| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek tips it in | 27-29 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-29 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Nestor Panek | 27-29 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Reginald Arent | 27-29 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Billy McGloin | 27-32 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Kramer - foul #3 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG), James Robinson (PF) Gary Sharpe, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG) Billy McGloin, Wayne Kramer | |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Reginald Arent tips it home | 29-34 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | James Daniel misses the dunk attempt | 29-34 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Chris Lamphere is called for the reach on Jonathan Hargis - foul #2 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Steve Hayworth (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Jonathan Hargis, Charles Letourneau, James Robinson, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (SF), Luis Richard (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ernesto Caballero | 31-34 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Smith - foul #3 on Jamie Smith, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Ernesto Caballero, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG) James Daniel | |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe tips it in | 33-35 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Billy McGloin is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG) Gary Sharpe | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffery Boone (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Chris Lamphere, Luis Richard | |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Bobby Wilson picks off the pass by Dana Driver | 33-35 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Billy McGloin scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Bobby Wilson | 33-37 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Driver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Hayworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dustin Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Mattingly (fairly fresh) C - Leroy Delgadillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Boone (fresh) SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Goldberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick is hacked by Steve Mattingly - foul #3 on Steve Mattingly, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Steve Hayworth, Dustin Thomas, Steve Mattingly, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Billy McGloin, Jeffery Boone, Bobby Wilson, Gary Goldberg | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Letourneau - foul #3 on Charles Letourneau, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Dana Driver | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Christopher Ferry | 33-38 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Jamie Smith takes the ball from Bruce Mitchell in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek buries a turnaround in the paint | 35-38 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernesto Caballero | 37-38 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Mitchell | 37-41 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Reginald Arent steals it from Charles Letourneau | 37-41 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 37-41 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell tips it home | 37-43 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Reginald Arent pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Steve Hayworth (SF), James Robinson (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Ernesto Caballero, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Luis Richard (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Wayne Kramer, Bruce Mitchell, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis misses the floater from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Richard | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Driver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Hayworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Mattingly (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Richard (fresh) C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Billy McGloin - foul #1 on Billy McGloin, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Dana Driver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere's floater is knocked away by Steve Hayworth | 38-45 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 38-45 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Billy McGloin is called for the reach on Dana Driver - foul #2 on Billy McGloin, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo (C) James Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steve Mattingly | 41-45 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Luis Richard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Hargis - foul #1 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Steve Hayworth, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Jeffery Boone (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Gary Goldberg | |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Luis Richard makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Luis Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas loses the dribble to Jeffery Boone | 41-47 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Luis Richard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Renwick | 41-47 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Luis Richard is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Wilson | 41-49 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Leroy Delgadillo | 43-49 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson is open and buries a jumper near the basket set up by Luis Richard | 43-51 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Renwick denies the turnaround by Jonathan Hargis | 43-51 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Luis Richard is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Hargis - foul #2 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), James Robinson (C) Gary Sharpe, Jonathan Hargis, Dustin Thomas, Leroy Delgadillo, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF), Chris Lamphere (C) James Daniel, Luis Richard, Joseph Renwick, Bobby Wilson | |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Steve Hayworth | 45-52 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeffery Boone | 45-55 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Reginald Arent (C) Jeffery Boone, Chris Lamphere | |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-55 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Driver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Hayworth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Robinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Billy McGloin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG), Steve Mattingly (C) Dana Driver, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Reginald Arent - foul #1 on Reginald Arent, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (C) Reginald Arent | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ernesto Caballero - foul #2 on Ernesto Caballero, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG) Steve Hayworth | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Billy McGloin makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Billy McGloin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Christopher Ferry steals the ball from Jonathan Hargis | 47-57 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Ferry | 47-59 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonathan Hargis - foul #3 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), James Robinson (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Jonathan Hargis, Jamie Smith, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Billy McGloin, Christopher Ferry, Gary Goldberg, Chris Lamphere | |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Bruce Mitchell - foul #4 on Bruce Mitchell, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG) Ernesto Caballero | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG) Bruce Mitchell | |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | James Daniel misses the floater from the left side | 51-61 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | James Robinson can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Renwick - foul #1 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Dana Driver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG) James Daniel | |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick buries a shot from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 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) | |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) Steve Hayworth, Charles Letourneau, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG) Bobby Wilson | |
| 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) | |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Daniel | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas hits a turnaround from the baseline | 55-67 |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Ernesto Caballero steps in front of the James Daniel pass in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith connects on the runner from close range | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernesto Caballero (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kramer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Lamphere (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Dustin Thomas - foul #2 on Dustin Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Gary Sharpe, Ernesto Caballero, Dustin Thomas, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) James Daniel, Wayne Kramer, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere makes the free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Dana Driver is fouled on the floor by Gary Goldberg - foul #1 on Gary Goldberg, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG), Ernesto Caballero (SF) Jonathan Hargis, Charles Letourneau | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Jeffery Boone (SG), Luis Richard (PF) Chris Lamphere, Bruce Mitchell, Christopher Ferry | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Luis Richard snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-70 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth's pass is intercepted by Gary Goldberg | 57-70 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 57-70 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Luis Richard tips it but misses | 57-70 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Goldberg | 57-70 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Boone | 57-72 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-72 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Dana Driver tips it home | 59-72 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer is fouled in the backcourt by Dana Driver - foul #2 on Dana Driver, team foul #9 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Robinson (PF) Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Chris Lamphere (SF) Jeffery Boone, Luis Richard | |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | James Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on James Daniel - foul #2 on James Daniel, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | James Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | James Daniel is fouled in the backcourt by Dana Driver - foul #3 on Dana Driver, team foul #10 | 61-74 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | James Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | James Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Dana Driver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-76 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steve Hayworth - foul #2 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #11 | 61-76 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | James Robinson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chris Lamphere - foul #3 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #10 | 61-77 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | James Daniel runs out the clock | 63-77 |