| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Disney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andy Atwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Demetrius Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Church (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Lauber (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Alexander (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Andrew Disney misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Alexander - foul #1 on Gary Alexander, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker is fouled on the floor by James Cross - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | James Hunter steals it from Demetrius Walker | 41-34 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | James Hunter is whistled for a carry | 41-34 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Andrew Disney steps in front of the Demetrius Walker pass | 41-34 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Andrew Disney knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Pierson | 43-34 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Andrew Disney blows the layup | 43-34 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Gary Alexander snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Harry Church is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harry Church, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommy Miser (SG), Lionel Edwards (SF), Jesse Peterson (C) Demetrius Walker, Harry Church, Gary Alexander | |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Louis Pierson is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| 16:56 | Montana State | Tommy Miser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-34 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Andrew Disney grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg can't throw it down but the foul's on Lionel Edwards - foul #2 on Lionel Edwards, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Rouse (SF) Stephen Lauber | |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards blows the layup but he's hacked by Russell Denenberg - foul #3 on Russell Denenberg, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Russell Denenberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Davenport (PG), Harry Church (SF) Andy Atwood, Richard Rouse | |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | James Hunter misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) PF - Andrew Disney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Irvin Davenport (fresh) SG - Tommy Miser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Church (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Montana State | Harry Church hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Irvin Davenport | 43-39 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 15:02 | Montana State | Tommy Miser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport tips it in | 45-41 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Harry Church takes the ball from Andrew Disney | 45-41 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards lays it in on a great pass from Harry Church | 45-43 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | James Hunter hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Disney and he's fouled by Lionel Edwards - foul #3 on Lionel Edwards, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Russell Denenberg (SF) Jeffrey Wyble | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andy Atwood (PG), Demetrius Walker (SG), Richard Rouse (SF), Stephen Lauber (PF), Gary Alexander (C) Irvin Davenport, Tommy Miser, Harry Church, Lionel Edwards, Jesse Peterson | |
| 14:30 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | Andy Atwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber tips it in | 48-45 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Andrew Disney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Demetrius Walker - foul #2 on Demetrius Walker, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG) James Cross | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Richard Rouse blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Andrew Disney tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 12:41 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andy Atwood | 52-47 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Mark Springer misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 12:29 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber comes up short on the shot from the right block | 52-47 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Andrew Disney pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Gary Alexander swats the short shot by Russell Denenberg | 52-47 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Stephen Lauber | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Springer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Disney (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - James Hunter (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andy Atwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Demetrius Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rouse (fresh) PF - Stephen Lauber (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Andrew Disney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Andrew Disney hits a shot from close range | 54-47 |
| 10:47 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber's layup is rejected by Russell Denenberg | 54-47 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Andrew Disney clanks a jumper in the paint | 54-47 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | James Hunter tips it but misses | 54-47 |
| 10:36 | Montana State | Andy Atwood grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Disney - foul #1 on Andrew Disney, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (PG), Theodore Bass (PF), Jack Henshaw (C) Louis Pierson, Andrew Disney, James Hunter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Davenport (PG), Tommy Miser (SG), Harry Church (SF), Lionel Edwards (C) Andy Atwood, Demetrius Walker, Richard Rouse, Gary Alexander | |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack Henshaw, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jesse Peterson (C) Stephen Lauber | |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Tommy Miser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Theodore Bass gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Mark Springer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Harry Church is hacked by Russell Denenberg - foul #4 on Russell Denenberg, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Russell Denenberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Henshaw - foul #2 on Jack Henshaw, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Mark Springer drills a 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Peterson | 57-52 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw loses the dribble to Jesse Peterson | 57-52 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards hits a floater in the paint | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Springer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Henshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Irvin Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Miser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Church (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lionel Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Mark Springer knocks in the 3 from straight away | 60-54 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Mark Springer hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Harry Church misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-54 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Theodore Bass steals it from Tommy Miser | 63-54 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw misses the lay-in | 63-54 |
| 05:42 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:42 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), Russell Denenberg (SF), Andrew Disney (PF), James Hunter (C) James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Theodore Bass, Jack Henshaw | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andy Atwood (PG), Demetrius Walker (SG), Richard Rouse (SF), Stephen Lauber (PF), Gary Alexander (C) Irvin Davenport, Tommy Miser, Harry Church, Lionel Edwards, Jesse Peterson | |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Gary Alexander loses the dribble to Andrew Disney | 63-54 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Andrew Disney hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 63-54 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Gary Alexander misses long on a jumper from the left block | 65-54 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Louis Pierson double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Mark Springer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harry Church (SF) Richard Rouse | |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Harry Church misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Hunter | 65-54 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg banks in the layup set up by Andrew Disney | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Alexander | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Harry Church - foul #2 on Harry Church, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Disney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - James Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andy Atwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Demetrius Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Church (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Lauber (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Harry Church buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Andy Atwood | 68-60 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg is fouled on the floor by Harry Church - foul #3 on Harry Church, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG) James Cross | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommy Miser (SG), Lionel Edwards (C) Demetrius Walker, Gary Alexander | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Harry Church can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Mark Springer pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Andy Atwood - foul #2 on Andy Atwood, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Rouse (SF), Jesse Peterson (C) Harry Church, Stephen Lauber | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Mark Springer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Demetrius Walker (SG), Stephen Lauber (PF), Gary Alexander (C) Tommy Miser, Richard Rouse, Jesse Peterson | |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Demetrius Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 02:23 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | James Cross is called for the reach on Stephen Lauber - foul #3 on James Cross, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Mark Springer (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Theodore Bass (PF), Jack Henshaw (C) Louis Pierson, James Cross, Russell Denenberg, Andrew Disney, James Hunter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Davenport (PG), Tommy Miser (SG), Jesse Peterson (C) Andy Atwood, Demetrius Walker, Gary Alexander | |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Stephen Lauber misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Mark Springer snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Theodore Bass connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Stephen Lauber - foul #1 on Stephen Lauber, team foul #9 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Rouse (SF) Stephen Lauber | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Theodore Bass makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Lionel Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Irvin Davenport scores on a turnaround from the left block | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Theodore Bass hits a floater from the free throw line | 76-62 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Jesse Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Springer | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Richard Rouse loses the ball out of bounds | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Lee Alvis runs out the clock | 78-62 |