| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Loughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Malbon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Howie (fresh) C - William Shute (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) SG - Jack Johns (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Rounds (fresh) 2 stl. C - Terry Zyla (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Rife inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses long on a floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Terry Zyla gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Jerry Howie steals it from Thomas Rife | 36-35 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Loughlin and he's fouled by Terry Zyla - foul #1 on Terry Zyla, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (SG), Bryant Enochs (PF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Thomas Loughlin, Jerry Howie, William Shute | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Thomas Rife | |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Ronald Keel double dribbles | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Michael Norton (C) Aaron Torbett, Frederick Malbon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF) Richard Cuellar, Richard Rounds | |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Rife is called for the reach on Bryant Enochs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Rife, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Getz | 41-35 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Michael Norton snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Richard Getz is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Johns - foul #3 on Jack Johns, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon (SF), Jerry Howie (PF), John Ashbaugh (C) Bryant Enochs, Nicholas Jackson, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Kenneth Barr (PF) Jack Johns, Christopher Morton, Ronald Keel | |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Terry Zyla snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits a fadeaway from the right block | 41-37 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Getz | 44-37 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Lloyd Fields picks off the pass by Thomas Rife in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terry Zyla - foul #2 on Terry Zyla, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), Bryant Enochs (PF), William Shute (C) Richard Getz, Lloyd Fields, Frederick Malbon, Jerry Howie | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Richard Rounds (PF) Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr | |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is whistled for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon (SF) John Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Thomas Rife | |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-37 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is hacked by Bryant Enochs - foul #3 on Bryant Enochs, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson (PF), Michael Norton (C) Bryant Enochs, William Shute | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-37 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Terry Zyla tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Michael Norton gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Jackson | 49-37 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Howie (PF) Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF) Ronald Keel | |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Richard Rounds swats the layup by Thomas Loughlin | 49-37 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Loughlin (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Malbon (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Howie (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) SG - Christopher Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Rife (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Rounds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Zyla (tired) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Thomas Rife drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Morton | 49-39 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Malbon | 52-39 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Aaron Torbett steps in front of the Thomas Rife pass in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin throws it down set up by Aaron Torbett | 54-39 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-39 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett is hacked by Thomas Rife in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Rife, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (SG), Bryant Enochs (SF), William Shute (C) Thomas Loughlin, Frederick Malbon, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Bob Cole (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Cuellar, Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife, Richard Rounds, Terry Zyla | |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Jerry Howie is denied by Jack Perkoski | 54-39 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | William Shute hits the follow up shot | 56-39 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-39 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs's layup is rejected by Bob Cole | 56-39 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Shute | 56-39 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | William Shute loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF), Michael Norton (C) Jerry Howie, William Shute | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Kenneth Barr | |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits a runner in the paint | 56-41 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs buries a floater from the left side | 58-41 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | John Ashbaugh is called for the reach on Richard Cuellar - foul #2 on John Ashbaugh, team foul #2 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Frederick Malbon (SF), William Shute (C) Aaron Torbett, John Ashbaugh, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the lay-in | 58-41 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | William Shute grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | William Shute throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG) Richard Cuellar | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 58-41 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | William Shute grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG) Richard Getz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (PF) Ronald Keel | |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | William Shute gets the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Fields (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Malbon (tired) 7 pts. PF - Bryant Enochs (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Shute (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ezekiel Brittain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Johns (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Perkoski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Rounds (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bob Cole (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Jack Johns is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Fields - foul #1 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson (SF), Jerry Howie (PF) Frederick Malbon, Bryant Enochs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Ezekiel Brittain | |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the jumper from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Shute | 60-41 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett is alone and drills a shot from the right block | 62-41 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), John Ashbaugh (SF), Michael Norton (C) Aaron Torbett, Lloyd Fields, Jerry Howie, William Shute | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Rounds, Terry Zyla | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Barr swats the short shot by John Ashbaugh | 62-41 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bob Cole | 62-41 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Richard Getz grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Richard Getz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Jack Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Lloyd Fields (SG), Frederick Malbon (SF), Bryant Enochs (PF) Richard Getz, Thomas Loughlin, John Ashbaugh, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Jack Perkoski, Kenneth Barr | |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-41 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields can't tip it in | 62-41 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Jack Johns grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (PF), William Shute (C) Bryant Enochs, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Richard Rounds (SF) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife | |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-41 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Ronald Keel gets the offensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Torbett - foul #1 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #4 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (PF) Frederick Malbon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG) Jack Johns | |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Bob Cole can't connect on a shot from the left block | 62-43 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Jerry Howie (PF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Aaron Torbett, John Ashbaugh, William Shute | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG), Kenneth Barr (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Ronald Keel | |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Bob Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon (SF) Bryant Enochs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Terry Zyla (SF) Christopher Morton, Richard Rounds | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Terry Zyla denies the turnaround by Nicholas Jackson | 62-43 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Bob Cole snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), Bryant Enochs (PF), Michael Norton (C) Richard Getz, Lloyd Fields, Jerry Howie, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF) Kenneth Barr | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Terry Zyla steals the ball from Thomas Loughlin in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Frederick Malbon steps in front of the Jack Johns pass | 62-43 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Terry Zyla | |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Thomas Loughlin takes the ball from Ronald Keel | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Loughlin (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Malbon (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bryant Enochs (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Norton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) SG - Jack Johns (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Perkoski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bob Cole (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Keel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 62-43 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett hits the follow up shot | 64-43 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Aaron Torbett is called for the reach on Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #5 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (SG), Jerry Howie (PF), William Shute (C) Thomas Loughlin, Frederick Malbon, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Richard Rounds (PF) Richard Cuellar, Jack Johns, Jack Perkoski, Bob Cole | |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-46 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rife - foul #4 on Thomas Rife, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF) Bryant Enochs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Ronald Keel | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Lloyd Fields steals it from Ezekiel Brittain | 66-46 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh lays it in on a nice dish by Lloyd Fields | 68-46 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Thomas Rife connects on the open shot from the right side set up by Christopher Morton | 68-48 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rife - foul #5 on Thomas Rife, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Frederick Malbon (SF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Aaron Torbett, Jerry Howie, William Shute | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Bob Cole (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Bob Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (PF) John Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-48 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Lloyd Fields steals it from Kenneth Barr in the backcourt | 70-48 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Richard Getz throws it down set up by Lloyd Fields | 72-48 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Johns - foul #4 on Jack Johns, team foul #9 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Jerry Howie (PF), Michael Norton (C) Richard Getz, Frederick Malbon, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Jack Johns, Richard Rounds, Kenneth Barr | |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar travels with the ball | 72-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin (SG), William Shute (C) Lloyd Fields, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Bob Cole | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Torbett is blocked by Terry Zyla | 72-50 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie grabs the offensive rebound | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs connects on the open jump hook near the basket | 74-50 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Torbett - foul #3 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #6 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Lloyd Fields (SG), John Ashbaugh (SF), Nicholas Jackson (PF), Michael Norton (C) Aaron Torbett, Thomas Loughlin, Bryant Enochs, Jerry Howie, William Shute | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Richard Rounds (PF) Richard Cuellar, Terry Zyla | |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-51 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Michael Norton hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 74-51 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the defensive board | 74-51 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Keel | 74-53 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh is hacked by Jack Perkoski - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #10 | 74-53 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Michael Norton snags the offensive board | 75-53 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 75-53 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields tips it in | 77-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Fields (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Nicholas Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Norton (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Morton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Perkoski (tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Rounds (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Keel (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ezekiel Brittain | 77-55 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Richard Rounds steps in front of the Richard Getz pass in the backcourt | 77-55 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is fouled on the floor by John Ashbaugh - foul #3 on John Ashbaugh, team foul #7 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (PF) Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Ronald Keel | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs grabs the board | 77-55 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs loses the ball out of bounds | 77-55 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Christopher Morton blows the layup | 77-55 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the offensive rebound | 77-55 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Rounds | 77-57 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs clanks a jumper from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson tips it back up and in | 79-57 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the runner from the baseline | 79-57 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the offensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is denied on a layup by John Ashbaugh | 79-57 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Richard Rounds gets the offensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-57 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Richard Getz snags the defensive board | 79-57 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 79-57 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski's fadeaway is rejected by Bryant Enochs | 79-57 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Richard Getz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Norton (C) John Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Kenneth Barr | |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Getz - foul #2 on Richard Getz, team foul #8 | 79-57 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson snags the defensive board | 79-58 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields is hacked by Christopher Morton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Morton, team foul #11 | 79-58 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 80-58 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is whistled for traveling | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 80-58 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Bryant Enochs | 80-58 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryant Enochs, team foul #9 | 80-58 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Jackson - foul #2 on Nicholas Jackson, team foul #10 | 80-58 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Norton | 80-59 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Richard Getz runs out the clock | 80-59 |