| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rickey Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Cost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Delvalle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Balas (fresh) PF - William Carmack (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | William Balas snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | William Carmack hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Rickey Lydon | 31-32 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Rickey Douglas | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 33-35 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-35 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Carmack | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | William Balas hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Lloyd Delvalle - foul #2 on Lloyd Delvalle, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | William Balas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | William Carmack snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Carmack | 33-39 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-39 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | William Balas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 35-39 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | James Johnson grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | William Carmack makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Balas | 35-42 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Young is called for the reach on Robert Cost - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie (PG), Anthony Woods (SG), George Blocker (SF), Johnny Lemmon (PF), Paul Gibbon (C) Rickey Douglas, Robert Cost, Lloyd Delvalle, James Johnson, Leon Carey | |
| 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 | |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Gibbon | 38-42 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Mangum | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Angel Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Woods (fresh) SF - George Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Lemmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Gibbon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) SF - Charles Armstrong (fresh) PF - Norman Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickie Hagan (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-45 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | George Blocker is called for the reach on Norman Mangum - foul #1 on George Blocker, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas (PG), James Johnson (PF) Anthony Woods, Paul Gibbon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Angel Rizzo, Norman Mangum, Rickie Hagan | |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong tips it in | 38-47 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-47 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Lemmon | 38-47 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Rickey Lydon - foul #1 on Rickey Lydon, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Cost (SG), Lloyd Delvalle (SF), Leon Carey (C) Angel Yazzie, George Blocker, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Balas and he's hacked by Johnny Lemmon - foul #2 on Johnny Lemmon, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Johnson (PF) Johnny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Carmack (PF) Charles Armstrong | |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas drills a 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Young | 43-51 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-51 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | James Johnson loses the dribble to Jeff Gorton | 45-51 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | William Carmack misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie (PG), Anthony Woods (SG), George Blocker (SF), Johnny Lemmon (C) Rickey Douglas, Robert Cost, Lloyd Delvalle, Leon Carey | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Angel Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Woods (fresh) SF - George Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Lemmon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) SF - Charles Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickie Hagan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Blocker | 47-51 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Johnny Lemmon denies the turnaround by Norman Mangum | 47-51 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | George Blocker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Norman Mangum grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | The jump hook by Angel Rizzo is blocked by Johnny Lemmon | 47-51 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-51 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Norman Mangum | 47-51 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Woods - foul #1 on Anthony Woods, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas (PG), Robert Cost (SG), Lloyd Delvalle (SF), Paul Gibbon (PF), Leon Carey (C) Angel Yazzie, Anthony Woods, George Blocker, James Johnson, Johnny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), William Balas (SF), William Carmack (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Charles Armstrong, Norman Mangum, Rickie Hagan | |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost is hacked by Angel Rizzo - foul #2 on Angel Rizzo, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG) Angel Rizzo | |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle hits a shot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | William Balas comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Cost - foul #1 on Robert Cost, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Leon Carey - foul #3 on Leon Carey, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon (PF) Paul Gibbon | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Rickey Douglas picks off the pass by William Carmack | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rickey Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Cost (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lloyd Delvalle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Lemmon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Balas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carmack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cost | 52-55 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Carmack | 52-57 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Jeffrey Young - foul #2 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Johnson (PF) Leon Carey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (PF) William Carmack | |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Johnny Lemmon - foul #3 on Johnny Lemmon, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie (SG), George Blocker (SF), Paul Gibbon (C) Robert Cost, Lloyd Delvalle, Johnny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Young - foul #3 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Norman Mangum (C) Rickey Lydon | |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young loses the dribble to Rickey Douglas | 57-59 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas hits the finger roll | 59-59 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young loses the dribble to James Johnson | 59-59 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Rickey Douglas | 61-59 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Angel Yazzie picks off the pass by Jeffrey Young | 61-59 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Rickey Douglas - foul #2 on Rickey Douglas, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Cost (SG), Lloyd Delvalle (SF), Leon Carey (C) Rickey Douglas, George Blocker, Paul Gibbon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), William Carmack (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, William Balas, Norman Mangum | |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch is fouled on the floor by Angel Yazzie - foul #2 on Angel Yazzie, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Leon Carey | 61-59 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie's floater is knocked away by Rickey Lydon | 61-59 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | William Carmack buries a jump hook from close range set up by Bruce Veatch | 61-61 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle's floater is tipped away by Rickey Lydon | 61-61 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Angel Yazzie (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Cost (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Delvalle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Carmack (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas (PG) Angel Yazzie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF) Bruce Veatch, Angel Rizzo, Charles Armstrong | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | William Carmack is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Carmack, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Young steps in front of the Leon Carey pass | 61-61 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle hits a turnaround from the right block set up by James Johnson and the foul's on Jeff Gorton - foul #2 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle misses the free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Balas | 63-61 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | William Balas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | William Carmack denies the turnaround by Leon Carey | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle tips it but misses | 63-61 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle is fouled on the floor by William Balas - foul #3 on William Balas, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 65-61 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon misses the tip | 65-61 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | William Carmack tips it home | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Jeff Gorton is called for the reach on Rickey Douglas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | James Johnson is hacked by Jeff Gorton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Gorton - foul #5 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Williams (SF), Johnny Lemmon (PF) Lloyd Delvalle, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG) Jeff Gorton | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Balas | 71-66 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Veatch - foul #2 on Bruce Veatch, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | William Balas connects on the halfcourt shot | 73-69 |