| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Tiemann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Larry Lundgren (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Blue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Thomas Watkins inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Albert Brooks is called for the reach on Eddie Blue - foul #2 on Albert Brooks, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Henry Kovar (SF), Gary Hiltner (PF) William Reynolds, Albert Brooks, Frank Cunningham, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Henry Kovar gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Lundgren - foul #1 on Larry Lundgren, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Frank Cunningham (PF) Julius Kimes, Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren misses long on a shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Albert Brooks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-23 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | James Smith grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Eddie Blue hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Kovar - foul #1 on Henry Kovar, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG), Lin Mang (PF) Henry Kovar, Frank Cunningham | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Eddie Blue makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Eddie Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by Lin Mang | 31-25 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Eddie Blue works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 31-25 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Lin Mang snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Julius Kimes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Kovar (SG), Frank Cunningham (SF), Gabriel Mancini (PF) Julius Kimes, Gary Hiltner, Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:32 | Auburn | James Smith is called for 5 seconds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Gary Hiltner (SF) Henry Kovar, Frank Cunningham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Keith Glisson (SF), Sheldon Tow (C) Thomas Watkins, Douglas Wilson | |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 31-25 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Albert Brooks tips it home | 33-25 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Sheldon Tow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 15:36 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Sheldon Tow | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Hiltner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Tiemann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Larry Lundgren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Blue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Glisson (fresh) PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Sheldon Tow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Auburn | The jumper by Larry Lundgren is denied by Gabriel Mancini | 33-25 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | James Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Larry Lundgren | 33-27 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Kenneth Tiemann hits the follow up shot | 35-27 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Blue and the foul's on Gary Hiltner - foul #3 on Gary Hiltner, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Henry Kovar (SF), Frank Cunningham (PF) William Reynolds, Albert Brooks, Gary Hiltner, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Watkins (SF), Douglas Wilson (C) Keith Glisson, James Smith | |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Frank Cunningham gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Lin Mang is whistled for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (SG) Julius Kimes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hank Jones (PG) Larry Lundgren | |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Sheldon Tow hits a wide open floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Douglas Wilson is called for the reach on Kenneth Tiemann - foul #1 on Douglas Wilson, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG) Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Keith Glisson (SF) Sheldon Tow | |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Julius Kimes blows the layup but he's hacked by Eddie Blue - foul #2 on Eddie Blue, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini (PF) Albert Brooks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Julius Kimes misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Julius Kimes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Eddie Blue works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Julius Kimes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Henry Kovar misses the tip | 36-33 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Keith Glisson grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Julius Kimes steals it from Keith Glisson | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Julius Kimes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Kovar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Tiemann (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hank Jones (fresh) SG - Eddie Blue (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Glisson (fresh) PF - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Henry Kovar is fouled on the floor by Eddie Blue - foul #3 on Eddie Blue, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Albert Brooks (SG), Lin Mang (PF), Gary Hiltner (C) Julius Kimes, Henry Kovar, Gabriel Mancini, Kenneth Tiemann | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lundgren (PG), Wesley Pettigrew (SG), James Smith (PF) Hank Jones, Eddie Blue, Keith Glisson | |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by William Reynolds | 38-33 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Gary Hiltner takes the ball from Thomas Watkins | 38-33 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | William Reynolds misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wesley Pettigrew - foul #1 on Wesley Pettigrew, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Tiemann (C) Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Tow (C) Douglas Wilson | |
| 09:56 | Purdue | William Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | William Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | James Smith drills a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by William Reynolds - foul #1 on William Reynolds, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | James Smith misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Albert Brooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Sheldon Tow grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-35 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Pettigrew | 40-35 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | Wesley Pettigrew hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Smith out of the doubleteam | 40-37 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | William Reynolds scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | James Smith lays it in | 43-39 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Albert Brooks comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Wesley Pettigrew - foul #2 on Wesley Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Kovar (SG), Lin Mang (SF), Gabriel Mancini (PF) William Reynolds, Frank Cunningham, Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hank Jones (PG), Eddie Blue (SG), Keith Glisson (SF), Douglas Wilson (C) Larry Lundgren, Wesley Pettigrew, Thomas Watkins, Sheldon Tow | |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hank Jones | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Henry Kovar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lin Mang (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Tiemann (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hank Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Blue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Glisson (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Albert Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Keith Glisson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Eddie Blue is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Tiemann - foul #2 on Kenneth Tiemann, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG), Frank Cunningham (SF) Henry Kovar, Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Tow (PF) James Smith | |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Sheldon Tow knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Hank Jones | 45-43 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Albert Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Keith Glisson | 45-43 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Keith Glisson is hacked by Gabriel Mancini - foul #2 on Gabriel Mancini, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Gary Hiltner (SF) Julius Kimes, Kenneth Tiemann | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lundgren (PG) Hank Jones | |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson lays it up and in set up by Larry Lundgren | 45-45 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | William Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Lundgren | 45-47 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Sheldon Tow pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | The jump hook by Sheldon Tow is blocked by Frank Cunningham | 45-47 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Frank Cunningham scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Reynolds | 47-47 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG), Henry Kovar (SF), Lin Mang (PF), Kenneth Tiemann (C) William Reynolds, Gary Hiltner, Gabriel Mancini, Frank Cunningham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Watkins (SF), James Smith (PF) Keith Glisson, Sheldon Tow | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Tiemann - foul #3 on Kenneth Tiemann, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Cunningham (SF), Gabriel Mancini (PF) Julius Kimes, Albert Brooks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Kovar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lin Mang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Tiemann (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Larry Lundgren (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Blue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Douglas Wilson is called for the reach on Lin Mang - foul #2 on Douglas Wilson, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Albert Brooks (SG) Frank Cunningham, Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Lin Mang makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Lin Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:38 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Wilson | 49-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Julius Kimes (PG), Frank Cunningham (SF), Gary Hiltner (PF) William Reynolds, Albert Brooks, Lin Mang | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Frank Cunningham travels with the ball | 49-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Albert Brooks (SG), Gabriel Mancini (PF) Julius Kimes, Henry Kovar, Gary Hiltner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 49-50 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Albert Brooks is hacked by Larry Lundgren - foul #2 on Larry Lundgren, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson blows the layup but the foul's on Albert Brooks - foul #3 on Albert Brooks, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Albert Brooks lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Frank Cunningham | 53-52 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Douglas Wilson drills a runner from the right block set up by James Smith out of the doubleteam | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Frank Cunningham hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Larry Lundgren can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 55-54 |