| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Dreyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Billy Baker hits the finger roll | 38-31 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Garling | 38-33 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Billy Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Carr | 40-33 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti is fouled on the floor by Charles Penn - foul #1 on Charles Penn, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Carnes (SF), Elroy Howe (C) Cameron Johnson, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Billy Baker - foul #1 on Billy Baker, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Barbee (PG), James Smith (SG), Cory Messinger (C) Robert Carr, Chad Dreyer, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (SF), Jon Smith (C) Danny Parry, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | John Carnes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 43-35 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | David Blanks misses the open dunk | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Green | 43-35 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | David Blanks slams it home on a great pass from David Garling and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), Cameron Johnson (SF), Billy Baker (PF) James Smith, John Carnes, Elroy Howe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Danny Parry (SF) David Garling, Thad Zbierski | |
| 17:15 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | David Blanks takes the ball from Cory Messinger | 43-38 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses the lay-in | 43-38 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Cameron Johnson | 43-38 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson is fouled on the floor by Danny Parry - foul #2 on Danny Parry, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer (SG), Charles Penn (C) George Barbee, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), Donnie Bonetti (C) David Blanks, William Green | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Charles Penn hits the finger roll | 45-38 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Robert Carr steps in front of the Danny Parry pass in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Charles Penn buries a floater in the paint set up by Robert Carr | 47-38 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Charles Penn is called for the reach on Donnie Bonetti - foul #2 on Charles Penn, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Barbee (PG), Thomas Cook (SF), Elroy Howe (C) Robert Carr, Cameron Johnson, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), Chad White (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF) Todd Sieben, Danny Parry, Jon Smith | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Barbee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Dreyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cook (fresh) PF - Billy Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Elroy Howe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Barney Pendergrass (fresh) SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Zbierski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Chad White hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Barney Pendergrass | 47-41 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer is hacked by Barney Pendergrass - foul #2 on Barney Pendergrass, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Smith (SG), John Carnes (SF) Chad Dreyer, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), William Green (SF) Barney Pendergrass, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | James Smith loses the dribble to Raymond Robinson | 47-41 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | David Garling is hacked by George Barbee in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Barbee, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cory Messinger (C) Thomas Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson is fouled on the floor by Elroy Howe - foul #2 on Elroy Howe, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Kirksey (PG), Charles Penn (C) George Barbee, Elroy Howe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti (C) Raymond Robinson | |
| 14:42 | Purdue | John Carnes picks off the pass by Donnie Bonetti | 47-41 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), Chad Dreyer (SG), Thomas Cook (SF) Harry Kirksey, James Smith, John Carnes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF) David Garling, William Green, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Todd Sieben loses the dribble to Chad Dreyer in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski is fouled on the floor by Cory Messinger - foul #2 on Cory Messinger, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson (SF), Billy Baker (PF) Thomas Cook, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), Donnie Bonetti (C) David Blanks, Chad White | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Charles Penn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Charles Penn travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), Jon Smith (C) Barney Pendergrass, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Cameron Johnson takes the ball from Todd Sieben | 49-41 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Charles Penn blows the layup but he's hacked by Danny Parry - foul #3 on Danny Parry, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Barbee (PG), James Smith (SG), Elroy Howe (SF) Robert Carr, Chad Dreyer, Cameron Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), William Green (SF) Todd Sieben, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski | |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Charles Penn makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Charles Penn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Jon Smith grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the shot from the left block | 50-43 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | David Garling picks off the pass by James Smith | 50-43 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Blanks is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Carnes (SF), Cory Messinger (C) Billy Baker, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chad White (SF), Donnie Bonetti (C) Raymond Robinson, Jon Smith | |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | James Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Chad White snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | David Blanks connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Chad White | 50-47 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | James Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Carnes | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Barbee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Carnes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Elroy Howe (fairly fresh) C - Cory Messinger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chad White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Green (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Purdue | William Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Smith | 53-47 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | John Carnes grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | George Barbee tips it home | 55-47 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | David Blanks buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Garling | 55-49 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Barbee | 58-49 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | David Blanks knocks in the jump hook from close range | 58-51 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | John Carnes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | David Blanks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | David Garling is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Donnie Bonetti is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Donnie Bonetti, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), Chad Dreyer (SG), Cameron Johnson (SF), Billy Baker (PF), Charles Penn (C) George Barbee, James Smith, John Carnes, Elroy Howe, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), Danny Parry (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Jon Smith (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Chad White, William Green, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Robert Carr is called for traveling | 58-51 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Jon Smith buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Robinson and the foul's on Robert Carr - foul #1 on Robert Carr, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Jon Smith makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Billy Baker hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Jon Smith - foul #2 on Jon Smith, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Billy Baker makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Danny Parry comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 61-54 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Billy Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad Dreyer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cameron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Baker (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Penn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Cook (SF) Cameron Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG) Todd Sieben | |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Jon Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Zbierski | 61-54 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass is hacked by Billy Baker - foul #2 on Billy Baker, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Kirksey (PG), Cameron Johnson (SF) Robert Carr, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), Robert Gorecki (SF), Donnie Bonetti (C) Raymond Robinson, Danny Parry, Jon Smith | |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Harry Kirksey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Charles Penn tips it but misses | 61-54 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | David Blanks is fouled on the floor by Charles Penn - foul #3 on Charles Penn, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Billy Baker (PF) Thomas Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG) Barney Pendergrass | |
| 06:18 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Charles Penn buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Dreyer | 63-56 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | David Blanks hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Thad Zbierski takes the ball from Billy Baker | 63-56 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | David Blanks can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Charles Penn gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer buries a 3 from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Todd Sieben misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Billy Baker pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chad Dreyer | 69-56 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), George Barbee (SG), John Carnes (SF), Cory Messinger (C) Harry Kirksey, Chad Dreyer, Cameron Johnson, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Jon Smith (PF), William Green (C) Todd Sieben, Robert Gorecki, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | Purdue | David Blanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | David Garling steals it from Robert Carr | 69-56 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Billy Baker gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | John Carnes hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Carr | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Danny Parry is hacked by George Barbee in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Barbee, team foul #12 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Cook (SF), Elroy Howe (PF) John Carnes, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG) David Blanks | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Danny Parry makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Robert Carr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Robert Carr tips it back up and in | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Barbee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Cook (fresh) PF - Elroy Howe (fresh) C - Cory Messinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Green (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Garling | 73-59 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | George Barbee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Carr | 73-59 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson (SF), Billy Baker (PF) Thomas Cook, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG) Raymond Robinson | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Billy Baker misses short on a shot from the baseline | 73-59 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Blanks | 73-59 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | David Garling buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Blanks | 73-61 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Jon Smith steals it from Cameron Johnson | 73-61 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | David Blanks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Jon Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | David Blanks is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side | 73-63 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | George Barbee is hacked by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #6 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Smith (SG), John Carnes (SF), Cory Messinger (C) Robert Carr, Cameron Johnson, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), Chad White (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry | |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | James Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Messinger | 76-63 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | James Smith is called for the reach on Todd Sieben in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #13 | 76-63 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Todd Sieben makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Todd Sieben makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | John Carnes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 79-65 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Chad White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-65 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Jon Smith gets the offensive rebound | 79-65 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | William Green is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Green, team foul #7 | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | George Barbee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chad White - foul #2 on Chad White, team foul #8 | 79-65 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | George Barbee makes the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | George Barbee misses the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Jon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger grabs the board | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | George Barbee runs out the clock | 80-65 |