| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline is called for traveling | 37-23 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-23 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is hacked by Brian Burdine - foul #2 on Brian Burdine, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the dunk attempt | 40-23 |
| 18:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas snags the defensive board | 40-23 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline hits the follow up shot | 40-25 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Charles Sorensen steals the ball from Willard Wittig | 40-25 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Sorensen | 40-28 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Gregory Allis tips it home | 42-28 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Champagne is called for the reach on Walter Ebling - foul #2 on Robert Champagne, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (SG), Donald Woods (SF), Sidney Thomas (PF), Theodore Jackson (C) Charles Sorensen, Walter Ebling, Charles Pauline, Andrew Thomas | |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Logan Francis (PF) Brian Burdine | |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-28 |
| 16:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Woods | 42-31 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Sam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Greenwald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Sidney Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Logan Francis (fresh) C - Theodore Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | William Stanford gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is hacked by John Greenwald - foul #1 on John Greenwald, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) John Sam, William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Charles Sorensen (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Charles Pauline (PF), Andrew Thomas (C) John Greenwald, Donald Woods, Sidney Thomas, Logan Francis, Theodore Jackson | |
| 14:45 | Purdue | George Kramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Champagne steals the ball from Walter Ebling | 42-31 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Walter Ebling is called for the reach on Robert Champagne - foul #1 on Walter Ebling, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Kirkland | 45-31 |
| 13:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | George Kramer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-31 |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Charles Sorensen is blocked by George Kramer | 45-31 |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling hits the follow up shot | 45-33 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is hacked by Brian Burdine - foul #3 on Brian Burdine, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith (C) Andrew Thomas | |
| 12:06 | Purdue | George Kramer's pass is intercepted by Walter Ebling | 45-33 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling blows the layup but he's hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SG), Sidney Thomas (C) Charles Sorensen, Charles Pauline | |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Stanford | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Walter Ebling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Ebling and he's fouled by Robert Sliva - foul #3 on Robert Sliva, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG), Theodore Jackson (C) Brian Burdine, Walter Ebling | |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Theodore Jackson - foul #1 on Theodore Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), George Kramer (C) John Sam, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Andrew Thomas (C) Sidney Thomas, Theodore Jackson | |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | John Greenwald is called for the reach on William Stanford - foul #2 on John Greenwald, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Charles Pauline (PF) John Greenwald, Paul Smith | |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Thomas - foul #2 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling (SF), Paul Smith (C) Donald Woods, Andrew Thomas | |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith misses the lay-in | 55-40 |
| 08:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline grabs the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling is hacked by Gregory Allis - foul #1 on Gregory Allis, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG), Bryan Factor (SG), Sidney Thomas (C) Brian Burdine, Charles Sorensen, Charles Pauline | |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses long on a floater from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Wooldridge | 55-40 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | William Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Greenwald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Factor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Stanford | 60-40 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor is called for traveling | 60-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) Willard Wittig, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Charles Pauline (PF), Andrew Thomas (C) John Greenwald, Bryan Factor, Paul Smith, Sidney Thomas | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | George Kramer connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Donald Kirkland | 62-40 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Burdine | 62-42 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Andrew Thomas is called for the reach on Donald Kirkland - foul #3 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG) Walter Ebling | |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Pauline | 63-42 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #6 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG), Sidney Thomas (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Brian Burdine, Charles Sorensen, Charles Pauline | |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Charles Sorensen (SG) John Greenwald, Sidney Thomas | |
| 05:19 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 05:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Thomas | 64-46 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | George Kramer knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 66-46 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-49 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | George Kramer can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 66-49 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland tips it back up and in | 68-49 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Woods | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Thomas - foul #4 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), William Stanford (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling (SF), Charles Pauline (PF) Donald Woods, Andrew Thomas | |
| 03:47 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | John Sam is fouled on the floor by Brian Burdine - foul #4 on Brian Burdine, team foul #11 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG), Bryan Factor (SG), Sidney Thomas (SF), Theodore Jackson (C) Brian Burdine, Charles Sorensen, Walter Ebling, Charles Pauline | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | John Sam makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | John Sam misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson grabs the board | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Sam (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Greenwald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Factor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Theodore Jackson (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald is hacked by John Sam - foul #2 on John Sam, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) John Sam | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor is fouled on the floor by Terry Wooldridge - foul #1 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Logan Francis (PF) Paul Smith | |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Stanford | 73-56 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Sliva steals it from Theodore Jackson | 73-56 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Willard Wittig knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Donald Kirkland | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #4 on Willard Wittig, team foul #9 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SG), Paul Smith (PF) Bryan Factor, Logan Francis | |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Robert Champagne slams it home set up by Gregory Allis | 78-58 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-58 |