| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Nicholas Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Teston (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Swearingen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Sica (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Robert Long inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Nevada | Timothy Teston's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Sica | 21-32 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Kronberg | 21-32 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg is whistled for a carry | 21-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Roby (SG), Wiley Traver (PF) Timothy Teston, Larry Alexander | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Neil Adams (C) Wayne Kronberg, Jeremy Sica, Rudolph Crotty | |
| 19:19 | Nevada | Robert Long buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Roby | 23-32 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Neil Adams's pass is intercepted by Steven Roby | 23-32 |
| 18:34 | Nevada | Robert Long is hacked by David Looney - foul #2 on David Looney, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Timothy Teston (SG), Larry Alexander (PF) Nicholas Jenkins, Robert Swearingen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), Paul Jang (SG), Jeremy Sica (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) James Glynn, David Looney, Christopher Robertson, Neil Adams | |
| 18:27 | Nevada | Robert Long can't throw it down but he's hacked by Paul Jang - foul #2 on Paul Jang, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 18:27 | Nevada | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:27 | Nevada | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Jang and he's hacked by Steven Roby - foul #1 on Steven Roby, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Swearingen (C) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Glynn (SG), Neil Adams (C) Paul Jang, Rudolph Crotty | |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:35 | Nevada | Robert Swearingen misses the easy layup | 25-35 |
| 17:34 | Nevada | Larry Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:14 | Nevada | Timothy Teston misses the jump hook from the baseline | 25-35 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Neil Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | James Glynn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Larry Alexander | 25-35 |
| 16:34 | Nevada | Larry Alexander loses the ball out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Nevada | Nicholas Jenkins (PG), Robert Long (SF) Timothy Teston, Robert Swearingen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) James Glynn, Richard Johnson, Jeremy Sica, Neil Adams | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 25-35 |
| 16:04 | Nevada | Larry Alexander grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 15:47 | Nevada | Robert Long misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-35 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Kronberg | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Nicholas Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Roby (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Long (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Larry Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Wiley Traver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Looney (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson can't tip it in | 25-35 |
| 15:38 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 25-35 |
| 15:21 | Nevada | Larry Alexander makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Jenkins | 27-35 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 14:44 | Nevada | Robert Long is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Timothy Teston (SG), Matthew Horsley (PF), Robert Swearingen (C) Nicholas Jenkins, Larry Alexander, Wiley Traver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (PG), James Glynn (SG), Jeremy Sica (SF), Neil Adams (C) Wayne Kronberg, Paul Jang, David Looney, Rudolph Crotty | |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Neil Adams is fouled on the floor by Robert Swearingen - foul #2 on Robert Swearingen, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Wiley Traver (SF) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG) Christopher Robertson | |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 13:42 | Nevada | Steven Roby can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Matthew Horsley picks off the pass by Neil Adams | 27-41 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | Matthew Horsley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Horsley - foul #4 on Matthew Horsley, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Long (SF), Larry Alexander (PF) Matthew Horsley, Robert Swearingen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Robertson (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Wayne Kronberg, Neil Adams | |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 11:55 | Nevada | The jump hook by Robert Long is blocked by Rudolph Crotty | 27-42 |
| 11:54 | Nevada | Steven Roby snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 11:46 | Nevada | Robert Long misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-42 |
| 11:44 | Nevada | Timothy Teston grabs the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Steven Roby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Teston (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Long (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Larry Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wiley Traver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Sica (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Nevada | Robert Long misses short on a floater from the baseline | 27-42 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica clanks a fadeaway from close range | 27-42 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | James Glynn connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Robertson | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:50 | Nevada | Robert Long's pass is intercepted by James Glynn | 27-45 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | James Glynn slams it home | 27-47 |
| 10:31 | Nevada | Robert Long can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | James Glynn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-47 |
| 10:03 | Nevada | Larry Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 09:50 | Nevada | Robert Long drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Wiley Traver | 29-47 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | Nicholas Jenkins (PG), Fadey Zaffalon (PF), Robert Swearingen (C) Steven Roby, Timothy Teston, Wiley Traver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), David Looney (SF), Neil Adams (C) Richard Johnson, Jeremy Sica, Rudolph Crotty | |
