| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darrell Womack (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Haley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | George Kramer hits a jump hook in the lane | 30-23 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett blows the layup | 30-23 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | George Kramer tips it home | 32-23 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Willard Wittig is called for the reach on Mark Hulbert - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), James Jackson (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Marvin Kardos, Darrell Womack, Donald Haley | |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | James Jackson is called for the reach on Orunjan Ake - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos (SF) Mark Hulbert | |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | Robert Sliva is called for the reach on Aaron Thorson - foul #1 on Robert Sliva, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) John Sam, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (SG), Darrell Womack (SF) Karl Chilson, Marvin Kardos | |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SF), Donald Haley (C) James Jackson, Aaron Thorson | |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | William Stanford's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Bennett in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack knocks in the floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Hulbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Haley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | William Stanford is hacked by Fred Raminez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Raminez, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos (SF) Fred Raminez | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Donald Haley snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), Neal Council (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Donald Haley | |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Neal Council loses the dribble to William Stanford | 32-30 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Stanford | 35-30 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Chilson and the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #2 on Robert Sliva, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), George Kramer (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, William Stanford, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG), Jeffrey Bennett (SG), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Mark Hulbert, Karl Chilson, Marvin Kardos, Neal Council | |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos (SF) Darrell Womack | |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Allis (PF) Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | George Kramer steals it from Jeffrey Bennett | 35-35 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | George Kramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SG), Robert Sliva (C) Orunjan Ake, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), Aaron Thorson (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Donald Haley | |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | James Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Wooldridge - foul #3 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG) John Sam, Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SF) Marvin Kardos | |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Fred Raminez (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Karl Chilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Hulbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Raminez | 38-40 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Robert Sliva's floater is tipped away by James Jackson | 38-40 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | James Jackson gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gregory Allis | 38-40 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Thorson | 38-40 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), George Kramer (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, William Stanford, Gregory Allis, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), Darrell Womack (PF), Donald Haley (C) Fred Raminez, Karl Chilson, James Jackson, Aaron Thorson | |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is hacked by Darrell Womack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Womack, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | George Kramer misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 38-40 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Donald Haley pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack's pass is intercepted by Terry Wooldridge | 38-40 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | John Sam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos is hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #1 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) John Sam | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is intercepted by Marvin Kardos in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Donald Haley and he's fouled by Willard Wittig - foul #4 on Willard Wittig, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), William Stanford (SG) Terry Wooldridge, Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), Neal Council (C) Mark Hulbert, Donald Haley | |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | George Kramer is wide open and dunks the ball | 40-43 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Chilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Kardos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Womack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Council (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-43 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Robert Champagne tips it in | 42-43 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Donald Kirkland is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bennett - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #9 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Willard Wittig (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG), Donald Haley (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Karl Chilson, Darrell Womack, Neal Council | |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Donald Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Sam - foul #2 on John Sam, team foul #10 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SF) Marvin Kardos | |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 45-47 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez tips it home | 45-49 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-49 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Robert Sliva tips it in | 47-49 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson double dribbles | 47-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), George Kramer (C) John Sam, Terry Wooldridge, Gregory Allis, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), James Jackson (PF), Neal Council (C) Fred Raminez, Jeffrey Bennett, Donald Haley, Aaron Thorson | |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Mark Hulbert steals the ball from Willard Wittig | 47-49 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Willard Wittig steps in front of the James Jackson pass | 47-49 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | George Kramer misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 47-49 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | James Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #5 on Willard Wittig, team foul #11 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Robert Sliva (C) Willard Wittig, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Chilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Kardos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Council (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the runner in the paint | 47-50 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Robert Sliva hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG), Darrell Womack (SF), Donald Haley (C) Mark Hulbert, Marvin Kardos, Neal Council | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Karl Chilson | 49-52 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is hacked by Karl Chilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Karl Chilson, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Fred Raminez steals the ball from George Kramer | 49-52 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez banks in the layup | 49-54 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Robert Champagne comes up short on the runner near the basket | 49-54 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Donald Haley grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG), Jeffrey Bennett (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF) Fred Raminez, Karl Chilson, James Jackson | |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bennett, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Hulbert - foul #3 on Mark Hulbert, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Allis - foul #2 on Gregory Allis, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | George Kramer buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Donald Haley - foul #2 on Donald Haley, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack banks in the layup set up by Mark Hulbert and he's hacked by Gregory Allis - foul #3 on Gregory Allis, team foul #13 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (PG) Mark Hulbert | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack misses the free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Gregory Allis pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Robert Champagne scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by George Kramer | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez is fouled in the backcourt by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #14 | 57-58 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Donald Haley | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Donald Haley runs out the clock | 57-60 |