| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Castleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dinan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | David Dinan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Caldwell - foul #2 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | David Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | David Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | James Hardman is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Rubalcava | 30-27 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Ronald Corey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Corey, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Ronald Corey, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Jon Pitts is called for the reach on Brian Rubalcava - foul #2 on Jon Pitts, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (PF), David Dinan (C) Robert Golden, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SG), Oscar Leal (C) Jon Pitts, Travis Lyons | |
| 17:03 | Purdue | David Dinan is called for 3 seconds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF) James Hardman, Larry Albee | |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Ronald Corey, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Edward Caldwell | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on Jon Pitts - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dinan (C) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Robert Golden drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Castleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dinan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) C - Oscar Leal (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo is hacked by Nathan Daniels - foul #2 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Nathan Daniels, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Golden steals the ball from Edward Caldwell | 33-30 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava hits the finger roll set up by Robert Golden | 35-30 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | David Castleman grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Lyons | 35-30 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | David Castleman snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Robert Golden loses the ball out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), David Dinan (C) Ronald Corey, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Oscar Leal (C) Lynn Branch, Travis Lyons | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is hacked by David Dinan - foul #1 on David Dinan, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SF) Edward Caldwell | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Leal | 35-33 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | David Castleman buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Golden | 37-33 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Hardman | 37-36 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | David Castleman loses the dribble to Larry Albee | 37-36 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the wide open jumper from the right block set up by James Hardman | 37-38 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | David Castleman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses the jumper from the right block | 40-38 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | James Hardman tips it home | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Castleman (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Rubalcava (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dinan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lynn Branch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | David Dinan scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Castleman | 44-40 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | David Dinan is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Ronald Corey (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Robert Golden, Nathan Daniels, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Lynn Branch, Larry Albee, Oscar Leal | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Hu Sun | 44-45 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Thomas Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Norberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Norberto Rizzo, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) David Castleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo's floater is tipped away by Ronald Corey | 45-45 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is fouled on the floor by Norberto Rizzo - foul #2 on Norberto Rizzo, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG) Bobby Yarnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Robert Golden is hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF) Robert Golden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Ronald Corey misses the easy layup | 45-47 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Ronald Corey tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo is fouled on the floor by David Castleman - foul #1 on David Castleman, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG) Hu Sun | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dinan (C) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Castleman (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Corey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Rubalcava (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dinan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Torain is called for the reach on David Dinan - foul #2 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Ronald Corey, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Larry Albee (PF) Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses the shot in the paint | 47-47 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lynn Branch | 47-47 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Lynn Branch, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Ronald Corey (PF), David Dinan (C) David Castleman, Nathan Daniels, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Lynn Branch, Edward Caldwell, Kenneth Torain | |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Rubalcava | 47-47 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry Albee | 47-47 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | James Hardman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Norberto Rizzo | 47-50 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | David Dinan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Albee - foul #2 on Larry Albee, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (PF) Robert Golden, Bobby Yarnell, Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Jon Pitts, Norberto Rizzo, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| 04:36 | Purdue | David Dinan misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | David Dinan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-53 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hardman | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava knocks in the jump hook from close range | 49-55 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side set up by James Hardman | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Castleman (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Rubalcava (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Robert Golden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Thomas Brown tips it in | 51-57 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF), David Dinan (C) Nathan Daniels, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Lynn Branch, Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 51-57 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Corey | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | David Castleman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #3 on Travis Lyons, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF) Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | David Castleman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 52-57 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Golden - foul #2 on Robert Golden, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | David Dinan drills a floater in the lane | 54-58 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Golden | 54-58 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Robert Golden buries a jump hook in the lane | 56-58 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-58 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | James Hardman tips it home | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Edward Caldwell steps in front of the David Castleman pass | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by David Castleman - foul #2 on David Castleman, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF) Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Robert Golden misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | David Castleman is called for the reach on Edward Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Castleman, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Norberto Rizzo (PF), Calvin Pendarvis (C) James Hardman, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Larry Albee (PF) Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell is hacked by Robert Golden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Golden, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Rubalcava | 56-64 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Robert Golden clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Golden is called for the reach on Larry Albee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Golden, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Robert Golden clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |