| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Burkhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Szymkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Padua (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Younger steals it from Melvin Randall | 35-29 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Thomas Younger lays it in | 35-31 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | David Padua's floater is tipped away by Adolph Jackson | 35-31 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | James Burkhart snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Richardson | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | David Padua clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-33 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky (SF), Michael Flanagan (C) Garf Szymkowski, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Younger and he's hacked by Michael Flanagan - foul #2 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (PG), Paul Albertson (SG), David Moore (PF) James Burkhart, Melvin Randall, David Padua | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | David Moore misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson jams it | 35-38 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Leon Height clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Leon Height pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | James Richardson steals the ball from Michael Flanagan | 35-38 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Richardson | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Leon Height (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Moore (fresh) C - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Leon Height throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG), Melvin Randall (SG), Garf Szymkowski (SF), David Padua (PF), Brian Gray (C) Leon Height, Paul Albertson, Bryan Lubinsky, David Moore, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Melvin Randall - foul #3 on Melvin Randall, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Padua | 38-42 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is fouled on the floor by James Burkhart - foul #1 on James Burkhart, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Burkhart - foul #2 on James Burkhart, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | James Burkhart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-44 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | David Padua snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 13:42 | Minnesota | Brian Gray connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Brian Gray snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | James Burkhart buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Melvin Randall | 42-44 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Thomas Younger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-46 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | David Padua misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | James Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (PG), Paul Albertson (SG), Bryan Lubinsky (SF), David Moore (PF), Michael Flanagan (C) James Burkhart, Melvin Randall, Garf Szymkowski, David Padua, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) James Richardson, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson, Dikembe Ali | |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Leon Height connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Lubinsky | 45-46 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Leon Height (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Moore (fresh) C - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | David Moore is hacked by Thomas Younger - foul #1 on Thomas Younger, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Thomas Younger | |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Nenad Smolski takes the ball from Michael Flanagan | 45-48 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerard Bower | 45-51 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | David Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG) Paul Albertson | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Nenad Smolski | |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Alan Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Alan Nelson grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Alan Nelson is fouled on the floor by Michael Flanagan - foul #3 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (SG), Garf Szymkowski (SF), David Padua (PF) Leon Height, David Moore, Bryan Lubinsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Alan Nelson | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-54 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Richardson | 46-56 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Burkhart | 49-56 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Michael Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (PG), Bryan Lubinsky (SF), Brian Gray (C) James Burkhart, Garf Szymkowski, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Leon Height is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SG) Melvin Randall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) James Richardson | |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | David Padua hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 49-56 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Thomas Younger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson grabs the board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Leon Height (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hart (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (tiring) 7 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Michael Hart steals the ball from Paul Albertson | 49-56 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the jump hook from the right block | 49-56 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | David Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:49 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (PG), Melvin Randall (SG), Garf Szymkowski (SF), David Moore (PF), Alexei Jelavic (C) Leon Height, Paul Albertson, Bryan Lubinsky, David Padua, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), James Richardson (SG), Alan Nelson (PF) Thomas Younger, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson | |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Gerard Bower tips it in | 49-58 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Gerard Bower picks off the pass by James Burkhart in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Gerard Bower banks in the layup | 49-60 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski is hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan (C) Alexei Jelavic | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | David Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Alan Nelson gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to James Richardson | 49-60 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the turnaround from the baseline | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski buries a floater from close range | 51-62 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Gerard Bower comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Flanagan - foul #4 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Padua (PF), Brian Gray (C) David Moore, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF) Joshua Barnes, Alan Nelson | |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 04:30 | Minnesota | David Padua loses the dribble to Cesar Rizzo | 51-64 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Garf Szymkowski - foul #1 on Garf Szymkowski, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (PG), Paul Albertson (SG), Bryan Lubinsky (SF) James Burkhart, Melvin Randall, Garf Szymkowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Brian Gray pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-64 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | David Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Leon Height throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG) James Richardson | |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Michael Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (SG) Paul Albertson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Leon Height (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Padua (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Leon Height misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Brian Gray swats the short shot by Adolph Jackson | 51-64 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the follow up shot | 51-66 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | David Padua is fouled on the floor by Adolph Jackson - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #5 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SG), David Moore (PF), Michael Flanagan (C) Melvin Randall, David Padua, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson, Dikembe Ali | |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | David Moore is whistled for a carry | 51-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexei Jelavic (C) Bryan Lubinsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Leon Height comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Flanagan | 51-69 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Alan Nelson steps in front of the Paul Albertson pass | 51-69 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Alexei Jelavic pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | Alexei Jelavic misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 51-71 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson gets the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Michael Flanagan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | James Richardson pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Thomas Younger clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Flanagan - foul #5 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #8 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky (SF) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF) Joshua Barnes, Alan Nelson | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Paul Albertson is blocked by Adolph Jackson | 51-73 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Younger runs out the clock | 51-73 |