| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Balas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Carmack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jonas Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Franks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Tripp (fresh) PF - Curtis Earwood (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Guyette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Army | Victor Tripp inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Army | Ronald Franks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | Army | Steven Guyette clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-32 |
| 18:26 | Army | Jonas Pace knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 18:14 | Army | Steven Guyette grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:56 | Army | Curtis Earwood is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Curtis Earwood, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Army | George Richie (PF) Curtis Earwood | |
| 17:41 | Purdue | William Balas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 17:40 | Army | Jonas Pace grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 17:35 | Army | Ronald Franks can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-34 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | William Carmack is called for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (PF) William Carmack | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 17:08 | Army | Steven Guyette misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by William Balas - foul #2 on William Balas, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 17:08 | Army | Steven Guyette misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:08 | Army | Steven Guyette makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong double dribbles | 27-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Army | Heath Smith (PG) Jonas Pace | |
| 16:38 | Army | Heath Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | William Balas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Norman Mangum (C) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, Rickey Lydon | |
| Subs | Army | Jess Laws (C) Steven Guyette | |
| 16:03 | Army | Bruce Veatch is called for the reach on Heath Smith - foul #2 on Bruce Veatch, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Carmack (PF) William Balas | |
| Subs | Army | Edward Drain (SG), Jonathan Lewis (SF) Ronald Franks, Victor Tripp | |
| 15:53 | Army | Jess Laws drills a 3 from the right wing | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) SF - Charles Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Carmack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Mangum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Heath Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Drain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) PF - George Richie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jess Laws (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Angel Rizzo | 29-41 |
| 15:06 | Army | William Carmack steps in front of the George Richie pass | 29-41 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | William Carmack comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 14:45 | Army | Jess Laws grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 14:23 | Army | George Richie misses the fadeaway from close range | 29-41 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Lewis - foul #1 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Angel Rizzo, William Carmack, Norman Mangum | |
| Subs | Army | Jonas Pace (PG), Ronald Franks (SG), Victor Tripp (SF), Curtis Earwood (PF), Steven Guyette (C) Heath Smith, Edward Drain, Jonathan Lewis, George Richie, Jess Laws | |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:52 | Army | Jonas Pace misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon loses the ball out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Gizinski (PF) Charles Armstrong | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 13:19 | Army | Ronald Franks misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | William Balas gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young makes the 3 from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 12:43 | Army | Ronald Franks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Norman Mangum (PF) Walter Gizinski | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 12:30 | Army | Steven Guyette grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:17 | Army | Victor Tripp buries a runner near the basket set up by Ronald Franks | 34-43 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | William Balas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 12:03 | Army | Steven Guyette grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 11:41 | Army | Ronald Franks misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff Gorton - foul #2 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Carmack (PF) Norman Mangum | |
| Subs | Army | John Crenshaw (PF) Curtis Earwood | |
| 11:41 | Army | Ronald Franks misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:41 | Army | Ronald Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | William Carmack grabs the board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Balas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carmack (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jonas Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Franks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Crenshaw (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Guyette (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | The short jumper by Rickey Lydon is denied by John Crenshaw | 34-43 |
| 11:25 | Army | Jonas Pace gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 10:58 | Army | Ronald Franks knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Crenshaw and the foul's on Jeffrey Young - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (SG) Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Army | Heath Smith (PG), George Richie (C) Jonas Pace, Steven Guyette | |
| 10:58 | Army | Ronald Franks misses the free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | William Carmack scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Jeff Gorton and he's hacked by John Crenshaw - foul #4 on John Crenshaw, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (C) Rickey Lydon | |
| Subs | Army | Jess Laws (C) John Crenshaw | |
| 10:46 | Purdue | William Carmack makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:29 | Army | Victor Tripp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Angel Rizzo (SG) Jeff Gorton | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | William Carmack can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 37-45 |
| 10:13 | Army | George Richie gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:52 | Army | Jess Laws loses the dribble to Bruce Veatch | 37-45 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Carmack | 39-45 |
| 09:06 | Army | Charles Armstrong blocks the jumper by Victor Tripp | 39-45 |
