| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Rodney Penaflor - foul #2 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Thomas Turner pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Thomas Turner clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Rhodes - foul #1 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses the floater from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Charles Urbano grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Donald Polanski comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jon Thomas - foul #3 on Jon Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), John Kinkade (PF) Charles Urbano, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Joel Davey picks off the pass by Thomas Trinh | 39-40 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | David Cork throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Thomas Trinh, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Michael Swinney is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Charles Urbano is hacked by Wayne Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Willis, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), John Kinkade (PF) Charles Urbano, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Michael Swinney knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Rhodes | 45-40 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) David Cork | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Donald Polanski buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Leonard Chung | 47-42 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Robert Cook comes up short on the shot in the lane | 47-42 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Donald Polanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Davey - foul #3 on Joel Davey, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Robert Cook, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald Bastarache | 48-45 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Joshua Glover picks off the pass by Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | David Cork knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-47 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Michael Swinney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (tired) 4 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cork (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Ronald Bastarache steals the ball from Rodney Penaflor | 50-47 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover blows the layup | 50-47 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rodney Penaflor | 50-47 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is hacked by John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Donald Polanski banks in the layup | 52-47 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (SG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Joel Davey | |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Wayne Willis steals the ball from John Kinkade | 52-47 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis tips it in | 52-49 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Daniel Rhodes steals it from Kenneth Sainz | 52-49 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the floater from the left side | 52-49 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | The jump hook by Rodney Penaflor is blocked by Daniel Rhodes | 52-49 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Rhodes | 52-52 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Trinh swats the short shot by Joel Davey | 52-52 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (tired) 4 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cork (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 54-52 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Donald Polanski denies the turnaround by Ronald Bastarache | 54-52 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Michael Swinney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover loses the dribble to Thomas Trinh | 54-52 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Kinkade (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Thomas Turner, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | John Longwell's floater is knocked away by Michael Swinney | 56-52 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 56-52 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | John Kinkade pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Joshua Glover, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 58-52 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 58-52 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | John Kinkade's layup is rejected by Jon Thomas | 58-52 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Scott Drees pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (very tired) 5 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kinkade (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Scott Drees | 58-54 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Thomas - foul #4 on Jon Thomas, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Ernest Thomas (SF), Joel Davey (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Jon Thomas | |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Joel Davey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Robert Cook, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Wayne Willis | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Thomas Turner connects on the floater in the lane | 62-54 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), David Cork (C) Ernest Thomas, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | David Cork misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Polanski - foul #1 on Donald Polanski, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Robert Cook, John Kinkade, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Joel Davey steals the ball from Michael Swinney in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses the easy open layup | 62-55 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses short on an open floater in the paint | 62-55 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Charles Urbano tips it in | 64-55 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Donald Polanski swats the short shot by Joshua Glover | 64-55 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-55 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | John Kinkade tips it home | 66-55 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Willis and the foul's on Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #4 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Robert Cook, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Scott Drees | |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor throws it down set up by Kenneth Sainz | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Glover and he's hacked by John Kinkade - foul #1 on John Kinkade, team foul #5 | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses the free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | John Kinkade is hacked by Joshua Glover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Glover, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (SF) Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Bragg is hacked by Joshua Glover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Glover, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Bragg misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | David Bragg is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | David Bragg misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) David Bragg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Thomas Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joe Maynor runs out the clock | 73-66 |