| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) SF - George Razo (fresh) PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Pittman (fresh) SG - James Lee (fresh) SF - Gary Godley (fresh) PF - Chris Zitzelberger (fresh) C - Earl Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:56 | Purdue | Daniel Haider is hacked by James Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Victor Johnson misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Victor Johnson tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann is hacked by Chris Zitzelberger - foul #1 on Chris Zitzelberger, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses short on a turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Victor Johnson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Gary Godley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Pittman and the foul's on George Razo - foul #1 on George Razo, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Gary Godley makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Gary Godley drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Lee | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Earl Hubbard | 5-5 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Victor Johnson steals it from Chris Zitzelberger | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Daniel Haider hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 7-5 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | James Lee connects on the floater from the left block | 7-7 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Daniel Haider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Adam Townsend (SF), Kevin Hill (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Victor Johnson, George Razo, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Warren Morgan (SG), Christopher McMickle (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Joshua Corby (C) Robert Pittman, James Lee, Gary Godley, Chris Zitzelberger, Earl Hubbard | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher McMickle | 7-10 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Daniel Haider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG) Daniel Haider | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Hill | 7-10 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Walter Rancourt takes the ball from Adam Townsend in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) SG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) SF - Adam Townsend (fresh) PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Siegfried (fresh) SG - Warren Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher McMickle (fresh) PF - Walter Rancourt (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Corby (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Morgan | 7-12 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Adam Townsend hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Evan Helfrich - foul #1 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), George Razo (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF) Evan Helfrich, Adam Townsend, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lee (SG), Gary Godley (SF), Chris Zitzelberger (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Warren Morgan, Christopher McMickle, Walter Rancourt, Joshua Corby | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Razo and he's hacked by Gary Godley - foul #1 on Gary Godley, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG) Marc Siegfried | |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein misses the free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | James Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Gary Godley misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 10-13 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Razo | 10-13 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Razo | 13-13 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | James Lee is hacked by Thomas Bornstein - foul #1 on Thomas Bornstein, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), Kevin Hill (C) Victor Johnson, Thomas Bornstein, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG) Jason Smith | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | James Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Godley | 13-16 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard blows the dunk but the foul's on Daniel Haider - foul #1 on Daniel Haider, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle (SF), Joshua Corby (PF) Gary Godley, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the floater from the left block | 13-17 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | James Lee grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Daniel Haider is called for the reach on James Lee - foul #2 on Daniel Haider, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Adam Townsend (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (PF), Stanley Fine (C) Evan Helfrich, Daniel Haider, George Razo, Charles Lehmann, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG), Chris Zitzelberger (PF) James Lee, Earl Hubbard | |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Robert Pittman buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Victor Johnson misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 13-19 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses the tip | 13-19 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Robert Pittman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Stanley Fine gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Pittman - foul #1 on Robert Pittman, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Kevin Hill (SF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Victor Johnson, Floyd Brown, Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Gary Godley (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Robert Pittman, Christopher McMickle, Chris Zitzelberger, Joshua Corby | |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Rancourt - foul #1 on Walter Rancourt, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (SG) Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Lee (SG) Marc Siegfried | |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by James Lee - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (PF) Adam Townsend, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG) James Lee | |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Gary Godley can't tip it in | 16-19 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Razo (fresh) PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Siegfried (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Warren Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Godley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Rancourt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Hubbard (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | George Razo steals the ball from Marc Siegfried | 16-19 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Kevin Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from George Razo | 18-19 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Gary Godley misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 18-19 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Kevin Hill snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder is whistled for a carry | 18-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Adam Townsend (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Stanley Fine (C) Thomas Bornstein, Evan Helfrich, George Razo, Kevin Hill, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Chris Zitzelberger (PF) Warren Morgan, Earl Hubbard | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Gary Godley misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Adam Townsend - foul #1 on Adam Townsend, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle (SG), Joshua Corby (C) Marc Siegfried, Walter Rancourt | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Gary Godley makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Gary Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Stanley Fine is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Townsend | 20-21 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Floyd Brown takes the ball from Joshua Corby | 20-21 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Stanley Fine knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 22-21 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle is hacked by Stanley Fine - foul #1 on Stanley Fine, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Evan Helfrich (SG), George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (C) Victor Johnson, Adam Townsend, Floyd Brown, Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG), Warren Morgan (SG), Walter Rancourt (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Jason Smith, Gary Godley, Chris Zitzelberger, Joshua Corby | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Kevin Hill is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Bornstein steals it from Robert Pittman in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Evan Helfrich | 26-23 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Hubbard | 26-25 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Kevin Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (SG), Gary Godley (SF), Chris Zitzelberger (PF), Joshua Corby (C) Warren Morgan, Christopher McMickle, Walter Rancourt, Earl Hubbard | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Robert Pittman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Pittman, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Czeslaw Grudzinski (PF) Thomas Bornstein, George Razo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG) Robert Pittman | |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich tips it but misses | 26-25 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Gary Godley gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Warren Morgan, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), Floyd Brown (SF) Evan Helfrich, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG) Warren Morgan | |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski connects on the open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 28-25 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Victor Johnson is called for the reach on Jason Smith - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF) Floyd Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Chris Zitzelberger, Joshua Corby | |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Jason Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder buries a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Earl Hubbard - foul #1 on Earl Hubbard, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (SG) Adam Townsend | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Morgan (SG), Christopher McMickle (SF) Jason Smith, Gary Godley | |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Razo (fresh) PF - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Siegfried (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Warren Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMickle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Rancourt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Hubbard (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | George Razo misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bornstein | 31-27 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein lays it in | 33-27 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan makes the floater from the left wing set up by Christopher McMickle | 33-29 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | George Razo buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Victor Johnson | 35-29 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Czeslaw Grudzinski is called for the reach on Warren Morgan - foul #1 on Czeslaw Grudzinski, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Adam Townsend (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Kevin Hill (C) Victor Johnson, Thomas Bornstein, George Razo, Czeslaw Grudzinski, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Gary Godley (SF), Chris Zitzelberger (PF), Joshua Corby (C) Marc Siegfried, Christopher McMickle, Walter Rancourt, Earl Hubbard | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Warren Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Adam Townsend buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Evan Helfrich | 37-31 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Jason Smith - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #10 | 37-31 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Jason Smith steals the ball from Adam Townsend in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Gary Godley buries a fadeaway near the basket | 37-33 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Gary Godley is hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #1 on Floyd Brown, team foul #10 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), George Razo (SF) Adam Townsend, Floyd Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Christopher McMickle (SG) Jason Smith, Warren Morgan | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Gary Godley misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Gary Godley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Kevin Hill makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Victor Johnson | 41-33 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher McMickle, team foul #11 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), Stanley Fine (C) Victor Johnson, Evan Helfrich, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG), James Lee (SG) Marc Siegfried, Christopher McMickle | |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Daniel Haider is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Zitzelberger - foul #2 on Chris Zitzelberger, team foul #12 | 41-33 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Daniel Haider makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Daniel Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Fine | 43-33 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Razo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Lehmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Fine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Godley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Zitzelberger (tired) 2 reb. C - Joshua Corby (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-33 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Robert Pittman blows the layup | 43-33 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Stanley Fine grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SF) George Razo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle (SF), Walter Rancourt (PF), Earl Hubbard (C) Gary Godley, Chris Zitzelberger, Joshua Corby | |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 43-33 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Stanley Fine gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Earl Hubbard is called for the reach on Stanley Fine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Hubbard, team foul #13 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Kevin Hill (C) Thomas Bornstein, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Stanley Fine makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Stanley Fine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard's pass is intercepted by Adam Townsend | 45-33 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Daniel Haider lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Townsend | 47-33 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Earl Hubbard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle snags the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | James Lee scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich's pass is intercepted by Walter Rancourt in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | James Lee is hacked by Kevin Hill - foul #1 on Kevin Hill, team foul #11 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Floyd Brown (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Evan Helfrich, Adam Townsend, Stanley Fine, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Gary Godley (SF) Robert Pittman, Walter Rancourt | |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Jason Smith steals it from Floyd Brown | 47-37 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | James Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Christopher McMickle tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Daniel Haider comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-39 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Jason Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #2 on Floyd Brown, team foul #12 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Kevin Hill (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Victor Johnson, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger (PF), Joshua Corby (C) Christopher McMickle, Earl Hubbard | |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Jason Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Jason Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Daniel Haider is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Pittman (PG) Jason Smith | |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 49-43 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Daniel Haider grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Floyd Brown tips it but misses | 49-43 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Robert Pittman pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Gary Godley loses the dribble to Daniel Haider | 49-43 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses the easy layup | 49-43 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski tips it in | 51-43 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |