| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Guy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Springer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Chapin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe loses the ball out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), James Holland (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, James Zacher, Mathew McCabe, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Mark Springer is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Louis Pierson steals it from James Holland | 24-26 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Mark Springer lays it in on a great pass from Louis Pierson | 24-28 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), James Zacher (SG), Earl Loera (PF) Michael Johnston, David Lohmann, James Holland | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Earl Loera - foul #1 on Earl Loera, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG), David Lohmann (SF) James Scuderi, James Zacher | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | John Sapien's floater is tipped away by Russell Denenberg | 24-31 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | David Braud gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | John Sapien buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Dean Chapin - foul #3 on Dean Chapin, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), James Zacher (SG), Michael Johnston (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF) David Braud, David Peluso, David Lohmann, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Russell Denenberg, Dean Chapin | |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | James Cross is fouled in the backcourt by James Scuderi - foul #3 on James Scuderi, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Mark Springer loses the ball out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF), Andrew Guy (C) Michael Johnston, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF) James Cross, Mark Springer | |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi loses the dribble to Joe Hayner | 27-31 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Louis Pierson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Guy - foul #1 on Andrew Guy, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), David Peluso (SG), Michael Johnston (SF), Earl Loera (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, James Zacher, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Russell Denenberg (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Louis Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Louis Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | David Peluso buries a 3 from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Michael Johnston steals it from Lee Alvis | 30-32 |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses the lay-in | 30-32 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Braud (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Peluso (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Johnston (fresh) PF - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sapien (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | David Peluso makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Louis Pierson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble is hacked by Michael Johnston - foul #1 on Michael Johnston, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), Andrew Guy (C) David Braud, David Peluso, Michael Johnston, Earl Loera, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), James Cross (SG), Mark Springer (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Dean Chapin (C) Louis Pierson, Lee Alvis, Jeffrey Wyble, Russell Denenberg, Joe Hayner | |
| 13:43 | Purdue | James Cross knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Salvatore Giordano | 33-35 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Salvatore Giordano | 33-35 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano is fouled on the floor by James Scuderi - foul #4 on James Scuderi, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Dean Chapin's pass is intercepted by Andrew Guy | 33-35 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Mathew McCabe | 35-35 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Holland (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, Mathew McCabe, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), Russell Denenberg (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | James Zacher clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | James Holland grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sapien (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Springer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Chapin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Dean Chapin swats the layup by James Holland | 35-35 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Dean Chapin snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Springer | 35-37 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | David Peluso's 3 pointer is rejected by Russell Denenberg | 35-37 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | James Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Mark Springer is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Pierson | 35-40 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on James Holland - foul #1 on James Holland, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), David Braud (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), Andrew Guy (C) David Peluso, James Zacher, David Lohmann, James Holland, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Lee Alvis (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Louis Pierson, James Cross, Mark Springer, Russell Denenberg, Dean Chapin | |
| 09:25 | Purdue | James Scuderi picks off the pass by Thomas Hamilton in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Joe Hayner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Salvatore Giordano | 38-42 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | David Braud clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble can't connect on an uncontested floater from close range | 38-42 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Lee Alvis clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Joe Hayner picks off the pass by Andrew Guy | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) SF - David Braud (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mathew McCabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Guy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Michael Johnston takes the ball from Thomas Hamilton in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Braud | 40-42 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Michael Johnston steps in front of the Jeffrey Wyble pass in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston lays it in | 42-42 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Joe Hayner is fouled on the floor by Mathew McCabe - foul #1 on Mathew McCabe, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Earl Loera (PF), James Holland (C) James Scuderi, Michael Johnston, David Braud, Mathew McCabe, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), James Cross (SG), Mark Springer (SF), Russell Denenberg (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Lee Alvis, Jeffrey Wyble, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | David Peluso can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | James Holland buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Zacher | 44-42 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Louis Pierson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Cross | 44-45 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | James Zacher pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses badly on a floater in the lane | 44-45 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | James Cross grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Mark Springer is hacked by David Lohmann in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lohmann, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), John Sapien (C) David Peluso, James Holland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF), Dean Chapin (C) Russell Denenberg, Joe Hayner | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Mark Springer misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Dean Chapin pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Dean Chapin drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Pierson | 44-47 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Dean Chapin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Dean Chapin lays it up and in set up by Salvatore Giordano | 44-49 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), Mathew McCabe (PF), Andrew Guy (C) James Scuderi, James Zacher, Earl Loera, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Lee Alvis (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Russell Denenberg (PF) Louis Pierson, James Cross, Mark Springer, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Lohmann - foul #3 on David Lohmann, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Earl Loera (PF) Michael Johnston, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Braud (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Chapin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | David Braud misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SG), Mathew McCabe (PF), John Sapien (C) James Zacher, Earl Loera, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | David Braud makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | David Braud makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG) David Braud | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), James Cross (SG), Mark Springer (SF) Thomas Hamilton, Lee Alvis, Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Pierson | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe buries a jumper from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Louis Pierson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Dean Chapin gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Mark Springer drills a 3 from the right wing | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Dean Chapin steals it from James Scuderi | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Dean Chapin is hacked by James Scuderi in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Scuderi, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Zacher (SG), Andrew Guy (C) James Scuderi, Michael Johnston, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Mark Springer | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Dean Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Dean Chapin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Dean Chapin snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SF) Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Russell Denenberg - foul #2 on Russell Denenberg, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Louis Pierson is hacked by David Peluso in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Peluso, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) Mark Springer | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Louis Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Louis Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | James Zacher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-60 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the board | 49-60 |