| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Wayne Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Weber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Cope (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burke (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Von Weber inbounds the ball | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Indiana | Martin Suggs is called for the reach on Wayne Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Suggs, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| 19:50 | Indiana | David White misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Suggs - foul #3 on Martin Suggs, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG) Martin Suggs | |
| 19:50 | Indiana | David White makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:50 | Indiana | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken hits a floater in the paint | 47-44 |
| 19:22 | Indiana | Von Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 18:59 | Indiana | David White gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Von Weber scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Vincent Roper and he's fouled by Nestor Panek - foul #1 on Nestor Panek, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Nestor Panek | |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Von Weber misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 3 from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 18:18 | Indiana | Jamie Smith picks off the pass by David White in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Danny Salowitz (SG), Gary Pierce (SF), Percy Johnson (PF), Tyrone Samuelson (C) Vincent Roper, Von Weber, David White, Russell Cope | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:42 | Indiana | Gary Pierce misses badly on a shot from the left block | 49-47 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Wayne Spencer picks off the pass by Jamie Smith | 49-47 |
| 17:01 | Indiana | Danny Salowitz misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Wayne Spencer steals it from Laurence Wanner | 49-47 |
| 16:34 | Indiana | Danny Salowitz is hacked by Laurence Wanner - foul #2 on Laurence Wanner, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Tinney (PG), Vincent Roper (SG), Von Weber (SF), David White (PF), Russell Cope (C) Wayne Spencer, Danny Salowitz, Gary Pierce, Percy Johnson, Tyrone Samuelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, Jamie Smith, Vernon Corey | |
| 16:21 | Indiana | Von Weber banks in the layup | 51-47 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard is hacked by Von Weber - foul #2 on Von Weber, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Aldaco (PF) Von Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tim Tinney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Aldaco (fresh) 3 pf. C - Russell Cope (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Burke (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tyrone Samuelson (C) Russell Cope | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:30 | Indiana | Martin Suggs swats the short shot by Vincent Roper | 51-47 |
| 15:29 | Indiana | John Aldaco pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:19 | Indiana | Tyrone Samuelson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-47 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | John Aldaco tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Burke | 51-49 |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Martin Suggs is called for the reach on Tim Tinney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Suggs, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Wayne Spencer (PG), Von Weber (SF), Gary Pierce (C) Tim Tinney, David White, Tyrone Samuelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (C) Martin Suggs, Willie Minyard, Nestor Panek | |
| 14:55 | Indiana | James Burke steals it from Vincent Roper | 51-49 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | George Porter double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Danny Salowitz (SG), Russell Cope (C) Vincent Roper, Gary Pierce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:15 | Indiana | John Aldaco makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Danny Salowitz | 53-49 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Von Weber - foul #3 on Von Weber, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Pierce (SF), Percy Johnson (PF) Von Weber, John Aldaco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Nestor Panek (C) James Burke, Herbert Renken | |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 3rd free throw | 53-52 |
| 14:07 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer travels in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner buries a shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 13:42 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer is fouled in the backcourt by George Porter - foul #4 on George Porter, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vincent Roper (SG), Tyrone Samuelson (C) Danny Salowitz, Russell Cope | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Willie Minyard (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Vernon Corey (C) George Porter, Laurence Wanner, James Nichols, Nestor Panek | |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tyrone Samuelson | 55-54 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-54 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 13:00 | Indiana | Percy Johnson misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Jamie Smith - foul #2 on Jamie Smith, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Tinney (PG), Von Weber (SF), David White (C) Wayne Spencer, Gary Pierce, Tyrone Samuelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Herbert Renken (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Jeffrey Gray, Jamie Smith, Vernon Corey | |
| 13:00 | Indiana | Percy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:00 | Indiana | Percy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | James Burke connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Abraham Kilgo | 55-58 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | Vincent Roper clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-58 |
| 12:26 | Indiana | David White tips it in | 57-58 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek loses the dribble to Percy Johnson | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tim Tinney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Roper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Percy Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - David White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Burke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Renken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Indiana | Tim Tinney hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Roper | 60-58 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is hacked by Tim Tinney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Tinney, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Indiana | Wayne Spencer (PG), Danny Salowitz (SG), Gary Pierce (SF), John Aldaco (PF), Russell Cope (C) Tim Tinney, Vincent Roper, Von Weber, Percy Johnson, David White | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Nestor Panek | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Aldaco - foul #4 on John Aldaco, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Indiana | Von Weber (SF) John Aldaco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 11:15 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Russell Cope | 60-59 |
| 11:12 | Indiana | Abraham Kilgo steals the ball from Danny Salowitz in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 60-59 |
