| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Barry Brown inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Barry Brown drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Philip Gagnon | 25-32 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | George Swick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer clanks a jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Gerald Woodie swats the short shot by Barry Brown | 26-32 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Jay Stanger tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is called for traveling | 26-34 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 26-34 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Gaither picks off the pass by Trevor Mercer | 26-34 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | David Brock misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Barry Brown | 26-34 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is whistled for traveling | 26-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 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 | |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Reynaldo Marino - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino lays it up and in on a great pass from Aubrey Hampton | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) SG - Brett Burman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Boyd | 30-36 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Steven Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Steven Brown picks off the pass by Larry Boyd | 30-36 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Steven Brown tips it in | 30-38 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Alvin Bailey is called for the reach on Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Alvin Bailey, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Trevor Mercer, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Aubrey Hampton, Steven Brown | |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | David Brock hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 32-38 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-40 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (PF) Reynaldo Marino | |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Barry Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper near the basket | 32-40 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Gerald Moss swats the short shot by George Swick | 32-40 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Gerald Moss denies the turnaround by Daniel Gaither | 34-40 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Robert Connery makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Donnell | 37-40 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Barry Brown - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Larry Boyd (PF) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Barry Brown, Daniel Gaither | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jordan Priest - foul #2 on Jordan Priest, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Brown (C) Jay Stanger | |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Reynaldo Marino denies the turnaround by Larry Boyd | 38-44 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Larry Boyd picks off the pass by Aubrey Hampton | 38-44 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Brock | 40-44 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Aubrey Hampton is called for the reach on Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Aubrey Hampton, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Aubrey Hampton, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | The jumper by Trevor Mercer is denied by Jay Stanger | 40-44 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | George Swick snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | George Swick is fouled on the floor by Trevor Mercer - foul #2 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Trevor Mercer | 40-44 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Frazier | 42-44 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 44-44 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Trevor Mercer steals the ball from Philip Gagnon | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is hacked by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Jay Stanger, Steven Brown | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Donnell | 46-44 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Donnell | 48-44 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Robert Connery steps in front of the George Swick pass | 48-44 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Robert Connery hits the finger roll | 50-44 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery, Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Barry Brown, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Brett Burman is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Gaither | 50-47 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Daniel Gaither blocks the short jumper by Larry Boyd | 50-47 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Brett Burman's pass is intercepted by David Brock | 50-47 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | David Brock is called for a backcourt violation | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino (C) Daniel Gaither | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 50-47 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Brett Burman grabs the board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) SG - Brett Burman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Gerald Woodie steals the ball from Alvin Bailey | 50-47 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | David Brock scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Priest (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Aubrey Hampton, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Trevor Mercer - foul #3 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | George Swick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 53-47 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Trevor Mercer picks off the pass by Daniel Gaither | 53-47 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Gerald Moss, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | George Swick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is fouled on the floor by Jay Stanger - foul #1 on Jay Stanger, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is fouled on the floor by George Swick - foul #4 on George Swick, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Gerald Woodie swats the layup by Barry Brown | 58-47 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither tips it in | 58-49 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | George Swick is called for the reach on Richard Rathjen in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Swick, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SG) George Swick | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Daniel Gaither is called for the reach on Gerald Woodie - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Barry Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Trevor Mercer - foul #4 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG) Richard Rathjen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Philip Gagnon, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Bailey - foul #2 on Alvin Bailey, team foul #11 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, Reynaldo Marino, Steven Brown | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Trevor Mercer - foul #5 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Donald Donnell (SF) Richard Rathjen, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is hacked by Philip Gagnon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 63-54 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-54 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Philip Gagnon is called for the reach on Donald Donnell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd snags the defensive board | 65-54 |