| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | David Brock misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell tips it home | 25-21 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Watkins | 28-21 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Philip Gagnon - foul #1 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-24 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the tip | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest is called for traveling | 28-24 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Boyd - foul #2 on Larry Boyd, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | David Brock knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-27 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | David Brock steals the ball from Philip Gagnon | 29-27 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Brock | 29-29 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest lays it up and in and he's hacked by Philip Gagnon - foul #2 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Navarrete | 29-31 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Troy Watkins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Troy Watkins, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Brock out of the doubleteam | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Navarrete | 31-33 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Boyd and the foul's on Troy Watkins - foul #2 on Troy Watkins, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG) Troy Watkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | George Swick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Brown | 31-36 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Brown | 31-36 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Jordan Priest is called for the reach on Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Jordan Priest, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG) George Swick | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest tips it in | 34-38 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Barry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | David Brock is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Barry Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the finger roll | 34-40 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Reynaldo Marino | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | David Brock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Donald Donnell swats the layup by Reynaldo Marino | 37-40 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Brown | 37-40 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Troy Watkins hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest lays it up and in and the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SF), Donald Navarrete (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Philip Gagnon, Barry Brown, David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Harry Williams (PF) David Brock, Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd | |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Troy Watkins | 42-43 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Troy Watkins picks off the pass by Jordan Priest | 42-43 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Troy Watkins banks in the layup | 44-43 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest can't throw it down | 44-43 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete travels with the ball | 44-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG) Troy Watkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (C) Charles Frazier, Jordan Priest | |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Harry Williams clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell loses the dribble to Brett Burman | 47-43 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Brett Burman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brett Burman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) SG - Trevor Mercer (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Moss (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Donald Navarrete swats the layup by Gerald Moss | 47-43 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 47-43 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Troy Watkins (SG), Barry Brown (SF) Alvin Bailey, George Swick, Brett Burman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) Richard Rathjen, Trevor Mercer, Harry Williams | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Donald Navarrete blocks the jumper by Donald Donnell | 47-43 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Frazier and he's hacked by Daniel Gaither - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | David Davis loses the dribble to David Brock | 47-45 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | David Brock banks in the layup | 47-47 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Brock | 47-49 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | David Davis hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Troy Watkins loses the dribble to Donald Donnell | 49-51 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Moss and he's hacked by Philip Gagnon - foul #3 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Navarrete (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd, Gerald Moss | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Trevor Mercer - foul #1 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Barry Brown is called for the reach on David Brock - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete blows the layup | 51-55 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Navarrete | 51-55 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Donald Donnell (SF), Larry Boyd (PF) Richard Rathjen, Trevor Mercer, Harry Williams | |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier connects on the shot from the right side | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Philip Gagnon and he's hacked by Charles Frazier - foul #3 on Charles Frazier, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 53-57 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Troy Watkins hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 56-59 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits a fadeaway in the paint | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon is called for a charge - foul #4 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Gagnon - foul #5 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |