| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Vance (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | John Patterson tips it home | 40-45 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Robert Hayes blocks the jumper by Tyler Gill | 40-45 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the jump hook from close range | 40-45 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | John Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Gary Nixon lays it up and in set up by Tyler Gill | 42-45 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Robert Irick picks off the pass by John Patterson | 42-45 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Charles Moreland is whistled for a carry | 42-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland, Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dwight Wright - foul #2 on Dwight Wright, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Claude Macri | 45-46 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Charles Moreland (PF) Jason Trader, James South | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Patterson (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Tyler Gill hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 45-46 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Dwight Wright snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Charles Moreland snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Robert Hayes steals it from Claude Macri | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Tyler Gill is called for the reach on Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Gill, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Tyler Gill, Harold Nadeau, Claude Macri, Charles Moreland, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF) John Patterson, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson dunks the ball | 45-48 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Irick | 48-48 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Mock | 48-51 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Robert Irick clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Rufus Higdon steals it from Ed Dixon | 48-51 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Jason Trader is fouled in the backcourt by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), James South (PF) Jason Trader, Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Thomas Johnson, John Vance | |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Matthew Watford is hacked by Stephen Brown - foul #1 on Stephen Brown, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Moreland (PF) Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Tyler Gill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Charles Moreland tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #3 on Charles Moreland, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Dwight Wright (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, James South | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Michael Davis (SG) Jimmy Quinn, John Mock | |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Howard Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (PF) Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the fadeaway from the left block | 50-54 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Howard Willis | 52-54 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | John Patterson is fouled on the floor by Dwight Wright - foul #3 on Dwight Wright, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Jason Trader (SG), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Howard Willis, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Michael Davis, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | John Mock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-54 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | John Vance pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski drills a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Tyler Gill - foul #4 on Tyler Gill, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF) Tyler Gill, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Ed Dixon, John Vance | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Jason Trader knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Nixon | 54-57 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Robert Irick pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz's pass is intercepted by Jason Trader | 54-57 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Gary Nixon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Trader | 56-57 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson throws it down | 56-59 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Robert Irick is hacked by John Mock in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mock, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Jason Trader, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Michael Davis (SF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson | |
| 10:01 | Purdue | James South misses the lay-in | 56-59 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF) Chad Birkholz | |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Howard Willis's pass is intercepted by Ed Dixon | 56-59 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Michael Davis comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Rufus Higdon - foul #1 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker, John Vance | |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Dwight Wright pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Howard Willis connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James South | 58-60 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is whistled for a carry | 58-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Howard Willis, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, James South | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG) Michael Davis | |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Mikel Paczkowski picks off the pass by Jason Trader in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | John Patterson blows the layup | 58-60 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Claude Macri | 60-60 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses the jumper from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown tips it home | 60-62 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Robert Irick hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Macri | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwight Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Birkholz (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Charles Moreland is called for the reach on Chad Birkholz - foul #4 on Charles Moreland, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Robert Irick, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, Stephen Brown | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Claude Macri misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Cedric Hacker - foul #1 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (PF) Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF) Chad Birkholz | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Claude Macri makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Claude Macri makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the easy layup | 65-62 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson tips it home | 65-64 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Tyler Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), James South (PF) Harold Nadeau, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Robert Hayes (SF) John Patterson, Cedric Hacker | |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-64 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | John Vance pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | John Mock can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Irick - foul #1 on Robert Irick, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Dwight Wright (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Rufus Higdon, James South, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Michael Davis (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF) Jimmy Quinn, Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson | |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Charles Moreland gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | John Vance steals the ball from Harold Nadeau in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Dwight Wright blocks the jumper by Michael Davis | 65-65 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | John Vance tips it in | 65-67 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Charles Moreland can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 65-67 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Dwight Wright misses the tip | 65-67 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Charles Moreland hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Dwight Wright is called for the reach on John Vance - foul #4 on Dwight Wright, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Claude Macri (SG) Howard Willis, Harold Nadeau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF) Ed Dixon, Michael Davis, Chad Birkholz | |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Moreland | 67-68 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Claude Macri is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) John Vance | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Claude Macri takes the ball from Stephen Brown | 67-68 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Gary Nixon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Macri (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Dwight Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mock (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 69-68 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | John Mock pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Cedric Hacker | 69-70 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Claude Macri makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 72-70 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mikel Paczkowski | 72-72 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Claude Macri travels with the ball | 72-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Harold Nadeau (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Claude Macri, Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Ed Dixon (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 72-72 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Tyler Gill | 72-72 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Gill and he's hacked by John Mock - foul #5 on John Mock, team foul #6 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | James South (C) Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Michael Davis (SF) John Mock, Ed Dixon | |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses the free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 74-72 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | John Patterson drills a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on James South - foul #1 on James South, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, James South | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF) Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses the free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Charles Moreland gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Tyler Gill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chad Birkholz | 74-74 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | John Vance is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Vance, team foul #7 | 74-74 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is hacked by Robert Hayes - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 76-74 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Moreland | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Robert Irick comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by John Vance - foul #2 on John Vance, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the board | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Matthew Watford is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF) Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses the halfcourt shot | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | John Vance wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 77-79 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Mikel Paczkowski is called for the reach on Gary Nixon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #11 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (PF), Dwight Wright (C) Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Dwight Wright - foul #5 on Dwight Wright, team foul #11 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF), James South (C) Gary Nixon, Dwight Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | James South makes the jumper from the right block set up by Tyler Gill | 81-80 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson blows the layup | 81-80 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #12 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Robert Irick | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 82-80 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Harold Nadeau | 82-80 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Ed Dixon steals the ball from Tyler Gill in the backcourt | 82-80 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Ed Dixon - foul #4 on Ed Dixon, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Matthew Watford (C) Tyler Gill, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Patterson (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-80 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 82-80 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Harold Nadeau is called for the reach on John Patterson - foul #2 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #12 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Rufus Higdon, James South | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the defensive rebound | 82-81 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Jason Trader is fouled on the floor by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #5 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #14 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF) Harold Nadeau, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes snags the defensive board | 83-81 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Matthew Watford is called for the reach on John Vance - foul #4 on Matthew Watford, team foul #13 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Gary Nixon (SF) Jason Trader, Rufus Higdon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF) John Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Robert Irick is fouled on the floor by Michael Davis - foul #3 on Michael Davis, team foul #15 | 83-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG) Michael Davis | |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-83 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Gary Nixon gets the rebound | 85-83 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Robert Irick is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 88-83 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-83 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 88-83 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SG - Ed Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Vance (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Ed Dixon is called for the reach on Matthew Watford - foul #5 on Ed Dixon, team foul #16 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG) Ed Dixon | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Matthew Watford makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 89-83 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes travels with the ball | 89-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Harold Nadeau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Davis - foul #4 on Michael Davis, team foul #17 | 89-83 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 91-83 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 91-83 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | John Patterson snags the offensive board | 91-83 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 91-86 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is fouled in the backcourt by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #18 | 91-86 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 1st free throw | 92-86 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 93-86 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 93-86 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Harold Nadeau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 93-86 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | John Vance pulls down the offensive rebound | 93-86 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 93-86 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Matthew Watford gets the rebound | 93-86 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Matthew Watford runs out the clock | 93-86 |