| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Severe (fresh) SF - Peter Godin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Hair (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jim Hedrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Riddick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jay Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gosnell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jay Estes inbounds the ball | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Auburn | Harold Cooke is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Severe - foul #1 on Scott Severe, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Cooke - foul #2 on Harold Cooke, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-36 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick tips it but misses | 47-36 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Gosnell | 47-36 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Harold Cooke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SF) Peter Godin | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Montejano - foul #3 on Paul Montejano, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (SG) Scott Severe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (C) Paul Montejano | |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 19:02 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Michael Gosnell picks off the pass by Darryl Nelson in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Jay Estes is denied on a layup by Jim Hedrick | 49-38 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Charles Hair pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 49-38 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | John Riddick grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Gosnell | 49-40 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Charles Hair hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Jay Estes travels in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), Peter Godin (SF) Darryl Nelson, Joel Cobb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG) Bernardo Medina | |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is open and scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Charles Hair | 53-40 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Harold Cooke is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Godin - foul #2 on Peter Godin, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG), David Herring (PF) Peter Godin, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG) Harold Cooke | |
| 17:30 | Auburn | David Herring takes the ball from Jay Estes | 53-40 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro travels with the ball | 53-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Timothy Kinsey (SF) Scott Severe, John Degen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (C) John Riddick | |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Godin (SF) David Herring | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG) Randy Casey | |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the jumper from the left block | 55-40 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Sweeney - foul #1 on Bradley Sweeney, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG), Joel Cobb (SF), Charles Hair (PF) Brian Reynolds, Peter Godin, Timothy Kinsey | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG) Bradley Sweeney | |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits a fadeaway from the right side | 57-40 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina scores on a turnaround from the left block | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Scott Severe (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Hedrick (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Riddick (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jay Estes (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernardo Medina (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Gosnell (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Charles Hair connects on the open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Severe | 59-42 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | Harold Cooke is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), John Degen (SF), David Herring (C) Frank Yarbro, Joel Cobb, Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), William Bowman (PF), Paul Montejano (C) John Riddick, Bernardo Medina, Michael Gosnell | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Paul Montejano steals it from Darryl Nelson | 59-42 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Jay Estes buries a jumper from the left side | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | John Degen snags the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Herring | 59-44 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Charles Hair lays it in on a great pass from John Degen | 61-44 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | William Bowman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Baldwin | 61-47 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Charles Hair clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Cooke - foul #3 on Harold Cooke, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Frank Yarbro (SG), Joel Cobb (SF), Jim Hedrick (C) Darryl Nelson, Scott Severe, John Degen, David Herring | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), John Riddick (SF) Harold Cooke, Jay Estes | |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Paul Montejano blows the dunk | 63-47 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | William Bowman tips it back up and in | 63-49 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Randy Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Peter Godin (SF), Timothy Kinsey (PF) Brian Reynolds, Joel Cobb, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SF), Michael Gosnell (C) John Riddick, Paul Montejano | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Peter Godin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | William Bowman comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Yarbro - foul #1 on Frank Yarbro, team foul #3 | 65-49 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 65-51 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Joel Cobb (SG), John Degen (SF) Darryl Nelson, Frank Yarbro, Peter Godin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), John Riddick (SF), Bernardo Medina (C) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney, Michael Gosnell | |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Harold Cooke is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick double dribbles | 65-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG), David Herring (C) Brian Reynolds, Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin loses the dribble to John Degen in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Joel Cobb banks in the layup on a great pass from John Degen | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (fresh) 4 reb. SG - Scott Severe (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Kinsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Herring (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin travels with the ball | 67-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Peter Godin (SF), Charles Hair (PF), Jim Hedrick (C) John Degen, Joel Cobb, Timothy Kinsey, David Herring | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF), Paul Montejano (C) John Riddick, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Michael Gosnell takes the ball from Charles Hair | 67-54 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Charles Hair grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Cooke - foul #4 on Harold Cooke, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Frank Yarbro (SG) Brian Reynolds, Scott Severe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), John Riddick (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Paul Montejano | |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro makes the wide open shot from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina is hacked by Jim Hedrick - foul #3 on Jim Hedrick, team foul #4 | 69-54 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Joel Cobb (SG), John Degen (SF), Timothy Kinsey (PF), David Herring (C) Darryl Nelson, Frank Yarbro, Peter Godin, Charles Hair, Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF) Jay Estes | |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Randy Casey buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by David Herring - foul #3 on David Herring, team foul #5 | 69-56 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Randy Casey makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side | 71-57 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell travels in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Paul Montejano (C) Michael Gosnell, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Riddick - foul #3 on John Riddick, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (SG), Jim Hedrick (C) Brian Reynolds, David Herring | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-57 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to John Riddick | 71-57 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin drills a jumper from the left block | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Bradley Sweeney is called for the reach on Joel Cobb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Sweeney, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Scott Severe (SG), Charles Hair (PF) John Degen, Frank Yarbro, Timothy Kinsey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF), Michael