| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Garner (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Kramer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | James Garner inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | James Garner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is hacked by Miroslav Koski - foul #1 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (C) Todd Brunner | |
| 19:26 | Purdue | A charge is called on James Garner - foul #3 on James Garner, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF) James Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico blows the dunk | 31-22 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG) Irvin Shepard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Ante Zender | |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Kramer - foul #2 on George Kramer, team foul #3 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Ante Zender (SF) Richard Bernhard, Miroslav Koski | |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Todd Brunner is blocked by Ronald Kiser | 31-23 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner tips it home | 31-25 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin connects on the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Todd Brunner - foul #4 on Todd Brunner, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Edward Allen, Todd Brunner | |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled on the floor by George Kramer - foul #3 on George Kramer, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (C) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Ante Zender is called for the reach on Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Ante Zender, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell (C) Ante Zender | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 36-27 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Edward Allen | 36-29 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Sam Edinger tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser tips it home | 38-29 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dunklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Sam Edinger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 40-29 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Edward Allen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Campbell | 40-32 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 42-32 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Allen | 42-35 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is fouled on the floor by Miroslav Koski - foul #2 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), James Garner (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (C) Javier Cuevas, Sam Edinger, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Ante Zender (SF) Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski | |
| 13:46 | Purdue | George Kramer loses the dribble to Alvin Campbell | 42-35 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Kiser - foul #2 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Alvin Campbell | |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Kramer | 45-36 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | James Garner steals it from Thomas Simpson | 45-36 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland jams it on a great pass from James Garner | 47-36 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Ante Zender hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | James Garner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 50-36 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ante Zender | 50-36 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Kiser swats the shot by Ante Zender | 50-36 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | James Garner snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Kiser (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - George Kramer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 52-36 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Ante Zender buries a floater from the left side | 52-38 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Matthew Rico steps in front of the Ronald Kiser pass | 52-38 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Sam Edinger (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (PF) Irvin Shepard, James Garner, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Thomas Simpson, Richard Bernhard, Matthew Rico | |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Sam Edinger loses the dribble to Ante Zender | 52-39 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | George Kramer gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Miroslav Koski is called for the reach on Michael Dunklin - foul #3 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG) Javier Cuevas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Matthew Rico (PF) Robert Whitman, Miroslav Koski | |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Sam Edinger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it home | 54-39 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Irvin Shepard - foul #4 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF) Irvin Shepard, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on Javier Cuevas - foul #2 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Sam Edinger knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Edward Allen's pass is intercepted by Michael Dunklin | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:42 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Javier Cuevas | 60-41 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Dunklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is fouled on the floor by Ante Zender - foul #3 on Ante Zender, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), George Kramer (C) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Thomas Simpson, Ante Zender | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | George Kramer gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Sam Edinger connects on the floater from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Allen | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:26 | Purdue | George Kramer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-46 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Javier Cuevas | 64-46 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Matthew Rico steals it from Ronald Kiser | 64-46 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Javier Cuevas, Sam Edinger, Ronald Kiser, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Ante Zender (SF), Alvin Campbell (PF) Richard Bernhard, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Matthew Rico | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | James Garner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 67-46 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-46 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin pulls down the rebound | 67-46 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Garner | 69-46 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Donald Kirkland steps in front of the Alvin Campbell pass | 69-46 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | James Garner can't finish the layup | 69-46 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell grabs the board | 69-46 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-46 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman snags the offensive board | 69-46 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Michael Morgan (C) Thomas Simpson, Todd Brunner | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | James Garner misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-46 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alvin Campbell | 69-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard travels with the ball | 69-46 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is hacked by Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #8 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (C) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell snags the defensive board | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | George Kramer blocks the jumper by Robert Whitman | 70-46 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the rebound | 70-46 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Sam Edinger scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by George Kramer | 72-46 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Sam Edinger - foul #1 on Sam Edinger, team foul #8 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Kiser (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the free throw | 72-48 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 72-48 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Irvin Shepard | 74-48 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Ante Zender hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-48 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Campbell | 74-48 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses long on a floater from the right block | 74-48 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser pulls down the rebound | 74-48 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser buries a jumper from the free throw line | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Ante Zender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 76-48 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard runs out the clock | 76-48 |