| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - William Raasch (fresh) PF - Richard Nieves (fresh) C - Fausto Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fresh) SG - William Thalman (fresh) SF - John Degen (fresh) PF - Warren Cain (fresh) C - David Herring (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | David Herring wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Purdue | David Herring is denied on a dunk by Richard Nieves | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by John Degen - foul #1 on John Degen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | William Raasch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | David Herring pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | William Thalman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | John Degen grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | David Herring lays it up and in on a great pass from William Thalman | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Yarbro | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | John Degen takes the ball from Floyd Wilson in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro throws it down on a nice dish by John Degen | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Fletcher and he's fouled by William Thalman - foul #1 on William Thalman, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Warren Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | David Herring grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 3 from straight away | 4-9 |
| 17:12 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the shot in the lane set up by Stephen Fletcher | 6-9 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | William Thalman buries a jumpshot from the left side | 6-11 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Fausto Romano | 6-11 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Fletcher | 8-11 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | William Thalman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Floyd Wilson, William Raasch, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG), Charles Hair (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF) Frank Yarbro, John Degen, Warren Cain | |
| 15:58 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) SG - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jack Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Thalman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Cobb (fresh) SF - Charles Hair (fresh) PF - Jim Hedrick (fresh) C - David Herring (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the jumper from the right block | 8-13 |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek blows the layup but he's fouled by William Thalman - foul #2 on William Thalman, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Holguin (SG), Warren Cain (PF) William Thalman, Jim Hedrick | |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Tim Lynch steps in front of the Brandon Holguin pass | 10-13 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Jack Harper connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Gaunt and the foul's on Charles Hair - foul #1 on Charles Hair, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Jack Harper makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is called for a backcourt violation | 13-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG), Fausto Romano (C) Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF) Joel Cobb, Charles Hair | |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox can't finish the layup | 13-13 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Warren Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Brandon Holguin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Cox - foul #1 on Joshua Cox, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), William Raasch (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), Timothy Kinsey (C) Warren Cain, David Herring | |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Brandon Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Brandon Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:43 | Minnesota | Jim Hedrick is called for the reach on Joshua Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Hedrick, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (SG) Brandon Holguin | |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano hits the easy wide open finger roll | 15-15 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Floyd Wilson picks off the pass by Jim Hedrick | 15-15 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson hits the finger roll | 17-15 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 17-15 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox is fouled on the floor by John Degen - foul #2 on John Degen, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Thomas Gaunt (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), Richard Nieves (PF), Jack Harper (C) Joshua Cox, Floyd Wilson, Oleg Zolondek, William Raasch, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (PG), Brandon Holguin (SG), Charles Hair (SF), Warren Cain (PF), David Herring (C) Frank Yarbro, Duane Davis, John Degen, Jim Hedrick, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves loses the ball out of bounds | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | David Herring is hacked by Richard Nieves - foul #1 on Richard Nieves, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | David Herring is denied on a layup by Richard Nieves | 17-15 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Jack Harper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joel Cobb (fresh) SG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hair (fresh) PF - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Herring (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Minnesota | Joel Cobb steals it from Stephen Fletcher in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Charles Hair throws it down on a nice dish by Joel Cobb | 17-17 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Nieves and he's hacked by Brandon Holguin - foul #1 on Brandon Holguin, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Richard Nieves, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (SG), Timothy Kinsey (C) Brandon Holguin, David Herring | |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Lynch - foul #1 on Tim Lynch, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG) Thomas Gaunt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG) Duane Davis | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Charles Hair gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Charles Hair drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Yarbro | 20-21 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Kinsey - foul #1 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Richard Nieves (PF) Stephen Fletcher, Joshua Cox, Tim Lynch, William Raasch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (SG), Brandon Holguin (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF), David Herring (C) Joel Cobb, Charles Hair, Warren Cain, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Nieves | 21-21 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Duane Davis - foul #1 on Duane Davis, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jack Harper (C) Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jim Hedrick | 22-21 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jack Harper - foul #1 on Jack Harper, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (SF) Brandon Holguin | |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Frank Yarbro is called for the reach on Thomas Gaunt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Yarbro, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Oleg Zolondek picks off the pass by David Herring | 23-23 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Jack Harper can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Herring - foul #1 on David Herring, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG), William Raasch (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG), Timothy Kinsey (C) Duane Davis, David Herring | |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Jack Harper makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Jack Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joel Cobb | 25-25 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Yarbro - foul #2 on Frank Yarbro, team foul #12 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Tim Lynch (SF), Fausto Romano (C) Joshua Cox, Floyd Wilson, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Holguin (SG), Warren Cain (PF) Frank Yarbro, Jim Hedrick | |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Charles Hair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG) Oleg Zolondek | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | William Raasch clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Warren Cain - foul #1 on Warren Cain, team foul #13 | 27-25 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Fausto Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joel Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Charles Hair drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joel Cobb | 28-27 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox is whistled for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Richard Nieves (PF) Stephen Fletcher, Tim Lynch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (SG) Brandon Holguin | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Charles Hair clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Raasch - foul #1 on William Raasch, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF) William Raasch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Hedrick (PF) Joel Cobb | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:32 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses long on a floater from the left block | 28-28 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Warren Cain grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Warren Cain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Jack Harper (C) Thomas Gaunt, Joshua Cox, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (PG), Brandon Holguin (SF), David Herring (C) Warren Cain, Charles Hair, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 30-28 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Brandon Holguin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim Lynch (SF) Oleg Zolondek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG), Timothy Kinsey (PF) Duane Davis, Jim Hedrick | |
| 05:07 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher blows the layup | 30-28 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Jack Harper tips it in | 32-28 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Joshua Cox (SG), William Raasch (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Stephen Fletcher, Floyd Wilson, Richard Nieves, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (SF), Warren Cain (PF) Brandon Holguin, David Herring | |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | William Thalman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Cox | 37-30 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Charles Hair comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-30 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Lynch (fairly fresh) PF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Fausto Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joel Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Thalman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hair (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Kinsey (tiring) | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Fausto Romano is blocked by Timothy Kinsey | 37-30 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joel Cobb | 37-30 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Charles Hair is denied on a layup by Fausto Romano | 37-30 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey tips it home | 37-32 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Thomas Gaunt picks off the pass by Warren Cain | 40-32 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Gaunt | 42-32 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the jumper from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch tips it in | 44-34 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | William Thalman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joel Cobb | 44-37 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Kinsey - foul #2 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #14 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Richard Nieves (PF), Jack Harper (C) Thomas Gaunt, Tim Lynch, William Raasch, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), John Degen (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF), David Herring (C) Joel Cobb, Charles Hair, Warren Cain, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | David Herring pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | David Herring's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Nieves | 45-37 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | John Degen gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick comes up short on the runner from close range | 45-37 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | John Degen tips it home | 45-39 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | John Degen is hacked by Richard Nieves - foul #2 on Richard Nieves, team foul #8 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG) Joshua Cox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Holguin (SG) Frank Yarbro | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | John Degen makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | John Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 45-41 |