| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 34-29 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Robert Champagne tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Richard Bernhard steals it from Willard Wittig in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski is fouled on the floor by Gregory Allis - foul #2 on Gregory Allis, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) James Homes, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's pass is intercepted by Richard Bernhard | 39-31 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SF) Richard Bernhard, Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig | |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Terry Wooldridge is called for the reach on Jarek Zanders - foul #1 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) John Sam, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders loses the ball out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Jarek Zanders | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Gregory Allis is called for the reach on Miroslav Koski - foul #3 on Gregory Allis, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF) William Stanford, Gregory Allis | |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | George Kramer is whistled for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Gregory Allis (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, George Kramer | |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #2 on Robert Sliva, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG) James Homes | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF) Orunjan Ake | |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Allis | 46-37 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Makowski | 46-37 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Kirkland | 46-37 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Richard Bernhard steps in front of the Robert Sliva pass in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #3 on Robert Sliva, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Robert Whitman, Richard Bernhard, Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), George Kramer (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, William Stanford, Gregory Allis, Robert Sliva | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | James Homes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Jarek Zanders steals the ball from John Sam in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | James Homes banks in the layup set up by Jarek Zanders | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | George Kramer jams the wide open dunk | 50-39 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is denied on a dunk by Orunjan Ake | 50-39 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Sam (fresh) SG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Sam | 50-42 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Michael Morgan swats the short shot by Orunjan Ake | 50-42 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | George Kramer tips it in | 50-44 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | James Homes is fouled on the floor by John Sam - foul #2 on John Sam, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Patrick Roland (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG), William Stanford (SF), Ronald Estes (PF), Walter Karns (C) John Sam, Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake, George Kramer | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Willard Wittig snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Patrick Roland steps in front of the Willard Wittig pass | 53-44 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Walter Karns | 53-44 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Willard Wittig knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 53-47 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is hacked by Walter Karns - foul #2 on Walter Karns, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Patrick Roland, Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG), Orunjan Ake (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, William Stanford, Ronald Estes, Walter Karns | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits a floater from the right side | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bernhard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Kramer (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan's pass is intercepted by Orunjan Ake | 55-49 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | George Kramer misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Filip Mrozinski | 55-49 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Orunjan Ake | 55-49 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | George Kramer is hacked by Richard Bernhard - foul #2 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Richard Bernhard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses the tip | 55-51 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Robert Champagne takes the ball from Jarek Zanders | 55-51 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Miroslav Koski | 55-51 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #4 on Robert Sliva, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Patrick Roland (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), William Stanford (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) John Sam, Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (C) Patrick Roland, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:58 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses the floater from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Gregory Allis snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | George Kramer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Starks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Kramer (fresh) 12 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland's pass is intercepted by Stephen Starks in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Terry Wooldridge steals it from Robert Whitman | 56-53 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Oleg Makowski is called for the reach on Donald Kirkland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Sliva (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Gregory Allis | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | George Kramer hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Starks - foul #1 on Stephen Starks, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Patrick Roland (PF) Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Oleg Makowski (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Allis (PF) Robert Sliva | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Stanford | 56-56 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Willard Wittig pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Richard Bernhard steals it from Donald Kirkland | 56-56 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Gregory Allis grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) William Stanford | |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Homes | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Miroslav Koski | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | James Homes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 59-61 |