| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Frank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Cottone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Warren Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Ray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Moon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | David Nantz inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | David Nantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Danny Frank connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Cottone | 40-38 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Danny Frank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Timothy Stout pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Warren Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Danny Frank takes the ball from Warren Baker in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Danny Frank double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Shawn Drozdowski, David Nantz, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hagan (PG), Stephen Higginbotham (SG), William Creagh (SF), Walter Moses (PF), George Delima (C) Warren Baker, Robert Sloan, Ronnie Ray, Joseph Moon, Timothy Stout | |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Walter Moses connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Higginbotham | 42-40 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Moses - foul #2 on Walter Moses, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Cottone (PF) Danny Frank | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | William Creagh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Cottone | 44-40 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Watkins | 47-40 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Michael Hagan knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by William Creagh | 47-42 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Walter Moses gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | George Delima misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Walter Moses pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Walter Moses comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Marsala - foul #2 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Danny Frank (SG), David Nantz (SF), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Clifford Watkins, Oscar Jones, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Baker (PG), Robert Sloan (SG), Ronnie Ray (SF), Timothy Stout (C) Michael Hagan, Stephen Higginbotham, William Creagh, George Delima | |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Walter Moses makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Walter Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ronnie Ray, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Spitz (SF), Joseph Moon (PF) Ronnie Ray, Walter Moses | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Frank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Warren Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Spitz (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Moon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey blows the layup | 49-44 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski tips it in | 51-44 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Terry Cottone is called for the reach on Joseph Moon - foul #2 on Terry Cottone, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (PF) Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Warren Baker can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 51-44 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Joseph Moon tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | David Nantz can't finish the layup | 51-44 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | David Spitz grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Warren Baker is hacked by Shawn Drozdowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Clifford Watkins (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, Danny Frank | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham (PG), Ronnie Ray (SG), George Delima (C) Warren Baker, Robert Sloan, Timothy Stout | |
| 14:25 | Purdue | George Delima misses the dunk but he's hacked by Thomas Simpson - foul #1 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG), Christopher Marsala (C) Oscar Jones, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:25 | Purdue | George Delima misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | George Delima makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Clifford Watkins is blocked by David Spitz | 51-45 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | David Nantz hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Simpson | 55-48 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from George Delima | 55-53 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clifford Watkins - foul #3 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Danny Frank (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Thomas Simpson, Steven Nassar, David Nantz, Clifford Watkins, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Baker (PG), Robert Sloan (SG), Walter Moses (PF), Timothy Stout (C) Stephen Higginbotham, David Spitz, Joseph Moon, George Delima | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Danny Frank connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Jones | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Cottone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Warren Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Ray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Moses (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Timothy Stout is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Warren Baker | 58-57 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Jones | 60-57 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Warren Baker is blocked by Oscar Jones | 60-57 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-57 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Warren Baker snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Robert Sloan is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Drozdowski - foul #2 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Creagh (SF) Ronnie Ray | |
| 10:15 | Purdue | William Creagh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham (SG), Joseph Moon (PF) Robert Sloan, Walter Moses | |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Creagh - foul #1 on William Creagh, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hagan (PG) Warren Baker | |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Timothy Stout gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Nestor Coursey is called for the reach on William Creagh - foul #3 on Nestor Coursey, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | William Creagh makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | William Creagh makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | David Nantz knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Drozdowski | 63-59 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Timothy Stout misses short on a shot in the lane | 63-59 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | David Nantz snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses short on a runner in the paint | 63-59 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | William Creagh snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Timothy Stout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, David Nantz, Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Baker (PG), Robert Sloan (SG), David Spitz (SF), Walter Moses (PF), George Delima (C) Michael Hagan, Stephen Higginbotham, William Creagh, Joseph Moon, Timothy Stout | |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Danny Frank is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala (C) Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Robert Sloan misses the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Clifford Watkins - foul #4 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Danny Frank | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Robert Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Robert Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Robert Sloan makes the 3rd free throw | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Nassar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clifford Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Christopher Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Warren Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Spitz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Moses (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - George Delima (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson and he's fouled by George Delima - foul #2 on George Delima, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF) Steven Nassar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronnie Ray (SF), Timothy Stout (C) David Spitz, George Delima | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Walter Moses grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Warren Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Simpson - foul #2 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala snags the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the lay-in | 65-64 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Walter Moses pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Thomas Simpson, Oscar Jones, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hagan (PG), Stephen Higginbotham (SG), Joseph Moon (PF) Warren Baker, Robert Sloan, Walter Moses | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Joseph Moon tips it in | 65-66 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-66 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Joseph Moon grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham loses the dribble to Terry Cottone | 65-66 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Joseph Moon steps in front of the Clifford Watkins pass | 65-66 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Watkins - foul #5 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Danny Frank (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, Clifford Watkins, David Nantz, Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Baker (PG), Robert Sloan (SG), William Creagh (PF), George Delima (C) Michael Hagan, Ronnie Ray, Joseph Moon, Timothy Stout | |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey loses the dribble to George Delima | 65-66 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Robert Sloan is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-68 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Danny Frank buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Nassar | 67-68 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Oscar Jones picks off the pass by William Creagh | 67-68 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Robert Sloan picks off the pass by Steven Nassar | 67-68 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham is hacked by Nestor Coursey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nestor Coursey, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Terry Cottone (PF) Danny Frank, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Spitz (SF), Walter Moses (PF) Robert Sloan, William Creagh | |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Cottone | 67-69 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-69 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | David Spitz is hacked by Thomas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG) Steven Nassar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hagan (PG), Robert Sloan (SG) Warren Baker, Stephen Higginbotham | |
