| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Hoge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Angel Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Purdue | John Simpson scores on a floater in the lane | 36-36 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | John Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 19:08 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Angel Esposito | 36-36 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | John Madison is fouled on the floor by John Simpson - foul #3 on John Simpson, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Robert Williams misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge tips it home | 36-38 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | John Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Simpson | 39-38 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Tony Padgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | John Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | John Madison gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | John Madison hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Zachary Hoge | 39-41 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | John Smith misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | John Madison makes the wide open jump hook in the paint | 39-43 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | John Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 41-43 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Madison | 41-46 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, John Smith, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Schiffman (PG), Jackson Grant (SG), Kenneth Singer (SF), Elmer Riffle (PF), Melvin Curry (C) John Madison, Tony Padgett, Zachary Hoge, Angel Esposito, Robert Williams | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Matthew Schiffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Singer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Riffle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Melvin Curry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jackson Grant | 41-49 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm lays it up and in | 43-49 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Troy Stovall misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jackson Grant - foul #1 on Jackson Grant, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Troy Stovall makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Troy Stovall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Kenneth Singer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Troy Stovall | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Kenneth Singer makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Kenneth Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Bluhm | 47-51 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle misses the fadeaway in the paint | 47-51 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota | Rafael Anderson is called for the reach on Kenneth Singer - foul #3 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), John Smith (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) James Anderson, Craig Wolfe, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Phelps (PG), Zachary Hoge (SF), Angel Esposito (PF), Robert Williams (C) Matthew Schiffman, Jackson Grant, Kenneth Singer, Elmer Riffle | |
| 13:27 | Minnesota | Robert Williams misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Troy Stovall hits a jumper in the paint | 49-51 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Shawn Reitz denies the turnaround by George Phelps | 49-51 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Robert Williams gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito scores on a shot in the paint set up by George Phelps | 49-53 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Zachary Hoge steps in front of the John Smith pass | 49-53 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Robert Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Reitz - foul #2 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Timothy Sullivan (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Bluhm, Rafael Anderson, John Smith, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Madison (PG), Tony Padgett (SG) George Phelps, Melvin Curry | |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle (C) Robert Williams | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Madison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Hoge (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Angel Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Riffle (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jay Stanger - foul #1 on Jay Stanger, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | John Simpson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-55 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Robert Hawkins steals the ball from Elmer Riffle | 51-55 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins slams it home | 53-55 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Tony Padgett misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hawkins | 53-55 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Padgett - foul #2 on Tony Padgett, team foul #2 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), John Smith (PF) James Anderson, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kenneth Singer (SF), Robert Williams (C) Zachary Hoge, Angel Esposito | |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Robert Williams is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | John Madison is called for the reach on John Simpson - foul #2 on John Madison, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Schiffman (PG), Jackson Grant (SG), Melvin Curry (PF) John Madison, Tony Padgett, Elmer Riffle | |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-55 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | John Smith drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Troy Stovall | 56-55 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Matthew Schiffman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Singer | 56-58 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Bluhm | 58-58 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Robert Williams gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Robert Williams is hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Shawn Reitz (C) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Madison (PG), Tony Padgett (SG), Zachary Hoge (SF), Angel Esposito (PF), Elmer Riffle (C) Matthew Schiffman, Jackson Grant, Kenneth Singer, Melvin Curry, Robert Williams | |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Shawn Reitz - foul #3 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bluhm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Reitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Madison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Hoge (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Angel Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Elmer Riffle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Elmer Riffle is called for the reach on Rafael Anderson - foul #1 on Elmer Riffle, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) Robert Bluhm | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Jay Stanger can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Tony Padgett - foul #3 on Tony Padgett, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on Tony Padgett | 60-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (SG) Tony Padgett | |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm travels with the ball | 60-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (SF) Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Curry (SG), Kenneth Singer (C) John Madison, Elmer Riffle | |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge can't finish the layup | 60-59 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Craig Wolfe (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) Robert Bluhm, John Smith, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Padgett (SG), Robert Williams (C) Zachary Hoge, Angel Esposito | |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Singer swats the shot by Shawn Reitz | 60-59 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Melvin Curry | 60-59 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Robert Williams can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | James Anderson blows the layup | 60-59 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Kenneth Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant is fouled on the floor by John Simpson - foul #4 on John Simpson, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF) Robert Hawkins, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle (PF) Kenneth Singer | |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:33 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | John Simpson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 60-61 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | Robert Williams grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Rafael Anderson steps in front of the Melvin Curry pass | 60-61 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm banks in the layup set up by Rafael Anderson | 62-61 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Madison (PG), Zachary Hoge (SF), Angel Esposito (PF) Jackson Grant, Melvin Curry, Elmer Riffle | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Madison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Hoge (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Angel Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 62-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge is fouled on the floor by Rafael Anderson - foul #4 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Angel Esposito swats the short shot by Jay Stanger | 62-63 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Zachary Hoge snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito banks in the layup on a great pass from Zachary Hoge | 62-65 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Robert Williams swats the short shot by Jay Stanger | 62-65 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Simpson | 65-65 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Robert Williams misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Tony Padgett knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Madison | 65-68 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | John Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Simpson and the foul's on Angel Esposito - foul #2 on Angel Esposito, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Reitz (C) Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | John Smith misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | John Madison is fouled on the floor by Robert Hawkins - foul #2 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | John Madison makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | John Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | John Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (SG) Tony Padgett | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | John Simpson is called for the reach on John Madison in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Simpson, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | John Madison makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | John Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Robert Williams grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Robert Williams is hacked by Robert Bluhm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Elmer Riffle (PF) Angel Esposito | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-74 |