| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Michaels (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnny Audet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Rich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | John Vance knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #3 on Charles Moreland, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Clayton Deluca (PF) Charles Moreland | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Clayton Deluca | 44-37 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Albert Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Albert Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | John Vance lays it up and in | 46-37 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Dan Michaels takes the ball from Clayton Deluca | 46-37 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Vance | 48-37 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca clanks a turnaround near the basket | 48-37 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | John Vance pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Johnny Audet - foul #2 on Johnny Audet, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), John Gideon (SG), Donald Justice (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Reid, John Roberts, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Lee Rich, Albert Bryant, Clayton Deluca | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | John Gideon makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Carlton Austin | 50-37 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Mark Trainer pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Claude Macri misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Justice - foul #2 on Donald Justice, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (C) Terence Hawkins | |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Claude Macri makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Claude Macri makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | James Gaylord drills a jumper from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gideon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Justice (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Gaylord (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Mark Trainer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Donald Justice gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Gaylord | 55-39 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | William Scales throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Jason Spitsberg (SG), Dan Michaels (SF), Johnny Audet (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Carlton Austin, John Gideon, Donald Justice, James Gaylord, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Charles Moreland (PF) William Scales, Dwight Wright | |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Spitsberg | 58-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Ronald Reid is called for the reach on Mark Trainer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Reid, team foul #3 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF), Dwight Wright (C) Claude Macri, Brian Brown | |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau lays it up and in set up by Robert Irick | 58-41 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid is whistled for a carry | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG) Mark Trainer | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lee Rich | 58-43 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dan Michaels | 61-43 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Dwight Wright is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Robert Irick steals the ball from Johnny Audet | 61-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Charles Moreland scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Dwight Wright and the foul's on Johnny Audet - foul #3 on Johnny Audet, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), John Gideon (SG), Donald Justice (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Reid, Jason Spitsberg, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (PG), Claude Macri (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Robert Irick, Harold Nadeau, Dwight Wright | |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Charles Moreland misses the free throw | 61-45 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | James Gaylord gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Claude Macri misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | John Gideon gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | John Gideon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | John Patterson snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | James Gaylord drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Carlton Austin | 63-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Mark Trainer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-45 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Patterson | 63-45 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Patterson | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Gideon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Justice (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Gaylord (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Trainer (fresh) SG - Claude Macri (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Mark Trainer | 65-47 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | John Gideon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Claude Macri - foul #1 on Claude Macri, team foul #2 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg (SG), Johnny Audet (PF), John Vance (C) Carlton Austin, Donald Justice, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Lee Rich (SG), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | John Gideon misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | John Gideon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Jason Spitsberg steals the ball from Albert Bryant | 66-47 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the jumpshot from the left side | 66-47 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg tips it home | 68-47 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Bryant | 68-49 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet connects on the jumper from the right block set up by John Vance | 70-49 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | William Scales connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Brown | 70-52 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Clayton Deluca swats the short shot by Johnny Audet | 70-52 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Albert Bryant | 70-52 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Lee Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (PG), Dan Michaels (SF) John Gideon, James Gaylord | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Albert Bryant, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | William Scales swats the short shot by John Vance | 70-52 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Dwight Wright gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | William Scales buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dwight Wright | 70-55 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | John Roberts makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Spitsberg | 72-55 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Dwight Wright blows the layup | 72-55 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg grabs the board | 72-55 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Terence Hawkins is called for the reach on John Vance - foul #2 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #3 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Donald Justice (SF), John Patterson (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Jason Spitsberg, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Brian Brown (PF) William Scales, Dwight Wright | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid is hacked by Robert Irick - foul #4 on Robert Irick, team foul #4 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (SG) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF) Robert Irick, Claude Macri | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | John Patterson blows the dunk | 72-55 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson tips it back up and in | 74-55 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Clayton Deluca | 74-57 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg (SG), James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) Donald Justice, John Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Harold Nadeau (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Lee