59-51 |
| 08:49 | UAB | Clinton Ford scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Wilkins | 59-53 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ernest Phillips - foul #2 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Jack Archer (SF) Stephen Kane, Charles Carpenter | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (PG), Louis Culley (PF), Mark Capers (C) Clinton Ford, Terry Wilkins, Ernest Phillips | |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Mark Capers makes the 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | John Graham steals it from Jack Archer | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Negele Adams (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Simon Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Capers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UAB | Mark Capers makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Simon Frye | 61-59 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Donald Irish connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy Hogg | 64-59 |
| 06:58 | UAB | Mark Capers comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Negele Adams - foul #3 on Negele Adams, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Charles Carpenter (SF), Brian Hall (C) Timothy Hogg, Jack Archer, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Ernest Phillips (C) John Graham, Thomas Carter | |
| 06:58 | UAB | Mark Capers makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:58 | UAB | Mark Capers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Donald Irish is whistled for a carry | 64-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (SG), Thomas Norton (C) Donald Irish, James Tovar | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 06:26 | UAB | Mark Capers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Thomas Norton snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Stephen Kane misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-61 |
| 06:05 | UAB | Simon Frye snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 05:47 | UAB | The pull-up jumper by Clinton Ford is blocked by Brian Hall | 64-61 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Thomas Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Stephen Kane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Thomas Norton gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Simon Frye - foul #3 on Simon Frye, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (SG), Jack Archer (SF), James Tovar (PF), Negele Adams (C) Stephen Kane, Charles Carpenter, Brian Hall, Thomas Norton | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Terry Wilkins (PF), Nathan Levay (C) Clinton Ford, Mark Capers, Louis Culley, Ernest Phillips | |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:33 | UAB | John Graham is hacked by Donald Irish - foul #3 on Donald Irish, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | UAB | Derek Henson (PG) Simon Frye | |
| 04:33 | UAB | John Graham makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:33 | UAB | John Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Donald Irish makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Negele Adams | 68-63 |
| 04:00 | UAB | James Tovar steals the ball from Terry Wilkins | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Negele Adams clanks a floater from the right block | 68-63 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the tip | 68-63 |
| 03:29 | UAB | Thomas Carter gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Archer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Derek Henson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Levay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UAB | Derek Henson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-63 |
| 03:22 | UAB | Nathan Levay gets the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Nathan Levay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Negele Adams | 68-63 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses short on a jumper in the lane | 68-63 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Negele Adams | 68-63 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Donald Irish drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Tovar | 71-63 |
| 02:17 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Charles Carpenter (SF) Timothy Hogg, Jack Archer | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Ernest Phillips (C) Derek Henson, Nathan Levay | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:06 | UAB | John Graham scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Thomas Carter steps in front of the Donald Irish pass | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:26 | UAB | Terry Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | James Tovar pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Stephen Kane is called for traveling | 71-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Archer (SF) Charles Carpenter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Negele Adams snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Negele Adams is hacked by Clinton Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Ford, team foul #5 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (SF) Jack Archer | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | James Tovar is hacked by Terry Wilkins - foul #2 on Terry Wilkins, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Ernest Phillips is called for the reach on Charles Carpenter - foul #3 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:42 | UAB | Terry Wilkins gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UAB | Ernest Phillips drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | John Graham is called for the reach on James Tovar in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Graham, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Archer (SF) Charles Carpenter | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | James Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | James Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jack Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | John Graham is called for the reach on Jack Archer in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Graham, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG) John Graham | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Jack Archer makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Jack Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Ernest Phillips pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Simon Frye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Stephen Kane grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Stephen Kane is hacked by Clinton Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Ford, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (SF) Jack Archer | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Stephen Kane makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Stephen Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UAB | Simon Frye comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Stephen Kane runs out the clock | 76-68 |