| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Magee (fresh) PF - Todd Antone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Gary Magee inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Todd Antone steals it from Bill Jenkins | 24-35 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Todd Antone connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gary Magee | 27-37 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David Peguero | 27-37 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | William Manz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Jeremy Church buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Kendrick | 27-40 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Todd Antone steals the ball from Ronnie Graney | 27-40 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Bill Jenkins steals the ball from Gary Ibanez | 27-40 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-40 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Bill Jenkins takes the ball from Mathew Kendrick | 30-40 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney loses the ball out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF), Arthur Davis (C) Mathew Kendrick, Jeremy Church, Gary Magee, Gary Ibanez | |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Arthur Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Robinson (PF) Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Ibanez (C) Louis Brunson, Frederick Babinski | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick is hacked by James Quon - foul #2 on James Quon, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is called for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee (C) Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Ibanez | |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | William Manz connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jack Robinson | 33-40 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski's pass is intercepted by Jack Robinson | 33-40 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Jack Robinson is blocked by Arthur Davis | 33-40 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Todd Antone pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Jeremy Church clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Carlos Weber (C) James Quon, William Manz, Bill Jenkins, Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Ibanez (C) Jeremy Church, Frederick Babinski | |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Arthur Davis | 33-42 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem grabs the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-42 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Arthur Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Earl Mitchem - foul #2 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), William Manz (SG), Freddy Larrabee (C) David Peguero, Marc Breslawski, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Philip Jones | |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Todd Antone pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Freddy Larrabee blocks the short jumper by Todd Antone | 33-43 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Todd Antone hits the follow up shot | 33-45 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson is hacked by Gary Ibanez - foul #1 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF) Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | James Quon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Jenkins | 33-45 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee is hacked by Gary Ibanez - foul #2 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Carlos Weber (C) James Quon, Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Philip Jones, Frederick Babinski | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson blows the layup | 33-45 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Todd Antone snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-47 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Todd Antone is hacked by Carlos Weber - foul #3 on Carlos Weber, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Ronnie Graney (PF), Freddy Larrabee (C) David Peguero, William Manz, Jack Robinson, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Todd Antone is fouled on the floor by Bill Jenkins as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Todd Antone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-47 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronnie Graney | 35-47 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Frederick Babinski blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Graney | 35-47 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Philip Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 7 pts. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Antone (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Ibanez - foul #3 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), William Manz (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) James Quon, Marc Breslawski, Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (PG), Arthur Davis (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Frederick Babinski | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Todd Antone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SF) Gary Ibanez | |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | David Peguero travels in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Todd Antone double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Gary Magee | |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | William Manz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Todd Antone snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is hacked by Carlos Weber - foul #4 on Carlos Weber, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SF) Todd Antone | |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Jeremy Church tips it but misses | 37-47 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | David Peguero is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Church - foul #1 on Jeremy Church, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Ronnie Graney (PF) David Peguero, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Frederick Babinski (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Magee, Arthur Davis | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | William Manz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Jones - foul #2 on Philip Jones, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Arthur Davis (C) Frederick Babinski, Gary Ibanez | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | James Quon pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee (C) Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Arthur Davis | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Freddy Larrabee - foul #2 on Freddy Larrabee, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) James Quon, Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frederick Babinski (PF) Philip Jones | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Antone (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) C - Gary Ibanez (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | William Manz drills a driving attempt from the right block | 40-47 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Peguero - foul #2 on David Peguero, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG) William Manz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Gary Magee (SF), Arthur Davis (C) Jeremy Church, Frederick Babinski, Gary Ibanez | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jack Robinson | 40-48 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Peguero | 42-48 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Freddy Larrabee - foul #3 on Freddy Larrabee, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG), Carlos Weber (C) Marc Breslawski, Freddy Larrabee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (PG), Gary Ibanez (C) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Magee | |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Todd Antone buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Church | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | William Manz evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlos Weber | 47-52 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Arthur Davis hits a wide open jump hook from the right block | 47-54 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Magee (SF) Philip Jones, Arthur Davis | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is hacked by William Manz in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Manz, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Arthur Davis (C) Gary Magee, Gary Ibanez | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Jeremy Church misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | William Manz is called for the reach on Todd Antone in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Manz, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Jeremy Church pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is hacked by Bill Jenkins - foul #2 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jeremy Church makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jeremy Church misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Todd Antone pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Todd Antone is hacked by David Peguero in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Peguero, team foul #12 | 49-56 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | David Peguero is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick is hacked by David Peguero in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Peguero, team foul #13 | 52-58 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | William Manz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | William Manz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Weber | 52-59 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | David Peguero misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Philip Jones grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Philip Jones runs out the clock | 52-59 |