Rich, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 74-57 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | James Gaylord snags the defensive board | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Spitsberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlton Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Gaylord (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | John Vance's pass is intercepted by Mark Trainer | 74-57 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Mark Trainer lays it up and in | 74-59 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Reid | 76-59 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Charles Moreland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (SG), Dan Michaels (SF), Johnny Audet (PF) Jason Spitsberg, Carlton Austin, James Gaylord | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Claude Macri (SF), Dwight Wright (C) Robert Irick, Harold Nadeau, Terence Hawkins | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | John Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels tips it home | 78-59 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Charles Moreland buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Trainer | 78-61 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Charles Moreland snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Charles Moreland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), Jason Spitsberg (SG), John Patterson (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Ronald Reid, John Roberts, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) Mark Trainer, Charles Moreland, Dwight Wright | |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Gideon | 80-61 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #5 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Justice (SF) Dan Michaels | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF) Claude Macri | |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | John Gideon is whistled for a carry | 80-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF) William Scales, Harold Nadeau | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Lee Rich scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Irick | 80-66 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Irick - foul #5 on Robert Irick, team foul #5 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (PG), Carlton Austin (SF), Johnny Audet (PF) John Gideon, Donald Justice, John Vance | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Dwight Wright (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Robert Irick, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dwight Wright | 82-68 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | John Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carlton Austin | 85-68 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Dwight Wright misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-68 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Mark Trainer tips it home | 85-70 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Albert Bryant steals it from Johnny Audet | 85-70 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Mark Trainer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 85-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), John Gideon (SG), Dan Michaels (SF), John Patterson (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) John Roberts, Jason Spitsberg, Carlton Austin, Johnny Audet, James Gaylord | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Claude Macri (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Brian Brown (C) Lee Rich, Albert Bryant, Dwight Wright, Terence Hawkins | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | John Gideon buries a jumper from the free throw line | 87-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Purdue | John Gideon steals the ball from William Scales in the backcourt | 87-70 |
| 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) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid is fouled on the floor by William Scales - foul #2 on William Scales, team foul #6 | 87-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF) Mark Trainer, Charles Moreland | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Scales - foul #3 on William Scales, team foul #7 | 87-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg (SG), Donald Justice (SF) John Gideon, Dan Michaels | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 88-70 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-70 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Brown | 88-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Spitsberg (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Justice (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Macri (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Donald Justice steps in front of the Brian Brown pass | 88-70 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid misses the easy layup | 88-70 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 88-70 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 88-70 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid can't tip it in | 88-70 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Donald Justice can't tip it in | 88-70 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Brown | 88-70 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Claude Macri - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 88-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), John Roberts (SG), James Gaylord (PF) Ronald Reid, Jason Spitsberg, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Dwight Wright (C) William Scales, Claude Macri, Brian Brown | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Trainer | 88-72 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Lee Rich is called for the reach on Carlton Austin - foul #1 on Lee Rich, team foul #8 | 88-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (SG) Donald Justice | |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Harold Nadeau | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin makes the 1st free throw | 89-72 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 90-72 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 90-72 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Dwight Wright gets the offensive rebound | 90-72 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Carlton Austin is called for the reach on Mark Trainer - foul #1 on Carlton Austin, team foul #7 | 90-72 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the 1st free throw | 90-73 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mark Trainer makes the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 90-74 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Mark Trainer snags the defensive board | 90-74 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Lee Rich can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 90-74 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Mark Trainer grabs the offensive board | 90-74 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Lee Rich is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 90-74 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Dwight Wright hits the follow up shot | 90-76 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Dwight Wright picks off the pass by John Patterson | 90-76 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Lee Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Justice (SF) John Gideon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Brown (C) Dwight Wright | |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | John Patterson scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Donald Justice and he's fouled by Clayton Deluca - foul #2 on Clayton Deluca, team foul #9 | 92-76 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the free throw | 93-76 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca is hacked by John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #8 | 93-76 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 93-77 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 93-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | James Gaylord misses the runner from the left block | 93-78 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca gets the rebound | 93-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Mark Trainer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-78 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Lee Rich is called for the reach on John Roberts - foul #2 on Lee Rich, team foul #10 | 93-78 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 94-78 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 95-78 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Claude Macri comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 95-78 |