| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Razo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Godley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | George Razo inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | George Razo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Haider - foul #2 on Daniel Haider, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Kevin Hill travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Kevin Hill is called for the reach on Christopher Marsala - foul #1 on Kevin Hill, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Hill | 38-39 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Daniel Haider hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hill - foul #2 on Kevin Hill, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), William Creagh (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Victor Johnson, George Razo, Kevin Hill, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG), Thomas Simpson (SG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Chris Zitzelberger (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Warren Morgan, Gary Godley, Christopher Marsala, Earl Hubbard | |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger is hacked by William Creagh - foul #3 on William Creagh, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Adam Townsend (SF) Daniel Haider, William Creagh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson | 41-41 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Robert Pittman steals it from Gerard Schroeder in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle hits the finger roll set up by Robert Pittman | 41-43 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich loses the dribble to Christopher McMickle | 41-43 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Pittman | 41-46 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher McMickle - foul #2 on Christopher McMickle, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Haider (SG), George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (PF) Thomas Bornstein, Adam Townsend, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Gary Godley (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF), Joshua Corby (C) Robert Pittman, Christopher McMickle, Walter Rancourt, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Daniel Haider is called for the reach on Thomas Simpson - foul #3 on Daniel Haider, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Daniel Haider, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG) Thomas Simpson | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Evan Helfrich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard (C) Joshua Corby | |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Earl Hubbard - foul #1 on Earl Hubbard, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lee (SG), Christopher McMickle (PF) Gary Godley, Christopher Marsala | |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Kevin Hill grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Razo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Warren Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher McMickle (fresh) 10 pts. C - Earl Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | James Lee picks off the pass by Czeslaw Grudzinski | 43-46 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | James Lee slams it home | 43-48 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Christopher McMickle is called for the reach on Kevin Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher McMickle, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), William Creagh (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Stanley Fine (C) Victor Johnson, Adam Townsend, George Razo, Kevin Hill, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Christopher Marsala (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, Warren Morgan | |
| 15:16 | Purdue | William Creagh double dribbles | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger (C) Earl Hubbard | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | William Creagh is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher McMickle - foul #4 on Christopher McMickle, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG) Thomas Bornstein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Godley (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF) Christopher McMickle, Christopher Marsala | |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Haider | 45-48 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Gary Godley buries a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Charles Lehmann - foul #1 on Charles Lehmann, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (PF) William Creagh, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG), Joshua Corby (C) Thomas Simpson, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Gary Godley makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | George Razo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Robert Pittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt misses the tip | 45-51 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | George Razo makes the runner in the lane set up by Evan Helfrich | 47-51 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Charles Lehmann steals it from Robert Pittman | 47-51 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Daniel Haider travels in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Adam Townsend (SG), William Creagh (SF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Evan Helfrich, Daniel Haider, George Razo, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Warren Morgan (SG), Christopher Marsala (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Robert Pittman, James Lee, Walter Rancourt, Joshua Corby | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Creagh - foul #4 on William Creagh, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF), Gerard Schroeder (PF) William Creagh, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Adam Townsend scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Warren Morgan | 49-53 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | George Razo is denied on a layup by Gary Godley | 49-53 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Victor Johnson takes the ball from Earl Hubbard | 49-53 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Victor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Godley - foul #3 on Gary Godley, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Haider (SG), Kevin Hill (PF) George Razo, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger (SF) Gary Godley | |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala clanks a jump hook in the paint | 51-53 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Haider | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Zitzelberger (fresh) PF - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Hubbard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Shawn Drozdowski is called for the reach on Victor Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), George Razo (SF), Charles Lehmann (C) Victor Johnson, Adam Townsend, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), James Lee (SG), Joshua Corby (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Warren Morgan, Earl Hubbard | |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Thomas Simpson steals the ball from Daniel Haider | 51-53 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Hill - foul #3 on Kevin Hill, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Stanley Fine (C) Thomas Bornstein, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Godley (SF) Chris Zitzelberger | |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Christopher Marsala steals it from George Razo in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Gerard Schroeder (PF) Daniel Haider, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) James Lee | |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Christopher Marsala is called for the reach on George Razo - foul #1 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG) Thomas Bornstein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG), Earl Hubbard (C) Thomas Simpson, Joshua Corby | |
