| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Norton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-27 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Gary Norton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 35-30 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | James Burke misses the easy layup | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | David Hamilton snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Clint Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Gary Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken's layup is rejected by David Hamilton | 35-30 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken tips it home | 35-32 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | David Hamilton hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Berlin | 37-32 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken is hacked by Clint Jackson - foul #1 on Clint Jackson, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG), Omar Dashner (SG), Mark Nystrom (SF), James Deford (PF), Dean McMurrin (C) Lawrence Berlin, Eugene Orr, Benjamin Chester, Clint Jackson, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Jeffrey Gray (SG), David Elizondo (SF), James Nichols (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Abraham Kilgo, James Burke, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Gary Norton | |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Nystrom and the foul's on Martin Suggs - foul #2 on Martin Suggs, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | David Elizondo hits the follow up shot | 39-34 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-34 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Omar Dashner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Omar Dashner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leo Kleinberger | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | David Elizondo pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Nystrom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Elizondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Vernon Corey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Omar Dashner is called for the reach on Martin Suggs - foul #1 on Omar Dashner, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), Benjamin Chester (PF), David Hamilton (C) Omar Dashner, Mark Nystrom, James Deford, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), James Burke (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Gary Norton (C) Martin Suggs, Jeffrey Gray, David Elizondo, James Nichols, Vernon Corey | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Benjamin Chester is called for the reach on George Porter - foul #2 on Benjamin Chester, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG) Leo Kleinberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | George Porter is fouled on the floor by Scott Carbone - foul #4 on Scott Carbone, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Clint Jackson (PF) Scott Carbone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG) James Burke | |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Gary Norton and the foul's on Lawrence Berlin - foul #1 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Laurence Wanner steals it from Eugene Orr | 42-36 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | George Porter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Benjamin Chester | 42-36 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Clint Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Herbert Renken - foul #3 on Herbert Renken, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG), Mark Nystrom (SF), James Deford (C) Eugene Orr, Benjamin Chester, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), David Elizondo (C) Abraham Kilgo, George Porter, Laurence Wanner, Gary Norton | |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Clint Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Clint Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willie Minyard | 42-36 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | James Deford grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clint Jackson | 44-36 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clint Jackson - foul #2 on Clint Jackson, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell (C) Clint Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (PF) Herbert Renken | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Mark Nystrom is hacked by Martin Suggs - foul #3 on Martin Suggs, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (SG), Dean McMurrin (C) Lawrence Berlin, Joseph Blackwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Corey (C) James Burke | |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Omar Dashner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Martin Suggs - foul #4 on Martin Suggs, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), James Nichols (PF) Martin Suggs, David Elizondo | |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray's pass is intercepted by Dean McMurrin | 46-37 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Omar Dashner misses the floater from the right side | 46-37 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dean McMurrin - foul #1 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF), David Hamilton (C) Omar Dashner, Leo Kleinberger, Mark Nystrom, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Renken (PF) Vernon Corey | |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | David Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-39 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Berlin - foul #2 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Clint Jackson (PF) James Deford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), James Burke (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), David Elizondo (C) Abraham Kilgo, Jeffrey Gray, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken | |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clint Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Elizondo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Clint Jackson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Berlin | 50-41 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the lay-in | 50-41 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Benjamin Chester | 50-41 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | David Hamilton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG) Eugene Orr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Norton (C) James Nichols | |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | George Porter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Benjamin Chester | 50-41 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | James Burke steps in front of the Lawrence Berlin pass | 50-41 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | George Porter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Clint Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Clint Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Mark Nystrom (SF), James Deford (PF), Dean McMurrin (C) Lawrence Berlin, Benjamin Chester, Clint Jackson, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Willie Minyard (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Vernon Corey (C) George Porter, Laurence Wanner, David Elizondo, Gary Norton | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | James Burke buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Eugene Orr - foul #1 on Eugene Orr, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (PF) Herbert Renken | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | James Burke makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | James Deford misses the dunk | 50-44 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Eugene Orr grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Eugene Orr connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leo Kleinberger | 52-44 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Eugene Orr clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Nystrom - foul #2 on Mark Nystrom, team foul #10 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Omar Dashner (SG), Joseph Blackwell (C) Leo Kleinberger, Eugene Orr, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Renken (PF), James Nichols (C) James Burke, Vernon Corey | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Mark Nystrom drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Blackwell | 54-48 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF), Benjamin Chester (PF), David Hamilton (C) Mark Nystrom, James Deford, Joseph Blackwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), James Burke (SG) Abraham Kilgo, Jeffrey Gray | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Benjamin Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Burke (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Minyard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | David Hamilton snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Omar Dashner | 56-48 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Omar Dashner - foul #2 on Omar Dashner, team foul #11 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Dean McMurrin (PF) Lawrence Berlin, Omar Dashner, Benjamin Chester | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG), David Elizondo (SF), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, Willie Minyard, James Nichols | |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (SF) Herbert Renken | |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | David Elizondo's pass is intercepted by Leo Kleinberger | 56-51 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger lays it up and in | 58-51 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Leo Kleinberger - foul #2 on Leo Kleinberger, team foul #12 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Chester (SF), James Deford (PF) Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Norton (C) Vernon Corey | |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Eugene Orr makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Deford | 61-53 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | George Porter is hacked by Eugene Orr - foul #2 on Eugene Orr, team foul #13 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Joseph Blackwell (C) Eugene Orr, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG) Martin Suggs | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF), Clint Jackson (PF) Benjamin Chester, Joseph Blackwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Herbert Renken (PF) George Porter, Laurence Wanner, David Elizondo | |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Gary Norton misses the easy layup | 61-55 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Clint Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin is hacked by Willie Minyard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Minyard, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Corey (C) Gary Norton | |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Clint Jackson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is called for traveling | 61-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Nystrom (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF), David Hamilton (C) Lawrence Berlin, Leo Kleinberger, Scott Carbone, James Deford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), David Elizondo (SF), James Nichols (PF), Gary Norton (C) Jeffrey Gray, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Vernon Corey | |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Clint Jackson is fouled on the floor by Abraham Kilgo - foul #3 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean McMurrin (PF) Clint Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| 03:58 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | David Elizondo gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Nystrom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Chester (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Burke (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Elizondo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Norton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs's floater is knocked away by Dean McMurrin | 61-55 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Mark Nystrom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin can't tip it in | 61-55 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Gary Norton gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | James Burke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | James Nichols tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | David Hamilton knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Benjamin Chester | 63-57 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | David Elizondo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dean McMurrin - foul #2 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #14 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Leo Kleinberger (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Clint Jackson (PF) Mark Nystrom, Eugene Orr, Benjamin Chester, Dean McMurrin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Jeffrey Gray (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Vernon Corey (C) Martin Suggs, James Burke, James Nichols, Gary Norton | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | David Elizondo misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | David Elizondo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger hits a shot from the left side set up by Clint Jackson | 65-58 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG) Leo Kleinberger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Herbert Renken (PF) George Porter, David Elizondo | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Abraham Kilgo | 65-61 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Clint Jackson lays it in set up by Lawrence Berlin | 67-61 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Minyard (SF), Gary Norton (C) Laurence Wanner, Vernon Corey | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken hits a floater from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Eugene Orr drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Berlin | 70-63 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard is hacked by Scott Carbone - foul #5 on Scott Carbone, team foul #15 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Chester (SF) Scott Carbone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG) Jeffrey Gray | |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Eugene Orr gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | James Burke jams it | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 70-66 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Burke | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Kilgo - foul #4 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin is hacked by Abraham Kilgo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SF) Benjamin Chester | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses long on a halfcourt shot | 74-69 |