| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 15-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 15-28 |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the easy layup | 15-28 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Stephen Burns snags the offensive board | 15-28 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | William Stanford misses long on an open floater in the lane | 15-28 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 15-28 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is hacked by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #1 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Filip Mrozinski (C) James Homes, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner's pass is intercepted by Terry Wooldridge | 15-28 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Robert Champagne pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard pulls down the rebound | 15-28 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Terry Wooldridge | 15-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #2 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge | |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-30 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Stephen Burns pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Filip Mrozinski is called for the reach on Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), George Kramer (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Robert Champagne steps in front of the Edward Allen pass | 17-30 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | George Kramer drills a floater from the free throw line | 17-32 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Edward Allen can't connect on a shot from close range | 17-32 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Willard Wittig gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | George Kramer tips it home | 17-34 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Willard Wittig steals it from James Homes in the backcourt | 17-34 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-34 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Robert Champagne tips it in | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the 3 from straight away | 17-36 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Orunjan Ake | 17-36 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Filip Mrozinski denies the turnaround by Orunjan Ake | 17-36 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge tips it home | 17-38 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan's pass is intercepted by George Kramer | 17-38 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Willard Wittig and the foul's on Filip Mrozinski - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #2 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Todd Brunner (PF) James Homes, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| 12:00 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the free throw | 17-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - George Kramer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-41 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is intercepted by Robert Whitman | 20-41 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders can't connect on a shot from the left block | 20-41 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stephen Burns | 20-41 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | George Kramer misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 20-41 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the board | 20-41 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled on the floor by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Jarek Zanders, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Willard Wittig, George Kramer | |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-41 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Edward Allen gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is hacked by Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #4 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #5 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser double dribbles | 24-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SG) Robert Champagne | |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-41 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Donald Kirkland | |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Terry Wooldridge takes the ball from Miroslav Koski | 27-43 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the contested jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Burns | 27-45 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Ronald Kiser steps in front of the Filip Mrozinski pass | 27-45 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Todd Brunner is called for the reach on Ronald Kiser - foul #3 on Todd Brunner, team foul #4 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Stephen Burns | |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Todd Brunner - foul #4 on Todd Brunner, team foul #5 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (C) James Homes, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) Terry Wooldridge | |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Robert Champagne steals it from Filip Mrozinski | 27-46 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is hacked by Filip Mrozinski - foul #3 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #6 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| 06:07 | Purdue | George Kramer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Whitman - foul #1 on Robert Whitman, team foul #7 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (C) Ronald Kiser | |
| 06:07 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner hits the finger roll | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake loses the dribble to Richard Bernhard | 29-48 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the finger roll | 31-48 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Robert Champagne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | George Kramer tips it home | 31-50 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the offensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-50 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | George Kramer can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #8 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Stephen Burns (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| 04:03 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Burns | 31-51 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | George Kramer drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Willard Wittig | 31-53 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Stephen Burns steals the ball from Richard Bernhard | 31-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Filip Mrozinski (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is whistled for a carry | 31-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (PF) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner clanks a jump hook from close range | 31-53 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Willard Wittig knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Champagne | 31-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 33-56 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willard Wittig and he's hacked by Robert Whitman - foul #3 on Robert Whitman, team foul #9 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the free throw | 33-58 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Whitman | 36-58 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 36-60 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Robert Champagne picks off the pass by Richard Bernhard in the backcourt | 36-60 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Robert Champagne clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-60 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper near the basket | 36-60 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard gets the rebound | 36-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-60 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | William Stanford runs out the clock | 36-60 |