| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Rines (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Jack Parker inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Joey Beverage drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Howell | 30-39 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 30-39 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer tips it but misses | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Rines and the foul's on Ricky Heath - foul #1 on Ricky Heath, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Harry Howell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joey Beverage | 33-42 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski is fouled on the floor by Ricky Heath - foul #2 on Ricky Heath, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses long on a floater from close range | 33-42 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ed Kuklenski | 33-42 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (PF) Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker, Ricky Heath | |
| 17:13 | Purdue | William Garner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Harris | 33-44 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski and he's hacked by Martin Chatfield - foul #3 on Martin Chatfield, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (C) Martin Chatfield | |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Harry Howell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lenny Akers | 36-46 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski banks in the layup set up by Darryl Daniels | 38-46 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | William Garner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ed Kuklenski - foul #3 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF), James Hawkins (C) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF) Harry Howell, Lenny Akers | |
| 16:17 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | William Garner steps in front of the James Hawkins pass | 38-47 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Jack Parker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Garner | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | John Rines is fouled on the floor by Melvin Tsan - foul #1 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Melvin Tsan | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Harry Howell is hacked by Steven Mayer - foul #3 on Steven Mayer, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Raymond Price (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker | |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Malcolm Archer is blocked by Jeffrey Harris | 40-49 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Harris | 40-49 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | William Garner pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Malcolm Archer - foul #1 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Ricky Heath | |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Brown | 42-51 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the shot from the left side | 42-53 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer lays it in on a nice dish by Leland Bopp and he's fouled by Harry Howell - foul #1 on Harry Howell, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), John Rines (SF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Leland Bopp, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), James Miles (PF) William Garner, Lenny Akers, Jeffrey Harris | |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 45-53 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Parker | 45-53 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Harry Howell makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joey Beverage | 45-56 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Malcolm Archer | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Jack Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), George Hutchcraft (PF), Raymond Price (C) Malcolm Archer, Steven Mayer, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Harry Howell, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Parker - foul #1 on Jack Parker, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) John Rines | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Ricky Heath banks in the layup on a great pass from Joey Beverage | 48-58 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Joey Beverage picks off the pass by Raymond Price | 48-58 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-58 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it in | 48-60 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Brown | 50-60 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Joey Beverage scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Garner | 50-63 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-63 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Joey Beverage's pass is intercepted by Raymond Price | 50-63 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Harris picks off the pass by John Brown | 50-63 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses short on a floater from close range | 50-63 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 50-63 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Joey Beverage connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Garner | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 50-65 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-65 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Harris (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | John Brown connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leland Bopp | 53-65 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 53-65 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | John Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | William Garner gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | William Garner comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #4 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Ed Kuklenski, Leland Bopp, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG), Lenny Akers (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker, Jeffrey Harris, Ricky Heath | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-66 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer hits the follow up shot | 55-66 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Harry Howell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | James Hawkins gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 55-66 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | James Hawkins denies the turnaround by William Garner | 55-66 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | James Hawkins gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Archer | 55-66 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield hits the follow up shot | 57-68 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels scores on a floater from the right side | 59-68 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it home | 61-68 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Lenny Akers's floater is knocked away by John Rines | 61-68 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is fouled on the floor by Martin Chatfield - foul #4 on Martin Chatfield, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), George Hutchcraft (PF), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, Steven Mayer, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Lenny Akers, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Rines - foul #4 on John Rines, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Brown | 65-69 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to George Hutchcraft | 65-69 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | John Brown knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski and he's hacked by Ricky Heath - foul #3 on Ricky Heath, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Steven Mayer (PF) Ed Kuklenski, John Rines, George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), James Miles (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Jack Parker, Ricky Heath | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Joey Beverage buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Harry Howell | 67-71 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), John Rines (SF) Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF), Ricky Heath (C) James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ed Kuklenski | 69-71 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Jack Parker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #5 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Ed Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | John Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Jack Parker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Price drills a turnaround from close range set up by Steven Mayer and he's fouled by Ricky Heath - foul #4 on Ricky Heath, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Price makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Joey Beverage makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Harry Howell | 72-75 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Malcolm Archer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-77 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | John Brown is called for the reach on Ricky Heath in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 72-77 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Raymond Price gets the rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Raymond Price hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-77 |