| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete grabs the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-29 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino tips it home | 21-29 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Reynaldo Marino is called for the reach on Craig Brooks - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | William Singleton banks in the layup | 21-31 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino is called for traveling | 21-31 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Craig Brooks | 21-34 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon is called for traveling | 21-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't throw it down | 21-34 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Barry Brown lays it up and in set up by Troy Watkins | 23-34 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Troy Watkins takes the ball from William Singleton | 23-34 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Troy Watkins lays it up and in | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Craig Brooks | 25-36 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Aaron Butler is called for the reach on Troy Watkins - foul #3 on Aaron Butler, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Brett Burman (SF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Troy Watkins, Barry Brown, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Kwacha Abdel steals it from Reynaldo Marino | 25-36 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel banks in the layup | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:39 | Purdue | George Swick is hacked by Jerry Merchant - foul #1 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Reynaldo Marino | 28-38 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the tip | 28-38 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino clanks a shot from the left block | 28-38 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Brett Burman steps in front of the Richard Lamere pass | 28-38 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Anthony King - foul #2 on Anthony King, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG), Barry Brown (SF), David Davis (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) George Swick, Brett Burman, Donald Navarrete, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso, Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Troy Watkins - foul #2 on Troy Watkins, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | David Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Carl McKinney - foul #1 on Carl McKinney, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Gaither - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Brooks - foul #3 on Craig Brooks, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Navarrete (PF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Brooks | 35-41 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete comes up short on the floater from close range | 35-41 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Brooks | 35-43 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete travels with the ball | 35-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Brett Burman (SF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Alvin Bailey, Barry Brown, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Brett Burman | 35-43 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Merchant - foul #2 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kwacha Abdel | 36-45 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Brett Burman loses the dribble to Richard Lamere | 36-45 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Anthony King is hacked by Brett Burman - foul #2 on Brett Burman, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), David Davis (PF) Troy Watkins, Brett Burman, Donald Navarrete | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Jerry Merchant | |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-45 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | David Davis hits the finger roll | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Barry Brown steps in front of the Kwacha Abdel pass | 38-45 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Barry Brown throws it down | 40-45 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Gagnon - foul #3 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG) George Swick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF) Ebo Amoroso, Kwacha Abdel, Richard Lamere | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 40-45 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | David Davis grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Craig Brooks - foul #4 on Craig Brooks, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Singleton | 42-47 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | David Davis comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on William Singleton - foul #3 on William Singleton, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Donald Navarrete (PF) Philip Gagnon, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 06:24 | Purdue | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Gaither | 44-47 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither lays it in | 46-47 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-50 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | David Davis snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | David Davis misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Singleton | 46-52 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Barry Brown (SF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Alvin Bailey, David Davis, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino is hacked by Carl McKinney - foul #2 on Carl McKinney, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Philip Gagnon - foul #4 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Carl McKinney and he's fouled by Donald Navarrete - foul #1 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF) Donald Navarrete | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF) William Singleton | |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Aaron Butler picks off the pass by Troy Watkins | 50-56 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Reynaldo Marino - foul #2 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Navarrete (PF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Ebo Amoroso | |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Troy Watkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-57 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Watkins | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks loses the dribble to Barry Brown | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Philip Gagnon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Brooks, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (PG) Craig Brooks | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Reynaldo Marino is called for the reach on Ebo Amoroso - foul #3 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Barry Brown and he's hacked by Bill Quincy - foul #1 on Bill Quincy, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the fadeaway from the left side | 58-57 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Philip Gagnon is blocked by Aaron Butler | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 58-59 |