| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) C - William Lamanna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Gress (fresh) SG - Ernest Sloan (fresh) SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) C - Charles Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Charles Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Cochran | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Charles Walker swats the layup by Jamie Umana | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jamie Umana - foul #1 on Jamie Umana, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Jason Gress makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Jason Gress makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Walker - foul #1 on Charles Walker, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Sloan | 1-7 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Alfred Cochran steps in front of the William Lamanna pass | 1-7 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan lays it in set up by Alfred Cochran | 1-9 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 1-9 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the board | 1-9 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Mitchell Burnett is called for the reach on Ernest Sloan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran can't connect on a shot from the left side | 1-9 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Rick Drury pulls down the rebound | 1-9 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Gress - foul #1 on Jason Gress, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), James Gilbert (SG), Michael Wade (SF), Robert Hillis (PF) Jason Gress, Ernest Sloan, Alfred Cochran, Joseph Jackson | |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | David Dunn connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-12 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-12 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Walker | 2-12 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | James Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SF) Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the dunk | 2-12 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Robert Hillis gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | James Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Leonard Walker - foul #1 on Leonard Walker, team foul #3 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfred Cochran (SF), Joseph Jackson (PF) Michael Wade, Charles Walker | |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-12 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Delany | 2-12 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mitchell Burnett | 4-12 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Gerald Bryant picks off the pass by Joseph Jackson | 4-12 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant blows the layup | 4-12 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fairly fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Gilbert (fairly fresh) SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Hillis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is fouled on the floor by Gerald Bryant - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG), Ernest Sloan (SG), Charles Walker (C) David Dunn, James Gilbert, Robert Hillis | |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is called for traveling | 6-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Wade (SF) Alfred Cochran | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Mitchell Burnett and he's hacked by Joseph Jackson - foul #1 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Joseph Jackson steps in front of the Rick Drury pass | 9-12 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Charles Walker hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | William Lamanna tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Michael Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Drury - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Alfred Cochran (SF) Jason Gress, Michael Wade | |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is hacked by Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG) Ernest Sloan | |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Charles Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Cochran | 11-14 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Rick Drury - foul #2 on Rick Drury, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SF), Robert Delany (C) Rick Drury, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hillis (PF) Charles Walker | |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses long on a floater from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses the easy open layup | 11-16 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant clanks a shot from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | David Dunn gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Robert Hillis can't tip it in | 11-16 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Delany | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Leonard Walker (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Gilbert (fairly fresh) SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hillis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | James Gilbert picks off the pass by Robert Delany | 11-16 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Delany - foul #1 on Robert Delany, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Jamie Umana, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG), Ernest Sloan (SG), Michael Wade (SF), Charles Walker (C) David Dunn, James Gilbert, Alfred Cochran, Robert Hillis | |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Lamanna | 11-17 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson is hacked by Joseph Bond - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #9 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG) Leonard Walker | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Rick Drury tips it in | 13-19 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Joseph Bond denies the turnaround by Jason Gress | 13-19 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | William Lamanna tips it in | 15-19 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Charles Walker clanks a runner in the lane | 15-19 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond slams it home on a nice dish by Jamie Umana | 17-19 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan misses the easy dunk attempt | 17-19 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Gress | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Mitchell Burnett is called for the reach on Ernest Sloan - foul #2 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #10 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Robert Hillis (PF) Jason Gress, Michael Wade, Joseph Jackson | |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joseph Causey | 17-19 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Walker - foul #2 on Charles Walker, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG), Joseph Jackson (C) Ernest Sloan, Charles Walker | |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Cochran, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SF) Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Alfred Cochran denies the turnaround by Gerald Bryant | 19-19 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | James Gilbert grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | James Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Leonard Walker, team foul #11 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | James Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | James Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Walker (fresh) SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Gilbert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alfred Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hillis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Bryant | 21-20 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-20 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Robert Hillis pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran can't finish the uncontested layup | 21-20 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Gilbert - foul #1 on James Gilbert, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF), William Lamanna (C) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG), Ernest Sloan (SG) David Dunn, James Gilbert | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ernest Sloan | 23-22 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey loses the dribble to Ernest Sloan | 23-22 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Jason Gress lays it in on a nice dish by Ernest Sloan | 23-24 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | William Lamanna pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Rick Drury comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 23-24 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Ernest Sloan buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jason Gress | 23-27 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the lay-in | 23-27 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Umana, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), Robert Delany (C) Jamie Umana, Leonard Walker, Joseph Causey, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (SG) Ernest Sloan | |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Rick Drury connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Bryant | 26-28 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson is hacked by Mitchell Burnett - foul #3 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #13 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG) Mitchell Burnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dunn (PG), Michael Wade (SF) Jason Gress, Alfred Cochran | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Rick Drury can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Wade - foul #1 on Michael Wade, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Robert Hillis grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | James Gilbert hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Delany - foul #2 on Robert Delany, team foul #14 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Walker (C) Joseph Jackson | |
| 03:45 | Purdue | James Gilbert misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Dunn - foul #1 on David Dunn, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG) James Gilbert | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | William Lamanna gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Robert Hillis pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Walker (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lamanna (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Gress (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Wade (fresh) PF - Robert Hillis (tiring) 5 reb. C - Charles Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | David Dunn is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Robert Hillis gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Jason Gress drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Rick Drury is denied by Robert Hillis | 27-34 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Rick Drury tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Michael Wade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Leonard Walker, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Gilbert (PG), Ernest Sloan (SG), Alfred Cochran (SF), Joseph Jackson (PF) Jason Gress, David Dunn, Michael Wade, Robert Hillis | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Charles Walker double dribbles | 29-34 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Rick Drury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Gilbert | 29-34 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran travels in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Ernest Sloan picks off the pass by Jamie Umana | 29-34 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | James Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Gerald Bryant in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Robert Delany comes up short on the runner in the paint | 29-34 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Joseph Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey is denied on a layup by Charles Walker | 29-34 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Charles Walker grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran is hacked by Joseph Causey - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #15 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), William Lamanna (C) Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (PG), David Dunn (SG), Robert Hillis (PF) James Gilbert, Ernest Sloan, Joseph Jackson | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Alfred Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses the halfcourt shot | 29-36 |