| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Stephen Harris (fresh) SG - Gary Holmes (fresh) SF - Brad Brown (fresh) PF - Earl Dobson (fresh) C - James Stearn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - William Balas (fresh) PF - William Carmack (fresh) C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | James Stearn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Purdue | William Balas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | William Balas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | William Balas pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Brad Brown steps in front of the Jeffrey Young pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris dunks the ball on a nice dish by Brad Brown | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | William Balas grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | William Carmack tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Sacramento State | Earl Dobson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton misses the floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Sacramento State | James Stearn gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Sacramento State | Earl Dobson's fadeaway is rejected by William Carmack | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Sacramento State | Earl Dobson tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 4-6 |
| 17:20 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Larry Olson (PG), Brian Wentz (SG), Michael Davis (SF), David Madison (PF), Marvin Kalenkoski (C) Stephen Harris, Gary Holmes, Brad Brown, Earl Dobson, James Stearn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Charles Armstrong (SF), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, William Balas, William Carmack, Rickey Lydon | |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan misses short on a shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:03 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:45 | Sacramento State | Larry Olson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Davis | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch is hacked by Larry Olson - foul #1 on Larry Olson, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Alexander Baldridge (SG), Jonathan Jones (C) Larry Olson, David Madison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), William Balas (SF) Angel Rizzo, Rickie Hagan | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes (SG), Brad Brown (SF), Earl Dobson (PF) Brian Wentz, Michael Davis, Marvin Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rickey Lydon (C) Norman Mangum | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Alexander Baldridge (fresh) SG - Gary Holmes (fresh) SF - Brad Brown (fresh) PF - Earl Dobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) SG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) SF - William Balas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Armstrong (fresh) C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Sacramento State | Charles Armstrong steals the ball from Brad Brown | 7-6 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG), Walter Gizinski (PF) Bruce Veatch, Charles Armstrong | |
| 15:17 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Jones is denied on a layup by Walter Gizinski | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Jones hits the follow up shot | 9-6 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | William Balas is hacked by Brad Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Brown, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris (PG) Brad Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | Sacramento State | Earl Dobson snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:51 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris is hacked by Jeff Gorton - foul #1 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Larry Olson (PG), Michael Davis (SF), David Madison (PF), Marvin Kalenkoski (C) Stephen Harris, Gary Holmes, Earl Dobson, Jonathan Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rickie Hagan (C) Rickey Lydon | |
| 14:34 | Sacramento State | William Balas picks off the pass by Larry Olson | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | William Balas misses the lay-in | 9-6 |
| 14:29 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Larry Olson | 9-6 |
| 14:24 | Sacramento State | William Balas steals it from Alexander Baldridge | 9-6 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Marvin Kalenkoski blocks the short jumper by Walter Gizinski | 9-6 |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | Larry Olson grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:01 | Sacramento State | Larry Olson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan misses the dunk | 12-6 |
| 13:47 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Alexander Baldridge is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alexander Baldridge, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris (PG), Gary Holmes (SG), Brad Brown (SF), Earl Dobson (PF), James Stearn (C) Larry Olson, Alexander Baldridge, Michael Davis, David Madison, Marvin Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Charles Armstrong (SF), William Carmack (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, William Balas, Walter Gizinski, Rickie Hagan | |
| 13:17 | Purdue | William Carmack makes the wide open shot near the basket | 12-8 |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes misses the jump hook from the right block | 12-8 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Jones (C) James Stearn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:14 | Sacramento State | Brad Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Carmack | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Stephen Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Holmes (fairly fresh) SF - Brad Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Dobson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angel Rizzo (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - William Carmack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Rickey Lydon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Jones is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Larry Olson (PG), Brian Wentz (SG), Michael Davis (SF), David Madison (PF), Marvin Kalenkoski (C) Stephen Harris, Gary Holmes, Brad Brown, Earl Dobson, Jonathan Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Bruce Veatch, Angel Rizzo, Charles Armstrong, William Carmack, Rickey Lydon | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Gorton | 12-13 |
| 10:59 | Sacramento State | David Madison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 10:47 | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz is fouled on the floor by Jeff Gorton - foul #2 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes (SG) Larry Olson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG) Jeff Gorton | |
| 10:34 | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Gary Holmes | 14-13 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | William Balas can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch tips it but misses | 14-13 |
| 10:12 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:53 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Norman Mangum pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Michael Davis is called for the reach on Norman Mangum - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris (PG), Alexander Baldridge (SG), Brad Brown (SF), Earl Dobson (PF), James Stearn (C) Brian Wentz, Gary Holmes, Michael Davis, David Madison, Marvin Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (PG), Walter Gizinski (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Norman Mangum, Rickie Hagan | |
| 09:10 | Purdue | William Balas misses the floater from the right block | 14-13 |
| 09:09 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brad Brown | 14-13 |
