| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garrett Acton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Alvaro Russo inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Phillips | 31-28 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Montana | Mark Phillips grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Timothy Boucher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Webber - foul #3 on Steven Webber, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG) Steven Webber | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:36 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Kenny Davis travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| 17:50 | Montana | Mark Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Raymond Reid misses the easy layup | 31-30 |
| 17:42 | Montana | Alvaro Russo pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:24 | Montana | Timothy Boucher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | William Tobin pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Hai Chu knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Reid | 34-30 |
| 16:53 | Montana | Timothy Boucher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Reid - foul #1 on Raymond Reid, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Borton (C) Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Collier (SF), Paul Wolfram (PF) Alvaro Russo, Robert Gray | |
| 16:53 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:53 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Timothy Borton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 16:30 | Montana | The rebound goes to Paul Wolfram | 34-32 |
| 16:06 | Montana | Raymond Reid steals it from Michael Collier | 34-32 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Hai Chu banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Reid | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rick Whipkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Tobin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Mark Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Garrett Acton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Montana | Mark Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Wolfram | 36-35 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), John Honeycutt (SF), Kenny Davis (C) Rick Whipkey, Raymond Reid, William Tobin | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Meltzer (PG), Winston Turner (SG), Alvaro Russo (SF), Robert Gray (PF) Timothy Boucher, Mark Phillips, Michael Collier, Garrett Acton | |
| 15:01 | Montana | John Honeycutt steals the ball from Paul Wolfram | 36-35 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Steven Webber banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Honeycutt | 38-35 |
| 14:29 | Montana | Emil Meltzer makes the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Honeycutt - foul #2 on John Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SG) Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:29 | Montana | Emil Meltzer makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Kenny Davis throws it down on a great pass from Steven Webber | 40-38 |
| 13:45 | Montana | Alvaro Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Tobin (PF) Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Boucher (PG), Mark Phillips (SG), Michael Collier (SF), Garrett Acton (C) Emil Meltzer, Winston Turner, Alvaro Russo, Paul Wolfram | |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Kenny Davis blows the dunk | 40-38 |
| 13:36 | Montana | Garrett Acton grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 13:32 | Montana | Timothy Boucher's fadeaway is rejected by John Honeycutt | 40-38 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | William Tobin is hacked by Timothy Boucher - foul #3 on Timothy Boucher, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF) John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:49 | Purdue | William Tobin scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), Timothy Borton (C) Rick Whipkey, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:49 | Purdue | William Tobin makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:20 | Montana | Mark Phillips misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Timothy Borton snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Raymond Reid can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | William Tobin tips it in | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | Montana | Timothy Boucher knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Collier | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Tobin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Garrett Acton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | William Tobin connects on the jumper in the lane | 47-40 |
| 11:02 | Montana | Garrett Acton misses the easy layup | 47-40 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Steven Webber pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG), William Reaves (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Steven Webber, William Tobin, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Meltzer (PG), Winston Turner (SG), Alvaro Russo (SF), Paul Wolfram (PF) Timothy Boucher, Mark Phillips, Michael Collier, Robert Gray | |
| 10:34 | Montana | Kenny Davis denies the turnaround by Paul Wolfram | 47-40 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 47-40 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Raymond Reid misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-40 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Reid | 47-40 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Hai Chu hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-40 |
| 10:03 | Montana | Winston Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:57 | Montana | Raymond Reid takes the ball from Emil Meltzer | 47-40 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Winston Turner - foul #1 on Winston Turner, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG), Timothy Borton (PF) Hai Chu, William Reaves | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Collier (SF) Garrett Acton | |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Alvaro Russo hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Timothy Borton - foul #3 on Timothy Borton, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Boucher (PG) Emil Meltzer | |
| 09:15 | Montana | Alvaro Russo makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Timothy Borton comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Alvaro Russo - foul #3 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SG) Winston Turner | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Timothy Borton makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:05 | Montana | Paul Wolfram gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Alvaro Russo is hacked by Rick Whipkey - foul #1 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Tobin (PF) Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:32 | Montana | The short jumper by Paul Wolfram is denied by Kenny Davis | 50-43 |
| 08:31 | Montana | Mark Phillips can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Honeycutt | 50-43 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | John Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Mark Phillips - foul #3 on Mark Phillips, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG) Steven Webber | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Gray (PF) Alvaro Russo | |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 08:00 | Montana | Robert Gray pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Mark Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | John Honeycutt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rick Whipkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Collier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Wolfram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 06:53 | Montana | Timothy Boucher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hai Chu - foul #2 on Hai Chu, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), Raymond Reid (SF), Timothy Borton (C) Rick Whipkey, John Honeycutt, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Winston Turner (SG), Alvaro Russo (SF), Garrett Acton (C) Mark Phillips, Michael Collier, Paul Wolfram | |
| 06:53 | Montana | Timothy Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:53 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Timothy Borton drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Raymond Reid | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:17 | Montana | Timothy Boucher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 06:15 | Montana | Robert Gray can't tip it in | 54-44 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | William Tobin snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Timothy Borton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reaves (C) William Tobin | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Meltzer (PG) Timothy Boucher | |
| 05:31 | Montana | Winston Turner is called for a backcourt violation | 54-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG), John Honeycutt (SG) Steven Webber, Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SG) Winston Turner | |
| 05:18 | Purdue | John Honeycutt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-44 |
| 05:17 | Montana | Alvaro Russo grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 05:06 | Montana | Robert Gray scores on a jumper in the lane | 54-46 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Timothy Borton makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Honeycutt | 56-46 |
| 04:20 | Montana | Alvaro Russo misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-46 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Raymond Reid pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Phillips - foul #4 on Mark Phillips, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) John Honeycutt, Timothy Borton, William Reaves | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Boucher (PG), Michael Collier (SF), Paul Wolfram (PF) Emil Meltzer, Alvaro Russo, Robert Gray | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:56 | Montana | Michael Collier connects on the floater from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is hacked by Michael Collier - foul #1 on Michael Collier, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG) Rick Whipkey | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Raymond Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:37 | Montana | Garrett Acton snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Garrett Acton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Montana | Paul Wolfram buries a driving attempt near the basket | 59-50 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 03:06 | Montana | Timothy Boucher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:42 | Montana | Steven Webber steals it from Timothy Boucher | 59-50 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Hai Chu buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenny Davis | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:08 | Montana | Garrett Acton misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Webber - foul #4 on Steven Webber, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG), John Honeycutt (SF), Timothy Borton (PF), William Reaves (C) Steven Webber, Raymond Reid, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Winston Turner (SG), Alvaro Russo (SF) Mark Phillips, Michael Collier | |
| 02:08 | Montana | Garrett Acton makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:08 | Montana | Garrett Acton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Paul Wolfram swats the dunk try by John Honeycutt | 62-52 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Winston Turner pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:41 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Boucher out of the doubleteam | 62-54 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), Raymond Reid (SF), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Rick Whipkey, John Honeycutt, Timothy Borton, William Reaves | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SG), Robert Gray (PF) Winston Turner, Paul Wolfram | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is fouled on the floor by Alvaro Russo - foul #4 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Raymond Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:24 | Montana | Robert Gray grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 01:12 | Montana | Timothy Boucher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 01:10 | Montana | Garrett Acton snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Mark Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Alvaro Russo grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Montana | Mark Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Raymond Reid grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Timothy Boucher is called for the reach on Raymond Reid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Boucher, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:46 | Montana | Alvaro Russo misses the easy layup | 65-54 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Kenny Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Steven Webber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Mark Phillips grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 00:17 | Montana | Timothy Boucher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Steven Webber runs out the clock | 65-54 |