| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) C - David Webster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) SF - Jason Collier (fresh) PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | David Webster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | David Webster tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Marvin Henry grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Jason Collier is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Jason Collier grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Randall Mendelson is called for the reach on Michael Griffith - foul #1 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses the dunk attempt | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | David Webster makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Brice Stolinski | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb clanks a shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Mark Dortch is fouled on the floor by Michael Griffith - foul #1 on Michael Griffith, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Otha Sielski (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Michael Griffith, Marvin Henry, Jason Collier, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Brice Stolinski | 4-0 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Jerry Miner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Marvin Henry (SG) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Dortch | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) C - David Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) SF - Otha Sielski (fresh) PF - Walter Dillard (fresh) C - Charles Blair (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Charles Blair buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Marvin Henry | 7-2 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Michael Griffith picks off the pass by Randall Mendelson | 7-2 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Otha Sielski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Griffith | 7-4 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is hacked by Otha Sielski during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Otha Sielski, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Duncan (PF) Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Jason Collier (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Michael Griffith, Marvin Henry, Otha Sielski, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the contested jumper from the right side set up by Mark Dortch and the foul's on Jason Collier - foul #1 on Jason Collier, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG) Jerry Miner | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Griffith | 10-6 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Mendelson | 12-6 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Jason Collier lays it in on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 12-8 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Edward Gilbert is called for the reach on David Webster - foul #1 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Conlin (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF), Joshua Bolin (C) Brice Stolinski, William Duncan, David Webster | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Walter Dillard (PF) Michael Griffith, Jason Collier, Ronald Cribb | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Mark Dortch makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Mendelson | 15-8 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Marvin Henry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-8 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski buries a turnaround near the basket | 17-8 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-8 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski travels with the ball | 17-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF), David Webster (C) Daniel Conlin, Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Jason Collier (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Charles Blair (C) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Walter Dillard, Edward Gilbert | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ronald Cribb, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Gilbert (C) Charles Blair | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Collier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Cribb | 17-8 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Randall Mendelson - foul #2 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (PG), William Duncan (PF) Randall Mendelson, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Otha Sielski (SF), Charles Blair (C) Jason Collier, Edward Gilbert | |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | William Duncan loses the ball out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Otha Sielski, Ronald Cribb, Charles Blair | |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Jason Collier travels with the ball | 17-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Otha Sielski (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jason Collier, Walter Dillard | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Marvin Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Oleg Swatloski - foul #1 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski (PF) William Duncan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF) Otha Sielski, Ronald Cribb | |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Michael Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Michael Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Walter Dillard pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Michael Griffith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-13 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | The jump hook by David Webster is blocked by Edward Gilbert | 17-13 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Jason Collier gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Marvin Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (SG), Daniel Conlin (SF), Joshua Bolin (C) Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski, David Webster | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG), Otha Sielski (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Charles Blair (C) Marvin Henry, Jason Collier, Walter Dillard, Edward Gilbert | |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin drills a jumper in the paint | 19-13 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Charles Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Duncan (PF) Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Edward Gilbert (C) Otha Sielski, Charles Blair | |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Michael Griffith - foul #2 on Michael Griffith, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Webster (C) Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Jason Collier (SF), Charles Blair (C) Michael Griffith, Thomas Hawkes, Edward Gilbert | |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 3rd free throw | 22-13 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Marvin Henry hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Miner and he's hacked by Rodney Bell - foul #1 on Rodney Bell, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jason Collier, Charles Blair | |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Bell (fresh) SF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Duncan (fresh) C - David Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | David Webster hits the follow up shot | 24-16 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Rodney Bell - foul #2 on Rodney Bell, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Mark Dortch (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF) Oleg Swatloski, Rodney Bell, Daniel Conlin, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Jerry Miner, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-17 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski misses the tip | 24-17 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Charles Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Marvin Henry is hacked by Tim Johnson - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Otha Sielski (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Marvin Henry, Jason Collier, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert blows the layup | 24-17 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Mark Dortch pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | David Webster knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Ronald Cribb - foul #2 on Ronald Cribb, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF) Thomas Hawkes, Otha Sielski, Ronald Cribb | |
| 05:44 | Purdue | David Webster makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Brice Stolinski blocks the short jumper by Marvin Henry | 27-17 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jarek Kuchinski | 27-17 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Mark Dortch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bolin (C) David Webster | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Charles Blair (C) Jerry Miner, Edward Gilbert | |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Marvin Henry comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-17 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Jason Collier tips it home | 27-19 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jarek Kuchinski | 29-19 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Michael Griffith buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Marvin Henry | 29-22 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin loses the ball out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (SG), Daniel Conlin (SF), William Duncan (PF), David Webster (C) Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski, Jarek Kuchinski, Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Otha Sielski (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jason Collier, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Bell (fresh) SF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Duncan (fresh) C - David Webster (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otha Sielski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits a jumper from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | David Webster comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 29-24 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Michael Griffith pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Marvin Henry dunks the ball | 29-26 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | David Webster drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Duncan | 31-26 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert scores on a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Oleg Swatloski - foul #2 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Mark Dortch (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF) Oleg Swatloski, Rodney Bell, Daniel Conlin, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG), Jason Collier (SF) Marvin Henry, Otha Sielski | |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Ronald Cribb steals the ball from Brice Stolinski | 31-29 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 31-31 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Mark Dortch buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Johnson | 34-31 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Dortch - foul #1 on Mark Dortch, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bolin (C) David Webster | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Jason Collier, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Mark Dortch grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Thomas Hawkes, Charles Blair | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |