| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Anthony Dixon (fresh) SG - Kenneth Reed (fresh) SF - Tracey Ashford (fresh) PF - James Allen (fresh) C - Lin Chi (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 | Kent State | Lin Chi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Dixon | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Michael Kenny misses the fadeaway near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford hits a floater near the basket set up by Anthony Dixon | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Michael Newbury hits a jumper from the right block | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Michael Kenny steals it from Kenneth Reed | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Allen | 7-4 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty's floater is knocked away by James Allen | 7-4 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Michael Kenny tips it home | 7-6 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Michael Kenny steps in front of the Tracey Ashford pass | 7-6 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Michael Newbury is fouled on the floor by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leo Larsen (C) Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Leo Larsen steps in front of the Michael Newbury pass | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rolf Malinski (SF), John Witt (C) Tracey Ashford, James Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG) Thomas Press | |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Michael Kenny drills a jumper from the right block set up by Dudley Whitty and he's hacked by John Witt - foul #1 on John Witt, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donovan Andrews (PG), David Roberts (SG) Anthony Dixon, Kenneth Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Michael Kenny misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Donovan Andrews - foul #1 on Donovan Andrews, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lin Chi (C) John Witt | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Malott (SF), George Toro (C) Dudley Whitty, Michael Kenny | |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Leo Larsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Malott | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donovan Andrews (fresh) SG - David Roberts (fresh) SF - Rolf Malinski (fresh) PF - Leo Larsen (fresh) C - Lin Chi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) SF - William Malott (fresh) PF - Michael Newbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Toro (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Leo Larsen snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Leo Larsen scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Roberts | 9-10 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | William Malott misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Leo Larsen pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Leo Larsen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Toro - foul #1 on George Toro, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Dixon (PG), Kenneth Reed (SG), Tracey Ashford (SF), James Allen (PF) Donovan Andrews, David Roberts, Rolf Malinski, Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), Dudley Whitty (SF), Michael Kenny (C) David Fitzmaurice, William Malott, Michael Newbury | |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Leo Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Leo Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Michael Kenny hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 10-10 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Thomas Press gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Michael Kenny lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dudley Whitty | 10-12 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Dixon | 12-12 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Michael Kenny is fouled on the floor by Tracey Ashford - foul #1 on Tracey Ashford, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Witt (C) Leo Larsen | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Drouin (SG), James Paquin (PF) Jeff Barnett, George Toro | |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Thomas Press hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dudley Whitty | 12-14 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | James Paquin is called for the reach on Anthony Dixon - foul #1 on James Paquin, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lin Chi (C) John Witt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon misses long on a floater from the left side | 12-14 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed tips it home | 14-14 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | William Drouin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice (SG), Michael Newbury (PF) Thomas Press, James Paquin | |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Michael Newbury gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Michael Kenny gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Anthony Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Reed (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tracey Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) C - Lin Chi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Drouin (fresh) SG - David Fitzmaurice (fresh) SF - Dudley Whitty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Newbury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Michael Kenny buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Lin Chi - foul #1 on Lin Chi, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG) William Drouin | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Michael Kenny makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dudley Whitty - foul #1 on Dudley Whitty, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rolf Malinski (SF) Tracey Ashford | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Toro (C) Michael Kenny | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Lin Chi grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Rolf Malinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | James Allen tips it home | 17-17 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | George Toro misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Lin Chi - foul #2 on Lin Chi, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Witt (C) Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Malott (SF) Dudley Whitty | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | George Toro misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | George Toro makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | John Witt is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Witt, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Egidiusz Bialaszewski (C) John Witt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG) Jeff Barnett | |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Michael Newbury misses the dunk | 17-18 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | George Toro pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | George Toro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | George Toro grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Egidiusz Bialaszewski grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Thomas Press pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Rolf Malinski steals it from Thomas Press | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Rolf Malinski lays it up and in | 19-18 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Thomas Press