| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Crosson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cluff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Yeary (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Brian Ward clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Yeary | 29-39 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-39 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | David Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Brian Ward is called for the reach on Kevin Crosson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Ward, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) David Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:14 | Purdue | James Cluff clanks a jump hook near the basket | 29-39 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Lee Larson tips it home | 31-39 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Lee Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Ward - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Jesse Pepin (C) Sean Richardson, David Knight | |
| 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 | |
| 18:20 | Purdue | James Cluff is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Pepin | 33-39 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller's pass is intercepted by Kevin Crosson in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits the finger roll | 35-39 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SF) Lee Larson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:54 | Purdue | James Cluff lays it in uncontested | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Pepin - foul #2 on Jesse Pepin, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (SF) Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Kevin Beatty, Joseph Miller, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Bowman - foul #1 on Joshua Bowman, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Joshua Bowman in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | James Welcher drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Duncan | 37-43 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | James Cluff scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-43 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Yeary | 39-45 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | James Cluff's pass is intercepted by Warren Jordan | 39-45 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | James Cluff grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | James Cluff blows the dunk | 39-45 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Harris (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Bowman (fairly fresh) PF - Richard England (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - James Cluff (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Jordan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Yeary (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Welcher (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | James Cluff steals it from Larry Yeary | 39-45 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | David Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), Lee Larson (SG), Sean Richardson (SF), David Knight (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, David Harris, Joshua Bowman, Richard England, James Cluff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Leroy Minner (SG), Kevin Beatty (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Charles Duncan, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Sean Richardson is called for the reach on Kevin Beatty - foul #1 on Sean Richardson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Jeffrey Murray | 39-47 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Leroy Minner is called for the reach on Sean Richardson - foul #2 on Leroy Minner, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SF), James Cluff (C) Lee Larson, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Miller (SF) Kevin Beatty | |
| 14:25 | Purdue | David Knight misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Leroy Minner - foul #3 on Leroy Minner, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Leroy Minner, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 14:25 | Purdue | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Brian Ward hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan tips it home | 41-49 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Gregory Elrod | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Ward | 41-52 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (SG), Jesse Pepin (C) Sean Richardson, James Cluff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG), Larry Yeary (PF) Warren Jordan, Joseph Miller | |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Robert Smith grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Crosson - foul #2 on Kevin Crosson, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SF) Kevin Crosson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Brian Ward connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Smith | 42-54 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | David Knight makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Christopher Belcher | 44-54 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Brian Ward is fouled on the floor by Christopher Belcher - foul #4 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Sean Richardson (SF), James Cluff (C) Christopher Belcher, Richard England, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Kevin Beatty, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is fouled on the floor by Sean Richardson - foul #2 on Sean Richardson, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray is hacked by James Cluff - foul #1 on James Cluff, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner is hacked by David Harris - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SF) Sean Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-55 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:51 | Purdue | David Knight's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Murray | 44-57 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Murray | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Harris (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Knight (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cluff (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Jordan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Minner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Elrod (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Murray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | James Cluff is called for the reach on Warren Jordan - foul #2 on James Cluff, team foul #9 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SG), Joshua Bowman (SF), Richard England (PF) Lee Larson, David Harris, David Knight | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Brian Ward, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Richard England connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty clanks a jump hook in the lane | 46-59 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Beatty - foul #1 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), David Harris (SG), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, Sean Richardson, James Cluff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Kevin Beatty, Larry Yeary, Joseph Miller | |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Joshua Bowman steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 47-59 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Richard England hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range but the foul's on Charles Duncan - foul #2 on Charles Duncan, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SG), David Knight (PF) David Harris, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Jeffrey Murray (C) Warren Jordan, James Welcher | |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Richard England takes the ball from Robert Smith | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard England | 52-59 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Brian Ward grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brian Ward | 52-61 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Richard England loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (PG), David Harris (SG), James Cluff (C) Lee Larson, Richard England, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Brian Ward, Charles Duncan, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-61 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson travels in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SF) Sean Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is hacked by David Knight - foul #1 on David Knight, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG) Leroy Minner | |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:50 | Purdue | James Welcher is called for the reach on David Knight - foul #2 on James Welcher, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG) Richard England | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Leroy Minner (SG) Warren Jordan, Joseph Miller | |
| 07:50 | Purdue | David Knight misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Harris (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Crosson (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Knight (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cluff (very tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Minner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Beatty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Yeary (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Welcher (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | James Welcher makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Yeary | 52-66 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Kevin Beatty steps in front of the David Harris pass in the backcourt | 52-66 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Yeary | 52-66 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | David Harris is called for the reach on Leroy Minner - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SG), Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) David Harris, David Knight, James Cluff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Kevin Beatty, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Warren Jordan is called for the reach on Christopher Belcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Jordan, team foul #9 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (SF) Kevin Crosson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Sean Richardson is called for the reach on Warren Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Richardson, team foul #12 | 54-68 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Richard England misses the easy layup | 54-70 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Warren Jordan takes the ball from Richard England | 54-70 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Robert Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Warren Jordan | 54-73 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin connects on the floater from the free throw line | 56-73 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner is whistled for traveling | 56-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (SG), Kevin Crosson (SF), James Cluff (C) Sean Richardson, Joshua Bowman, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher's pass is intercepted by Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Brian Ward | 56-75 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Richard England is hacked by James Welcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Welcher, team foul #10 | 56-75 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Yeary | 57-75 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 57-75 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller grabs the board | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Larson - foul #1 on Lee Larson, team foul #13 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), David Knight (PF) Lee Larson, Richard England | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Joseph Miller, James Welcher | |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-75 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Pepin (C) James Cluff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Larry Yeary, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by David Harris - foul #4 on David Harris, team foul #14 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Sean Richardson (SG), Joshua Bowman (SF), Richard England (PF) Christopher Belcher, David Harris, Kevin Crosson, David Knight | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray (C) Robert Smith | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin hits a jumper from close range set up by Lee Larson | 59-79 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Joshua Bowman picks off the pass by Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-79 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Richard England gets the offensive rebound | 59-79 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Richardson (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Bowman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard England (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jesse Pepin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Duncan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Beatty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Murray (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Sean Richardson loses the dribble to Charles Duncan | 59-79 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan banks in the layup | 59-81 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Sean Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Beatty - foul #2 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #11 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG) Charles Duncan | |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller is hacked by Sean Richardson - foul #4 on Sean Richardson, team foul #15 | 61-81 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller misses the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Richard England is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Larson | 63-82 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty loses the dribble to Jesse Pepin | 63-82 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Joseph Miller takes the ball from Jesse Pepin | 63-82 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller double dribbles | 63-82 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-82 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 63-82 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Sean Richardson is called for the reach on Kevin Beatty - foul #5 on Sean Richardson, team foul #16 | 63-82 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG) Sean Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 63-83 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 63-84 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Lee Larson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-84 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leroy Minner | 63-87 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Richard England comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Murray - foul #2 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #12 | 63-87 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 1st free throw | 63-87 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 2nd free throw | 64-87 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Jesse Pepin steals the ball from Gregory Elrod | 64-87 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 64-87 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leroy Minner | 64-87 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner runs out the clock | 64-87 |