| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) SF - Paul Francois (fresh) PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) C - Phil Lavine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) C - Terry Fleming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Phil Lavine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Ronald Wells lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Orosco | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | James Blair tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Paul Francois misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Henry Orosco hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Sean Burton's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Pike | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Francois - foul #1 on Paul Francois, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Andrew Pike hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Henry Orosco | 6-4 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Paul Francois pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Phil Lavine clanks a jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Sean Burton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Andrew Pike grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Henry Orosco is hacked by Jeffery Brannen - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the driving attempt in the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Phil Lavine gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Foster - foul #1 on Charles Foster, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Roland Harrell (C) Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Paul Francois pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Eugene Pfeiffer steals the ball from Paul Francois | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Francois (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) C - Thomas Combs (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Eugene Pfeiffer is denied by Paul Francois | 7-4 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Andrew Pike gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Roland Harrell hits the follow up shot | 9-4 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer's pass is intercepted by Roland Harrell | 9-4 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Henry Orosco double dribbles | 9-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Brian Huff (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF), Phil Lavine (C) Henry Orosco, Ronald Wells, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), James Blair (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Terry Fleming | 9-6 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | James Buswell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Phil Lavine pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | James Buswell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | James Blair knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Fleming | 12-8 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen is fouled on the floor by James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Paul Francois (SF) James Buswell, Brian Huff, Lonnie Hansen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Chas Reimann - foul #1 on Chas Reimann, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Combs (C) Orville Lange | |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | James Blair loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 13-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Pike (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Jon Stevenson, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Thomas Combs | |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Paul Francois blows the dunk | 13-8 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) C - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen | 13-10 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Roland Harrell clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, James Blair | |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Roland Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Roland Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chuck Moore | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Foster - foul #2 on Charles Foster, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Phil Lavine (C) Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore, Timothy Williams | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Paul Francois is called for the reach on Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #2 on Paul Francois, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF) Ronald Wells, Paul Francois | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (C) Terry Fleming | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF) Andrew Pike | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Brian Huff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Blair | 14-14 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Brian Huff clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Phil Lavine drills a shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Sean Burton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (PG), Andrew Pike (PF) Henry Orosco, Jon Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Ronald Wells can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Hansen | 16-14 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Ronald Wells banks in the layup set up by Lonnie Hansen | 18-14 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Sean Burton | 18-16 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Ronald Wells connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Sean Burton - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Duane Terry (SF), Roland Harrell (C) Brian Huff, Lonnie Hansen, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Ronald Wells makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Duane Terry (fresh) PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs knocks in the shot near the basket | 21-18 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Andrew Pike loses the ball out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF) Andrew Pike | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | James Blair is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jon Stevenson - foul #1 on Jon Stevenson, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG) Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (PF) Sean Burton | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Henry Orosco is hacked by Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Timothy Williams | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jon Stevenson - foul #2 on Jon Stevenson, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Pike (PF) Jon Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, Terry Fleming | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Brian Huff misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-22 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Sean Burton pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Henry Orosco - foul #1 on Henry Orosco, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF), Phil Lavine (C) Duane Terry, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Terry Fleming (C) Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Brian Huff can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Phil Lavine tips it but misses | 23-24 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Sean Burton connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Blair | 23-27 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Brian Huff knocks in the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #1 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (PG), Roland Harrell (C) Henry Orosco, Andrew Pike | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Brian Huff misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 25-29 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Lonnie Hansen picks off the pass by Orville Lange | 25-29 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Phil Lavine loses the dribble to Sean Burton | 25-29 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Ronald Wells pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Phil Lavine is denied on a dunk by Timothy Williams | 25-29 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Orville Lange and the foul's on Brian Huff - foul #1 on Brian Huff, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Paul Francois (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF) Brian Huff, Lonnie Hansen, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), James Blair (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Burton (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Sean Burton is called for the reach on Paul Francois - foul #2 on Sean Burton, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Pike (PF) Jon Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Paul Francois misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Paul Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left block | 26-32 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | James Blair tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Henry Orosco is hacked by Charles Foster - foul #3 on Charles Foster, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF) Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Timothy Williams (PF) Charles Foster, Chas Reimann | |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | James Blair lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 28-36 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | The jump hook by Paul Francois is blocked by Terry Fleming | 28-36 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Pike | 28-36 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Paul Francois hits a jumper in the paint | 30-36 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Blair | 30-38 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Timothy Williams picks off the pass by Paul Francois | 30-38 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen and he's hacked by Ronald Wells - foul #1 on Ronald Wells, team foul #7 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Brian Huff (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Phil Lavine (C) Henry Orosco, Ronald Wells, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) James Blair, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen is called for 3 seconds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann loses the dribble to Brian Huff | 30-41 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffery Brannen | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-41 |