| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mansfield (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Earwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McKennzie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Kauffman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | James McKennzie inbounds the ball | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | James Mansfield is called for the reach on Dennis Kauffman - foul #2 on James Mansfield, team foul #1 | 25-47 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | James McKennzie misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 25-47 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner snags the defensive board | 25-47 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Alan Dutil and he's hacked by Michael Corpuz - foul #3 on Michael Corpuz, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Morphis (C) Michael Corpuz | |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman misses the easy layup | 28-47 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | James Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | James Mansfield makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Weiner | 31-47 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Gregory Weiner steals the ball from Alex Morphis in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner misses the easy layup | 31-47 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Pinski | 31-49 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Pinski - foul #1 on Jonathan Pinski, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bruce West (SF), John Fishburn (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Rodney Cordeiro, James Mansfield, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (SG), Gordon Killian (PF) Jonathan Pinski, Dennis Kauffman | |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | James McKennzie is fouled on the floor by Bruce West - foul #1 on Bruce West, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG) Alan Dutil, Gregory Weiner | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Bradley (SG), James Shipp (SF) Robert Smith, James McKennzie | |
| 17:30 | Purdue | George Bradley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-49 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Alex Morphis gets the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Sterling Smith takes the ball from Gordon Killian | 33-49 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson banks in the layup set up by Sterling Smith | 35-49 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | George Bradley misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ralph Gibson | 35-49 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | John Fishburn is fouled on the floor by Gordon Killian - foul #2 on Gordon Killian, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Henry Earwood (C) Ralph Gibson, John Fishburn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Jonathan Pinski (SG), James McKennzie (SF) Robert Arevalo, George Bradley, Alex Morphis | |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood lays it in | 37-49 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Robert Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-49 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Gordon Killian hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-51 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Earwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James McKennzie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Killian (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shipp (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Gordon Killian is hacked by Alan Dutil - foul #2 on Alan Dutil, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Gregory Weiner (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), James Mansfield (PF), John Fishburn (C) Alan Dutil, Sterling Smith, Orlando Hancock, Bruce West, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), George Bradley (SF), Dennis Kauffman (PF), Michael Corpuz (C) Robert Smith, James McKennzie, Gordon Killian, James Shipp | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Arevalo | 39-53 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Anthony Brown | 41-53 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | George Bradley connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro lays it up and in set up by Gregory Weiner | 43-55 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | George Bradley's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Gregory Weiner | 43-55 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Fishburn | 43-55 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | John Fishburn hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Anthony Brown | 45-55 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Gregory Weiner is called for the reach on Jonathan Pinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Weiner, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James McKennzie (SF) Jonathan Pinski | |
| 14:21 | Purdue | James McKennzie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | James McKennzie grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | George Bradley makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro is hacked by Dennis Kauffman - foul #3 on Dennis Kauffman, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Henry Earwood (C) Anthony Brown, Gregory Weiner, Rodney Cordeiro, John Fishburn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Jonathan Pinski (SG), Alex Morphis (C) Robert Arevalo, George Bradley, Michael Corpuz | |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood lays it up and in | 47-58 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Dennis Kauffman, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG) Ralph Gibson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Corpuz (C) Dennis Kauffman | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jonathan Pinski | 47-60 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pinski steals the ball from Alan Dutil | 47-60 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski lays it up and in | 47-62 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Corpuz - foul #4 on Michael Corpuz, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Gregory Weiner (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Bruce West (PF) Alan Dutil, Sterling Smith, Michael Harber, James Mansfield | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), George Bradley (SG), Gordon Killian (PF), James Shipp (C) Robert Smith, Jonathan Pinski, Alex Morphis, Michael Corpuz | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce West (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Earwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McKennzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Killian (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shipp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Earwood - foul #3 on Henry Earwood, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock (C) Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | James Shipp drills a runner in the lane set up by Robert Arevalo | 49-64 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Gordon Killian grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | James Shipp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-64 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-64 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Gordon Killian gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gordon Killian | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner double dribbles | 49-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), John Fishburn (PF) Anthony Brown, Bruce West | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Alex Morphis (C) George Bradley, James Shipp | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Gordon Killian buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James McKennzie | 49-70 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | John Fishburn hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Weiner | 51-70 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Killian | 51-72 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | The jump hook by John Fishburn is blocked by Alex Morphis | 51-72 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro can't tip it in | 51-72 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock