| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Randy Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Beams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Springer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Purdue | Mark Springer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Theodore Bass snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Mark Springer hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Randy Hauer's pass is intercepted by Russell Denenberg | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Mark Springer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | William Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Theodore Bass misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Robert Beams hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Morris | 33-35 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Mark Springer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beams | 33-35 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Michael Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willy Jones | 36-35 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | William Morris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Hunter - foul #2 on James Hunter, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | William Morris misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | William Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | James Hunter snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Louis Pierson's pass is intercepted by Randy Hauer | 36-35 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Robert Beams misses the lay-in | 36-35 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Theodore Bass | 36-35 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Theodore Bass connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Russell Denenberg | 36-37 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | William Morris makes the contested shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Hauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Springer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Bass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Louis Pierson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | William Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Randy Hauer can't connect on a shot near the basket | 38-37 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Michael Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Randy Hauer misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Willy Jones hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Louis Pierson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Robert Beams grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | A charge is called on Robert Beams - foul #2 on Robert Beams, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:17 | Purdue | James Hunter comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Larry Penrose clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-37 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Robert Beams is called for the reach on Louis Pierson - foul #3 on Robert Beams, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG), James Martens (PF) Randy Hauer, Robert Beams | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Andrew Disney (PF) Mark Springer, Russell Denenberg, Theodore Bass | |
| 13:17 | Purdue | James Cross scores on a shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Cross - foul #1 on James Cross, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Henshaw (C) James Hunter | |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the turnaround in the paint | 42-41 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Larry Penrose banks in the layup | 44-41 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Andrew Disney buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Wyble | 44-43 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Louis Pierson is called for the reach on William Morris - foul #2 on Louis Pierson, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Hauer (SF), Robert Beams (PF) William Morris, Willy Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG), Russell Denenberg (SF), Theodore Bass (PF) Louis Pierson, Jeffrey Wyble, Jack Henshaw | |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Larry Penrose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Andrew Disney - foul #2 on Andrew Disney, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randy Hauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Martens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Springer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Bass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Disney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Theodore Bass can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-43 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Michael Brown drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Robert Beams misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | James Martens pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | James Cross steals the ball from Larry Penrose | 48-45 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | James Cross lays it in | 48-47 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | James Martens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Randy Hauer snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Larry Penrose scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Theodore Bass misses badly on a floater from the left block | 50-47 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Theodore Bass tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Robert Beams gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Morris (PG), Vule Zickler (SG), Willy Jones (C) Michael Brown, Randy Hauer, Robert Beams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), Lee Alvis (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), James Hunter (C) James Cross, Mark Springer, Russell Denenberg, Theodore Bass | |
| 09:10 | Purdue | James Martens picks off the pass by Lee Alvis | 50-47 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Wyble | 50-47 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Louis Pierson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Vule Zickler is fouled on the floor by James Hunter - foul #3 on James Hunter, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Larry Penrose scores on a floater from the right block | 52-49 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Andrew Disney can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Willy Jones gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | James Martens can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 52-49 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Willy Jones gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vule Zickler (fresh) SF - Larry Penrose (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Martens (tiring) 4 pts. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) PF - Andrew Disney (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | James Martens clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Wyble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG), Randy Hauer (SF) Vule Zickler, Larry Penrose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG), Russell Denenberg (SF), Theodore Bass (PF) Lee Alvis, Jeffrey Wyble, Andrew Disney | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | James Martens misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | James Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Willy Jones gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Michael Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | James Hunter pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Theodore Bass hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 53-49 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Louis Pierson's pass is intercepted by Willy Jones | 53-49 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | James Martens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Theodore Bass - foul #2 on Theodore Bass, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | James Martens makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | James Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | James Hunter hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Denenberg | 55-51 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | James Hunter swats the short shot by William Morris | 55-51 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Louis Pierson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | James Hunter grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Louis Pierson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | James Martens comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-54 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Louis Pierson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Randy Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SG), Robert Beams (PF) Michael Brown, James Martens | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Robert Beams misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | James Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Theodore Bass misses the floater from the left block | 55-54 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | James Hunter snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randy Hauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Beams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Springer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Bass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | James Hunter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willy Jones - foul #2 on Willy Jones, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Russell Denenberg | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Larry Penrose can't connect on a runner near the basket | 55-56 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Theodore Bass pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | James Cross is hacked by Willy Jones - foul #3 on Willy Jones, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG) Randy Hauer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Disney (PF) Theodore Bass | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Andrew Disney knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Cross and he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | James Cross steals the ball from William Morris | 55-59 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Mark Springer hits the finger roll set up by James Cross | 55-61 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Robert Beams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Disney - foul #3 on Andrew Disney, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Mark Springer | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Robert Beams makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Robert Beams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Hauer (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG), Russell Denenberg (SF), Theodore Bass (PF) James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Andrew Disney | |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Theodore Bass scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Russell Denenberg | 57-63 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Robert Beams knocks in the shot near the basket | 59-63 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Robert Beams is called for the reach on Theodore Bass - foul #4 on Robert Beams, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Theodore Bass is hacked by Robert Beams - foul #5 on Robert Beams, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Martens (PF) Robert Beams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Theodore Bass misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | James Martens's fadeaway is rejected by James Hunter | 59-63 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Theodore Bass pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Larry Penrose is called for the reach on Theodore Bass in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Penrose, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Theodore Bass makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Theodore Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg grabs the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Randy Hauer is called for the reach on Russell Denenberg - foul #1 on Randy Hauer, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Mark Springer | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | James Martens snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | James Cross is called for the reach on Larry Penrose - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG) James Cross | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Morris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Pierson - foul #3 on Louis Pierson, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | William Morris is called for the reach on Louis Pierson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Morris, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Andrew Disney (PF) Russell Denenberg, Theodore Bass | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Louis Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Louis Pierson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | James Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Willy Jones is called for the reach on James Hunter - foul #4 on Willy Jones, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | James Martens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Louis Pierson takes the ball from Larry Penrose | 61-67 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Bass (PF) Andrew Disney | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Theodore Bass is hacked by William Morris in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Morris, team foul #12 | 61-67 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Theodore Bass makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Theodore Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Randy Hauer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Theodore Bass pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | William Morris is called for the reach on Theodore Bass in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Morris, team foul #13 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Mark Springer | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Theodore Bass makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Theodore Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | James Martens can't connect on a runner from the left block | 61-71 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | James Hunter pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | James Hunter runs out the clock | 61-71 |