| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Troy Stovall - foul #1 on Troy Stovall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | The jump hook by Troy Stovall is blocked by Frankie Bock | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Troy Stovall picks off the pass by Raymond Hill | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Troy Stovall misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Frankie Bock | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (C) Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF) Emmitt Holt, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | John Smith can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | John Smith steals the ball from Jeffrey Johnson | 2-0 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm travels in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (C) Craig Wolfe | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt can't connect on a shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Frankie Bock blocks the short jumper by Timothy Sullivan | 2-2 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill's fadeaway is rejected by James Anderson | 2-2 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Timothy Sullivan is called for the reach on Raymond Hill - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (C) Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Seth Weiss steals the ball from James Anderson | 2-2 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Hawkins, John Smith | |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Bluhm and he's hacked by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill clanks a jumper near the basket | 5-5 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock tips it home | 7-5 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | James Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 7-5 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Wolfe | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | James Anderson connects on the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Emmitt Holt - foul #1 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (C) Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss's layup is rejected by James Anderson | 7-8 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmitt Holt | 10-8 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan lays it up and in and the foul's on Roy Benninger - foul #1 on Roy Benninger, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF) Rafael Anderson, James Anderson | |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Hawkins - foul #1 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Friedenthal - foul #1 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Ray Anaya steals the ball from Timothy Sullivan | 12-11 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill banks in the layup | 14-11 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Anthony Dunkelberger swats the short shot by Timothy Sullivan | 14-11 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Seth Weiss (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ray Anaya | 19-11 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-11 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Roy Benninger (SF) Ray Anaya, Raymond Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Bluhm | 19-11 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 19-11 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Wolfe and he's fouled by Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #1 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Emmitt Holt, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), James Anderson (C) Rafael Anderson, Craig Wolfe | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Hill | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) SF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (tired) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | James Anderson steals the ball from Frankie Bock | 19-13 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) Robert Bluhm | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill banks in the layup set up by Robert Friedenthal and he's hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the free throw | 22-13 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Frankie Bock denies the turnaround by Troy Stovall | 22-13 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frankie Bock | 24-13 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the easy layup | 24-13 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | James Anderson snags the offensive board | 24-13 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 24-15 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger loses the dribble to James Anderson | 24-15 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | James Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-15 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 24-17 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill can't connect on a floater near the basket | 24-17 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the tip | 24-17 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | John Smith makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Rafael Anderson and he's fouled by Frankie Bock - foul #1 on Frankie Bock, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (PF) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (C) Troy Stovall | |
| 04:57 | Purdue | John Smith makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt's layup is rejected by Craig Wolfe | 24-20 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) James Anderson | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt hits a shot from the right block | 26-20 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | John Smith banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 26-22 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Emmitt Holt | 29-22 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Seth Weiss is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Seth Weiss, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Jones (C) Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) Rafael Anderson | |
| 03:43 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Timothy Sullivan - foul #3 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Frankie Bock (PF) Jeffrey Johnson, Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF), James Anderson (PF) Timothy Sullivan, John Smith | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Stovall | 30-27 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF) Roy Benninger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:52 | Purdue | James Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill jams it | 32-27 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is hacked by Raymond Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Hill, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG) Emmitt Holt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Frankie Bock | 32-27 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill can't finish the layup | 32-27 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Anderson | 34-27 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson's pass is intercepted by Frankie Bock | 34-27 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Rafael Anderson is called for the reach on Ray Anaya - foul #1 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) James Anderson | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rafael Anderson | 35-27 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Troy Stovall connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Rafael Anderson and the foul's on Ray Anaya - foul #1 on Ray Anaya, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG) Ray Anaya | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Troy Stovall makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #3 on Troy Stovall, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Seth Weiss | 38-30 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | John Smith connects on the floater from the left side | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-32 |