| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Freeman (fresh) SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lester Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dale Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Earles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Aldo Marino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Dale Laird - foul #2 on Dale Laird, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Aldo Marino gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani clanks a floater from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Giuliani - foul #1 on Michael Giuliani, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-26 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Aldo Marino swats the short shot by Andrew Wiley | 25-28 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Aldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | The short jumper by Dale Laird is denied by Stanley Briscoe | 25-28 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Giuliani - foul #2 on Michael Giuliani, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-28 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | William Earles can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe tips it in | 29-28 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Stanley Briscoe denies the turnaround by Michael Giuliani | 29-28 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox tips it home | 29-30 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Steven Freeman | 31-30 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dale Laird | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Andrew Wiley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lester Wilcox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Earles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Aldo Marino (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-32 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | William Earles pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Dale Laird misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-32 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Stephen Dantzler | 33-32 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | William Earles comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Aldo Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Aldo Marino misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Wiley - foul #1 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Joe Nisbett (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Stephen Dantzler, Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley, Robert George | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Aldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Aldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell is fouled on the floor by William Earles - foul #2 on William Earles, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 33-34 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | William Earles gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox misses long on a floater from the right block | 33-34 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Dale Laird snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Aldo Marino banks in the layup on a great pass from Dale Laird | 33-36 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lester Wilcox - foul #1 on Lester Wilcox, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (SG) Steven Freeman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Bell (SG), Isaac Matthews (SF), Richard Woods (C) Dale Laird, Michael Giuliani, Aldo Marino | |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan is fouled on the floor by William Earles - foul #3 on William Earles, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Freeman (SG), Andrew Wiley (PF), Robert George (C) Johnny Parent, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leonard Daniels (SF) William Earles | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Richard Woods gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joe Nisbett (fresh) PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lester Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Daniels (fresh) PF - Isaac Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Nicholas Trojan is called for the reach on Lester Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Trojan, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Stanley Briscoe (SF) Nicholas Trojan, Joe Nisbett | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Tate (SG) Lester Wilcox | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Kenneth Bell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wiley - foul #2 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), Michael Giuliani (SF) John Tate, Leonard Daniels | |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Stephen Dantzler picks off the pass by Dale Laird | 35-38 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dale Laird | 35-38 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Isaac Matthews misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman's fadeaway is rejected by Isaac Matthews | 35-38 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Robert George tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dale Laird | 37-40 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Robert George is denied on a dunk by Isaac Matthews | 37-40 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley connects on the turnaround near the basket | 39-40 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Bell loses the dribble to Robert George | 39-40 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe banks in the layup set up by Steven Freeman | 41-40 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Andrew Wiley swats the layup by Michael Giuliani | 41-40 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Dantzler | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Freeman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Andrew Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert George (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Isaac Matthews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is fouled on the floor by Dale Laird - foul #3 on Dale Laird, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (SG), Joe Nisbett (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Steven Freeman, Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley, Robert George | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lester Wilcox (PG), John Tate (SG), Leonard Daniels (SF), William Earles (PF), Aldo Marino (C) Dale Laird, Kenneth Bell, Michael Giuliani, Isaac Matthews, Richard Woods | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Aldo Marino knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 43-42 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler can't connect on a jumper from close range | 43-42 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | John Tate gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | John Tate drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lester Wilcox | 43-44 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is fouled on the floor by Leonard Daniels - foul #1 on Leonard Daniels, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley (PF) Ralph Brassell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Isaac Matthews (SF) Leonard Daniels | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | William Earles gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Isaac Matthews makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Tate | 43-46 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Aldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Aldo Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Robert George (C) Stephen Dantzler, Joe Nisbett, Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Bell (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF) John Tate, Isaac Matthews | |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent loses the dribble to Kenneth Bell | 43-46 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bell | 43-48 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Wilcox | 43-50 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Michael Giuliani - foul #3 on Michael Giuliani, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Freeman (SG), Ralph Brassell (PF) Johnny Parent, Andrew Wiley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (SG) Kenneth Bell | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Nicholas Trojan takes the ball from Dale Laird | 45-50 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan lays it in | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) C - Robert George (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lester Wilcox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Giuliani (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Earles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Aldo Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani's dunk attempt is rejected by Stanley Briscoe | 47-50 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stanley Briscoe | 47-50 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Andrew Wiley (PF) Nicholas Trojan, Ralph Brassell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-50 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Aldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox is whistled for a carry | 47-50 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Dale Laird pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Steven Freeman steals it from Michael Giuliani | 47-50 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe clanks a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Robert George loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Bell (SG), Leonard Daniels (SF), Isaac Matthews (PF) Dale Laird, Michael Giuliani, William Earles | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Aldo Marino is hacked by Steven Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Freeman, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Isaac Matthews is hacked by Andrew Wiley - foul #3 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox is hacked by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Andrew Wiley is called for the reach on Isaac Matthews - foul #4 on Andrew Wiley, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Isaac Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Isaac Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), William Earles (PF) Kenneth Bell, Leonard Daniels, Isaac Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Stephen Dantzler is called for the reach on Lester Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Dantzler, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Lester Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 50-52 |