| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fresh) SG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) SF - Jim Hedrick (fresh) PF - Robert McManus (fresh) C - Charles Hair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) SF - Lino Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Randy Lister (fresh) C - Darell Wilber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert McManus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Robert McManus drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Belcher | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Randy Lister is hacked by Jim Hedrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Hedrick, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas and the foul's on Charles Hair - foul #1 on Charles Hair, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher is hacked by Guillermo Guzman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Lee Larson | 4-3 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Robert McManus swats the layup by Lino Zwagerman | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Robert McManus grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher lays it in set up by Charles Hair | 6-3 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Jim Hedrick steals it from Randy Lister | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Lino Zwagerman - foul #1 on Lino Zwagerman, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Alex Upton (SF), Joshua Bowman (PF), Warren Cain (C) Lee Larson, Jim Hedrick, Robert McManus, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Robert Goodrich (SG), Gregory Elrod (SF), Robert Savage (PF), Milton Swanson (C) Edward Thomas, Guillermo Guzman, Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister, Darell Wilber | |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Joshua Bowman swats the short shot by Robert Savage | 8-3 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joshua Bowman, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Warren Cain - foul #1 on Warren Cain, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Savage - foul #1 on Robert Savage, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Upton | 9-4 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Robert Savage hits the follow up shot | 9-6 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Robert Savage takes the ball from Alex Upton in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Harris - foul #1 on David Harris, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Jim Hedrick (SF), Robert McManus (PF), Charles Hair (C) David Harris, Alex Upton, Joshua Bowman, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Gregory Elrod, Robert Savage, Milton Swanson | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher misses the easy layup | 9-8 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | William Thalman picks off the pass by Robert Goodrich in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Thalman | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thalman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McManus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Goodrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) SF - Lino Zwagerman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Lister (fairly fresh) C - Darell Wilber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses the lay-in | 11-8 |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Robert McManus gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Darell Wilber is called for the reach on Christopher Belcher - foul #1 on Darell Wilber, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) William Thalman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Gregory Elrod (SF) Robert Goodrich, Harley Medley, Lino Zwagerman | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Ridley - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Cain (PF) Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Randy Lister | 11-8 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley tips it home | 11-10 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Charles Hair hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lee Larson | 13-10 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas loses the dribble to Charles Hair in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher is hacked by Gregory Elrod - foul #1 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (PG), William Thalman (SG), Alex Upton (SF), Joshua Bowman (PF), Robert McManus (C) Lee Larson, Christopher Belcher, Jim Hedrick, Warren Cain, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Randy Lister, Darell Wilber | |
| 14:20 | Purdue | William Thalman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (C) Gregory Elrod | |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman's floater is tipped away by Joshua Bowman | 13-10 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | David Harris grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Alex Upton can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 13-10 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Robert Savage is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Savage, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Christopher Belcher (SG) David Harris, William Thalman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Randy Lister (PF), Gregory Elrod (C) Edward Thomas, Robert Savage, Milton Swanson | |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Lee Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Lister - foul #1 on Randy Lister, team foul #8 | 13-10 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Lee Larson makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Lee Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Randy Lister | 14-10 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Randy Lister jams it | 14-12 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Alex Upton is hacked by Randy Lister in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Lister, team foul #9 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (C) Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Darell Wilber (C) Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Alex Upton makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Alex Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harley Medley, team foul #10 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Hedrick (SF) Alex Upton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG) Guillermo Guzman | |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher blows the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Ridley - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #11 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Warren Cain (PF) Lee Larson, Joshua Bowman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Lawrence Ridley | |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Gregory Elrod is blocked by Warren Cain | 18-12 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber snags the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Guillermo Guzman | 18-15 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Darell Wilber | 18-15 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Hair | 18-15 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (PG), Alex Upton (SF), Robert McManus (C) Christopher Belcher, Jim Hedrick, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Milton Swanson (PF) Robert Goodrich, Harley Medley, Darell Wilber | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Harris (fresh) SG - William Thalman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Upton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Cain (fresh) C - Robert McManus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guillermo Guzman (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Lino Zwagerman (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Milton Swanson (fresh) C - Gregory Elrod (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | William Thalman drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Alex Upton | 20-15 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Guillermo Guzman | 20-17 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | William Thalman hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint but he's fouled by Guillermo Guzman - foul #2 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #12 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Christopher Belcher (SF), Joshua Bowman (PF) David Harris, Alex Upton, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG), Darell Wilber (C) Guillermo Guzman, Gregory Elrod | |
