| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Parent (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Howard Sherer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hiller (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Howard Sherer inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Indiana | Howard Sherer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 19:49 | Indiana | William Kimble tips it in | 25-37 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is called for traveling | 25-37 |
| 19:15 | Indiana | John Parent loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Robert Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| 18:32 | Indiana | Paul Hiller scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Miller | 27-37 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Salvatore Russo (C) James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:19 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Salvatore Russo | 27-38 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 29-38 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Robert Cox scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Darryl Daniels | 29-40 |
| 17:19 | Indiana | John Parent hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG) William Kimble | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| 16:52 | Indiana | John Parent misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 32-40 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Woolridge - foul #2 on Steven Woolridge, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG) Mike Clark | |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | Paul Hiller gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:14 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-41 |
| 16:13 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:51 | Indiana | Paul Hiller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Paul Hiller, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kimble (PG) Steven Woolridge | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Kimble (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Parent (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Howard Sherer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hiller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Robert Cox's layup is rejected by Howard Sherer | 32-41 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it home | 32-43 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | William Kimble is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Kimble, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is fouled on the floor by William Kimble - foul #2 on William Kimble, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Mike Clark | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:41 | Indiana | William Kimble double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Mike Clark buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darryl Daniels | 32-48 |
| 14:10 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-48 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 13:51 | Indiana | Paul Hiller gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 13:28 | Indiana | Paul Hiller scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Parent and the foul's on George Hutchcraft - foul #3 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG) William Kimble | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Robert Cox | |
| 13:28 | Indiana | Paul Hiller makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Raymond Price is hacked by John Parent - foul #2 on John Parent, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) Mike Clark, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Alphonso Valdez and the foul's on Salvatore Russo - foul #4 on Salvatore Russo, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Milton Banks (SF), James Miller (C) Howard Sherer, Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 35-51 |
| 12:30 | Indiana | John Parent misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Jonas Richardson | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:58 | Indiana | John Parent misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-53 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | James Gregory banks in the layup set up by Matthew Foret | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Steven Woolridge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Parent (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Banks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Hiller (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Indiana | John Parent clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-55 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't finish the layup | 35-55 |
| 11:14 | Indiana | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 10:58 | Indiana | Steven Woolridge connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Parent | 37-55 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jonas Richardson and the foul's on Milton Banks - foul #2 on Milton Banks, team foul #8 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kimble (PG), Luis Shivers (SG), Howard Sherer (SF) Steven Woolridge, John Parent, Paul Hiller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Milton Banks misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Foret - foul #1 on Matthew Foret, team foul #3 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Matthew Foret | |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Milton Banks misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Milton Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Robert Cox drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-60 |
| 10:08 | Indiana | William Kimble buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-60 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Robert Cox banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Hutchcraft | 40-62 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | Howard Sherer misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-62 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Mike Clark | 40-62 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is fouled on the floor by William Kimble - foul #3 on William Kimble, team foul #9 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Parent (SG), Paul Hiller (PF) Luis Shivers, Milton Banks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | Howard Sherer travels with the ball | 40-64 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Mike Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-64 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Price tips it home | 40-66 |
| 08:14 | Indiana | James Miller is whistled for a carry | 40-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG) William Kimble | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Mike Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-66 |
| 08:03 | Indiana | Paul Hiller gets the rebound | 40-66 |
| 07:44 | Indiana | Malcolm Archer picks off the pass by Steven Woolridge | 40-66 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Steven Woolridge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Parent (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Sherer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hiller (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Steven Woolridge picks off the pass by Mike Clark in the backcourt | 40-66 |
| 07:35 | Indiana | John Parent drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Woolridge | 43-66 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Mike Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Malcolm Archer | 43-69 |
| 07:09 | Indiana | James Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-69 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kimble (PG), Milton Banks (PF), Salvatore Russo (C) Steven Woolridge, Paul Hiller, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Robert Cox (C) Mike Clark, Malcolm Archer, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret buries a jumper from the baseline set up by James Gregory | 43-71 |
| 06:29 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo's floater is tipped away by James Gregory | 43-71 |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Milton Banks gets the offensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 06:18 | Indiana | Howard Sherer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Kimble | 46-71 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-71 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 05:37 | Indiana | William Kimble snags the defensive board | 46-71 |
| 05:23 | Indiana | John Parent is whistled for a carry | 46-71 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG), Luis Shivers (SG), Paul Hiller (PF), James Miller (C) William Kimble, John Parent, Howard Sherer, Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, Darryl Daniels, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 46-74 |
| 04:53 | Indiana | Paul Hiller misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Malcolm Archer - foul #1 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #4 | 46-74 |
| 04:53 | Indiana | Paul Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 04:53 | Indiana | Paul Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Milton Banks - foul #3 on Milton Banks, team foul #10 | 48-76 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the free throw | 48-77 |
| 04:20 | Indiana | Luis Shivers is called for traveling | 48-77 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-77 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Raymond Price can't tip it in | 48-77 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the offensive board | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-77 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG), Robert Cox (C) Malcolm Archer, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Steven Woolridge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Shivers (fresh) SF - Milton Banks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Hiller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Indiana | The jump hook by Paul Hiller is blocked by George Hutchcraft | 48-77 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Mike Clark gets the rebound | 48-77 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Paul Hiller swats the layup by George Hutchcraft | 48-77 |
| 03:12 | Indiana | James Miller snags the defensive board | 48-77 |
| 02:51 | Indiana | Luis Shivers makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Milton Banks | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Indiana | Paul Hiller misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-79 |
| 02:06 | Indiana | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 01:51 | Indiana | Paul Hiller comes up short on the floater from the right block | 51-79 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Mike Clark can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-79 |
| 01:34 | Indiana | Steven Woolridge pulls down the rebound | 51-79 |
| 01:29 | Indiana | Milton Banks knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Steven Woolridge | 53-79 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Robert Cox clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-79 |
| 01:00 | Indiana | Milton Banks grabs the board | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Luis Shivers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by James Miller - foul #4 on James Miller, team foul #11 | 56-79 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 00:26 | Indiana | Paul Hiller misses badly on a floater from the right side | 56-81 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 56-81 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark runs out the clock | 56-81 |