| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Casady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Barta (fresh) C - Gerald Galloway (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Steinman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Fusco (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | Connie Derenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Casady - foul #3 on Kevin Casady, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG) Kevin Casady | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Connie Derenberger makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Fusco | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Joseph Pence misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Steve Steinman can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-38 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Barta | 21-38 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway misses the dunk but the foul's on Albert Fusco - foul #1 on Albert Fusco, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 18:59 | LSU | David Steger is called for the reach on Connie Derenberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Steger, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG) David Steger | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:40 | LSU | Robert Reed hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-40 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway hits a shot from close range | 24-40 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Connie Derenberger drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Steve Steinman | 24-42 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway misses the runner in the paint | 24-42 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Cooper | 24-42 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Tim Cooper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Morton and the foul's on Patrick Hirsh - foul #1 on Patrick Hirsh, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF), Micheal Hodges (PF) Joseph Pence, James Barta | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF), Foster Allard (PF), Gary Silvestre (C) Patrick Hirsh, Robert Reed, Albert Fusco | |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Tim Cooper makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Connie Derenberger makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Steinman | 27-45 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Morton | 29-45 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Foster Allard misses long on a floater in the paint | 29-45 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Gary Silvestre grabs the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Foster Allard scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Connie Derenberger | 29-47 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Fred Carte is called for the reach on Micheal Hodges - foul #1 on Fred Carte, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG), James Barta (PF) Christopher Morton, Micheal Hodges | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (SF) Steve Steinman | |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Tim Cooper is fouled on the floor by Patrick Hirsh - foul #2 on Patrick Hirsh, team foul #4 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bob Cole (C) Gerald Galloway | |
| Subs | LSU | Albert Fusco (C) Gary Silvestre | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | James Barta hits a shot in the lane | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pence (fresh) SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Barta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Cole (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Fusco (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 15:27 | LSU | Foster Allard tips it back up and in | 31-49 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Tim Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-49 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Foster Allard gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Steger (PG), Kevin Casady (SG), Richard Anderson (PF) Joseph Pence, Richard Rounds, James Barta | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG), Albert Chow (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Fred Carte, Patrick Hirsh, Foster Allard | |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Kevin Casady is called for 3 seconds | 31-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerald Galloway (C) Bob Cole | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Silvestre (C) Albert Fusco | |
| 14:50 | LSU | Gerald Galloway steps in front of the Albert Chow pass in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Robert Reed blocks the short jumper by Tim Cooper | 31-49 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Steve Steinman drills a runner in the lane set up by Robert Reed | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Richard Anderson scores on a floater from the right block set up by Kevin Casady | 33-51 |
| 13:56 | LSU | David Steger steals the ball from Connie Derenberger | 33-51 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | David Steger lays it up and in | 35-51 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Connie Derenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway is fouled on the floor by Gary Silvestre - foul #1 on Gary Silvestre, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SF), James Barta (C) Tim Cooper, Gerald Galloway | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SG), Patrick Hirsh (SF), Foster Allard (PF), Albert Fusco (C) Steve Steinman, Albert Chow, Robert Reed, Gary Silvestre | |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Richard Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Foster Allard - foul #2 on Foster Allard, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Richard Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Richard Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to Albert Fusco | 36-51 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Connie Derenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | James Barta is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Albert Fusco pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Connie Derenberger banks in the layup | 36-53 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | David Steger clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Carte - foul #2 on Fred Carte, team foul #7 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG), Gary Silvestre (C) Fred Carte, Albert Fusco | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | David Steger makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | David Steger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Foster Allard makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Hirsh | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Casady (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Pence (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Barta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (tiring) 25 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Steinman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Foster Allard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Richard Anderson double dribbles | 38-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF), Gerald Galloway (C) Joseph Pence, James Barta | |
| Subs | LSU | Albert Chow (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Patrick Hirsh, Foster Allard | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Steve Steinman is hacked by Kevin Casady in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Casady, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG) Kevin Casady | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:14 | LSU | Albert Chow misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | David Steger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Morton | 41-55 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Connie Derenberger misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway misses the easy layup | 41-55 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Steve Steinman grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Connie Derenberger misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Gary Silvestre tips it home | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway misses the lay-in | 41-57 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Richard Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway gets the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Richard Rounds is called for traveling | 41-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG), Tim Cooper (SF), James Barta (C) Christopher Morton, Richard Rounds, Gerald Galloway | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (PG), Fred Carte (SG), Foster Allard (PF), Albert Fusco (C) Connie Derenberger, Steve Steinman, Robert Reed, Gary Silvestre | |
