| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | David Brock hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Boyd | 26-27 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | The short jumper by Daniel Gaither is denied by Jordan Priest | 26-27 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the dunk | 26-27 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | David Brock is fouled on the floor by George Swick - foul #2 on George Swick, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Donald Donnell - foul #1 on Donald Donnell, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | David Brock buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Frazier | 26-32 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | George Swick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 26-34 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Brett Burman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Bailey | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Burman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Donnell and he's fouled by Steven Brown - foul #3 on Steven Brown, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Reynaldo Marino, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Alvin Bailey | 31-37 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aubrey Hampton - foul #2 on Aubrey Hampton, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Aubrey Hampton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Barry Brown hits a runner from close range | 33-39 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Philip Gagnon - foul #2 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Jordan Priest - foul #1 on Jordan Priest, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Swick | 36-41 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Jay Stanger loses the dribble to Donald Donnell | 36-41 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 3 from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Barry Brown's layup is rejected by Jordan Priest | 36-44 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Boyd | 36-44 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the driving attempt in the paint | 36-44 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither tips it home | 38-44 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest clanks a floater from the left side | 38-44 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Barry Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brock (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Priest (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Donald Donnell is called for the reach on George Swick - foul #2 on Donald Donnell, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Barry Brown, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd, Jordan Priest | |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Gerald Woodie steps in front of the Aubrey Hampton pass | 38-44 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Connery | 38-47 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Woodie | 38-47 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Steven Brown tips it home | 40-47 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Gerald Moss swats the dunk try by Aubrey Hampton | 40-50 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Brett Burman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Bailey | 43-50 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer's layup is rejected by Steven Brown | 43-50 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Marino | 43-50 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Lloyd Ahmad (PF) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Aubrey Hampton, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Jordan Priest (C) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Woodie | |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-50 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Brown | 43-50 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | George Swick's layup is rejected by Jordan Priest | 43-50 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest dunks the ball set up by Charles Frazier | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) C - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses badly on a shot near the basket | 43-52 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | George Swick hits a jumpshot from the right side | 45-52 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Frazier | 45-54 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Swick | 48-54 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses badly on a shot from the left block | 48-54 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Steven Brown grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Lloyd Ahmad, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF) Gerald Moss | |
| 05:23 | Purdue | George Swick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest tips it in | 48-56 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | David Brock steps in front of the Jay Stanger pass | 48-56 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier throws it down on a nice dish by David Brock | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | George Swick misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Jay Stanger blows the layup | 48-58 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | David Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest's layup is rejected by Daniel Gaither | 48-58 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-58 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Brock (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | The jumper by Donald Donnell is denied by Daniel Gaither | 48-58 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Jay Stanger tips it home | 50-58 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Frazier and he's fouled by Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Barry Brown, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG) Charles Frazier, David Brock | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino loses the dribble to Robert Connery | 50-60 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Aubrey Hampton, Reynaldo Marino, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Barry Brown steals the ball from David Brock | 50-60 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Barry Brown dunks the ball on a great pass from George Swick | 52-60 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Purdue | David Brock is called for the reach on Philip Gagnon - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest drills a floater from the left side | 52-65 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits a jumper from the baseline | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier runs out the clock | 54-65 |