| 09:10 | Nevada | Larry Alexander can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | James Glynn can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Swearingen - foul #3 on Robert Swearingen, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | Timothy Teston (SG) Fadey Zaffalon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Douglas Sanders (PF) Christopher Robertson | |
| 08:50 | Purdue | James Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | James Glynn misses the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 08:50 | Nevada | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 29-48 |
| 08:40 | Nevada | Robert Long can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglas Sanders - foul #1 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF) James Glynn, Douglas Sanders | |
| 08:40 | Nevada | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 08:40 | Nevada | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Neil Adams gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Neil Adams tips it home | 30-50 |
| 08:01 | Nevada | Timothy Teston is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Roby (PG), Wiley Traver (PF) Nicholas Jenkins, Larry Alexander | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Glynn (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Richard Johnson, Christopher Robertson | |
| 07:48 | Nevada | Wayne Kronberg takes the ball from Robert Long | 30-50 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Neil Adams makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Sanders | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Steven Roby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Teston (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wiley Traver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Swearingen (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Looney (fresh) PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) C - Neil Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Nevada | Robert Long scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Roby | 32-52 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Timothy Teston is called for the reach on James Glynn - foul #1 on Timothy Teston, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Alexander (SG), Matthew Horsley (PF) Timothy Teston, Robert Swearingen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (SG), Jeremy Sica (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) James Glynn, Douglas Sanders, Neil Adams | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica misses the lay-in | 32-52 |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Matthew Horsley grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 06:22 | Nevada | Robert Long clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-52 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeremy Sica | 32-52 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica hits a driving attempt near the basket | 32-54 |
| 05:52 | Nevada | Larry Alexander misses badly on a floater from the right side | 32-54 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-54 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg misses the dunk | 32-54 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty grabs the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-54 |
| 05:24 | Nevada | Matthew Horsley gets the rebound | 32-54 |
| 05:08 | Nevada | Robert Long misses the lay-in | 32-54 |
| 05:06 | Nevada | Larry Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Robert Long comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 32-54 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | A charge is called on Wayne Kronberg - foul #1 on Wayne Kronberg, team foul #5 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Sheldon Reed (PG), James Smith (SG), Fadey Zaffalon (PF) Steven Roby, Robert Long, Matthew Horsley | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Glynn (PG), Paul Jang (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF), Neil Adams (C) Wayne Kronberg, Richard Johnson, Jeremy Sica, Rudolph Crotty | |
| 04:11 | Nevada | Larry Alexander misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Looney - foul #3 on David Looney, team foul #6 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Roby (SG) Sheldon Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:11 | Nevada | Larry Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 04:11 | Nevada | Larry Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | David Looney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG) James Glynn | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Nevada | Larry Alexander travels with the ball | 34-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Sheldon Reed (PG) Steven Roby | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (PG) Wayne Kronberg | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-54 |
| 03:06 | Nevada | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Sheldon Reed (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fadey Zaffalon (fresh) PF - Larry Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Wiley Traver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Looney (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Nevada | Larry Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-54 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Richard Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Fadey Zaffalon | 34-54 |
| 02:28 | Nevada | Wiley Traver snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 02:07 | Nevada | Larry Alexander hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sheldon Reed | 36-54 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Fadey Zaffalon snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 01:23 | Nevada | Larry Alexander misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Robertson - foul #2 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #7 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Roby (PG) Sheldon Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 01:23 | Nevada | Larry Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 01:23 | Nevada | Larry Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Neil Adams snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Alexander - foul #2 on Larry Alexander, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Douglas Sanders (PF) Wayne Kronberg | |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 01:05 | Nevada | Larry Alexander gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Larry Alexander is fouled on the floor by David Looney - foul #4 on David Looney, team foul #8 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG) Douglas Sanders | |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Larry Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | David Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | The short jumper by Christopher Robertson is denied by Wiley Traver | 37-54 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Larry Alexander makes the 3 from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg runs out the clock | 40-56 |