| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Deangelo (fresh) SG - James Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chester Wallace (fresh) PF - John Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 28-20 |
| 19:16 | VMI | Chester Wallace misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is hacked by Chester Wallace - foul #2 on Chester Wallace, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Robert Champagne drills a shot from the free throw line | 30-20 |
| 17:58 | VMI | Charles Deangelo clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 17:57 | VMI | James Vance snags the offensive board | 30-20 |
| 17:43 | VMI | Chester Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Robert Champagne snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Anderson (PF), Gale Winter (C) John Nichols, Charles Skinner | |
| 16:58 | VMI | Chester Wallace misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 16:57 | VMI | James Vance misses the tip | 30-20 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Robert Champagne pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the easy layup | 30-20 |
| 16:48 | VMI | The rebound goes to Chester Wallace | 30-20 |
| 16:40 | VMI | Charles Deangelo connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Vance and he's hacked by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (SG), Alan Wingate (C) James Vance, Chester Wallace | |
| 16:40 | VMI | Charles Deangelo makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 16:05 | VMI | Charles Deangelo comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 32-23 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Wooldridge | 32-23 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Ronald Estes loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Ronald Estes, William Stanford | |
| Subs | VMI | James Currin (SG), John Nichols (PF), Charles Skinner (C) Charles Deangelo, Charles Anderson, Alan Wingate | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Currin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gale Winter (fresh) PF - John Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | VMI | John Nichols can't finish the layup | 32-23 |
| 15:25 | VMI | Charles Skinner tips it back up and in | 32-25 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Willard Wittig | 34-25 |
| 14:40 | VMI | Robert Champagne steals the ball from James Currin | 34-25 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 14:10 | VMI | Charles Skinner snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 14:04 | VMI | Terry Wooldridge steps in front of the Gale Winter pass | 34-25 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Orunjan Ake | 37-25 |
| 13:26 | VMI | Terry Wooldridge is called for the reach on Timothy Schneider - foul #1 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), William Stanford (SG) Terry Wooldridge, Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Deangelo (PG), James Vance (SG), Chester Wallace (SF), Charles Anderson (PF), Alan Wingate (C) Timothy Schneider, James Currin, Gale Winter, John Nichols, Charles Skinner | |
| 13:19 | VMI | Alan Wingate misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 13:17 | VMI | Charles Deangelo snags the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 13:07 | VMI | Charles Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 13:06 | VMI | Charles Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 12:45 | VMI | Alan Wingate clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-25 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Stanford | 39-25 |
| 11:59 | VMI | James Vance comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | VMI | John Nichols (PF) Alan Wingate | |
| 11:59 | VMI | James Vance makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 11:59 | VMI | James Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | William Stanford is fouled on the floor by Charles Anderson - foul #2 on Charles Anderson, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Skinner (C) Charles Anderson | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Deangelo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-27 |
| 11:16 | VMI | Charles Skinner grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 10:53 | VMI | Charles Deangelo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 10:52 | VMI | Charles Skinner tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 10:50 | VMI | John Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 10:30 | VMI | John Nichols misses the jump hook from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Ronald Estes snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is called for traveling | 39-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (PG), James Currin (SG), Gale Winter (SF), Charles Anderson (PF), Alan Wingate (C) Charles Deangelo, James Vance, Chester Wallace, John Nichols, Charles Skinner | |
| 09:42 | VMI | Gale Winter buries a 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Schneider - foul #1 on Timothy Schneider, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) William Stanford | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:04 | VMI | Gale Winter buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Currin | 41-32 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 08:42 | VMI | Alan Wingate grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 08:28 | VMI | Charles Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Deangelo (PG), James Vance (SG), Chester Wallace (SF), John Nichols (PF), Charles Skinner (C) Timothy Schneider, James Currin, Gale Winter, Charles Anderson, Alan Wingate | |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Willard Wittig and he's hacked by John Nichols - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (C) Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 08:03 | VMI | John Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 07:46 | VMI | The short jumper by Charles Skinner is denied by Willard Wittig | 43-32 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Deangelo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:52 | VMI | James Vance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-32 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | William Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (SG), Charles Anderson (C) James Vance, Charles Skinner | |
| 06:20 | VMI | Timothy Schneider is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Willard Wittig, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | VMI | Gale Winter (C) John Nichols | |
| 06:15 | VMI | Gale Winter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | VMI | Charles Deangelo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Ronald Estes snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Stanford | 49-32 |
| 04:50 | VMI | Charles Deangelo's pass is intercepted by William Stanford | 49-32 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-32 |
| 04:29 | VMI | Chester Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 04:25 | VMI | Charles Deangelo makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Anderson | 49-35 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Robert Sliva pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Ronald Estes knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 51-35 |
| 03:16 | VMI | Charles Deangelo drills a floater in the paint set up by Gale Winter | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ronald Estes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Deangelo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chester Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gale Winter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Robert Sliva is fouled on the floor by Gale Winter - foul #2 on Gale Winter, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, William Stanford, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | VMI | James Currin (SG), Joseph Kraszewski (SF), Alan Wingate (PF) Charles Deangelo, Chester Wallace, Gale Winter | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Champagne | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | VMI | James Currin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Kraszewski | 54-40 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 02:13 | VMI | Alan Wingate misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-40 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Robert Sliva grabs the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Kirkland | 60-40 |
| 01:11 | VMI | The jump hook by Alan Wingate is blocked by Robert Champagne | 60-40 |
| 01:09 | VMI | Alan Wingate tips it home | 60-42 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Timothy Schneider picks off the pass by Orunjan Ake | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | VMI | Alan Wingate buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake can't connect on a runner from the left block | 60-45 |
| 00:23 | VMI | Charles Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 00:17 | VMI | Timothy Schneider hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-45 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland runs out the clock | 60-45 |