| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Irving Torrance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rich Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Kramer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Kramer | 24-22 |
| 19:12 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 19:10 | Indiana | Rich Knight grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 18:56 | Indiana | Rich Knight can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Gregory Allis misses the floater from the left side | 24-22 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Gregory Allis pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | George Kramer hits the finger roll set up by Robert Champagne | 24-24 |
| 17:42 | Indiana | Paul Carlson throws it down and he's fouled by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 17:42 | Indiana | Paul Carlson makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Gregory Allis is hacked by Wesley Kohler - foul #3 on Wesley Kohler, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Indiana | Willie Wheeler (SG), Don Crowley (SF), Kevin Sage (PF) Irving Torrance, Wesley Kohler, Rich Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis | |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 16:03 | Indiana | Orunjan Ake swats the short shot by Paul Carlson | 27-27 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Stanford | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Don Crowley (fresh) PF - Kevin Sage (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Stanford (fresh) PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 15:41 | Indiana | Don Crowley grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Sheckler and he's hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (SG), Wesley Kohler (SF), Rich Knight (PF), Michael Luther (C) Thomas Sheckler, Don Crowley, Kevin Sage, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Orunjan Ake, George Kramer | |
| 15:17 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Robert Sliva's dunk attempt is rejected by Rich Knight | 30-27 |
| 14:59 | Indiana | Michael Luther grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 14:30 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler makes the shot from the right side set up by Willie Wheeler | 32-27 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Robert Sliva can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 14:07 | Indiana | Rich Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 13:46 | Indiana | Rich Knight misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Paul Carlson (C) Willie Wheeler, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge | |
| 13:46 | Indiana | Rich Knight makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 13:46 | Indiana | Rich Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sliva | 34-27 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Wesley Kohler steps in front of the Willard Wittig pass | 34-27 |
| 12:58 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler can't finish the layup | 34-27 |
| 12:56 | Indiana | Rich Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 12:36 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler is called for traveling | 34-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Sage (PF) Rich Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), George Kramer (C) Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, Robert Sliva | |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Stanford | 34-30 |
| 11:48 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Kirkland | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irving Torrance (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Sage (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 11:42 | Indiana | Kevin Sage grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 11:38 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Irving Torrance | 36-30 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 36-33 |
| 10:52 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler buries a jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | George Kramer knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Stanford | 38-35 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | George Kramer gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 09:34 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Stanford - foul #4 on William Stanford, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Crowley (PG), Willie Wheeler (SG), Rich Knight (PF), Michael Luther (C) Thomas Sheckler, Irving Torrance, Kevin Sage, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, William Stanford | |
| 09:34 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 09:34 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Grimes (SF) Wesley Kohler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) George Kramer | |
| 08:45 | Indiana | Rich Knight comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-37 |
| 08:44 | Indiana | Michael Luther tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake drills a shot from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 07:51 | Indiana | Don Crowley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | James Grimes grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 07:34 | Indiana | Don Crowley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Robert Sliva snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Crowley (fresh) SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grimes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rich Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 07:18 | Indiana | James Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 06:57 | Indiana | Don Crowley is hacked by Gregory Allis - foul #2 on Gregory Allis, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Irving Torrance (SG), Wesley Kohler (SF), Paul Carlson (C) Don Crowley, Willie Wheeler, James Grimes, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG), George Kramer (C) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Paul Carlson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Carlson, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Sage (PF) Rich Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 06:19 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 05:56 | Indiana | Paul Carlson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Sheckler | 44-39 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Willard Wittig evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 05:32 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 05:15 | Indiana | Robert Champagne steals the ball from Paul Carlson | 44-39 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Willard Wittig works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 44-42 |
| 04:38 | Indiana | Kevin Sage banks in the layup set up by Irving Torrance | 46-42 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | George Kramer evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Paul Carlson - foul #3 on Paul Carlson, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Willie Wheeler (SG), Don Crowley (SF), Rich Knight (PF) Irving Torrance, Wesley Kohler, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:01 | Indiana | Don Crowley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Sheckler | 48-45 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | George Kramer misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 48-45 |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rich Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 8 pts. C - George Kramer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Indiana | Paul Carlson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | William Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | William Stanford misses the lay-in | 48-45 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | George Kramer tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Rich Knight snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (SG), Wesley Kohler (SF) Willie Wheeler, Don Crowley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF) William Stanford, Orunjan Ake | |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Gregory Allis is called for the reach on Rich Knight - foul #3 on Gregory Allis, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Rich Knight makes the floater near the basket | 50-45 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Willard Wittig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 02:08 | Indiana | Rich Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:45 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler is fouled on the floor by Donald Kirkland - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 01:45 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:45 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is fouled on the floor by Irving Torrance - foul #1 on Irving Torrance, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | George Kramer is hacked by Paul Carlson - foul #4 on Paul Carlson, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Rich Knight doubles George Kramer and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Rich Knight, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Gregory Allis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Donald Kirkland is called for the reach on Thomas Sheckler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Willie Wheeler (SG), Don Crowley (SF), Michael Luther (PF) Irving Torrance, Wesley Kohler, Rich Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Luther | 52-45 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Michael Luther is fouled on the floor by Gregory Allis - foul #4 on Gregory Allis, team foul #9 | 52-45 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Michael Luther makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Michael Luther makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Robert Champagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Willard Wittig is called for the reach on Willie Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willard Wittig, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Thomas Sheckler is called for the reach on Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Thomas Sheckler, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (SG), Wesley Kohler (SF), Rich Knight (PF) Willie Wheeler, Don Crowley, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Paul Carlson snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Wesley Kohler | 58-45 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the layup against the doubleteam | 58-45 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Rich Knight pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler runs out the clock | 58-45 |