| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fresh) SG - Fred Raminez (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - Donald Haley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | James Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #1 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Donald Haley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Donald Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Robert Champagne loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Robert Sliva gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Donald Haley | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fred Raminez | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake comes up short on the shot from close range | 0-3 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | James Jackson grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Orunjan Ake swats the short shot by Jeffrey Bennett | 0-3 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Orunjan Ake | 0-3 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (PG), Hector Fernandez (SF), Neal Council (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Mark Hulbert, Jeffrey Bennett, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Ronald Estes gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Milton Nutter (fresh) SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hector Fernandez (fresh) PF - Neal Council (fresh) C - Aaron Thorson (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Neal Council and he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SG), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Fred Raminez, Neal Council, Aaron Thorson | |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Stanford | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Donald Haley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Donald Haley pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (SF), Aaron Thorson (C) Hector Fernandez, Donald Haley | |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Robert Sliva misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Robert Champagne swats the layup by Mark Hulbert | 6-9 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert loses the ball out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Estes (PF), William Stanford (C) Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Neal Council (PF), Donald Haley (C) Milton Nutter, James Jackson, Aaron Thorson | |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Neal Council is called for the reach on Willard Wittig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neal Council, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 9-9 |
| 12:13 | Minnesota | Neal Council scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Hulbert | 9-11 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses short on a runner from close range | 9-11 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Donald Haley lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Bennett | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) C - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Neal Council (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Haley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes, William Stanford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hector Fernandez (SF), James Jackson (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Neal Council, Donald Haley | |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 10:21 | Minnesota | James Jackson tips it home | 9-15 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Hector Fernandez is called for the reach on Robert Champagne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hector Fernandez, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Sliva | 12-15 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert's pass is intercepted by Donald Kirkland in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Wooldridge and he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (PG) Mark Hulbert | |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | James Jackson is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (SF), Neal Council (PF), Donald Haley (C) Hector Fernandez, James Jackson, Aaron Thorson | |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Milton Nutter | 15-15 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Willard Wittig, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Ronald Estes (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (PG) Milton Nutter | |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Kirkland - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hector Fernandez (SF) Jeffrey Bennett | |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Sliva | 15-16 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Willard Wittig travels in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson (C) Donald Haley | |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Hector Fernandez (fresh) PF - Neal Council (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Thorson (fresh) | |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (SG) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (SG), Donald Haley (C) Fred Raminez, Aaron Thorson | |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is hacked by Milton Nutter - foul #1 on Milton Nutter, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Jackson (PF) Neal Council | |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-18 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sliva | 15-18 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Robert Champagne connects on the shot from the left side | 17-18 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Donald Haley knocks in the floater from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is hacked by Mark Hulbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Hulbert, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG), Jeffrey Bennett (SF), Aaron Thorson (C) Milton Nutter, Hector Fernandez, Donald Haley | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's fadeaway is rejected by James Jackson | 17-20 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert is fouled on the floor by Robert Sliva - foul #1 on Robert Sliva, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Terry Wooldridge | 19-22 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Orunjan Ake is called for the reach on Mark Hulbert - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Haley (C) Aaron Thorson | |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Robert Sliva travels with the ball | 19-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF), William Stanford (C) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Milton Nutter (PG), Neal Council (PF) Mark Hulbert, James Jackson | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Donald Haley clanks a jumper from the left block | 19-24 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Neal Council steals the ball from Orunjan Ake | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Milton Nutter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Raminez (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Neal Council (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Haley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | William Stanford picks off the pass by Donald Haley | 19-24 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Neal Council swats the short shot by Orunjan Ake | 19-24 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Neal Council grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Kirkland - foul #3 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert (SG), Hector Fernandez (SF), James Jackson (PF), Aaron Thorson (C) Fred Raminez, Jeffrey Bennett, Neal Council, Donald Haley | |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | Milton Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Robert Champagne scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Hector Fernandez - foul #2 on Hector Fernandez, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Milton Nutter | 21-28 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-28 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Aaron Thorson hits the follow up shot | 21-30 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fred Raminez (SG) Milton Nutter | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Mark Hulbert blows the dunk | 21-30 |