| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 3 pts. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Zembower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ostlund (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Louden (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Jewett (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Paul Francois inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the dunk | 27-26 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Wells | 27-26 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Jeffrey Perry blocks the short jumper by Ronald Wells | 27-26 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Thomas Louden is blocked by Phil Lavine | 27-26 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Henry Orosco pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Henry Orosco comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Zembower - foul #2 on Kenneth Zembower, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Henry Orosco misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Perry | 28-26 |
| 18:26 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden is fouled on the floor by Paul Francois - foul #3 on Paul Francois, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF) Paul Francois | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:21 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Ronald Wells snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 28-26 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower makes the floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Phil Lavine | 28-28 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Henry Orosco misses short on a shot from the right block | 28-28 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG), Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Ronald Wells, Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy (SF), Michael Tillson (PF) Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry | |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Brian Huff is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Huff, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG) Henry Orosco | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund | |
| 15:59 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 15:58 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) SG - Brian Huff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jon Stevenson (fresh) C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Wyant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Jewett (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | James Buswell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lonnie Hansen | 31-30 |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jon Stevenson | 31-30 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Brian Huff drills a driving attempt from close range set up by James Buswell and he's hacked by Brian Wyant - foul #2 on Brian Wyant, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Paul Francois (SF) James Buswell, Lonnie Hansen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Michael Tillson, Benjamin Jewett | |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Brian Huff makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:06 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Henry Orosco scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brian Huff | 36-30 |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden buries a floater from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Brian Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Jeffrey Perry denies the turnaround by Paul Francois | 36-32 |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Richard Murphy | 36-32 |
| 13:29 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Francois is called for the reach on Mark Parker - foul #4 on Paul Francois, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Andrew Pike (PF), Phil Lavine (C) Henry Orosco, Brian Huff, Paul Francois, Jon Stevenson, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Benjamin Jewett (C) Mark Parker, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy | |
| 13:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Phil Lavine misses the easy layup | 36-35 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Lonnie Hansen - foul #1 on Lonnie Hansen, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson (SF), Ernest Fierros (PF) Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry | |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Andrew Pike knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by James Buswell | 39-36 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Ronald Wells comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 12:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Fierros gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ernest Fierros | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Zembower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ostlund (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Fierros (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Jewett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Ronald Wells hits a shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower is hacked by James Buswell in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Buswell, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG) James Buswell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Michael Tillson, Ernest Fierros | |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Phil Lavine grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:25 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Zembower and the foul's on Roland Harrell - foul #1 on Roland Harrell, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| 10:25 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Henry Orosco can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry lays it in | 43-44 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Roland Harrell misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Ostlund | 43-47 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson misses the floater in the lane | 43-47 |
| 08:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:47 | Northern Illinois University | Jon Stevenson steals it from Kenneth Zembower | 43-47 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Ronald Wells buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Orosco | 45-47 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett loses the ball out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG), Andrew Pike (PF), Phil Lavine (C) Ronald Wells, Jon Stevenson, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Richard Murphy (SF), Michael Tillson (PF), Ernest Fierros (C) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund, Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry, Benjamin Jewett | |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Henry Orosco misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 07:50 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Hansen (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Wyant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Fierros (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Fierros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Paul Francois (SF) Henry Orosco, Lonnie Hansen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Phil Lavine connects on the jump hook from the right block | 47-47 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Pike - foul #2 on Andrew Pike, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Phil Lavine | 47-48 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Brian Huff misses the dunk attempt | 47-48 |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 06:45 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Fierros tips it in | 47-50 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Brian Huff misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Wyant - foul #3 on Brian Wyant, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG) James Buswell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF), Benjamin Jewett (C) Mark Parker, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson, Ernest Fierros | |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Brian Huff makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Brian Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (SG) Brian Huff | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Phil Lavine drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Francois | 51-50 |
| 05:16 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 51-50 |
| 04:51 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Perry | 51-50 |
| 04:47 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Francois steals it from Thomas Louden | 51-50 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Paul Francois's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Perry | 51-50 |
| 04:21 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the fadeaway from close range | 51-50 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Henry Orosco | 51-50 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Paul Francois is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Zembower - foul #3 on Kenneth Zembower, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Brian Huff (SG), Andrew Pike (PF), Phil Lavine (C) Henry Orosco, Ronald Wells, Jon Stevenson, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Richard Murphy (PF) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund, Jeffrey Perry | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Wyant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Louden (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Jewett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Paul Francois misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 03:25 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Mark Parker | 51-50 |
| 03:19 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Andrew Pike grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Ronald Wells (SG) James Buswell, Brian Huff | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Mark Parker, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy | |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Wells - foul #1 on Ronald Wells, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Phil Lavine grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Paul Francois buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Orosco | 53-51 |
| 01:53 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 01:51 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-51 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Andrew Pike | 53-51 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Henry Orosco is hacked by Jeffrey Perry - foul #3 on Jeffrey Perry, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Paul Francois snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Ronald Wells is fouled on the floor by Thomas Louden - foul #2 on Thomas Louden, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Daniel Ostlund picks off the pass by Ronald Wells | 53-51 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Wells steals the ball from Kenneth Zembower in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Paul Francois slams it home on a nice dish by Ronald Wells | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Louden | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Andrew Pike is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Ostlund - foul #3 on Daniel Ostlund, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-54 |