| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Younger, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-33 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jack Cutshall - foul #2 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Adolph Jackson - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF) Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Thomas Younger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Jack Cutshall | 36-37 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Thomas Younger can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #3 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF) Thomas Mathis | |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-37 |
| 18:03 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gregory Hanson | 37-37 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | James Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Thomas Younger knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 40-37 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF) Robert Anderson | |
| 17:06 | Purdue | James Richardson is fouled on the floor by Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall | |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | James Jackson double dribbles | 40-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson (PF) Scott Barnes | |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Younger | 43-37 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | James Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harris Brault | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo blows the dunk | 43-40 |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault blows the dunk but the foul's on Alan Nelson - foul #2 on Alan Nelson, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (PF) Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Lawrence Griffith (C) James Jackson, Keith Beane, Jerome Garrison | |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Adolph Jackson | 45-42 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by Harris Brault - foul #1 on Harris Brault, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF) Harris Brault, Gregory Hanson | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson tips it home | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith clanks a runner in the lane | 49-45 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Thomas Younger gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Thomas Younger knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the shot from the left side | 51-45 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | James Richardson grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Younger | 54-45 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Michael Hart (SF) Thomas Younger, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Gregory Hanson (PF) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Jerome Garrison | |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Keith Beane steals the ball from Gerard Bower | 54-46 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis lays it in on a great pass from Keith Beane | 54-48 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Hanson - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (C) Thomas Mathis, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Cesar Rizzo is called for the reach on Keith Beane - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-48 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 55-48 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Otto Konopka and he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG) Keith Beane | |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 57-48 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | James Jackson clanks a jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 57-48 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Thomas Younger travels with the ball | 57-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Scott Barnes (C) James Jackson, Harris Brault, Gregory Hanson | |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Cesar Rizzo is called for the reach on Scott Barnes - foul #4 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-48 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | James Richardson is hacked by Jerome Garrison - foul #1 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SF), Alan Nelson (PF) Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (C) Jerome Garrison | |
| 09:04 | Purdue | James Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | James Richardson steals it from Scott Barnes | 57-48 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Alan Nelson lays it up and in set up by James Richardson | 59-48 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 59-50 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Thomas Younger's floater is knocked away by Scott Barnes | 59-50 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | James Richardson grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Nenad Smolski (SF), Adolph Jackson (C) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Scott Barnes, Ray Wilson | |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 62-50 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Keith Beane and the foul's on Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Nenad Smolski, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | James Jackson steals the ball from Cesar Rizzo | 62-53 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | James Jackson hits the finger roll | 62-55 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Hart | 64-55 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | James Jackson loses the dribble to Cesar Rizzo | 64-55 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Harris Brault is called for the reach on Adolph Jackson - foul #2 on Harris Brault, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), James Richardson (SG) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Jerome Garrison (C) James Jackson, Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Cutshall - foul #3 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (SF), Alan Nelson (PF) Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes (C) Gregory Hanson | |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Mathis - foul #4 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:02 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-56 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes snags the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is whistled for traveling | 65-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF) Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson (PF) Scott Barnes | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Younger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jerome Garrison - foul #2 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (PF) Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Thomas Mathis, Jerome Garrison | |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the easy layup | 66-58 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lawrence Griffith | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Thomas Younger buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Richardson | 68-58 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by Jack Cutshall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Gregory Hanson | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) James Jackson, Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison | |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Michael Hart banks in the layup | 72-63 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 72-63 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | James Richardson pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the easy layup | 72-63 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Thomas Younger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | James Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Cutshall - foul #5 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #13 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | James Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Scott Barnes | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 76-65 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aziz | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by James Jackson - foul #4 on James Jackson, team foul #14 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison travels with the ball | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Younger runs out the clock | 77-65 |