| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Warne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Mattia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche inbounds the ball | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Michael Foster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | David Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joe Zarate and he's hacked by Willie Sullivan - foul #1 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Donald Mattia misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-42 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Mike Raybon is hacked by Michael Foster - foul #2 on Michael Foster, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (SF), Brian Gray (C) Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Peter Hines is called for the reach on David Warne - foul #3 on Peter Hines, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SF) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Smith (SF), Merlin Sears (PF) David Warne, Micheal Poirier | |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Donald Mattia can't finish the layup | 49-42 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Michael Smith tips it in | 49-44 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Michael Smith grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Mike Raybon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Thomas Smith, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Billy Whitchurch (SG), Leo Holmes (SF) Willie Sullivan, Mike Raybon, Donald Mattia | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Leo Holmes is called for the reach on Joe Zarate - foul #1 on Leo Holmes, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Warne (SF), Micheal Poirier (PF) Leo Holmes, Merlin Sears | |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Shane Lamarche | 52-44 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Michael Smith hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Joe Zarate is blocked by Michael Smith | 52-46 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate tips it in | 54-46 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Isaac Schultz - foul #1 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), David Smith (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Brian Gray (C) Robert Damron, Michael Foster, Shane Lamarche, Isaac Schultz, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SG), Leo Holmes (SF), James Valley (PF), Donald Mattia (C) Marcos Arroyo, David Warne, Micheal Poirier, Michael Smith | |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy Whitchurch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leo Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Valley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Mattia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Leo Holmes steals it from David Appling | 54-48 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Billy Whitchurch | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Leo Holmes takes the ball from Thomas Smith | 54-48 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Mike Raybon lays it in on a great pass from Leo Holmes | 54-50 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | David Smith's pass is intercepted by Mike Raybon | 54-50 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Leo Holmes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Willie Sullivan | 54-53 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith scores on a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Willie Sullivan - foul #2 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) David Smith, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merlin Sears (SF) Leo Holmes | |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Michael Foster is called for the reach on Willie Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Donald Mattia tips it home | 57-55 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Willie Sullivan - foul #3 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Isaac Schultz (C) Michael Foster, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Billy Whitchurch (SG), David Warne (SF), Micheal Poirier (C) Willie Sullivan, Mike Raybon, James Valley, Donald Mattia | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-55 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Merlin Sears comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (SF), Joe Zarate (C) Shane Lamarche, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Merlin Sears misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Merlin Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Appling and he's fouled by Merlin Sears - foul #1 on Merlin Sears, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Michael Foster (SG), Brian Gray (C) David Appling, David Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Holmes (SF), James Valley (PF), Michael Smith (C) David Warne, Merlin Sears, Micheal Poirier | |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz misses the free throw | 60-56 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Leo Holmes is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-56 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Peter Hines | 60-56 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Michael Foster's layup is rejected by James Valley | 60-56 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Marcos Arroyo is blocked by Brian Gray | 60-56 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Isaac Schultz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billy Whitchurch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Valley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Peter Hines knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Foster and he's fouled by Leo Holmes - foul #2 on Leo Holmes, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), David Smith (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Robert Damron, Michael Foster, Isaac Schultz, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Mike Raybon (SG), David Warne (SF), Micheal Poirier (PF), Donald Mattia (C) Marcos Arroyo, Billy Whitchurch, Leo Holmes, James Valley, Michael Smith | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Micheal Poirier | 62-56 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Appling | 64-58 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Joe Zarate steals it from David Warne in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | David Smith steps in front of the Willie Sullivan pass in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche's pass is intercepted by Willie Sullivan | 64-58 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | David Warne is hacked by Shane Lamarche - foul #3 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merlin Sears (PF) Micheal Poirier | |
| 09:58 | Purdue | David Warne makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | David Warne makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Mattia - foul #2 on Donald Mattia, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Peter Hines (SF) David Appling, Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch (SG), Leo Holmes (SF), Michael Smith (C) Mike Raybon, David Warne, Donald Mattia | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Merlin Sears drills a floater in the paint set up by Leo Holmes | 65-62 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Leo Holmes's floater is knocked away by Peter Hines | 65-62 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Peter Hines | 65-62 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Michael Foster drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Damron | 67-62 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Leo Holmes snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Joe Zarate steals the ball from Willie Sullivan | 67-62 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Michael Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), David Smith (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) Robert Damron, Michael Foster, Peter Hines, Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Mike Raybon (SG), David Warne (SF), James Valley (PF), Donald Mattia (C) Willie Sullivan, Billy Whitchurch, Leo Holmes, Merlin Sears, Michael Smith | |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 67-62 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Donald Mattia grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shane Lamarche (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Warne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Mattia (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Mike Raybon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Marcos Arroyo is called for the reach on David Appling - foul #2 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | David Appling misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Donald Mattia snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | David Warne misses the easy layup | 67-62 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Brian Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | James Valley misses long on a shot in the paint | 67-62 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Isaac Schultz | 67-62 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | David Appling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Shane Lamarche, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch (SG), Micheal Poirier (C) Mike Raybon, Donald Mattia | |
| 06:32 | Purdue | James Valley can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | James Valley gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | James Valley connects on the floater from the right side | 67-64 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | David Appling scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 69-64 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch's pass is intercepted by David Smith in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | James Valley picks off the pass by David Appling | 69-64 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | James Valley knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Marcos Arroyo | 69-66 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | David Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Appling | 71-66 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | James Valley misses short on an open shot near the basket | 71-66 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier hits the follow up shot | 71-68 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Michael Foster loses the dribble to Billy Whitchurch | 71-68 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Billy Whitchurch hits the finger roll | 71-70 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | David Smith is hacked by Marcos Arroyo - foul #3 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Mike Raybon (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Merlin Sears (PF), Donald Mattia (C) Marcos Arroyo, Billy Whitchurch, David Warne, James Valley, Micheal Poirier | |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Merlin Sears clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-70 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Mike Raybon can't tip it in | 73-70 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Michael Foster is called for the reach on Mike Raybon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Foster, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Brian Gray grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Robert Damron can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Merlin Sears snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shane Lamarche (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Raybon (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Merlin Sears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Mattia (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Purdue | A charge is called on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Robert Damron, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Holmes (SF) Merlin Sears | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate lays it up and in | 75-70 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Mike Raybon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Foster - foul #5 on Michael Foster, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Peter Hines (SF) Michael Foster, Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Valley (PF) Michael Smith | |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Leo Holmes snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 75-72 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Donald Mattia grabs the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Leo Holmes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | David Smith gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | David Smith clanks a shot from the right side | 75-72 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | James Valley pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Mike Raybon - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Warne (SF) Leo Holmes | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Valley - foul #4 on James Valley, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Donald Mattia snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Mike Raybon is hacked by David Appling - foul #4 on David Appling, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith travels with the ball | 75-74 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Mike Raybon clanks a floater from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | David Smith snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Appling runs out the clock | 75-74 |