| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Greg Barry (fresh) SG - Robert Fuhrman (fresh) SF - Donald Devries (fresh) PF - Lawrence Mandell (fresh) C - Lee Nance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Press (fresh) SG - David Fitzmaurice (fresh) SF - Dudley Whitty (fresh) PF - Michael Newbury (fresh) C - Michael Kenny (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Lee Nance wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell drills a jump hook near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Press | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | McNeese State | Donald Devries scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Michael Kenny misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | McNeese State | Donald Devries snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Barry | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | McNeese State | Donald Devries comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Michael Kenny pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Michael Kenny misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Lee Nance - foul #1 on Lee Nance, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Michael Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Michael Kenny misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | McNeese State | Greg Barry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Michael Kenny is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | McNeese State | Lee Nance is denied on a layup by Michael Kenny | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | McNeese State | Donald Devries gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | McNeese State | Donald Devries misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Thomas Press grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Thomas Press's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf (PG), Robert Kelley (SG), Joseph Hinds (SF), Richard McDowell (C) Greg Barry, Robert Fuhrman, Donald Devries, Lee Nance | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG) Thomas Press | |
| 16:17 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dudley Whitty, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jon Streets (PG) Lawrence Mandell | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Malott (SF), George Toro (C) Dudley Whitty, Michael Kenny | |
| 15:49 | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Michael Newbury snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jon Streets (fresh) SG - Jerry Woolf (fresh) SF - Joseph Hinds (fresh) PF - Robert Kelley (fresh) C - Richard McDowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Barnett (fresh) SG - David Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) SF - William Malott (fresh) PF - Michael Newbury (fairly fresh) C - George Toro (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Michael Newbury hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | William Malott tips it home | 4-5 |
| 15:12 | McNeese State | Joseph Hinds drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Kelley | 7-5 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Michael Newbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 7-5 |
| 14:44 | McNeese State | Jon Streets pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:33 | McNeese State | Joseph Hinds's pass is intercepted by Michael Newbury | 7-5 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | George Toro misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 7-5 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | William Malott can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | William Malott tips it home | 7-7 |
| 13:56 | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Fitzmaurice - foul #1 on David Fitzmaurice, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman (SG), Donald Devries (SF), Lawrence Mandell (PF), Lee Nance (C) Jon Streets, Joseph Hinds, Robert Kelley, Richard McDowell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), Dudley Whitty (SF), Michael Kenny (C) David Fitzmaurice, William Malott, Michael Newbury | |
| 13:56 | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:56 | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | George Toro grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Lee Nance - foul #2 on Lee Nance, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Greg Barry (PG), Richard McDowell (C) Jerry Woolf, Lee Nance | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:32 | McNeese State | Michael Kenny takes the ball from Donald Devries | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Michael Kenny comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:13 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Richard McDowell | 8-9 |
| 12:58 | McNeese State | Donald Devries misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dudley Whitty | 8-9 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Press | 8-11 |
| 12:37 | McNeese State | Greg Barry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Fuhrman | 11-11 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:19 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:07 | McNeese State | Richard McDowell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 11-11 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | George Toro grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | George Toro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Kelley (C) Richard McDowell | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Drouin (PG), David Fitzmaurice (SG), Michael Newbury (PF) Thomas Press, Jeff Barnett, George Toro | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Greg Barry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Fuhrman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Devries (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Mandell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Drouin (fresh) SG - David Fitzmaurice (fresh) SF - Dudley Whitty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Newbury (fresh) C - Michael Kenny (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:30 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman misses the dunk | 11-11 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Michael Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Drouin | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | McNeese State | Donald Devries can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Fitzmaurice - foul #2 on David Fitzmaurice, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf (PG), Joseph Hinds (SG) Greg Barry, Robert Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), William Malott (SF), James Paquin (C) David Fitzmaurice, Dudley Whitty, Michael Kenny | |
| 10:45 | McNeese State | Donald Devries makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | McNeese State | Donald Devries misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | James Paquin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Lawrence Mandell takes the ball from Michael Newbury | 12-14 |
| 10:15 | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jon Streets (PG) Donald Devries | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Michael Newbury hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Hinds - foul #1 on Joseph Hinds, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG) Thomas Press | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Michael Newbury misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Michael Newbury makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:34 | McNeese State | Jon Streets misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 09:32 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | Robert Kelley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Newbury - foul #1 on Michael Newbury, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Greg Barry (PG), Richard McDowell (C) Jon Streets, Lawrence Mandell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dudley Whitty (SF), George Toro (PF) William Drouin, Michael Newbury | |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | Robert Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | Robert Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | James Paquin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 08:57 | McNeese State | Greg Barry gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:42 | McNeese State | Richard McDowell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Paquin - foul #1 on James Paquin, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman (SG), Donald Devries (SF), Lawrence Mandell (PF) Jerry Woolf, Joseph Hinds, Robert Kelley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Kenny (C) James Paquin | |