| 10:55 | Indiana | Russell Cope gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jamie Smith - foul #3 on Jamie Smith, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | David White (SF) Von Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Renken (PF), James Nichols (C) Jamie Smith, Vernon Corey | |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | James Nichols hits the finger roll | 62-61 |
| 10:24 | Indiana | David White is hacked by James Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG) Jeffrey Gray | |
| 10:24 | Indiana | David White makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 10:24 | Indiana | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner tips it but misses | 64-61 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken tips it home | 64-63 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Russell Cope is called for traveling | 64-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vincent Roper (SG), Tim Tinney (SF), Tyrone Samuelson (C) Danny Salowitz, Gary Pierce, Russell Cope | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Minyard (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Laurence Wanner, Herbert Renken | |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | James Burke travels with the ball | 64-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Jamie Smith (PF), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, James Nichols, Nestor Panek | |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 64-63 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey tips it but misses | 64-63 |
| 09:03 | Indiana | Vincent Roper gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Willie Minyard is called for the reach on Tim Tinney - foul #1 on Willie Minyard, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Von Weber (SF), Russell Cope (C) Wayne Spencer, Tyrone Samuelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Willie Minyard, Jamie Smith, Vernon Corey | |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Tim Tinney misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Tim Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken misses the jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 08:27 | Indiana | Tim Tinney snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 08:06 | Indiana | Russell Cope throws it down on a nice dish by Tim Tinney | 67-63 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Russell Cope grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tim Tinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Roper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Von Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Cope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert Renken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Indiana | Russell Cope scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 69-63 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Tim Tinney is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gray - foul #3 on Tim Tinney, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Wayne Spencer (PG), Danny Salowitz (SG), Gary Pierce (SF), John Aldaco (PF), Tyrone Samuelson (C) Tim Tinney, Vincent Roper, Von Weber, David White, Russell Cope | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), George Porter (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Abraham Kilgo, Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, Herbert Renken, Nestor Panek | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Tyrone Samuelson denies the turnaround by Jamie Smith | 69-63 |
| 07:15 | Indiana | Tyrone Samuelson snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 07:13 | Indiana | George Porter picks off the pass by Danny Salowitz in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey lays it up and in on a great pass from Jamie Smith | 69-65 |
| 06:34 | Indiana | Gary Pierce hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 69-65 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willie Minyard | 69-65 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | George Porter misses long on a runner near the basket | 69-65 |
| 06:24 | Indiana | John Aldaco grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:10 | Indiana | Tyrone Samuelson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey travels with the ball | 72-65 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vincent Roper (SG), Von Weber (SF) Danny Salowitz, Gary Pierce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (PF), Nestor Panek (C) George Porter, Willie Minyard, Jamie Smith, Vernon Corey | |
| 05:37 | Indiana | John Aldaco misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 72-65 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 72-65 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs misses badly on a runner from the right block | 72-65 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | James Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-65 |
| 05:21 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Von Weber | 72-65 |
| 05:16 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Martin Suggs and he's fouled by Von Weber - foul #4 on Von Weber, team foul #6 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Tinney (PG), Percy Johnson (PF), Russell Cope (C) Wayne Spencer, John Aldaco, Tyrone Samuelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Renken (PF) Nestor Panek | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:50 | Indiana | Von Weber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 04:48 | Indiana | Tim Tinney tips it back up and in | 74-68 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | James Nichols double dribbles | 74-68 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Pierce (SF) Von Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Willie Minyard (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Martin Suggs, Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| 04:19 | Indiana | Russell Cope misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 74-68 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | James Burke is whistled for traveling | 74-68 |
| Subs | Indiana | Wayne Spencer (PG), Danny Salowitz (SG) Tim Tinney, Vincent Roper | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG) James Burke | |
| 03:51 | Indiana | Gary Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Wayne Spencer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Salowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Percy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Russell Cope (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Minyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Renken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Nestor Panek (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek knocks in the jumper from the right block | 74-70 |
| 03:24 | Indiana | Danny Salowitz connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Wayne Spencer | 76-70 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken misses the lay-in | 76-70 |
| 03:05 | Indiana | Percy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 03:00 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer's pass is intercepted by Herbert Renken | 76-70 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vincent Roper (SG), Von Weber (SF), John Aldaco (PF) Danny Salowitz, Gary Pierce, Percy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Jamie Smith (C) Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Nestor Panek | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | George Porter loses the dribble to John Aldaco | 76-70 |
