| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Philip Baca (fresh) SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - Justin Cook (fresh) PF - Andre Monroe (fresh) C - Robert Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (fresh) SG - James Douthit (fresh) SF - William Jefferson (fresh) PF - Peter Godin (fresh) C - Bobby Tull (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Peter Godin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Peter Godin misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Bobby Tull grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Philip Baca is called for the reach on John Degen - foul #1 on Philip Baca, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | James Douthit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Peter Godin grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | James Douthit clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Bowling Green | Robert Williams is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | James Douthit buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Godin | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Bowling Green | John Degen picks off the pass by Andre Monroe in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | John Degen banks in the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:44 | Bowling Green | Robert Sweet connects on the jumper near the basket | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses the lay-in | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | Bowling Green | Robert Sweet snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Bowling Green | Robert Sweet hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Peter Godin pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Philip Baca steps in front of the James Douthit pass | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Bowling Green | Philip Baca banks in the layup | 7-5 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Bobby Tull buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Degen | 7-7 |
| 16:41 | Bowling Green | Robert Sweet scores on a jump hook in the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Bobby Tull scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Jefferson | 9-9 |
| 16:20 | Bowling Green | Bobby Tull steps in front of the Robert Williams pass in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | James Douthit is hacked by Justin Cook - foul #1 on Justin Cook, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy (SG), James McReath (SF), Ian Williams (PF) Robert Williams, Justin Cook, Andre Monroe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG), Timothy Kinsey (SF), David Herring (PF) James Douthit, William Jefferson, Bobby Tull | |
| 15:59 | Purdue | David Herring knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Godin | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Philip Baca (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Murphy (fresh) SF - James McReath (fresh) PF - Ian Williams (fresh) C - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Severe (fresh) SF - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) PF - David Herring (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Godin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-11 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Peter Godin hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford (SG), John Swink (C) Philip Baca, Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Peter Godin makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Peter Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:38 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by John Degen - foul #1 on John Degen, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| 15:16 | Bowling Green | James McReath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Degen | 9-15 |
| 14:49 | Bowling Green | Timothy Kinsey is called for the reach on James McReath - foul #1 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Williams (SG), Justin Cook (SF) Todd Woodford, John Swink | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:34 | Bowling Green | James McReath can't connect on a shot from the right block | 9-15 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Peter Godin pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 9-15 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Peter Godin tips it in | 9-17 |
| 14:09 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy knocks in the floater from the right side | 11-17 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | David Herring hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 11-17 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Peter Godin tips it back up and in | 11-19 |
| 13:25 | Bowling Green | James McReath's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Godin | 11-19 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Scott Severe grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | David Herring buries a turnaround in the lane set up by John Degen | 11-21 |
| 13:10 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy is hacked by John Degen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Degen, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Philip Baca (PG), Todd Woodford (SG), John Swink (SF), Andre Monroe (PF), Robert Sweet (C) Calvin Murphy, Robert Williams, Justin Cook, Ian Williams, James McReath | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Douthit (SG), William Jefferson (SF), Bobby Tull (C) John Degen, Timothy Kinsey, David Herring | |
| 12:48 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-21 |
| 12:47 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford snags the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 12:28 | Bowling Green | Robert Sweet is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Bobby Tull - foul #1 on Bobby Tull, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), David Herring (PF) Scott Severe, Peter Godin | |
| 12:28 | Bowling Green | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:28 | Bowling Green | Robert Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Bobby Tull grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 12:07 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 11:56 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-21 |
| 11:55 | Bowling Green | Philip Baca tips it in | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Philip Baca (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Woodford (fresh) SF - John Swink (fresh) PF - Andre Monroe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Merle Edmonson (fresh) SG - James Douthit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Herring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bobby Tull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Paul Dark (PF), Ian Williams (C) Andre Monroe, Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG), Timothy Kinsey (SF) James Douthit, William Jefferson | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Bobby Tull makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Bobby Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 11:17 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-23 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Bobby Tull snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Swink - foul #1 on John Swink, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Erik Witt (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Justin Cook (SF), James McReath (C) Philip Baca, Todd Woodford, John Swink, Paul Dark | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (PG), Bruce Jenkins (SF) Merle Edmonson, Bobby Tull | |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 11:05 | Bowling Green | Erik Witt double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-25 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Severe | 14-27 |
| 10:27 | Bowling Green | Justin Cook is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Justin Cook, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy (PG), Paul Dark (SF), Andre Monroe (PF) Erik Witt, Justin Cook, Ian Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Jefferson (SF), Peter Godin (PF) Bruce Jenkins, David Herring | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Peter Godin connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Brian Reynolds | 14-29 |
| 10:05 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Williams | 16-29 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Peter Godin is hacked by Andre Monroe - foul #1 on Andre Monroe, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Philip Baca (PG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), James Douthit (SG) Scott Severe, Brian Reynolds | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Peter Godin makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Peter Godin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 09:51 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe snags the defensive board | 16-30 |
| 09:44 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Murphy | 18-30 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Peter Godin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Swink (C) Andre Monroe | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Herring (PF), Bobby Tull (C) Peter Godin, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | Philip Baca knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Swink and the foul's on Merle Edmonson - foul #1 on Merle Edmonson, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ian Williams (C) James McReath | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins (SF) William Jefferson | |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | Philip Baca makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | David Herring is called for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford (SG), Andre Monroe (PF) Calvin Murphy, Paul Dark | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (PG) Merle Edmonson | |
