| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Tim Whatley inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:56 | Purdue | Joel Herman takes the ball from John Madden in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Joel Herman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Bullock | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled on the floor by Douglas Sanders - foul #2 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-33 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Joel Herman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Javier Cuevas | 34-35 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is open but misses the lay-in | 36-35 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck tips it home | 36-37 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled on the floor by Theodore Green - foul #1 on Theodore Green, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (SG), Alvin Baize (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Javier Cuevas, Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Oscar Ortiz | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Enam Africa | 40-37 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Robert Deitz takes the ball from Randolph Conner in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Enam Africa lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Deitz | 42-37 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Alvin Baize clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong tips it home | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (tiring) PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz is fouled on the floor by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG) Enam Africa, Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG), Michael Morgan (SF) John Madden, Tim Whatley | |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti clanks a shot near the basket | 42-39 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Javier Cuevas is called for the reach on Andrew Bullock - foul #2 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Andrew Bullock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek is hacked by Javier Cuevas - foul #3 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Sanders | 42-39 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by Joel Herman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Herman, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (SF) Joel Herman, Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Anthony Tuck (PF) Kevin Armstrong, Alvin Baize | |
| 14:04 | Purdue | George Carl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Yuri Ziek - foul #4 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Roberto Conti (SF) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF) Javier Cuevas | |
| 14:04 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | George Carl comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti lays it in set up by Joel Herman | 46-41 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Michael Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Roberto Conti, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Kevin Armstrong (SG), Alvin Baize (SF), Randolph Conner (C) George Carl, Michael Morgan, Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Randolph Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | John Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on Diego Ayala - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Roberto Conti (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders tips it in | 48-41 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Madden | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Baize (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Alvin Baize steps in front of the Enam Africa pass | 48-44 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Alvin Baize drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Tuck | 48-47 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-47 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz tips it in | 50-47 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Alvin Baize knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 50-50 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Alvin Baize hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong | 50-52 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Alvin Baize snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Alvin Baize hits a wide open driving attempt from close range | 50-54 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Randolph Conner - foul #2 on Randolph Conner, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF) Enam Africa, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Kevin Armstrong, Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 51-54 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Deitz | 51-54 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Joel Herman loses the dribble to Mark Zinner | 51-54 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | George Carl makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Javier Cuevas | 51-57 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Joel Herman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz misses the tip | 51-57 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas tips it but misses | 51-57 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Deitz - foul #1 on Robert Deitz, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Theodore Green (C) Robert Deitz, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | George Carl is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Carl (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Javier Cuevas (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala can't tip it in | 51-59 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | George Carl gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Joel Herman steps in front of the Anthony Tuck pass | 51-59 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner buries a shot from the baseline set up by Tim Whatley | 51-61 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-61 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Randolph Conner (PF) George Carl, Anthony Tuck | |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Joel Herman hits a 3 from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Andrew Bullock is called for the reach on Javier Cuevas - foul #3 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Andrew Bullock, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) Tim Whatley | |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roberto Conti | 56-61 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Randolph Conner - foul #3 on Randolph Conner, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF), Alvin Baize (PF) Javier Cuevas, Randolph Conner | |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 58-61 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek double dribbles | 58-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Yuri Ziek, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Bullock | 60-61 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Douglas Sanders | 60-61 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders tips it in | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Bullock (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Diego Ayala (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (tired) 4 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Whatley (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. C - Mark Zinner (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Alvin Baize hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Sanders - foul #3 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Anthony Tuck (PF), Randolph Conner (C) John Madden, Michael Morgan, Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Alvin Baize makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Alvin Baize makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Herman | 64-63 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is denied on a layup by Theodore Green | 64-63 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Anthony Tuck - foul #2 on Anthony Tuck, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Yuri Ziek, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF) Alvin Baize | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 3rd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Roberto Conti steps in front of the Anthony Tuck pass | 66-63 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Randolph Conner | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas loses the dribble to Oscar Ortiz | 66-63 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tim Whatley - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Mark Zinner scores on a fadeaway from close range | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Herman | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Sanders | 70-65 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Cuevas - foul #4 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG) Joel Herman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Roberto Conti picks off the pass by Mark Zinner | 70-65 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti hits the finger roll | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Yuri Ziek steps in front of the John Madden pass in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti lays it in set up by Yuri Ziek | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Tim Whatley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by John Madden - foul #2 on John Madden, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Yuri Ziek | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | John Madden is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Herman - foul #3 on Joel Herman, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | John Madden misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Enam Africa runs out the clock | 75-65 |