| 02:14 | Indiana | Russell Cope misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 76-70 |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Russell Cope misses the tip | 76-70 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG) George Porter | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Vincent Roper is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gray - foul #3 on Vincent Roper, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Minyard (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Nestor Panek (C) James Burke, Laurence Wanner, Jamie Smith | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:56 | Indiana | Russell Cope grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Martin Suggs - foul #5 on Martin Suggs, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), James Burke (SG) Martin Suggs, Jeffrey Gray | |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Cope - foul #1 on Russell Cope, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 01:25 | Indiana | Russell Cope pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| 01:04 | Indiana | Vincent Roper loses the ball out of bounds | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Burke | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Von Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Russell Cope is called for the reach on James Burke - foul #2 on Russell Cope, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | James Burke makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | James Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Abraham Kilgo is called for the reach on Wayne Spencer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #12 | 78-77 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard's floater is tipped away by Russell Cope | 79-77 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard hits the follow up shot | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer misses short on a fullcourt shot | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Wayne Spencer (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Von Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Aldaco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Russell Cope (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is called for traveling | 79-79 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SF), Jamie Smith (C) Willie Minyard, Nestor Panek | |
| 04:19 | Indiana | Vincent Roper's pass is intercepted by James Burke | 79-79 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Russell Cope is called for the reach on Jamie Smith - foul #3 on Russell Cope, team foul #10 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Indiana | David White (C) Russell Cope | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (SF) Herbert Renken | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 04:12 | Indiana | John Aldaco grabs the board | 79-80 |
| 04:10 | Indiana | Vincent Roper is fouled in the backcourt by James Burke - foul #2 on James Burke, team foul #13 | 79-80 |
| 04:10 | Indiana | Vincent Roper makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 04:10 | Indiana | Vincent Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is hacked by Vincent Roper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent Roper, team foul #11 | 81-80 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:57 | Indiana | David White is alone and drills a shot from the left block set up by Wayne Spencer | 83-82 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the jumper from the free throw line | 83-82 |
| 03:40 | Indiana | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 83-82 |
| 03:38 | Indiana | Abraham Kilgo is called for the reach on Wayne Spencer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #14 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Pierce (C) Von Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG) James Burke | |
| 03:38 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 03:38 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | George Porter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Abraham Kilgo | 85-85 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Vincent Roper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-85 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo grabs the defensive rebound | 85-85 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-85 |
| Subs | Indiana | Von Weber (SF), Russell Cope (C) David White, Gary Pierce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Herbert Renken (PF) George Porter, Laurence Wanner, Jeffrey Gray | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Abraham Kilgo and he's fouled by Von Weber - foul #5 on Von Weber, team foul #12 | 85-87 |
| Subs | Indiana | David White (SF) Von Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Corey (C) Jamie Smith | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the free throw | 85-87 |
| 02:45 | Indiana | David White gets the rebound | 85-87 |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Herbert Renken blocks the short jumper by David White | 85-87 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo snags the defensive board | 85-87 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-87 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nestor Panek (C) Vernon Corey | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-87 |
| 02:12 | Indiana | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 85-87 |
| 01:51 | Indiana | Willie Minyard is called for the reach on David White - foul #2 on Willie Minyard, team foul #15 | 85-87 |
| 01:51 | Indiana | David White makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:51 | Indiana | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 86-87 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 86-87 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken tips it back up and in | 86-89 |
| 01:10 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by David White | 88-89 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 88-89 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | David White grabs the board | 88-89 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Wayne Spencer (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Roper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David White (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Aldaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Russell Cope (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Burke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Minyard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Renken (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Abraham Kilgo is called for the reach on Wayne Spencer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #16 | 88-89 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 88-89 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 89-89 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | James Burke misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David White - foul #3 on David White, team foul #13 | 89-89 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | James Burke makes the 1st free throw | 89-90 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | James Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 89-91 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | David White is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 89-91 |
| 00:08 | Indiana | Vincent Roper gets the offensive rebound | 89-91 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Vincent Roper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 89-91 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard grabs the board | 89-91 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard is hacked by Wayne Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Spencer, team foul #14 | 89-91 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard makes the 1st free throw | 89-92 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the 2nd free throw | 89-92 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | John Aldaco grabs the defensive rebound | 89-92 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Indiana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 89-92 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Wayne Spencer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 89-92 |