| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) PF - John Kinkade (fresh) C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Marvin Holman comes up short on the shot from close range | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Robert Butler gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Robert Butler tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Robert Butler, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Walter Braun takes the ball from Robert Tapia | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Eddie Sullivan denies the turnaround by Joe Kay | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Robert Cook hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley lays it up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | William Conover is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tapia - foul #1 on Robert Tapia, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF) Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Walter Braun misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Tapia | 9-4 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Walter Braun is denied on a layup by David Cork | 9-4 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Tapia | 12-4 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - David Cork (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) SG - Walter Braun (fresh) SF - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Conover (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Hurley | 14-4 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Joe Kay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Kay, Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | David Cork misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-4 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez grabs the defensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez is open but can't throw it down | 14-4 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Marvin Holman tips it but misses | 14-4 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Robert Rea gets the rebound | 14-4 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is hacked by Carlos Yanez - foul #1 on Carlos Yanez, team foul #1 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) David Cork | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG) Robert Butler | |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas travels with the ball | 14-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Winton (PF) Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Burr (PG) Joe Kay | |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Arthur Winton picks off the pass by Marvin Holman | 14-4 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey makes the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Anthony Burr - foul #1 on Anthony Burr, team foul #2 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Ernest Thomas, Gerald Ball, Robert Rea | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Anthony Burr, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey makes the free throw | 17-4 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Robert Butler is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #2 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Butler and he's fouled by Arthur Winton - foul #1 on Arthur Winton, team foul #3 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Zackary Hubbard (PF) Kyle McMicheal, Arthur Winton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Marvin Holman, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez makes the free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-7 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Robert Butler is called for traveling | 17-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Robert Butler, Walter Braun, Carlos Yanez, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Cork | 19-7 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | John Kinkade blows the layup but he's hacked by Jon Thomas - foul #1 on Jon Thomas, team foul #4 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, Zackary Hubbard, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Carlos Yanez (SF) Joe Kay, Joseph Whitfield | |
| 12:18 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the offensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 19-8 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball's pass is intercepted by John Kinkade | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) SG - Gerald Ball (fresh) SF - Robert Rea (fresh) PF - David Cork (fresh) C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) SF - Carlos Yanez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Robert Butler buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Marvin Holman and he's fouled by Gerald Ball - foul #1 on Gerald Ball, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Jon Thomas (C) David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Robert Butler makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Robert Butler takes the ball from Gerald Ball | 19-11 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Ernest Thomas steps in front of the Walter Braun pass in the backcourt | 19-11 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball banks in the layup set up by Ernest Thomas | 21-11 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | William Conover is open and scores on a shot from the baseline | 21-13 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Joseph Whitfield steals it from Ernest Thomas | 21-13 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Robert Butler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Cook | 21-16 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Whitfield - foul #1 on Joseph Whitfield, team foul #3 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Gerald Ball, Robert Rea, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Robert Butler, Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Zackary Hubbard | 22-16 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 22-16 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Holman | 22-18 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Kay and the foul's on Zackary Hubbard - foul #1 on Zackary Hubbard, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Winton (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Zackary Hubbard, David Cork | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:14 | Purdue | John Kinkade makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Kinkade - foul #1 on John Kinkade, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Joe Kay drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Holman | 24-23 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 24-23 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Marvin Holman buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Carlos Yanez | 24-25 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal (SG) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG) Joe Kay | |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is hacked by Arthur Winton - foul #2 on Arthur Winton, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), David Cork (C) Eddie Sullivan, Arthur Winton, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG) Robert Butler | |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Marvin Holman makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Marvin Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Joe Kay takes the ball from David Cork | 24-27 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Marvin Holman hits the finger roll set up by Joe Kay | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle McMicheal (fresh) SF - Robert Rea (fresh) PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) C - David Cork (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Yanez (tiring) 3 pts. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Kay | 26-31 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-31 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Joe Kay is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Gerald Ball (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Kyle McMicheal, Robert Rea, David Cork | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Robert Cook (PF), William Conover (C) Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Joe Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Robert Tapia | 31-33 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Ernest Thomas steals it from Joseph Whitfield in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Robert Cook blocks the short jumper by Robert Tapia | 31-33 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Gerald Ball | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Kay, Walter Braun, Joseph Whitfield, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SG) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF) Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (PF) Marvin Holman, John Kinkade | |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Carlos Yanez is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Carlos Yanez, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield (SF), William Conover (C) Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson | |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the jump hook near the basket | 31-34 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Sullivan | 31-34 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Robert Rea connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-34 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Walter Braun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG) David Cork, Gerald Ball | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Walter Braun, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Robert Rea comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-34 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | John Kinkade lays it in set up by Robert Butler | 34-36 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Joseph Whitfield is called for the reach on Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Joseph Whitfield, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SG), Arthur Winton (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Tapia, Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF), William Conover (C) Joseph Whitfield, Kevin Anderson | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Marvin Holman - foul #1 on Marvin Holman, team foul #7 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (PF) Marvin Holman, John Kinkade | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle McMicheal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Winton (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) SF - Carlos Yanez (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Hurley | 38-38 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Robert Butler's pass is intercepted by Jon Thomas | 38-38 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Walter Braun's layup is rejected by Jon Thomas | 38-38 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #8 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Kyle McMicheal, Eddie Sullivan, Arthur Winton, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Robert Butler, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, William Conover | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Rea, team foul #10 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Marvin Holman is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Carlos Yanez steals it from Robert Rea | 38-38 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Joe Kay is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Kay, team foul #9 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF) Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is hacked by John Kinkade - foul #2 on John Kinkade, team foul #10 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Gerald Ball | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield (SF) Carlos Yanez | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | John Kinkade can't finish the layup | 39-38 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 39-38 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | David Cork's pass is intercepted by Joe Kay in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Marvin Holman - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #11 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), Robert Rea (SF) David Cork, Robert Tapia, Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Carlos Yanez (SF) Joe Kay, Joseph Whitfield | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Marvin Holman misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Marvin Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Rea connects on the jump hook from close range | 41-39 |