| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Terry Rohn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Gil (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Mervin West inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | James Mansell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Twitty | 45-41 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Paul Gil hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 19:21 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Payton | 45-41 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Paul Gil's fadeaway is rejected by Joaquin Conner | 45-41 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Terry Rohn grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Alex Hutton is called for the reach on Mervin West - foul #3 on Alex Hutton, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (PG), Eric Smith (SF), Chauncey Leeds (C) James Mansell, Mervin West, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Alex Hutton | |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Malik Battles picks off the pass by Terry Rohn | 45-41 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the shot from the right block | 45-43 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Mervin West (SF) Anthony Twitty, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Terry Rohn gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli dunks the ball | 47-43 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Mason Quon lays it up and in set up by Carl Payton | 47-45 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Mervin West comes up short on the floater from the left block | 47-45 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Paul Gil gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Paul Gil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Eric Smith (SF) Patrick Antonelli, Mervin West | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Milliman (C) Carl Payton | |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Mark Buchholz is called for the reach on Anthony Twitty - foul #2 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mervin West (SF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Antonio Souza (SG) Malik Battles, Paul Gil | |
| 16:42 | Purdue | James Mansell loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 47-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (PG) James Mansell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Pratt (PF) Mason Quon | |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Eric Smith (SF), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Mervin West, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:04 | Purdue | James Mansell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Buchholz - foul #3 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mervin West (SF), Chauncey Leeds (C) Eric Smith, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fisher (SF) Mark Buchholz | |
| 16:04 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mervin West (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Terry Rohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chauncey Leeds (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Antonio Souza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Fisher (fresh) PF - Michael Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Milliman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Terry Fisher's pass is intercepted by Anthony Twitty | 49-45 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | James Mansell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chauncey Leeds and he's hacked by Michael Diep - foul #1 on Michael Diep, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Shane Rode (PF) Anthony Twitty, Mervin West, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Paul Gil (SG), Alex Hutton (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Carl Payton (C) Michael Diep, Antonio Souza, Terry Fisher, Michael Pratt, Gerald Milliman | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | James Mansell misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Carl Payton gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Alex Hutton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Alex Hutton can't tip it in | 51-45 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Shane Rode connects on the floater from the right side | 53-45 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Paul Gil connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Carl Payton | 53-47 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Alex Hutton - foul #4 on Alex Hutton, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG) James Mansell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Alex Hutton | |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Eric Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Mason Quon is hacked by Eric Smith - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #1 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mervin West (SF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Patrick Antonelli - foul #1 on Patrick Antonelli, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG) Patrick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Mason Quon comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Malik Battles picks off the pass by James Mansell in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Malik Battles hits the finger roll | 54-50 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Shane Rode tips it in | 56-50 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Carl Payton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Terry Rohn lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Twitty | 58-52 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Carl Payton can't connect on a shot from the left block | 58-52 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Mervin West grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | James Mansell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (PG) James Mansell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Antonio Souza (SG), Terry Fisher (SF), Michael Pratt (PF), Gerald Milliman (C) Malik Battles, Paul Gil, Mark Buchholz, Mason Quon, Carl Payton | |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Rohn - foul #3 on Terry Rohn, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds (C) Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Michael Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Michael Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Mervin West dunks the ball | 60-54 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Mervin West takes the ball from Gerald Milliman | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mervin West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Shane Rode (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chauncey Leeds (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Antonio Souza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Fisher (fresh) PF - Michael Pratt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Milliman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Michael Diep snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 60-54 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Michael Diep picks off the pass by Mervin West | 60-54 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses the dunk attempt | 60-54 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Mervin West grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Chauncey Leeds is called for the reach on Gerald Milliman - foul #3 on Chauncey Leeds, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Eric Smith (SF), Joaquin Conner (C) Anthony Twitty, Mervin West, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Paul Gil (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Carl Payton (C) Michael Diep, Antonio Souza, Terry Fisher, Michael Pratt, Gerald Milliman | |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Malik Battles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Shane Rode grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Shane Rode is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Shane Rode, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Terry Rohn (PF) Patrick Antonelli, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Gil | 62-56 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | The jump hook by Anthony Twitty is blocked by Mason Quon | 62-56 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Mason Quon pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joaquin Conner - foul #1 on Joaquin Conner, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mervin West (SF) Anthony Twitty | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Malik Battles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Terry Rohn is alone and drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Mansell | 64-57 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Payton | 64-60 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Malik Battles takes the ball from Terry Rohn | 64-60 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Malik Battles dunks the ball | 64-62 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | James Mansell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner tips it in | 66-62 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Carl Payton snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mervin West (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Rohn (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Paul Gil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Payton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joaquin Conner | 66-62 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Eric Smith is whistled for a carry | 66-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (PG), Anthony Twitty (SG), Shane Rode (PF) James Mansell, Eric Smith, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Antonio Souza (SG), Alex Hutton (SF), Gerald Milliman (C) Malik Battles, Paul Gil, Mark Buchholz, Carl Payton | |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-64 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Mason Quon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Mason Quon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-64 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Terry Rohn pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Antonelli | 69-64 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Shane Rode is called for the reach on Gerald Milliman - foul #5 on Shane Rode, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Eric Smith (SF), Chauncey Leeds (C) Patrick Antonelli, Mervin West, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Paul Gil (SG), Michael Pratt (PF) Michael Diep, Antonio Souza, Mason Quon | |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Terry Rohn misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Michael Pratt grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | Paul Gil misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-66 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman can't tip it in | 69-66 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | James Mansell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | James Mansell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-66 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Michael Pratt snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Paul Gil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Rohn - foul #4 on Terry Rohn, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Mervin West (SF) Anthony Twitty, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | James Mansell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gerald Milliman | 69-68 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Terry Rohn swats the layup by Gerald Milliman | 69-68 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Malik Battles pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-68 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli is hacked by Paul Gil - foul #2 on Paul Gil, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Mervin West, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Antonio Souza (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Carl Payton (C) Malik Battles, Paul Gil, Alex Hutton, Michael Pratt, Gerald Milliman | |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Eric Smith hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Mansell | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Rohn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joaquin Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Souza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Payton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Mason Quon can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-68 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | James Mansell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Carl Payton snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Carl Payton can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 71-68 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty loses the dribble to Mark Buchholz | 71-68 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (PG), Mervin West (SF), Chauncey Leeds (C) James Mansell, Eric Smith, Joaquin Conner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Paul Gil (SG), Alex Hutton (SF) Michael Diep, Antonio Souza, Mark Buchholz | |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Carl Payton tips it in | 71-70 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Mervin West comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-70 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Paul Gil pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Mason Quon throws it down on a great pass from Malik Battles | 71-72 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Mervin West misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mason Quon | 71-72 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Patrick Antonelli steals it from Malik Battles | 71-72 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Mervin West can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alex Hutton - foul #5 on Alex Hutton, team foul #7 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Joaquin Conner (C) Patrick Antonelli, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Alex Hutton | |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Mervin West makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Mervin West makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Malik Battles hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Buchholz | 73-74 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Mark Buchholz is called for the reach on Joaquin Conner - foul #4 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #8 | 73-74 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Carl Payton pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Mason Quon is fouled on the floor by Terry Rohn - foul #5 on Terry Rohn, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds (PF) Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | James Mansell misses short on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Malik Battles - foul #3 on Malik Battles, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | James Mansell misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | James Mansell makes the 3rd free throw | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | James Mansell is called for the reach on Malik Battles in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Mansell, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Malik Battles makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Malik Battles makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | James Mansell misses the halfcourt shot | 75-78 |