| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shane Rode (fresh) C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Keith Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Self (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vernon Hoskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Eric Smith inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty is fouled on the floor by Michael Nolan - foul #3 on Michael Nolan, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Terry Rohn (C) Eric Smith, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Trego (SF) Michael Nolan | |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Terry Rohn hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Mansell | 41-36 |
| 19:02 | Wichita State | Vern Self hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Terry Rohn grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli misses long on a floater from close range | 41-36 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | James Mansell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Trego - foul #1 on John Trego, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mervin West (SF), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jimmy Hintze (SG), David Bartz (C) Vern Self, Vernon Hoskins | |
| 18:24 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:06 | Wichita State | George Cribb can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joaquin Conner - foul #1 on Joaquin Conner, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (PG), Eric Smith (SF) James Mansell, Mervin West | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Xavier Fernandez (SF) Keith Harper | |
| 18:06 | Wichita State | George Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:06 | Wichita State | George Cribb misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty banks in the wide open layup set up by Nathan Lerma | 45-37 |
| 17:46 | Wichita State | Xavier Fernandez misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Shane Rode gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | David Bartz takes the ball from Anthony Twitty in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 17:27 | Wichita State | George Cribb knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Trego | 45-39 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 17:05 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Trego | 45-39 |
| 16:59 | Wichita State | John Trego knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Xavier Fernandez | 45-41 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joaquin Conner | 48-41 |
| 16:18 | Wichita State | David Bartz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma misses the wide open floater from the right side | 48-41 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Eric Smith grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Eric Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), Mervin West (SF), Terry Rohn (C) Nathan Lerma, Anthony Twitty, Eric Smith, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Harper (PG), Vern Self (SG), Michael Nolan (SF), Jason Gard (PF), Vernon Hoskins (C) John Trego, Jimmy Hintze, Xavier Fernandez, George Cribb, David Bartz | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Rode (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Rohn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Keith Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Self (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Gard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Vernon Hoskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Vern Self hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Mansell - foul #2 on James Mansell, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joaquin Conner (C) Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Vern Self makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Vern Self steps in front of the Terry Rohn pass | 48-44 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | Michael Nolan blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mervin West | 48-44 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Mervin West clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jason Gard | 48-44 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Vern Self hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Vernon Hoskins and he's fouled by Terry Rohn - foul #2 on Terry Rohn, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SF), Shane Rode (PF) Mervin West, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shawn Coss (C) Vernon Hoskins | |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Vern Self makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vern Self - foul #2 on Vern Self, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | George Cribb (PF) Jason Gard | |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Shawn Coss gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | James Mansell steals the ball from Shawn Coss | 49-47 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Mansell | 51-47 |
| 13:41 | Wichita State | Vern Self misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Shane Rode grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Nolan - foul #4 on Michael Nolan, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mervin West (SF), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jimmy Hintze (PG), Howard Sykes (SG), John Trego (SF), Xavier Fernandez (PF), Vernon Hoskins (C) Keith Harper, Vern Self, Michael Nolan, George Cribb, Shawn Coss | |
| 13:14 | Purdue | James Mansell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 13:12 | Wichita State | John Trego grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | John Trego misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joaquin Conner | 51-47 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | James Mansell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 12:56 | Wichita State | Xavier Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:38 | Wichita State | John Trego buries a shot from the left wing set up by Jimmy Hintze | 51-49 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | James Mansell misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Xavier Fernandez - foul #1 on Xavier Fernandez, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Terry Rohn (PF) Mervin West, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Harper (PG), Jason Gard (PF), David Bartz (C) Howard Sykes, Xavier Fernandez, Vernon Hoskins | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | James Mansell misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:49 | Wichita State | Jason Gard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-49 |
| 11:48 | Wichita State | John Trego can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Twitty (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Terry Rohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joaquin Conner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Keith Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hintze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Trego (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Gard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bartz (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty is whistled for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shane Rode (PF) Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vern Self (SG), George Cribb (PF) Jimmy Hintze, John Trego | |
| 11:00 | Wichita State | Vern Self makes the shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Terry Rohn is called for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (SG), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Xavier Fernandez (SF), Shawn Coss (C) Jason Gard, David Bartz | |
| 10:21 | Wichita State | Keith Harper travels with the ball | 52-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Howard Sykes (SG) Vern Self | |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Shane Rode lays it in uncontested | 54-51 |
