| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Seth Montford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) C - Robert Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | David Jackson inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris connects on the driving attempt from close range | 23-26 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Robert Cox can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-26 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Robert Cox scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Clark and he's fouled by Seth Montford - foul #2 on Seth Montford, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 25-31 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Seth Montford steps in front of the George Hutchcraft pass | 25-31 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Darryl Daniels - foul #2 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Mike Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) Robert Cox | |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 27-31 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-31 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Jackson | 27-31 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | David Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) Mike Clark, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Seth Montford can't connect on a runner near the basket | 27-31 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | David Jackson tips it but misses | 27-31 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | David Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Joe Hayner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Darryl Daniels - foul #3 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Joe Hayner is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joe Hayner, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Jack Parker (SF) Derick Baker, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Parker - foul #2 on Jack Parker, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Joe Hayner snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-32 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the floater from the left side | 28-32 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Seth Montford is called for the reach on George Hutchcraft - foul #3 on Seth Montford, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), David Jackson (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Jeffrey Harris, Jack Parker, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | David Jackson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 30-32 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Joey Beverage pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) SF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Matthew Foret picks off the pass by Joey Beverage | 30-32 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is hacked by Joe Hayner - foul #4 on Joe Hayner, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Jeffrey Harris (SG), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, Joey Beverage, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Mike Clark drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Hutchcraft | 30-35 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Derick Baker can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Mike Clark | 30-37 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Jack Parker (SF), Seth Montford (C) Derick Baker, David Jackson, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Mike Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it in | 30-39 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mike Clark - foul #1 on Mike Clark, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cox | 31-41 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris's pass is intercepted by Darryl Daniels | 31-41 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Mike Clark evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-41 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Robert Cox tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton double dribbles | 31-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), David Jackson (SF), John Graf (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Harris, Jack Parker, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 31-43 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | David Jackson connects on the runner from the left block and the foul's on George Hutchcraft - foul #3 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #7 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Hayner (C) John Graf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:56 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the free throw | 33-43 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Raymond Price gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez banks in the layup set up by Jonas Richardson | 33-45 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | David Jackson buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Derick Baker | 35-45 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-45 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) SF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Seth Montford (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is denied on a layup by Seth Montford | 35-45 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Raymond Price hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Joe Hayner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-47 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alphonso Valdez | 35-47 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's floater is tipped away by David Jackson | 35-47 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Seth Montford | 35-47 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Alphonso Valdez denies the turnaround by Joe Hayner | 35-47 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Jeffrey Harris (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Derick Baker, Joey Beverage, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Darryl Daniels, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #7 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the easy layup | 35-49 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Mike Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Mike Clark's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Harris in the backcourt | 35-49 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #8 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 37-51 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano makes the 3 from straight away | 40-51 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Robert Cox slams it home on a great pass from Mike Clark | 40-53 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Parker and the foul's on Mike Clark - foul #2 on Mike Clark, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Jackson (SF), Seth Montford (C) Jack Parker, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG), Raymond Price (PF) Malcolm Archer, James Gregory | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Robert Cox buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Darryl Daniels | 43-55 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Raymond Price can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jeffrey Harris - foul #2 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), John Graf (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Harris, David Jackson, Salvatore Giordano, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Matthew Foret, Robert Cox | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Jack Parker buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Graf | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Mike Clark splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Jack Parker gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 46-57 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Mike Clark and he's fouled by John Graf - foul #1 on John Graf, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Hayner (C) Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Joe Hayner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Parker | 48-60 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Mike Clark's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | John Graf clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Mike Clark works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joey Beverage - foul #2 on Joey Beverage, team foul #10 | 48-60 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Jack Parker is hacked by Robert Cox - foul #3 on Robert Cox, team foul #10 | 48-62 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark runs out the clock | 50-62 |