| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (fresh) PF - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) C - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) SG - Steve Betz (fresh) SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) C - Scott Stemple (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber's layup is rejected by Benjamin Desalvo | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Steve Betz tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski's pass is intercepted by Scott Stemple | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Isaac Howells pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Isaac Howells travels in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple loses the dribble to Franjo Rybinski | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Desalvo | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Desalvo - foul #1 on Benjamin Desalvo, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG) Isaac Howells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Mike Raybon takes the ball from James Reed | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski lays it in on a great pass from Mike Raybon | 6-4 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick is fouled on the floor by Matthew Carlos - foul #1 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Branch (PF) Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Harry Branch swats the short shot by Lee Merrick | 6-4 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | James Carey gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | James Reed is fouled on the floor by Mike Raybon - foul #1 on Mike Raybon, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard (C) Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (tiring) PF - Harry Branch (fresh) C - Emmanuel Shephard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) SG - James Reed (fresh) SF - James Carey (fresh) PF - Lee Merrick (fresh) C - William Carter (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is hacked by Robert Damron - foul #1 on Robert Damron, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Chaffee (PG) Mike Raybon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicolas Koopman - foul #1 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Peter Hines pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits a jumper near the basket set up by Peter Hines | 7-6 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Nicolas Koopman takes the ball from Matthew Carlos | 7-6 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicolas Koopman | 7-8 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Peter Hines | 7-8 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Peter Hines pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is fouled on the floor by Matthew Carlos - foul #2 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Alejandre (PG), Isaac Howells (SG), Benjamin Desalvo (PF) Eric Chaffee, Matthew Carlos, Harry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Peter Hines | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | James Carey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Alejandre - foul #1 on Robert Alejandre, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo is whistled for a carry | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Alejandre (fresh) SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) SF - Franjo Rybinski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Desalvo (fairly fresh) C - Emmanuel Shephard (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) SG - James Reed (fresh) SF - James Carey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Merrick (fresh) C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Benjamin Desalvo denies the turnaround by Scott Stemple | 7-13 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Robert Alejandre throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SF) Robert Alejandre | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a driving attempt from the left block | 7-15 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Robert Damron is called for the reach on Franjo Rybinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Damron, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) Robert Damron | |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 7-15 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | James Carey gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Isaac Howells hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 7-15 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Isaac Howells - foul #1 on Isaac Howells, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG) Isaac Howells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Peter Hines (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, James Carey, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 7-15 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Mike Raybon grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Steve Betz - foul #1 on Steve Betz, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG), Harry Branch (PF) Mike Raybon, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, Peter Hines | |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Steve Betz clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 13-16 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it home | 13-18 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski clanks a shot from the right side | 13-18 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Carter | 13-18 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Branch | 13-21 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is denied on a layup by Carl Richardson | 13-21 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carey | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (tired) 1 pts. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) C - Benjamin Desalvo (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson jams it | 13-23 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski connects on the floater from the left side | 15-23 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Steve Betz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Isaac Howells, Harry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, James Carey, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple snags the offensive board | 15-23 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 15-26 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Franjo Rybinski is called for the reach on Nicolas Koopman - foul #1 on Franjo Rybinski, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard's pass is intercepted by Lee Merrick in the backcourt | 15-28 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-28 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it back up and in | 15-30 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Lee Merrick swats the short shot by Franjo Rybinski | 15-30 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Steve Betz snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Steve Betz scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Merrick | 15-33 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski lays it up and in and he's hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #1 on Scott Stemple, team foul #5 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG), Harry Branch (PF) Mike Raybon, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Peter Hines snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Franjo Rybinski is called for the reach on Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Franjo Rybinski, team foul #8 | 17-33 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Harry Branch | 17-33 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-33 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-33 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski travels in the backcourt | 17-33 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is hacked by Emmanuel Shephard - foul #1 on Emmanuel Shephard, team foul #9 | 17-33 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-35 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Carey | 17-38 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-38 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Harry Branch tips it home | 19-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Franjo Rybinski (very tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. SG - Isaac Howells (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (very tired) 1 pts. PF - Harry Branch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Shephard (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 19-38 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Harry Branch gets the rebound | 19-38 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 19-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG) Isaac Howells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, Peter Hines | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-38 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 19-38 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-38 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Steve Betz snags the offensive board | 19-38 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Steve Betz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Carey | 19-41 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Damron - foul #3 on Robert Damron, team foul #6 | 19-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Mike Raybon, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits a floater in the lane set up by Nicolas Koopman | 21-43 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Nicolas Koopman picks off the pass by Matthew Carlos in the backcourt | 21-43 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the easy layup | 21-43 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Benjamin Desalvo | 21-43 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski loses the dribble to Patrick Webber | 21-43 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Reed | 21-45 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 21-45 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Isaac Howells pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-45 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 21-45 |