| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Godley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Marsala (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Razo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Gary Godley inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Hill - foul #3 on Kevin Hill, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (PF) Kevin Hill | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Daniel Haider throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Lee | 28-24 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Earl Hubbard swats the layup by Daniel Haider | 28-24 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Daniel Haider grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Daniel Haider connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Lehmann | 28-27 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | James Lee buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Drozdowski | 30-27 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Gary Godley blocks the short jumper by Charles Lehmann | 30-27 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | James Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Charles Lehmann is called for the reach on Christopher Marsala - foul #2 on Charles Lehmann, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Chris Zitzelberger (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Gary Godley, Christopher Marsala, Earl Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Gerard Schroeder (C) Victor Johnson, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | James Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | George Razo grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Zitzelberger - foul #3 on Chris Zitzelberger, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG), Joshua Corby (C) James Lee, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Creagh (SF), Stanley Fine (C) George Razo, Charles Lehmann | |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 30-29 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle tips it in | 32-29 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Daniel Haider is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Corby - foul #2 on Joshua Corby, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Christopher Marsala (PF) Thomas Simpson, Joshua Corby | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG) Daniel Haider | |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Shawn Drozdowski steals it from Victor Johnson | 32-29 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Evan Helfrich is called for the reach on Warren Morgan - foul #3 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Godley (SF), Earl Hubbard (C) Christopher McMickle, Walter Rancourt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), Charles Lehmann (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Evan Helfrich, Gerard Schroeder, Stanley Fine | |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski slams it home set up by Gary Godley | 34-29 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Adam Townsend clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Czeslaw Grudzinski picks off the pass by Warren Morgan | 34-29 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Godley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Creagh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 4 reb. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard is whistled for a carry | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), James Lee (SG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Chris Zitzelberger (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Warren Morgan, Gary Godley, Earl Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Victor Johnson, Adam Townsend, William Creagh, Charles Lehmann, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Daniel Haider comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chris Zitzelberger | 34-29 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Zitzelberger | 37-29 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Hill | 37-31 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is hacked by Daniel Haider - foul #2 on Daniel Haider, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Godley (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Joshua Corby (C) Christopher McMickle, Christopher Marsala, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (C) Gerard Schroeder | |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Gary Godley misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Haider - foul #3 on Daniel Haider, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Charles Lehmann | |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Gary Godley makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Gary Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Kevin Hill misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Rancourt - foul #1 on Walter Rancourt, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Kevin Hill misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Kevin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Czeslaw Grudzinski swats the layup by Gary Godley | 39-32 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Kevin Hill grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Kevin Hill loses the dribble to James Lee in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | James Lee blows the layup | 39-32 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Daniel Haider pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | George Razo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Earl Hubbard (C) Robert Pittman, Gary Godley, Joshua Corby | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), William Creagh (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF) Evan Helfrich, George Razo, Kevin Hill | |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shawn Drozdowski | 42-32 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Earl Hubbard steals the ball from Czeslaw Grudzinski | 42-32 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Drozdowski | 45-32 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | William Creagh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG), Gary Godley (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF), Chris Zitzelberger (C) James Lee, Christopher McMickle, Walter Rancourt, Earl Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Adam Townsend (SG), Kevin Hill (PF) Thomas Bornstein, Daniel Haider, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (SG), George Razo (SF) Adam Townsend, William Creagh | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Hill | 45-32 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Kevin Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | George Razo snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Kevin Hill misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 45-32 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Johnson | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Godley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Marsala (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Zitzelberger (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Razo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | George Razo buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 45-35 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala's pass is intercepted by George Razo | 45-35 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Christopher Marsala is called for the reach on Victor Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Earl Hubbard (C) Warren Morgan, Gary Godley, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), William Creagh (SF), Gerard Schroeder (PF), Stanley Fine (C) Victor Johnson, Evan Helfrich, George Razo, Kevin Hill, Charles Lehmann | |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses the dunk attempt | 45-35 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Stanley Fine tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Gerard Schroeder takes the ball from Christopher McMickle | 45-37 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Daniel Haider hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gerard