| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) SF - John Kurpinski (fresh) PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) C - Barry Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Barry Nelson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | Barry Nelson tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Robert Sliva is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Evansville | Victor Piercy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Champagne and he's fouled by Barry Nelson - foul #1 on Barry Nelson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | John Hillman misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | Victor Piercy tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Robert Sliva travels with the ball | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | John Kurpinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is fouled on the floor by John Kurpinski - foul #1 on John Kurpinski, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), William Stanford (C) Robert Champagne, Robert Sliva | |
| 16:27 | Purdue | The refs have stopped play. Orunjan Ake is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 7-3 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Orunjan Ake | |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Stanford | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Evansville | John Hillman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | John Hillman snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Kurpinski (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Evansville | John Kurpinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Barry Nelson can't connect on a floater from the left block | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:43 | Evansville | John Kurpinski pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | John Kurpinski travels with the ball | 7-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Champion (PG), Anthony Biesenthal (SG), George Deshields (SF), Daniel Weidler (PF), Daniel Self (C) John Hillman, Victor Piercy, John Kurpinski, Robert Vangundy, Barry Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Robert Champagne (SF) Willard Wittig, Robert Sliva | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Estes | 7-6 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Charles Champion clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Piercy (SG), Robert Vangundy (PF) George Deshields, Daniel Self | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge | |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Charles Champion misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Charles Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Robert Sliva grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Robert Champagne buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Donald Kirkland and he's hacked by Anthony Biesenthal - foul #1 on Anthony Biesenthal, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hillman (PG), Barry Nelson (C) Charles Champion, Daniel Weidler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) William Stanford | |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:12 | Evansville | John Hillman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Ronald Estes pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 8-12 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | Victor Piercy can't finish the layup | 8-12 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Willard Wittig gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Biesenthal (fresh) PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Estes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Champagne, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Kurpinski (SF) Anthony Biesenthal | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (C) Ronald Estes | |
| 11:12 | Evansville | Barry Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-12 |
| 10:44 | Evansville | Barry Nelson gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:24 | Evansville | John Kurpinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | William Stanford gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Kirkland | 8-15 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | John Hillman is whistled for traveling | 8-15 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal (PG), George Deshields (SG), Daniel Weidler (PF), Daniel Self (C) John Hillman, Victor Piercy, Robert Vangundy, Barry Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Robert Champagne, William Stanford | |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is whistled for traveling | 8-15 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Champion (PG) John Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:38 | Evansville | George Deshields misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Kirkland | 8-18 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-18 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Willard Wittig pulls down the rebound | 8-18 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is fouled on the floor by George Deshields - foul #1 on George Deshields, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hillman (PG), Victor Piercy (SG), John Kurpinski (SF), Robert Vangundy (PF), Barry Nelson (C) Charles Champion, Anthony Biesenthal, George Deshields, Daniel Weidler, Daniel Self | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Kurpinski (fresh) PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Vangundy - foul #1 on Robert Vangundy, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Victor Piercy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-20 |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Barry Nelson grabs the offensive board | 8-20 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Victor Piercy hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Orunjan Ake - foul #1 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Victor Piercy misses the free throw | 10-20 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Barry Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Terry Wooldridge steals it from Robert Vangundy | 10-20 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Robert Champagne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Wooldridge | 10-22 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Victor Piercy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG), Ronald Estes (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Victor Piercy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-22 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Nelson | 12-22 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Ronald Estes takes the ball from John Kurpinski | 12-22 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-24 |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Estes - foul #1 on Ronald Estes, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Champion (PG), Anthony Biesenthal (SG), George Deshields (SF), Daniel Weidler (PF), Daniel Self (C) John Hillman, Victor Piercy, John Kurpinski, Robert Vangundy, Barry Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Robert Champagne | |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Daniel Self misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is hacked by Daniel Self - foul #1 on Daniel Self, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a 3 from the right corner | 12-27 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler is fouled on the floor by Ronald Estes - foul #2 on Ronald Estes, team foul #6 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Piercy (SG), Robert Vangundy (PF) Charles Champion, Daniel Self | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) Ronald Estes | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-27 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Robert Sliva snags the defensive board | 12-27 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Anthony Biesenthal (fresh) SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Deshields (fresh) PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) C - Daniel Weidler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Sliva (tiring) 2 reb. C - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-27 |
| 03:12 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler snags the defensive board | 12-27 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #7 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hillman (PG), John Kurpinski (SF), Barry Nelson (C) Anthony Biesenthal, George Deshields, Daniel Weidler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Terry Wooldridge, William Stanford | |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-27 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the follow up shot | 14-29 |
| 02:18 | Evansville | John Hillman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Piercy | 17-29 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-29 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Barry Nelson clanks a runner from the left block | 17-29 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-32 |
| 00:44 | Evansville | Barry Nelson drills a jumper in the paint set up by John Hillman and the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #1 on Robert Sliva, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal (SG), George Deshields (SF), Daniel Weidler (PF) Victor Piercy, John Kurpinski, Robert Vangundy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG), William Stanford (C) Willard Wittig, Robert Sliva | |
| 00:44 | Evansville | Barry Nelson makes the free throw | 20-32 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Hillman - foul #1 on John Hillman, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 20-33 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler misses the tip | 20-33 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Champagne | 20-33 |