| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Slack (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sidney Walker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Robert Bowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Corey (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dinan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Sidney Walker inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by David Dinan and he's fouled by Danny Lebaron - foul #1 on Danny Lebaron, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Joe Allen (PF), Paul Mayo (C) John Slack, Dikembe Amendola, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Bobby Yarnell (C) Thomas Brown, David Dinan | |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Joe Allen makes the shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell drills a jumpshot from the right side | 30-35 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron misses the fadeaway from the left side | 30-35 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nathan Daniels | 30-35 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Ronald Corey is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Allen - foul #1 on Joe Allen, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola (SG), Robert Bowers (C) Spencer Selden, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG), David Dinan (C) David Castleman, Bobby Yarnell | |
| 17:51 | Purdue | David Dinan can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 30-35 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Robert Golden tips it home | 30-37 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Sidney Walker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Ronald Corey grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Robert Golden is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Jonathon Conley (C) Joe Allen, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Brown (PF) Ronald Corey | |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Sidney Walker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Lebaron | 33-37 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 33-37 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Robert Golden hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | John Slack clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Nathan Daniels - foul #1 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joe Allen (PF), Robert Bowers (C) Dikembe Amendola, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Ronald Corey (PF) Nathan Daniels, David Dinan | |
| 16:41 | Iowa | John Slack makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | John Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Robert Golden clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-39 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | John Slack snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron loses the dribble to Thomas Brown | 35-39 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Slack (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sidney Walker (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Joe Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Bowers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bobby Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Corey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | The jump hook by Thomas Brown is blocked by Robert Bowers | 35-39 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Robert Bowers pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | John Slack drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Bowers | 37-39 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Danny Lebaron is called for the reach on Brian Rubalcava in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Lebaron, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Dikembe Amendola (PF), Jonathon Conley (C) John Slack, Sidney Walker, Joe Allen, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Nathan Daniels (SF), David Dinan (C) Bobby Yarnell, Ronald Corey, Thomas Brown | |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Dikembe Amendola is called for the reach on Brian Rubalcava - foul #1 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Paul Mayo (C) Spencer Selden, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is hacked by Dikembe Amendola - foul #2 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Sidney Walker (SF), Jonathon Conley (C) Danny Lebaron, Zachary Roberts, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:52 | Purdue | David Dinan connects on the turnaround from the left block | 37-41 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Nathan Daniels is called for the reach on Jonathon Conley - foul #2 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Robert Bowers (C) Spencer Selden, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Robert Bowers drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Danny Lebaron | 39-41 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | David Castleman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Daniels | 39-44 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | John Slack hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Amendola | 41-44 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Robert Golden is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Golden, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Paul Mayo (C) John Slack, Sidney Walker, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Ronald Corey (PF) Robert Golden, Nathan Daniels | |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola tips it but misses | 41-44 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | David Castleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-44 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is fouled on the floor by Paul Mayo - foul #1 on Paul Mayo, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Sidney Walker (SF), Robert Bowers (C) Spencer Selden, Zachary Roberts, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Bobby Yarnell, David Dinan | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Sidney Walker grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Sidney Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Slack (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Sidney Walker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amendola (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. C - Robert Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Castleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Rubalcava (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Nathan Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Corey (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Ronald Corey is fouled on the floor by Robert Bowers - foul #2 on Robert Bowers, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Jonathon Conley (C) Danny Lebaron, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), David Dinan (C) Nathan Daniels, Thomas Brown | |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Ronald Corey misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | David Dinan is called for the reach on Spencer Selden - foul #2 on David Dinan, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) Ronald Corey | |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Sidney Walker hits a jumpshot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Sidney Walker steps in front of the David Castleman pass in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | John Slack misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | David Dinan hits a wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Golden | 43-46 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | John Slack misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | John Slack steals the ball from Bobby Yarnell in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | John Slack makes the runner from the baseline set up by Dikembe Amendola | 45-46 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Sidney Walker steals it from David Dinan | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Spencer Selden lays it up and in on a great pass from Sidney Walker | 47-46 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | David Dinan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Rubalcava, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Joe Allen (PF), Robert Bowers (C) John Slack, Spencer Selden, Sidney Walker, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Ronald Corey (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Robert Golden, Bobby Yarnell, David Dinan | |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 47-46 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Amendola | 47-46 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Joe Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Thomas Brown picks off the pass by Danny Lebaron | 47-46 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Sidney Walker (SF), Paul Mayo (C) Dikembe Amendola, Zachary Roberts, Joe Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sidney Walker | 50-46 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels slams it home set up by David Castleman and the foul's on Sidney Walker - foul #3 on Sidney Walker, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola (SG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Joe Allen (PF) John Slack, Sidney Walker, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG) Ronald Corey | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Amendola (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachary Roberts (fresh) PF - Joe Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Castleman (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Rubalcava (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG) Dikembe Amendola | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dinan (C) Thomas Brown | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Robert Golden hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Daniels | 50-51 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Zachary Roberts grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Joe Allen gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nathan Daniels | 50-51 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | David Dinan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 50-51 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Joe Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | John Slack buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Danny Lebaron and he's hacked by Nathan Daniels - foul #3 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sidney Walker (SF), Dikembe Amendola (PF), Paul Mayo (C) Zachary Roberts, Joe Allen, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Brian Rubalcava, David Dinan | |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | John Slack makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Ronald Corey is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Mayo - foul #2 on Paul Mayo, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG) John Slack | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Ronald Corey makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Ronald Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Corey | 53-53 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Danny Lebaron is called for the reach on Robert Golden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Lebaron, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF) Nathan Daniels | |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Robert Golden makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Robert Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dikembe Amendola | 55-55 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Thomas Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Mayo | 55-55 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Sidney Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Robert Bowers (C) Spencer Selden, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Brian Rubalcava (PF) Bobby Yarnell, Ronald Corey | |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Sidney Walker steals the ball from Robert Golden in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | John Slack misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 55-57 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Daniels - foul #4 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Mayo (C) John Slack | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dinan (C) Thomas Brown | |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 57-57 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Sidney Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:30 | Iowa | Sidney Walker grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Nathan Daniels is called for the reach on Robert Bowers - foul #5 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG) Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Nathan Daniels, David Dinan | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Robert Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Ronald Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Slack (tiring) 20 pts. SF - Sidney Walker (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Amendola (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Bowers (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Castleman (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Corey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Rubalcava (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Thomas Brown loses the dribble to Danny Lebaron | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron banks in the layup | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Joe Allen (PF), Jonathon Conley (C) Danny Lebaron, Dikembe Amendola, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), David Dinan (C) Ronald Corey, Thomas Brown | |
| 02:28 | Purdue | The jump hook by Brian Rubalcava is blocked by Joe Allen | 59-57 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Joe Allen gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Jonathon Conley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Dikembe Amendola (PF), Paul Mayo (C) Spencer Selden, Joe Allen, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF) Bobby Yarnell | |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Dinan | 59-59 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Ronald Corey picks off the pass by Sidney Walker | 59-59 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava clanks a floater from the left side | 59-59 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Ronald Corey tips it home | 59-61 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Bowers (C) Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Robert Bowers buries a jump hook from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Ronald Corey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron loses the ball out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | David Castleman knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-63 |