| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otto Wetzel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Crider (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Jeff Boatman steps in front of the Willard Wittig pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 20-21 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), James Passmore (SG), Francis Johnson (C) Otto Wetzel, Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is hacked by James Passmore - foul #2 on James Passmore, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Christopher Crider | |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SG) Shawn Stephens | |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman knocks in the floater from close range | 20-23 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 23-23 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Champagne picks off the pass by James Passmore | 23-23 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Robert Champagne banks in the layup | 25-23 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 25-23 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Champagne | 25-23 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 27-23 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 27-23 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fresh) SG - Justin Whitlow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Passmore (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | James Passmore buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from George Baughn | 27-27 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Robert Sliva comes up short on the shot in the lane | 27-27 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Robert Sliva hits the follow up shot | 29-27 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow banks in the layup on a great pass from Bud Hellman | 29-29 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Robert Champagne shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Kirkland | 32-29 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Whitlow | 32-31 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Francis Johnson - foul #2 on Francis Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SG), Ronald Estes (PF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG), Christopher Crider (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, Justin Whitlow, James Passmore, Francis Johnson | |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Robert Champagne buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Stanford | 37-31 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman's floater is knocked away by Ronald Estes | 37-31 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | William Stanford snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 37-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG) Robert Champagne, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Ronald Estes picks off the pass by Otto Wetzel | 37-31 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Otto Wetzel | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otto Wetzel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Crider (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Otto Wetzel | 37-34 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | William Stanford clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 37-34 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Christopher Crider is hacked by Ronald Estes - foul #2 on Ronald Estes, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Passmore (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF) Christopher Crider, Bud Hellman | |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | William Stanford snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | James Passmore picks off the pass by Willard Wittig | 37-34 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | James Passmore banks in the layup | 37-36 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Shawn Stephens - foul #1 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Justin Whitlow (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Otto Wetzel, James Passmore, Lloyd Greene | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeff Boatman and he's fouled by Orunjan Ake - foul #3 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel (PG), James Passmore (SF) George Baughn, Justin Whitlow | |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bud Hellman | 38-39 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Champagne steps in front of the Shawn Stephens pass | 38-39 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake tips it in | 40-39 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Sliva - foul #3 on Robert Sliva, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), William Stanford (SG) Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Justin Whitlow (SF) Otto Wetzel, James Passmore | |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Whitlow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake jams it | 45-41 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-41 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Sliva | 45-41 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake connects on the turnaround near the basket | 47-41 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | William Stanford takes the ball from Jeff Boatman | 47-41 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | William Stanford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman makes the shot from the left block | 47-43 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 47-43 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Robert Sliva hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman can't finish the layup | 49-43 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman buries a driving attempt in the lane | 49-45 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otto Wetzel (PG), Christopher Crider (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF), Francis Johnson (C) George Baughn, Justin Whitlow, Bud Hellman, Jeff Boatman | |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Christopher Crider pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | William Stanford is called for the reach on Shawn Stephens - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman (PF) Lloyd Greene | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Otto Wetzel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Crider (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Francis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Estes - foul #3 on Ronald Estes, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF) Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Donald Kirkland steals it from Shawn Stephens | 49-46 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Robert Champagne shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Crider - foul #1 on Christopher Crider, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF) Christopher Crider | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Donald Kirkland steals the ball from Otto Wetzel in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Otto Wetzel | 53-48 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's floater is tipped away by Justin Whitlow | 53-48 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Robert Champagne pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Willard Wittig shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Stanford | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | William Stanford takes the ball from Bud Hellman | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Shawn Stephens is called for the reach on Robert Champagne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Crider (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) Justin Whitlow, Francis Johnson | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is fouled on the floor by Shawn Stephens - foul #3 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Otto Wetzel is called for the reach on Robert Champagne - foul #2 on Otto Wetzel, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Justin Whitlow (SG), James Passmore (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF), Francis Johnson (C) Otto Wetzel, Shawn Stephens, Christopher Crider, Bud Hellman, Jeff Boatman | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland runs out the clock | 58-48 |