| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Wiltz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Theodore Bass (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-19 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:23 | Purdue | James Cross is whistled for traveling | 34-19 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 34-19 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Theodore Bass grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Theodore Bass is hacked by Nicholas Richardson - foul #1 on Nicholas Richardson, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Pierson | 34-21 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman hits the follow up shot | 36-21 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alexander Lemay - foul #2 on Alexander Lemay, team foul #2 | 36-21 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Manuel Berryman | 39-21 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cross | 39-23 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman comes up short on the shot near the basket | 39-23 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman hits the follow up shot | 41-23 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | James Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Merritt (SF) Andrew Wiltz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (SG) James Cross | |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | James Merritt drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Richardson | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Louis Pierson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Alvis | 44-26 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Lemay | 46-26 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Theodore Bass misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell pulls down the rebound | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Trammell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Berryman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Denenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Theodore Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | James Hunter grabs the board | 46-26 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg evades the doubleteam and hits a runner near the basket | 46-28 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-28 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Trammell | 46-28 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), Andrew Wiltz (SF), Walter Hessler (PF), William Campbell (C) Alexander Lemay, James Merritt, Nicholas Richardson, Manuel Berryman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG) Lee Alvis | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Mark Springer's pass is intercepted by Walter Hessler | 46-28 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler is hacked by Theodore Bass - foul #3 on Theodore Bass, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-28 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg is hacked by Andrew Wiltz - foul #2 on Andrew Wiltz, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 49-28 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Mark Springer is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 49-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), James Claar (SG), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Manuel Berryman (C) Daniel Sutton, Ernest Trammell, Walter Hessler, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz loses the dribble to Mark Springer | 49-28 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Louis Pierson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Merritt (SF) Andrew Wiltz | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Russell Denenberg | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Louis Pierson steals it from Nicholas Richardson | 49-28 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | James Cross misses the 3 from straight away | 49-28 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | James Hunter tips it home | 49-30 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman can't throw it down | 49-30 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Theodore Bass | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Bass (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hunter (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Mark Springer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman grabs the board | 49-30 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Theodore Bass - foul #4 on Theodore Bass, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (SG), Andrew Wiltz (SF) James Claar, James Merritt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Russell Denenberg (SF), Andrew Disney (PF), Jack Henshaw (C) James Cross, Theodore Bass, James Hunter | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Andrew Disney misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Lemay - foul #3 on Alexander Lemay, team foul #4 | 51-30 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Andrew Disney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay grabs the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Lemay and he's hacked by Mark Springer - foul #4 on Mark Springer, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), William Campbell (C) Alexander Lemay, Manuel Berryman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (PG), Lee Alvis (SG) Louis Pierson, Mark Springer | |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz makes the free throw | 54-32 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | James Cross is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-32 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is hacked by Lee Alvis - foul #2 on Lee Alvis, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 54-32 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | William Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-32 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | James Cross misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-32 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Andrew Disney hits the follow up shot | 57-34 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | William Campbell's pass is intercepted by James Cross | 57-34 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Andrew Disney misses long on a shot from the baseline | 57-34 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz snags the defensive board | 57-34 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Jack Henshaw takes the ball from Daniel Sutton | 57-34 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ernest Trammell - foul #2 on Ernest Trammell, team foul #5 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), James Claar (SG), James Merritt (SF), Walter Hessler (PF), Manuel Berryman (C) Daniel Sutton, Ernest Trammell, Andrew Wiltz, Nicholas Richardson, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), James Hunter (C) Lee Alvis, Jack Henshaw | |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Walter Hessler | 57-34 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Walter Hessler | 59-34 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Disney | 59-36 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-36 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | James Hunter pulls down the rebound | 59-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Claar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Hessler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Denenberg (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Disney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Purdue | James Merritt takes the ball from Andrew Disney | 59-36 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | James Cross steals the ball from Manuel Berryman | 59-36 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Andrew Disney buries a jumper from the right block | 59-38 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | James Claar double dribbles | 59-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (SG), Nicholas Richardson (PF) James Claar, Walter Hessler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG), Theodore Bass (SF) James Cross, Russell Denenberg | |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Andrew Disney hits the easy wide open finger roll | 59-40 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is fouled on the floor by Mark Springer - foul #5 on Mark Springer, team foul #5 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz (SF) James Merritt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (SG) Mark Springer | |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz blows the dunk | 59-40 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Lee Alvis pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Louis Pierson's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Wiltz | 59-40 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell's pass is intercepted by James Hunter | 59-40 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Lee Alvis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Wiltz - foul #3 on Andrew Wiltz, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG) Alexander Lemay | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Lee Alvis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Theodore Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | James Hunter's layup is rejected by Nicholas Richardson | 59-41 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz is fouled on the floor by Andrew Disney - foul #1 on Andrew Disney, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), James Merritt (SF), William Campbell (C) Daniel Sutton, Andrew Wiltz, Manuel Berryman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (PG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Jack Henshaw (C) Louis Pierson, Theodore Bass, James Hunter | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | James Merritt loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wyble | 59-41 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | William Campbell swats the layup by Jeffrey Wyble | 59-41 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson grabs the board | 59-41 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay snags the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Cross - foul #1 on James Cross, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Walter Hessler (PF) Ernest Trammell, Nicholas Richardson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Claar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Hessler (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Alvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) PF - Andrew Disney (tiring) 8 pts. C - Jack Henshaw (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler is whistled for a carry | 61-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz (SF), Manuel Berryman (C) James Merritt, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Lee Alvis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 63-41 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Andrew Wiltz - foul #4 on Andrew Wiltz, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), Nicholas Richardson (PF) Alexander Lemay, Walter Hessler | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wyble | 63-44 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble lays it in | 63-46 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wyble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), Ernest Trammell (SG) Daniel Sutton, James Claar | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Andrew Disney grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Lee Alvis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-49 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay grabs the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wyble - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-49 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Andrew Disney tips it in | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Andrew Disney - foul #2 on Andrew Disney, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson makes the free throw | 69-51 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Andrew Disney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman runs out the clock | 69-51 |