| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Rode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | Joaquin Conner denies the turnaround by Aaron Bess | 21-25 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin tips it home | 21-27 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | James Mansell drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Twitty | 23-27 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Russell Hedrick | 23-30 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Melvin Austin is called for the reach on Mervin West - foul #2 on Melvin Austin, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Terry Rohn (PF), Chauncey Leeds (C) Anthony Twitty, Mervin West, Shane Rode, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:01 | Purdue | James Mansell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes travels with the ball | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Mervin West (SF) James Mansell, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Antonelli, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Shane Rode (PF) Anthony Twitty, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:53 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Shane Rode grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | James Mansell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Rode | 29-30 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson's pass is intercepted by Patrick Antonelli | 29-30 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | James Mansell is hacked by Ronald Barnes - foul #1 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Chauncey Leeds (C) Patrick Antonelli, Mervin West, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Max Dressler (PG), Kevin Sinclair (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Tomas Hoover (C) Ronald Barnes, Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Aaron Bess | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) PF - Terry Rohn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chauncey Leeds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Max Dressler (fresh) SG - Kevin Sinclair (fresh) SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | The jumper by James Mansell is denied by Tomas Hoover | 29-30 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Terry Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Mansell | 34-30 |
| 14:24 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Sinclair - foul #2 on Kevin Sinclair, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (PG), Mervin West (SF), Shane Rode (PF) James Mansell, Eric Smith, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Joseph Donlon (PF), Aaron Bess (C) Max Dressler, Kevin Sinclair, Paul Melby, Mike Musson, Tomas Hoover | |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:35 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the shot from the baseline set up by Joseph Donlon | 35-34 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Terry Rohn drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Antonelli | 37-34 |
| 13:00 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Bess | 37-37 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Shane Rode grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Joseph Donlon is called for the reach on Shane Rode - foul #1 on Joseph Donlon, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Chauncey Leeds (C) Anthony Twitty, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mike Musson (PF), Tomas Hoover (C) Joseph Donlon, Aaron Bess | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Rohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chauncey Leeds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Terry Rohn buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Antonelli | 39-37 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Musson | 39-39 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Terry Rohn banks in the layup set up by Patrick Antonelli | 41-39 |
| 10:20 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Shane Rode (PF), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Mervin West, Terry Rohn, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Sinclair (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Aaron Bess (C) Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Tomas Hoover | |
| 09:55 | Purdue | James Mansell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Barnes - foul #2 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Rohn (C) Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Max Dressler (PG) Ronald Barnes | |
| 09:55 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | James Mansell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mike Musson | 42-41 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Mansell | 44-41 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | James Mansell takes the ball from Max Dressler | 44-41 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Eric Smith misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | James Mansell tips it home | 46-41 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Shane Rode - foul #2 on Shane Rode, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (PG), Mervin West (SF), Joaquin Conner (C) James Mansell, Eric Smith, Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Tomas Hoover (C) Max Dressler, Kevin Sinclair, Paul Melby, Aaron Bess | |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-42 |
| 07:43 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Rode (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Patrick Antonelli | 51-42 |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin is fouled on the floor by Mervin West - foul #2 on Mervin West, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Terry Rohn (PF), Chauncey Leeds (C) Patrick Antonelli, Shane Rode, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon (PF), Aaron Bess (C) Mike Musson, Tomas Hoover | |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Mervin West - foul #3 on Mervin West, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Smith (SG) Anthony Twitty | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Eric Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Shane Rode (PF) Eric Smith, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Rohn - foul #3 on Terry Rohn, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Chauncey Leeds (C) Anthony Twitty, Mervin West, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Melby (SF), Mike Musson (PF) Melvin Austin, Joseph Donlon | |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | Paul Melby grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Chauncey Leeds swats the short shot by Mike Musson | 51-46 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Bess out of a doubleteam | 51-49 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Russell Hedrick picks off the pass by Eric Smith | 51-49 |
| 04:16 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Chauncey Leeds blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ronald Barnes | 51-49 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Terry Rohn pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Mervin West (SF), Shane Rode (PF), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Eric Smith, Terry Rohn, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF) Paul Melby | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Twitty | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Rode (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Mervin West misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 03:06 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Shane Rode | 51-49 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Mervin West's floater is knocked away by Aaron Bess | 51-49 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Russell Hedrick is called for the reach on James Mansell - foul #1 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner tips it in | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is fouled on the floor by Shane Rode - foul #3 on Shane Rode, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess buries a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Joaquin Conner - foul #1 on Joaquin Conner, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Shane Rode pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | James Mansell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-51 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess grabs the board | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick travels with the ball | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Ronald Barnes is called for the reach on James Mansell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Hedrick | 55-54 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Shane Rode is hacked by Russell Hedrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Musson | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 55-56 |