| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Montana | Douglas Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Allen Blake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Lewandowsky - foul #2 on Thomas Lewandowsky, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 18:51 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-38 |
| 18:50 | Montana | James Dunn grabs the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 18:38 | Montana | Ronald Robinson loses the dribble to Allen Blake | 22-38 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Allen Blake comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson can't tip it in | 22-38 |
| 18:13 | Montana | Ronald Robinson snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 18:00 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Adolph Jackson - foul #2 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| 18:00 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:00 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Allen Blake can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-38 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Ronald Robinson pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 17:16 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson's floater is tipped away by James Dunn | 24-38 |
| 16:44 | Montana | Ronald Robinson pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 16:24 | Montana | Adolph Jackson is called for the reach on Douglas Barnes - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Montana | William Engelberg (SG), Michael Varnum (SF), Keith Howle (PF), John Kazanowski (C) Douglas Barnes, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), James Richardson (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Younger, Allen Blake, Robert Butler, Adolph Jackson, Stephen Fuson | |
| 16:08 | Montana | Keith Howle connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Engelberg and he's hacked by Jeff Ward - foul #1 on Jeff Ward, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| 16:08 | Montana | Keith Howle makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Jeff Ward drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Richardson | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Engelberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Varnum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Howle (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Kazanowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Montana | Michael Varnum clanks a jump hook from close range | 27-40 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Jeff Ward loses the dribble to Jeffrey Brown in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| 15:39 | Montana | William Engelberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 29-40 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | John Kazanowski is called for the reach on James Richardson - foul #2 on John Kazanowski, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Barnes (SG) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen Blake (SG), Stephen Fuson (C) James Richardson, Dikembe Aziz | |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Allen Blake misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Ward | 29-43 |
| 14:07 | Montana | Alan Nelson denies the turnaround by Douglas Barnes | 29-43 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Allen Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Jeff Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-43 |
| 13:41 | Montana | William Engelberg snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 13:12 | Montana | John Kazanowski hits a jump hook near the basket | 31-43 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Jeff Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Keith Howle snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Keith Howle's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Fuson | 31-43 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Douglas Barnes tips it in | 33-43 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Ward | 33-45 |
| 11:47 | Montana | Keith Howle makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Barnes | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - William Engelberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Varnum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Howle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - John Kazanowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Fuson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Jeff Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Blake | 35-48 |
| 11:19 | Montana | John Kazanowski loses the dribble to Alan Nelson | 35-48 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Alan Nelson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeff Ward | 35-50 |
| 10:35 | Montana | Stephen Fuson steps in front of the Keith Howle pass | 35-50 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson hits a turnaround from close range | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:49 | Montana | Allen Blake is called for the reach on William Engelberg - foul #1 on Allen Blake, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Brown (PG), Robert Cordero (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) William Engelberg, Douglas Barnes, Michael Varnum, Keith Howle, John Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), James Richardson (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF) Jeff Ward, Allen Blake, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| 09:36 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 09:34 | Montana | James Dunn snags the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 09:24 | Montana | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Younger, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| 09:12 | Montana | Ronald Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-52 |
| 09:10 | Montana | James Dunn snags the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 08:57 | Montana | Robert Cordero is hacked by Adolph Jackson - foul #4 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (SF) Adolph Jackson | |
| 08:49 | Montana | Robert Cordero drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-52 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Robert Butler hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Younger and the foul's on James Dunn - foul #3 on James Dunn, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Robert Butler misses the free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:31 | Montana | James Dunn pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 08:15 | Montana | Ronald Robinson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Aziz - foul #2 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| 08:15 | Montana | Ronald Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Robert Butler is whistled for a carry | 37-54 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (C) Stephen Fuson | |
| 07:48 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown and he's fouled by Dikembe Aziz - foul #3 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| 07:48 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Thomas Younger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz tips it in | 40-56 |
| 07:19 | Montana | Robert Cordero drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Brown and the foul's on Dikembe Aziz - foul #4 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #9 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Barnes (SG) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Fuson (C) Robert Butler | |
| 07:19 | Montana | Robert Cordero makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Douglas Barnes steals the ball from Thomas Younger | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:55 | Montana | Robert Cordero can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:38 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Brown (PG), Luis Hill (SF), Keith Howle (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Robert Cordero, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), Allen Blake (SG), Alan Nelson (SF) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Dikembe Aziz | |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Jeff Ward misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 06:15 | Montana | Douglas Barnes snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Jeff Ward is called for the reach on Douglas Barnes - foul #2 on Jeff Ward, team foul #10 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Varnum (SF), John Kazanowski (C) Luis Hill, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (SF) Stephen Fuson | |
| 06:02 | Montana | Douglas Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Douglas Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Kazanowski - foul #3 on John Kazanowski, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Alan Nelson | |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Barnes | 47-60 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Jeff Ward drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Allen Blake | 47-63 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Michael Varnum is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Douglas Barnes, Keith Howle, John Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Alan Nelson (PF) Jeff Ward, Adolph Jackson | |
| 04:53 | Montana | Michael Varnum makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Michael Varnum makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Montana | William Engelberg (SG) Michael Varnum | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:25 | Montana | Allen Blake steals it from James Dunn | 49-63 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Allen Blake clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 04:05 | Montana | James Dunn gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 03:46 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 03:45 | Montana | James Dunn misses the tip | 49-63 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Engelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | William Engelberg steals it from Dikembe Ali | 49-63 |
| 02:59 | Montana | Robert Butler steals it from James Dunn | 49-63 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Allen Blake misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-63 |
| 02:42 | Montana | Ronald Robinson gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 02:22 | Montana | The short jumper by Thomas Lewandowsky is denied by Alan Nelson | 49-63 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Thomas Younger pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Robert Butler clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 49-63 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Alan Nelson tips it home | 49-65 |
| 02:05 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #12 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Varnum (SG), Keith Howle (PF), John Kazanowski (C) Jeffrey Brown, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), James Richardson (SG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Stephen Fuson (C) Thomas Younger, Allen Blake, Robert Butler, Dikembe Ali | |
| 02:05 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:05 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | John Kazanowski is called for the reach on Stephen Fuson - foul #4 on John Kazanowski, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Cordero (SG) Thomas Lewandowsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Allen Blake (SG), Robert Butler (SF) Jeff Ward, James Richardson, Alan Nelson | |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 01:16 | Montana | Robert Cordero grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 01:01 | Montana | Michael Varnum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Varnum, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 51-65 |
| 00:34 | Montana | John Kazanowski gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Montana | William Engelberg buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Varnum | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Younger runs out the clock | 54-65 |