| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Richard Boyd inbounds the ball | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Indiana | Richard Boyd drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Ivan Zahl | 26-43 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Dikembe Akre steals it from Scott Drees | 26-43 |
| 19:11 | Indiana | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Ivan Zahl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Willis, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 18:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by George Dumas - foul #1 on George Dumas, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo (SF) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 18:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis tips it in | 28-45 |
| 18:09 | Indiana | Joshua Glover steps in front of the Gary Waters pass | 28-45 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | George Dumas is open and scores on a jumper from close range set up by Wayne Willis out of the doubleteam | 30-45 |
| 17:36 | Indiana | Wayne Willis takes the ball from Ivan Zahl | 30-45 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the finger roll | 32-45 |
| 17:20 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is whistled for a carry | 32-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Edward Gray (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Daniel Rhodes (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Jonathan Alejo, George Dumas, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Dikembe Akre, Richard Boyd, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Ivan Zahl is called for the reach on Edward Gray - foul #1 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Scott Drees and the foul's on Paul Stovall - foul #2 on Paul Stovall, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:29 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles is whistled for traveling | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG) Ivan Zahl | |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Glenn Nickerson steps in front of the Paul McThune pass | 35-45 |
| 16:09 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Gilbert and he's fouled by Scott Drees - foul #3 on Scott Drees, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Jonathan Alejo (SF) Edward Gray, Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 16:09 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Paul McThune | 35-47 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Paul McThune is hacked by Paul Stovall - foul #3 on Paul Stovall, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), John Washer (SF), George Dumas (PF) James Jones, Paul McThune, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Washer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Gary Waters steps in front of the Jonathan Alejo pass | 35-47 |
| 15:32 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #2 on Joshua Glover, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Richard Boyd (SF) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles | |
| 15:06 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | John Washer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-47 |
| 14:59 | Indiana | Gary Waters pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:31 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Akre | 35-50 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | John Washer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-50 |
| 14:21 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 14:02 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Richard Boyd snags the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:33 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | George Dumas drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 13:23 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is fouled in the backcourt by George Dumas - foul #2 on George Dumas, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Edward Gray (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, John Washer, George Dumas, Jonathan Alejo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Dikembe Akre, Richard Boyd, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| 13:05 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert is hacked by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| 12:43 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Daryl Mireles | 38-52 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Edward Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-52 |
| 12:23 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:19 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-52 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Edward Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | James Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 12:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:08 | Indiana | James Jones is called for the reach on Robert Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Daniel Rhodes (C) Edward Gray, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG) Ivan Zahl | |
| 12:08 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Paul McThune grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | James Jones misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Paul Stovall grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 11:33 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-52 |
| 11:31 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles tips it in | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Mireles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Stovall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Nickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | James Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Gilbert in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| 11:04 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits a wide open floater from the baseline set up by Glenn Nickerson | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is hacked by Paul Stovall - foul #4 on Paul Stovall, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), John Washer (SF), Elmer Snedeker (C) James Jones, Scott Drees, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Richard Boyd (SF), Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Dikembe Akre, Daryl Mireles, Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Ivan Zahl steals it from Elmer Snedeker | 38-56 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Richard Boyd's pass is intercepted by Elmer Snedeker | 38-56 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 38-56 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 09:33 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 38-56 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover loses the dribble to Gary Waters | 38-56 |
| 08:59 | Indiana | Richard Boyd drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Gilbert | 38-58 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Richard Boyd steals the ball from Wayne Willis | 38-58 |
| 08:40 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Boyd | 38-60 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-60 |
| 08:28 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 08:03 | Indiana | Richard Boyd drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Beresky | 38-62 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 07:29 | Indiana | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Richard Boyd - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #8 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Edward Gray (SG), Jonathan Alejo (SF), George Dumas (PF), Paul McThune (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, John Washer, Daniel Rhodes, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Robert Gilbert, Ivan Zahl, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| 07:29 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | George Dumas snags the defensive board | 40-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Edward Gray (fresh) SF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul McThune (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Boyd (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Dikembe Akre is called for the reach on Edward Gray - foul #3 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Richard Boyd | |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Glenn Nickerson takes the ball from James Jones | 40-62 |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson is denied on a layup by Paul McThune | 40-62 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | James Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Dumas | 43-62 |
| 06:19 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | George Dumas grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | James Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-62 |
| 06:12 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 43-62 |
| 05:43 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson hits the finger roll set up by Ivan Zahl and he's hacked by Edward Gray - foul #1 on Edward Gray, team foul #9 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), John Washer (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Elmer Snedeker (C) James Jones, Edward Gray, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG), Gary Waters (PF) Ivan Zahl, Paul Stovall | |
| 05:43 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | John Washer is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Daryl Mireles | 43-65 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is denied on a layup by Elmer Snedeker | 43-65 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from George Dumas | 45-65 |
| 04:45 | Indiana | John Washer is called for the reach on Robert Gilbert - foul #4 on John Washer, team foul #10 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (SG), Edward Gray (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Jonathan Alejo (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, George Dumas, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SF), Dustin Beresky (C) Daryl Mireles, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 04:45 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 04:45 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Paul McThune grabs the board | 45-65 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | John Washer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-65 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Jones | 45-65 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | James Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 04:14 | Indiana | Gary Waters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), George Dumas (PF) John Washer, James Jones, Edward Gray, Jonathan Alejo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Robert Gilbert | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | George Dumas is called for traveling | 48-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG), James Jones (SG), Jonathan Alejo (SF), Daniel Rhodes (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, George Dumas | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:58 | Indiana | James Jones is called for the reach on Dustin Beresky in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #11 | 48-65 |
| 03:58 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:58 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Gary Waters swats the layup by Jonathan Alejo | 48-66 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Paul McThune snags the offensive board | 48-66 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo knocks in the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Dustin Beresky - foul #2 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #6 | 50-66 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| 03:07 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 03:06 | Indiana | Gary Waters tips it back up and in | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Washer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Alejo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul McThune (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Zahl (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boyd (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dustin Beresky (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 02:48 | Indiana | Richard Boyd pulls down the rebound | 51-68 |
| 02:45 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #12 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Gray (SF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (C) Richard Boyd, Dustin Beresky | |
| 02:45 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:45 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo blows the layup | 51-70 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Paul McThune tips it home | 53-70 |
| 02:04 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the driving attempt near the basket | 53-70 |
| 02:03 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the offensive board | 53-70 |
| 01:35 | Indiana | Gary Waters can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 01:34 | Indiana | Paul Stovall tips it in | 53-72 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Gary Waters steals the ball from John Washer | 53-72 |
| 00:41 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | John Washer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones and he's fouled by Dikembe Akre - foul #4 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #7 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (C) Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SF), Dustin Beresky (C) Daryl Mireles, Paul Stovall | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | John Washer misses the free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:35 | Indiana | Gary Waters snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Indiana | Richard Boyd is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Alejo - foul #2 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #13 | 55-74 |
| 00:14 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:14 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akre - foul #5 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #8 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG) Dikembe Akre | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the board | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert runs out the clock | 55-75 |