| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Rains (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luka Swatloski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 18-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by David Rains - foul #3 on David Rains, team foul #1 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (SG) David Rains | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-36 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Foster | 23-36 |
| 18:41 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-36 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Sean Burton slams it home on a nice dish by Timothy Williams | 25-36 |
| 18:04 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Charles Foster is hacked by Rudy Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rudy Green, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 17:15 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Rudy Green | 27-38 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann tips it in | 29-38 |
| 16:30 | Indiana | Eugene Pfeiffer is called for the reach on Peter Clevenger - foul #1 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Grover Sadler (C) Peter Clevenger, John Watts, Zachariah Lyles | |
| 16:16 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | James Blair drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffery Brannen | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hughes (fresh) PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Rudy Green hits the finger roll on a great pass from Luis Merritt | 31-42 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | Sean Burton is called for the reach on Luis Merritt - foul #3 on Sean Burton, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), David Rains (SG), John Watts (SF), Zachariah Lyles (PF) Rudy Green, Luis Merritt, Gary Hughes, Luka Swatloski | |
| 14:19 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (PF), Timothy Williams (C) Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 14:19 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:19 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Grover Sadler - foul #1 on Grover Sadler, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Grover Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:42 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Rains | 35-47 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is whistled for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), Luka Swatloski (PF) Peter Clevenger, Grover Sadler | |
| 12:49 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF) Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Rudy Green - foul #2 on Rudy Green, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:27 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Zachariah Lyles | 35-47 |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 12:00 | Indiana | John Watts tips it home | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 11:39 | Indiana | Rudy Green snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rains (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Watts | 35-51 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Williams | 35-51 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | David Rains steals it from Jeffery Brannen | 35-51 |
| 10:09 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles double dribbles | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Gary Hughes (SF), Grover Sadler (C) Rudy Green, John Watts, Zachariah Lyles | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-51 |
| 09:39 | Indiana | Grover Sadler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF) James Blair | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 35-51 |
| 09:20 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 35-51 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Grover Sadler - foul #2 on Grover Sadler, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Sean Burton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), John Watts (SF) Peter Clevenger, Gary Hughes | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | Grover Sadler grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 08:19 | Indiana | Rudy Green hits the finger roll set up by John Watts | 36-53 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming buries a jump hook from close range | 38-53 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Rudy Green hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann clanks a fadeaway from close range | 38-56 |
| 07:37 | Indiana | John Watts pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rains (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Luka Swatloski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Indiana | Charles Foster steals the ball from Luka Swatloski | 38-56 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | James Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Zachariah Lyles (C) David Rains, John Watts, Grover Sadler | |
| 06:33 | Indiana | Rudy Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 06:32 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles snags the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 06:13 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski loses the dribble to Orville Lange | 38-56 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Orville Lange banks in the layup | 40-56 |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger is fouled on the floor by Sean Burton - foul #4 on Sean Burton, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SF) Gary Hughes | |
| 05:21 | Indiana | Rudy Green comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | James Blair lays it up and in and the foul's on Zachariah Lyles - foul #2 on Zachariah Lyles, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (SG), Grover Sadler (C) Peter Clevenger, Luka Swatloski | |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 04:47 | Indiana | Rudy Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, James Blair | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is hacked by David Rains - foul #4 on David Rains, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG) Rudy Green | |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:08 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 04:06 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles can't tip it in | 45-56 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Sean Burton blows the layup | 45-56 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 45-56 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | David Rains is called for the reach on James Blair - foul #5 on David Rains, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), Gary Hughes (SF) David Rains, John Watts | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 03:41 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger grabs the board | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Clevenger (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hughes (fresh) PF - Grover Sadler (fresh) 5 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles is hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #3 on Terry Fleming, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Sean Burton, James Blair | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luka Swatloski (PF) Zachariah Lyles | |
| 02:53 | Indiana | Rudy Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-56 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Rudy Green can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Merritt (SG) Luka Swatloski | |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the turnaround in the lane | 45-58 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann drills a jumper in the paint set up by Charles Foster and he's fouled by Grover Sadler - foul #3 on Grover Sadler, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, James Blair, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Luka Swatloski (PF) Rudy Green | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Orville Lange clanks a jump hook in the paint | 48-58 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Grover Sadler gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Grover Sadler is hacked by Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (PF) Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Grover Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Grover Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Luka Swatloski is called for the reach on Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Luka Swatloski, team foul #10 | 48-60 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:44 | Indiana | Luis Merritt is hacked by Sean Burton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Burton, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Sean Burton | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:44 | Indiana | Luis Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:44 | Indiana | Luis Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming buries a runner in the paint set up by Jeffery Brannen | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger clanks a jumper from the right side | 52-62 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Grover Sadler blocks the short jumper by James Blair | 52-62 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the tip | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Peter Clevenger | 52-62 |