| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes inbounds the ball | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 48-35 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's pass is intercepted by Wayne Willis in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses the easy layup | 48-35 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is hacked by George Dumas - foul #3 on George Dumas, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Daniel Rhodes (C) Scott Drees, George Dumas, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz and he's hacked by Daniel Rhodes - foul #1 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the free throw | 51-35 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 51-38 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Alejo | 51-38 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | John Washer makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Glover and he's fouled by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (SG), Edward Gray (SF) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis | |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | John Washer makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | James Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Trinh | 51-41 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Otto Konopka misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Rhodes - foul #2 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker (C) Edward Gray | |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Otto Konopka misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Otto Konopka misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Otto Konopka | 53-41 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the turnaround near the basket | 53-41 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Otto Konopka grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-41 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | James Jones blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes is hacked by Thomas Trinh - foul #2 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF) John Washer, James Jones, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the board | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Elmer Snedeker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is called for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Dumas (PF), Paul McThune (C) Jonathan Alejo, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | George Dumas buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Joshua Glover | 53-44 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Barnes | 55-44 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is called for traveling | 55-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Gray (SF) Scott Drees | |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Edward Gray steals it from Gerard Bower | 55-44 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor's pass is intercepted by Wayne Willis in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Rodney Penaflor blocks the short jumper by George Dumas | 55-47 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 55-47 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is hacked by Wayne Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Willis, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (PG), James Jones (SG), Daniel Rhodes (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Paul McThune | |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Gray - foul #1 on Edward Gray, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | John Washer double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Edward Gray | |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Michael Swinney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-47 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Scott Drees pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | John Washer scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 57-49 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor knocks in the runner from the left block | 59-49 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Scott Drees loses the dribble to Nenad Smolski | 59-49 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Scott Drees steals the ball from Nenad Smolski | 59-49 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | John Washer buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Rhodes | 59-51 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is hacked by George Dumas - foul #4 on George Dumas, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor, Nenad Smolski, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Edward Gray (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) John Washer, James Jones, Scott Drees, George Dumas, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Thomas Turner can't finish the layup | 59-51 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Edward Gray | 59-51 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Turner is called for the reach on Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Thomas Turner, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul McThune (PF) Edward Gray | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul McThune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker lays it in and he's hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #1 on Gerard Bower, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Elmer Snedeker | 60-53 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Joshua Barnes steals it from Joshua Glover | 60-53 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo drills a runner from the baseline set up by Joshua Barnes | 62-53 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz loses the ball out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Gerard Bower, Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), John Washer (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF) Joshua Glover, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Gray (SF) Wayne Willis | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Gray - foul #2 on Edward Gray, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Otto Konopka makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Otto Konopka makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Edward Gray drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Daniel Rhodes blocks the short jumper by Cesar Rizzo | 64-60 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | James Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-60 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker lays it in | 66-62 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Otto Konopka | 68-62 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | John Washer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-62 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Otto Konopka | 68-62 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Elmer Snedeker is called for the reach on Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Elmer Snedeker, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Rodney Penaflor (PF) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), George Dumas (PF), Paul McThune (C) John Washer, James Jones, Edward Gray, Daniel Rhodes, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Dumas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul McThune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses the lay-in | 68-62 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul McThune - foul #4 on Paul McThune, team foul #10 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Dumas | 70-65 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by George Dumas - foul #5 on George Dumas, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo (C) George Dumas | |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo is fouled on the floor by David Bragg - foul #1 on David Bragg, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses long on a floater in the paint | 72-65 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the tip | 72-65 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | David Bragg is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Bragg, team foul #7 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) David Bragg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Turner is called for the reach on Scott Drees - foul #4 on Thomas Turner, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 72-65 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Gerard Bower lays it in uncontested set up by Rodney Penaflor and he's fouled by Jonathan Alejo - foul #2 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Kenneth Sainz, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (SF) Scott Drees | |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the free throw | 75-65 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | John Washer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 75-65 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is hacked by Wayne Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #13 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Joshua Glover, Jonathan Alejo | |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Otto Konopka makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Otto Konopka misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the offensive board | 76-65 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is hacked by John Washer - foul #1 on John Washer, team foul #14 | 76-65 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Paul McThune pulls down the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | John Washer clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Cesar Rizzo - foul #4 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), David Bragg (C) Otto Konopka, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (PG), Daniel Rhodes (PF) Scott Drees, Paul McThune | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | John Washer makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | John Washer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Daniel Rhodes blocks the short jumper by Nenad Smolski | 77-67 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | John Washer lays it in set up by James Jones | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | John Washer snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Washer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Elmer Snedeker (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | John Washer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 77-69 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Michael Swinney grabs the board | 77-69 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #15 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Paul McThune (C) James Jones, John Washer, Daniel Rhodes, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo is hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #5 on Thomas Turner, team foul #10 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #16 | 79-71 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo pulls down the rebound | 79-71 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Paul McThune can't tip it in | 79-71 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 79-71 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Scott Drees takes the ball from Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne Willis, team foul #17 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Washer (SG), Elmer Snedeker (C) Wayne Willis, Paul McThune | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cesar Rizzo - foul #5 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #11 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (SG), Daniel Rhodes (PF) Scott Drees, Jonathan Alejo | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski buries a shot from the right block set up by Gerard Bower | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Kenneth Sainz is called for the reach on Daniel Rhodes - foul #2 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) James Jones | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerard Bower | 84-76 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Washer | 84-79 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Washer - foul #2 on John Washer, team foul #18 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul McThune (PF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Paul McThune makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Paul McThune makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Joshua Glover takes the ball from Joshua Barnes in the backcourt | 85-81 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover lays it in | 85-83 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is fouled on the floor by Joshua Glover - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #19 | 85-83 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-83 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Scott Drees can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 86-83 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 86-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is hacked by John Washer in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Washer, team foul #20 | 86-83 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-83 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | John Washer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 87-86 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #21 | 87-86 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Jones (SG) Joshua Glover | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Washer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-86 |