| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Rich (fresh) SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Albert Bryant inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Albert Bryant clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins tips it in | 37-25 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Charles Moreland's pass is intercepted by Thomas Smith | 37-25 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield blows the layup | 37-25 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton grabs the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Lee Rich hits a jumper from the right side | 37-27 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses badly on a runner in the paint | 37-27 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | John Wild loses the dribble to Lee Rich | 37-27 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | William Scales lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Rich | 37-29 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton buries a shot from the left block set up by Thomas Smith | 39-29 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | William Scales is hacked by John Wild in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wild, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Brian Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Barfield | 39-29 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann connects on the floater from the right block | 41-29 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Lee Rich is hacked by David Ackermann - foul #1 on David Ackermann, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG) Charles Barfield | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG) Lee Rich | |
| 16:19 | Purdue | David Ackermann steals it from Brian Brown | 41-29 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Lau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Ackermann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Mark Trainer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Scales | 41-31 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Brian Brown grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) William Scales, Mark Trainer, Claude Macri, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Charles Moreland steals the ball from John Wild | 41-31 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Charles Moreland can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | John Wild steals the ball from Charles Moreland | 41-31 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Wild | 43-31 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Thomas Smith steps in front of the Robert Irick pass | 43-31 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith lays it up and in | 45-31 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the tip | 45-31 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Albert Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Clayton Deluca (SF) Lee Rich, Albert Bryant | |
| 12:39 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clayton Deluca | 45-34 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith tips it home | 47-34 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Charles Moreland blows the layup | 47-34 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | John Wild buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Barfield | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Billingsley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins clanks a jump hook from the left block | 49-34 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | John Wild loses the ball out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Brian Brown (C) Robert Irick, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Robert Lau takes the ball from Clayton Deluca | 49-34 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen lays it in on a great pass from Robert Lau | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Marcus Kemp is called for the reach on Clayton Deluca - foul #1 on Marcus Kemp, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | William Scales connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Clayton Deluca | 51-37 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp is fouled on the floor by Albert Bryant - foul #1 on Albert Bryant, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Childs (C) Clayton Deluca | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp gets the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Brian Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Marcus Kemp steals the ball from Billy Childs | 51-37 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller tips it back up and in | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Marcus Kemp steals the ball from Billy Childs | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann makes the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Billy Childs - foul #1 on Billy Childs, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) William Scales, Albert Bryant, Brian Brown, Billy Childs | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Clayton Deluca | 55-37 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Irick | 55-39 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is fouled on the floor by Robert Irick - foul #4 on Robert Irick, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley (PF) David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (PG), Claude Macri (SG) Lee Rich, Robert Irick | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Smith and he's hacked by Claude Macri - foul #2 on Claude Macri, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Mark Trainer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terence Hawkins | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Claude Macri (fresh) SF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Wild | 61-42 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Charles Moreland drills a runner from the left block set up by Mark Trainer and the foul's on Donald Billingsley - foul #2 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Robert Irick (SG) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-45 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca drills a floater near the basket | 61-47 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Donald Billingsley swats the shot by Charles Moreland | 61-47 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Robert Irick snags the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Bryant (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Clayton Deluca, Charles Moreland | |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Billingsley | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Marcus Kemp | 63-48 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | William Scales knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Irick | 63-51 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Brian Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-51 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller can't connect on a floater in the paint | 63-51 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Albert Bryant hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Scales | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-54 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Albert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | Purdue | William Scales is fouled on the floor by Marcus Kemp - foul #2 on Marcus Kemp, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Charles Barfield, Marcus Kemp, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Clayton Deluca (PF) William Scales, Robert Irick, Terence Hawkins | |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Albert Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Ackermann (PF) Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Moreland (PF), Billy Childs (C) Albert Bryant, Brian Brown | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Ackermann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Childs (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | John Wild connects on the 3 from the right corner | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Harold Mullen steals the ball from Billy Childs | 66-54 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | John Wild's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (PG), Jacob Sipes (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF) John Wild, Harold Mullen, Thomas Smith, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Clayton Deluca, Charles Moreland | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Brian Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau scores on a floater from the right side | 68-56 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Brian Brown hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Lee Rich | 68-59 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Robert Lau, Jacob Sipes, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Mark Trainer, Claude Macri, Brian Brown, Billy Childs | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith's floater is tipped away by Terence Hawkins | 68-59 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Purdue | William Scales can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith is hacked by William Scales in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Scales, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG), Harold Mullen (SF) Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Terence Hawkins is called for the reach on John Wild - foul #1 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau is hacked by Albert Bryant - foul #2 on Albert Bryant, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | William Scales can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Mullen | 71-59 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | William Scales can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Wild - foul #3 on John Wild, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Donald Billingsley, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen runs out the clock | 71-61 |