| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McKennzie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Kauffman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Corpuz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Mansfield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Earwood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | James McKennzie inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Henry Earwood steals it from James McKennzie | 30-33 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | James Mansfield clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Corpuz | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Rodney Cordeiro - foul #2 on Rodney Cordeiro, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Robert Smith steals it from James Mansfield | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James McKennzie | 35-33 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-33 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jonathan Pinski | 35-33 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | James Mansfield steals it from Michael Corpuz | 35-33 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Robert Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jonathan Pinski | 37-35 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | James McKennzie grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Robert Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by James McKennzie | 39-35 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alan Dutil | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), George Bradley (SG), James Shipp (SF), Gordon Killian (PF), Alex Morphis (C) Robert Smith, Jonathan Pinski, James McKennzie, Dennis Kauffman, Michael Corpuz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Bruce West (SF), John Fishburn (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Alan Dutil, Gregory Weiner, Rodney Cordeiro, James Mansfield, Henry Earwood | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | John Fishburn hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Shipp (fresh) PF - Gordon Killian (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alex Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sterling Smith (fresh) SG - Ralph Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce West (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Fishburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Orlando Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | George Bradley misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Bruce West comes up short on the runner from the right block | 39-39 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Alex Morphis gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Ralph Gibson steps in front of the Robert Arevalo pass in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith jams it on a great pass from Ralph Gibson | 39-41 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Gordon Killian is open but misses the lay-in | 39-41 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Sterling Smith | 39-44 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | James Shipp grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Alex Morphis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | John Fishburn grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by George Bradley - foul #3 on George Bradley, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Jonathan Pinski (SG), James McKennzie (SF), Dennis Kauffman (PF), Michael Corpuz (C) Robert Arevalo, George Bradley, James Shipp, Gordon Killian, Alex Morphis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Michael Harber (SF), James Mansfield (PF), Henry Earwood (C) Sterling Smith, Bruce West, John Fishburn, Orlando Hancock | |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dennis Kauffman | 39-45 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Harber - foul #2 on Michael Harber, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (SG) Ralph Gibson | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG) Anthony Brown | |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | James McKennzie misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 41-48 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Michael Harber grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Michael Harber | |
| 12:16 | Purdue | James McKennzie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | James McKennzie gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | James McKennzie misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | James Mansfield grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Michael Corpuz picks off the pass by Henry Earwood | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McKennzie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Kauffman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Corpuz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Weiner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mansfield (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Earwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Purdue | James McKennzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), Gordon Killian (PF), James Shipp (C) Robert Smith, Dennis Kauffman, Michael Corpuz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Bruce West (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Alan Dutil, James Mansfield, Henry Earwood | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Anthony Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Brown, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alex Morphis (C) James McKennzie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), John Fishburn (PF) Gregory Weiner, Rodney Cordeiro | |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Arevalo and he's fouled by Bruce West - foul #1 on Bruce West, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Harber (SF) Bruce West | |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | James Shipp steals the ball from Michael Harber | 44-48 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski slams it home on a nice dish by James Shipp | 46-48 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | John Fishburn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | James Shipp grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Sterling Smith picks off the pass by James Shipp in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Michael Harber misses the easy layup | 46-48 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Alex Morphis snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | James Shipp is fouled on the floor by John Fishburn - foul #1 on John Fishburn, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), George Bradley (SG), James McKennzie (SF), Dennis Kauffman (PF) Robert Arevalo, Jonathan Pinski, James Shipp, Gordon Killian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Bruce West (PF), Henry Earwood (C) Anthony Brown, John Fishburn, Orlando Hancock | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | James McKennzie misses the easy open layup | 46-48 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | James McKennzie grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Alex Morphis is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James McKennzie | 48-48 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Michael Harber can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Corpuz (C) Alex Morphis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG) Sterling Smith | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Michael Harber misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Robert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Dutil - foul #2 on Alan Dutil, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Michael Harber | |
