| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) SG - Allen Welch (fresh) SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) PF - Terry Morton (fresh) C - Piao Hong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Nathan Lerma (fresh) SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) SF - Eric Smith (fresh) PF - Terry Rohn (fresh) C - Charles Cambell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Charles Cambell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Terry Rohn misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Piao Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Terry Morton is hacked by Eric Smith - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer loses the dribble to Eric Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Terry Rohn steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Morton | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Terry Morton steals it from Patrick Antonelli | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | The short jumper by Eric Smith is denied by Terry Morton | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Walter Pointer | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Patrick Antonelli steals it from Terry Morton | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Terry Morton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Rohn | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Allen Welch pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Charles Cambell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli scores on a jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Piao Hong scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Lancaster | 4-4 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | The short jumper by Charles Cambell is denied by Piao Hong | 4-4 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Charles Cambell pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Nathan Lerma (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Antonelli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Rohn (fairly fresh) C - Charles Cambell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma is hacked by Gary Lancaster - foul #1 on Gary Lancaster, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Bryan Sayers (SG), Sammy Tolbert (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (C) Gary Lancaster, Allen Welch, Walter Pointer, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Anthony Twitty (SG), Mervin West (SF), Shane Rode (PF), Joaquin Conner (C) Nathan Lerma, Patrick Antonelli, Eric Smith, Terry Rohn, Charles Cambell | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Mervin West double dribbles | 4-4 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Shane Rode grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joaquin Conner and the foul's on Scott Crowder - foul #1 on Scott Crowder, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Piao Hong (C) Terry Morton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro's fadeaway is rejected by Mervin West | 4-7 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Shane Rode gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Shane Rode hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 4-7 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Taliaferro - foul #1 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Welch (SG), Walter Pointer (SF) Sammy Tolbert, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Shane Rode - foul #1 on Shane Rode, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG) Scott Crowder | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Shane Rode hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mervin West | 5-10 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Mervin West - foul #1 on Mervin West, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Morton (PF) Allen Welch | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | James Mansell scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shane Rode | 7-12 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Piao Hong's fadeaway is rejected by Mervin West | 7-12 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Terry Morton tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the floater near the basket set up by James Mansell and the foul's on Piao Hong - foul #1 on Piao Hong, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Stephen Taliaferro (C) Gary Lancaster, Bryan Sayers, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Crowder | 12-15 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner's floater is tipped away by Terry Morton | 12-15 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro grabs the board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fresh) SF - Walter Pointer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fairly fresh) SF - Mervin West (fairly fresh) 2 blk. PF - Shane Rode (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joaquin Conner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Allen Welch hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Crowder | 15-15 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses the lay-in | 15-15 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Mervin West tips it home | 15-17 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder's pass is intercepted by James Mansell in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Mansell and he's fouled by Stephen Taliaferro - foul #2 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Bryan Sayers (SF), Sammy Tolbert (PF), Piao Hong (C) Scott Crowder, Walter Pointer, Terry Morton, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Terry Rohn (PF) James Mansell, Anthony Twitty, Mervin West, Shane Rode | |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Rohn | 15-20 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Smith | 15-23 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Allen Welch misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Allen Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Allen Welch scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Sayers | 17-23 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma's pass is intercepted by Allen Welch | 17-23 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert grabs the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Antonelli takes the ball from Bryan Sayers | 17-23 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Lancaster - foul #2 on Gary Lancaster, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Terry Morton (PF) Gary Lancaster, Allen Welch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Cambell (C) Joaquin Conner | |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Terry Rohn misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Terry Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Charles Cambell banks in the layup and he's fouled by Piao Hong - foul #2 on Piao Hong, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Pointer (SF), Patrick Andre (C) Sammy Tolbert, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Anthony Twitty (SG), Mervin West (SF), Shane Rode (PF) Nathan Lerma, Patrick Antonelli, Eric Smith, Terry Rohn | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Charles Cambell makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 17-26 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Terry Morton tips it home | 19-26 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Shane Rode dunks the ball on a great pass from James Mansell and he's fouled by Walter Pointer - foul #1 on Walter Pointer, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses the free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Sayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Andre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) SF - Mervin West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Shane Rode (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cambell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Patrick Andre steals it from James Mansell | 19-28 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer snags the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Walter Pointer is blocked by Charles Cambell | 19-28 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Cambell | 19-28 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Rode | 19-31 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-31 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Shane Rode snags the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Mervin West | 19-34 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Charles Cambell denies the turnaround by Bryan Sayers | 19-34 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Mervin West pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Charles Cambell clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Walter Pointer - foul #2 on Walter Pointer, team foul #9 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Sammy Tolbert (SF) Scott Crowder, Bryan Sayers, Walter Pointer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Terry Rohn (PF) James Mansell, Anthony Twitty, Mervin West, Shane Rode | |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Charles Cambell makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Charles Cambell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Terry Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Lerma | 19-38 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 19-38 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Charles Cambell grabs the board | 19-38 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli's pass is intercepted by Allen Welch | 19-38 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Allen Welch | 21-38 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sammy Tolbert | 21-38 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #4 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Walter Pointer (SF), Piao Hong (C) Robert Anderson, Terry Morton, Patrick Andre | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joaquin Conner (C) Charles Cambell | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Pointer | 21-38 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joaquin Conner | 21-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Nathan Lerma (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) PF - Terry Rohn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner can't tip it in | 21-38 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Eric Smith gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Walter Pointer steals the ball from Terry Rohn | 21-38 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer misses the lay-in | 21-38 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses the tip | 21-38 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-40 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Eric Smith - foul #3 on Eric Smith, team foul #5 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (SG), Bryan Sayers (PF) Allen Welch, Sammy Tolbert | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Anthony Twitty (SG), Mervin West (SF), Shane Rode (PF) Nathan Lerma, Patrick Antonelli, Eric Smith, Terry Rohn | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer makes the free throw | 24-40 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Mervin West is hacked by Scott Crowder - foul #2 on Scott Crowder, team foul #10 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Morton (PF) Scott Crowder | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Mervin West makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Mervin West makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Mervin West pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Shane Rode blows the layup | 24-42 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Terry Morton gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Gary Lancaster is blocked by Joaquin Conner | 24-42 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Mervin West clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner hits the follow up shot | 24-44 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Lancaster | 26-44 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Mervin West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-44 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Terry Morton gets the rebound | 26-44 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Terry Morton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Walter Pointer | 29-44 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-44 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner gets the offensive rebound | 29-44 |