| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart inbounds the ball | 23-19 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Michael Hart snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | James Richardson is hacked by Gregory Gift - foul #3 on Gregory Gift, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (SG) Gregory Gift | |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | William Banks hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 23-21 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Flowers | 23-21 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-21 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #1 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew Taylor (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | James Richardson gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Adolph Jackson - foul #2 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #2 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Richardson - foul #3 on James Richardson, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF) James Richardson, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Arocha (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Matthew Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson grabs the board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Nelson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Arocha (fresh) PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Flowers | 23-24 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | William Banks drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor | 23-27 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Thomas Younger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Alan Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Alan Nelson tips it home | 25-27 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | William Banks misses short on a shot near the basket | 25-27 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | James Arocha can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Matthew Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the jumper from close range | 25-29 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Alan Nelson | 27-29 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Alan Nelson steals the ball from Jerry Flowers | 27-29 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Alan Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), James Richardson (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Thomas Younger, Otto Konopka, Dikembe Ali, Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Crocker (PG), Gregory Gift (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (PF), Thomas Green (C) Richard Johnson, William Banks, James Arocha, Jerry Flowers, Matthew Taylor | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gerard Bower | 29-29 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alan Nelson - foul #1 on Alan Nelson, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers (C) Thomas Green | |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Crocker (fresh) SG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo lays it up and in on a great pass from James Richardson | 31-29 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Gregory Gift - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 31-29 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is whistled for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Alan Nelson (PF) Gerard Bower, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Banks (PG) James Crocker | |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is whistled for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (C) Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Jerry Flowers is denied by Adolph Jackson | 31-29 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers misses the tip | 31-29 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eldridge Kent - foul #3 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (SG), Matthew Taylor (C) Gregory Gift, Eldridge Kent | |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Matthew Taylor grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #4 on James Richardson, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Alan Nelson (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) James Richardson, Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Thomas Younger connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Ali | 35-32 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Ali | 35-32 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers can't tip it in | 35-32 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-32 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | William Banks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-32 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Matthew Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), James Richardson (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Thomas Younger, Otto Konopka, Dikembe Ali, Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (SG), James Arocha (SF), Eldridge Kent (PF) William Banks, Bill Greenman, Jerry Flowers | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Arocha (fresh) PF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Gerard Bower swats the shot by Richard Johnson | 37-32 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Matthew Taylor tips it in | 37-34 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Matthew Taylor grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor | 37-36 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Adolph Jackson (C) Gerard Bower, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Banks (PG), Jerry Flowers (C) Richard Johnson, Matthew Taylor | |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | William Banks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Richardson | 41-36 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Eldridge Kent takes the ball from Cesar Rizzo | 41-36 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | James Arocha's pass is intercepted by Adolph Jackson | 41-36 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | The short jumper by Adolph Jackson is denied by Jerry Flowers | 41-36 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Gift | 41-36 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-36 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Arocha (fairly fresh) PF - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Purdue | The jump hook by Cesar Rizzo is blocked by Eldridge Kent | 41-36 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Gift and the foul's on Cesar Rizzo - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Otto Konopka (SG), Alan Nelson (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Bob Kinzer (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Matthew Taylor (C) William Banks, Gregory Gift, James Arocha, Eldridge Kent | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | The short jumper by Adolph Jackson is denied by Bill Greenman | 41-39 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bill Greenman | 41-39 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), James Richardson (SG), Michael Hart (SF) Gerard Bower, Otto Konopka, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Banks (PG) Bob Kinzer | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Banks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Younger - foul #1 on Thomas Younger, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Bill Greenman picks off the pass by Michael Hart | 41-41 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (PF) Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | William Banks misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Younger - foul #2 on Thomas Younger, team foul #9 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (PF) Matthew Taylor | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | William Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | James Richardson pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent buries a turnaround from close range set up by Gregory Gift | 43-44 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Banks | 43-46 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 43-46 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers runs out the clock | 43-46 |