| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Steven Mayer swats the shot by Lenny Akers | 30-20 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro's pass is intercepted by Lenny Akers | 30-20 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Hamisi Asaro picks off the pass by Lenny Akers | 30-20 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro's floater is tipped away by Melvin Tsan | 30-20 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to George Hondo | 30-20 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Cecil Barnes steals the ball from Hamisi Asaro | 30-20 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is whistled for traveling | 30-20 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 30-20 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | George Hondo gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer banks in the layup set up by Leland Bopp | 32-20 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Leland Bopp steals it from James Miles | 32-20 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | George Hondo slams it home on a nice dish by Leland Bopp | 34-20 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | James Miles misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Mayer - foul #3 on Steven Mayer, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Henry Gorman (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Anthony Stephens, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Miles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Ricky Heath steps in front of the George Hondo pass | 34-22 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Ricky Heath is called for 5 seconds | 34-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (PF) James Miles | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from George Hondo | 36-22 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 36-22 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | George Hondo connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-22 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Henry Gorman drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 39-24 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | William Garner is called for the reach on Leland Bopp - foul #1 on William Garner, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Lenny Akers (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF) William Garner, Henry Gorman, Martin Chatfield | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 39-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Cecil Barnes | |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Hamisi Asaro blocks the short jumper by Melvin Tsan | 39-24 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Rines | 39-24 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (C) Ricky Heath | |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wayne Linder and he's hacked by John Rines - foul #2 on John Rines, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG) Wayne Linder | |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses the free throw | 41-26 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 41-26 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | George Hondo comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-26 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Rines | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Lenny Akers snags the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Lenny Akers lays it up and in | 43-28 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Lenny Akers | 46-28 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | James Miles is hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #2 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Anthony Stephens, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan | |
| 09:42 | Purdue | James Miles misses the easy layup | 46-28 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to William Garner | 46-28 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Ricky Heath hits a shot in the lane | 46-30 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Hawkins and he's fouled by Henry Gorman - foul #1 on Henry Gorman, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (PF) James Miles | |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the free throw | 48-30 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | William Garner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #5 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Henry Gorman | |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Wayne Linder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #6 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG) Wayne Linder | |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Chatfield - foul #1 on Martin Chatfield, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | George Hondo takes the ball from Cecil Barnes | 48-30 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Hondo | 50-30 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | The jump hook by Ricky Heath is blocked by Steven Mayer | 50-30 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan tips it in | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hondo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | George Hondo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Mayer | 53-32 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by William Garner | 53-34 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | George Hondo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-34 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-34 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ed Kuklenski | 53-34 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is fouled on the floor by Lenny Akers - foul #2 on Lenny Akers, team foul #5 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF), James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) William Garner, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | John Rines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-34 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it in | 55-34 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | James Miles's fadeaway is rejected by Hamisi Asaro | 55-34 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | James Miles misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #7 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:17 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | James Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | James Hawkins loses the dribble to Martin Chatfield | 55-35 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-35 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield tips it in | 55-37 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | John Rines connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-37 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | James Miles is whistled for traveling | 57-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | John Rines comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Wayne Linder - foul #1 on Wayne Linder, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PG), Thomas Hunt (SG) Ed Kuklenski, George Hondo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield lays it in set up by Matthew Clemons and he's fouled by John Rines - foul #3 on John Rines, team foul #8 | 57-39 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro buries a shot from the left block set up by Thomas Hunt | 59-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Hamisi Asaro swats the short shot by Martin Chatfield | 59-40 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp loses the dribble to Wayne Linder | 59-40 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Linder | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-42 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp lays it in set up by John Rines | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 61-42 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the jump hook near the basket | 61-42 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt tips it back up and in | 63-42 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on Wayne Linder - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #9 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), George Hondo (SG) Thomas Hunt, John Rines | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG) Matthew Clemons | |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Wayne Linder makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Wayne Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to George Hondo | 63-44 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is called for traveling | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski loses the dribble to William Garner in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | William Garner blows the dunk | 63-44 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the tip | 63-44 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | George Hondo pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski runs out the clock | 63-44 |