| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) SG - Warren Jordan (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Larry Yeary (fresh) C - James Welcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - Roy Jones (fresh) C - Merle Calloway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | James Welcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Brian Ward hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:39 | Indiana | Merle Calloway is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Merle Calloway, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 6-0 |
| 19:09 | Indiana | Roy Jones buries a driving attempt from the left block | 6-2 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses short on a floater from close range | 6-2 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Roy Jones | 6-2 |
| 18:32 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Brian Ward is fouled on the floor by Don Watts - foul #1 on Don Watts, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | James Welcher is called for traveling | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Indiana | Merle Calloway is fouled on the floor by James Welcher - foul #1 on James Welcher, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Kevin Beatty (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Vince Harding (C) Merle Calloway | |
| 17:39 | Indiana | Roy Jones misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Indiana | Vince Harding tips it in | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller clanks a jumper in the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:13 | Indiana | Vince Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:08 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar blows the layup | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Indiana | Vince Harding tips it home | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Vince Harding | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Indiana | Robert Beaver is hacked by Kevin Beatty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Jim Jackson (SG), Homer Mariano (SF), Robert Myers (PF) Don Watts, Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones | |
| 16:33 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jim Jackson | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is whistled for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), James Welcher (C) Kevin Beatty, Joseph Miller, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 16:03 | Indiana | Vince Harding blows the layup | 6-8 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | James Welcher pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (fairly fresh) SG - Warren Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) C - James Welcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) SG - Jim Jackson (fresh) SF - Homer Mariano (fresh) PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vince Harding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:56 | Indiana | Homer Mariano gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:46 | Indiana | Homer Mariano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Welcher | 6-8 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Robert Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 6-8 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 15:35 | Indiana | Warren Jordan steals it from Jim Jackson in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan lays it in | 10-8 |
| 15:18 | Indiana | Robert Myers knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Jackson and he's fouled by Leroy Minner - foul #1 on Leroy Minner, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Larry Yeary (PF) Leroy Minner, Gregory Elrod | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Robert Beaver (SG), Merle Calloway (C) Chris Nichols, Homer Mariano, Vince Harding | |
| 15:18 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | James Welcher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 10-11 |
| 14:58 | Indiana | Robert Myers gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:52 | Indiana | Don Watts hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Robert Beaver | 10-13 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary scores on a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Robert Myers - foul #1 on Robert Myers, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF) Jim Jackson, Robert Myers | |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:26 | Indiana | Charles Duncan is called for the reach on Robert Beaver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Duncan, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| 14:14 | Indiana | Merle Calloway scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Don Watts | 13-15 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Roy Jones steps in front of the Charles Duncan pass | 13-15 |
| 13:39 | Indiana | Robert Beaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Merle Calloway tips it home | 13-17 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 16-17 |
| 13:10 | Indiana | Don Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Duncan - foul #2 on Charles Duncan, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Kevin Beatty, Charles Duncan, Joseph Miller, Larry Yeary, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Homer Mariano (SF), Vince Harding (C) Don Watts, Mladen Zafar, Merle Calloway | |
| 12:51 | Indiana | Homer Mariano is fouled on the floor by Brian Ward - foul #1 on Brian Ward, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (PF) Robert Beaver, Roy Jones | |
| 12:34 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-17 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | James Welcher snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 12:26 | Indiana | Jim Jackson gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:04 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | James Welcher pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) C - James Welcher (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) SG - Jim Jackson (fresh) SF - Homer Mariano (fresh) PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vince Harding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan comes up short on the floater in the lane | 16-17 |
| 11:55 | Indiana | Robert Myers gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:51 | Indiana | Robert Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (SF), Larry Yeary (PF) Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Jim Jackson, Homer Mariano, Robert Myers, Vince Harding | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Brian Ward loses the dribble to Chris Nichols | 16-17 |
| 11:30 | Indiana | Chris Nichols slams it home | 16-19 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan clanks a floater from the right side | 16-19 |
| 11:16 | Indiana | Merle Calloway gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Roy Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Yeary - foul #1 on Larry Yeary, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG) Chris Nichols | |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Roy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Roy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Merle Calloway pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Jeffrey Murray swats the short shot by Robert Beaver | 16-21 |
| 10:30 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Calloway | 16-21 |
| 10:18 | Indiana | Roy Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mladen Zafar | 16-23 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Murray is blocked by Roy Jones | 16-23 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Miller | 16-23 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Don Watts | 16-23 |
| 09:27 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is hacked by Mladen Zafar - foul #1 on Mladen Zafar, team foul #4 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Kevin Beatty, Joseph Miller, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Homer Mariano (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Vince Harding (C) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Jim Jackson takes the ball from James Welcher | 16-26 |
