| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) PF - Robert Reith (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) SG - Erik Feliciano (fresh) SF - Kenneth Marburger (fresh) PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) C - Stephen Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Matthew Watford 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) | |
| 19:58 | Purdue | Mikel Paczkowski steps in front of the Gary Nixon pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 0-4 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Fred Hunter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Nixon | 3-4 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Marburger | 3-7 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Matthew Watford connects on the shot near the basket set up by Alberto Figueroa | 5-7 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Hunter - foul #1 on Fred Hunter, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Robert Reith gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Fred Hunter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Reith - foul #1 on Robert Reith, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Jason Young (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Cedric Hacker | |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Oscar Contreras | 7-9 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn's pass is intercepted by Alva Bozenski | 7-9 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | John Weidman is called for the reach on Jeffrey Albright in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Weidman, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Jason Young, Michael Davis, Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Jeffrey Albright, Alva Bozenski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (SG) John Weidman | |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa is fouled in the backcourt by Jaroslav Zebrowski - foul #1 on Jaroslav Zebrowski, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Matthew Watford loses the ball out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG) Erik Feliciano | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Fred Hunter is called for the reach on Jaroslav Zebrowski - foul #2 on Fred Hunter, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SG) Fred Hunter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Stevens (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) PF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jaroslav Zebrowski (fresh) SF - Ed Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Hacker (tiring) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Eubanks (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ed Dixon | 7-13 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Lawrence Eubanks picks off the pass by Gary Nixon in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is fouled on the floor by Alberto Figueroa - foul #1 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Alva Bozenski (SF), Robert Reith (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Gary Nixon, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Michael Davis (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Ed Dixon, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker banks in the layup set up by Mikel Paczkowski | 7-15 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Albright and he's hacked by Kenneth Marburger - foul #1 on Kenneth Marburger, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG), Kevin Sicard (C) Calvin Stevens, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (SG), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker | |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Michael Davis comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 10-15 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Marburger | 10-15 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | John Weidman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Jeffrey Albright, Alva Bozenski, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (PG), Stephen Brown (C) John Weidman, Michael Davis | |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Erik Feliciano - foul #1 on Erik Feliciano, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Michael Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras clanks a floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-18 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Calvin Stevens (SG), Alva Bozenski (SF), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Alberto Figueroa, Oscar Contreras, Gary Nixon, Rodolfo Hernandez, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Erik Feliciano (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Jason Young, Jaroslav Zebrowski, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens blows the wide open layup | 10-18 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Matthew Watford pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Alva Bozenski | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Stevens (fresh) SF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Reith (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Feliciano (fresh) SF - Ed Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Quinn (fresh) C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Erik Feliciano and the foul's on Alva Bozenski - foul #1 on Alva Bozenski, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF) Jimmy Quinn | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 12-21 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano misses badly on a floater from the right side | 12-21 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-21 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Robert Reith hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Albright | 14-21 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Albright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Albright, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Kevin Sicard (PF) Jeffrey Albright, Calvin Stevens, Alva Bozenski, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Jimmy Quinn (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Ed Dixon, Stephen Brown | |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Matthew Watford hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Oscar Contreras | 16-23 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Alberto Figueroa picks off the pass by Cedric Hacker | 16-23 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa lays it up and in | 18-23 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn loses the dribble to Oscar Contreras | 18-23 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Gary Nixon scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Sicard | 20-23 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Gary Nixon is called for the reach on Kenneth Marburger - foul #1 on Gary Nixon, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Oscar Contreras, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, Cedric Hacker, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Rodolfo Hernandez takes the ball from Michael Davis | 20-23 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Alva Bozenski (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Jaroslav Zebrowski (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF) John Weidman, Jason Young, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis | |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the 3rd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Rodolfo Hernandez is called for the reach on Ed Dixon - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Jaroslav Zebrowski - foul #2 on Jaroslav Zebrowski, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (SG), Stephen Brown (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens misses the free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker grabs the board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sicard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Feliciano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cedric Hacker (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon tips it in | 25-27 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Gary Nixon (SF), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Calvin Stevens, Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Erik Feliciano, Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker | |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Robert Reith is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Reith, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (PF) Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown clanks a driving attempt from close range | 25-29 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 25-31 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Oscar Contreras, Alva Bozenski, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Erik Feliciano (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Jason Young, Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker lays it in on a nice dish by Erik Feliciano | 25-33 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Cedric Hacker - foul #1 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG) Alberto Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF) Kenneth Marburger | |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Ed Dixon - foul #1 on Ed Dixon, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Cedric Hacker | 25-33 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Feliciano | 25-35 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez loses the dribble to John Weidman | 25-35 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Gary Nixon steals the ball from Ed Dixon | 25-35 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Nixon | 27-35 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks double dribbles | 27-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Gary Nixon, Rodolfo Hernandez, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Jaroslav Zebrowski (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) John Weidman, Erik Feliciano, Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Watford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jaroslav Zebrowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 27-35 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Robert Reith buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Hunter | 29-35 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Stephen Brown is denied by Matthew Watford | 29-35 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Watford | 31-35 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Calvin Stevens - foul #1 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #10 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Alva Bozenski (SF) Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Matthew Watford knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Hunter | 34-37 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Michael Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Reith - foul #3 on Robert Reith, team foul #11 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Kevin Sicard (C) Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (SG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Marburger is called for the reach on Gary Nixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Marburger, team foul #10 | 34-37 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Albright steps in front of the Stephen Brown pass | 36-37 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Sicard | 38-37 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Jeffrey Albright, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Weidman, Kenneth Marburger, Stephen Brown | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Rodolfo Hernandez | 40-37 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jason Young | 40-39 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Jason Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Ed Dixon (SF) Jason Young, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |