| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mike Raybon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Appling (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Michael Foster inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-34 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the jumper from the right side | 23-36 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | David Appling gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-36 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Scott Stemple is called for the reach on Benjamin Desalvo - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), Lee Merrick (C) David Appling, Scott Stemple | |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos banks in the layup | 25-36 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses long on a floater near the basket | 25-36 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Harry Branch gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Foster - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Isaac Howells (SG), Donald Mattia (PF) Willie Sullivan, Mike Raybon, Harry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF) Nicolas Koopman, Michael Foster, Carl Richardson | |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Isaac Howells tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG) Robert Damron | |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Donald Mattia picks off the pass by Lee Merrick | 27-36 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | Isaac Howells misses the lay-in | 27-36 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | William Carter snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits a 3 from the left corner set up by James Carey | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Mattia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SG - David Appling (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) PF - William Carter (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo comes up short on the runner from the right block | 27-39 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | William Carter snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Appling | 27-42 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Isaac Howells's pass is intercepted by Patrick Webber in the backcourt | 27-42 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 27-42 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Benjamin Desalvo | 27-42 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Isaac Howells hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-42 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Isaac Howells is called for the reach on David Appling - foul #1 on Isaac Howells, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Mike Raybon (SF), Harry Branch (PF) Marcos Arroyo, Isaac Howells, Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Carey, William Carter, Lee Merrick | |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Scott Stemple swats the short shot by Matthew Carlos | 30-42 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the jumpshot from the right side | 32-42 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Scott Stemple | 32-44 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | David Appling takes the ball from Matthew Carlos in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Sullivan - foul #2 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG) Matthew Carlos | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) Patrick Webber | |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Mike Raybon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Mike Raybon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-45 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Appling (tiring) 5 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits a fadeaway near the basket | 35-47 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Peter Hines pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Harry Branch is called for the reach on James Carey - foul #2 on Harry Branch, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Matthew Carlos (SG), Donald Mattia (PF) Willie Sullivan, Isaac Howells, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | William Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson drills a shot from the right side | 35-51 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Donald Mattia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Scott Stemple (C) James Carey, William Carter | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (C) Harry Branch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Robert Damron steals it from Mike Raybon in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Carlos - foul #2 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG) Matthew Carlos | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (SF), William Carter (PF) David Appling, Carl Richardson | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Donald Mattia connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Isaac Howells | 37-52 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber travels with the ball | 37-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Harry Branch (PF) Marcos Arroyo, Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SG), Michael Foster (SF), Lee Merrick (C) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber, Scott Stemple | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Harry Branch travels with the ball | 37-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) William Carter | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Isaac Howells - foul #2 on Isaac Howells, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SG) Isaac Howells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo connects on the floater from the left block | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Michael Foster is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Desalvo - foul #3 on Benjamin Desalvo, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Donald Mattia (PF) Willie Sullivan, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), David Appling (SG), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Lee Merrick | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Michael Foster steps in front of the Mike Raybon pass | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Mike Raybon (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Donald Mattia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Branch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Appling (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Michael Foster clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | David Appling snags the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is hacked by Marcos Arroyo - foul #2 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #8 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Howells (SG) Mike Raybon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG) David Appling | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Donald Mattia grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo loses the ball out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Scott Stemple | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Marcos Arroyo steals it from Robert Damron in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Isaac Howells scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Michael Foster comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Donald Mattia snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Carl Richardson steals it from Donald Mattia | 42-56 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Mike Raybon (SF), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Marcos Arroyo, Matthew Carlos, Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Carey (SG), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | James Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-56 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #4 on Scott Stemple, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG) Michael Foster | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Harry Branch drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Carl Richardson - foul #3 on Carl Richardson, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (PF) Carl Richardson | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Harry Branch misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Merrick | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Isaac Howells (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Harry Branch (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Appling (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) PF - Lee Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 44-58 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | David Appling takes the ball from Benjamin Desalvo | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the shot from close range | 44-58 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick tips it home | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 44-60 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Mike Raybon snags the offensive board | 44-60 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Mike Raybon can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Lee Merrick - foul #1 on Lee Merrick, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SG) Isaac Howells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) James Carey, Lee Merrick | |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-60 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Carl Richardson is called for the reach on Mike Raybon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Richardson, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Nicolas Koopman steals the ball from Harry Branch | 45-60 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo is hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #5 on Scott Stemple, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (C) Scott Stemple | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Harry Branch steals it from Lee Merrick | 47-62 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Harry Branch misses the floater from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Michael Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman runs out the clock | 47-62 |