| 09:28 | Purdue | George Bradley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Alan Dutil - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), Jonathan Pinski (SG), Gordon Killian (PF) Robert Smith, George Bradley, Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Fishburn (PF) Bruce West | |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Rodney Cordeiro steals it from Jonathan Pinski | 51-49 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner is fouled on the floor by Gordon Killian - foul #1 on Gordon Killian, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Orlando Hancock (C) Alan Dutil, Gregory Weiner, Henry Earwood | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Anthony Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ralph Gibson | 51-52 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodger Tyler (PG), George Bradley (SG), James Shipp (C) Robert Arevalo, Jonathan Pinski, Michael Corpuz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), James Mansfield (PF) Anthony Brown, John Fishburn | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Dennis Kauffman (PF), Alex Morphis (C) Rodger Tyler, James McKennzie, Gordon Killian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Earwood (C) Orlando Hancock | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Shipp (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Kauffman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Morphis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sterling Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Mansfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Earwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Alex Morphis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 51-52 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Alex Morphis pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | James Shipp is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Rodney Cordeiro - foul #3 on Rodney Cordeiro, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski (SG) George Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Gregory Weiner (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Bruce West (C) Sterling Smith, Ralph Gibson, Rodney Cordeiro, Henry Earwood | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | James Shipp misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gregory Weiner | 53-52 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Harber | 53-55 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Bruce West in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | James Mansfield misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Dutil | 53-55 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Mansfield | 53-57 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | James Shipp misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Dutil - foul #3 on Alan Dutil, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (PG), George Bradley (SG), James McKennzie (SF), Gordon Killian (PF) Robert Smith, Jonathan Pinski, Dennis Kauffman, Alex Morphis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), Orlando Hancock (SF), John Fishburn (PF), Henry Earwood (C) Gregory Weiner, Michael Harber, James Mansfield, Bruce West | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | James Shipp makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | James Shipp makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | James Shipp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Gordon Killian drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Arevalo | 57-57 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Michael Corpuz (C) George Bradley, James Shipp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Alan Dutil, Henry Earwood | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Robert Smith is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Orlando Hancock is blocked by Michael Corpuz | 57-57 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Fishburn - foul #2 on John Fishburn, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Bruce West (PF), Henry Earwood (C) Sterling Smith, John Fishburn, Orlando Hancock | |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Robert Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Bruce West is hacked by Robert Arevalo - foul #1 on Robert Arevalo, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski (SG) Robert Arevalo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson (SG), Michael Harber (SF) Gregory Weiner, Rodney Cordeiro | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Pinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McKennzie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Killian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Corpuz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Harber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce West (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Earwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Anthony Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Bruce West pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Harber | 59-59 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Gordon Killian misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce West - foul #2 on Bruce West, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodger Tyler (PG), George Bradley (SF), Alex Morphis (C) Robert Smith, James McKennzie, Michael Corpuz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Gregory Weiner (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), James Mansfield (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Anthony Brown, Ralph Gibson, Michael Harber, Bruce West, Henry Earwood | |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Gordon Killian makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Gordon Killian makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro's floater is tipped away by Alex Morphis | 61-59 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro tips it home | 61-61 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Arevalo (SG), Dennis Kauffman (PF) Rodger Tyler, Jonathan Pinski, Gordon Killian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Fishburn (PF) James Mansfield | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Robert Smith misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Alan Dutil - foul #4 on Alan Dutil, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Harber (SF) Rodney Cordeiro | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | James McKennzie (SF), Michael Corpuz (C) George Bradley, Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Bruce West (PF), Henry Earwood (C) Michael Harber, John Fishburn, Orlando Hancock | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Bruce West is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Bruce West, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski (SG) Robert Arevalo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Mansfield (PF) Bruce West | |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Alan Dutil is called for the reach on Jonathan Pinski - foul #5 on Alan Dutil, team foul #13 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Kauffman (PF) Alex Morphis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG) Alan Dutil | |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Jonathan Pinski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Rodney Cordeiro takes the ball from James McKennzie | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Michael Corpuz steals the ball from Henry Earwood | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Gregory Weiner is called for the reach on James McKennzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Weiner, team foul #14 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gordon Killian (PF) Dennis Kauffman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | James McKennzie makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | James McKennzie makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | James McKennzie steals it from Gregory Weiner | 67-61 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz is hacked by Sterling Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sterling Smith, team foul #15 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Arevalo (SG) Jonathan Pinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Gordon Killian gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Gordon Killian is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Weiner - foul #3 on Gregory Weiner, team foul #16 | 69-61 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Gordon Killian makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Gordon Killian makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Mansfield can't connect on a shot in the paint | 71-61 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Michael Corpuz pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 71-61 |