| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF) Young Qian | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is hacked by Shawn Reitz - foul #3 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Charles Lamar buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 26-41 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 26-41 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Charles Lamar hits the follow up shot | 26-43 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson loses the dribble to Ray Thrower | 26-43 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | William Musson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rafael Anderson - foul #2 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG) Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:22 | Iowa | William Musson misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Jose Ponce picks off the pass by Robert Bluhm | 26-44 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | William Musson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Shawn Reitz - foul #4 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, John Smith, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:51 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits a shot from just outside the lane | 28-46 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | William Musson double dribbles | 28-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Rafael Anderson - foul #3 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #4 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Charles Lamar | |
| 15:06 | Iowa | William Musson misses the lay-in | 28-46 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | John Smith scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Hawkins and he's hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #2 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | John Smith makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Young Qian comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Jose Ponce steps in front of the John Smith pass | 31-46 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Young Qian is denied on a layup by Jay Stanger | 31-46 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Ray Thrower tips it in | 31-48 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | William Musson steps in front of the Robert Hawkins pass | 31-48 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | William Musson banks in the layup | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is denied on a layup by William Musson | 31-50 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Robert Hawkins steals the ball from Young Qian | 31-50 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | John Simpson misses the easy layup | 31-50 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | John Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #4 on Young Qian, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), James Anderson (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, John Smith, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Young Qian, Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower's pass is intercepted by Rafael Anderson | 33-50 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson lays it up and in | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lamar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Carr (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Larry Carr comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Larry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Larry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-52 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Larry Carr denies the turnaround by James Anderson | 35-55 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang buries a shot from close range set up by Charles Lamar and he's fouled by Craig Wolfe - foul #2 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #6 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), John Smith (PF) Troy Stovall, Robert Bluhm, James Anderson, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Larry Carr | |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the free throw | 35-57 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Smith | 35-57 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | John Simpson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #4 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 09:42 | Purdue | John Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | John Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Charles Lamar misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Reitz is blocked by Charles Lamar | 35-57 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 35-57 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | John Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 35-57 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-57 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | John Simpson is fouled on the floor by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF) Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Charles Lamar, Jim Rhodes | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | William Musson is called for the reach on Robert Bluhm - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #6 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Bluhm and he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #5 on Young Qian, team foul #7 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF) Young Qian | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | William Musson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 38-57 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Charles Lamar snags the offensive board | 38-57 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Charles Lamar can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | John Simpson gets the rebound | 38-57 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Lamar | 38-57 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | John Smith makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Simpson and the foul's on Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #8 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), James Anderson (SF) John Simpson, Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:47 | Purdue | John Smith makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | William Musson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-57 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | William Musson hits the follow up shot | 41-59 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | The jump hook by John Smith is blocked by Huang-fu Xiang | 41-59 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | John Smith is called for the reach on William Musson - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Shawn Reitz (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Bluhm, James Anderson, John Smith, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 05:35 | Iowa | William Musson misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the offensive board | 41-59 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Rafael Anderson - foul #4 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) William Musson | |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | John Simpson misses long on a shot from the baseline | 41-59 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | John Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | John Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jose Ponce, Jim Rhodes | |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Larry Carr lays it up and in | 41-61 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Ray Thrower is called for the reach on Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #9 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Ray Thrower | |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) SG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Lamar (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Jose Ponce buries a floater from the right wing set up by Charles Lamar | 41-63 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe is hacked by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #10 | 41-63 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Charles Lamar gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Larry Carr hits the finger roll | 42-65 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Carr - foul #1 on Larry Carr, team foul #11 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (C) Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Jose Ponce | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Charles Lamar can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-65 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Larry Carr gets the offensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Huang-fu Xiang picks off the pass by Craig Wolfe | 43-68 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue blows the layup but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #9 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:11 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #12 | 43-68 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Craig Wolfe is called for the reach on Charles Lamar - foul #3 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #10 | 45-68 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Charles Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Charles Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm is hacked by Larry Carr - foul #2 on Larry Carr, team foul #13 | 45-70 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm misses the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the board | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-70 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue snags the offensive board | 46-70 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Lamar runs out the clock | 46-70 |