| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Purdue | Claudio Rizzo steps in front of the Anthony Stephens pass in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Melvin Tsan steals it from Tony Branham | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Barnes | 33-27 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits a fadeaway from the left block | 33-29 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lenny Akers | 36-29 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Tony Branham comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Barnes - foul #1 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Damek Kaniewski is called for the reach on Cecil Barnes - foul #1 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Augustus Zelmar denies the turnaround by Melvin Tsan | 36-30 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses long on a jumper from the right side | 38-30 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo tips it in | 38-32 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Damek Kaniewski steals it from Anthony Stephens | 38-32 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Damek Kaniewski denies the turnaround by Melvin Tsan | 38-32 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lenny Akers | 41-32 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Anthony Price drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is hacked by Anthony Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Renshaw (PG), Josh Lucus (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Mark Briones (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Damek Kaniewski, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Charles Smith knocks in the runner from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | James Miles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to William Garner | 41-37 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Charles Smith picks off the pass by James Miles | 41-37 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Mark Renshaw misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-37 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Henry Gorman gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | William Garner knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 43-37 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Josh Lucus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Renshaw and the foul's on Cecil Barnes - foul #2 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Mark Renshaw | |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Josh Lucus makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tony Branham - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Henry Gorman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Josh Lucus | |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Mark Briones gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Smith | 43-43 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers blows the layup but he's fouled by Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Cecil Barnes, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Smith, Mark Briones | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ricky Heath - foul #3 on Ricky Heath, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Branham | 47-48 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 47-48 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ricky Heath - foul #4 on Ricky Heath, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Charles Smith (PF) Tony Branham, Damek Kaniewski | |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 47-48 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Henry Gorman buries a runner from close range | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales lays it up and in and the foul's on James Miles - foul #1 on James Miles, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Lucus (SG) Anthony Price | |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | William Garner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Josh Lucus snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales can't tip it in | 49-51 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Henry Gorman picks off the pass by Salvador Gonzales | 49-51 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by William Garner | 51-51 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 51-53 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF) William Garner, Cecil Barnes, Henry Gorman, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Renshaw (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF), Mark Briones (C) Claudio Rizzo, Josh Lucus, Salvador Gonzales, Charles Smith, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 09:22 | Purdue | James Miles misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | James Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Miles | 54-53 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Mark Briones tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-55 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Wayne Linder hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Wayne Linder picks off the pass by Tony Branham | 56-55 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Wayne Linder banks in the layup | 58-55 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Anthony Price hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Briones | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Miles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Renshaw (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Briones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Tony Branham picks off the pass by Melvin Tsan | 58-57 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG), Ricky Heath (C) Wayne Linder, James Miles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Mark Renshaw, Mark Briones | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Damek Kaniewski steals it from Anthony Stephens | 58-57 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar's layup is rejected by Melvin Tsan | 58-57 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Lenny Akers pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Augustus Zelmar steps in front of the Lenny Akers pass | 58-57 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Anthony Price lays it up and in on a great pass from Damek Kaniewski | 58-59 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the dunk | 58-59 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Anthony Price tips it in | 58-61 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Lenny Akers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF) Anthony Stephens, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Lucus (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Mark Briones (C) Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Damek Kaniewski, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Charles Smith clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Barnes - foul #3 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Henry Gorman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-62 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Charles Smith double dribbles | 58-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Renshaw (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Josh Lucus, Mark Briones | |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield buries a shot in the paint | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Renshaw (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the jump hook from the left block | 60-62 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Henry Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield loses the ball out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF) William Garner, Wayne Linder, Henry Gorman, James Miles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF) Mark Renshaw, Salvador Gonzales, Charles Smith | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Damek Kaniewski - foul #2 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Anthony Price drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Branham | 61-64 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SG) Tony Branham | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Damek Kaniewski | 61-66 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Salvador Gonzales | |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is hacked by Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Ricky Heath hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Augustus Zelmar - foul #3 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Augustus Zelmar and he's hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Augustus Zelmar | 63-70 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Cecil Barnes is called for the reach on Anthony Price in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #10 | 63-70 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Barnes | 66-71 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is hacked by Cecil Barnes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SF) Anthony Price | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Wayne Linder drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-73 |