| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Crowley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nickles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James McBride (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Kevin Sage (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | James Nickles inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Indiana | James Nickles is called for a backcourt violation | 31-28 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan hits a jumper from the left side set up by James Homes | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Indiana | Kevin Sage misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-30 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | James Homes is whistled for traveling | 31-30 |
| 18:40 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 18:05 | Indiana | James Nickles clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | James Homes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (PG), Wesley Kohler (SF) Don Crowley, James Nickles | |
| 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 | |
| 17:34 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Wesley Kohler | 33-30 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:29 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:23 | Indiana | Kevin Sage drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Willie Wheeler | 35-30 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza double dribbles | 35-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Crowley (SG), Paul Carlson (C) Willie Wheeler, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Jarek Zanders | |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Irving Torrance can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Irving Torrance snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:34 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Don Crowley | 37-30 |
| 15:54 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wesley Kohler, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Willie Wheeler (SG), James Nickles (SF), Michael Luther (PF), Kevin Sage (C) Irving Torrance, Don Crowley, Wesley Kohler, James McBride, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Nickles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Luther (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kevin Sage (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by James Homes is blocked by Kevin Sage | 37-30 |
| 15:32 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:03 | Indiana | Kevin Sage misses the easy layup but the foul's on Filip Mrozinski - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Jarek Zanders | |
| 15:03 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:03 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | James Homes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 14:39 | Indiana | James Nickles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Kevin Sage denies the turnaround by James Homes | 39-30 |
| 14:32 | Indiana | Michael Luther pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:08 | Indiana | Kevin Sage hits the finger roll set up by Willie Wheeler | 41-30 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman is whistled for a carry | 41-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Crowley (SG), Wesley Kohler (SF), Paul Carlson (C) Willie Wheeler, James Nickles, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 13:37 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 41-30 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is fouled on the floor by Don Crowley - foul #1 on Don Crowley, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (PG), James McBride (PF) Thomas Sheckler, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Phillip Marker (C) Jarek Zanders, Michael Morgan | |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza is called for traveling | 41-30 |
| 12:40 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-30 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker tips it in | 41-32 |
| 12:15 | Indiana | Don Crowley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Guadalupe Espinoza | 41-34 |
| 11:52 | Indiana | Don Crowley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Irving Torrance | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Irving Torrance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Crowley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James McBride (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James McBride - foul #2 on James McBride, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Willie Wheeler (SG), James Nickles (SF), Michael Luther (PF), Kevin Sage (C) Irving Torrance, Don Crowley, Wesley Kohler, James McBride, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:32 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 11:20 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:55 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler can't connect on a shot near the basket | 44-36 |
| 10:53 | Indiana | Kevin Sage misses the tip | 44-36 |
| 10:52 | Indiana | Kevin Sage snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Filip Mrozinski denies the turnaround by Willie Wheeler | 44-36 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman drills a 3 from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 10:25 | Indiana | James Homes picks off the pass by James Nickles in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | James Homes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Morgan | 44-41 |
| 09:50 | Indiana | Michael Luther misses long on a shot in the lane | 44-41 |
| 09:49 | Indiana | James Nickles grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | Kevin Sage is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Crowley (PG), Wesley Kohler (SF), James McBride (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Thomas Sheckler, James Nickles, Michael Luther, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (C) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Robert Whitman, Michael Morgan | |
| 09:12 | Indiana | James McBride clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Filip Mrozinski - foul #3 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (PG) Willie Wheeler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:12 | Indiana | James McBride makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:12 | Indiana | James McBride misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Guadalupe Espinoza | 45-43 |
| 08:38 | Indiana | Stephen Starks steps in front of the Don Crowley pass | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-43 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 08:08 | Indiana | Don Crowley pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:06 | Indiana | Irving Torrance is hacked by Guadalupe Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Willie Wheeler (SG), Michael Luther (PF), Kevin Sage (C) Irving Torrance, Don Crowley, James McBride, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Phillip Marker (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Kevin Sage clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Homes - foul #3 on James Homes, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Stephen Starks | |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Luther (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Sage (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Marker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Homes and he's hacked by Kevin Sage - foul #1 on Kevin Sage, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:16 | Indiana | Michael Luther is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 47-46 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Michael Luther denies the turnaround by Michael Morgan | 47-46 |
| 07:08 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jarek Zanders - foul #3 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Crowley (SG) Willie Wheeler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Phillip Marker | |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks loses the dribble to Wesley Kohler | 48-46 |
| 06:26 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Makowski - foul #1 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Nickles (SF) Wesley Kohler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Jarek Zanders, Michael Morgan | |
| 06:26 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Oleg Makowski | 48-46 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski connects on the floater from close range | 48-48 |
| 06:13 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler is hacked by Guadalupe Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | James McBride (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Michael Luther, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:13 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:13 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Thomas Sheckler steals it from Oleg Makowski | 50-48 |
| 05:46 | Indiana | Don Crowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Willie Wheeler (SG) Thomas Sheckler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski lays it up and in set up by James Homes | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | Indiana | Don Crowley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Carlson | 53-50 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski can't throw it down but he's fouled by James McBride - foul #3 on James McBride, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (PG), Wesley Kohler (SF), Michael Luther (PF), Kevin Sage (C) Don Crowley, James Nickles, James McBride, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Phillip Marker (C) Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:55 | Indiana | James Homes steps in front of the Irving Torrance pass in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders can't connect on a floater from the right side | 53-52 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-52 |
| 04:20 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:02 | Indiana | Michael Luther misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 04:00 | Indiana | Michael Luther tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 03:42 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Irving Torrance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Sage (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Indiana | Kevin Sage connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Irving Torrance | 57-52 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Don Crowley (SG), James Nickles (SF), James McBride (PF) Irving Torrance, Willie Wheeler, Wesley Kohler, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Jarek Zanders, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | James Homes connects on the 3 from straight away | 57-55 |
| 02:43 | Indiana | James Nickles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Whitman | 57-57 |
| 02:11 | Indiana | Michael Morgan takes the ball from Kevin Sage | 57-57 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 01:58 | Indiana | Kevin Sage gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:38 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Kevin Sage and he's fouled by Filip Mrozinski - foul #4 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 01:38 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 00:47 | Indiana | Don Crowley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Sheckler | 63-60 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | James Homes buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Don Crowley is fouled in the backcourt by James Homes - foul #4 on James Homes, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Homes | 65-65 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Indiana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Indiana | James Nickles drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-65 |