| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti inbounds the ball | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Mark Zinner steals it from Andrew Bullock | 46-27 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | George Carl knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Armstrong | 49-27 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on Douglas Sanders - foul #1 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #1 | 49-27 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Joel Herman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roberto Conti | 49-30 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-30 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | George Carl hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Douglas Sanders | 49-33 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Joel Herman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by Tim Whatley - foul #3 on Tim Whatley, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Alvin Baize (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, George Carl, Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Enam Africa can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-33 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Theodore Green can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Ivan Zervas takes the ball from Michael Morgan in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Randolph Conner blocks the short jumper by Yuri Ziek | 49-33 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Enam Africa grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Enam Africa loses the dribble to Michael Morgan | 49-33 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Michael Morgan connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Anthony Tuck swats the layup by Yuri Ziek | 52-33 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas tips it home | 52-35 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Alvin Baize hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-35 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Baize (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Yuri Ziek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti double dribbles | 52-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), George Carl (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Michael Morgan, Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Yuri Ziek, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-35 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Zinner - foul #1 on Mark Zinner, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck is hacked by Oscar Ortiz - foul #2 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| 14:49 | Purdue | George Carl misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Oscar Ortiz | 52-36 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala clanks a floater from the left block | 52-36 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Tim Whatley gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Tuck | 54-36 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-38 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | George Carl misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz is whistled for traveling | 54-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Alvin Baize (SF), Randolph Conner (PF) Kevin Armstrong, George Carl, Tim Whatley, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Mark Zinner scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from John Madden | 56-38 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti loses the dribble to Alvin Baize | 56-38 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Alvin Baize lays it in | 58-38 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Yuri Ziek | 58-40 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Mark Zinner blows the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Zervas - foul #2 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #2 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SF) Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Theodore Green (C) Robert Deitz, Douglas Sanders | |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Theodore Green gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti lays it in on a nice dish by Enam Africa and he's hacked by Alvin Baize - foul #1 on Alvin Baize, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), George Carl (SG) John Madden, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG) Enam Africa | |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Alvin Baize is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-43 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Alvin Baize snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | George Carl comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Baize | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Mark Zinner (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | George Carl buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Alvin Baize pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by Roberto Conti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roberto Conti, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, George Carl, Javier Cuevas, Alvin Baize, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Yuri Ziek, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Randolph Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Michael Morgan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Randolph Conner snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Michael Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Herman | 64-45 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), George Carl (SG), Javier Cuevas (SF), Alvin Baize (PF), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Michael Morgan, Tim Whatley, Anthony Tuck, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Yuri Ziek (SF) Joel Herman, Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala | |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Alvin Baize connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 67-45 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Enam Africa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Oscar Ortiz is called for the reach on Javier Cuevas - foul #3 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #4 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Yuri Ziek - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #5 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Javier Cuevas, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF) Enam Africa | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 13 pts. C - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Theodore Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Randolph Conner travels with the ball | 67-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Alvin Baize | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Anthony Tuck - foul #1 on Anthony Tuck, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SG) George Carl | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF) Roberto Conti, Theodore Green | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the free throw | 67-47 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 67-47 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Madden | 70-47 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-47 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Tim Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-47 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck hits the follow up shot | 72-47 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by John Madden - foul #1 on John Madden, team foul #8 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), George Carl (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Alvin Baize (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, John Madden, Tim Whatley, Anthony Tuck, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Theodore Green (C) Yuri Ziek, Douglas Sanders | |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Theodore Green gets the offensive rebound | 72-48 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas double dribbles | 72-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG) Andrew Bullock | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | George Carl makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 75-48 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Enam Africa can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 75-48 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Alvin Baize gets the rebound | 75-48 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Enam Africa takes the ball from Javier Cuevas in the backcourt | 75-48 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Zervas and he's hacked by Javier Cuevas - foul #2 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #9 | 75-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Javier Cuevas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Enam Africa | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses the free throw | 75-50 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 75-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Michael Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Carl | 78-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz double dribbles | 78-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), John Madden (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Alvin Baize, George Carl, Michael Morgan, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Madden (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Ziek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Diego Ayala (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zervas (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | John Madden is hacked by Yuri Ziek - foul #4 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #6 | 78-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SF) Tim Whatley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas hits the easy wide open finger roll | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Enam Africa connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Diego Ayala | 80-53 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-53 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 80-53 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala's floater is tipped away by Randolph Conner | 80-53 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 80-53 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck's pass is intercepted by Yuri Ziek | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 80-53 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the offensive board | 80-53 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Javier Cuevas is called for the reach on Diego Ayala - foul #3 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #10 | 80-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Javier Cuevas, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 80-54 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Enam Africa steals the ball from George Carl | 80-54 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Enam Africa loses the dribble to Tim Whatley | 80-54 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 80-54 |