| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Savard (fresh) SF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Anthony Murphy is blocked by Micheal Poirier | 37-30 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | The short jumper by Harry Branch is denied by Anthony Murphy | 37-30 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Branch | 39-30 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Harry Branch - foul #3 on Harry Branch, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Mattia (PF), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Harry Branch, Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Timothy Savard | |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Larry Gunning | 39-33 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses long on a floater in the paint | 39-33 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski is fouled on the floor by Donald Mattia - foul #1 on Donald Mattia, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Benjamin Desalvo blocks the short jumper by Gerald Exley | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Larry Gunning is called for the reach on Willie Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Gunning, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Poirier (C) Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SF), Harry Branch (PF) Marcos Arroyo, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Savard (fresh) SF - Anthony Murphy (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Skorupski (tired) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy buries a driving attempt from the left block | 39-37 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Rincon - foul #3 on Larry Rincon, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Murphy - foul #2 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Mike Raybon - foul #4 on Mike Raybon, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (SG) Mike Raybon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Harry Branch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Carlos and he's hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #2 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (C) Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Timothy Savard | |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos is hacked by Larry Rincon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Rincon, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Exley | 44-38 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Murphy | 44-38 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Murphy - foul #4 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Mattia (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Harry Branch, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Anthony Murphy is blocked by Micheal Poirier | 45-38 |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-38 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Branch (PF) Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | Matthew Carlos steals it from Timothy Savard | 45-38 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan misses the lay-in | 45-38 |
| 11:41 | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Arroyo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Poirier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Savard (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 26 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy connects on the runner from the right block | 45-40 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-40 |
| 10:56 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Murphy | 45-40 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the easy layup | 45-40 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Harry Branch misses long on an open runner from the right block | 45-40 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Poirier | 45-40 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcos Arroyo | 47-40 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy jams it | 47-42 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Gerald Exley takes the ball from Harry Branch | 47-42 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy buries a runner in the paint | 47-44 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Harry Branch slams it home on a nice dish by Marcos Arroyo | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is hacked by Micheal Poirier - foul #2 on Micheal Poirier, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (C) Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Timothy Savard | |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Sullivan | 52-44 |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcos Arroyo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Murphy (tired) 32 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerald Exley (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses the easy layup | 52-44 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 06:39 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy scores on a jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos banks in the layup | 56-46 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy blows the layup | 56-46 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Larry Rincon picks off the pass by Matthew Carlos in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Carlos - foul #2 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SF), Donald Mattia (PF) Marcos Arroyo, Harry Branch | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) Larry Gunning | |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-48 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy is denied on a dunk by Benjamin Desalvo | 56-48 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #3 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Poirier (C) Willie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard (SG) Mark Burkey | |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Mattia | 58-48 |
| 04:57 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Harry Branch (PF) Benjamin Desalvo, Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Mike Raybon buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG) Willie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:29 | Southern Cal | Mike Raybon steals it from Anthony Murphy | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Savard (fresh) SF - Anthony Murphy (tired) 36 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gerald Exley (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Harry Branch is hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #4 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (C) Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Timothy Savard | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:57 | Southern Cal | Harry Branch swats the layup by Larry Rincon | 63-48 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Harry Branch pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 63-48 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo tips it but misses | 63-48 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Skorupski | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Anthony Murphy - foul #5 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #10 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SF) Anthony Murphy | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 02:14 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning buries a fadeaway from close range set up by James Gerber and the foul's on Matthew Carlos - foul #3 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Marcos Arroyo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Branch and he's hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #5 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #11 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard (SG), Jeffrey Halter (PF) Larry Gunning, Donald Skorupski | |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Willie Sullivan is called for the reach on Timothy Savard - foul #2 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Poirier (C) Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG) Jeffrey Halter | |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Harry Branch gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Exley - foul #2 on Gerald Exley, team foul #12 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter (PF) Larry Gunning | |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Timothy Savard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Rincon | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is called for traveling | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan runs out the clock | 66-55 |