| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Warren Billups (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Varela (fresh) C - William Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Zyla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Dan Upshaw inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Dayton | William Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Bob Cole | 42-40 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Rife | 42-42 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Bob Cole swats the short shot by William Powell | 42-42 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Terry Zyla gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 18:40 | Dayton | Barry Pierce loses the dribble to Thomas Rife in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Christopher Morton lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Rife | 42-46 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Terry Zyla steals it from Warren Billups in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Bob Cole's floater is knocked away by William Powell | 42-46 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Bob Cole tips it in | 42-48 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Robert Varela drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Powell and he's hacked by Terry Zyla - foul #2 on Terry Zyla, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Bryson (PG), John Shaw (SG), Henry Beaupre (SF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Warren Billups, Barry Pierce, Dan Upshaw, William Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Robert Varela makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Robert Varela is called for the reach on Jack Perkoski - foul #1 on Robert Varela, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mario Moran (C) Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Bryson - foul #1 on Jay Bryson, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Jay Bryson is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Morton - foul #2 on Christopher Morton, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (PG) Henry Beaupre | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:23 | Dayton | The jump hook by Daniel Ferguson is blocked by Richard Rounds | 45-49 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | Mario Moran snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Jay Bryson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski's pass is intercepted by John Shaw in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson misses the turnaround in the paint | 48-49 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Jay Bryson is called for the reach on Ronald Keel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Bryson, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Warren Billups (PG), Barry Pierce (SG), Dan Upshaw (SF), Henry Beaupre (PF), William Powell (C) Allen Freeman, John Shaw, Jay Bryson, Daniel Ferguson, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Terry Zyla (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Christopher Morton, Richard Rounds, Ronald Keel | |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Warren Billups buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Barry Pierce | 51-52 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Varela (PF) Henry Beaupre | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG) Jack Perkoski | |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Robert Varela hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 51-52 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Warren Billups (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Pierce (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Upshaw (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Varela (tiring) 3 pts. C - William Powell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Morton (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Zyla (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bob Cole (tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Barr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the lay-in | 51-52 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Bob Cole can't tip it in | 51-52 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Barry Pierce gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Kenneth Barr is called for the reach on William Powell - foul #1 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (PG), John Shaw (SG), Henry Beaupre (PF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Warren Billups, Barry Pierce, Robert Varela, William Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Thomas Rife (SF) Ezekiel Brittain, Christopher Morton, Kenneth Barr | |
| 15:16 | Dayton | John Shaw connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Beaupre | 53-52 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Bob Cole's layup is rejected by Daniel Ferguson | 53-52 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | John Shaw is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | John Shaw hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Bob Cole can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Beaupre - foul #2 on Henry Beaupre, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Warren Billups (PG), Jay Bryson (SG), Robert Varela (PF), William Powell (C) Allen Freeman, Dan Upshaw, Henry Beaupre, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | Warren Billups misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 55-53 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Bob Cole comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Jay Bryson gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Warren Billups is called for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Pierce (SG), Mario Moran (C) John Shaw, William Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF) Bob Cole | |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mario Moran - foul #1 on Mario Moran, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Shaw (SF) Jay Bryson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Robert Varela pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Robert Varela clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Thomas Rife pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Thomas Rife buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Keel and he's fouled by John Shaw - foul #2 on John Shaw, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Upshaw (SF), Henry Beaupre (PF), Daniel Ferguson (C) John Shaw, Robert Varela, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Ronald Keel | |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Warren Billups hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Rounds - foul #3 on Richard Rounds, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bob Cole (PF) Thomas Rife | |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Warren Billups makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Warren Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Henry Beaupre denies the turnaround by Bob Cole | 57-56 |
| 12:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Barry Pierce | 57-56 |
| 12:43 | Dayton | Bob Cole is called for the reach on Dan Upshaw - foul #2 on Bob Cole, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Bryson (PG), John Shaw (SG), Robert Varela (PF), William Powell (C) Warren Billups, Barry Pierce, Henry Beaupre, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Jay Bryson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Jack Johns grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses long on an open runner from the left block | 57-56 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Jay Bryson pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (PG) Dan Upshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Rounds, Bob Cole, Terry Zyla | |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Allen Freeman is hacked by Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mario Moran (C) William Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG) Richard Cuellar | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | John Shaw misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Robert Varela can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Mario Moran tips it in | 59-56 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Beaupre (PF) Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Allen Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Bryson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Shaw (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Henry Beaupre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Moran (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Keel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Barr (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Allen Freeman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Henry Beaupre pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | John Shaw misses the jumpshot from the right side | 59-56 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Henry Beaupre steals it from Ezekiel Brittain | 59-56 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Henry Beaupre misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Johns - foul #4 on Jack Johns, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Warren Billups (PG), Barry Pierce (SG), Dan Upshaw (SF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Allen Freeman, Jay Bryson, John Shaw, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Jack Johns, Jack Perkoski, Ronald Keel, Kenneth Barr | |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Henry Beaupre makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Henry Beaupre makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Varela (PF) Henry Beaupre | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Barry Pierce can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 61-56 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Christopher Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 61-56 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Barry Pierce connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Warren Billups and he's hacked by Terry Zyla - foul #3 on Terry Zyla, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Powell (C) Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (PF) Bob Cole | |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Barry Pierce makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | William Powell picks off the pass by Richard Rounds | 64-56 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | William Powell drills a runner in the paint | 66-56 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Bryson (SF) Dan Upshaw | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SG), Bob Cole (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Shaw (SF), Henry Beaupre (PF) Barry Pierce, Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Henry Beaupre connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Warren Billups | 68-56 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Christopher Morton can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 68-56 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | William Powell's floater is tipped away by Ronald Keel | 68-56 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Richard Rounds | 68-56 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Ronald Keel's floater is tipped away by John Shaw | 68-56 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Ronald