Gosnell (C) Kevin Baldwin, Bradley Sweeney, Paul Montejano | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Jay Estes drills a jumper in the paint | 73-61 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Scott Severe is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Severe, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Godin (SF) Joel Cobb | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Randy Casey is hacked by Darryl Nelson - foul #3 on Darryl Nelson, team foul #7 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Herring (C) Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), William Bowman (PF) John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Randy Casey makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Randy Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | David Herring hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Hair | 75-63 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin's pass is intercepted by Scott Severe in the backcourt | 75-63 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | David Herring travels with the ball | 75-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Frank Yarbro (SG), Jim Hedrick (C) Darryl Nelson, Scott Severe, David Herring | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Kevin Baldwin, Michael Gosnell | |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bowman | 75-66 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds loses the dribble to Randy Casey in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy Casey | 75-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Yarbro (tired) 8 pts. SF - Peter Godin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Hair (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Hedrick (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jay Estes (very tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernardo Medina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick loses the dribble to Bradley Sweeney | 75-68 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bernardo Medina | 75-70 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Charles Hair is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 75-70 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Charles Hair pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro misses the lay-in | 75-70 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Charles Hair tips it back up and in | 77-70 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Jay Estes is denied on a layup by Peter Godin | 77-70 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | William Bowman grabs the offensive board | 77-70 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Jay Estes hits a runner near the basket set up by Bradley Sweeney | 77-72 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Charles Hair drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-72 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Randy Casey is hacked by Peter Godin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Godin, team foul #8 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Joel Cobb (SG), John Degen (SF), Timothy Kinsey (PF), David Herring (C) Brian Reynolds, Frank Yarbro, Peter Godin, Charles Hair, Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), John Riddick (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Bradley Sweeney, Jay Estes, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Randy Casey makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Randy Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | David Herring snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by John Degen | 82-73 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-73 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | John Riddick pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Joel Cobb steals the ball from Randy Casey | 82-73 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Cobb | 85-73 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | David Herring is called for the reach on Paul Montejano - foul #4 on David Herring, team foul #9 | 85-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG), Jim Hedrick (C) John Degen, Timothy Kinsey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG) Randy Casey | |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | David Herring snags the defensive board | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF) Kevin Baldwin | |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Scott Severe steals it from Jay Estes | 85-73 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-73 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 85-73 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Harold Cooke knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Gosnell | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | David Herring is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 85-75 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Montejano | 85-75 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (SF), Timothy Kinsey (PF) Joel Cobb, David Herring | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG) Paul Montejano | |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 3 from the left wing | 85-75 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Timothy Kinsey | 85-75 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Scott Severe is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (C) Michael Gosnell | |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Jay Estes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 85-75 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Severe (tiring) 3 stl. SF - John Degen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Hedrick (very tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jay Estes (very tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Riddick (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernardo Medina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Scott Severe is hacked by Kevin Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #8 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG) Darryl Nelson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Scott Severe makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Scott Severe makes the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Timothy Kinsey is called for the reach on Jay Estes - foul #1 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #10 | 87-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (SG) Scott Severe | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF) John Riddick | |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 1st free throw | 87-76 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Degen | 89-77 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 89-77 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey gets the rebound | 89-77 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Reynolds | 92-77 |
| 02:38 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 92-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Scott Severe (SG), Joel Cobb (SF), Charles Hair (PF), David Herring (C) Brian Reynolds, Frank Yarbro, John Degen, Timothy Kinsey, Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Joel Cobb picks off the pass by John Riddick in the backcourt | 92-77 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Joel Cobb hits the finger roll | 94-77 |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Paul Montejano comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 94-77 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Charles Hair pulls down the rebound | 94-77 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | David Herring is hacked by Paul Montejano - foul #4 on Paul Montejano, team foul #9 | 94-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), Frank Yarbro (SG), Timothy Kinsey (PF) Darryl Nelson, Scott Severe, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF), William Bowman (PF) John Riddick, Bradley Sweeney, Paul Montejano | |
| 01:54 | Purdue | David Herring misses the 1st free throw | 94-77 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Gosnell | 94-77 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Jay Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 94-77 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey is hacked by William Bowman - foul #4 on William Bowman, team foul #10 | 94-77 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 95-77 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 95-77 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell snags the defensive board | 95-77 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | William Bowman's pass is intercepted by David Herring | 95-77 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 95-77 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Gosnell | 95-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Jay Estes clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Degen - foul #3 on John Degen, team foul #11 | 95-77 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 1st free throw | 95-78 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 95-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Herring is fouled on the floor by Harold Cooke - foul #5 on Harold Cooke, team foul #11 | 95-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG) Harold Cooke | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 1st free throw | 96-79 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 97-79 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin is called for traveling | 97-79 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | John Degen runs out the clock | 97-79 |