| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Dreyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cameron Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Penn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Danny Parry inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Danny Parry banks in the layup and the foul's on Cameron Johnson - foul #3 on Cameron Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Carnes (SF) Cameron Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Danny Parry makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | John Carnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Billy Baker tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Danny Parry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Robert Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Danny Parry is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-35 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | David Garling tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Danny Parry steps in front of the Chad Dreyer pass | 39-37 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | David Blanks lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Parry | 39-39 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Billy Baker lays it up and in | 41-39 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | David Garling is hacked by John Carnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Carnes, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Barbee (PG), James Smith (SG), Thomas Cook (SF), Elroy Howe (PF), Cory Messinger (C) Robert Carr, Chad Dreyer, John Carnes, Billy Baker, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), William Green (SF), Stanford Casella (PF) David Garling, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski | |
| 17:58 | Purdue | David Blanks can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Todd Sieben steals it from George Barbee | 41-39 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | David Blanks lays it in on a great pass from Todd Sieben | 41-41 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | William Green picks off the pass by Thomas Cook | 41-41 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | William Green connects on the shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Cook travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Carnes (SF), Billy Baker (PF) Thomas Cook, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG) David Blanks | |
| 16:24 | Purdue | William Green is fouled on the floor by John Carnes - foul #3 on John Carnes, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), Chad Dreyer (SG), Charles Penn (C) George Barbee, James Smith, John Carnes | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF) Todd Sieben, William Green, Stanford Casella | |
| 16:09 | Purdue | David Garling scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Robinson | 41-46 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Elroy Howe misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Charles Penn misses the tip | 41-46 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Danny Parry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Dreyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elroy Howe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Penn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | David Garling misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 41-46 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Billy Baker pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Elroy Howe makes the runner from the left block | 43-46 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | David Garling misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Elroy Howe - foul #2 on Elroy Howe, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Kirksey (PG), George Barbee (SG), Cameron Johnson (SF), Thomas Cook (PF), Cory Messinger (C) Robert Carr, Chad Dreyer, Elroy Howe, Billy Baker, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), William Green (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), Stanford Casella (C) Raymond Robinson, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, David Smith | |
| 15:09 | Purdue | David Garling misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Harry Kirksey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cameron Johnson | 45-47 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | David Blanks is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Green | 45-49 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Cook is hacked by Donnie Bonetti - foul #4 on Donnie Bonetti, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Smith (SG), John Carnes (C) Harry Kirksey, Thomas Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Chad White (SF) David Garling, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | John Carnes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Barbee | 48-49 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Todd Sieben drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Blanks | 48-51 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | George Barbee misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Todd Sieben - foul #2 on Todd Sieben, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), Billy Baker (PF), Charles Penn (C) James Smith, Cameron Johnson, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Danny Parry (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), David Smith (C) Chad White, Stanford Casella, William Green | |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | George Barbee makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | George Barbee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski is whistled for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer (SG), Thomas Cook (SF) George Barbee, John Carnes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (PG) Todd Sieben | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Billy Baker misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 50-51 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Charles Penn snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Charles Penn is whistled for a carry | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson (SF) Thomas Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG) David Blanks | |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Kirksey (PG), James Smith (SG) Robert Carr, Chad Dreyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chad White (SF) Danny Parry | |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Chad White comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-51 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Billy Baker lays it up and in on a great pass from James Smith and he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Barbee (PG), John Carnes (SF), Elroy Howe (C) Harry Kirksey, Cameron Johnson, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), David Blanks (SG), Stanford Casella (PF), William Green (C) David Garling, Raymond Robinson, Thad Zbierski, David Smith | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Billy Baker makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Todd Sieben's pass is intercepted by John Carnes | 53-53 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | John Carnes jams it | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Barbee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Carnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Billy Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Elroy Howe (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanford Casella (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Elroy Howe swats the dunk try by David Blanks | 55-53 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | John Carnes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | James Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | William Green gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Chad White is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | John Carnes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), Chad Dreyer (SG), Cameron Johnson (SF), Thomas Cook (PF), Cory Messinger (C) George Barbee, James Smith, John Carnes, Billy Baker, Elroy Howe | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Thad Zbierski (C) Todd Sieben, Chad White, William Green | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Danny Parry lays it in set up by David Garling | 55-55 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thad Zbierski - foul #2 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), David Smith (C) David Blanks, Stanford Casella | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Cory Messinger | 57-55 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer's layup is rejected by Thad Zbierski | 57-55 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger snags the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Carr | 59-55 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Robert Carr is called for the reach on David