| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) SF - Jack James (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Purdue | Clifton Scheidt is called for the reach on Michael Holland - foul #3 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille (C) Clifton Scheidt | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Michael Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Brian Simone steps in front of the Gregory Bracamonte pass | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Joseph Doering gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte clanks a jumper in the paint | 34-31 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Joseph Doering gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 34-31 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco comes up short on the shot from the left block | 34-31 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Jack James grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy drills a shot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco clanks a runner in the paint | 34-33 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Lundy | 34-36 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eliseo Greco and he's hacked by Larry Lundy - foul #3 on Larry Lundy, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), David Hogenmiller (SF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Michael Holland, Andre Rizzo, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jack James, John Allen, Michael Hille | |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Heinrich (PF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke (C) Clifton Scheidt | |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Joseph Doering hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfredo Rossi swats the layup by Larry Schwebke | 36-36 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Joseph Doering comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Antonio Heinrich tips it home | 38-36 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Antonio Heinrich steals the ball from Jeffrey Galloway | 38-36 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen buries a 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Eliseo Greco (C) Orlando Mullen, David Hogenmiller, Antonio Heinrich, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Michael Hille (C) Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Larry Schwebke | |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Lundy - foul #4 on Larry Lundy, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins (PG) Larry Lundy | |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is hacked by Michael Holland - foul #2 on Michael Holland, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins's pass is intercepted by Gregory Bracamonte | 42-36 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Daniel Watkins (fresh) SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack James (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Jack James can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Joseph Doering grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo blows the layup | 42-36 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hille | 42-36 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jack James | 42-39 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | John Allen gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | John Allen's layup is rejected by Gregory Bracamonte | 42-39 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Joseph Doering and the foul's on Jack James - foul #1 on Jack James, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF) Joseph Doering, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Larry Schwebke (C) Daniel Watkins, Brian Simone, Jack James, John Allen, Michael Hille | |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dwayne Merchant | 45-41 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Michael Holland buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Andre Rizzo | 48-41 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway loses the dribble to Andre Rizzo | 48-41 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen travels with the ball | 48-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hogenmiller (SG), Antonio Heinrich (PF) Michael Holland, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack James (SF) Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 48-41 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | David Hogenmiller is hacked by Ruben Long - foul #1 on Ruben Long, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF), Michael Hille (C) Joseph Cairns, Larry Schwebke | |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Rossi | 48-43 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Antonio Heinrich can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Jack James gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Jack James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Michael Holland (SG), Eliseo Greco (C) Orlando Mullen, Andre Rizzo, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, Michael Hille | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Heinrich (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack James (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Antonio Heinrich | 50-43 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Eliseo Greco blocks the short jumper by Brian Simone | 50-43 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Holland - foul #3 on Michael Holland, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Jack James | |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Holland | 52-45 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Antonio Heinrich gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Holland steps in front of the Jeffrey Galloway pass | 52-45 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Michael Holland clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-45 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Galloway | 52-45 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eliseo Greco - foul #2 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Michael Holland, David Hogenmiller, Antonio Heinrich, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Jack James (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF) Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway, John Allen | |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Doering | 55-47 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Jack James connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Scheidt | 55-49 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Joseph Cairns steps in front of the Orlando Mullen pass | 55-49 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Scheidt | 55-49 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Joseph Doering gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack James (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) C - Clifton Scheidt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Jack James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is fouled on the floor by Clifton Scheidt - foul #5 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Eliseo Greco (C) Orlando Mullen, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Jack James banks in the layup | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Joseph Doering, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), John Allen (PF) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, Joseph Cairns | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | John Allen buries a floater from the right block set up by Larry Lundy and he's hacked by Michael Holland - foul #4 on Michael Holland, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Orlando Mullen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Michael Hille denies the turnaround by Andre Rizzo | 58-54 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Brian Simone picks off the pass by Gregory Bracamonte | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Jack James buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is hacked by Michael Hille - foul #1 on Michael Hille, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Allen gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |