| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - William Balas (fresh) PF - William Carmack (fresh) C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) SG - Bobby Fagan (fresh) SF - Lucio Colombo (fresh) PF - Arthur Facer (fresh) C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | William Carmack wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young's pass is intercepted by Michael Williams in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Northwestern | Lucio Colombo banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Young and the foul's on Lucio Colombo - foul #1 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | William Carmack snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Young and he's fouled by Lucio Colombo - foul #2 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote (SF) Lucio Colombo | |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Gorton - foul #1 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | William Balas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | William Carmack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | William Balas misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | William Balas buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 8-4 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Michael Williams is hacked by Jeff Gorton - foul #2 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Charles Armstrong (SF), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, William Balas, William Carmack, Rickey Lydon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (PG), Wallace Bobbitt (SG), James Elizondo (C) Michael Williams, Bobby Fagan, Timothy Johnson | |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Wallace Bobbitt and he's hacked by Norman Mangum - foul #1 on Norman Mangum, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Wallace Bobbitt is called for the reach on Bruce Veatch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wallace Bobbitt, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Norman Mangum hits the finger roll | 10-7 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt misses long on a jumper from the right side | 10-7 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | James Elizondo tips it in | 10-9 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Armstrong | 13-9 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF), Walter Gizinski (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Angel Rizzo, Charles Armstrong, Norman Mangum, Rickie Hagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Terry Shabazz, Wallace Bobbitt, Jeffery Foote, James Elizondo | |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Bobby Fagan takes the ball from Jeffrey Young in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan lays it up and in | 13-11 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | William Balas makes the floater in the paint | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Young (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Balas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Gizinski (fresh) C - Rickey Lydon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Seth Sanderson (fresh) SG - Bobby Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Jeffreys (fresh) PF - Arthur Facer (tiring) 5 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson hits the finger roll | 15-13 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Walter Gizinski connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 17-13 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson loses the dribble to Rickey Lydon | 17-13 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | William Balas blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Jeffreys - foul #1 on Daniel Jeffreys, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (PG), William Carmack (PF) Bruce Veatch, Walter Gizinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Wallace Bobbitt (SG), Jeffery Foote (SF), James Elizondo (PF) Seth Sanderson, Bobby Fagan, Daniel Jeffreys, Arthur Facer | |
| 14:32 | Purdue | William Balas misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-13 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | William Carmack can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffery Foote | 18-13 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-13 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Foote | 18-15 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | William Carmack can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 18-15 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 18-15 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Balas | 18-15 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Wallace Bobbitt is called for the reach on Jeffrey Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wallace Bobbitt, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Charles Armstrong, Jeffrey Young, William Carmack, Rickey Lydon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF), Arthur Facer (PF) Michael Williams, Wallace Bobbitt, Jeffery Foote, James Elizondo | |
| 12:39 | Purdue | William Balas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Balas, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | William Balas connects on the jumper from the baseline | 20-18 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 20-18 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Norman Mangum grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch loses the dribble to Terry Shabazz in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer banks in the layup set up by Terry Shabazz | 20-20 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | William Balas misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 20-20 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Rickie Hagan | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Angel Rizzo (fairly fresh) SF - William Balas (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Norman Mangum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rickie Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Terry Shabazz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Fagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Jeffreys (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Facer (tiring) 7 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | William Balas hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bruce Veatch | 22-20 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | William Balas pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | William Balas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Jeffreys - foul #2 on Daniel Jeffreys, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Walter Gizinski (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Angel Rizzo, Norman Mangum, Rickie Hagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Seth Sanderson (SG), Jeffery Foote (SF), James Elizondo (C) Terry Shabazz, Bobby Fagan, Daniel Jeffreys, Timothy Johnson | |