| 03:58 | Purdue | David Spitz makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | David Spitz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones is whistled for traveling | 67-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Moon (PF) George Delima | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Joseph Moon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-71 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Nantz | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Frank (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Hagan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sloan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Spitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Moon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Moses (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Robert Sloan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Joseph Moon pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Walter Moses misses the easy layup | 70-71 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Danny Frank snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Walter Moses blocks the short jumper by Christopher Marsala | 70-71 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Joseph Moon gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG), Oscar Jones (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Danny Frank, Terry Cottone, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Baker (PG), Stephen Higginbotham (SG), George Delima (C) Michael Hagan, Robert Sloan, Joseph Moon | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Nestor Coursey - foul #5 on Nestor Coursey, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Christopher Marsala (C) Thomas Simpson, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham makes the free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | David Nantz can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on David Spitz - foul #4 on David Spitz, team foul #5 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronnie Ray (C) Walter Moses | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Ronnie Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sloan (SG), Walter Moses (PF), Timothy Stout (C) Stephen Higginbotham, George Delima, Ronnie Ray | |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Timothy Stout blows the layup | 71-74 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Nassar | 71-74 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Warren Baker takes the ball from Oscar Jones | 71-74 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Robert Sloan lays it up and in set up by Warren Baker | 71-76 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar buries a 3 from the right wing | 74-76 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Warren Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | David Nantz pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Walter Moses - foul #3 on Walter Moses, team foul #6 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), Terry Cottone (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, Steven Nassar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Moon (PF) Walter Moses | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones misses the free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Timothy Stout pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Warren Baker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is fouled on the floor by Warren Baker - foul #3 on Warren Baker, team foul #7 | 76-76 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Robert Sloan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is fouled on the floor by Timothy Stout - foul #2 on Timothy Stout, team foul #8 | 78-76 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Robert Sloan makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-79 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Robert Sloan is called for the reach on Danny Frank in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sloan, team foul #9 | 80-79 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Danny Frank makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Danny Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Timothy Stout banks in the layup and the foul's on Christopher Marsala - foul #3 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #14 | 82-81 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Timothy Stout makes the free throw | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-82 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Joseph Moon gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Sloan misses long on a halfcourt shot | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Warren Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Spitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Stout (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Timothy Stout wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Robert Sloan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-82 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Warren Baker gets the offensive rebound | 82-82 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | David Nantz takes the ball from Warren Baker | 82-82 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | David Nantz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 82-82 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Warren Baker gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Robert Sloan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Cottone - foul #3 on Terry Cottone, team foul #15 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Oscar Jones (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronnie Ray (SF) David Spitz | |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Robert Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Robert Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Timothy Stout pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-82 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Robert Sloan drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-85 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-85 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Timothy Stout snags the defensive board | 82-85 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Joseph Moon misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 82-85 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone grabs the defensive rebound | 82-85 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Warren Baker is called for the reach on David Nantz - foul #4 on Warren Baker, team foul #10 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Christopher Marsala (C) Danny Frank, Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hagan (PG), Stephen Higginbotham (SG), Walter Moses (PF), George Delima (C) Warren Baker, Robert Sloan, Joseph Moon, Timothy Stout | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | George Delima gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Baker (PG), David Spitz (SF) Michael Hagan, Ronnie Ray | |
| 02:38 | Purdue | David Spitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-85 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | George Delima gets the offensive rebound | 83-85 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham lays it in on a great pass from Warren Baker | 83-87 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sloan (SG), Joseph Moon (PF), Timothy Stout (C) Stephen Higginbotham, Walter Moses, George Delima | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-87 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Joseph Moon snags the defensive board | 83-87 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Robert Sloan banks in the layup | 83-89 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-89 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), Terry Cottone (PF) Steven Nassar, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-89 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Timothy Stout gets the rebound | 83-89 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Shawn Drozdowski is called for the reach on Warren Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #16 | 83-89 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Robert Sloan takes the ball from David Nantz | 83-91 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Danny Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nantz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Warren Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Sloan (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Spitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Stout (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Timothy Stout is hacked by Shawn Drozdowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #17 | 83-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham (SG) Robert Sloan | |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Timothy Stout makes the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Timothy Stout misses the 2nd free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Danny Frank drills a 3 from the right wing | 86-92 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Danny Frank is called for the reach on Stephen Higginbotham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Frank, team foul #18 | 86-92 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham misses the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone is called for traveling | 86-93 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Warren Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Drozdowski - foul #5 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #19 | 86-93 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 1st free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 86-95 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-95 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sloan (SG) Stephen Higginbotham | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Danny Frank can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-95 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone snags the offensive board | 86-95 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-95 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Warren Baker | 86-95 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Warren Baker is hacked by Steven Nassar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Nassar, team foul #20 | 86-95 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Higginbotham (SG) Robert Sloan | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 1st free throw | 86-96 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Warren Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 86-97 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Timothy Stout steals it from Steven Nassar | 86-97 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Warren Baker runs out the clock | 86-97 |