| 08:42 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe's pass is intercepted by Bruce Jenkins | 22-30 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ian Williams - foul #1 on Ian Williams, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Williams (SG), James McReath (SF) Philip Baca, John Swink | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG), Timothy Kinsey (SF), Peter Godin (PF) James Douthit, Bruce Jenkins, David Herring | |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Bobby Tull makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Bobby Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 07:53 | Bowling Green | James McReath drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Andre Monroe and he's hacked by Timothy Kinsey - foul #2 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #6 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy (PG), Paul Dark (PF) Todd Woodford, Andre Monroe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), William Jefferson (SF), David Herring (PF) Scott Severe, Timothy Kinsey, Bobby Tull | |
| 07:53 | Bowling Green | James McReath makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Calvin Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McReath (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Dark (fresh) C - Ian Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Merle Edmonson (fresh) SG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Herring (tiring) 4 pts. C - Peter Godin (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Peter Godin misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 07:41 | Bowling Green | James McReath grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 07:36 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Jefferson - foul #1 on William Jefferson, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| 07:36 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:36 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Calvin Murphy | 26-32 |
| 07:18 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy misses the easy layup | 26-32 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | David Herring pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | David Herring misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Calvin Murphy - foul #1 on Calvin Murphy, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Philip Baca (PG), Andre Monroe (PF) Robert Williams, James McReath | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (PG), James Douthit (SG), Bobby Tull (C) Merle Edmonson, Brian Reynolds, Peter Godin | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | David Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:09 | Bowling Green | Ian Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 07:07 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe travels in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James McReath (SF) Paul Dark | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:02 | Purdue | David Herring clanks a turnaround from close range | 26-33 |
| 07:01 | Bowling Green | James McReath snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 06:58 | Bowling Green | James Douthit steals it from James McReath in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Scott Severe lays it in on a great pass from James Douthit | 26-35 |
| 06:33 | Bowling Green | Ian Williams misses the jump hook from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Scott Severe snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Scott Severe is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Scott Severe, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford (SG), John Swink (SF) Calvin Murphy, James McReath | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins (SF) William Jefferson | |
| 06:09 | Bowling Green | Bobby Tull blocks the short jumper by Ian Williams | 26-35 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bobby Tull | 26-35 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins's floater is tipped away by John Swink | 26-35 |
| 05:51 | Bowling Green | Ian Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 05:49 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford is fouled in the backcourt by James Douthit - foul #1 on James Douthit, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Williams (SG), Paul Dark (PF) Philip Baca, Andre Monroe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), Brian Reynolds (SG), Peter Godin (C) Scott Severe, James Douthit, Bobby Tull | |
| 05:49 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 05:49 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 05:33 | Bowling Green | Ian Williams snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 05:31 | Bowling Green | Robert Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Reynolds - foul #1 on Brian Reynolds, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| 05:31 | Bowling Green | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 05:31 | Bowling Green | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins is hacked by John Swink - foul #2 on John Swink, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James McReath (SF) John Swink | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 05:08 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Jefferson (SF) Bruce Jenkins | |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Peter Godin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | William Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Peter Godin makes the fadeaway from the left block | 30-39 |
| 04:21 | Bowling Green | James McReath misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 04:19 | Bowling Green | Ian Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 04:07 | Bowling Green | Todd Woodford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Philip Baca (PG), Calvin Murphy (SG), Andre Monroe (PF) Todd Woodford, Robert Williams, Paul Dark | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (PG), James Douthit (SG), Duane Davis (PF), Bobby Tull (C) Merle Edmonson, Brian Reynolds, David Herring, Peter Godin | |
| 03:51 | Purdue | James Douthit connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Severe | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Philip Baca (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Calvin Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McReath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Monroe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Williams (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Scott Severe (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Douthit (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jefferson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) C - Bobby Tull (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Bowling Green | Philip Baca clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Duane Davis pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Calvin Murphy steals the ball from Bobby Tull | 30-41 |
| 03:13 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Justin Cook (SF), Robert Sweet (C) James McReath, Ian Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), Bruce Jenkins (PF), Timothy Kinsey (C) Scott Severe, Duane Davis, Bobby Tull | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | William Jefferson buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Jenkins | 30-43 |
| 02:27 | Bowling Green | James Douthit is called for the reach on Calvin Murphy - foul #2 on James Douthit, team foul #11 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Erik Witt (SG) Philip Baca | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG), David Herring (PF) James Douthit, William Jefferson | |
| 02:27 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 02:27 | Bowling Green | Calvin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Andre Monroe denies the turnaround by Bruce Jenkins | 32-43 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins tips it home | 32-45 |
| 01:42 | Bowling Green | Andre Monroe clanks a turnaround near the basket | 32-45 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Philip Baca (PG), Robert Williams (SG), John Swink (SF), Paul Dark (PF) Calvin Murphy, Erik Witt, Justin Cook, Andre Monroe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), Scott Severe (SG) Brian Reynolds, Bruce Jenkins | |
| 01:05 | Bowling Green | Robert Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | John Degen pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Philip Baca is called for the reach on Timothy Kinsey - foul #2 on Philip Baca, team foul #11 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James McReath (SF) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (PF), Bobby Tull (C) Merle Edmonson, David Herring | |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:55 | Bowling Green | Scott Severe is called for the reach on James McReath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Severe, team foul #12 | 32-47 |
| 00:55 | Bowling Green | James McReath misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:55 | Bowling Green | James McReath misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Duane Davis | 32-47 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Tull | 32-49 |
| 00:18 | Bowling Green | James McReath comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-49 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Duane Davis snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey banks in the layup | 32-51 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Robert Williams misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-51 |