| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Whitlow (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-29 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Kramer | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the lay-in | 34-29 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bud Hellman | 34-29 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Gregory Allis blocks the jumper by Jeff Boatman | 34-29 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow tips it home | 36-29 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | George Kramer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Bud Hellman - foul #1 on Bud Hellman, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG), James Passmore (SF), Francis Johnson (C) Shawn Stephens, Justin Whitlow, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:32 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG) Leon Carroll | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Francis Johnson takes the ball from Donald Kirkland | 36-31 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Robert Champagne steals the ball from Francis Johnson | 36-31 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | George Baughn is called for the reach on Gregory Allis - foul #1 on George Baughn, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG) George Baughn, James Passmore | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Stanford | 36-33 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Sliva - foul #1 on Robert Sliva, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF), Lloyd Greene (C) Robert Bostwick, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) John Sam | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Whitlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Greene (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Robert Sliva grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is fouled on the floor by Leon Carroll - foul #1 on Leon Carroll, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) Justin Whitlow, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Leon Carroll steals it from Willard Wittig out of a doubleteam | 38-33 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Kramer | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Gregory Allis gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | George Kramer's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Boatman | 38-33 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman is hacked by George Kramer - foul #2 on George Kramer, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF), Francis Johnson (C) Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), William Stanford (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis | |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick hits a jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | George Kramer is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Leon Carroll | 40-33 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is hacked by John Sam - foul #2 on John Sam, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene (PF) Bud Hellman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) George Kramer | |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick lays it up and in | 42-33 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bostwick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Justin Whitlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Greene (fresh) 3 reb. C - Francis Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Sam (fresh) SG - William Stanford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge scores on a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG), Bud Hellman (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Leon Carroll, Justin Whitlow, Lloyd Greene, Francis Johnson | |
| 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 | |
| 11:02 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 42-38 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Baughn and the foul's on Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Francis Johnson (C) George Baughn, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Gregory Allis grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is hacked by Francis Johnson - foul #2 on Francis Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Willard Wittig out of the doubleteam | 44-40 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Willard Wittig is called for the reach on Shawn Stephens - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Justin Whitlow (SF), Francis Johnson (C) Leon Carroll, Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) George Kramer | |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Willard Wittig pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Gregory Allis is fouled on the floor by Francis Johnson - foul #3 on Francis Johnson, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, Robert Bostwick, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Willard Wittig evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland tips it home | 44-42 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 46-42 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Whitlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Allis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-42 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Justin Whitlow | 49-42 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Robert Champagne scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willard Wittig | 49-45 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Stephens and he's fouled by Gregory Allis - foul #3 on Gregory Allis, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG), James Passmore (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF), Francis Johnson (C) Shawn Stephens, Justin Whitlow, Bud Hellman, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), William Stanford (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), George Kramer (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, Robert Sliva | |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Stanford | 52-47 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick double dribbles | 52-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG) Leon Carroll, James Passmore | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:04 | Purdue | George Kramer can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Francis Johnson - foul #4 on Francis Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | George Kramer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 52-49 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick is whistled for a carry | 52-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), James Passmore (SF), Bud Hellman (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, Shawn Stephens, Lloyd Greene, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG) John Sam, Terry Wooldridge | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | James Passmore steals the ball from George Kramer | 52-49 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | William Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Passmore (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stanford (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-49 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Leon Carroll | 52-49 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Orunjan Ake is called for the reach on Bud Hellman - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Francis Johnson (C) James Passmore, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), Robert Sliva (C) William Stanford, Orunjan Ake, George Kramer | |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF) Shawn Stephens | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Bostwick | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Justin Whitlow steps in front of the Donald Kirkland pass | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Sliva - foul #2 on Robert Sliva, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (C) Robert Sliva | |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Robert Champagne snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Bud Hellman takes the ball from Willard Wittig | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is hacked by Donald Kirkland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Leon Carroll - foul #2 on Leon Carroll, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), James Passmore (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF), Francis Johnson (C) Leon Carroll, Justin Whitlow, Bud Hellman, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Donald Kirkland is called for the reach on George Baughn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF), Bud Hellman (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) James Passmore, Lloyd Greene, Francis Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | George Baughn misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | George Baughn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Willard Wittig knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by George Kramer | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick is hacked by Willard Wittig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG) George Baughn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Gregory Allis pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #4 on Willard Wittig, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | George Kramer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is hacked by Willard Wittig in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willard Wittig, team foul #13 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SG) Willard Wittig | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | George Kramer blows the layup over the doubleteam | 64-54 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to George Kramer | 64-54 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Robert Champagne's pass is intercepted by Bud Hellman | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll runs out the clock | 64-54 |