| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) SG - Thomas Paolini (fresh) SF - Ralph Huminski (fresh) PF - Brady Lasher (fresh) C - Dale Kincannon (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 | Indiana | Brady Lasher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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) | |
| 19:37 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple steps out of bounds on the baseline | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Indiana | Brady Lasher buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Kincannon | 5-0 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Brady Lasher - foul #1 on Brady Lasher, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:51 | Indiana | Henry Johnson loses the dribble to Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt | 5-1 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is denied on a layup by Brady Lasher | 5-1 |
| 18:35 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Thomas Paolini | 5-1 |
| 18:21 | Indiana | Henry Johnson is fouled on the floor by Scott Stemple - foul #1 on Scott Stemple, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | Brady Lasher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-1 |
| Subs | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon (SF), Alfred Anderson (C) Ralph Huminski, Dale Kincannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Scott Stemple | |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Indiana | Brady Lasher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carl Richardson - foul #1 on Carl Richardson, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG) Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson | |
| 17:24 | Indiana | Brady Lasher makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:24 | Indiana | Brady Lasher makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 7-3 |
| 17:14 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:10 | Indiana | Juan Salgado misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-3 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Reed | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Robert Damron buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on Andrei Zaffalon - foul #1 on Andrei Zaffalon, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Edie (SG), Paul Schaefer (PF) Thomas Paolini, Brady Lasher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:43 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Anderson | 9-6 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Robert Damron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (SF), Dale Kincannon (C) Andrei Zaffalon, Alfred Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) William Carter | |
| 16:17 | Indiana | Juan Salgado misses long on an open floater from the right block | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:56 | Indiana | Juan Salgado hits a wide open jump hook in the paint | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Juan Salgado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Edie (fresh) SF - Ralph Huminski (fresh) PF - Paul Schaefer (fresh) C - Dale Kincannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Reed | 11-8 |
| 15:29 | Indiana | Juan Salgado misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 11-8 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Kincannon - foul #1 on Dale Kincannon, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Thomas Paolini (SG), Andrei Zaffalon (SF), Brady Lasher (PF), Alfred Anderson (C) Juan Salgado, David Edie, Ralph Huminski, Paul Schaefer, Dale Kincannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Lee Merrick | |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:49 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini's layup is rejected by Scott Stemple | 11-10 |
| 14:47 | Indiana | Alfred Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:31 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini connects on the open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfred Anderson | 13-10 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Richardson | 13-13 |
| 14:18 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon is hacked by Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Scott Stemple | |
| 14:07 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:45 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:16 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it home | 13-15 |
| 12:46 | Indiana | Brady Lasher lays it in set up by Andrei Zaffalon | 15-15 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Paolini steals it from Patrick Webber | 15-15 |
| 12:31 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini is hacked by Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Webber, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), David Edie (SG), Ralph Huminski (SF), Paul Schaefer (PF), Dale Kincannon (C) Henry Johnson, Thomas Paolini, Andrei Zaffalon, Brady Lasher, Alfred Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| 12:16 | Indiana | Juan Salgado buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Edie | 18-15 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 11:40 | Indiana | Juan Salgado misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 18-17 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Juan Salgado (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Edie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Huminski (fresh) PF - Paul Schaefer (fresh) C - Dale Kincannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Hines (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Schaefer - foul #1 on Paul Schaefer, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Paolini (PG), Earl Haynes (PF) Juan Salgado, Paul Schaefer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Lee Merrick (C) Robert Damron, James Reed, Peter Hines | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick's floater is tipped away by Earl Haynes | 18-18 |
| 11:03 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Earl Haynes | 18-18 |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Kincannon | 20-18 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Earl Haynes - foul #1 on Earl Haynes, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Brady Lasher (PF) David Edie, Dale Kincannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Lee Merrick | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Earl Haynes's pass is intercepted by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the finger roll | 20-22 |
| 10:01 | Indiana | Brady Lasher is hacked by Carl Richardson - foul #2 on Carl Richardson, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Schaefer (PF) Brady Lasher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Carey, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 09:43 | Indiana | Ralph Huminski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-22 |
| 09:41 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Johnson | 20-22 |
