| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Purdue | James Homes is called for the reach on Donald Kirkland in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Homes, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-34 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland double dribbles | 34-34 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Donald Kirkland steals the ball from Michael Morgan | 34-34 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Richard Bernhard steals the ball from Donald Kirkland in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | James Homes pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Willard Wittig gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is fouled in the backcourt by James Homes - foul #2 on James Homes, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Ronald Estes pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks tips it in | 36-34 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks is fouled on the floor by Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes | |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the fadeaway from the right side | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Kirkland | 38-37 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Orunjan Ake swats the short shot by Oleg Makowski | 38-37 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan tips it home | 40-37 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-37 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | James Homes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Robert Sliva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Kirkland | 40-37 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Ronald Estes can't tip it in | 40-37 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Jarek Zanders | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Robert Whitman steals it from Robert Sliva | 40-37 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman throws it down | 42-37 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski clanks a jump hook in the paint | 42-40 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Estes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Sliva (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is intercepted by Phillip Marker | 44-40 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Guadalupe Espinoza | 47-40 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is hacked by Filip Mrozinski - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF), William Stanford (C) Ronald Estes, Robert Sliva | |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 47-43 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | James Homes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Kirkland | 47-45 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG) Donald Kirkland | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | James Homes is hacked by Terry Wooldridge - foul #1 on Terry Wooldridge, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Jarek Zanders, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF) Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | James Homes knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Filip Mrozinski | 49-45 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Homes and he's hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SF) James Homes, Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Ronald Estes gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Stanford | 51-48 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Filip Mrozinski | 54-48 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Robert Sliva is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Sliva, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF) Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Willard Wittig | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan clanks a jump hook near the basket | 54-48 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (tiring) 2 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Estes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Robert Sliva - foul #4 on Robert Sliva, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Ronald Estes, Robert Sliva | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Robert Whitman takes the ball from Orunjan Ake | 54-48 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Robert Champagne is called for the reach on Robert Whitman - foul #1 on Robert Champagne, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Phillip Marker (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Stephen Starks, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Robert Sliva (C) Robert Champagne, William Stanford | |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Robert Sliva is called for the reach on Michael Morgan - foul #5 on Robert Sliva, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SF) James Homes, Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (C) Robert Sliva | |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 56-50 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker is hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #3 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Donald Kirkland, Orunjan Ake | |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza grabs the board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 61-50 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Terry Wooldridge | 61-53 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Ronald Estes swats the short shot by Richard Bernhard | 61-53 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is whistled for traveling | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Stephen Starks (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Oleg Makowski (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Jarek Zanders, Phillip Marker, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Terry Wooldridge steals it from James Homes | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Robert Champagne connects on the open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Wooldridge | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Starks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (tiring) 2 pts. 11 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Champagne (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Stanford (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Donald Kirkland is called for the reach on Stephen Starks - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Ronald Estes (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Willard Wittig | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-55 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled on the floor by Robert Champagne - foul #2 on Robert Champagne, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (SF) Robert Champagne | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Donald Kirkland knocks away the 3 by Robert Whitman | 64-55 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman loses the dribble to William Stanford | 64-55 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is open but can't throw it down | 64-55 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | James Homes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | James Homes steals the ball from Willard Wittig in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | James Homes lays it up and in | 66-55 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Kirkland | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Donald Kirkland is called for the reach on Robert Whitman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Ronald Estes | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Whitman - foul #3 on Robert Whitman, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks is hacked by Donald Kirkland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-59 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Willard Wittig loses the ball out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Marker | 72-59 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks runs out the clock | 72-59 |