| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits a wide open turnaround in the lane set up by Kenneth Sainz | 28-41 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Gerard Bower steps in front of the Wayne Willis pass | 28-41 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes can't finish the layup | 28-41 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Gerard Bower snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Kenneth Sainz and he's hacked by Joshua Glover - foul #2 on Joshua Glover, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the free throw | 28-43 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | George Dumas snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Willis | 31-43 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 31-43 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | George Dumas pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Gerard Bower buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cesar Rizzo | 31-45 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is whistled for traveling | 31-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG), James Jones (SG), Jonathan Alejo (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Daniel Rhodes (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, George Dumas, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (PF), David Bragg (C) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Gray (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is fouled on the floor by John Washer - foul #2 on John Washer, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes | |
| 17:44 | Purdue | David Bragg can't finish the layup | 31-45 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Paul McThune gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Edward Gray comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-45 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is fouled on the floor by Edward Gray - foul #1 on Edward Gray, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Swinney | 31-47 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Cesar Rizzo picks off the pass by Daniel Rhodes | 31-47 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Rhodes - foul #1 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Scott Drees (SF), George Dumas (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) John Washer, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | George Dumas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | The short jumper by Nenad Smolski is denied by Elmer Snedeker | 31-49 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | George Dumas gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by George Dumas | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Gerard Bower in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (SG), Edward Gray (SF) Wayne Willis, Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Glover - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #7 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG) Kenneth Sainz | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Washer | 36-49 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Thomas Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Elmer Snedeker | 36-49 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Otto Konopka steals the ball from John Washer | 36-49 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Gerard Bower banks in the layup on a nice dish by Otto Konopka | 36-51 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | John Washer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Turner - foul #1 on Thomas Turner, team foul #1 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Jonathan Alejo (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Daniel Rhodes (C) James Jones, Edward Gray, George Dumas, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Rodney Penaflor (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Otto Konopka, Joshua Barnes, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | John Washer makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | John Washer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | John Washer is called for the reach on Nenad Smolski - foul #3 on John Washer, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Cesar Rizzo denies the turnaround by Wayne Willis | 38-51 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | John Washer grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | John Washer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is called for traveling | 38-51 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | John Washer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-51 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Sainz - foul #3 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (C) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Michael Swinney | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo knocks in the shot from close range set up by Daniel Rhodes | 40-51 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #9 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), George Dumas (PF) Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Rodney Penaflor, Nenad Smolski | |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Scott Drees pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-52 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Thomas Turner is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Sainz | 40-54 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Rhodes | 42-54 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the easy layup | 42-54 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | George Dumas gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Washer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Dumas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | John Washer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Willis | 44-54 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the wide open floater from the left block set up by Otto Konopka | 44-56 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-56 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo buries a shot in the paint set up by Otto Konopka | 44-58 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Drees | 47-58 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is open and lays it up and in and he's hacked by Daniel Rhodes - foul #2 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #10 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Jonathan Alejo (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) John Washer, Scott Drees, George Dumas, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Rodney Penaflor (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Otto Konopka, Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 47-61 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Alejo - foul #3 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #11 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Elmer Snedeker is blocked by Rodney Penaflor | 47-62 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #12 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG), Edward Gray (SG) James Jones, Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Paul McThune comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-64 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Rodney Penaflor steals the ball from Jonathan Alejo | 47-64 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Paul McThune takes the ball from Rodney Penaflor | 47-64 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Elmer Snedeker, team foul #13 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), George Dumas (PF) Edward Gray, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Joshua Barnes, Rodney Penaflor, David Bragg | |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 47-66 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | The jumper by George Dumas is denied by Nenad Smolski | 47-66 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | George Dumas grabs the offensive board | 47-66 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | John Washer tips it home | 49-66 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Washer (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Drees (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Dumas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-66 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | John Washer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-66 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 49-66 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 49-66 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | John Washer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), James Jones (SG), Jonathan Alejo (SF), Daniel Rhodes (C) John Washer, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is fouled on the floor by George Dumas - foul #3 on George Dumas, team foul #14 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul McThune (C) George Dumas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (SF) Kenneth Sainz | |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor loses the dribble to Daniel Rhodes | 49-68 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-68 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-68 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | James Jones hits the follow up shot | 51-68 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Gray (SF), George Dumas (PF) Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Rodney Penaflor, David Bragg | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Edward Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | George Dumas hits the follow up shot | 53-68 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #3 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Paul McThune (C) James Jones, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Turner | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otto Konopka, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Otto Konopka, Joshua Barnes | |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Michael Swinney steals it from Scott Drees | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Michael Swinney loses the dribble to Joshua Glover in the backcourt | 53-68 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-68 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo clanks a jumper from the left block | 53-68 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Paul McThune grabs the board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover gets the offensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-68 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | George Dumas can't tip it in | 53-68 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sainz | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Drees (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Dumas (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul McThune (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (tiring) 26 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #15 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Jonathan Alejo (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, George Dumas, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor connects on the runner near the basket set up by Joshua Barnes | 53-70 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | James Jones is hacked by Rodney Penaflor - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #5 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Gray (SG), Paul McThune (C) Wayne Willis, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), David Bragg (C) Michael Swinney, Thomas Turner | |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-70 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Edward Gray is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edward Gray, team foul #16 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (SF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor lays it in set up by Gerard Bower | 53-72 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-72 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Gerard Bower lays it in uncontested set up by Joshua Barnes | 53-74 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo is hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #2 on Gerard Bower, team foul #6 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (C) Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor, David Bragg | |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-74 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski gets the rebound | 53-74 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Paul McThune is called for the reach on Gerard Bower in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul McThune, team foul #17 | 53-74 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | James Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-75 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cesar Rizzo | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Gerard Bower steals it from Daniel Rhodes | 53-77 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Gerard Bower slams it home | 53-79 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | James Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-79 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes pulls down the rebound | 53-79 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gerard Bower runs out the clock | 53-79 |