| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mack Colvard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hintze (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Earnest O'Neill takes the ball from John Kinkade | 29-19 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses the easy layup | 29-19 |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Marvin Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-19 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Joe Kay gets the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Marvin Holman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 18:05 | Purdue | The jump hook by Robert Cook is blocked by Melvin Bolan | 29-22 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Walter Braun hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze banks in the wide open layup set up by Earnest O'Neill | 31-24 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield clanks a jumper from the left side | 31-24 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield misses the tip | 31-24 |
| 17:11 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 16:47 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Parrott | 31-24 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Joe Kay is hacked by John Hintze - foul #2 on John Hintze, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Melvin Bolan takes the ball from Joe Kay | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard loses the ball out of bounds | 34-24 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the lay-in | 34-24 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 14:35 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Holman is called for the reach on Mack Colvard - foul #2 on Marvin Holman, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), William Conover (C) Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson | |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll can't finish the layup | 34-24 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses the lay-in | 34-24 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | William Conover snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Walter Braun is fouled on the floor by Johnny Parrott - foul #2 on Johnny Parrott, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), John Hintze (C) Dennis Carroll, Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Kay, Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, John Kinkade, William Conover | |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Marvin Holman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| 12:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Anderson - foul #1 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller (SG), Brian Fisher (C) Mack Colvard, Melvin Bolan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), John Kinkade (PF) Joe Kay, Robert Cook | |
| 12:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 12:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Joe Maynor connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Yanez | 36-27 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (SG) Johnny Parrott | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-27 |
| 11:23 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Speicher (fresh) SF - Michael Weller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hintze (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 36-27 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | John Kinkade buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Brian Fisher - foul #2 on Brian Fisher, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG), Melvin Bolan (PF) Don Speicher, Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), William Conover (C) Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson | |
| 10:42 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Kinkade - foul #2 on John Kinkade, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott (SF) Michael Weller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Robert Cook (PF) Joe Kay, John Kinkade | |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Robert Cook clanks a floater in the paint | 37-30 |
| 09:54 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze double dribbles | 37-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Mack Colvard steals the ball from Joe Kay in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll's pass is intercepted by Joe Kay | 37-30 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez slams it home on a nice dish by Joe Kay | 37-32 |
| 08:44 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Johnny Parrott is blocked by Kevin Anderson | 37-32 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | John Kinkade snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Marvin Holman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Holman | 37-32 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Marvin Holman hits a jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Carlos Yanez | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Colvard (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Yanez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:45 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher misses the easy layup | 40-36 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Carroll | 43-39 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Marvin Holman misses badly on a runner from the right block | 43-39 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Don Speicher (SG), Michael Weller (SF), John Hintze (PF), Marvin Luis (C) Dennis Carroll, Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan, Brian Fisher | |
| 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 | |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis comes up short on the runner in the paint | 43-39 |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | William Conover can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 45-39 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller makes the jump hook from the right block | 47-39 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Robert Cook drills a turnaround from close range | 47-41 |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller can't finish the layup | 47-41 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Walter Braun pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Whitfield is blocked by Marvin Luis | 47-41 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis grabs the board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Speicher (fresh) SF - Michael Weller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hintze (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Marvin Luis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze's layup is rejected by William Conover | 47-41 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG), Johnny Parrott (SF), Melvin Bolan (PF) Don Speicher, Michael Weller, Marvin Luis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Melvin Bolan steals it from Marvin Holman | 49-41 |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Joe Kay gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Marvin Holman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Johnny Parrott | 49-41 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-41 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | John Kinkade gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-41 |
| 01:06 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | John Kinkade snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Marvin Holman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Kay - foul #1 on Joe Kay, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (SG) Mack Colvard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher is hacked by Marvin Holman - foul #3 on Marvin Holman, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott is fouled on the floor by Carlos Yanez - foul #2 on Carlos Yanez, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze is hacked by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Joe Kay is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joe Kay, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Curtis Vest (PG), Michael Weller (SF), Brian Fisher (PF), Marvin Luis (C) Earnest O'Neill, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan, John Hintze | |
| 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 | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher makes the jumpshot from the right side | 53-41 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Whitfield, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG) Curtis Vest | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll runs out the clock | 53-41 |