| 09:04 | Army | Jess Laws misses the tip | 39-45 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | William Carmack snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | William Carmack clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Heath Smith - foul #1 on Heath Smith, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Rickey Lydon (C) Angel Rizzo, William Balas, William Carmack | |
| Subs | Army | Jonas Pace (PG), Edward Drain (SG), Jonathan Lewis (SF), Curtis Earwood (PF), Steven Guyette (C) Heath Smith, Ronald Franks, Victor Tripp, George Richie, Jess Laws | |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:46 | Army | Jonathan Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Drain | 41-47 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rickey Lydon | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Veatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jonas Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Drain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Earwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Guyette (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Army | Jonas Pace misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 07:07 | Army | Steven Guyette tips it in | 43-49 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rickey Lydon and he's fouled by Jonas Pace - foul #2 on Jonas Pace, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Balas (SF), Norman Mangum (PF) Bruce Veatch, Charles Armstrong | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:38 | Army | Edward Drain travels with the ball | 46-49 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 06:23 | Army | The rebound goes to Steven Guyette | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Army | Jonas Pace buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Curtis Earwood and he's fouled by Jeff Gorton - foul #3 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Army | Ronald Franks (SG), Victor Tripp (SF), John Crenshaw (PF) Edward Drain, Jonathan Lewis, Curtis Earwood | |
| 05:58 | Army | Jonas Pace makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 05:41 | Army | Jonas Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:26 | Army | A charge is called on Steven Guyette - foul #1 on Steven Guyette, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (SF), William Carmack (PF) William Balas, Norman Mangum | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Army | Heath Smith (PG) Jonas Pace | |
| 04:48 | Army | Heath Smith's layup is rejected by Rickey Lydon | 46-52 |
| 04:46 | Army | Ronald Franks grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 04:35 | Army | Jeff Gorton is called for the reach on Heath Smith - foul #4 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), William Balas (SF) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, Rickey Lydon | |
| Subs | Army | Curtis Earwood (PF) Steven Guyette | |
| 04:18 | Army | Ronald Franks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | William Carmack snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 03:59 | Army | The rebound goes to Ronald Franks | 46-52 |
| 03:37 | Army | Charles Armstrong picks off the pass by Heath Smith | 46-52 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch is fouled in the backcourt by Heath Smith - foul #2 on Heath Smith, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Angel Rizzo, William Carmack, Charles Armstrong | |
| Subs | Army | Jonas Pace (PG) Heath Smith | |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:34 | Army | John Crenshaw gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 03:10 | Army | Jonas Pace misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Balas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mangum (fresh) C - Rickie Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jonas Pace (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Franks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Earwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Victor Tripp - foul #3 on Victor Tripp, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG) Bruce Veatch | |
| Subs | Army | George Richie (PF), Steven Guyette (C) Curtis Earwood, John Crenshaw | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:40 | Army | Jonas Pace is fouled on the floor by Jeff Gorton - foul #5 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Angel Rizzo (PG), Rickey Lydon (C) Jeff Gorton, Rickie Hagan | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 02:40 | Army | Jonas Pace misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 01:56 | Army | Jonas Pace buries a jumper from the right block | 50-54 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), William Carmack (PF) Angel Rizzo, Norman Mangum | |
| Subs | Army | Curtis Earwood (PF) George Richie | |
| 01:37 | Purdue | William Carmack misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Curtis Earwood - foul #4 on Curtis Earwood, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | William Carmack makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | William Carmack misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:37 | Army | Steven Guyette gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:22 | Army | Victor Tripp is fouled on the floor by Rickey Lydon - foul #2 on Rickey Lydon, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 01:22 | Army | Victor Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:22 | Army | Victor Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | William Carmack misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 00:53 | Army | Steven Guyette pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Army | Ronald Franks is fouled on the floor by William Carmack - foul #2 on William Carmack, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Army | Edward Drain (SF) Victor Tripp | |
| 00:29 | Army | Ronald Franks makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:29 | Army | Ronald Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Carmack | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Army | Ronald Franks is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Veatch - foul #3 on Bruce Veatch, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| 00:22 | Army | Ronald Franks misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:22 | Army | Ronald Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| 00:13 | Army | Bruce Veatch is called for the reach on Ronald Franks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Veatch, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| 00:13 | Army | Ronald Franks makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Army | Ronald Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch is hacked by Jonas Pace - foul #3 on Jonas Pace, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Army | Victor Tripp (SF) Edward Drain | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Army | Curtis Earwood pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:07 | Army | Curtis Earwood is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Young - foul #2 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Army | Edward Drain (SF) Victor Tripp | |
| 00:07 | Army | Curtis Earwood misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:07 | Army | Curtis Earwood misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | William Balas pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young is whistled for traveling | 55-60 |