| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Draper (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Crowe (fresh) SF - Fred Menges (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Florencio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Carte (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Paxton | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Carte is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Vernon Carte, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (SG), Roman Villanueva (SF), David Krebs (C) Arthur Crowe, Fred Menges, Vernon Carte | |
| 18:58 | Purdue | David Krebs blocks the short jumper by Marvin Holman | 34-29 |
| 18:56 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill misses badly on a shot from the right side | 34-29 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joe Kay | 34-29 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas McClinton - foul #1 on Thomas McClinton, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis (PG), Arthur Crowe (SG), Fred Menges (SF) Thomas McClinton, Thomas Gammill, Roman Villanueva | |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:44 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton (PG), Thomas Gammill (SG) Eugene Lewis, Arthur Crowe | |
| 17:59 | Purdue | John Paxton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Krebs - foul #3 on David Krebs, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG) Joe Kay | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG), Dino Marino (PF), Vernon Carte (C) Thomas Gammill, Florencio Rossi, David Krebs | |
| 17:59 | Purdue | John Paxton misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | John Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:48 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), William Conover (C) Robert Butler, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis (SG), Florencio Rossi (PF) Arthur Crowe, Dino Marino | |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield misses long on a runner in the paint | 36-29 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | William Conover tips it in | 38-29 |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Florencio Rossi | 38-31 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Eugene Lewis - foul #1 on Eugene Lewis, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), John Paxton (C) Joe Kay, William Conover | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (PG), Arthur Crowe (SG), Dino Marino (PF) Thomas McClinton, Eugene Lewis, Florencio Rossi | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Marvin Holman misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Marvin Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:54 | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 16:39 | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi (PF) Dino Marino | |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Thomas Gammill steps in front of the Robert Butler pass in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 16:36 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Gammill | 38-33 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Marvin Holman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 16:17 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill loses the dribble to John Paxton | 38-33 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Robert Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Gammill - foul #1 on Thomas Gammill, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton (PG), Roman Villanueva (SF), Dino Marino (PF) Arthur Crowe, Fred Menges, Florencio Rossi | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | John Paxton dunks the ball set up by Joe Kay | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Draper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Paxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gammill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roman Villanueva (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dino Marino (fresh) C - Vernon Carte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | Roman Villanueva tips it in | 40-35 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | The short jumper by John Paxton is denied by Vernon Carte | 40-35 |
| 14:56 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:49 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Vincent Draper grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | John Paxton is hacked by Vernon Carte - foul #2 on Vernon Carte, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG), Fred Menges (SF), Florencio Rossi (PF), David Krebs (C) Thomas Gammill, Roman Villanueva, Dino Marino, Vernon Carte | |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 40-35 |
| 14:00 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 13:48 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges dunks the ball set up by Thomas McClinton | 40-37 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Butler and he's fouled by David Krebs - foul #4 on David Krebs, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr, William Conover | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis (PG), Vernon Carte (C) Thomas McClinton, David Krebs | |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Joe Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:45 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 12:25 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Conover (C) John Paxton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton (PG), Thomas Gammill (SG) Eugene Lewis, Arthur Crowe | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez is fouled on the floor by Florencio Rossi - foul #2 on Florencio Rossi, team foul #8 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), John Paxton (C) Joe Kay, William Conover | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dino Marino (C) Vernon Carte | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:45 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Marvin Holman pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Carlos Yanez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Paxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gammill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fred Menges (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Florencio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dino Marino (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Robert Butler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton scores on a shot from close range | 48-39 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | John Paxton hits a jumper in the lane | 50-39 |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi lays it in on a great pass from Fred Menges | 50-41 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | John Paxton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Butler | 52-41 |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Florencio Rossi, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), William Conover (C) Robert Butler, Marvin Holman, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG), Vernon Carte (C) Thomas Gammill, Dino Marino | |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Vernon Carte steals it from Anthony Burr | 52-41 |
