| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 19:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 31-24 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Lee Alvis makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Lee Alvis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | John Congdon tips it home | 33-26 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lee Alvis | 33-28 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | James Carter is whistled for traveling | 33-28 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 33-28 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 33-28 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joe Hayner | 33-28 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Seth Montford double dribbles | 33-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wyble | 33-28 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Lee Alvis drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 33-30 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) John Congdon, Jonas Richardson, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Wyble, Joe Hayner | |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Matthew Foret steals the ball from Joshua Brown | 35-30 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Salvatore Giordano is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #2 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Carter (C) Ernest Trammell, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Seth Montford (PF) Derick Baker, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Claar (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - James Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Graf (fresh) PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | James Claar scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mike Clark | 38-30 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | James Cross buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Alvis | 38-33 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Claar | 41-33 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | James Gregory steals it from Seth Montford | 41-33 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Mike Clark gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #1 on Joshua Brown, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), John Congdon (SG), Jonas Richardson (SF), Robert Cox (PF) Mike Clark, James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Lee Alvis, John Graf, Seth Montford, Joshua Brown | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joe Hayner | 41-33 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Joe Hayner is hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble comes up short on the runner in the lane | 41-33 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | John Congdon hits a fadeaway from the right block | 43-33 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | James Cross misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernest Trammell | 43-33 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the easy layup | 43-33 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Robert Cox tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Joe Hayner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (SG), Seth Montford (PF) James Cross, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | John Congdon hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Joe Hayner's floater is tipped away by Jonas Richardson | 47-35 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Robert Cox gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wyble | 47-35 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses long on a floater from the right side | 47-35 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | John Congdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) John Congdon, Jonas Richardson, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), John Graf (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Wyble, Joe Hayner | |
| 10:01 | Purdue | James Cross can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Joshua Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Gregory double dribbles | 47-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Ernest Trammell, James Carter | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-37 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Joshua Brown - foul #2 on Joshua Brown, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Congdon (SG), Jonas Richardson (SF), Robert Cox (PF) James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Lee Alvis, John Graf, Seth Montford, Joshua Brown | |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Joe Hayner pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Cross | 49-39 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Salvatore Giordano is called for the reach on Robert Cox - foul #3 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-39 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Robert Cox steps in front of the Salvatore Giordano pass | 49-39 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the board | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:37 | Purdue | James Cross knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-42 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | John Congdon clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Salvatore Giordano - foul #4 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (SG), Seth Montford (PF), Joshua Brown (C) James Cross, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Seth Montford drills a shot from the right block and the foul's on James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF) John Congdon, Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | James Claar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derick Baker - foul #1 on Derick Baker, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Graf (SF) Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | James Claar misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | James Claar misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Seth Montford | 50-45 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Joshua Brown misses badly on a shot near the basket | 50-45 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Seth Montford swats the layup by Alphonso Valdez | 50-45 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Joshua Brown gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Joshua Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), John Congdon (SG), Jonas Richardson (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), James Cross (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Joe Hayner (C) Lee Alvis, Derick Baker, John Graf, Joshua Brown | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Robert Cox buries a floater from the right block set up by Ernest Trammell | 52-45 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | James Cross knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | John Congdon loses the ball out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | James Cross clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | John Congdon drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Trammell | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Joe Hayner is hacked by James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Seth Montford (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Joe Hayner can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 55-48 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the jumpshot from the right side | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | James Cross misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Hayner | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | James Cross can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | James Cross drills a 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Seth Montford gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | James Cross clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Hamilton is called for the reach on James Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | James Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Robert Cox pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is fouled in the backcourt by James Cross - foul #4 on James Cross, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the halfcourt shot | 58-51 |