| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - John Frost (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - George Millsaps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Walker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Robert Henderson inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | George Millsaps comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ernest Sloan - foul #2 on Ernest Sloan, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 19:43 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:43 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Murray | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:01 | Montana | Anthony Bowman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Jackson - foul #2 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| 19:01 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 19:01 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alfred Cochran, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 18:28 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez is whistled for a carry | 30-44 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan's layup is rejected by George Millsaps | 30-44 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran snags the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | James Murray hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Sloan | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 17:43 | Montana | Robert Henderson blows the layup | 30-46 |
| 17:42 | Montana | George Millsaps snags the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 17:28 | Montana | George Millsaps hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 30-46 |
| 17:26 | Montana | Robert Henderson tips it home | 32-46 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Bowman - foul #2 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG) Miguel Sanchez | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG), Robert Hillis (C) Ernest Sloan, Charles Walker | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 16:58 | Montana | Anthony Bowman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Covitz | 35-48 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | James Murray is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bowman - foul #3 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Roger Marple (SF) Anthony Bowman, Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Wade (SF) Alfred Cochran | |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Michael Wade misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:24 | Montana | George Millsaps pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 15:57 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 15:56 | Montana | John Frost misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hillis | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Millsaps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Murray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wade (fresh) PF - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Roger Marple - foul #3 on Roger Marple, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (PG), Robert Henderson (SF), Fernando Ortega (PF), Homer Gibbs (C) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple, John Frost, George Millsaps | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Ernest Sloan (SG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Charles Walker (C) James Murray, James Gilbert, Michael Wade, Robert Hillis | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 15:14 | Montana | A charge is called on Homer Gibbs - foul #1 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan clanks a floater from the left side | 35-50 |
| 14:55 | Montana | Fernando Ortega grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 14:41 | Montana | Anthony Bowman drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Henderson and he's hacked by Alfred Cochran - foul #2 on Alfred Cochran, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SG) William Covitz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hillis (PF) Joseph Jackson | |
| 14:41 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan lays it up and in and the foul's on Homer Gibbs - foul #2 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:10 | Montana | Fernando Ortega double dribbles | 38-53 |
| Subs | Montana | John Frost (PF), George Millsaps (C) Fernando Ortega, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Murray (PG) David Dunn | |
| 13:58 | Purdue | John Frost denies the turnaround by Ernest Sloan | 38-53 |
| 13:56 | Montana | Anthony Bowman snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 13:38 | Montana | Robert Henderson is fouled on the floor by Alfred Cochran - foul #3 on Alfred Cochran, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| 13:26 | Montana | Robert Henderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Murray | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:50 | Montana | Anthony Bowman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-56 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Robert Hillis is called for traveling | 38-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Roger Marple (SF), Fernando Ortega (PF), Homer Gibbs (C) Charles Austin, Robert Henderson, John Frost, George Millsaps | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG), Michael Wade (SF), Joseph Jackson (PF) Ernest Sloan, Alfred Cochran, Robert Hillis | |
| 12:09 | Montana | Roger Marple throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG) James Murray | |
| 11:55 | Purdue | David Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Charles Walker tips it back up and in | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Fernando Ortega (fresh) 3 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wade (fresh) PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Montana | Anthony Bowman is whistled for a carry | 38-58 |
| Subs | Montana | John Frost (PF), George Millsaps (C) Fernando Ortega, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson is whistled for a carry | 38-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Murray (PG), Alfred Cochran (SF) David Dunn, Michael Wade | |
| 11:03 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-58 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | James Murray pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | James Murray misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 10:56 | Montana | Roger Marple pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 10:50 | Montana | George Millsaps scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Charles Walker - foul #3 on Charles Walker, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF) Roger Marple | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Sloan (SG), Robert Hillis (C) James Gilbert, Charles Walker | |
| 10:50 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Robert Hillis is hacked by Robert Henderson - foul #1 on Robert Henderson, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG) Anthony Bowman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:03 | Purdue | James Murray makes the 3 from the right wing | 41-61 |
| 09:48 | Montana | William Covitz is hacked by Alfred Cochran - foul #4 on Alfred Cochran, team foul #7 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF) Miguel Sanchez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Wade (SF) Alfred Cochran | |
| 09:48 | Montana | William Covitz makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:48 | Montana | William Covitz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Michael Wade buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Sloan | 43-63 |