Schroeder | 45-39 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is denied on a layup by Gerard Schroeder | 45-39 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stanley Fine | 45-39 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Daniel Haider can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Shawn Drozdowski | 45-39 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Stanley Fine pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Simpson - foul #1 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG), James Lee (SG), Warren Morgan (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Chris Zitzelberger (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Thomas Simpson, Christopher McMickle, Christopher Marsala, Earl Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Evan Helfrich (SG), George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (PF) Thomas Bornstein, Daniel Haider, William Creagh, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Stanley Fine makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Stanley Fine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Hill - foul #4 on Kevin Hill, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Kevin Hill, Stanley Fine | |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | George Razo makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Victor Johnson | 47-43 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | James Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Pittman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Warren Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Rancourt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Zitzelberger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Razo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 6 reb. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich drills a shot from the baseline set up by Victor Johnson | 47-45 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | James Lee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Evan Helfrich - foul #4 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Gary Godley (SF), Joshua Corby (C) Robert Pittman, Warren Morgan, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Haider (SG), Kevin Hill (PF) Evan Helfrich, Charles Lehmann | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | George Razo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | James Lee is fouled on the floor by Daniel Haider - foul #4 on Daniel Haider, team foul #9 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (C) Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | James Lee misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Kevin Hill snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Drozdowski - foul #1 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Daniel Haider can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on James Lee - foul #3 on James Lee, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SF) George Razo | |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Daniel Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses the 3rd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt connects on the runner from close range set up by James Lee | 51-46 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt scores on a floater from the right block set up by Shawn Drozdowski | 53-49 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-49 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Gary Godley snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Daniel Haider picks off the pass by Shawn Drozdowski | 53-49 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Corby - foul #3 on Joshua Corby, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Warren Morgan (SG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Shawn Drozdowski, James Lee, Gary Godley, Walter Rancourt, Joshua Corby | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (SG), George Razo (SF), Gerard Schroeder (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Daniel Haider, Adam Townsend, Kevin Hill, Charles Lehmann | |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson | 55-51 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on George Razo - foul #2 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Daniel Haider (SG) Thomas Bornstein, Evan Helfrich | |
| 04:13 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is fouled on the floor by Gerard Schroeder - foul #2 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger (PF) Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Hill (PF) Gerard Schroeder | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Daniel Haider scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher McMickle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Zitzelberger (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Razo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Warren Morgan | 58-56 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Kevin Hill's pass is intercepted by Chris Zitzelberger | 58-56 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), James Lee (SG), Gary Godley (SF) Thomas Simpson, Warren Morgan, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard is whistled for traveling | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger (C) Earl Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Daniel Haider is fouled in the backcourt by James Lee - foul #4 on James Lee, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (C) Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Daniel Haider makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Daniel Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hill - foul #5 on Kevin Hill, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala (PF) Christopher McMickle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Kevin Hill | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | George Razo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Godley - foul #1 on Gary Godley, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard (C) Chris Zitzelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Gerard Schroeder | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 3 from straight away set up by Shawn Drozdowski | 61-60 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Gary Godley snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Marsala | 63-60 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann clanks a turnaround near the basket | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Daniel Haider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses short on a shot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Czeslaw Grudzinski - foul #1 on Czeslaw Grudzinski, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | George Razo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Haider - foul #5 on Daniel Haider, team foul #13 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG) James Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (SG) Daniel Haider | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan is fouled on the floor by Evan Helfrich - foul #5 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #14 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Evan Helfrich | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | George Razo is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Victor Johnson is called for the reach on Shawn Drozdowski - foul #3 on Victor Johnson, team foul #15 | 69-60 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Townsend - foul #2 on Adam Townsend, team foul #16 | 71-62 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Victor Johnson is called for the reach on Christopher Marsala in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Johnson, team foul #17 | 73-65 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lee (SG) Warren Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | George Razo is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Johnson - foul #5 on Victor Johnson, team foul #18 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG) James Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Adam Townsend knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski runs out the clock | 76-68 |