| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) SF - David Sears (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Wooldridge - foul #1 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is fouled on the floor by Bud Hellman - foul #1 on Bud Hellman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the contested shot in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | David Sears clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Robert Champagne snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Stephens | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | David Sears hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Kiser - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), Charles Tanner (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Leon Carroll, Shawn Stephens, Bud Hellman, Dennis Charles | |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | David Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is fouled on the floor by David Sears - foul #1 on David Sears, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG) David Sears | |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses long on a jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser tips it in | 6-3 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bostwick | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Stephen Burns misses the jumper from the right block | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Stephen Burns can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Tanner - foul #1 on Charles Tanner, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Leon Carroll | |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Ronald Kiser takes the ball from Jeff Boatman | 8-6 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Tanner - foul #2 on Charles Tanner, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Bud Hellman (PF), Dennis Charles (C) David Sears, Charles Tanner, Jeff Boatman | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bostwick | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is whistled for a carry | 9-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) Bud Hellman, Dennis Charles | |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Brad Smith picks off the pass by Donald Kirkland | 9-8 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith hits the finger roll | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-10 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | David Sears is hacked by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Stephen Burns (C) Jason Perry, Ronald Kiser | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, Jeff Boatman | |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | George Kramer snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is intercepted by Brad Smith | 9-10 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is called for traveling | 9-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF) Willard Wittig, Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Jeff Boatman (PF) David Sears, Bud Hellman | |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the lay-in | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeff Boatman | 9-10 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bostwick | 9-13 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-13 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Stephen Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - George Kramer (fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bostwick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jeff Boatman (fresh) C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Purdue | George Kramer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Boatman - foul #1 on Jeff Boatman, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Ronald Kiser (PF) William Stanford, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, Dennis Charles | |
| 11:39 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Willard Wittig steals the ball from Bud Hellman | 9-13 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge lays it in on a great pass from Willard Wittig | 11-13 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | George Kramer is called for the reach on Jeff Boatman - foul #2 on George Kramer, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (C) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG) Shawn Stephens | |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman loses the dribble to Orunjan Ake | 11-13 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 11-13 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | David Sears scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leon Carroll | 11-16 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Robert Champagne double dribbles | 11-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, Bud Hellman, Jeff Boatman | |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles loses the dribble to Stephen Burns | 11-16 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | David Sears gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | David Sears can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF) William Stanford, Ronald Kiser | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Bud Hellman (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Dennis Charles | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | David Sears makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Burns | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | David Sears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF), Dennis Charles (C) David Sears, Jeff Boatman | |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3 from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bostwick and the foul's on Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Willard Wittig, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Kiser (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Dennis Charles | |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Brad Smith - foul #1 on Brad Smith, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SG) Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (PF) Bud Hellman | |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman | |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leon Carroll - foul #1 on Leon Carroll, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG), Bud Hellman (PF) Brad Smith, Dennis Charles | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bud Hellman | 20-22 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Stephen Burns is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Kiser out of a doubleteam | 22-22 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 22-22 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the lay-in | 22-22 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | David Sears is fouled on the floor by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), George Kramer (C) Donald Kirkland, Orunjan Ake, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Robert Champagne pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | George Kramer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF) Shawn Stephens, David Sears | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick tips it home | 23-24 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by George Kramer | 25-24 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brad Smith | 25-26 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | William Stanford connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Bostwick | 27-29 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Kiser out of a doubleteam | 29-29 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Kiser, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Leon Carroll, Robert Bostwick, Dennis Charles | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it home | 31-29 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Perry (SG), George Kramer (PF) William Stanford, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Dennis Charles (C) Shawn Stephens, Charles Tanner | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jason Perry hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-29 |