| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Stephen Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Littlejohn (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Blasingame (fresh) PF - Brandon Kivi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | William Blasingame inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Princeton | John Littlejohn hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 46-35 |
| 19:09 | Princeton | Brandon Kivi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-35 |
| 18:39 | Princeton | Michael Russell grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 18:34 | Princeton | John Littlejohn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-35 |
| 18:33 | Princeton | Brandon Kivi pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 18:17 | Princeton | John Littlejohn travels with the ball | 46-35 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Michael Russell picks off the pass by Lenny Akers | 46-35 |
| 17:49 | Princeton | John Littlejohn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 17:25 | Princeton | Brandon Kivi grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:15 | Princeton | John Littlejohn scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Kivi | 46-41 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Blasingame - foul #2 on William Blasingame, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Princeton | Federico Costa (PG), Christopher Swanson (SG), Rodger Hoffman (SF), Thomas Humphrey (PF), Michael Rubalcaba (C) Stephen Boyd, John Littlejohn, William Blasingame, Brandon Kivi, Michael Russell | |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:09 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Christopher Swanson | 47-41 |
| 16:50 | Princeton | Michael Rubalcaba lays it in | 47-43 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Albert Hall | 49-43 |
| 16:10 | Princeton | Michael Rubalcaba misses the dunk | 49-43 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 49-43 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Lenny Akers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Clemons | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Federico Costa (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodger Hoffman (fresh) PF - Thomas Humphrey (fresh) C - Michael Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Princeton | Federico Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 15:29 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 15:06 | Princeton | Michael Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 14:47 | Princeton | Rodger Hoffman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Swanson | 51-48 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Clemons | 53-48 |
| 14:07 | Princeton | Michael Rubalcaba hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodger Hoffman | 53-50 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes's floater is knocked away by Michael Rubalcaba | 53-50 |
| 13:40 | Princeton | Christopher Swanson pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:12 | Princeton | Federico Costa misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Rodger Hoffman blocks the short jumper by Melvin Tsan | 53-50 |
| 12:59 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Federico Costa | 53-50 |
| 12:36 | Princeton | Federico Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Charles Ritchie (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen Boyd (PG), John Littlejohn (SG), William Blasingame (SF), Brandon Kivi (PF), Michael Russell (C) Federico Costa, Christopher Swanson, Rodger Hoffman, Thomas Humphrey, Michael Rubalcaba | |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Brandon Kivi blocks the short jumper by Ricky Heath | 53-50 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it home | 55-50 |
| 12:03 | Princeton | Lenny Akers takes the ball from John Littlejohn | 55-50 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Lenny Akers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Blasingame - foul #3 on William Blasingame, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:47 | Princeton | Michael Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Stephen Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Littlejohn (fresh) 21 pts. SF - William Blasingame (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Kivi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Princeton | John Littlejohn misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Ricky Heath's pass is intercepted by William Blasingame | 55-50 |
| 11:17 | Princeton | John Littlejohn jams it on a nice dish by William Blasingame | 55-52 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 57-52 |
| 10:42 | Princeton | John Littlejohn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Brandon Kivi is called for the reach on Wayne Linder - foul #3 on Brandon Kivi, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Raven (C) Michael Russell | |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-52 |
| 10:17 | Princeton | William Blasingame snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:59 | Princeton | Brandon Kivi clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Tsan - foul #3 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #1 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SF) Lenny Akers | |
| Subs | Princeton | Federico Costa (PG) Stephen Boyd | |
| 09:59 | Princeton | Brandon Kivi misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:59 | Princeton | Brandon Kivi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Ricky Heath connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 59-53 |
| 09:19 | Princeton | John Littlejohn misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the lay-in but the foul's on Federico Costa - foul #2 on Federico Costa, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Charles Ritchie (PF) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen Boyd (PG), Christopher Swanson (SG), Rodger Hoffman (SF), Thomas Humphrey (PF), Michael Russell (C) Federico Costa, John Littlejohn, William Blasingame, Brandon Kivi, John Raven | |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:45 | Princeton | Rodger Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Ricky Heath hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Clemons and the foul's on Stephen Boyd - foul #2 on Stephen Boyd, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:04 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Russell | 64-56 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Rodger Hoffman is called for the reach on Cecil Barnes - foul #3 on Rodger Hoffman, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Melvin Tsan (C) Matthew Clemons, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Littlejohn (SG), William Blasingame (SF), Brandon Kivi (PF) Christopher Swanson, Rodger Hoffman, Thomas Humphrey | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Stephen Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Littlejohn (fresh) 23 pts. SF - William Blasingame (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Kivi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-56 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | William Blasingame drills a floater from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 06:40 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Stephen Boyd | 67-58 |
