| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harley Medley (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Savage (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Thalman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Degen (fresh) PF - Warren Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 28-37 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG) Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:13 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Yarbro | 28-39 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Warren Cain steps in front of the David Riley pass in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | William Thalman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Cain | 28-42 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | David Riley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), John Knight (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Harley Medley, Milton Swanson, Robert Savage, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG), Charles Hair (SF) Frank Yarbro, John Degen | |
| 18:30 | Purdue | William Thalman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Goodrich - foul #2 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Thalman - foul #1 on William Thalman, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG) Robert Goodrich | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Guillermo Guzman steals the ball from Charles Hair in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman is hacked by Joel Cobb - foul #1 on Joel Cobb, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Robert Savage (PF), David Riley (C) Guillermo Guzman, John Knight, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | William Thalman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Charles Hair tips it back up and in | 30-45 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is hacked by Harley Medley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harley Medley, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Alfred Barrett (C) Lawrence Ridley, Harley Medley, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), John Degen (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF) Joel Cobb, Charles Hair, Warren Cain | |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Kinsey | 30-47 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | William Thalman steals the ball from Milton Swanson | 30-47 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | William Thalman knocks in the floater from the right side | 30-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Goodrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Swanson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Savage (tiring) 4 reb. C - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thalman (tiring) 21 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Degen (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Kinsey (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman is whistled for traveling | 30-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Harley Medley (SG), John Knight (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Guillermo Guzman, Milton Swanson, Robert Savage, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Holguin (SG), David Herring (C) Frank Yarbro, Jim Hedrick | |
| 15:18 | Purdue | William Thalman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is fouled on the floor by Brandon Holguin - foul #1 on Brandon Holguin, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Robert Goodrich, John Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), Warren Cain (PF) John Degen, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Robert Savage is whistled for a carry | 30-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), David Riley (C) Harley Medley, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (SF) Brandon Holguin | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | William Thalman is hacked by Lawrence Ridley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | David Herring misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-49 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Savage | 30-49 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lawrence Ridley | 33-49 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | William Thalman hits a 3 from the right corner set up by John Degen | 33-52 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | William Thalman is called for the reach on Lawrence Ridley in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Thalman, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG), Robert Goodrich (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Guillermo Guzman, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (PG), Duane Davis (SG), Charles Hair (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF) Frank Yarbro, William Thalman, John Degen, Warren Cain | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Charles Hair gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Harley Medley is called for the reach on Duane Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harley Medley, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF) Harley Medley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Holguin (SG) Duane Davis | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Joel Cobb | 33-54 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Goodrich and the foul's on Jim Hedrick - foul #1 on Jim Hedrick, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (PF) David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (SG) Charles Hair | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses the free throw | 35-54 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jim Hedrick | 35-54 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-54 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Duane Davis gets the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is open and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Duane Davis | 35-56 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Brandon Holguin is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #6 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Guillermo Guzman (SF), Robert Savage (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Milton Swanson, John Knight, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), William Thalman (SG), Charles Hair (SF), Warren Cain (PF) Joel Cobb, Duane Davis, Brandon Holguin, Jim Hedrick | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Warren Cain tips it in | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Goodrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Guillermo Guzman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Savage (tiring) 5 reb. C - Herman Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thalman (tiring) 24 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - David Herring (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (C) David Herring | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Yarbro | 35-60 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Ridley | 37-60 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | William Thalman is hacked by Lawrence Ridley - foul #4 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #7 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Robert Goodrich, Lawrence Ridley, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (SF), David Herring (C) Charles Hair, Warren Cain | |