gets the offensive rebound | 51-72 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro loses the dribble to James McKennzie | 51-72 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Robert Smith connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Arevalo | 51-74 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Orlando Hancock | 54-74 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Alex Morphis is hacked by Orlando Hancock - foul #1 on Orlando Hancock, team foul #6 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Bruce West (PF), Henry Earwood (C) Alan Dutil, Gregory Weiner, Rodney Cordeiro, John Fishburn, Orlando Hancock | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Bradley (PG), Jonathan Pinski (SG), James Shipp (SF), Dennis Kauffman (PF), Michael Corpuz (C) Robert Smith, Robert Arevalo, James McKennzie, Gordon Killian, Alex Morphis | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | James Shipp steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-74 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sterling Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Harber (fresh) PF - Bruce West (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Earwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Shipp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Kauffman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-74 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski is fouled on the floor by Ralph Gibson - foul #3 on Ralph Gibson, team foul #7 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), James Mansfield (PF) Ralph Gibson, Michael Harber | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Bruce West can't connect on a runner in the lane | 57-76 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | James Shipp pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Alan Dutil steals the ball from Jonathan Pinski in the backcourt | 57-76 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | James Shipp takes the ball from Henry Earwood | 57-76 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | James Shipp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson (SG), Michael Harber (SF) Sterling Smith, Bruce West | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), James McKennzie (SF) George Bradley, James Shipp | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-76 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz is open and scores on a runner near the basket | 57-78 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-78 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Smith | 60-80 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Michael Harber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Gregory Weiner (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), John Fishburn (PF), Bruce West (C) Alan Dutil, Ralph Gibson, Michael Harber, James Mansfield, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Shipp (SF) James McKennzie | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman dunks the ball and he's fouled by John Fishburn - foul #3 on John Fishburn, team foul #8 | 60-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), George Bradley (SF) Robert Smith, Michael Corpuz | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman makes the free throw | 60-83 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Gregory Weiner is blocked by Dennis Kauffman | 60-83 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman pulls down the rebound | 60-83 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | George Bradley loses the dribble to Sterling Smith in the backcourt | 60-83 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner hits a jumper from the left side set up by Sterling Smith | 62-83 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | George Bradley is fouled in the backcourt by Sterling Smith - foul #3 on Sterling Smith, team foul #9 | 62-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Orlando Hancock (SF), Henry Earwood (C) Sterling Smith, Rodney Cordeiro, Bruce West | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gordon Killian (PF), Alex Morphis (C) Dennis Kauffman, James Shipp | |
| 04:06 | Purdue | George Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | George Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-85 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | John Fishburn misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Killian - foul #3 on Gordon Killian, team foul #7 | 62-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), Bruce West (C) Gregory Weiner, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodger Tyler (PG), James Shipp (SF) Jonathan Pinski, George Bradley | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | John Fishburn makes the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | John Fishburn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Gordon Killian comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-85 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Orlando Hancock | 64-85 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Orlando Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Fishburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Bruce West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodger Tyler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Arevalo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Shipp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Killian (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Morphis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sterling Smith | 67-85 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Alex Morphis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bruce West - foul #2 on Bruce West, team foul #10 | 67-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson (SG), Michael Harber (SF) Anthony Brown, John Fishburn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Alex Morphis misses the 1st free throw | 67-85 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Alex Morphis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-85 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Michael Harber snags the defensive board | 67-85 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Bruce West's layup is rejected by Gordon Killian | 67-85 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | James Shipp gets the rebound | 67-85 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Alex Morphis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-85 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith is hacked by James Shipp - foul #1 on James Shipp, team foul #8 | 67-85 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-85 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-85 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | James Shipp misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Sterling Smith - foul #4 on Sterling Smith, team foul #11 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Fishburn (PF) Michael Harber | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Bradley (SG) Rodger Tyler | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | James Shipp misses the 1st free throw | 69-85 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | James Shipp makes the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-86 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Shipp | 69-86 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Morphis | 69-88 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-88 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Gordon Killian gets the rebound | 69-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | George Bradley is alone and drills a shot in the lane | 69-90 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-90 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Gordon Killian grabs the board | 69-90 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | George Bradley is hacked by Ralph Gibson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Gibson, team foul #12 | 69-90 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | George Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 69-91 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | George Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-92 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith loses the dribble to Robert Arevalo | 69-92 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | George Bradley runs out the clock | 69-92 |