| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Tanaka (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka misses the shot from the right side | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Pogue | 32-35 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses the runner from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Jay Stanger steals it from Fredrick Pogue | 32-35 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Jay Stanger drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Simpson | 34-35 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka hits a floater from the left side | 34-37 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Corey Tanaka | 34-37 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | William Campbell is hacked by John Simpson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Simpson, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, James Anderson, John Smith, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (PG), Charles Little (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Troy Stovall comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 34-40 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Stovall | 34-40 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Stovall | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) PF - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-40 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Shawn Reitz | 36-40 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the jumper near the basket | 38-40 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Paul Wymore travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), Fredrick Pogue (PF) David Cheatham, Charles Little, Gary Wilson | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is hacked by Douglas Deckert - foul #3 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is hacked by Fredrick Pogue - foul #3 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (C) Paul Wymore, Douglas Deckert | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue double dribbles | 38-40 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan scores on a floater from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Shawn Reitz is called for the reach on Gary Wilson - foul #4 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Jay Stanger (C) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (PG), Charles Little (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (C) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka, Johnnie Loman, Gary Wilson | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | David Cheatham knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Paul Wymore | 40-43 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Little - foul #2 on Charles Little, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Robert Bluhm | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Paul Wymore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) Craig Wolfe, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (C) David Cheatham, Charles Little, Paul Wymore, Douglas Deckert | |
| 11:57 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Hawkins | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Tanaka (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Pogue (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Gary Wilson hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Campbell | 44-45 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Johnnie Loman picks off the pass by Shawn Reitz | 44-45 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Gary Wilson is hacked by Shawn Reitz - foul #5 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Jay Stanger (C) Robert Hawkins, James Anderson, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (PG), Charles Little (SG) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka | |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | David Cheatham is called for the reach on Troy Stovall - foul #1 on David Cheatham, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Jay Stanger clanks a jumper from close range | 44-47 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bluhm | 44-47 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Jay Stanger connects on the jump hook from close range | 46-47 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Paul Wymore blows the dunk | 46-47 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Jay Stanger clanks a floater from the left block | 46-47 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | John Smith tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Cheatham | 46-50 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan loses the dribble to Gary Wilson | 46-50 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | David Cheatham tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | John Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Stanger | 48-52 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Paul Wymore connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Cheatham - foul #2 on David Cheatham, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF) Troy Stovall, Robert Bluhm, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF) David Cheatham, Charles Little, Paul Wymore, Gary Wilson | |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Tanaka (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Deckert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Jay Stanger picks off the pass by William Campbell | 50-54 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the finger roll set up by John Simpson | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 52-54 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Fredrick Pogue swats the layup by James Anderson | 52-54 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | William Campbell grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | William Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Anderson | 52-54 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the lay-in | 52-54 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the floater from the left side | 52-54 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe tips it in | 54-54 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | William Campbell hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 54-54 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | John Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Timothy Sullivan (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, James Anderson, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Douglas Deckert | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | William Campbell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #1 on Troy Stovall, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SF) Johnnie Loman | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is denied on a layup by Gary Wilson | 54-56 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Paul Wymore can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | William Campbell hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Gary Wilson is called for the reach on Robert Bluhm - foul #4 on Gary Wilson, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (PG), Charles Little (SG) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka | |
| 04:09 | Purdue | John Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-58 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | John Smith gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | John Simpson misses the easy layup | 54-58 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-58 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bluhm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wymore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Purdue | John Smith can't finish the layup | 56-58 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | David Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | David Cheatham double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (SF) Robert Bluhm, John Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF) Paul Wymore | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Simpson and the foul's on Charles Little - foul #3 on Charles Little, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Gary Wilson is called for a backcourt violation | 59-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), Douglas Deckert (PF) David Cheatham, Charles Little, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Gary Wilson is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #5 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue (PF) Gary Wilson | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue slams it home | 59-60 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:01 | Purdue | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-60 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | James Anderson gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins buries a shot from the free throw line set up by John Smith | 61-60 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka loses the dribble to Craig Wolfe | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | John Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Fredrick Pogue - foul #4 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Jay Stanger gets the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is hacked by Douglas Deckert - foul #4 on Douglas Deckert, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | John Smith is hacked by Corey Tanaka in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Tanaka, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | William Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-60 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | John Smith is fouled in the backcourt by William Campbell - foul #3 on William Campbell, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |