| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) SF - Scott Drees (fresh) PF - George Dumas (fresh) 6 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Scott Drees inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker drills a jumper in the paint | 33-27 |
| 19:15 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | George Dumas pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Richard Boyd takes the ball from Wayne Willis after a doubleteam | 33-27 |
| 19:03 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the easy layup | 33-27 |
| 19:02 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky tips it in | 35-27 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover is hacked by Dikembe Akre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker can't finish the layup | 35-27 |
| 18:50 | Indiana | Richard Boyd gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:32 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky's layup is rejected by George Dumas | 35-27 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | George Dumas grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | George Dumas hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wayne Willis | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is hacked by Elmer Snedeker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer Snedeker, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), John Washer (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Jonathan Alejo (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, George Dumas, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 18:05 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Dikembe Akre | 37-30 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | John Washer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 17:59 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:55 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Gary Waters steps in front of the John Washer pass | 39-30 |
| 17:39 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF) Dikembe Akre, Richard Boyd, Gary Waters | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (C) Wayne Willis | |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | James Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 17:28 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Robert Gilbert | 39-30 |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Nickerson | 42-30 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Dustin Beresky (C) Ivan Zahl, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Edward Gray (SF), George Dumas (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) James Jones, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 16:43 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Joshua Glover | |
| 16:20 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Dikembe Akre | 44-30 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Daryl Mireles - foul #1 on Daryl Mireles, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SG), Gary Waters (PF) Robert Gilbert, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG) John Washer, Scott Drees | |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:56 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dustin Beresky | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Indiana | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG), Daniel Rhodes (C) Joshua Glover, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 15:27 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 44-31 |
| 15:25 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 15:02 | Indiana | Gary Waters lays it up and in | 46-31 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 14:41 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gary Waters | 46-31 |
| 14:18 | Indiana | Daniel Rhodes takes the ball from Dikembe Akre | 46-31 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | John Washer drills a floater from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 13:43 | Indiana | Richard Boyd knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Daryl Mireles | 48-33 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | George Dumas misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 13:21 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:52 | Indiana | Gary Waters knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Boyd | 50-33 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Gary Waters is called for the reach on Wayne Willis - foul #2 on Gary Waters, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Ivan Zahl (SG), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Dikembe Akre, Daryl Mireles, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) John Washer, Edward Gray, George Dumas, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Nickerson | 50-33 |
| 12:31 | Indiana | Richard Boyd snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 12:09 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | James Jones misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 12:00 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 11:55 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-33 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Scott Drees pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boyd (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) PF - Paul McThune (fresh) C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 50-36 |
| 11:44 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| 11:24 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Willis | 50-36 |
| 11:22 | Indiana | Paul Stovall tips it home | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | James Jones hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott Drees | 52-39 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Richard Boyd hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Gilbert and he's hacked by Scott Drees - foul #3 on Scott Drees, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Gary Waters (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Robert Gilbert, Paul Stovall, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG), Jonathan Alejo (PF) James Jones, Paul McThune | |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 10:20 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dustin Beresky | 55-39 |
| 10:18 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is hacked by Scott Drees in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Drees, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF) Richard Boyd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Dumas (PF) Scott Drees | |
| 10:04 | Indiana | Gary Waters lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Akre | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker scores on a jump hook from close range | 57-41 |
| 09:41 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 09:40 | Indiana | Gary Waters misses the tip | 57-41 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | John Washer clanks a floater from the left side | 57-41 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | John Washer hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| 08:57 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Zahl | 59-43 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | George Dumas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-45 |
| 08:33 | Indiana | Jonathan Alejo is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre - foul #3 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (SG), Richard Boyd (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Daryl Mireles, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Paul McThune (PF), Daniel Rhodes (C) John Washer, George Dumas, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 08:33 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-45 |
| 08:28 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akre | 59-45 |
| 08:26 | Indiana | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Robert Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (SG) Wayne Willis | |
| 08:26 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:26 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| 07:59 | Indiana | James Jones steals the ball from Glenn Nickerson | 61-45 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Paul McThune knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boyd (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Washer (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Alejo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul McThune (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Indiana | James Jones steps in front of the Richard Boyd pass in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses the tip | 61-48 |
| 07:27 | Indiana | Paul Stovall pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:58 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Zahl and he's hacked by Jonathan Alejo - foul #4 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #9 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Gary Waters (PF) Richard Boyd, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), George Dumas (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) James Jones, John Washer, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 06:58 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Wayne Willis | 64-50 |
| 06:41 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert loses the dribble to Elmer Snedeker in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Scott Drees | 64-52 |
| 05:58 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Gilbert | 67-52 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | George Dumas's pass is intercepted by Daryl Mireles | 67-52 |
| 05:32 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Dustin Beresky (C) Ivan Zahl, Glenn Nickerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (SG), Daniel Rhodes (C) Wayne Willis, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | James Jones misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Daryl Mireles - foul #2 on Daryl Mireles, team foul #4 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SF) Daryl Mireles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Gray (SF) Scott Drees | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Glover - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Paul McThune (C) Joshua Glover, George Dumas | |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Gary Waters steals the ball from Edward Gray | 69-54 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #11 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Paul Stovall (PF) Robert Gilbert, Gary Waters | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Edward Gray | |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Richard Boyd steps in front of the Scott Drees pass | 71-54 |
| 04:20 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl's pass is intercepted by Wayne Willis in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis can't finish the layup | 71-54 |
| 04:14 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 03:54 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boyd (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Drees (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | James Jones buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #12 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Gary Waters (PF) Richard Boyd, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG), Edward Gray (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF) Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 03:36 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 03:36 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | John Washer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 76-59 |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Jones | 76-59 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo can't finish the layup | 76-59 |
| 02:47 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky pulls down the rebound | 76-59 |
| 02:19 | Indiana | Gary Waters can't throw it down | 76-59 |
| 02:18 | Indiana | Gary Waters tips it in | 78-59 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | James Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-59 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo grabs the offensive board | 78-59 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Dustin Beresky steals the ball from Edward Gray | 78-59 |
| 01:15 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Washer - foul #2 on John Washer, team foul #13 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SF) Daryl Mireles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (C) Edward Gray | |
| 01:15 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:15 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the wide open floater from the left side set up by John Washer | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits the finger roll set up by Gary Waters | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Gary Waters denies the turnaround by John Washer | 82-61 |
| 00:37 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the board | 82-61 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 82-61 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Paul McThune grabs the board | 82-61 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Paul McThune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-61 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre runs out the clock | 82-61 |