| 09:15 | LSU | Foster Allard connects on the open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Fusco | 41-59 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | David Steger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | James Barta gets the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | James Barta loses the dribble to Albert Chow | 41-59 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh misses the easy layup | 41-59 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Joseph Pence grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Richard Anderson can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Foster Allard - foul #3 on Foster Allard, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG) Albert Chow | |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Richard Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Foster Allard loses the ball out of bounds | 43-59 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | James Barta comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 07:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Albert Fusco | 43-59 |
| 07:44 | LSU | Albert Fusco can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 43-59 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Fred Carte snags the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 07:30 | LSU | David Steger is called for the reach on Steve Steinman - foul #4 on David Steger, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Casady (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Micheal Hodges (PF), Bob Cole (C) Joseph Pence, Tim Cooper, Richard Anderson, James Barta | |
| Subs | LSU | Connie Derenberger (PG), Robert Reed (PF) Fred Carte, Foster Allard | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (tiring) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Casady (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Micheal Hodges (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bob Cole (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (tiring) 25 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Steinman (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Robert Reed buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Fusco | 43-61 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerald Galloway (C) Bob Cole | |
| Subs | LSU | Albert Chow (SF) Patrick Hirsh | |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges makes the free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Robert Reed travels in the backcourt | 46-61 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | David Steger misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Steve Steinman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Fusco | 46-64 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Albert Fusco steals it from Kevin Casady | 46-64 |
| 06:21 | LSU | David Steger steals the ball from Steve Steinman in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | David Steger makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 49-64 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Connie Derenberger's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Rounds | 49-64 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Robert Reed gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Kevin Casady steps in front of the Connie Derenberger pass | 49-64 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Kevin Casady misses the easy layup | 49-64 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | David Steger grabs the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Kevin Casady misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 49-64 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway grabs the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Albert Fusco - foul #2 on Albert Fusco, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG), Tim Cooper (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) David Steger, Richard Rounds, Micheal Hodges | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SG), Patrick Hirsh (SF), Foster Allard (PF), Gary Silvestre (C) Steve Steinman, Albert Chow, Robert Reed, Albert Fusco | |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:50 | LSU | Gerald Galloway is called for the reach on Patrick Hirsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Galloway, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Barta (C) Gerald Galloway | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:32 | LSU | Connie Derenberger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-64 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Foster Allard hits the follow up shot | 51-66 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Kevin Casady knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Connie Derenberger scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:47 | Purdue | James Barta throws it down | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Connie Derenberger misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Gary Silvestre hits the follow up shot | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Casady (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Pence (fresh) SF - Tim Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Barta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (tired) 27 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Carte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Fred Carte steals the ball from Tim Cooper | 55-70 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Connie Derenberger lays it in set up by Fred Carte | 55-72 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Kevin Casady hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-72 |
| 02:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Foster Allard | 55-72 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Connie Derenberger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Connie Derenberger, team foul #11 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG), Richard Rounds (SF), Bob Cole (C) Kevin Casady, Tim Cooper, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (PG), Albert Chow (SF) Connie Derenberger, Patrick Hirsh | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | James Barta is fouled on the floor by Foster Allard - foul #4 on Foster Allard, team foul #12 | 55-72 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | James Barta misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | James Barta makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Albert Chow is fouled on the floor by Bob Cole - foul #2 on Bob Cole, team foul #6 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | LSU | Connie Derenberger (PG) Steve Steinman | |
| 01:33 | LSU | Foster Allard is fouled on the floor by Richard Rounds - foul #1 on Richard Rounds, team foul #7 | 56-72 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Foster Allard misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | James Barta grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Joseph Pence travels with the ball | 56-72 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Fred Carte misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-72 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Bob Cole pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Christopher Morton is fouled in the backcourt by Connie Derenberger - foul #3 on Connie Derenberger, team foul #13 | 56-72 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Christopher Morton makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Christopher Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Connie Derenberger is blocked by James Barta | 58-72 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Barta | 58-72 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | James Barta misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Foster Allard - foul #5 on Foster Allard, team foul #14 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | LSU | Albert Fusco (C) Foster Allard | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | James Barta makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | James Barta makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Connie Derenberger runs out the clock | 60-72 |