| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) C - John Paxton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Pelletier (fresh) SG - Brian Allain (fresh) SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) PF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) C - Walter Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | John Paxton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | John Paxton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlos Yanez | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Randolph Daughtrey | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez loses the dribble to Clifford Taylor | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler's pass is intercepted by Kevin Anderson | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Walter Butler - foul #1 on Walter Butler, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Walter Butler | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler misses short on a shot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | John Paxton is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe (PG), Roy Kinyon (SG), Darrell Welch (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Kim Sieg (C) Joseph Pelletier, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | William Conover gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Vincent Draper double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 16:43 | Long Beach State | Anthony Burr steals the ball from Johnny Adkinson | 3-3 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Vincent Draper misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Adkinson - foul #1 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Vincent Draper makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Vincent Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Smythe | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) SG - Anthony Burr (fresh) SF - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) PF - Vincent Draper (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Conover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Smythe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Kinyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Welch (fresh) PF - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) C - Kim Sieg (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | The jumper by Robert Butler is denied by Johnny Adkinson | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Vincent Draper tips it in | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Smythe | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Robert Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smythe - foul #1 on Michael Smythe, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper, William Conover | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Michael Smythe, Roy Kinyon, Darrell Welch, Johnny Adkinson, Kim Sieg | |
| 14:49 | Purdue | John Paxton scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Marvin Holman and he's fouled by Walter Butler - foul #2 on Walter Butler, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson (C) Walter Butler | |
| 14:49 | Purdue | John Paxton misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randolph Daughtrey | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Randolph Daughtrey picks off the pass by Joe Kay in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | John Paxton can't connect on a shot from the right block | 9-12 |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joseph Pelletier | 9-12 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Pelletier | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Marvin Holman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 13:15 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 13:09 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey tips it in | 9-16 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is called for traveling | 9-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe (PG), Roy Kinyon (SG), Darrell Welch (SF), Kim Sieg (C) Joseph Pelletier, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon is called for a backcourt violation | 9-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper, William Conover | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smythe - foul #2 on Michael Smythe, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Julian Jorgenson (SG) Michael Smythe | |
| 11:57 | Purdue | John Paxton misses the lay-in | 9-16 |
| 11:56 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) SG - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Yanez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) C - John Paxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Kinyon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Julian Jorgenson (fresh) SF - Darrell Welch (fresh) PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) C - Kim Sieg (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Julian Jorgenson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Marvin Holman scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Kay | 11-16 |
| 11:09 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon double dribbles | 11-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Jude (PG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Roy Kinyon, Darrell Welch, Kim Sieg | |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Vincent Draper grabs the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield hits a floater from the baseline set up by Robert Butler and the foul's on Randolph Daughtrey - foul #1 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Kevin Anderson (PF), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr, Vincent Draper, William Conover | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Darrell Welch (C) Richard Jude, Julian Jorgenson, Clifford Taylor | |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | Joe Kay is called for the reach on Joseph Pelletier - foul #1 on Joe Kay, team foul #1 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF) Joseph Whitfield | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:55 | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses the tip | 14-16 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Carlos Yanez | 14-16 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Marvin Holman tips it but misses | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to John Paxton | 14-16 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joe Kay | 16-16 |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Pelletier | 16-18 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | John Paxton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Johnny Adkinson - foul #2 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon (PG), Julian Jorgenson (SG), Clifford Taylor (PF), Kim Sieg (C) Joseph Pelletier, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 08:31 | Purdue | John Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | John Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch misses the fadeaway near the basket | 18-18 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Paxton | 18-18 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Roy Kinyon steals it from Robert Butler in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 08:05 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Robert Butler pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Anthony Burr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF), William Conover (C) Joseph Whitfield, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Welch | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Burr (fresh) SF - Carlos Yanez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Kinyon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Julian Jorgenson (fresh) SF - Kim Sieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) C - Darrell Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Julian Jorgenson picks off the pass by Carlos Yanez | 18-20 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Julian Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Vincent Draper grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | William Conover misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 18-20 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-20 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez is fouled in the backcourt by Kim Sieg - foul #1 on Kim Sieg, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Kevin Anderson (PF), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr, Vincent Draper, William Conover | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF) Roy Kinyon, Julian Jorgenson, Kim Sieg | |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:31 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Anderson - foul #1 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #2 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield (SF) Carlos Yanez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | John Paxton gets the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Joe Kay is fouled on the floor by Clifford Taylor - foul #1 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF), William Conover (C) Joseph Whitfield, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:20 | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-22 |
| 05:19 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain travels with the ball | 21-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield (SF), John Paxton (C) Carlos Yanez, William Conover | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Jude (PG), Kim Sieg (C) Joseph Pelletier, Darrell Welch | |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Joe Kay is hacked by Richard Jude in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Jude, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF) Joseph Whitfield | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | John Paxton buries a floater from close range set up by Carlos Yanez | 25-22 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Richard Jude misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Yanez (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Paxton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Jude (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Allain (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Taylor (tired) C - Kim Sieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Brian Allain picks off the pass by Joe Kay in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Joe Kay snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Clifford Taylor is called for the reach on Kevin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier (PG), Roy Kinyon (SG), Michael Smythe (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Richard Jude, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Kim Sieg | |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier is hacked by Anthony Burr - foul #1 on Anthony Burr, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Draper (PF) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Vincent Draper - foul #1 on Vincent Draper, team foul #4 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr, William Conover | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is hacked by Roy Kinyon - foul #1 on Roy Kinyon, team foul #12 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF) Joe Kay, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Marvin Holman makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Marvin Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier is hacked by Carlos Yanez - foul #1 on Carlos Yanez, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Vincent Draper (PF), William Conover (C) Robert Butler, Marvin Holman, Kevin Anderson, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson knocks in the floater from the baseline | 29-25 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joe Kay | 31-25 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Pelletier | 31-27 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Joseph Pelletier picks off the pass by Vincent Draper in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-27 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Joe Kay grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses the 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Anthony Burr misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-30 |