| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) SF - Greg Banks (fresh) PF - Hans Sucharski (fresh) C - David Swarey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | David Swarey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Robertson - foul #1 on Roger Robertson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Stephen Burns takes the ball from Roger Robertson | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Robert Champagne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | David Swarey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | William Stanford snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser blows the layup | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 1-0 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Stephen Burns blocks the short jumper by Szczesny Stepnoski | 1-0 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Kiser - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Errol Russo (C) David Swarey | |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Terry Wooldridge | 3-2 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SG), John Leiser (SF), Li-Liang Xayavong (C) Szczesny Stepnoski, Greg Banks, Hans Sucharski | |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is hacked by Jeff Scott - foul #1 on Jeff Scott, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Perry (SG), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Moore (PG), David Swarey (C) Roger Robertson, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Willard Wittig and he's hacked by Errol Russo - foul #1 on Errol Russo, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Willard Wittig picks off the pass by John Leiser | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Perry (fresh) SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - George Kramer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) SF - John Leiser (fresh) PF - Errol Russo (fresh) C - David Swarey (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Purdue | George Kramer knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Kiser | 8-4 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | David Swarey steps in front of the Ronald Kiser pass | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | George Kramer scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by John Leiser - foul #1 on John Leiser, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Jason Perry, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Greg Banks (SF), Hans Sucharski (PF), Li-Liang Xayavong (C) Robert Moore, Jeff Scott, John Leiser, Errol Russo, David Swarey | |
| 14:22 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Szczesny Stepnoski | 10-8 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | George Kramer's fadeaway is rejected by Szczesny Stepnoski | 10-8 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | George Kramer buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Stanford | 12-8 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Li-Liang Xayavong | 12-8 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) PF - Hans Sucharski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Li-Liang Xayavong (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | George Kramer's layup is rejected by Li-Liang Xayavong | 12-10 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 12-10 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Greg Banks takes the ball from William Stanford | 12-10 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, George Kramer, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Moore (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), John Leiser (SF), Errol Russo (PF), David Swarey (C) Roger Robertson, Szczesny Stepnoski, Greg Banks, Hans Sucharski, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 12-10 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Errol Russo | 12-10 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is hacked by Errol Russo - foul #2 on Errol Russo, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), Gregory Mead (PF) Robert Moore, Errol Russo | |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Kiser | 15-10 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Ronald Kiser denies the turnaround by David Swarey | 15-10 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-10 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't tip it in | 15-10 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Jason Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-10 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jeff Scott | 15-10 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Swarey | 15-13 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the shot from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Perry (fresh) SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Leiser (fresh) PF - Gregory Mead (fresh) C - David Swarey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is fouled on the floor by Jason Perry - foul #1 on Jason Perry, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Jason Perry, Donald Kirkland, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Greg Banks (SF), Hans Sucharski (PF) Roger Robertson, John Leiser, Gregory Mead | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski loses the ball out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong (C) David Swarey | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser clanks a jumper from the left side | 15-13 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong is fouled on the floor by Ronald Kiser - foul #2 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF) Ronald Kiser | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Moore (PG) Jeff Scott | |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-13 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Champagne - foul #1 on Robert Champagne, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG) Robert Moore | |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Greg Banks is called for the reach on Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Greg Banks, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Swarey (C) Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| 05:51 | Purdue | George Kramer can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | William Stanford pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | George Kramer can't throw it down | 15-15 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Robert Champagne tips it back up and in | 17-15 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski banks in the layup | 17-17 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | George Kramer drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Stanford and he's fouled by Hans Sucharski - foul #1 on Hans Sucharski, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | David Swarey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 19-17 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | George Kramer connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Burns | 21-17 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks can't finish the layup | 21-17 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fairly fresh) PF - Hans Sucharski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Swarey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Purdue | George Kramer is denied on a layup by Hans Sucharski | 21-20 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | George Kramer is called for the reach on Hans Sucharski - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, George Kramer, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Moore (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), John Leiser (SF), Errol Russo (C) Roger Robertson, Szczesny Stepnoski, Greg Banks, David Swarey | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 24-20 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo banks in the layup | 24-22 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Willard Wittig | 26-22 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo is hacked by Ronald Kiser - foul #3 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), George Kramer (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Jason Perry, Ronald Kiser, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), Greg Banks (SF), Li-Liang Xayavong (C) Robert Moore, John Leiser, Hans Sucharski | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | George Kramer misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Li-Liang Xayavong - foul #1 on Li-Liang Xayavong, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), David Swarey (C) Jeff Scott, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| 01:07 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo loses the dribble to Stephen Burns | 27-22 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-22 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-22 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks tips it back up and in | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits a halfcourt shot | 30-24 |