| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) PF - John Kinkade (fresh) C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rodney Penaflor | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Michael Swinney hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Cook | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Swinney | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Curtis May hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cook | 4-6 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses short on a shot near the basket | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | John Kinkade gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Gary Barrientes swats the layup by John Kinkade | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Penaflor | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | John Kinkade connects on the floater from the right block set up by Kenneth Sainz | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Thomas Trinh steals it from Curtis May | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Trinh and he's hacked by Ronald Roland - foul #1 on Ronald Roland, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 16:14 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy is fouled on the floor by John Kinkade - foul #1 on John Kinkade, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SG - Joe Maynor (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) C - Donald Polanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) SF - Silas Pan (fresh) PF - David Kennedy (fresh) C - Ralph Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 9-6 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Charles Urbano grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses long on a shot from the left block | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Robert Cook grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Charles Urbano is fouled on the floor by Sidney Gaither - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Joe Maynor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Silas Pan, Ralph Scott | |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Michael Swinney loses the dribble to Arthur Cosby | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes tips it but misses | 11-9 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Cook steals the ball from Arthur Cosby | 11-9 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Robert Cook banks in the layup | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is fouled on the floor by Donald Polanski - foul #1 on Donald Polanski, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), David Bragg (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (C) Jack Karlin, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Curtis May clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-9 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | David Bragg misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Charles Urbano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Sainz - foul #1 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Charles Urbano, David Bragg, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland loses the dribble to John Kinkade | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis May | 13-12 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Curtis May is called for the reach on Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Curtis May, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Kennedy (SF) Curtis May, Ronald Roland | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Sidney Gaither steps in front of the Thomas Turner pass | 13-12 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Cook | 13-15 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | William Cook steps in front of the Donald Polanski pass | 13-15 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the dunk attempt | 13-15 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses the tip | 13-15 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh loses the dribble to Gary Barrientes | 13-15 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cook | 13-18 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #1 on Thomas Turner, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), John Kinkade (PF) Joe Maynor, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | John Kinkade comes up short on the shot from the left block | 14-18 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Curtis May can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | John Kinkade snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Scott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Charles Urbano travels with the ball | 14-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | John Kinkade gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | John Kinkade comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 14-18 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is fouled on the floor by John Kinkade - foul #2 on John Kinkade, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Robert Cook, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Kennedy (PF) William Cook, Gary Barrientes | |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Curtis May comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Maynor - foul #1 on Joe Maynor, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott (C) Arthur Cosby | |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 14-19 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Sidney Gaither | 14-19 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Curtis May can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Sainz - foul #2 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Robert Cook (SF) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Michael Swinney clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG) William Cook | |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is fouled on the floor by Thomas Turner - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (SF), David Bragg (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG) Mark Boren, Curtis May | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Robert Cook comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Roland - foul #2 on Ronald Roland, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), John Kinkade (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, David Bragg, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), David Kennedy (SF) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Barrientes | 18-25 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Michael Swinney drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Swinney | 23-25 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 23-25 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 23-25 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Cosby - foul #1 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (C) Mark Boren, Curtis May, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | William Cook hits a 3 from straight away | 24-28 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Donald Polanski's floater is tipped away by Ralph Scott | 24-28 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the tip | 24-28 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is called for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, John Kinkade, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Michael Swinney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-28 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | William Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |