| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Crosson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Thalman (fresh) 4 ast. PF - James Cluff (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | William Thalman inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | James Cluff works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Kevin Crosson | 31-27 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-27 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | James Cluff pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Cluff | 33-27 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Michael Bond is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Bond, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | Michael Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Michael Bond can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Thalman - foul #1 on William Thalman, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert McManus (PF), Joshua Bowman (C) William Thalman, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin (SF) Oleg Zolondek | |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Michael Bond misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Michael Bond blocks the short jumper by Joshua Bowman | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Jimmie Brown (C) Thomas Gaunt, Michael Bond, Fausto Romano | |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Robert McManus lays it in | 35-28 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeff Burnett | 35-30 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jeff Burnett - foul #1 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SF) Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Michael Bond (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Jeff Burnett, Oleg Zolondek, Jimmie Brown | |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Evan Dauphin | 36-32 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Belcher | 39-32 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | James Cluff swats the shot by Bennie Frost | 39-32 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | James Cluff grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Bennie Frost steals the ball from William Thalman | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Thalman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - James Cluff (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Joshua Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bennie Frost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Dauphin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin is hacked by William Thalman in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Thalman, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), David Harris (SG), Robert McManus (PF), Warren Cain (C) Christopher Belcher, Kevin Crosson, William Thalman, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Jimmie Brown (C) Bennie Frost, Evan Dauphin, Fausto Romano | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Lee Larson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Bond | 39-35 |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is hacked by Lee Larson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Larson, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (PG) Lee Larson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by James Cluff - foul #2 on James Cluff, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Warren Cain snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | David Harris buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Warren Cain and the foul's on Thomas Gaunt - foul #3 on Thomas Gaunt, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Upton (PF) Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:08 | Purdue | David Harris makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Michael Bond misses the wide open shot near the basket | 42-36 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Michael Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-36 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Warren Cain | 42-36 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | James Cluff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-36 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bond | 42-36 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek is hacked by James Cluff - foul #3 on James Cluff, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), William Thalman (SF), Robert McManus (PF) David Harris, James Cluff, Alex Upton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Evan Dauphin (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Thomas Gaunt, Michael Bond, Jimmie Brown | |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Kevin Crosson steals the ball from Fausto Romano | 42-36 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (C) Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson connects on the turnaround in the paint | 44-36 |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman is fouled on the floor by Fausto Romano - foul #3 on Fausto Romano, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cluff (SG), Alex Upton (PF), Warren Cain (C) Kevin Crosson, Robert McManus, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Michael Bond (PF) Bennie Frost, Evan Dauphin | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | James Cluff scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | William Thalman is called for the reach on Thomas Gaunt in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Thalman, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Warren Cain snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cluff (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Thalman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alex Upton (fresh) C - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oleg Zolondek (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Warren Cain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG), Joshua Bowman (C) Alex Upton, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin (SF), Jimmie Brown (C) Oleg Zolondek, Fausto Romano | |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Michael Bond hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Burnett and he's fouled by James Cluff - foul #4 on James Cluff, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (PG) Jeff Burnett | |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Michael Bond makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | James Cluff can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bennie Frost - foul #3 on Bennie Frost, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG) Kevin Crosson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:42 | Purdue | James Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | James Cluff misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:42 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin tips it home | 48-44 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by William Thalman | 50-44 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Michael Bond drills a shot in the paint | 50-46 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | James Cluff splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Harris | 52-46 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 52-46 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | David Harris hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Bowman | 55-46 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by William Thalman - foul #4 on William Thalman, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG), Robert McManus (PF), Warren Cain (C) David Harris, William Thalman, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Fausto Romano (C) Bennie Frost, Michael Bond, Jimmie Brown | |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Fausto Romano takes the ball from James Cluff after a doubleteam | 55-49 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), William Thalman (SF) Christopher Belcher, James Cluff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Evan Dauphin | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Thalman (tiring) 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Robert McManus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oleg Zolondek (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Evan Dauphin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin lays it in | 55-51 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Evan Dauphin steps in front of the Kevin Crosson pass | 55-51 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Zolondek | 55-53 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson is hacked by Jeff Burnett - foul #3 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), James Cluff (SF), Alex Upton (PF) Lee Larson, William Thalman, Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG), Michael Bond (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Evan Dauphin | |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Belcher - foul #3 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Michael Bond steals it from Kevin Crosson | 57-55 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Fausto Romano | 57-57 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Lee Larson (SF), Robert McManus (PF), Joshua Bowman (C) Christopher Belcher, James Cluff, Alex Upton, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown (C) Fausto Romano | |
| 05:17 | Purdue | David Harris clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | David Harris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Crosson | 59-57 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Michael Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cluff (SF), Alex Upton (PF) David Harris, Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Lee Larson makes the wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Crosson out of a doubleteam | 61-57 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Cluff | 61-57 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | James Cluff misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | James Cluff snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Alex Upton is whistled for a carry | 61-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), William Thalman (SF), Warren Cain (C) Lee Larson, James Cluff, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Fausto Romano (C) Bennie Frost, Oleg Zolondek, Jimmie Brown | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Crosson (tired) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Thalman (tiring) 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Alex Upton (fresh) C - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeff Burnett (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Gaunt (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Bond (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Fausto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William Thalman - foul #5 on William Thalman, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), James Cluff (SF), Robert McManus (PF) Kevin Crosson, William Thalman, Alex Upton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Burnett - foul #4 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett loses the dribble to Warren Cain in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Evan Dauphin steals it from James Cluff out of a doubleteam | 63-59 |
| 02:29 | Minnesota | Michael Bond's layup is rejected by Warren Cain | 63-59 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Michael Bond grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Warren Cain picks off the pass by Jeff Burnett | 63-59 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Evan Dauphin swats the shot by James Cluff | 63-59 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Evan Dauphin | 63-59 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG) David Harris | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF) Evan Dauphin | |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Kevin Crosson steals it from Thomas Gaunt in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher is fouled on the floor by Jeff Burnett - foul #5 on Jeff Burnett, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (PG) Jeff Burnett | |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Michael Bond snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost travels in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | The jump hook by James Cluff is blocked by Fausto Romano | 64-59 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Michael Bond snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost drills a fadeaway in the lane | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt's pass is intercepted by Christopher Belcher | 66-61 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the lay-in | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson tips it home | 68-61 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Warren Cain grabs the board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Warren Cain runs out the clock | 68-61 |