| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Nelson Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory McClave (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Noggle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Richard Johnson inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Utah State | Gary Williams clanks a jumper from the left side | 29-21 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gregory McClave - foul #3 on Gregory McClave, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge (PF) Gregory McClave | |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:47 | Utah State | Matt Noggle makes the turnaround in the paint | 30-23 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Stanford | 32-23 |
| 18:13 | Utah State | Ronald Kiser steals the ball from Gary Williams | 32-23 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser tips it in | 34-23 |
| 17:42 | Utah State | Robert Champagne is called for the reach on Gary Williams - foul #2 on Robert Champagne, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (PG), Robert Parker (SG), William Carrier (SF), Richard Stanford (C) Nelson Jones, Gary Williams, Richard Johnson, Matt Noggle | |
| 17:29 | Utah State | William Carrier misses the lay-in | 34-23 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | George Kramer is alone and drills a turnaround from close range set up by Orunjan Ake | 36-23 |
| 16:42 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Stanford and he's hacked by Jason Perry - foul #1 on Jason Perry, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Johnson (SF) William Carrier | |
| 16:42 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | George Kramer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-26 |
| 16:21 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 15:59 | Utah State | Richard Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 15:57 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Owen Orlandi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Gulledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Richard Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-26 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Owen Orlandi pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 15:11 | Utah State | Willard Wittig is called for the reach on Owen Orlandi - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Jason Perry, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nelson Jones (PG), Gary Williams (SG), William Carrier (SF), Gregory McClave (PF), Matt Noggle (C) Owen Orlandi, Robert Parker, Richard Johnson, Andrew Gulledge, Richard Stanford | |
| 15:03 | Utah State | Gary Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nelson Jones | 36-29 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is fouled on the floor by Gary Williams - foul #3 on Gary Williams, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Williams - foul #4 on Gary Williams, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (SG), Thomas Ricks (C) Gary Williams, Matt Noggle | |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:02 | Utah State | William Carrier drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Ricks and he's fouled by Terry Wooldridge - foul #1 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| 14:02 | Utah State | William Carrier makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 13:31 | Utah State | Nelson Jones knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Owen Orlandi | 40-34 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Owen Orlandi steals the ball from Terry Wooldridge in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 13:16 | Utah State | William Stanford is called for the reach on Nelson Jones - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Parker (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Clyde Dunn (PF) Owen Orlandi, William Carrier, Gregory McClave | |
| 12:58 | Utah State | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Perry (SG), George Kramer (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Utah State | Matt Noggle (C) Thomas Ricks | |
| 12:42 | Utah State | Orunjan Ake steals it from Clyde Dunn | 40-34 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Nelson Jones takes the ball from Jason Perry in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 12:29 | Utah State | Matt Noggle lays it in on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 40-36 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | George Kramer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (PG) Nelson Jones | |
| 12:06 | Utah State | Willard Wittig steals it from Matt Noggle | 40-36 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is hacked by Owen Orlandi - foul #1 on Owen Orlandi, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Jason Perry, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge (PF), Richard Stanford (C) Clyde Dunn, Matt Noggle | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Owen Orlandi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Gulledge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | William Stanford misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Owen Orlandi - foul #2 on Owen Orlandi, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nelson Jones (PG) Robert Parker | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | William Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is denied on a dunk by Andrew Gulledge | 41-36 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it home | 43-36 |
| 11:09 | Utah State | Nelson Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Champagne | 46-39 |
| 10:22 | Utah State | Richard Stanford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Parker (SG), William Carrier (SF), Gregory McClave (PF), Thomas Ricks (C) Owen Orlandi, Richard Johnson, Andrew Gulledge, Richard Stanford | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | Thomas Ricks misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Nelson Jones is called for the reach on Willard Wittig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Jones, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Matt Noggle (C) Thomas Ricks | |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Nelson Jones is called for the reach on Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Nelson Jones, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the floater from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Gregory McClave grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 08:53 | Utah State | William Carrier double dribbles | 46-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Jason Perry, George Kramer, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (SG), Andrew Gulledge (SF), Clyde Dunn (PF), Richard Stanford (C) Robert Parker, William Carrier, Gregory McClave, Matt Noggle | |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:09 | Utah State | Richard Stanford buries a shot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | William Stanford is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Dunn - foul #1 on Clyde Dunn, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Johnson (SF) Clyde Dunn | |
| 08:06 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 07:43 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 07:41 | Utah State | Richard Stanford tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 25 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Nelson Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Owen Orlandi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Gulledge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 50-43 |
| 07:01 | Utah State | Ronald Kiser takes the ball from Andrew Gulledge | 50-43 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Stanford | 52-43 |
| 06:26 | Utah State | Richard Stanford is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Stanford, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Parker (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Gregory McClave (PF), Matt Noggle (C) Nelson Jones, Owen Orlandi, Andrew Gulledge, Richard Stanford | |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Gary Williams steals it from Donald Kirkland in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 06:04 | Utah State | Richard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Carrier (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the runner in the lane | 54-43 |
| 05:28 | Utah State | Robert Parker clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-43 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Utah State | Orunjan Ake swats the layup by William Carrier | 57-43 |
| 04:47 | Utah State | Matt Noggle snags the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Robert Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Jason Perry, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Johnson (SF), Andrew Gulledge (PF), Thomas Ricks (C) William Carrier, Gregory McClave, Matt Noggle | |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Robert Parker makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Robert Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser blows the wide open layup | 57-45 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Stanford | 59-45 |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Robert Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 31 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Gulledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Ricks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-45 |
| 03:01 | Utah State | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Robert Parker buries a fadeaway from the left side | 59-47 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Terry Wooldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), George Kramer (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Ronald Kiser, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (PG), William Carrier (SF), Clyde Dunn (PF), Richard Stanford (C) Gary Williams, Richard Johnson, Andrew Gulledge, Thomas Ricks | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:50 | Utah State | Richard Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 02:37 | Utah State | William Carrier drills a fadeaway from close range | 60-49 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | George Kramer is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 60-49 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Robert Champagne tips it home | 62-49 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | William Carrier dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Parker | 62-51 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | William Stanford is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:59 | Utah State | Owen Orlandi hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Carrier | 62-54 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nelson Jones (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Gregory McClave (PF), Matt Noggle (C) Owen Orlandi, Robert Parker, William Carrier, Clyde Dunn, Richard Stanford | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #11 | 62-54 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:34 | Utah State | Gary Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-54 |
| 01:33 | Utah State | Matt Noggle grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 01:15 | Utah State | Nelson Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (PG), Robert Parker (SG), William Carrier (SF), Andrew Gulledge (PF), Richard Stanford (C) Nelson Jones, Gary Williams, Richard Johnson, Gregory McClave, Matt Noggle | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser scores on a runner from the right block set up by William Stanford | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Utah State | William Stanford steals it from Robert Parker | 66-54 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Robert Champagne banks in the layup on a great pass from William Stanford | 68-54 |
| 00:34 | Utah State | William Stanford steps in front of the Owen Orlandi pass in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser tips it home | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Owen Orlandi buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-57 |