| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Webber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Mike Raybon inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is hacked by Scott Stemple in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (C) Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Harry Branch connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-32 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | James Carey misses the lay-in | 45-33 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mike Raybon | 45-33 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Patrick Webber steals it from Mike Raybon in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by David Smith | 47-33 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Harry Branch is hacked by Peter Hines - foul #3 on Peter Hines, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG), David Appling (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Patrick Webber, William Carter, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (C) Micheal Poirier | |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 47-33 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan tips it in | 47-35 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | James Carey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-35 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Harry Branch gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Michael Foster is called for the reach on Willie Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Foster, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF) James Carey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG) Willie Sullivan | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-38 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith can't finish the layup | 47-38 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Harry Branch can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Raybon | 47-38 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | David Appling is called for the reach on Matthew Carlos - foul #1 on David Appling, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Patrick Webber (SG), William Carter (PF) David Appling, Robert Damron, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Mattia (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Harry Branch, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Webber - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF) Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Mike Raybon | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Carter | 47-39 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Willie Sullivan is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SF) Willie Sullivan | |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Smith | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Mattia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | William Carter is called for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), Scott Stemple (C) Michael Foster, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Marcos Arroyo | |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier loses the ball out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | William Carter knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by James Carey | 51-39 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SF), Peter Hines (PF) James Carey, William Carter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Branch (PF), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Donald Mattia, Micheal Poirier | |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Smith | 54-39 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Mike Raybon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-39 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Raybon | 54-39 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (SG) Mike Raybon | |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Stemple | 57-41 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Patrick Webber is called for the reach on Marcos Arroyo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Webber, team foul #9 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF) Patrick Webber, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SF), Micheal Poirier (C) Willie Sullivan, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the easy layup | 57-43 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Peter Hines tips it back up and in | 59-43 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-43 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the board | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Mike Raybon swats the layup by Peter Hines | 59-43 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Mike Raybon pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos hits a wide open shot from the baseline set up by Marcos Arroyo | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Michael Foster is hacked by Harry Branch - foul #2 on Harry Branch, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Thomas Smith (PF), Scott Stemple (C) David Appling, William Carter, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Donald Mattia (PF), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Marcos Arroyo, Harry Branch, Micheal Poirier | |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Donald Mattia can't throw it down | 59-45 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith grabs the board | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Mattia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Mike Raybon is called for the reach on James Carey - foul #2 on Mike Raybon, team foul #3 | 59-45 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Michael Foster is whistled for a carry | 59-45 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Mike Raybon knocks in the shot from the left side | 59-47 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | James Carey scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Damron | 61-47 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Donald Mattia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), William Carter (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Thomas Smith, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (SG), Harry Branch (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Matthew Carlos, Donald Mattia, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | James Carey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-47 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it home | 63-47 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Peter Hines connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by David Appling | 65-47 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | William Carter picks off the pass by Harry Branch | 65-47 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | James Carey misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Mike Raybon - foul #3 on Mike Raybon, team foul #4 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Michael Foster, William Carter, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SG), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Mike Raybon, Micheal Poirier | |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | James Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos is called for 10 seconds | 66-47 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Carlos takes the ball from James Carey | 66-47 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo scores on a jump hook from close range | 66-49 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | James Carey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 68-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Appling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carey (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Arroyo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-49 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | James Carey gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Marcos Arroyo takes the ball from Thomas Smith | 68-49 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos's layup is rejected by James Carey | 68-49 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Harry Branch tips it home | 68-51 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 68-51 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Patrick Webber (SG), Michael Foster (SF), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, David Appling, James Carey, Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SF), Donald Mattia (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Marcos Arroyo, Harry Branch, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Webber | 70-51 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | William Carter swats the short shot by Matthew Carlos | 70-51 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Carlos - foul #2 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #5 | 70-51 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is denied on a dunk by Micheal Poirier | 71-53 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Michael Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | William Carter hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Patrick Webber | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Donald Mattia is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Foster, team foul #10 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Michael Foster, William Carter, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Willie Sullivan, Micheal Poirier | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Donald Mattia makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Donald Mattia misses the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo grabs the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo connects on the open fadeaway in the lane | 73-56 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | James Carey is whistled for traveling | 73-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Branch (PF) Donald Mattia | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos is called for traveling | 73-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF), William Carter (PF) James Carey, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Matthew Carlos | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Damron (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Arroyo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Marcos Arroyo - foul #3 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #6 | 73-56 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Harry Branch connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Willie Sullivan | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcos Arroyo - foul #4 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, William Carter, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SG), Micheal Poirier (C) Willie Sullivan, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Thomas Smith picks off the pass by Marcos Arroyo in the backcourt | 76-58 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-58 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber snags the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is fouled on the floor by Micheal Poirier - foul #1 on Micheal Poirier, team foul #8 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF) David Appling, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Marcos Arroyo | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Scott Stemple denies the turnaround by Mike Raybon | 78-58 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Carter | 78-58 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple knocks in the floater from the left wing | 80-58 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Sullivan | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-60 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Harry Branch | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Harry Branch is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 80-60 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier can't tip it in | 80-60 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 80-60 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Smith runs out the clock | 80-60 |