| 08:42 | McNeese State | Richard McDowell makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:42 | McNeese State | Richard McDowell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Michael Kenny grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | William Malott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 08:18 | McNeese State | Greg Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | William Malott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 07:39 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Greg Barry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Fuhrman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Devries (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Mandell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard McDowell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Malott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dudley Whitty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Toro (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Kenny (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman is fouled on the floor by William Malott - foul #1 on William Malott, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf (PG) Greg Barry | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), William Drouin (SG), Arthur Thoms (SF), Michael Newbury (PF) Jeff Barnett, William Malott, Dudley Whitty, George Toro | |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by William Drouin - foul #1 on William Drouin, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | William Drouin scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 06:40 | McNeese State | Richard McDowell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Arthur Thoms grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Michael Newbury comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Arthur Thoms tips it back up and in | 20-19 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Newbury - foul #2 on Michael Newbury, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Greg Barry (PG), Joseph Hinds (SF), Robert Kelley (C) Robert Fuhrman, Donald Devries, Richard McDowell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG), Dudley Whitty (SF), James Paquin (PF) Thomas Press, Michael Newbury, Michael Kenny | |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Arthur Thoms pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Greg Barry - foul #1 on Greg Barry, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Malott (SG), George Toro (PF) William Drouin, Arthur Thoms | |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:42 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:27 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell is hacked by James Paquin - foul #2 on James Paquin, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Kenny (C) James Paquin | |
| 05:27 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:27 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | William Malott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 04:40 | McNeese State | A charge is called on Greg Barry - foul #2 on Greg Barry, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jon Streets (PG), Robert Fuhrman (SG), Richard McDowell (C) Greg Barry, Jerry Woolf, Lawrence Mandell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Thoms (C) Michael Kenny | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Arthur Thoms misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard McDowell - foul #1 on Richard McDowell, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Devries (SF) Joseph Hinds | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), William Drouin (SG), Michael Kenny (C) Jeff Barnett, William Malott, George Toro | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Arthur Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Arthur Thoms misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:22 | McNeese State | Richard McDowell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:04 | McNeese State | A charge is called on Robert Fuhrman - foul #1 on Robert Fuhrman, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Michael Kenny drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Press | 23-25 |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman is fouled on the floor by William Drouin - foul #2 on William Drouin, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Greg Barry (PG), Lawrence Mandell (PF), Lee Nance (C) Jon Streets, Robert Kelley, Richard McDowell | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice (SG), Michael Newbury (PF), James Paquin (C) William Drouin, Dudley Whitty, Michael Kenny | |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Robert Fuhrman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Michael Newbury gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Greg Barry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Fuhrman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Devries (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Mandell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Nance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Press (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Fitzmaurice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Thoms (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Newbury (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Paquin (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | Greg Barry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Press - foul #1 on Thomas Press, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf (SG) Robert Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG), William Malott (SF), George Toro (C) Thomas Press, Arthur Thoms, James Paquin | |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | Greg Barry makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | Greg Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | George Toro hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Lee Nance - foul #3 on Lee Nance, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard McDowell (C) Lee Nance | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | George Toro misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | George Toro misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | Richard McDowell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:24 | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | William Malott is hacked by Donald Devries - foul #1 on Donald Devries, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hinds (SF), Robert Kelley (PF) Donald Devries, Lawrence Mandell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:01 | Purdue | William Malott misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | Robert Kelley grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 01:44 | McNeese State | Jerry Woolf misses badly on a shot from the left side | 29-28 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Michael Newbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | William Malott pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Michael Newbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jon Streets (PG), Robert Fuhrman (SG), Lawrence Mandell (PF) Greg Barry, Jerry Woolf, Richard McDowell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), Dudley Whitty (SF), Michael Kenny (C) Jeff Barnett, William Malott, George Toro | |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Joseph Hinds misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | Lawrence Mandell tips it in | 31-28 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Michael Kenny misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Mandell | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | McNeese State | Robert Kelley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty grabs the board | 31-28 |