| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 19:49 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 19:33 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | John Smith can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 18:50 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth blows the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 18:50 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:50 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Paul Roberts is called for the reach on Craig Wolfe - foul #1 on Paul Roberts, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Lester Duckworth steals it from Craig Wolfe | 46-39 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson is whistled for a carry | 46-39 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | John Smith lays it in | 48-39 |
| 17:36 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-39 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan and he's fouled by Stanley Ellis - foul #3 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (PG), William Hogue (PF) Marty Kinner, Stanley Ellis | |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:24 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 17:06 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Stovall | 53-39 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts is hacked by Robert Hawkins - foul #2 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (C) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF), John Morris (C) Lester Duckworth, Paul Roberts | |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by John Morris - foul #2 on John Morris, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Eric Thompson, John Morris | |
| 16:00 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Valentin Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | James Anderson loses the dribble to Valentin Esposito | 55-41 |
| 15:07 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Ellis | 55-43 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Dennis Crotts steals the ball from John Smith | 55-43 |
| 14:15 | Nebraska | James Anderson swats the short shot by Stanley Ellis | 55-43 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | John Smith buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan | 57-43 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (C) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG), Lester Duckworth (SF), Paul Roberts (C) Valentin Esposito, Yuri Buchinski, William Hogue | |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan | 59-43 |
| 13:05 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Roberts | 59-45 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Eric Thompson - foul #3 on Eric Thompson, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF) Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), John Morris (PF) Dennis Crotts, Stanley Ellis | |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Troy Stovall | 62-45 |
| 12:08 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Troy Stovall connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Christopher Nee | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Nee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Morris (fresh) C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson is hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #3 on Troy Stovall, team foul #3 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), James Anderson (PF) Troy Stovall, John Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG) Marty Kinner | |
| 11:49 | Nebraska | Robert Bluhm steals the ball from Eric Thompson | 64-45 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm lays it in | 66-45 |
| 11:29 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Thompson | 66-48 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is whistled for a carry | 66-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Rafael Anderson, Christopher Nee | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis (PF) John Morris | |
| 11:00 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hawkins | 66-48 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Bluhm | 68-48 |
| 10:28 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 10:26 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #4 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (SG), Yuri Buchinski (SF) Eric Thompson, Lester Duckworth | |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Sullivan | 68-50 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | John Smith connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by James Anderson | 70-50 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Timothy Sullivan steps in front of the Marty Kinner pass | 70-50 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | John Smith hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 72-50 |
| 09:02 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marty Kinner | 72-53 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the shot from the right block | 72-53 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Stanley Ellis | 72-53 |
| 08:32 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 72-53 |
| 08:30 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski hits the follow up shot | 72-55 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Marty Kinner - foul #2 on Marty Kinner, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG), Lester Duckworth (SF), William Hogue (PF), John Morris (C) Dennis Crotts, Yuri Buchinski, Stanley Ellis, Paul Roberts | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 08:04 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-58 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | James Anderson lays it in set up by Christopher Nee | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Nee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Morris (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is fouled on the floor by Lester Duckworth - foul #1 on Lester Duckworth, team foul #6 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF) Christopher Nee, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (PG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Marty Kinner, John Morris | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 76-61 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 06:45 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Troy Stovall | 78-61 |
| 06:12 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth is whistled for traveling | 78-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Troy Stovall, Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG) Valentin Esposito | |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Bluhm | 80-61 |
| 05:46 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-61 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-61 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 80-61 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | John Smith tips it in | 82-61 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis buries a 3 from straight away | 82-64 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley Ellis - foul #4 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #7 | 82-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG), James Anderson (C) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (SG), Yuri Buchinski (SF), John Morris (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Eric Thompson, Lester Duckworth, Stanley Ellis, William Hogue | |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 04:36 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-67 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | James Anderson blows the layup | 84-67 |
| 04:28 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 84-67 |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | Timothy Sullivan steps in front of the Dennis Crotts pass | 84-67 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | John Smith misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Morris - foul #3 on John Morris, team foul #8 | 84-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF) Yuri Buchinski, John Morris | |
| 03:54 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 86-67 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Timothy Sullivan is called for the reach on Lester Duckworth - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #5 | 86-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG) Marty Kinner | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Nebraska | Troy Stovall picks off the pass by Paul Roberts | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | James Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 86-67 |
| 03:16 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth snags the defensive board | 86-67 |
| 02:47 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Crotts | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Purdue | James Anderson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Stovall | 88-69 |
| 02:03 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Hawkins - foul #3 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #6 | 88-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), Kurt Smith (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SG), William Hogue (PF), John Morris (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, Stanley Ellis, Paul Roberts | |
| 02:03 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 88-70 |
| 02:03 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 88-71 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Christopher Nee misses the lay-in | 88-71 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Yuri Buchinski | 88-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 88-71 |
| 01:30 | Nebraska | John Morris tips it in | 88-73 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | James Anderson is fouled on the floor by William Hogue - foul #1 on William Hogue, team foul #9 | 88-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (PG) Lester Duckworth | |
| 01:04 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 89-73 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 89-73 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-73 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | James Anderson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 89-73 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 89-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Rafael Anderson - foul #1 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #7 | 89-73 |
| 00:41 | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 00:41 | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 89-74 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Christopher Nee grabs the board | 89-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is hacked by Marty Kinner - foul #3 on Marty Kinner, team foul #10 | 89-74 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 90-74 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 00:13 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to William Hogue | 90-74 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kurt Smith - foul #1 on Kurt Smith, team foul #8 | 90-74 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 90-75 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 90-75 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 90-75 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm runs out the clock | 90-75 |