| 08:44 | Indiana | Jim Jackson is open but misses the lay-in | 16-26 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | James Welcher scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 18-26 |
| 08:17 | Indiana | Vince Harding is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jim Jackson | 18-28 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Vince Harding steps in front of the Warren Jordan pass | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) C - James Welcher (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Jackson (fresh) SF - Homer Mariano (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vince Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Indiana | Brian Ward is called for the reach on Don Watts - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Joseph Miller (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF) Jim Jackson, Homer Mariano, Robert Myers | |
| 07:23 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:23 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 18-30 |
| 07:06 | Indiana | Vince Harding grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Don Watts is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Chris Nichols and he's hacked by Jeffrey Murray - foul #1 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #9 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Merle Calloway (C) Vince Harding | |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the free throw | 18-33 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-33 |
| 06:43 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Merle Calloway | 18-33 |
| 06:28 | Indiana | Merle Calloway is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Roy Jones and he's fouled by Jeffrey Murray - foul #2 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #10 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG) Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG) Don Watts | |
| 06:28 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the free throw | 18-35 |
| 06:28 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar gets the offensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 06:17 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-35 |
| 06:16 | Indiana | Robert Beaver grabs the offensive board | 18-35 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the runner from the right block | 18-35 |
| 05:59 | Indiana | Robert Beaver gets the offensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 05:42 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 18-35 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary pulls down the rebound | 18-35 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Chris Nichols picks off the pass by Kevin Beatty in the backcourt | 18-35 |
| 05:30 | Indiana | Chris Nichols hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Beaver | 18-38 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan buries a jumper from the left side | 20-38 |
| 04:47 | Indiana | Kevin Beatty is called for the reach on Chris Nichols - foul #2 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #11 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Kevin Beatty, Larry Yeary, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Homer Mariano (C) Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| 04:47 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 04:47 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan's fadeaway is rejected by Homer Mariano | 20-40 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | James Welcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-40 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-40 |
| 04:08 | Indiana | Homer Mariano pulls down the rebound | 20-40 |
| 03:53 | Indiana | Robert Beaver makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Chris Nichols | 20-43 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-43 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (tiring) SG - Warren Jordan (tired) 7 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Elrod (fresh) C - James Welcher (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Beaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Jackson (fresh) PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Mariano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod lays it up and in on a great pass from Warren Jordan | 22-43 |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Chris Nichols in the backcourt | 22-43 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Robert Smith lays it up and in | 24-43 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Robert Myers misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Welcher - foul #2 on James Welcher, team foul #12 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Larry Yeary (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Leroy Minner, Warren Jordan, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Vince Harding (C) Chris Nichols, Jim Jackson, Homer Mariano | |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Brian Ward can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 24-45 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Robert Beaver | 24-45 |
| 02:16 | Indiana | Robert Beaver loses the ball out of bounds | 24-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Roy Jones (PF) Robert Beaver, Robert Myers | |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray misses the jumpshot from the left side | 24-45 |
| 01:58 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Vince Harding can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeffrey Murray - foul #3 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #13 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (C) Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Vince Harding makes the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Vince Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 24-47 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Don Watts steals the ball from Brian Ward in the backcourt | 24-47 |
| 01:28 | Indiana | Charles Duncan is called for the reach on Jim Jackson - foul #3 on Charles Duncan, team foul #14 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Smith (SF), Joseph Miller (C) Charles Duncan, Larry Yeary | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:28 | Indiana | Jim Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-48 |
| 01:28 | Indiana | Jim Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-49 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Mladen Zafar swats the shot by Brian Ward | 24-49 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller tips it but misses | 24-49 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar gets the rebound | 24-49 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar travels with the ball | 24-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Kevin Beatty, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Merle Calloway (C) Jim Jackson, Vince Harding | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-49 |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Merle Calloway gets the rebound | 24-49 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Don Watts is hacked by Brian Ward - foul #3 on Brian Ward, team foul #15 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Robert Smith (SF) Brian Ward, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (SG), Homer Mariano (SF), Robert Myers (PF) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones | |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Don Watts misses the 1st free throw | 24-49 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 24-50 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | James Welcher clanks a floater from the left wing | 24-50 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 24-50 |