| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (fresh) SG - James Douthit (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Peter Godin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Tull (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | William Jefferson inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | James Douthit can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jay Blazer - foul #3 on Jay Blazer, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (PF) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | James Douthit misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | James Douthit makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos's pass is intercepted by James Douthit in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Bobby Tull lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Jefferson | 35-47 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | James Douthit is called for the reach on Randy Hessler in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Douthit, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | John Degen is called for the reach on Christopher Matos - foul #2 on John Degen, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Christopher Matos, John Knight, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (SF), David Herring (PF) William Jefferson, Bobby Tull | |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis connects on the open shot from the right block on a great pass from Randy Hessler and he's fouled by James Douthit - foul #3 on James Douthit, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell (SF) Randy Hessler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG) James Douthit | |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | John Degen is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Brewer - foul #3 on Herman Brewer, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Phillip Mangold (C) Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Peter Godin comes up short on the runner from the left block | 38-47 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Scott Severe tips it home | 38-49 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Peter Godin steps in front of the William Vowels pass in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | David Herring can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 38-49 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine drills a shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Scott Severe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Drew Mathis (PF), David Riley (C) William Vowels, Robert Valentine, Johnson Robinson, Kenneth Mikesell, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Jefferson (SF) David Herring | |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | David Riley tips it in | 42-49 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Scott Severe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Matos, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Tull (C) Timothy Kinsey | |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Bobby Tull hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-49 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Bobby Tull tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | William Jefferson takes the ball from Christopher Matos in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Peter Godin is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint | 42-53 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | David Riley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Hessler | 44-53 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Peter Godin misses the driving attempt from close range | 44-53 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos is called for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Robert Valentine (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Phillip Mangold (C) Randy Hessler, Christopher Matos, John Knight, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG), Bruce Jenkins (SF), David Herring (PF), Timothy Kinsey (C) Scott Severe, William Jefferson, Peter Godin, Bobby Tull | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Johnson Robinson is called for the reach on Brian Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnson Robinson, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Johnson Robinson - foul #2 on Johnson Robinson, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) William Vowels, Johnson Robinson, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Douthit (SG) Brian Reynolds | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Valentine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Phillip Mangold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Mikesell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Brewer (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (tiring) SG - James Douthit (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Timothy Kinsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Timothy Kinsey | 44-55 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | James Douthit is hacked by Phillip Mangold - foul #1 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Christopher Matos (SG) Robert Valentine, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 44-55 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Timothy Kinsey swats the dunk try by Kenneth Mikesell | 44-55 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | John Degen is hacked by Herman Brewer - foul #4 on Herman Brewer, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Johnson Robinson (SF), David Riley (C) William Vowels, Kenneth Mikesell, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (PG), Bobby Tull (C) Bruce Jenkins, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 14:27 | Purdue | John Degen misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos tips it in | 46-55 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | James Douthit misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler's floater is tipped away by John Degen | 46-55 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | David Herring steals it from David Riley | 46-55 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Christopher Matos steps in front of the James Douthit pass in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | James Douthit snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Bobby Tull buries a turnaround in the paint set up by John Degen and he's fouled by David Riley - foul #1 on David Riley, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Robert Valentine (SG), John Knight (SF), Drew Mathis (PF), Phillip Mangold (C) Randy Hessler, Christopher Matos, Johnson Robinson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), William Jefferson (SF), Peter Godin (PF) Scott Severe, John Degen, David Herring | |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses the free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | John Knight's pass is intercepted by William Jefferson | 46-57 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Peter Godin banks in the layup set up by William Jefferson | 46-59 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | William Vowels misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 46-59 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bobby Tull | 46-59 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | James Douthit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Vowels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Valentine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Knight (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Drew Mathis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Mangold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Merle Edmonson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Douthit (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Peter Godin (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Tull (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis lays it in set up by William Vowels | 48-59 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell (PF), David Riley (C) Drew Mathis, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), Brian Reynolds (SG), Timothy Kinsey (SF), David Herring (PF) Merle Edmonson, James Douthit, William Jefferson, Bobby Tull | |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Riley - foul #2 on David Riley, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson (SG), Jay Blazer (PF) Robert Valentine, John Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins (SF) Peter Godin | |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson is hacked by Bruce Jenkins - foul #1 on Bruce Jenkins, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG) William Vowels | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG) Brian Reynolds | |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by John Degen - foul #3 on John Degen, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF) Johnson Robinson, Kenneth Mikesell | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Douthit (SG), William Jefferson (SF) John Degen, Bruce Jenkins | |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | David Herring is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 51-61 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Riley | 51-61 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Severe - foul #1 on Scott