| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Gary Nixon inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Matthew Watford connects on the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Robert Hayes - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Matthew Watford makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rufus Higdon | 39-35 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Matthew Watford travels with the ball | 39-35 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | John Mock misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Hunter - foul #2 on Fred Hunter, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Tyler Gill scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | John Mock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | John Mock is called for the reach on Gary Nixon in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mock, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Mock, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Tyler Gill, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Jason Trader hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James South | 40-40 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz clanks a shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Robert Reith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Kenneth Marburger steals the ball from Calvin Stevens | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Kenneth Marburger, Chad Birkholz, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Howard Willis, James South, Robert Reith | |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Jason Trader is fouled on the floor by Erik Feliciano - foul #3 on Erik Feliciano, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG) Erik Feliciano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF) Jason Trader, Calvin Stevens | |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon tips it in | 42-40 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Matthew Watford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyler Gill | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rufus Higdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Tyler Gill steals the ball from Ed Dixon in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Matthew Watford's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Quinn | 42-42 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Tyler Gill steals it from Jimmy Quinn | 42-42 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Fred Hunter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyler Gill | 42-44 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Gary Nixon steals it from Ed Dixon | 42-44 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Gary Nixon hits the finger roll | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Ed Dixon, Kenneth Marburger, Robert Hayes, Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Tyler Gill, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Robert Reith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Calvin Stevens takes the ball from Cedric Hacker | 42-46 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | James South hits a floater from the right block | 42-48 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 42-48 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | James South snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Mikel Paczkowski steals it from Jason Trader in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Howard Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Robert Reith can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chad Birkholz | 44-48 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Howard Willis steals it from Lawrence Eubanks | 44-48 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | James South lays it in on a nice dish by Howard Willis | 44-50 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | John Mock hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mikel Paczkowski | 46-50 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Howard Willis hits a wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James South and he's hacked by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #4 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Michael Davis (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Chad Birkholz, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Calvin Stevens, James South, Robert Reith | |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Howard Willis makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the lay-in | 46-53 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes tips it in | 48-53 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is fouled on the floor by John Mock - foul #4 on John Mock, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PG), Stephen Brown (C) John Mock, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG) Howard Willis | |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Michael Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Matthew Watford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 48-55 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Michael Davis grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is hacked by Chad Birkholz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Chad Birkholz, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Erik Feliciano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rufus Higdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Matthew Watford snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Gary Nixon loses the dribble to Robert Hayes | 48-55 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes banks in the layup | 50-55 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Matthew Watford tips it in | 50-57 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Michael Davis (C) Kenneth Marburger, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Jason Trader (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Davis | 52-57 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Cedric Hacker is called for the reach on James South - foul #1 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks (C) Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:11 | Purdue | James South makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | James South misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | James South grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ed Dixon and he's hacked by Rufus Higdon - foul #1 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #2 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PG), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Ed Dixon, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (SG), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Rufus Higdon | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Jason Trader is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Birkholz - foul #2 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 55-58 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | James South gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | James South's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Erik Feliciano, Jimmy Quinn, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Robert Reith (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF) Jason Trader, Howard Willis, Calvin Stevens, Matthew Watford | |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Tyler Gill takes the ball from Robert Hayes | 55-58 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Tyler Gill lays it in | 55-60 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Davis | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Brown (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Reith (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Rufus Higdon (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James South (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Fred Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Chad Birkholz, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Robert Reith, Rufus Higdon | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker is called for traveling | 58-60 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | James South throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (SG), Rufus Higdon (PF) Fred Hunter, James South | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Tyler Gill - foul #2 on Tyler Gill, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG) Tyler Gill | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Robert Hayes takes the ball from Jeffrey Albright | 60-60 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Michael Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Jason Trader hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Mock - foul #5 on John Mock, team foul #11 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Erik Feliciano (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Robert Reith (PF), James South (C) Jeffrey Albright, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | James South grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Cedric Hacker takes the ball from Tyler Gill | 60-60 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | The refs have stopped play. Tyler Gill is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PF) Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Howard Willis (SG) Tyler Gill, Jason Trader | |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon tips it in | 62-60 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Brown - foul #1 on Stephen Brown, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Ed Dixon, Erik Feliciano, Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Robert Reith, James South | |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Howard Willis makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Howard Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hayes | 64-62 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Mikel Paczkowski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Albright - foul #5 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #13 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Michael Davis (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Calvin Stevens | |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano misses long on a shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Eubanks | 64-64 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 64-64 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Howard Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses the floater near the basket | 64-64 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Erik Feliciano (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Eubanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Willis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Rufus Higdon (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Watford (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Howard Willis snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger loses the dribble to Howard Willis | 64-64 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Gary Nixon can't finish the layup | 64-64 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Matthew Watford hits the follow up shot | 64-66 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Albright steals the ball from Kenneth Marburger | 64-66 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Gary Nixon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Erik Feliciano, Robert Hayes, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Robert Reith (PF), James South (C) Jeffrey Albright, Howard Willis, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz's 3 pointer is rejected by Calvin Stevens | 64-66 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon tips it but misses | 64-66 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the offensive board | 64-66 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-66 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Jason Trader snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | James South misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 64-66 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF) Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Calvin Stevens, Robert Reith, James South | |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rufus Higdon - foul #2 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG) Jason Trader | |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Matthew Watford pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Gary Nixon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 65-66 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits the follow up shot | 65-68 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the follow up shot | 67-68 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Fred Hunter hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tyler Gill | 67-70 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Robert Hayes swats the short shot by Matthew Watford | 70-70 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Gary Nixon buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the halfcourt shot | 70-72 |