| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Stevenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | James Blair splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Francois - foul #2 on Paul Francois, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Timothy Williams (PF) Sean Burton, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Phil Lavine | 27-27 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Phil Lavine loses the dribble to Charles Foster | 27-27 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Charles Foster lays it in | 29-27 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Paul Francois buries a driving attempt from the right block | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is hacked by Jon Stevenson - foul #1 on Jon Stevenson, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (PF) Charles Foster, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Phil Lavine swats the layup by Terry Fleming | 29-29 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Henry Orosco connects on the 3 from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen and the foul's on Jon Stevenson - foul #2 on Jon Stevenson, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF) Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG), Duane Terry (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Ronald Wells, Jon Stevenson, Phil Lavine | |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Brian Huff loses the dribble to Jeffery Brannen | 34-32 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Roland Harrell - foul #2 on Roland Harrell, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Lonnie Hansen (SF) Henry Orosco, Paul Francois | |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | James Buswell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Duane Terry swats the layup by Timothy Williams | 36-32 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Huff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) PF - Duane Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Sean Burton drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Pfeiffer | 39-32 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Brian Huff clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Sean Burton snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF), Phil Lavine (C) James Buswell, Brian Huff, Lonnie Hansen, Duane Terry, Roland Harrell | |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Paul Francois comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 39-32 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | James Blair misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Orosco - foul #2 on Henry Orosco, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Henry Orosco is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF) James Blair | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Jeffery Brannen | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Chas Reimann blocks the short jumper by Ronald Wells | 40-32 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 40-32 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses long on a floater in the lane | 40-32 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Sean Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Sean Burton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Wells | 40-32 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Henry Orosco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | James Blair gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 40-32 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Andrew Pike snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Andrew Pike buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Orosco | 40-35 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | James Blair buries a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Francois - foul #3 on Paul Francois, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Brian Huff (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Henry Orosco, Ronald Wells, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Huff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) PF - Jon Stevenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Purdue | James Buswell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (PF) James Blair | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Brian Huff gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Buswell | 43-37 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-37 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Orville Lange tips it in | 45-37 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Brian Huff misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jon Stevenson - foul #3 on Jon Stevenson, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF), Phil Lavine (C) James Buswell, Brian Huff, Lonnie Hansen, Jon Stevenson, Roland Harrell | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Henry Orosco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Ronald Wells tips it home | 46-39 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Ronald Wells hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Ronald Wells makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | James Blair connects on the runner in the lane | 50-42 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Henry Orosco misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 50-42 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | James Blair misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-42 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann tips it in | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Pike (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Phil Lavine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Ronald Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Blair | 52-42 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Paul Francois is called for the reach on Charles Foster - foul #4 on Paul Francois, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Chuck Moore, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Charles Foster misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Ronald Wells can't finish the layup | 52-42 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Jeffery Brannen (SG), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Brian Huff (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF) Henry Orosco, Ronald Wells, Paul Francois | |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Roland Harrell pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen hits a fadeaway from close range | 52-49 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Sean Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF), Phil Lavine (C) James Buswell, Brian Huff, Lonnie Hansen, Jon Stevenson, Roland Harrell | |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Andrew Pike clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andrew Pike - foul #4 on Andrew Pike, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, Sean Burton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Phil Lavine snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Ronald Wells is called for a backcourt violation | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Andrew Pike tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Phil Lavine snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Paul Francois loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pike - foul #5 on Andrew Pike, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Roland Harrell gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Paul Francois tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann's fadeaway is rejected by Jon Stevenson | 52-51 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Henry Orosco | 52-51 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Phil Lavine (C) Roland Harrell | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | 3 seconds is called on Paul Francois | 52-51 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | James Blair splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-51 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Blair - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | James Blair works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Jon Stevenson - foul #4 on Jon Stevenson, team foul #11 | 52-53 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Blair can't tip it in | 53-53 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | James Blair tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Ronald Wells buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Henry Orosco | 55-55 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jon Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming wins the tip | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | James Blair's floater is tipped away by Paul Francois | 55-55 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Ronald Wells drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Orosco | 55-57 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the floater from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Paul Francois drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Orosco | 57-59 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Henry Orosco - foul #3 on Henry Orosco, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Wells | 58-61 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses short on a floater from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Phil Lavine grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Phil Lavine is fouled on the floor by Orville Lange - foul #2 on Orville Lange, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), James Blair (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 60-61 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Phil Lavine buries a runner from the baseline set up by Ronald Wells | 60-63 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams travels with the ball | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:09 | Purdue | James Blair blocks the jumper by Jon Stevenson | 60-63 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Orville Lange | 60-63 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jon Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Phil Lavine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Phil Lavine hits a shot from the right block set up by Ronald Wells | 62-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Phil Lavine grabs the board | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Phil Lavine is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Burton - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #4 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), William Gosnell (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF) Henry Orosco, Ronald Wells, Paul Francois | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | James Buswell is fouled on the floor by Sean Burton - foul #2 on Sean Burton, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | James Buswell runs out the clock | 62-65 |