| 09:04 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | William Balas grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the floater near the basket and the foul's on Brad Brown - foul #2 on Brad Brown, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes (SG) Brad Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), William Carmack (PF) William Balas, Walter Gizinski | |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:34 | Sacramento State | James Stearn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | William Carmack snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon comes up short on the shot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 08:25 | Sacramento State | James Stearn grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 08:12 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rickey Lydon | 14-16 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Baldridge - foul #2 on Alexander Baldridge, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Larry Olson (PG), David Madison (SF), Jonathan Jones (C) Stephen Harris, Alexander Baldridge, James Stearn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Angel Rizzo (SG) Jeffrey Young | |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:57 | Sacramento State | Earl Dobson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Earl Dobson, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Balas (SF), Walter Gizinski (PF) Charles Armstrong, William Carmack | |
| 07:44 | Purdue | The short jumper by Rickey Lydon is denied by David Madison | 14-18 |
| 07:42 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gary Holmes | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Larry Olson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Madison (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Dobson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) SF - William Balas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Gizinski (fresh) C - Rickey Lydon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Sacramento State | David Madison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Walter Gizinski snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | William Balas is hacked by David Madison in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Madison, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz (SG), Marvin Kalenkoski (PF) Gary Holmes, Earl Dobson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG) Angel Rizzo | |
| 07:17 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:59 | Sacramento State | David Madison misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 14-20 |
| 06:58 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Jones tips it but misses | 14-20 |
| 06:56 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 06:37 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 06:35 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 06:30 | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 06:28 | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski's layup is rejected by Walter Gizinski | 14-20 |
| 06:06 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski tips it home | 16-20 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon tips it in | 16-22 |
| 05:50 | Sacramento State | David Madison is hacked by Rickey Lydon - foul #1 on Rickey Lydon, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris (PG), Gary Holmes (SG), Earl Dobson (PF), James Stearn (C) Larry Olson, Brian Wentz, Marvin Kalenkoski, Jonathan Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), William Carmack (PF), Norman Mangum (C) Bruce Veatch, Jeffrey Young, Walter Gizinski, Rickey Lydon | |
| 05:43 | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes is whistled for a carry | 16-22 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | William Balas drills a jumper from close range set up by Charles Armstrong and he's hacked by David Madison - foul #2 on David Madison, team foul #10 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brad Brown (SF) David Madison | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:26 | Purdue | William Balas misses the free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:26 | Sacramento State | Brad Brown grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 05:08 | Sacramento State | Earl Dobson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski (PF) Earl Dobson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG) Angel Rizzo | |
| 04:27 | Sacramento State | Gary Holmes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Harris | 22-24 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Balas | 22-26 |
| 03:51 | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Young is called for the reach on Gary Holmes - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz (PG), Alexander Baldridge (SG), Michael Davis (PF) Stephen Harris, Gary Holmes, Marvin Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Rickie Hagan (C) William Balas, Norman Mangum | |
| 03:35 | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz is hacked by William Carmack - foul #1 on William Carmack, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Wentz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Baldridge (fresh) SF - Brad Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - James Stearn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Carmack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickie Hagan (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Sacramento State | Charles Armstrong steals the ball from James Stearn | 22-26 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 22-26 |
| 02:58 | Sacramento State | Brad Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:53 | Sacramento State | William Carmack picks off the pass by Brian Wentz | 22-26 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Gorton | 22-28 |
| 02:18 | Sacramento State | Michael Davis can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Rickie Hagan - foul #1 on Rickie Hagan, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris (PG), Gary Holmes (SG), Marvin Kalenkoski (C) Brian Wentz, Alexander Baldridge, James Stearn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Angel Rizzo (SG), William Balas (SF), Walter Gizinski (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Jeffrey Young, Charles Armstrong, William Carmack, Rickie Hagan | |
| 02:18 | Sacramento State | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:18 | Sacramento State | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Brad Brown picks off the pass by Jeff Gorton in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | Michael Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Madison (PF) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Stephen Harris steps in front of the Jeff Gorton pass in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 01:58 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris banks in the layup | 25-28 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 25-28 |
| 01:32 | Sacramento State | Brad Brown snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 01:12 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris is fouled on the floor by William Balas - foul #1 on William Balas, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Wentz (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Jonathan Jones (C) Gary Holmes, Brad Brown, David Madison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (SG), William Carmack (PF) Angel Rizzo, Walter Gizinski | |
| 01:12 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:12 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | William Carmack lays it in uncontested set up by William Balas | 27-30 |
| 00:39 | Sacramento State | Marvin Kalenkoski's layup is rejected by William Balas | 27-30 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeff Gorton | 27-30 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Stephen Harris steps in front of the Rickey Lydon pass | 27-30 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Stephen Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Brian Wentz | 29-30 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Stephen Harris is called for the reach on Jeff Gorton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Harris, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Larry Olson (PG), Gary Holmes (SG), Alexander Baldridge (SF), Earl Dobson (PF) Stephen Harris, Brian Wentz, Michael Davis, Jonathan Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (SF), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) William Balas, William Carmack, Rickey Lydon | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Earl Dobson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Armstrong | 29-32 |