| 10:19 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Gary Godley buries a floater from the right block | 53-57 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Stanley Fine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earl Hubbard - foul #2 on Earl Hubbard, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Haider (SG), Adam Townsend (SF), Kevin Hill (PF) Evan Helfrich, George Razo, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG), James Lee (SG), Walter Rancourt (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, Gary Godley, Christopher Marsala | |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan is called for traveling | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Victor Johnson, Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Gary Godley (SF) Robert Pittman, Warren Morgan | |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Kevin Hill is denied on a layup by Walter Rancourt | 53-57 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | James Lee is hacked by Daniel Haider - foul #4 on Daniel Haider, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (SF) Daniel Haider | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger (SF) Gary Godley | |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-59 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Adam Townsend's floater is tipped away by Earl Hubbard | 53-59 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann is open but misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Walter Rancourt | 53-59 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger clanks a floater from the right block | 53-59 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Earl Hubbard steps in front of the Adam Townsend pass in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Bornstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Hill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chris Zitzelberger (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Rancourt (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Hubbard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-61 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Lee - foul #4 on James Lee, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Haider (SG), William Creagh (SF), Gerard Schroeder (PF), Stanley Fine (C) Adam Townsend, Charles Lehmann, Kevin Hill, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Warren Morgan (SG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF), Joshua Corby (C) Thomas Simpson, James Lee, Chris Zitzelberger, Walter Rancourt, Earl Hubbard | |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Christopher Marsala | 54-61 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-61 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle tips it home | 54-63 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein is hacked by Christopher McMickle - foul #5 on Christopher McMickle, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF) William Creagh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Godley (SF) Christopher McMickle | |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shawn Drozdowski | 56-66 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Daniel Haider throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), William Creagh (PF) Thomas Bornstein, Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala clanks a floater from the baseline | 56-66 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | William Creagh gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | George Razo is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Victor Johnson grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Victor Johnson's floater is knocked away by Christopher Marsala | 56-66 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Gary Godley snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski loses the dribble to William Creagh | 56-66 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Daniel Haider drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Victor Johnson | 58-66 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-66 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | George Razo is called for the reach on Warren Morgan - foul #3 on George Razo, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (SG), Kevin Hill (PF), Charles Lehmann (C) Daniel Haider, William Creagh, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG), James Lee (SG), Earl Hubbard (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Gary Godley, Joshua Corby | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Kevin Hill connects on the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Christopher Marsala - foul #2 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Godley (SF) Warren Morgan | |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Kevin Hill makes the free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | James Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-68 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Kevin Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Victor Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard double dribbles | 61-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Haider (SG) Victor Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Robert Pittman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Kevin Hill pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Razo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Godley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Marsala (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Hubbard (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Purdue | George Razo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 64-68 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Hill | 64-68 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Earl Hubbard is called for the reach on Charles Lehmann - foul #3 on Earl Hubbard, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Adam Townsend (SG), William Creagh (SF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Evan Helfrich, Daniel Haider, George Razo, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Thomas Simpson (SG), Warren Morgan (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Chris Zitzelberger (C) Robert Pittman, James Lee, Gary Godley, Christopher Marsala, Earl Hubbard | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt misses the jumper in the lane | 65-68 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt gets the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Drozdowski | 65-70 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Daniel Haider (SG) Thomas Bornstein, Adam Townsend | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Corby (C) Walter Rancourt | |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #13 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Hill (PF) Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Czeslaw Grudzinski - foul #2 on Czeslaw Grudzinski, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF) William Creagh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lee (SG), Gary Godley (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Thomas Simpson, Warren Morgan, Chris Zitzelberger, Joshua Corby | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski blows the wide open layup | 67-70 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | James Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | James Lee is hacked by George Razo - foul #4 on George Razo, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Victor Johnson travels in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard scores on a shot in the paint set up by Shawn Drozdowski | 67-74 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hill | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Daniel Haider makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Czeslaw Grudzinski | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is hacked by Victor Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Johnson, team foul #13 | 70-74 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Christopher Marsala steals the ball from Czeslaw Grudzinski | 70-75 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Gary Godley is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Haider - foul #5 on Daniel Haider, team foul #14 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (SG) Daniel Haider | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG) James Lee | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Gary Godley misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Gary Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Victor Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-76 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is hacked by Kevin Hill - foul #4 on Kevin Hill, team foul #15 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lee (SG) Gary Godley | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-76 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Victor Johnson is called for the reach on Earl Hubbard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Johnson, team foul #16 | 70-76 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | George Razo misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 70-78 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | James Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Evan Helfrich is called for the reach on James Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #17 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Godley (SF) Warren Morgan | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | James Lee misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is hacked by Christopher Marsala in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #14 | 70-79 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Victor Johnson is called for the reach on Shawn Drozdowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Victor Johnson, team foul #18 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Victor Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG) James Lee | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lee (SG) Warren Morgan | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | George Razo is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Townsend | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Helfrich - foul #2 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #19 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SF) Gary Godley | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski clanks a fullcourt shot | 75-81 |