| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Merle Singh (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Pilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Ivy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Brice Stolinski | 23-20 |
| 19:16 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 19:15 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem snags the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 18:51 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy misses the floater in the paint | 23-20 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Merle Singh snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Gilbert Beem swats the short shot by Brice Stolinski | 23-20 |
| 18:31 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Harold Pilla | 23-20 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Merle Singh grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Mark Dortch hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brice Stolinski | 26-20 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy double dribbles | 26-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (SG), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) Harold Pilla, Gilbert Beem | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (PG) John Earnest | |
| 16:31 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeffery Ivy | 26-23 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-23 |
| 15:45 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG), Samuel Lumpkin (SF), David Webster (C) Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) James Choquette, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Lumpkin (fresh) PF - Merle Singh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Webster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Sherman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Ivy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Sherman - foul #2 on Thomas Sherman, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 15:07 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 15:05 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest misses the tip | 30-23 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | James Aponte pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Samuel Lumpkin, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin (SF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) Thomas Sherman, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 14:38 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by David Webster - foul #4 on David Webster, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (C) Randall Mendelson, David Webster | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem (C) Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 14:38 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | James Aponte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman (SF) Roger Nordin | |
| 13:48 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin hits a 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Merle Singh snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | John Earnest picks off the pass by Jarek Kuchinski | 33-29 |
| 12:31 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest slams it home | 33-31 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Mark Dortch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Lumpkin | 33-31 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Merle Singh splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 33-31 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski tips it in | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Aponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarek Kuchinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Sherman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffery Ivy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Dortch is called for the reach on George Smith - foul #1 on Mark Dortch, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Brice Stolinski (SF), Daniel Conlin (C) James Aponte, Samuel Lumpkin, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) George Smith, Gilbert Beem | |
| 11:00 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 10:43 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 10:31 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Sherman | 35-35 |
| 10:10 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 09:42 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (PF) Mark Dortch, Merle Singh | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin (SF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) Thomas Sherman, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (SG), Thomas Sherman (SF) Harold Pilla, Roger Nordin | |
| 08:48 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Conlin picks off the pass by George Smith | 35-35 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | James Aponte is hacked by Thomas Sherman - foul #3 on Thomas Sherman, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Singh (PF) Daniel Conlin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla (SG), Gilbert Beem (C) George Smith, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 08:08 | Purdue | James Aponte hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randall Mendelson | 38-35 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy's fadeaway is rejected by Merle Singh | 38-35 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | James Aponte buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jarek Kuchinski | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aponte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Pilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sherman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Ivy (tiring) 5 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-35 |
| 07:13 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Merle Singh denies the turnaround by John Earnest | 41-35 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 06:30 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 06:10 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Merle Singh evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | James Aponte tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 05:11 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Harold Pilla and he's hacked by Merle Singh - foul #1 on Merle Singh, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Samuel Lumpkin (SF), Daniel Conlin (PF), David Webster (C) James Aponte, Brice Stolinski, Merle Singh, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (SG), Roger Nordin (SF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) Harold Pilla, Thomas Sherman, Gilbert Beem | |
| 05:11 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | David Webster pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | David Webster's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Eccleston | 43-37 |
| 04:48 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 04:23 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-37 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | David Webster gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Mark Dortch can't finish the layup | 43-37 |
| 04:14 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 03:51 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest is hacked by Randall Mendelson - foul #2 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Singh (PF) Daniel Conlin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman (SF), Gilbert Beem (C) Roger Nordin, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 03:32 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Randall Mendelson - foul #3 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| 03:32 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 03:32 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Webster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Sherman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Ivy (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Merle Singh | 45-39 |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 45-39 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Mark Dortch pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 45-39 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Merle Singh tips it home | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:16 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest misses badly on a floater in the paint | 47-39 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Merle Singh grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF) Samuel Lumpkin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla (SG) George Smith | |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 01:37 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Pilla | 49-41 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Jeffery Ivy is called for the reach on Merle Singh - foul #3 on Jeffery Ivy, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | David Webster can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 00:50 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-41 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | David Webster is fouled in the backcourt by John Earnest - foul #2 on John Earnest, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (C) Mark Dortch, David Webster | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Gilbert Beem is called for the reach on Jarek Kuchinski - foul #2 on Gilbert Beem, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Harold Pilla is called for the reach on Randall Mendelson - foul #2 on Harold Pilla, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:30 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Earnest | 51-43 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | John Earnest is called for the reach on Jarek Kuchinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Earnest, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:28 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 00:20 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin (SG) Randall Mendelson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Merle Singh is hacked by Harold Pilla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Pilla, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin is fouled in the backcourt by John Earnest - foul #4 on John Earnest, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), David Webster (C) Brice Stolinski, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | James Aponte steps in front of the Thomas Sherman pass | 55-49 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (C) Mark Dortch, David Webster | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | John Earnest is called for the reach on James Aponte in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Earnest, team foul #11 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (PG) John Earnest | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | James Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | James Aponte misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 56-49 |