| 08:59 | Montana | William Covitz misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-63 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hillis | 43-63 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Robert Hillis is fouled on the floor by George Millsaps - foul #2 on George Millsaps, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (PG), Fernando Ortega (PF), Homer Gibbs (C) Robert Henderson, John Frost, George Millsaps | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), James Gilbert (SG), Charles Walker (C) James Murray, Ernest Sloan, Joseph Jackson | |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Robert Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Robert Hillis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 08:29 | Montana | Homer Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Charles Walker - foul #4 on Charles Walker, team foul #8 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Jackson (PF) Charles Walker | |
| 08:29 | Montana | Homer Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 08:29 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Robert Hillis gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Fernando Ortega is called for the reach on Michael Wade - foul #3 on Fernando Ortega, team foul #8 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG) William Covitz | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Michael Wade makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Michael Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 08:18 | Montana | Fernando Ortega grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 08:11 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses badly on a shot from close range | 44-66 |
| 08:10 | Montana | Fernando Ortega grabs the offensive board | 44-66 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Michael Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Miguel Sanchez picks off the pass by David Dunn | 44-66 |
| 07:45 | Montana | Anthony Bowman lays it up and in set up by Miguel Sanchez | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Fernando Ortega (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Robert Hillis buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Dunn | 46-68 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Marple | 48-68 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | James Gilbert clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Marple - foul #4 on Roger Marple, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), John Frost (PF), George Millsaps (C) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple, Fernando Ortega, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Sloan (SG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Charles Walker (C) David Dunn, Michael Wade, Robert Hillis | |
| 06:45 | Purdue | James Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | James Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 06:31 | Montana | George Millsaps scores on a runner from the baseline | 50-70 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Charles Walker hits the finger roll | 50-72 |
| 06:07 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 50-72 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Cochran | 50-72 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-72 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Charles Walker tips it home | 50-74 |
| 05:17 | Montana | George Millsaps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Gilbert - foul #1 on James Gilbert, team foul #9 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG) Anthony Bowman | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Michael Wade (SF), Robert Hillis (PF) Ernest Sloan, Alfred Cochran, Joseph Jackson | |
| 05:17 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 05:17 | Montana | George Millsaps misses the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Charles Walker makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Gilbert | 51-76 |
| 04:51 | Montana | John Frost misses the easy layup | 51-76 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Charles Walker gets the rebound | 51-76 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | John Frost swats the shot by David Dunn | 51-76 |
| 04:37 | Montana | George Millsaps gets the rebound | 51-76 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Henderson | 53-76 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | John Frost picks off the pass by David Dunn | 53-76 |
| 04:00 | Montana | John Frost scores on a driving attempt from close range | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Charles Walker clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-76 |
| 03:46 | Montana | George Millsaps gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Covitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Frost (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - George Millsaps (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Montana | George Millsaps's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Walker | 55-76 |
| 03:26 | Montana | George Millsaps tips it back up and in | 57-76 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Michael Wade hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 57-76 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Michael Wade tips it in | 57-78 |
| 02:50 | Montana | George Millsaps misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Charles Walker - foul #5 on Charles Walker, team foul #10 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (PG), Charles Austin (SG), Roger Marple (SF), Fernando Ortega (PF) Miguel Sanchez, William Covitz, Robert Henderson, John Frost | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Fink (SF), Joseph Jackson (C) Michael Wade, Charles Walker | |
| 02:50 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 02:50 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Dunn | 59-81 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Fernando Ortega comes up short on the shot in the paint | 59-81 |
| 02:14 | Montana | George Millsaps tips it but misses | 59-81 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Robert Hillis grabs the board | 59-81 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-81 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Fernando Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 59-81 |
| 01:57 | Montana | George Millsaps drills a shot in the lane | 61-81 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson can't finish the layup | 61-81 |
| 01:38 | Montana | Charles Austin grabs the board | 61-81 |
| 01:20 | Montana | Roger Marple misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Fink - foul #1 on John Fink, team foul #11 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), John Frost (PF) Charles Austin, Fernando Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Wade (SF) John Fink | |
| 01:20 | Montana | Roger Marple makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 01:20 | Montana | Roger Marple makes the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Michael Wade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-81 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Robert Hillis tips it in | 63-83 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-83 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 63-83 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | David Dunn makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Gilbert | 63-85 |
| 00:15 | Montana | George Millsaps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-85 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF) Roger Marple | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | David Dunn runs out the clock | 63-85 |