| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Crosson (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Keel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rife (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Loughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Yeary (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is hacked by Jack Perkoski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF) Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Rife swats the layup by James Welcher | 38-45 |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Thomas Rife grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Yeary - foul #1 on Larry Yeary, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin misses the floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ezekiel Brittain and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG) Kevin Crosson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF), Wayne Dobson (PF) Robert Smith, Larry Yeary | |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Richard Getz misses long on an open runner in the lane but he's fouled by Sean Richardson - foul #2 on Sean Richardson, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG) Thomas Loughlin | |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Dobson - foul #1 on Wayne Dobson, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG) Sean Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG) Richard Getz | |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Brian Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Thomas Rife pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson tips it home | 46-49 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Ezekiel Brittain is called for the reach on Brian Ward - foul #2 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Richard Cuellar, Ronald Keel, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), Larry Yeary (PF) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Wayne Dobson | |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Ezekiel Brittain steals the ball from John Ashbaugh | 46-49 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the easy layup | 46-49 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Ezekiel Brittain takes the ball from Richard Getz | 46-49 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Richard Getz picks off the pass by Kevin Crosson in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Richard Getz throws it down | 46-51 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Thomas Loughlin is called for the reach on Richard England in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF), Edward Conti (C) Sean Richardson, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Crosson | 49-51 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Yeary and he's hacked by Richard Cuellar - foul #3 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Ronald Keel (PF) Richard Cuellar, Richard England | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Richard Getz takes the ball from Kevin Crosson in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-56 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Richard Getz snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the floater from the right block set up by Larry Yeary | 49-58 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Keith (PG), Jack Perkoski (SG), Thomas Rife (C) Sean Richardson, Kevin Crosson, Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Wayne Dobson (PF), Michael Norton (C) Richard Getz, Thomas Loughlin, John Ashbaugh, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Keith (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Keel (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rife (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Dobson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Thomas Rife loses the dribble to Warren Jordan | 52-58 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Keith is blocked by Wayne Dobson | 52-58 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Michael Norton steps in front of the Ronald Keel pass | 52-58 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson's floater is tipped away by Ronald Keel | 52-58 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski scores on a jumper from close range | 54-58 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is hacked by Jack Perkoski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG), Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Jack Perkoski, Ronald Keel, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), Larry Yeary (PF) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Wayne Dobson | |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Richard England steals the ball from Richard Getz | 54-58 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Thomas Loughlin is called for the reach on Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG) Thomas Loughlin | |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Joseph Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Richard Getz is hacked by Joseph Keith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Keith, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG), Thomas Rife (C) Joseph Keith, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Smith | 54-61 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Robert Smith steals the ball from Thomas Rife in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Richard Getz lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Smith | 54-63 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain loses the dribble to Warren Jordan in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Richard Getz blows the dunk | 54-63 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary tips it in | 54-65 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Richard England comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Norton - foul #4 on Michael Norton, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson (PF), James Welcher (C) Larry Yeary, Michael Norton | |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Jordan, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Richard England | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits a wide open shot from the left block set up by Jesse Pepin | 57-65 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Getz | 57-68 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Sean Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Jordan - foul #2 on Warren Jordan, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (C) Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | James Welcher's layup is rejected by Ronald Keel | 59-68 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson hits the follow up shot | 59-70 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Edward Conti can't connect on a floater in the paint | 59-70 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Richard Getz's layup is rejected by Edward Conti | 59-70 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson tips it in | 59-72 |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Edward Conti hits the follow up shot | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ezekiel Brittain (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Keel (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Warren Jordan (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Ashbaugh (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dobson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Welcher (very tired) 8 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson's pass is intercepted by Sean Richardson | 61-72 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Sean Richardson hits the finger roll | 63-72 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG), Richard England (PF), Thomas Rife (C) Sean Richardson, Ronald Keel, Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Larry Yeary (PF) Richard Getz, John Ashbaugh, Wayne Dobson | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Brian Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Smith | 63-75 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Jordan - foul #3 on Warren Jordan, team foul #10 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Pepin (C) Richard Cuellar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Richard England - foul #2 on Richard England, team foul #7 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard Cuellar (SF) Ezekiel Brittain, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Rife | 65-76 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Thomas Rife buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Cuellar and he's hacked by Larry Yeary - foul #2 on Larry Yeary, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Wayne Dobson (PF) Brian Ward, Larry Yeary | |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the free throw | 67-76 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Robert Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is hacked by James Welcher - foul #3 on James Welcher, team foul #12 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG) Sean Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Richard Getz is fouled in the backcourt by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #3 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #8 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Pepin (C) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | John Ashbaugh steps in front of the Richard Cuellar pass in the backcourt | 68-78 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Richard Getz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #4 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #9 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Edward Conti (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard England | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Smith (SF) John Ashbaugh | |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-80 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Warren