| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Rains (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Sadusky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Indiana | David Rains loses the ball out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Orville Lange comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Grover Sadler - foul #3 on Grover Sadler, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Felix Cole (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Miller (C) Grover Sadler | |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:52 | Indiana | David Rains misses the shot from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Orville Lange gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Orville Lange clanks a shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:30 | Indiana | Richard Miller pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:17 | Indiana | David Rains lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Sadusky | 27-33 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Richard Miller is called for the reach on Chuck Moore - foul #2 on Richard Miller, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs tips it but misses | 27-33 |
| 17:39 | Indiana | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:15 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Hughes | 27-36 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Chas Reimann | 29-36 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky loses the dribble to Chas Reimann | 29-36 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Michael Marshall steals the ball from Jeffery Brannen | 29-36 |
| 15:43 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Rains (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Sadusky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Felix Cole (PF) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (PG), Robert Gibbs (SG), Mario Martin (SF), Frederick Saucier (PF), Grover Sadler (C) David Rains, Gary Hughes, Anthony Sadusky, Michael Marshall, Richard Miller | |
| 15:13 | Indiana | Grover Sadler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Grover Sadler is called for the reach on Thomas Combs - foul #4 on Grover Sadler, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Miller (C) Grover Sadler | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Felix Cole can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Miller - foul #3 on Richard Miller, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG) Darrell Estes | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:41 | Indiana | Mario Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:36 | Indiana | Luis Merritt buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Felix Cole's floater is tipped away by Richard Miller | 30-39 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 13:55 | Indiana | Luis Merritt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Felix Cole snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Felix Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 13:28 | Indiana | Mario Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 12:59 | Indiana | Luis Merritt clanks a jumper from the right side | 30-39 |
| 12:57 | Indiana | Richard Miller snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 12:37 | Indiana | Luis Merritt is called for 5 seconds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (PG), Gary Hughes (SG), Anthony Sadusky (SF), Michael Marshall (PF) Luis Merritt, Robert Gibbs, Mario Martin, Frederick Saucier | |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 12:09 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 11:48 | Indiana | Gary Hughes is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Brannen - foul #4 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Steven Coulter, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:33 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-39 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Rains (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Sadusky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Orville Lange's floater is knocked away by Michael Marshall | 30-39 |
| 11:01 | Indiana | Gary Hughes gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Gary Hughes clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Felix Cole - foul #2 on Felix Cole, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Orville Lange, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Gary Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Gary Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes scores on a floater from close range | 32-40 |
| 09:48 | Indiana | David Rains hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 32-40 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the dunk attempt | 32-40 |
| 09:27 | Indiana | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 09:10 | Indiana | David Rains is fouled on the floor by Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (C) Darrell Estes, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gibbs (SG), Mario Martin (SF) Gary Hughes, Anthony Sadusky | |
| 08:45 | Indiana | David Rains misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 08:44 | Indiana | Michael Marshall tips it in | 32-42 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is fouled on the floor by Mario Martin - foul #1 on Mario Martin, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (PG), Frederick Saucier (PF) David Rains, Michael Marshall | |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Richard Miller - foul #4 on Richard Miller, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky (SF), Grover Sadler (C) Mario Martin, Richard Miller | |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 07:53 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Steven Coulter - foul #2 on Steven Coulter, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Hughes (SG) Robert Gibbs | |
| 07:53 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 07:53 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 07:53 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky makes the 3rd free throw | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Orville Lange gets the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Luis Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Sadusky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frederick Saucier (fresh) C - Grover Sadler (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (PG), Michael Marshall (PF) Luis Merritt, Frederick Saucier | |
| 06:52 | Indiana | David Rains splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Felix Cole - foul #3 on Felix Cole, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 06:52 | Indiana | David Rains makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 06:52 | Indiana | David Rains makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 36-47 |
| 06:03 | Indiana | David Rains is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 06:02 | Indiana | Michael Marshall tips it but misses | 36-47 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen loses the dribble to Gary Hughes in the backcourt | 36-47 |
| 05:32 | Indiana | Gary Hughes drills a shot from the right side | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 05:23 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Michael Marshall | 36-49 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | Gary Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 04:46 | Indiana | Grover Sadler gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Anthony Sadusky misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 36-49 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Rains - foul #2 on David Rains, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (PG), Robert Gibbs (SG), Mario Martin (SF), Frederick Saucier (PF), Richard Miller (C) David Rains, Gary Hughes, Anthony Sadusky, Michael Marshall, Grover Sadler | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 03:45 | Indiana | Felix Cole is called for the reach on Richard Miller - foul #4 on Felix Cole, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Combs (C) Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:45 | Indiana | Richard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 03:45 | Indiana | Richard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Luis Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Saucier (fresh) C - Richard Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Luis Merritt and he's hacked by Chuck Moore - foul #2 on Chuck Moore, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (C) Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:09 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs misses the free throw | 40-53 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Felix Cole | 40-53 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Chuck Moore, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:30 | Indiana | Luis Merritt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Orville Lange - foul #2 on Orville Lange, team foul #9 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:30 | Indiana | Luis Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 02:30 | Indiana | Luis Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mario Martin - foul #2 on Mario Martin, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Chuck Moore, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 01:51 | Indiana | Luis Merritt connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Gibbs | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann comes up short on the shot in the paint | 42-56 |
| 01:40 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Indiana | Frederick Saucier buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Luis Merritt | 42-58 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Orville Lange and he's hacked by Frederick Saucier - foul #1 on Frederick Saucier, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:42 | Indiana | Luis Merritt knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Gibbs | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Richard Miller blocks the jumper by Orville Lange | 45-60 |
| 00:35 | Indiana | Richard Miller snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Robert Gibbs hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mario Martin | 45-62 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Felix Cole comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-62 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Luis Merritt gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Luis Merritt runs out the clock | 45-62 |