Garling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Carr, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | David Smith lays it in on a nice dish by David Garling | 59-57 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Robert Carr is hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Kirksey (PG), George Barbee (SG), Billy Baker (PF), Charles Penn (C) Robert Carr, Chad Dreyer, Thomas Cook, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, David Smith | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Charles Penn misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Thad Zbierski - foul #3 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Charles Penn makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Charles Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Billy Baker picks off the pass by David Blanks in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Billy Baker scores on a shot from the left block set up by Harry Kirksey | 63-57 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | David Blanks can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Penn - foul #1 on Charles Penn, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Carnes (SF), Elroy Howe (PF) Cameron Johnson, Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Chad White (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), William Green (C) Raymond Robinson, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, Stanford Casella | |
| 07:56 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | John Carnes is fouled on the floor by Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG) Harry Kirksey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | John Carnes misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | William Green snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | John Carnes pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Barbee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Elroy Howe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Penn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | George Barbee drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Elroy Howe | 66-59 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Todd Sieben buries a 3 from straight away set up by Donnie Bonetti | 66-62 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | George Barbee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Elroy Howe grabs the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Robert Carr is called for traveling | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Smith (PG), Chad Dreyer (SG), Thomas Cook (SF), Billy Baker (PF), Cory Messinger (C) Robert Carr, George Barbee, John Carnes, Elroy Howe, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), Danny Parry (SF), Stanford Casella (C) Todd Sieben, David Blanks, Chad White, William Green | |
| 06:00 | Purdue | James Smith is called for the reach on David Garling in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | David Garling misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Billy Baker pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | James Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donnie Bonetti - foul #5 on Donnie Bonetti, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (C) Donnie Bonetti | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson (SF) Thomas Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Billy Baker clanks a jumper from close range | 66-62 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Raymond Robinson | 66-62 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski makes the jump hook from the right block | 66-64 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-64 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Danny Parry travels in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carr (PG), George Barbee (SG), Thomas Cook (PF), Elroy Howe (C) James Smith, Chad Dreyer, Billy Baker, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), David Blanks (SG), David Smith (C) David Garling, Raymond Robinson, Stanford Casella | |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 68-64 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | David Smith drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Blanks | 68-66 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Cook comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thad Zbierski - foul #4 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Billy Baker (PF) Cameron Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Chad White (SF), William Green (PF) Barney Pendergrass, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Cook misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Todd Sieben loses the dribble to Robert Carr in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Billy Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Carr | 71-66 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Barbee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Billy Baker (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Elroy Howe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - David Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Chad White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-66 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | David Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Dreyer (SG), John Carnes (SF), Cory Messinger (C) George Barbee, Thomas Cook, Elroy Howe | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Stanford Casella (PF) Todd Sieben, David Smith | |
| 02:30 | Purdue | William Green connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Garling | 71-68 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Elroy Howe (PF) Billy Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Danny Parry (SF) Chad White | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-68 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | William Green loses the dribble to Robert Carr in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Elroy Howe misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Stanford Casella - foul #2 on Stanford Casella, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson (SF), Charles Penn (C) John Carnes, Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF), David Smith (C) Stanford Casella, William Green | |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Elroy Howe makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Elroy Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Elroy Howe - foul #3 on Elroy Howe, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Billy Baker (PF) Elroy Howe | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Carr | 76-70 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | David Blanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Billy Baker misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | David Garling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Billy Baker snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Billy Baker is hacked by David Garling in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Garling, team foul #12 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cory Messinger (C) Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Billy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Billy Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | David Blanks is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Carr - foul #3 on Robert Carr, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Penn (C) Cory Messinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Robert Carr is fouled in the backcourt by David Garling - foul #3 on David Garling, team foul #13 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cory Messinger (PF), John Carnes (C) Billy Baker, Charles Penn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Robert Carr misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Robert Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | David Blanks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 79-72 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Cory Messinger | 79-72 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | John Carnes is hacked by David Garling in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Garling, team foul #14 | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | John Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | John Carnes makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Danny Parry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-72 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson is hacked by Danny Parry - foul #1 on Danny Parry, team foul #15 | 81-72 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Cameron Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski grabs the board | 82-72 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski clanks a shot from the baseline | 82-72 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Cory Messinger pulls down the rebound | 82-72 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Carr runs out the clock | 82-72 |