| 09:28 | Indiana | Lee Merrick is called for the reach on Ralph Huminski - foul #1 on Lee Merrick, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), Andrei Zaffalon (SF), Dale Kincannon (C) Henry Johnson, Ralph Huminski, Earl Haynes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG) Steve Betz | |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Damron - foul #1 on Robert Damron, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (PF), William Carter (C) Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini makes the 3rd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Nicolas Koopman - foul #1 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Edie (SG), Brady Lasher (PF) Thomas Paolini, Paul Schaefer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF) Robert Damron | |
| 08:33 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Andrei Zaffalon and the foul's on James Carey - foul #1 on James Carey, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Alfred Anderson (C) Juan Salgado, Andrei Zaffalon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| 08:33 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | James Reed misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | James Carey grabs the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 08:07 | Indiana | Alfred Anderson grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 07:44 | Indiana | Henry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 07:43 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon tips it in | 27-22 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | James Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Johnson - foul #1 on Henry Johnson, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Paolini (SG), Ralph Huminski (SF), Earl Haynes (C) David Edie, Dale Kincannon, Alfred Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Earl Haynes is called for the reach on Steve Betz - foul #2 on Earl Haynes, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), Paul Schaefer (PF), Dale Kincannon (C) Henry Johnson, Brady Lasher, Earl Haynes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) James Carey | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:24 | Indiana | Paul Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Juan Salgado (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Paolini (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ralph Huminski (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Schaefer (fresh) C - Dale Kincannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Damron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Merrick (fresh) C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Indiana | Juan Salgado clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Damron - foul #2 on Robert Damron, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon (SF) Ralph Huminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF) Robert Damron | |
| 07:02 | Indiana | Juan Salgado makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:02 | Indiana | Juan Salgado misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Andrei Zaffalon is called for the reach on Steve Betz - foul #2 on Andrei Zaffalon, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (SF) Andrei Zaffalon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:30 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 06:22 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:57 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Betz - foul #1 on Steve Betz, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Brady Lasher (PF), Alfred Anderson (C) Juan Salgado, Paul Schaefer, Dale Kincannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), Peter Hines (PF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 05:57 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:57 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | James Carey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Edie (SG) Ralph Huminski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:11 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 33-24 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Johnson - foul #2 on Henry Johnson, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), Ralph Huminski (SF) Henry Johnson, Thomas Paolini | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG) James Carey | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | David Edie loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-26 |
| 04:47 | Indiana | Alfred Anderson grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 04:31 | Indiana | David Edie drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Anderson | 35-26 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Steve Betz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dale Kincannon (C) Alfred Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| 03:58 | Indiana | David Edie is hacked by Steve Betz - foul #2 on Steve Betz, team foul #12 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Andrei Zaffalon (SF), Paul Schaefer (PF), Earl Haynes (C) Juan Salgado, Ralph Huminski, Brady Lasher, Dale Kincannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, Lee Merrick | |
| 03:58 | Indiana | David Edie makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:58 | Indiana | David Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson banks in the layup | 37-28 |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by David Edie | 39-28 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a runner from close range | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) SG - David Edie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Zaffalon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Schaefer (fresh) C - Earl Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-30 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is hacked by Paul Schaefer - foul #2 on Paul Schaefer, team foul #10 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Paolini (SG), Brady Lasher (PF) David Edie, Paul Schaefer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), Lee Merrick (C) Steve Betz, Scott Stemple | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:18 | Indiana | Earl Haynes buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Johnson | 41-32 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Brady Lasher - foul #2 on Brady Lasher, team foul #11 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), Dale Kincannon (SF), Alfred Anderson (C) Henry Johnson, Andrei Zaffalon, Earl Haynes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, Carl Richardson | |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Juan Salgado is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #13 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (PF) Lee Merrick | |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Juan Salgado misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Juan Salgado makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 01:38 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 01:12 | Indiana | Thomas Paolini blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 01:10 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Brady Lasher snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | James Reed steals the ball from Thomas Paolini | 44-35 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | James Reed lays it in | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |