| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Rains (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luka Swatloski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachariah Lyles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | John Watts inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Indiana | John Watts misses the floater from the left side | 27-24 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Sean Burton | 27-26 |
| 18:49 | Indiana | Rudy Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | James Blair gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| 18:18 | Indiana | David Rains is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer lays it up and in set up by Timothy Williams | 27-28 |
| 17:37 | Indiana | John Watts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:36 | Indiana | David Rains pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:25 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Rudy Green | 29-28 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 16:59 | Indiana | David Rains gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:53 | Indiana | Timothy Williams is called for the reach on Rudy Green - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Hughes (SF), Grover Sadler (C) John Watts, Zachariah Lyles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore | |
| 16:29 | Indiana | Rudy Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Sean Burton - foul #2 on Sean Burton, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 16:29 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:29 | Indiana | Rudy Green misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | James Blair is denied on a layup by Grover Sadler | 30-28 |
| 16:11 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 15:44 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski misses long on a runner near the basket | 30-28 |
| 15:42 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to David Rains | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Rains (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hughes (fresh) PF - Luka Swatloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Indiana | Rudy Green is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 14:50 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Rudy Green connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Gary Hughes denies the turnaround by Timothy Williams | 32-28 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | James Blair loses the dribble to Luka Swatloski | 32-28 |
| 13:23 | Indiana | Grover Sadler clanks a driving attempt from close range | 32-28 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Sean Burton hits a shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 12:30 | Indiana | James Blair steals it from Grover Sadler | 32-30 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Sean Burton lays it up and in set up by James Blair | 32-32 |
| 12:00 | Indiana | Rudy Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 32-32 |
| 11:36 | Indiana | Grover Sadler gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Rains (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - Luka Swatloski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Grover Sadler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Blair (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Indiana | Rudy Green evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-32 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (PG), Luis Merritt (SG), John Watts (SF), Zachariah Lyles (C) Rudy Green, David Rains, Gary Hughes, Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| 10:23 | Indiana | James Blair swats the short shot by Zachariah Lyles | 34-32 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | James Blair can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 10:15 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Luis Merritt clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 34-32 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Luka Swatloski steps in front of the Chuck Moore pass | 34-32 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, Chas Reimann | |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses long on a jumper from the left block | 34-32 |
| 09:13 | Indiana | Luis Merritt grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 08:47 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Zachariah Lyles out of the doubleteam | 36-32 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Zachariah Lyles swats the short shot by Chuck Moore | 36-32 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Orville Lange snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming knocks in the runner from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 07:29 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffery Brannen - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (SG), Rudy Green (SF), Grover Sadler (C) Luis Merritt, John Watts, Luka Swatloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Sean Burton (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange | |
| 07:29 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 07:29 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Peter Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Rains (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Green (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Zachariah Lyles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blair (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 38-34 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Charles Foster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-34 |
| 06:54 | Indiana | Grover Sadler gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Foster - foul #1 on Charles Foster, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Watts (SF) Rudy Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Charles Foster | |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Rains - foul #1 on David Rains, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Rudy Green (PG), Luka Swatloski (PF) Peter Clevenger, Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (PF) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 05:44 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski is called for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Sean Burton | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses the jumper near the basket | 40-35 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 05:21 | Indiana | John Watts pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 04:57 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles is hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #2 on Terry Fleming, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Grover Sadler (C) Zachariah Lyles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG) Jeffery Brannen, Terry Fleming | |
| 04:47 | Indiana | Charles Foster steals the ball from John Watts | 40-35 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | James Blair hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Eugene Pfeiffer | 40-37 |
| 03:41 | Indiana | Rudy Green is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Zachariah Lyles (C) David Rains, John Watts, Luka Swatloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | James Blair misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zachariah Lyles - foul #3 on Zachariah Lyles, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rudy Green (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Clevenger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Hughes (fresh) PF - Zachariah Lyles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Grover Sadler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Blair (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Fleming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Indiana | Sean Burton is called for the reach on Peter Clevenger - foul #3 on Sean Burton, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luka Swatloski (PF) Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (PF) Orville Lange | |
| 02:47 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:47 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Rudy Green takes the ball from Terry Fleming | 42-38 |
| 02:37 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (SG), John Watts (SF), Grover Sadler (PF) Peter Clevenger, Gary Hughes, Luka Swatloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| 02:09 | Indiana | Rudy Green hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Zachariah Lyles | 44-38 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is fouled on the floor by Grover Sadler - foul #3 on Grover Sadler, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luka Swatloski (PF) Grover Sadler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Sean Burton dunks the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Indiana | James Blair is called for the reach on Luka Swatloski - foul #3 on James Blair, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| 01:06 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 01:06 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Orville Lange | 45-40 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | John Watts picks off the pass by Jeffery Brannen | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Indiana | John Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Burton - foul #4 on Sean Burton, team foul #9 | 45-40 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | John Watts makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | John Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Sean Burton scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 47-42 |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on Zachariah Lyles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Sean Burton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | David Rains is hacked by Sean Burton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Burton, team foul #11 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Sean Burton | |
| 00:30 | Indiana | David Rains makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | David Rains misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Clevenger (SG) David Rains | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #5 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #12 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Rains (SG) Zachariah Lyles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG) Jeffery Brannen | |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Peter Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Foster | 52-48 |
| 00:16 | Indiana | Rudy Green is hacked by Charles Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Foster, team foul #13 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Zachariah Lyles (C) David Rains | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:16 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:16 | Indiana | Rudy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Luka Swatloski | 54-48 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski is hacked by Charles Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Foster, team foul #14 | 54-48 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Luka Swatloski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses long on a halfcourt shot | 56-48 |