Jordan, team foul #13 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF), Thomas Rife (C) Jesse Pepin, Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), Larry Yeary (PF) Richard Getz, Warren Jordan, Wayne Dobson | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Sean Richardson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-80 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary grabs the board | 68-80 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Brian Ward misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 68-80 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 68-80 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Ronald Keel connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-80 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | James Welcher dunks the ball on a nice dish by Thomas Loughlin | 70-82 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Ward - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #14 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (PF), Edward Conti (C) Ronald Keel, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), John Ashbaugh (SF), Wayne Dobson (PF) Brian Ward, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson gets the rebound | 71-82 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson blows the wide open layup | 71-82 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Edward Conti gets the rebound | 71-82 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Richard England hits the finger roll set up by Sean Richardson | 73-82 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-82 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Edward Conti snags the defensive board | 73-82 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Crosson (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cuellar (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard England (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Loughlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dobson (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - James Welcher (very tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-82 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Richard England hits the follow up shot | 75-82 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Richard Getz is open and buries a shot from the left block | 75-84 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-84 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh pulls down the rebound | 75-84 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Richard Getz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Loughlin | 75-87 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Sean Richardson double dribbles | 75-87 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Keith (PG), Jack Perkoski (SG), Ezekiel Brittain (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Sean Richardson, Kevin Crosson, Richard Cuellar, Richard England, Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Smith (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), Michael Norton (C) John Ashbaugh, Wayne Dobson, James Welcher | |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Michael Norton clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jesse Pepin - foul #2 on Jesse Pepin, team foul #10 | 75-87 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Michael Norton misses the 1st free throw | 75-87 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Michael Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-88 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Loughlin - foul #5 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #15 | 75-88 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Warren Jordan (SG) Richard Getz, Thomas Loughlin | |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 1st free throw | 76-88 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Michael Norton is blocked by Jesse Pepin | 77-88 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-88 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Michael Norton's layup is rejected by Jesse Pepin | 77-88 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-88 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 77-88 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan grabs the board | 77-88 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Michael Norton misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #5 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #11 | 77-88 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF), Richard England (PF), Thomas Rife (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Ronald Keel, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), John Ashbaugh (SF), Wayne Dobson (PF) Brian Ward, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Michael Norton makes the 1st free throw | 77-89 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Michael Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-89 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Richard England pulls down the rebound | 77-89 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Michael Norton swats the short shot by Richard England | 77-89 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Norton | 77-89 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Richard Getz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 77-89 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Richard England grabs the defensive rebound | 77-89 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | John Ashbaugh steps in front of the Richard Cuellar pass in the backcourt | 77-89 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson jams it on a nice dish by Warren Jordan and he's hacked by Jack Perkoski - foul #5 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #12 | 77-91 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SG) Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Wayne Dobson makes the free throw | 77-92 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Richard England throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Richard Cuellar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-92 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Richard Getz gets the offensive rebound | 77-92 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Pepin (C) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 77-92 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin snags the defensive board | 77-92 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Wayne Dobson swats the short shot by Richard England | 77-92 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Richard England snags the offensive board | 77-92 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Richard England | 79-92 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Keith (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Crosson (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard England (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Keel (very tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jesse Pepin (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tiring) 28 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Warren Jordan (very tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Dobson (tired) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Norton (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Michael Norton banks in the layup | 79-94 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-94 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Michael Norton gets the rebound | 79-94 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-94 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF), Thomas Rife (C) Ronald Keel, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Richard Getz, John Ashbaugh, Wayne Dobson, Michael Norton | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Robert Smith scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-96 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Joseph Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-96 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Jesse Pepin (PF), Edward Conti (C) Joseph Keith, Kevin Crosson, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF), Wayne Dobson (PF), Michael Norton (C) Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 79-98 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Sean Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-98 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-98 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Edward Conti travels with the ball | 82-98 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 82-98 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Norton | 82-98 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-98 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin grabs the defensive rebound | 82-98 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Brian Ward steals the ball from Richard England in the backcourt | 82-98 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 82-100 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin comes up short on the runner from the left block | 82-100 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Richard England tips it back up and in | 84-100 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Edward Conti swats the short shot by Michael Norton | 84-100 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Michael Norton gets the offensive rebound | 84-100 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Brian Ward hits a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Sean Richardson - foul #3 on Sean Richardson, team foul #13 | 84-102 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Brian Ward makes the free throw | 84-103 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Richard England knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 86-103 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Brian Ward runs out the clock | 86-103 |