| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) SG - Louis Fain (fresh) SF - Jack Parker (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) C - David Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | James Gregory's pass is intercepted by Louis Fain | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Jack Parker's layup is rejected by James Gregory | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | David Jackson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | David Jackson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses long on a floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Gregory | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | William Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | David Jackson is hacked by James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Jack Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Brown | 2-6 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Jack Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret drills a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Jack Parker - foul #1 on Jack Parker, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) James Gregory | |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | A charge is called on Louis Fain - foul #1 on Louis Fain, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Jack Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Alphonso Valdez (PF) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret | |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | John Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-11 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | William Garner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Salvatore Giordano is called for the reach on Darryl Daniels - foul #1 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (C) James Carter | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Fain (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Brown | 2-13 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | David Jackson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 2-13 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp snags the defensive board | 2-13 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-13 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 2-13 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | James Gregory knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-15 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-15 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels pulls down the rebound | 2-15 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels knocks in the floater from close range set up by Leland Bopp | 2-17 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | William Garner misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 2-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Matthew Foret (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Leland Bopp, Alphonso Valdez, James Gregory | |
| 14:10 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 1st free throw | 2-17 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 3-17 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft travels with the ball | 3-17 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | William Garner is hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 3-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG) William Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) John Brown | |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris connects on the shot near the basket | 5-17 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson double dribbles | 5-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Louis Fain, Jeffrey Harris, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (C) James Carter | |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Derick Baker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-17 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Joshua Brown can't tip it in | 5-17 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson pulls down the rebound | 5-17 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Salvatore Giordano steals it from Matthew Foret | 5-17 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Jack Parker clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by George Hutchcraft - foul #1 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #4 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG) Derick Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Gregory | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Harry Howell (fresh) SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) C - Joshua Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Giordano - foul #2 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (SG), Jeffrey Harris (PF) Harry Howell, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Jack Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | William Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Jackson (SF) Jack Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) Jonas Richardson | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 7-17 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Louis Fain grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Louis Fain is fouled on the floor by Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF), James Carter (C) Alphonso Valdez, James Gregory | |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Joshua Brown loses the dribble to James Carter | 7-17 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret clanks a jumper from the baseline | 7-17 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Jack Parker (SF) William Garner, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF) Darryl Daniels, Leland Bopp | |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Jack Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG) Louis Fain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (C) James Carter | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jack Parker - foul #2 on Jack Parker, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SF) Jack Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 7-19 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is hacked by Lyle Carr - foul #1 on Lyle Carr, team foul #6 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret | |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the tip | 7-19 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 7-19 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Louis Fain (SG), Joshua Brown (C) Derick Baker, Harry Howell, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Joey Beverage makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3 from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 10-22 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Joey Beverage loses the ball out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Leland Bopp (SF), Matthew Foret (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, George Hutchcraft, Alphonso Valdez, James Gregory | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Louis Fain (fairly fresh) SF - Joey Beverage (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lyle Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darryl Daniels | 10-25 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | William Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), David Jackson (PF) William Garner, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (PG) Lyle Carr | |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | James Carter throws it down set up by Darryl Daniels | 10-27 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Joey Beverage connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-27 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | David Jackson gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | David Jackson is whistled for traveling | 13-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Harry Howell (SG), Jeffrey Harris (PF) Derick Baker, Louis Fain, Joey Beverage | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG), James Gregory (C) Malcolm Archer, Darryl Daniels, James Carter | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is fouled on the floor by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #6 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's layup is rejected by Joshua Brown | 13-27 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't tip it in | 13-27 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | William Garner is called for traveling | 13-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SF) Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | David Jackson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Garner and the foul's on George Hutchcraft - foul #2 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG) William Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 04:18 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | John Brown knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jonas Richardson and he's hacked by Harry Howell - foul #1 on Harry Howell, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Fain (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Harry Howell, Joey Beverage, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the free throw | 16-29 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leland Bopp | 16-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) SG - Louis Fain (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) C - David Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Purdue | David Jackson drills a fadeaway in the paint | 18-32 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson's pass is intercepted by Louis Fain | 18-32 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Jack Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Foret | 18-32 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 18-32 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Derick Baker | 18-32 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Louis Fain makes the shot from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is fouled on the floor by Derick Baker - foul #1 on Derick Baker, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Joshua Brown (C) Derick Baker, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Leland Bopp, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-34 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alphonso Valdez | 20-37 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | William Garner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-37 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Salvatore Giordano | 20-37 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Jack Parker connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-37 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Parker - foul #3 on Jack Parker, team foul #9 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG), Joey Beverage (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF) Louis Fain, Jack Parker, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | William Garner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Foret - foul #1 on Matthew Foret, team foul #8 | 23-39 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Joshua Brown - foul #1 on Joshua Brown, team foul #10 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Foret | 25-41 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Harry Howell makes the driving attempt from the left block | 27-41 |