Severe, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (PF) Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG) James Douthit | |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | David Riley scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Drew Mathis | 53-61 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Mangold - foul #2 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF) John Knight, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), Peter Godin (C) Scott Severe, William Jefferson | |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | David Herring gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Robert Valentine steps in front of the Timothy Kinsey pass | 53-62 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Valentine | 55-62 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Robert Valentine steals it from Peter Godin | 55-62 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Hessler, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Randy Hessler, Robert Valentine, Johnson Robinson, Drew Mathis, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), James Douthit (SG), William Jefferson (SF), Bruce Jenkins (PF) Merle Edmonson, Brian Reynolds, Timothy Kinsey, Peter Godin | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | William Jefferson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Mikesell - foul #1 on Kenneth Mikesell, team foul #12 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG) James Douthit | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | William Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | William Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | David Herring is called for the reach on William Vowels in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Herring, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | William Vowels misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | John Degen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | David Riley hits a jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins is open but misses the lay-in | 57-63 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Vowels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Knight (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Mikesell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Riley (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Scott Severe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Bruce Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Herring (tired) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-63 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | John Degen gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | John Degen is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-63 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos is called for traveling | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Robert Valentine (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) William Vowels, Christopher Matos, John Knight, Kenneth Mikesell, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG), Timothy Kinsey (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Bobby Tull (C) Scott Severe, William Jefferson, Bruce Jenkins, David Herring | |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Robert Valentine steals the ball from John Degen | 57-63 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine hits the finger roll | 59-63 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Bobby Tull is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG) John Degen | |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Bobby Tull grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Randy Hessler is called for the reach on Timothy Kinsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Hessler, team foul #13 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Douthit (SG), Peter Godin (C) Brian Reynolds, Bobby Tull | |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Valentine and he's hacked by Duane Davis - foul #1 on Duane Davis, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG) Robert Valentine | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), William Jefferson (SF), Bobby Tull (C) Merle Edmonson, Timothy Kinsey, Duane Davis | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Bobby Tull pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | The short jumper by John Degen is denied by Jay Blazer | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Peter Godin grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | James Douthit misses badly on a runner in the paint | 61-64 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Bobby Tull hits the follow up shot | 61-66 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | James Douthit picks off the pass by Phillip Mangold in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Peter Godin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Drew Mathis (PF), David Riley (C) Phillip Mangold, Johnson Robinson, Jay Blazer, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | John Knight clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | James Douthit grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Robert Valentine (SG) Randy Hessler, Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (PG), Brian Reynolds (SG), Bruce Jenkins (SF), David Herring (PF), Timothy Kinsey (C) John Degen, James Douthit, William Jefferson, Peter Godin, Bobby Tull | |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brian Reynolds | 61-68 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine can't finish the layup | 61-68 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | John Knight snags the offensive board | 61-68 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | David Herring gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Vowels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Valentine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SF - John Knight (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Riley (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Scott Severe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Herring (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Kinsey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Knight - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #14 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Phillip Mangold (C) William Vowels, Robert Valentine, John Knight, David Riley | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG) Brian Reynolds | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Scott Severe steals the ball from Phillip Mangold | 61-70 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF) Randy Hessler, Johnson Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG) Bruce Jenkins | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 61-70 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos is hacked by Scott Severe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Severe, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Kenneth Mikesell, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG), Duane Davis (PF), Peter Godin (C) Scott Severe, David Herring, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (SG), Herman Brewer (PF) Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Peter Godin is open and buries a jumper from the right side | 63-72 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold is hacked by Merle Edmonson - foul #1 on Merle Edmonson, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) William Vowels, Robert Valentine, Johnson Robinson, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Douthit (SG), William Jefferson (SF), Bobby Tull (C) Merle Edmonson, Brian Reynolds, Duane Davis | |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Bobby Tull hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Douthit | 65-74 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | John Knight makes the jumper from the right side | 67-74 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | James Douthit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | David Riley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Douthit - foul #4 on James Douthit, team foul #11 | 67-74 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Randy Hessler is called for the reach on John Degen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Hessler, team foul #15 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), Scott Severe (SG) James Douthit, William Jefferson | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | John Degen misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | John Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Bobby Tull snags the defensive board | 69-75 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Randy Hessler is called for the reach on Bobby Tull in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randy Hessler, team foul #16 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson (PG) Randy Hessler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (PF) Peter Godin | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Bobby Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-76 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos snags the offensive board | 69-76 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-76 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David Riley | 69-76 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Duane Davis pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Merle Edmonson runs out the clock | 69-76 |