Keel pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Bob Cole can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Henry Beaupre - foul #3 on Henry Beaupre, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (PG), Barry Pierce (SG), Dan Upshaw (SF), Robert Varela (PF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Warren Billups, Jay Bryson, John Shaw, Henry Beaupre, William Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Christopher Morton, Richard Rounds, Ronald Keel | |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Barry Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Perkoski - foul #1 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Barry Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Barry Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Daniel Ferguson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Rife | 69-57 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Varela | 69-57 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Allen Freeman | 71-57 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-57 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Dan Upshaw gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Allen Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Pierce (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Upshaw (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Varela (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ferguson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Perkoski (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Cole (very tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Barr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Barry Pierce buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Allen Freeman | 73-57 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Barr | 73-57 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Robert Varela is called for the reach on Ezekiel Brittain - foul #2 on Robert Varela, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Warren Billups (PG), Jay Bryson (SG), John Shaw (SF), Henry Beaupre (PF), Mario Moran (C) Allen Freeman, Barry Pierce, Dan Upshaw, Robert Varela, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Richard Rounds (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Jack Perkoski, Thomas Rife, Bob Cole, Kenneth Barr | |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Jack Johns steps in front of the Jay Bryson pass in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Jack Johns slams it home | 73-61 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Mario Moran hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Warren Billups | 75-61 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jack Johns | 75-64 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Jay Bryson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Mario Moran grabs the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | John Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-64 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Jack Johns snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | John Shaw picks off the pass by Richard Cuellar in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Ezekiel Brittain swats the short shot by Henry Beaupre | 75-64 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Richard Rounds pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is fouled in the backcourt by John Shaw - foul #3 on John Shaw, team foul #9 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Pierce (SG), Dan Upshaw (SF), Robert Varela (PF), William Powell (C) Jay Bryson, John Shaw, Henry Beaupre, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bob Cole (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Terry Zyla | |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Barry Pierce misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 75-66 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Warren Billups gets the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Warren Billups can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-66 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Robert Varela denies the turnaround by Ronald Keel | 75-66 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the offensive board | 75-66 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 75-68 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Dan Upshaw clanks a floater from close range | 75-68 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Jack Johns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (PG), Jay Bryson (SG), John Shaw (SF), Daniel Ferguson (PF), Mario Moran (C) Warren Billups, Barry Pierce, Dan Upshaw, Robert Varela, William Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF) Richard Rounds, Bob Cole | |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson scores on a jump hook from the right block | 77-68 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 77-68 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Mario Moran gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:20 | Dayton | John Shaw misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Keel - foul #2 on Ronald Keel, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Warren Billups (PG), Henry Beaupre (PF) Allen Freeman, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF) Kenneth Barr, Ronald Keel | |
| 04:20 | Dayton | John Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | John Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Henry Beaupre hits the easy wide open finger roll | 81-68 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Bob Cole's pass is intercepted by Henry Beaupre | 81-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Warren Billups (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Shaw (tired) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jay Bryson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Beaupre (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Daniel Ferguson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jack Johns (tired) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Rife (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Cole (very tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Zyla (very tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Warren Billups is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cuellar - foul #5 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #11 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Pierce (SG), Dan Upshaw (SF), Robert Varela (PF), William Powell (C) John Shaw, Jay Bryson, Henry Beaupre, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Warren Billups makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Warren Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Jack Johns loses the dribble to Warren Billups in the backcourt | 83-68 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Warren Billups hits the finger roll | 85-68 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dan Upshaw - foul #2 on Dan Upshaw, team foul #10 | 85-68 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Dan Upshaw snags the defensive board | 85-68 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Jack Johns steps in front of the Robert Varela pass in the backcourt | 85-68 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ronald Keel | 85-70 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Barry Pierce hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 87-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski loses the ball out of bounds | 87-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (PG), John Shaw (SG), Jay Bryson (SF), Henry Beaupre (PF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Warren Billups, Barry Pierce, Dan Upshaw, Robert Varela, William Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Richard Rounds (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF) Jack Johns, Jack Perkoski, Bob Cole | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 87-70 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | John Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-70 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | John Shaw is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Freeman | 89-70 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Ferguson | 89-70 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Richard Rounds pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-70 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 89-72 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Jay Bryson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 89-72 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the board | 89-72 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Allen Freeman is called for the reach on Ezekiel Brittain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Freeman, team foul #11 | 89-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mario Moran (C) Allen Freeman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF) Kenneth Barr | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 1st free throw | 89-72 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 2nd free throw | 89-72 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson gets the rebound | 89-72 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | John Shaw misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-72 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Richard Rounds snags the defensive board | 89-72 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 89-72 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Christopher Morton grabs the offensive rebound | 89-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 89-72 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | John Shaw grabs the board | 89-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Ezekiel Brittain is called for the reach on Jay Bryson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #12 | 89-72 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jay Bryson makes the 1st free throw | 90-72 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jay Bryson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-72 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 91-72 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Richard Rounds snags the offensive board | 91-72 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is hacked by Daniel Ferguson - foul #1 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #12 | 91-72 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 1st free throw | 91-72 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 91-72 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson snags the defensive board | 91-72 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Jay Bryson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Christopher Morton - foul #3 on Christopher Morton, team foul #13 | 93-72 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Jay Bryson misses the free throw | 93-72 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Richard Rounds pulls down the rebound | 93-72 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Ferguson - foul #2 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #13 | 93-72 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 93-73 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 2nd free throw | 93-73 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Mario Moran grabs the defensive rebound | 93-73 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jay Bryson runs out the clock | 93-73 |