| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Danny Parry inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | David Garling is hacked by Myron Helms - foul #3 on Myron Helms, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG) Myron Helms | |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Owen | 31-40 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-40 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Garling | 31-40 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | David Blanks misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Alfredo Rizzo - foul #1 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | David Blanks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Duane Walker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | David Smith grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Alfredo Rizzo steals it from David Blanks | 32-40 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Richard Owen hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | David Garling misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-42 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | David Smith tips it in | 34-42 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF), Stanford Casella (C) Donnie Bonetti, David Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shawn Lund (SF) Duane Walker | |
| 17:07 | Purdue | David Blanks connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | David Blanks is called for the reach on Alfredo Rizzo - foul #2 on David Blanks, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), William Green (SF) David Garling, Danny Parry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Turney (PG), Donald Olivier (SG), Marlon Warren (PF), David Zipp (C) Wendell Folsom, Alfredo Rizzo, Ronald Eubank, Richard Owen | |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | John Turney can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Sieben - foul #1 on Todd Sieben, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | John Turney makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | John Turney misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Donald Olivier picks off the pass by Todd Sieben | 37-43 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Marlon Warren is denied by Stanford Casella | 37-43 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Todd Sieben | 37-43 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Todd Sieben knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thad Zbierski | 40-43 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), Donnie Bonetti (PF), David Smith (C) David Blanks, William Green, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Duane Walker (SF) John Turney, Donald Olivier | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) SF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Lund (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Duane Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Warren (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Zipp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Myron Helms drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | David Smith grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), Danny Parry (SF), Stanford Casella (C) Todd Sieben, Raymond Robinson, Thad Zbierski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Ronald Eubank (PF), Richard Owen (C) Shawn Lund, Marlon Warren, David Zipp | |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Duane Walker drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Ronald Eubank | 43-48 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | David Blanks hits the finger roll | 45-48 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Myron Helms misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donnie Bonetti - foul #1 on Donnie Bonetti, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (C) Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Zipp (SF) Duane Walker | |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Myron Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Danny Parry pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Myron Helms is called for the reach on David Blanks - foul #4 on Myron Helms, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF), David Smith (C) Stanford Casella, William Green | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), Shawn Lund (SF) Myron Helms, David Zipp | |
| 13:05 | Purdue | David Blanks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-49 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Blanks | 45-49 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | David Garling is hacked by Alfredo Rizzo - foul #3 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | David Garling clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Richard Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Richard Owen drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wendell Folsom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Lund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | David Blanks scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Garling | 47-51 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thad Zbierski - foul #1 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), William Green (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Olivier (SG), Duane Walker (SF), David Zipp (C) Alfredo Rizzo, Shawn Lund, Richard Owen | |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Stanford Casella gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | William Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Todd Sieben snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Duane Walker grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | William Green steals it from Ronald Eubank | 47-52 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Stanford Casella misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Eubank - foul #1 on Ronald Eubank, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF) David Blanks, William Green | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Turney (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Richard Owen (C) Wendell Folsom, Donald Olivier, Ronald Eubank | |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Stanford Casella makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Stanford Casella makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | John Turney is fouled on the floor by David Garling - foul #2 on David Garling, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo travels with the ball | 49-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (C) Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shawn Lund (PF) David Zipp | |
| 09:46 | Purdue | David Garling buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Rizzo | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Richard Owen grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Alfredo Rizzo hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Duane Walker | 52-54 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-54 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota | John Turney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | John Turney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (PG), David Blanks (SG), Stanford Casella (PF), David Smith (C) David Garling, Todd Sieben, Danny Parry, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), Marlon Warren (SF), Ronald Eubank (PF), David Zipp (C) John Turney, Alfredo Rizzo, Duane Walker, Richard Owen | |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (SF) Thad Zbierski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Olivier (SG) Shawn Lund | |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | David Smith gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanford Casella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wendell Folsom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Olivier (fresh) SF - Marlon Warren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Eubank (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Zipp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Stanford Casella clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 52-54 |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | David Zipp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | David Smith takes the ball from Donald Olivier | 52-54 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | David Smith's floater is tipped away by Ronald Eubank | 52-54 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | David Zipp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | William Green steals it from Marlon Warren | 52-54 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | William Green hits the finger roll | 54-54 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | David Zipp is denied on a layup by Stanford Casella | 54-54 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Marlon Warren knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Olivier | 54-57 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF) Raymond Robinson, William Green, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Duane Walker (SF), Richard Owen (C) Wendell Folsom, Donald Olivier, Marlon Warren, David Zipp | |
| 05:43 | Purdue | David Blanks's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Rizzo | 54-57 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Richard Owen scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alfredo Rizzo | 54-59 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Danny Parry gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | David Blanks's pass is intercepted by Duane Walker | 54-59 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Myron Helms misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Duane Walker tips it back up and in | 54-61 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-61 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Richard Owen snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Myron Helms connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Eubank | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | David Blanks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 54-63 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Myron Helms | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Myron Helms (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Duane Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Eubank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Owen (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Minnesota | Richard Owen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Duane Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), William Green (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, Danny Parry, Donnie Bonetti, David Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wendell Folsom (PG), Shawn Lund (SG), Marlon Warren (PF), David Zipp (C) Myron Helms, Alfredo Rizzo, Ronald Eubank, Richard Owen | |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Duane Walker makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Duane Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Stanford Casella grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Todd Sieben clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Shawn Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), David Smith (C) Todd Sieben, William Green, Thad Zbierski, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Myron Helms (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Ronald Eubank (PF), Richard Owen (C) Wendell Folsom, Shawn Lund, Marlon Warren, David Zipp | |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Richard Owen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Danny Parry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Richard Owen pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Myron Helms connects on the turnaround in the paint | 57-69 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | David Garling hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-69 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | David Blanks tips it back up and in | 59-69 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Duane Walker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 59-69 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | David Smith makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donnie Bonetti | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | David Garling is called for the reach on Myron Helms in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Garling, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Myron Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | David Garling misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-71 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Duane Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | David Blanks steals the ball from Alfredo Rizzo | 61-71 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | David Blanks hits the finger roll | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank is fouled in the backcourt by David Garling - foul #4 on David Garling, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | David Blanks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota | Ronald Eubank gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Myron Helms runs out the clock | 63-71 |