| 10:53 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is fouled in the backcourt by William Thalman - foul #1 on William Thalman, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Hedrick (SF) William Thalman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Robert McManus clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 22-17 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman tips it in | 24-17 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson is hacked by Joshua Bowman - foul #2 on Joshua Bowman, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Warren Cain (PF), Charles Hair (C) Jim Hedrick, Joshua Bowman, Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Gregory Elrod (C) Lino Zwagerman, Darell Wilber | |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Lee Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Goodrich - foul #1 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #13 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) Milton Swanson | |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Lee Larson misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Lee Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Harley Medley drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Goodrich | 25-22 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | David Harris misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 25-22 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Warren Cain hits the follow up shot | 27-22 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Lee Larson steals the ball from Darell Wilber in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Lee Larson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gregory Elrod | 27-22 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Jim Hedrick (SF), Alex Upton (PF) David Harris, Christopher Belcher, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (C) Darell Wilber | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Alex Upton steps in front of the Edward Thomas pass in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | William Thalman scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Hair | 29-22 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Alex Upton gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the jumper from the right block set up by William Thalman | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Thalman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Hedrick (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Upton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Hair (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (tired) 1 ast. SG - Robert Goodrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Medley (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Elrod (tired) 4 pts. C - Milton Swanson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses the 3 from straight away | 31-22 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Alex Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Alex Upton lays it in on a great pass from Lee Larson | 33-22 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Harley Medley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (PG), Christopher Belcher (SG), Warren Cain (PF), Robert McManus (C) Lee Larson, William Thalman, Alex Upton, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF), Darell Wilber (C) Edward Thomas, Milton Swanson | |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #14 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Robert Goodrich | |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is open but misses the lay-in | 33-22 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Cain | 33-22 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert McManus | 35-22 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert McManus - foul #1 on Robert McManus, team foul #8 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG) Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | David Harris connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Thalman | 37-24 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Harley Medley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | David Harris snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Edward Thomas steps in front of the William Thalman pass in the backcourt | 37-24 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits a fadeaway from the right side | 37-26 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-26 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Belcher - foul #1 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #9 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Alex Upton (SF), Charles Hair (C) David Harris, William Thalman, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (PF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-26 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman misses the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Alex Upton is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #15 | 40-27 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Alex Upton makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Alex Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Swanson | 42-30 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Robert McManus misses the easy dunk attempt | 42-30 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Harley Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Belcher (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Upton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert McManus (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hair (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harley Medley (tired) 6 pts. SF - Lino Zwagerman (very tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Swanson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Darell Wilber (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Robert McManus grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Milton Swanson blocks the short jumper by Charles Hair | 42-30 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Robert McManus grabs the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Charles Hair is fouled on the floor by Harley Medley - foul #2 on Harley Medley, team foul #16 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Jim Hedrick (SF), Joshua Bowman (PF) Christopher Belcher, Alex Upton, Robert McManus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Randy Lister (PF), Robert Savage (C) Edward Thomas, Harley Medley, Milton Swanson, Darell Wilber | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman is hacked by Lee Larson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Larson, team foul #10 | 43-30 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Lee Larson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Goodrich - foul #3 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #17 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG) Robert Goodrich | |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Lee Larson makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Lee Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Bowman | 45-32 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Robert Savage blocks the short jumper by Charles Hair | 45-32 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Randy Lister is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Ridley | 45-34 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Lee Larson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (PG), Christopher Belcher (SG), Alex Upton (SF), Warren Cain (PF) Lee Larson, William Thalman, Jim Hedrick, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (SF) Lino Zwagerman | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is whistled for traveling | 45-34 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | David Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Alex Upton tips it in | 47-34 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses the easy open layup | 47-34 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman is whistled for a carry | 47-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (PG), Jim Hedrick (SF), Robert McManus (C) David Harris, Alex Upton, Warren Cain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Robert McManus banks in the layup on a great pass from William Thalman and he's hacked by Robert Savage - foul #3 on Robert Savage, team foul #18 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) Robert Savage | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Robert McManus makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Randy Lister misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 50-34 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 50-34 |