| 10:59 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffery Foote | 24-23 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Walter Gizinski swats the short shot by James Elizondo | 24-23 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Arthur Facer grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Michael Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | James Elizondo grabs the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Elizondo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rickey Lydon - foul #1 on Rickey Lydon, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), William Carmack (PF) William Balas, Walter Gizinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan (SG), Timothy Johnson (C) Seth Sanderson, Arthur Facer | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Elizondo misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | William Carmack pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rickie Hagan (C) Rickey Lydon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan loses the ball out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (SF) Jeffery Foote | |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong tips it in | 26-24 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Balas (SF), Norman Mangum (C) Charles Armstrong, Rickie Hagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (PG), Arthur Facer (PF) Michael Williams, Timothy Johnson | |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Arthur Facer swats the short shot by William Carmack | 26-24 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Norman Mangum gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Seth Sanderson steals the ball from William Balas | 26-24 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson is hacked by Bruce Veatch - foul #1 on Bruce Veatch, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Angel Rizzo (SG), Walter Gizinski (PF) Jeffrey Young, William Carmack | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote (SF) Terry Shabazz | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) SF - William Balas (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Gizinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Seth Sanderson (fresh) SG - Bobby Fagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Foote (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Facer (tiring) 7 pts. C - James Elizondo (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Norman Mangum steps in front of the James Elizondo pass | 26-24 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Arthur Facer | 26-24 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | James Elizondo is hacked by Norman Mangum - foul #2 on Norman Mangum, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (PG), Rickie Hagan (C) Bruce Veatch, Norman Mangum | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Timothy Johnson (C) Seth Sanderson, Arthur Facer | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | James Elizondo misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Jeffery Foote is called for the reach on Charles Armstrong - foul #1 on Jeffery Foote, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Carmack (PF) Walter Gizinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Facer (PF) James Elizondo | |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Michael Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | William Carmack grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan lays it in set up by William Balas and the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG) Angel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz (SG) Bobby Fagan | |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | William Carmack takes the ball from Michael Williams | 31-24 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young's pass is intercepted by Terry Shabazz | 31-24 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Michael Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Shabazz | 31-26 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 31-26 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | William Carmack hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Young and he's fouled by Arthur Facer - foul #1 on Arthur Facer, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Rickey Lydon (C) William Balas, Rickie Hagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson (PG), Bobby Fagan (SG), James Elizondo (PF) Michael Williams, Jeffery Foote, Arthur Facer | |
| 04:21 | Purdue | William Carmack misses the free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Fagan | 33-29 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Gizinski (PF) William Carmack | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 33-29 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rickey Lydon | 33-29 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Terry Shabazz picks off the pass by Rickey Lydon | 33-29 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Terry Shabazz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Young | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (tired) 5 ast. SF - Charles Armstrong (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Gizinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Seth Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Fagan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Shabazz (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Elizondo (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young travels in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), William Balas (SF), Norman Mangum (PF) Bruce Veatch, Jeffrey Young, Charles Armstrong, Walter Gizinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt (PG), Lucio Colombo (SF), Arthur Facer (PF) Bobby Fagan, Terry Shabazz, Timothy Johnson | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Angel Rizzo - foul #1 on Angel Rizzo, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Seth Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Lucio Colombo - foul #3 on Lucio Colombo, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan (SG), Daniel Jeffreys (SF) Seth Sanderson, Lucio Colombo | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | James Elizondo comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 35-31 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | William Balas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Norman Mangum | 35-31 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | James Elizondo swats the short shot by William Balas | 35-31 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Wallace Bobbitt gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Bobby Fagan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Bobbitt | 35-34 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | William Balas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | William Balas is fouled on the floor by Arthur Facer - foul #2 on Arthur Facer, team foul #12 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (SG), Walter Gizinski (PF) Angel Rizzo, Norman Mangum | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Williams (PG), Seth Sanderson (SG), Jeffery Foote (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Wallace Bobbitt, Bobby Fagan, Daniel Jeffreys, Arthur Facer | |
| 01:35 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | James Elizondo makes the jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #13 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Armstrong (SF) William Balas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Timothy Johnson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Jeffery Foote steals it from Rickey Lydon in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Jeffery Foote clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Walter Gizinski snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | James Elizondo steps in front of the Bruce Veatch pass | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Elizondo banks in the layup | 39-38 |