| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the dunk | 23-31 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits the follow up shot | 23-33 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Rhodes | 23-33 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 25-33 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Willis - foul #2 on Wayne Willis, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, John Kinkade | |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover is fouled on the floor by Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Michael Swinney, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (C) Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), David Bragg (SF) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh | |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Wayne Willis | 27-35 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), David Cork (C) Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), Donald Polanski (C) David Bragg, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the dunk attempt | 27-35 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joel Davey - foul #1 on Joel Davey, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Donald Polanski | |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner | |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Scott Drees is blocked by John Kinkade | 27-37 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes tips it home | 29-37 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Charles Urbano is hacked by Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Robert Cook | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Michael Swinney is called for the reach on Joshua Glover - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Donald Polanski | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache double dribbles | 29-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), David Bragg (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | John Longwell loses the dribble to Thomas Turner | 29-39 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz | 29-41 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is denied on a layup by Rodney Penaflor | 29-41 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Cork - foul #1 on David Cork, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Michael Swinney, David Bragg, Thomas Turner | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Thomas Trinh - foul #2 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernest Thomas | 32-42 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Donald Polanski - foul #2 on Donald Polanski, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, Donald Polanski | |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Charles Urbano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-42 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Charles Urbano | |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Daniel Rhodes is called for the reach on Robert Cook - foul #2 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #6 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (C) Scott Drees, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Robert Cook, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Daniel Rhodes steps in front of the Thomas Turner pass | 33-42 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the contested floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Davey | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Davey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Donald Polanski hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 35-42 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Charles Urbano tips it in | 35-44 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joel Davey, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Donald Polanski | |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Ernest Thomas steps in front of the John Kinkade pass in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Michael Swinney steps in front of the Jon Thomas pass | 35-44 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is hacked by Leonard Chung in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #8 | 35-44 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is fouled on the floor by John Kinkade - foul #3 on John Kinkade, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's pass is intercepted by Rodney Penaflor | 35-45 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 35-45 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | John Kinkade tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Joel Davey (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #9 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Willis | 39-47 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Thomas Turner scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Charles Urbano | 39-49 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 39-51 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover is fouled on the floor by Thomas Trinh - foul #3 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Kinkade and he's hacked by David Cork - foul #2 on David Cork, team foul #10 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Robert Cook | |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Willis | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Cork (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Wayne Willis steals the ball from Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis jams it | 46-54 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Michael Swinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Joel Davey (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, Donald Polanski | |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Michael Swinney is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Robert Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Robert Cook hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Sainz | 48-56 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 51-56 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Cook and he's hacked by Leonard Chung - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #11 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, John Kinkade | |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Joshua Glover | 53-59 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Wayne Willis picks off the pass by Thomas Trinh in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | David Cork knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Wayne Willis | 55-59 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Penaflor | 55-62 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-62 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Drees | 55-62 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Scott Drees scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Willis and he's fouled by Thomas Trinh - foul #4 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Michael Swinney drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Kinkade | 58-65 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Wayne Willis | 60-65 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Joe Maynor is fouled on the floor by Joshua Glover - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Scott Drees, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, Donald Polanski | |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Joe Maynor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Willis and the foul's on Thomas Turner - foul #3 on Thomas Turner, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Thomas Turner - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #13 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Robert Cook (SF) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Turner is called for the reach on Ronald Bastarache - foul #4 on Thomas Turner, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Donald Polanski travels with the ball | 65-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, Donald Polanski | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Rodney Penaflor - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Charles Urbano hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is fouled on the floor by Michael Swinney - foul #4 on Michael Swinney, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Charles Urbano | |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Wayne Willis steals it from Thomas Trinh in the backcourt | 68-69 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes scores on a runner near the basket | 70-69 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | John Kinkade is hacked by Joshua Glover in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #14 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:09 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 70-69 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the jumper near the basket | 70-71 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis can't connect on a shot from the right block | 70-71 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh runs out the clock | 70-71 |