| 06:12 | Princeton | John Littlejohn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Littlejohn - foul #3 on John Littlejohn, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) Albert Hall, Wayne Linder, Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Princeton | Federico Costa (PG), Christopher Swanson (SG), Rodger Hoffman (SF), Thomas Humphrey (PF), Michael Rubalcaba (C) Stephen Boyd, John Littlejohn, William Blasingame, Brandon Kivi, Michael Russell | |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:38 | Princeton | Lenny Akers is called for the reach on Federico Costa - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #2 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:30 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Tsan - foul #4 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #3 | 69-58 |
| 05:30 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:30 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Thomas Humphrey steps in front of the Matthew Clemons pass | 69-60 |
| 04:57 | Princeton | Federico Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-60 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 04:38 | Princeton | Michael Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 04:31 | Princeton | Michael Rubalcaba is whistled for a carry | 69-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald (PF) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Littlejohn (SG), William Blasingame (SF), Brandon Kivi (PF) Federico Costa, Rodger Hoffman, Michael Rubalcaba | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is fouled on the floor by Thomas Humphrey - foul #1 on Thomas Humphrey, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen Boyd (PG) Christopher Swanson | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:58 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey is hacked by Ricky Heath - foul #1 on Ricky Heath, team foul #4 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Matthew Clemons | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Princeton | William Blasingame clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 03:45 | Princeton | William Blasingame grabs the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 03:33 | Princeton | Ricky Heath picks off the pass by William Blasingame | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dean Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Stephen Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Littlejohn (fresh) 23 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Blasingame (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Kivi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Humphrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the tip | 71-60 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Wayne Linder tips it back up and in | 73-60 |
| 03:03 | Princeton | Stephen Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Dean Fitzgerald grabs the board | 73-60 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Wayne Linder double dribbles | 73-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Princeton | Federico Costa (PG), Christopher Swanson (SG), Rodger Hoffman (SF), Michael Rubalcaba (PF), John Raven (C) Stephen Boyd, John Littlejohn, William Blasingame, Brandon Kivi, Thomas Humphrey | |
| 02:28 | Princeton | Christopher Swanson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Charles Ritchie (PF) Albert Hall, Cecil Barnes, Dean Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen Boyd (PG), John Littlejohn (SG), William Blasingame (SF), Brandon Kivi (PF), Michael Russell (C) Federico Costa, Christopher Swanson, Rodger Hoffman, Michael Rubalcaba, John Raven | |
| 02:14 | Purdue | John Littlejohn is called for the reach on Melvin Tsan - foul #4 on John Littlejohn, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Dean Fitzgerald (PF) Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Princeton | Federico Costa (PG), Christopher Swanson (SG), Rodger Hoffman (SF), Michael Rubalcaba (PF), John Raven (C) Stephen Boyd, John Littlejohn, William Blasingame, Brandon Kivi, Michael Russell | |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:14 | Princeton | John Raven grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 02:06 | Princeton | John Raven misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Melvin Tsan - foul #5 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #5 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey (PF) Michael Rubalcaba | |
| 02:06 | Princeton | John Raven makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:06 | Princeton | John Raven misses the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons buries a 3 from the left wing | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Princeton | Rodger Hoffman loses the dribble to Matthew Clemons | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 77-63 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive board | 77-63 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Albert Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Rubalcaba (C) John Raven | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey's layup is rejected by Dean Fitzgerald | 77-63 |
| 00:36 | Princeton | Christopher Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 00:34 | Princeton | Christopher Swanson scores on a runner in the lane | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Albert Hall loses the dribble to Christopher Swanson | 77-65 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Federico Costa can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 00:03 | Princeton | Thomas Humphrey tips it in | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Albert Hall runs out the clock | 77-67 |