| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Garner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Simpson | 32-43 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's fadeaway is rejected by Miroslav Koski | 32-43 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is hacked by George Kramer - foul #2 on George Kramer, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (C) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Garner - foul #2 on James Garner, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Allen - foul #4 on Edward Allen, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski drills a turnaround from close range set up by Thomas Simpson | 36-45 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | James Garner misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Miroslav Koski - foul #1 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (C) Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (PF), Stephen Burns (C) George Kramer, Ronald Kiser | |
| 17:23 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | James Garner steals it from Ante Zender | 36-47 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard banks in the layup on a great pass from James Garner | 36-49 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Dunklin - foul #2 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF) Irvin Shepard, James Garner | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Sam Edinger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Ante Zender buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ante Zender (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Sam Edinger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF), Ronald Kiser (C) Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski is fouled on the floor by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG) Sam Edinger | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson double dribbles | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Robert Whitman, Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 40-51 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is fouled on the floor by Thomas Simpson - foul #1 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG) Javier Cuevas | |
| 14:19 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico connects on the turnaround from close range | 42-54 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | James Garner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Kiser | 42-57 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico lays it in | 44-57 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 44-57 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser double dribbles | 44-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Sam Edinger (SG), Willard Wittig (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Irvin Shepard, James Garner, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer, Ronald Kiser | |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Michael Dunklin denies the turnaround by Miroslav Koski | 44-57 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-57 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it home | 44-59 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski lays it in on a great pass from Edward Allen and he's fouled by Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Willard Wittig, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (PF) Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Sam Edinger splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 47-62 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner is hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), James Garner (SF), Ronald Kiser (C) Javier Cuevas, Willard Wittig, Michael Dunklin | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Garner (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 47-62 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Sam Edinger | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Edward Allen is called for the reach on Sam Edinger - foul #5 on Edward Allen, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Edward Allen, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Todd Brunner steps in front of the Sam Edinger pass | 47-62 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is hacked by George Kramer - foul #3 on George Kramer, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (SF) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:25 | Purdue | James Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Ronald Kiser picks off the pass by Ante Zender | 49-62 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (C) Ronald Kiser | |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Ante Zender lays it in | 51-62 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | The jump hook by Sam Edinger is blocked by Miroslav Koski | 51-62 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to James Garner | 51-62 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | James Garner buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 51-64 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Ante Zender clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski tips it back up and in | 53-64 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Sam Edinger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Ante Zender is called for the reach on George Kramer - foul #1 on Ante Zender, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Alvin Campbell (SF), Matthew Rico (PF) Robert Whitman, Miroslav Koski, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Michael Dunklin (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (C) Irvin Shepard, Sam Edinger, James Garner, George Kramer | |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Alvin Campbell blocks the short jumper by Ronald Kiser | 53-64 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Alvin Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Richard Bernhard is called for the reach on Sam Edinger - foul #2 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (C) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Ante Zender is whistled for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Matthew Rico swats the short shot by Sam Edinger | 53-65 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland snags the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is fouled on the floor by Thomas Simpson - foul #2 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Miroslav Koski, Alvin Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Stephen Burns (PF) Sam Edinger, Michael Dunklin | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Javier Cuevas - foul #1 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Stephen Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is hacked by Matthew Rico - foul #3 on Matthew Rico, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), James Garner (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Irvin Shepard, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | James Garner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Simpson - foul #3 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Ante Zender (C) Richard Bernhard, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG) Javier Cuevas | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico buries a jumper from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the contested floater in the lane on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 59-70 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Miroslav Koski | 61-70 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Matthew Rico steps in front of the Stephen Burns pass | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Garner (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Whitman | 64-70 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Sam Edinger evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 64-72 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-72 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Sam Edinger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Simpson - foul #4 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Alvin Campbell (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Robert Whitman, Miroslav Koski, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), Ronald Kiser (C) James Garner, George Kramer, Stephen Burns | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Michael Dunklin steals it from Richard Bernhard | 66-74 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (PF) Michael Dunklin | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is fouled on the floor by Irvin Shepard - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #9 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Alvin Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF), George Kramer (PF) Donald Kirkland, Stephen Burns | |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | James Garner gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | James Garner misses the jumper from the left wing | 67-74 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard tips it home | 67-76 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #12 | 67-76 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | James Garner hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Todd Brunner | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Richard Bernhard is called for the reach on James Garner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #13 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG), Stephen Burns (PF) Sam Edinger, George Kramer | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-81 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard runs out the clock | 70-81 |