| 10:38 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Robert Savage pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Savage | 40-61 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | William Thalman is hacked by Robert Savage - foul #3 on Robert Savage, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Guillermo Guzman, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (SG), Jim Hedrick (PF) Frank Yarbro, David Herring | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by Duane Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Duane Davis, team foul #6 | 40-63 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the easy layup | 40-63 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Duane Davis grabs the board | 40-63 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Robert Goodrich steals the ball from Duane Davis in the backcourt | 40-63 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Hedrick - foul #2 on Jim Hedrick, team foul #7 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), Warren Cain (PF), David Herring (C) Duane Davis, Jim Hedrick, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 3rd free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | David Herring scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Yarbro | 42-65 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is hacked by David Herring in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Herring, team foul #8 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG), Jim Hedrick (PF) William Thalman, David Herring | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Warren Cain pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | John Knight steps in front of the Joel Cobb pass in the backcourt | 43-65 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro's pass is intercepted by Robert Goodrich in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Joel Cobb snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | John Degen is called for traveling | 46-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Robert Goodrich, John Knight, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (PG), Duane Davis (SG), Charles Hair (SF), Timothy Kinsey (C) Frank Yarbro, Joel Cobb, John Degen, Jim Hedrick | |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Robert Savage misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Warren Cain | 46-65 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Warren Cain hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-67 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Edward Thomas, Milton Swanson, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (PG), Brandon Holguin (SG), Jim Hedrick (PF), David Herring (C) William Thalman, Duane Davis, Warren Cain, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is fouled on the floor by Joel Cobb - foul #2 on Joel Cobb, team foul #9 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Guillermo Guzman, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | David Herring snags the defensive board | 47-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harley Medley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Goodrich (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Savage (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joel Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Hair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Herring (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Joel Cobb | 47-69 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Harley Medley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Ridley | 50-69 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Brandon Holguin and he's hacked by Robert Savage - foul #4 on Robert Savage, team foul #9 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, Robert Goodrich, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (PG), Duane Davis (SG), John Degen (SF), Timothy Kinsey (C) Joel Cobb, Brandon Holguin, Charles Hair, David Herring | |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the free throw | 50-72 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Edward Thomas is blocked by Timothy Kinsey | 50-72 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the board | 50-72 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | John Degen is hacked by Guillermo Guzman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #10 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), John Knight (PF) Guillermo Guzman, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Warren Cain (PF) Jim Hedrick | |
| 06:05 | Purdue | John Degen makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | John Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by William Thalman - foul #3 on William Thalman, team foul #10 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 3rd free throw | 53-74 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | William Thalman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG) Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the board | 53-74 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | William Thalman scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Degen | 53-76 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Timothy Kinsey blocks the jumper by Milton Swanson | 53-76 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | William Thalman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-76 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Warren Cain misses the tip | 53-76 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Herman Brewer | 53-76 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | William Thalman steals the ball from Robert Goodrich in the backcourt | 53-76 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-76 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Davis | 53-76 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | William Thalman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-76 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Harley Medley pulls down the rebound | 53-76 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-76 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | John Degen gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | William Thalman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-76 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Herman Brewer | 53-76 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Goodrich (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harley Medley (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Milton Swanson (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Knight (tired) C - Herman Brewer (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Thalman (tired) 29 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Duane Davis (tiring) 4 reb. SF - John Degen (tired) 2 pts. PF - Warren Cain (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Timothy Kinsey (tired) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Duane Davis takes the ball from Robert Goodrich | 53-76 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | William Thalman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-76 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | John Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses short on a shot near the basket | 53-76 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | John Degen gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | William Thalman can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 53-76 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | John Knight snags the defensive board | 53-76 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Guillermo Guzman (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF) Harley Medley, Milton Swanson, John Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (PG), Brandon Holguin (SG), Charles Hair (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF) William Thalman, Duane Davis, John Degen, Warren Cain | |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is fouled on the floor by Robert Goodrich - foul #3 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #11 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Lawrence Ridley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer travels with the ball | 53-78 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick clanks a jump hook in the lane | 53-78 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the board | 53-78 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Charles Hair takes the ball from John Knight | 53-78 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Charles Hair knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Brandon Holguin and the foul's on Robert Goodrich - foul #4 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #12 | 53-80 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses the free throw | 53-80 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the offensive rebound | 53-80 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Charles Hair is whistled for traveling | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | John Knight buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Barrett | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Joel Cobb | 55-82 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Brandon Holguin takes the ball from Herman Brewer | 55-82 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joel Cobb runs out the clock | 55-82 |