| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Kris Campbell (fresh) SG - Peter Smith (fresh) SF - Greg Malcolm (fresh) PF - Thomas George (fresh) C - Joshua Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) C - David Riley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | David Riley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Joshua Moore snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Indiana | Edward Thomas steals the ball from Peter Smith in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | David Riley tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Indiana | Thomas George loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Indiana | Kris Campbell is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Moore and he's fouled by Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Indiana | Kris Campbell makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | David Riley can't finish the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | David Riley travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Indiana | Kris Campbell travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses short on a floater near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Indiana | Kris Campbell gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Indiana | Kris Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson double dribbles | 3-2 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Acker (PG), Rickey Butts (SG), Norbert Robinson (SF), Bradley Washington (PF), Tyler Chamberlain (C) Kris Campbell, Peter Smith, Greg Malcolm, Thomas George, Joshua Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 17:20 | Indiana | Norbert Robinson is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Acker | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | John Knight misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | The jumper by John Knight is denied by Norbert Robinson | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Indiana | Tyler Chamberlain grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Indiana | Lawrence Ridley is called for the reach on Rickey Butts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | Indiana | Bradley Washington hits a wide open floater in the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:02 | Indiana | Tyler Chamberlain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | John Knight pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Acker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rickey Butts (fairly fresh) SF - Norbert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Chamberlain (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) C - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kris Campbell (PG), Peter Smith (SG), Greg Malcolm (SF), Thomas George (PF), Joshua Moore (C) Anthony Acker, Rickey Butts, Norbert Robinson, Bradley Washington, Tyler Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| 15:31 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | David Riley connects on the floater in the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Indiana | Peter Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Mangold - foul #1 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG) Richard Phillips, Milton Swanson | |
| 14:50 | Indiana | Peter Smith is fouled on the floor by Jay Blazer - foul #1 on Jay Blazer, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Rickey Butts (SF) Greg Malcolm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF) Phillip Mangold | |
| 14:38 | Indiana | Peter Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:36 | Indiana | Peter Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | Rickey Butts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Acker (PG), Norbert Robinson (SF), Bradley Washington (PF), Tyler Chamberlain (C) Kris Campbell, Peter Smith, Thomas George, Joshua Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer | |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | David Riley misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Rickey Butts - foul #1 on Rickey Butts, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:50 | Indiana | Rickey Butts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 7-8 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | David Riley is fouled on the floor by Norbert Robinson - foul #1 on Norbert Robinson, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kris Campbell (PG), Timothy Hicks (SG), Greg Malcolm (SF), Thomas George (PF) Anthony Acker, Rickey Butts, Norbert Robinson, Bradley Washington | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Milton Swanson, David Riley | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lawrence Ridley | 7-11 |
| 12:50 | Indiana | Timothy Hicks misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 12:48 | Indiana | Thomas George grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | Kris Campbell is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Greg Malcolm | 9-11 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tyler Chamberlain - foul #1 on Tyler Chamberlain, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Acker (PG), Peter Smith (SG), Bradley Washington (PF), Joshua Moore (C) Kris Campbell, Timothy Hicks, Thomas George, Tyler Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Phillip Mangold, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:10 | Indiana | Peter Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Drew Mathis | |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the turnaround near the basket | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Acker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Smith (fresh) SF - Greg Malcolm (fairly fresh) PF - Bradley Washington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) SF - John Knight (fresh) PF - Jay Blazer (fairly fresh) C - David Riley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 11:51 | Indiana | Bradley Washington hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas lays it in on a great pass from John Knight | 11-17 |
| 11:33 | Indiana | Peter Smith is hacked by Christopher Matos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Matos, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Norbert Robinson (SF) Greg Malcolm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Joshua Moore misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David Riley - foul #1 on David Riley, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kris Campbell (PG), Thomas George (PF) Anthony Acker, Bradley Washington | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (C) David Riley | |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Joshua Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Joshua Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | John Knight pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | John Knight can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 10:59 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Joshua Moore | 12-17 |
| 10:34 | Indiana | Kris Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 12-17 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | John Knight gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 12-17 |
| 10:24 | Indiana | Thomas George snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:17 | Indiana | Peter Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Rickey Butts (SG), Bradley Washington (PF) Peter Smith, Thomas George | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Herman Brewer (PF), Drew Mathis (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, John Knight, Jay Blazer, Alfred Barrett | |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips travels in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Greg Malcolm (SF) Norbert Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:48 | Indiana | Kris Campbell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Drew Mathis | 12-17 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis travels with the ball | 12-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Acker (PG), Tyler Chamberlain (C) Kris Campbell, Joshua Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:19 | Indiana | Bradley Washington is hacked by Herman Brewer - foul #1 on Herman Brewer, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Peter Smith (SG) Rickey Butts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Phillip Mangold, Herman Brewer | |