| 09:34 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-41 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), John Paxton (C) Anthony Burr, William Conover | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:47 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe makes the jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Joe Kay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| 08:22 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe is fouled on the floor by Marvin Holman - foul #3 on Marvin Holman, team foul #1 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Burr (SG), William Conover (C) Marvin Holman, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (PG), Eugene Lewis (SG) Thomas McClinton, Arthur Crowe | |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi hits the finger roll set up by Fred Menges | 54-45 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Anthony Burr clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Carte pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Anderson - foul #4 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), John Paxton (C) Anthony Burr, William Conover | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton (PG), Arthur Crowe (SG), Dino Marino (PF), David Krebs (C) Thomas Gammill, Eugene Lewis, Florencio Rossi, Vernon Carte | |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Yanez (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Paxton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Menges (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dino Marino (fresh) C - David Krebs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | John Paxton is whistled for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis (SG), Roman Villanueva (SF), Florencio Rossi (PF) Arthur Crowe, Fred Menges, Dino Marino | |
| 06:42 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Anderson blocks the short jumper by Thomas McClinton | 54-47 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Florencio Rossi | 54-47 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez slams it home set up by Marvin Holman | 56-47 |
| 05:59 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Florencio Rossi is denied by Kevin Anderson | 56-47 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | John Paxton pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Thomas McClinton steals the ball from Joe Kay | 56-47 |
| 05:24 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Lewis makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Krebs | 56-49 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Lewis - foul #2 on Eugene Lewis, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill (PG), Arthur Crowe (SG), Fred Menges (SF), Vernon Carte (C) Thomas McClinton, Eugene Lewis, Roman Villanueva, Florencio Rossi | |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs is fouled on the floor by Kevin Anderson - foul #5 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), Vincent Draper (PF), John Paxton (C) Anthony Burr, Kevin Anderson, William Conover | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton (PG), Dino Marino (PF) Arthur Crowe, Vernon Carte | |
| 04:46 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Gammill | 58-52 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Robert Butler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by John Paxton - foul #2 on John Paxton, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), William Conover (C) Robert Butler, Marvin Holman, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG), Vernon Carte (C) Thomas McClinton, Dino Marino | |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | David Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | The short jumper by Carlos Yanez is denied by David Krebs | 58-53 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Vincent Draper misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 03:55 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Krebs | 58-53 |
| 03:51 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Crowe and the foul's on Carlos Yanez - foul #4 on Carlos Yanez, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), John Paxton (C) Anthony Burr, William Conover | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton (PG), Florencio Rossi (PF) Arthur Crowe, Vernon Carte | |
| 03:51 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Gammill makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | John Paxton can't throw it down | 58-56 |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Fred Menges grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Yanez (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Vincent Draper (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Paxton (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Thomas McClinton (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Gammill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fred Menges (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Florencio Rossi (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Krebs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Gammill | 58-58 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Vincent Draper snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | John Paxton hits the finger roll and the foul's on Fred Menges - foul #1 on Fred Menges, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe (SG), Vernon Carte (C) Thomas Gammill, Florencio Rossi | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | John Paxton makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:10 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Burr steals it from David Krebs | 61-58 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Vincent Draper is hacked by David Krebs - foul #5 on David Krebs, team foul #12 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi (PF) David Krebs | |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Vincent Draper misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Vincent Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Florencio Rossi | 61-58 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Marvin Holman - foul #4 on Marvin Holman, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Crowe misses the 3rd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Carte pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:28 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez is hacked by Vernon Carte - foul #3 on Vernon Carte, team foul #13 | 61-60 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on John Paxton - foul #3 on John Paxton, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | The jumper by Carlos Yanez is denied by Vernon Carte | 63-61 |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | Thomas McClinton pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Miami (OH) | John Paxton blocks the short jumper by Florencio Rossi | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Florencio Rossi misses the tip | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Vincent Draper snags the defensive board | 63-61 |