| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Marsh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is fouled on the floor by John Kinkade - foul #2 on John Kinkade, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 18:44 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-39 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | William Conover grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Raymond Quist is called for the reach on Carlos Yanez - foul #1 on Raymond Quist, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 18:03 | Purdue | John Marsh takes the ball from Joe Kay | 38-39 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas State | John Marsh knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ben Burns | 40-39 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses the shot from the right side | 40-39 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Glen Reaves | 40-39 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | John Kinkade is hacked by Raymond Quist - foul #2 on Raymond Quist, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG), Earl McClory (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), William Benefield (PF), Weston Morris (C) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Robert Cook knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Joe Maynor | 40-41 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas State | William Benefield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Walter Braun pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Joe Maynor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Robert Cook snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Milton Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl McClory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) PF - William Benefield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Weston Morris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Yanez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Weston Morris steals it from William Conover | 40-41 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Earl McClory - foul #2 on Earl McClory, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG), Raymond Quist (PF) Milton Farr, Earl McClory, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield (SF) Carlos Yanez | |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Joe Kay buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Kinkade | 40-43 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is hacked by Joe Kay - foul #3 on Joe Kay, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SF), John Marsh (C) Ronald Whitmore, William Benefield | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:52 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist is fouled on the floor by John Kinkade - foul #3 on John Kinkade, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF) Milton Farr | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:31 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Levine | 42-43 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | John Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas State | John Marsh clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Marvin Holman | 42-43 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses long on a runner in the paint | 42-43 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | John Kinkade pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SF), Ronald Whitmore (PF), William Benefield (C) Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) C - William Benefield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Theodore Levine | 44-43 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Joe Maynor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas State | William Benefield grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | William Benefield blows the layup | 44-43 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Robert Cook drills a floater from the right block | 46-45 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ben Burns | 49-45 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | William Conover hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Whitmore - foul #1 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (SG), Weston Morris (C) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), John Kinkade (PF) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook | |
| 10:09 | Purdue | William Conover makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | William Conover makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas State | William Benefield comes up short on the shot from the left block | 49-47 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas State | William Benefield double dribbles | 49-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Ronald Whitmore, William Benefield, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Anderson (C) William Conover | |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Marvin Holman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Milton Farr | 51-47 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Marvin Holman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Kay | 51-50 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl McClory and he's fouled by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG) Milton Farr | |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF) Joseph Whitfield | |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is fouled on the floor by Theodore Levine - foul #1 on Theodore Levine, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Ronald Whitmore (SF) Earl McClory, Glen Reaves | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Whitmore - foul #2 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Benefield (PF), Weston Morris (C) Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (PF) John Kinkade | |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Whitmore | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Benefield (fresh) 4 reb. C - Weston Morris (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Joe Kay comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Whitmore - foul #3 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Robert Cook | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Joe Kay snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Weston Morris is called for the reach on Joe Kay - foul #2 on Weston Morris, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Theodore Levine, Ronald Whitmore, William Benefield, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF) Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield | |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | John Marsh gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas State | Joe Kay picks off the pass by Ben Burns in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Marvin Holman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Kay | 57-56 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves is denied on a dunk by John Kinkade | 57-56 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | John Marsh hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Quist | 59-56 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to John Kinkade | 59-56 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Quist | 59-56 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 59-56 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joe Kay | 59-56 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez connects on the floater from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Raymond Quist, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), William Benefield (C) Ben Burns, Glen Reaves, John Marsh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Joe Maynor clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Milton Farr - foul #2 on Milton Farr, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (PG), Weston Morris (C) Milton Farr, Raymond Quist | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (C) Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, William Conover | |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Maynor - foul #1 on Joe Maynor, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Kinkade (PF) Robert Cook | |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Ronald Whitmore is called for the reach on Carlos Yanez - foul #4 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-61 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas State | William Benefield snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Carlos Yanez - foul #3 on Carlos Yanez, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Glen Reaves (SF), John Marsh (C) Earl McClory, William Benefield, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - John Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Purdue | John Kinkade connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Joe Kay and he's hacked by Ronald Whitmore - foul #5 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist (PF) Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG) Walter Braun | |
| 03:23 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:04 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist misses the lay-in | 63-64 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Joe Kay grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns lays it in set up by Theodore Levine | 65-64 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the floater from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Marvin Holman hits the follow up shot | 65-66 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF) Joseph Whitfield | |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Marsh - foul #3 on John Marsh, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ben Burns | 67-67 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses the jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the fadeaway from close range | 67-67 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 67-69 |