| 09:47 | Wichita State | Howard Sykes buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Nathan Lerma misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 09:22 | Wichita State | Keith Harper gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:10 | Wichita State | Howard Sykes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | Shawn Coss tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | James Mansell double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Mervin West (SF), Terry Rohn (C) Nathan Lerma, Anthony Twitty, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jimmy Hintze (PG), Vern Self (SG), John Trego (SF), Jason Gard (PF), Vernon Hoskins (C) Keith Harper, Howard Sykes, Xavier Fernandez, George Cribb, Shawn Coss | |
| 08:57 | Wichita State | Jason Gard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | James Mansell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Patrick Antonelli | 57-59 |
| 08:08 | Wichita State | Vernon Hoskins misses the shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | James Mansell gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | James Mansell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Rohn | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Rode (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Rohn (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jimmy Hintze (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vern Self (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Trego (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Gard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Purdue | James Mansell misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Jason Gard snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:58 | Wichita State | Jason Gard jams it on a nice dish by Jimmy Hintze | 57-61 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Mervin West hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Vern Self - foul #3 on Vern Self, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (PG), Anthony Twitty (SG), Joaquin Conner (C) James Mansell, Patrick Antonelli, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Harper (PG), Howard Sykes (SG), Michael Nolan (SF), Xavier Fernandez (PF), David Bartz (C) Jimmy Hintze, Vern Self, John Trego, Jason Gard, Vernon Hoskins | |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Mervin West makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Mervin West makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:23 | Wichita State | Joaquin Conner is called for the reach on Michael Nolan - foul #2 on Joaquin Conner, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Smith (SF) Mervin West | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 06:08 | Wichita State | Keith Harper connects on the floater near the basket | 59-63 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | The refs have stopped play. Eric Smith is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 59-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), Shane Rode (PF) Nathan Lerma, Eric Smith, Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 05:20 | Wichita State | Michael Nolan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-63 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Howard Sykes is called for the reach on Shane Rode in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Sykes, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (SG) Patrick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jimmy Hintze (SG), George Cribb (PF), Shawn Coss (C) Howard Sykes, Xavier Fernandez, David Bartz | |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:06 | Wichita State | Keith Harper drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Nolan | 64-65 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | James Mansell is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Hintze - foul #3 on Jimmy Hintze, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG) Nathan Lerma | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Trego (PG) Keith Harper | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:16 | Wichita State | Patrick Antonelli is called for the reach on Michael Nolan - foul #2 on Patrick Antonelli, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Howard Sykes (SG), Xavier Fernandez (PF) Jimmy Hintze, George Cribb | |
| 03:54 | Wichita State | John Trego misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joaquin Conner - foul #3 on Joaquin Conner, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (SG) Patrick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:54 | Wichita State | John Trego misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:54 | Wichita State | John Trego makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Shane Rode throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG) Nathan Lerma | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:44 | Wichita State | John Trego hits a shot from close range set up by Howard Sykes | 66-68 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | James Mansell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Patrick Antonelli | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (tiring) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Twitty (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Shane Rode (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joaquin Conner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Trego (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Sykes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Nolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Xavier Fernandez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Coss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Wichita State | John Trego buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Shawn Coss steals the ball from Joaquin Conner | 68-71 |
| 02:33 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (PG), Eric Smith (SF), Terry Rohn (PF) James Mansell, Patrick Antonelli, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Harper (PG), Vern Self (SG), George Cribb (PF), Vernon Hoskins (C) Howard Sykes, Michael Nolan, Xavier Fernandez, Shawn Coss | |
| 02:13 | Wichita State | Vern Self misses short on a floater in the paint | 68-71 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Rohn | 68-71 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Vernon Hoskins - foul #2 on Vernon Hoskins, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Shane Rode (PF) Nathan Lerma, Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Nolan (SF) John Trego | |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:21 | Wichita State | Keith Harper comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 01:20 | Wichita State | Vernon Hoskins hits the follow up shot | 70-73 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 01:03 | Wichita State | Vernon Hoskins is whistled for a carry | 70-73 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Wichita State | Vern Self misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-73 |
| 00:17 | Wichita State | Keith Harper gets the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Keith Harper is fouled on the floor by James Mansell - foul #3 on James Mansell, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Trego (SF), Jason Gard (PF) Michael Nolan, George Cribb | |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Keith Harper makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Keith Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | James Mansell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-75 |
| 00:09 | Wichita State | Jason Gard grabs the board | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | James Mansell is called for the reach on Jason Gard in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Mansell, team foul #8 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Bartz (C) Vernon Hoskins | |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | Jason Gard makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | Jason Gard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | James Mansell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | James Mansell is called for the reach on Keith Harper in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Mansell, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (PG) James Mansell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Nolan (SF), Vernon Hoskins (C) John Trego, David Bartz | |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Keith Harper makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Keith Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Eric Smith misses the halfcourt shot | 73-78 |