| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses short on a jumper near the basket | 26-25 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses short on a jump hook from close range | 26-25 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry buries a jumpshot from the right side | 26-27 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier drills a shot in the paint set up by Gerald Woodie | 28-27 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Charles Frazier steps in front of the Jay Stanger pass | 28-27 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the easy layup | 28-27 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Fuller | 28-30 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie's floater is tipped away by John Smith | 28-30 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Gerald Woodie steals the ball from John Smith | 28-30 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Gerald Woodie is denied by Dennis Pettry | 28-30 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss can't tip it in | 28-30 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 28-30 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | The short jumper by Jay Stanger is denied by Gerald Moss | 28-30 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jesse Fuller - foul #2 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), James Anderson (PF) Mark Armstrong, Jay Stanger | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | James Anderson lays it up and in set up by John Simpson | 30-32 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | David Brock grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | David Brock is called for the reach on Jesse Fuller - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Wilson (SG) Jesse Fuller | |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | The short jumper by James Anderson is denied by Gerald Moss | 30-35 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Frazier and he's hacked by Dennis Pettry - foul #1 on Dennis Pettry, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) Dennis Pettry, James Anderson | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | The jumper by John Simpson is denied by Gerald Woodie | 32-35 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Simpson | 32-37 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Purdue | John Simpson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), Jay Stanger (PF) Vincent Wilson, John Smith | |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-39 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Jay Stanger connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-41 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is hacked by John Simpson - foul #3 on John Simpson, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (SF), John Smith (C) John Simpson, Daniel Gaither | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 39-41 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Jay Stanger double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Mark Armstrong | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Fuller - foul #3 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | John Simpson is hacked by Charles Frazier - foul #3 on Charles Frazier, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) James Anderson, John Smith | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-41 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Frazier, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG) Jesse Fuller | |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Emmitt Holt is called for the reach on Jay Stanger - foul #1 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF) Robert Connery, Emmitt Holt, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (PF) Jay Stanger | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | John Simpson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Gerald Woodie is called for the reach on Daniel Gaither - foul #3 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Wilson (SG), John Smith (C) John Simpson, Daniel Gaither | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wilson - foul #3 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG) Vincent Wilson, Dennis Pettry | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | James Anderson banks in the layup set up by Philip Gagnon | 41-43 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jesse Fuller - foul #4 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF) David Brock, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) Mark Armstrong, James Anderson | |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | John Smith tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 46-43 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Jay Stanger scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), David Brock (SG), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Daniel Gaither (C) Philip Gagnon, Jesse Fuller, John Smith | |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | David Brock clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | John Simpson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither tips it home | 46-48 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | David Brock knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Kraker and he's hacked by Vincent Wilson - foul #4 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Emmitt Holt, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SF), James Anderson (PF), John Smith (C) Dennis Pettry, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | David Brock knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Trevor Mercer | 51-48 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | James Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | David Brock is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG) Vincent Wilson | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 51-48 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG) Robert Connery | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) John Simpson, James Anderson | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jesse Fuller | 53-51 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-51 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-51 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 55-51 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 55-51 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Armstrong - foul #1 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #11 | 55-51 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Mark Armstrong is called for the reach on Gerald Moss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #12 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Woodie | 58-51 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Jesse Fuller is called for the reach on Gerald Woodie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #13 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Jesse Fuller | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Trevor Mercer | 59-51 |