| 09:19 | Indiana | Bradley Washington makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:19 | Indiana | Bradley Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Tyler Chamberlain steals it from Lawrence Ridley | 14-17 |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Bradley Washington connects on the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Drew Mathis - foul #1 on Drew Mathis, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Norbert Robinson (SF), Joshua Moore (C) Greg Malcolm, Tyler Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis | |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Bradley Washington makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Swanson | 17-20 |
| 08:03 | Indiana | Bradley Washington hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 17-20 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alfred Barrett | 17-20 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Joshua Moore steals the ball from Alfred Barrett | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Acker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Norbert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Joshua Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Riley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Indiana | Milton Swanson steps in front of the Anthony Acker pass in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos lays it in on a nice dish by Milton Swanson | 17-22 |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Anthony Acker loses the ball out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kris Campbell (PG), Rickey Butts (SG), Thomas George (PF), Tyler Chamberlain (C) Anthony Acker, Peter Smith, Bradley Washington, Joshua Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:05 | Indiana | Tyler Chamberlain grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 06:48 | Indiana | Rickey Butts is fouled on the floor by Jay Blazer - foul #2 on Jay Blazer, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Greg Malcolm (SF) Norbert Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Drew Mathis (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Jay Blazer | |
| 06:48 | Indiana | Rickey Butts misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:48 | Indiana | Tyler Chamberlain snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:31 | Indiana | Rickey Butts connects on the open shot from the left wing set up by Kris Campbell | 19-22 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tyler Chamberlain - foul #2 on Tyler Chamberlain, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Moore (C) Tyler Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (PF), David Riley (C) Phillip Mangold, Herman Brewer | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:09 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 19-24 |
| 06:08 | Indiana | Joshua Moore hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Rickey Butts steals the ball from Lawrence Ridley | 21-24 |
| 05:42 | Indiana | Rickey Butts lays it in | 23-24 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-24 |
| 05:18 | Indiana | Thomas George grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | Rickey Butts hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Moore | 25-24 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | The short jumper by David Riley is denied by Joshua Moore | 25-24 |
| 04:46 | Indiana | Joshua Moore gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:31 | Indiana | Kris Campbell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joshua Moore | 28-24 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Riley | 28-26 |
| 03:57 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 03:56 | Indiana | Rickey Butts misses the tip | 28-26 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Kris Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Butts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Greg Malcolm (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas George (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Mathis (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley can't connect on a runner near the basket | 28-26 |
| 03:48 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm is hacked by Lawrence Ridley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Acker (PG), Peter Smith (SG), Bradley Washington (PF), Tyler Chamberlain (C) Kris Campbell, Rickey Butts, Thomas George, Joshua Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| 03:46 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Indiana | Greg Malcolm misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses the easy layup | 28-26 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-26 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Knight | 28-26 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Herman Brewer, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Norbert Robinson (SF) Greg Malcolm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) John Knight | |
| 02:44 | Indiana | Tyler Chamberlain drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Acker | 30-26 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jay Blazer, team foul #12 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF) Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer | |
| 02:20 | Indiana | Norbert Robinson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Anthony Acker is called for the reach on Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Anthony Acker, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas George (PF), Joshua Moore (C) Bradley Washington, Tyler Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Phillip Mangold | |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Peter Smith snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:48 | Indiana | Herman Brewer picks off the pass by Anthony Acker in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Timothy Hicks (SG) Peter Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (PG), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Herman Brewer | |
| 01:27 | Indiana | Norbert Robinson's pass is intercepted by Phillip Mangold | 30-26 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 01:10 | Indiana | Norbert Robinson snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Joshua Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Alfred Barrett - foul #1 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #13 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kris Campbell (PG), Peter Smith (SG), Bradley Washington (PF) Anthony Acker, Norbert Robinson, Thomas George | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Milton Swanson (SF) Christopher Matos, John Knight | |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Joshua Moore misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Joshua Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson is hacked by Timothy Hicks - foul #1 on Timothy Hicks, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tyler Chamberlain (C) Joshua Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 31-26 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley knocks in the shot near the basket and the foul's on Peter Smith - foul #1 on Peter Smith, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Rickey Butts (SG), Greg Malcolm (SF), Thomas George (PF) Peter Smith, Timothy Hicks, Bradley Washington | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Herman Brewer (PF) Phillip Mangold, David Riley | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Kris Campbell misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-29 |