can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | George Toro can't tip it in | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | James Allen snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | James Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donovan Andrews (PG), David Roberts (SG), Tracey Ashford (SF), Leo Larsen (PF) Anthony Dixon, Kenneth Reed, Rolf Malinski, James Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG), William Drouin (SG), Dudley Whitty (SF), James Paquin (PF), Michael Kenny (C) Thomas Press, David Fitzmaurice, William Malott, Michael Newbury, George Toro | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty is hacked by Tracey Ashford - foul #2 on Tracey Ashford, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allen (PF) Tracey Ashford | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | James Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Kenny | 19-20 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Michael Kenny snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Donovan Andrews - foul #2 on Donovan Andrews, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Dixon (PG), Rolf Malinski (SF) Donovan Andrews, Egidiusz Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Michael Kenny grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Anthony Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rolf Malinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Drouin (fresh) SF - Dudley Whitty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Paquin (fresh) C - Michael Kenny (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Leo Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | James Allen is fouled on the floor by James Paquin - foul #2 on James Paquin, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Thoms (PF) James Paquin | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | David Roberts is fouled on the floor by William Drouin - foul #1 on William Drouin, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Reed (SG) David Roberts | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice (SG) William Drouin | |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Arthur Thoms | 19-21 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Arthur Thoms is whistled for a carry | 19-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roberts (PG), Egidiusz Bialaszewski (C) Anthony Dixon, James Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Newbury (PF) Arthur Thoms | |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Leo Larsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG) Jeff Barnett | |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Michael Newbury buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Fitzmaurice | 19-24 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | David Fitzmaurice takes the ball from Rolf Malinski | 19-24 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Michael Newbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Dixon (PG), Raymundo Marino (SF), James Allen (PF) David Roberts, Rolf Malinski, Leo Larsen | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Malott (SF), George Toro (C) Dudley Whitty, Michael Kenny | |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed travels with the ball | 19-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG), William Drouin (SG) Thomas Press, David Fitzmaurice | |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett is hacked by Kenneth Reed - foul #1 on Kenneth Reed, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roberts (SG) Kenneth Reed | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | David Roberts makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Dixon | 22-26 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Michael Newbury misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Egidiusz Bialaszewski - foul #1 on Egidiusz Bialaszewski, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leo Larsen (C) Egidiusz Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Fitzmaurice (SG), Dudley Whitty (SF) William Drouin, William Malott | |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Michael Newbury misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Michael Newbury misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Raymundo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Leo Larsen knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Dixon | 24-26 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | George Toro misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Anthony Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Marino (fresh) PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Fitzmaurice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dudley Whitty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Newbury (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Toro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Barnett - foul #1 on Jeff Barnett, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Reed (SG), Tracey Ashford (SF), Lin Chi (C) David Roberts, Raymundo Marino, James Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), Michael Kenny (C) Jeff Barnett, Michael Newbury | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-26 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dudley Whitty | 24-26 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Michael Kenny blows the dunk | 24-26 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Leo Larsen gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Toro - foul #2 on George Toro, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Witt (PF) Leo Larsen | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Thomas Press misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Michael Kenny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roberts (PG) Anthony Dixon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Barnett (PG), Michael Newbury (PF) Thomas Press, George Toro | |
| 01:47 | Kent State | David Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Michael Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Jeff Barnett clanks a jumper from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Tracey Ashford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Kenneth Reed buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Roberts | 29-26 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Lin Chi - foul #3 on Lin Chi, team foul #12 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Dixon (PG), James Allen (PF), Leo Larsen (C) Kenneth Reed, John Witt, Lin Chi | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Drouin (SG), James Paquin (C) David Fitzmaurice, Michael Kenny | |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | David Roberts makes the jumper from the right side set up by Tracey Ashford | 31-28 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty knocks in the jumper from close range set up by William Drouin and the foul's on Leo Larsen - foul #1 on Leo Larsen, team foul #13 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rolf Malinski (SF) Tracey Ashford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Press (PG), George Toro (C) William Drouin, James Paquin | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Dudley Whitty makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Anthony Dixon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Michael Newbury grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Thomas Press comes up short on the floater from the right block | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | James Allen gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | James Allen hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-31 |