| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Brett Potts hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 27-22 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Terry Larson steals it from Frederick Babinski | 27-24 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Brian Lovern drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Spriggs | 27-26 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Brian Lovern shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mathew Kendrick | 27-26 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-26 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Brian Lovern snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Gary Magee is called for the reach on Brian Lovern - foul #3 on Gary Magee, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Gary Magee, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Tomas Morse drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John May | 27-29 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick is fouled on the floor by Tomas Morse - foul #2 on Tomas Morse, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frederick Babinski (C) Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF) Brian Lovern | |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Jeremy Church's pass is intercepted by Francis Causey | 27-29 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits the finger roll set up by Francis Causey | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John May (fresh) C - Larry Bradford (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Jeremy Church connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mathew Kendrick | 30-31 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Tomas Morse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick is hacked by Brett Potts - foul #2 on Brett Potts, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fortner (SG), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Terry Larson, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Larry Bradford hits a jumper near the basket | 33-33 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Jeremy Church drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Arthur Davis grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is hacked by Larry Bradford - foul #1 on Larry Bradford, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Richard Fortner, Brian Lovern, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Antone and the foul's on Jamie Gizinski - foul #2 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF) Francis Causey | |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jamie Gizinski | 38-33 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | John Spriggs buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Todd Antone can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Terry Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses the jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Lovern (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Brian Lovern gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is whistled for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Jeremy Church (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Magee, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Francis Causey (SF) John Spriggs, Brian Lovern | |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Francis Causey connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Larson | 38-37 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Arthur Davis connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Philip Jones steals the ball from Brett Potts | 40-37 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Todd Antone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Jones | 42-37 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Terry Larson is fouled on the floor by Arthur Davis - foul #1 on Arthur Davis, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Magee (SG), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Todd Antone, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fortner (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Terry Larson, Francis Causey, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Larry Bradford can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 42-37 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF), Frederick Babinski (PF) Gary Magee, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Richard Fortner, Brian Lovern, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Brett Potts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Brian Lovern (SF) John Spriggs, Francis Causey | |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brett Potts - foul #3 on Brett Potts, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Richard Fortner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Spriggs | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John May (fresh) C - Larry Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is fouled on the floor by John Spriggs - foul #1 on John Spriggs, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Todd Antone, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the shot from the left block set up by Mathew Kendrick | 46-40 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern loses the dribble to Mathew Kendrick | 46-40 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Jeremy Church misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Tomas Morse grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Brett Potts tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski tips it home | 46-42 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Arthur Davis can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jamie Gizinski - foul #3 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Todd Antone (SF), Frederick Babinski (C) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Magee, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | A charge is called on John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Terry Larson takes the ball from Todd Antone | 46-42 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | John Spriggs blows the layup | 46-42 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski tips it in | 46-44 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Todd Antone comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Brett Potts gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Terry Larson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez loses the dribble to Terry Larson | 46-44 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the contested jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Potts and he's fouled by Gary Ibanez - foul #1 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Gary Magee (SG) Mathew Kendrick, Jeremy Church | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John May (fresh) C - Larry Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Philip Jones | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Larry Bradford blows the layup but he's hacked by Gary Ibanez - foul #2 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Arthur Davis (PF) Philip Jones, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF) Richard Fortner, Brian Lovern, John May | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Larry Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Larry Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Arthur Davis gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Todd Antone hits the finger roll | 50-47 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Francis Causey makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Larson | 50-49 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Francis Causey is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frederick Babinski (PF) Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May | |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Todd Antone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jamie Gizinski - foul #4 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Terry Larson | 52-51 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski jams it | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Todd Antone is hacked by John Spriggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Spriggs, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is fouled in the backcourt by John Spriggs - foul #3 on John Spriggs, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Gary Magee, Frederick Babinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Brett Potts gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Terry Larson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Spriggs | 58-56 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | John Spriggs is called for the reach on Mathew Kendrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Spriggs, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski runs out the clock | 60-56 |