| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Tate (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) C - William Earles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:53 | Purdue | John Tate comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John McCullars - foul #3 on John McCullars, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:53 | Purdue | John Tate makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:53 | Purdue | John Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent's pass is intercepted by Dale Laird | 29-34 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | John Tate lays it in on a nice dish by Dale Laird | 31-34 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler blows the layup | 31-34 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Earles | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Laird | 33-34 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler clanks a floater from close range | 33-34 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Dale Laird throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is hacked by Ernie Stoughton - foul #1 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Terry Welch (PF) Stephen Dantzler, Ralph Brassell | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | William Earles lays it in set up by Dale Laird | 35-37 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Terry Welch tips it home | 35-39 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Tate | 37-39 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG) Johnny Parent | |
| 16:04 | Purdue | William Earles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), John McCullars (C) Lloyd Vallo, Jerome Poremski | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Tate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fairly fresh) C - William Earles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Welch - foul #3 on Terry Welch, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell (PF) Terry Welch | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG) Edgar Foster | |
| 14:51 | Purdue | John Tate makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler drills a runner from the left block set up by Ralph Brassell and he's hacked by Michael Giuliani - foul #1 on Michael Giuliani, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG) Dale Laird | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani clanks a jumper near the basket | 42-42 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani lays it in | 44-42 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | John Tate makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Giuliani | 46-42 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Dantzler and he's fouled by Keith Schwab - foul #1 on Keith Schwab, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), John Gill (C) Keith Schwab, John Tate, Michael Giuliani, William Earles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (SF), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Stephen Dantzler, Ernie Stoughton, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | John Gill pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | John Gill can't connect on a floater in the paint | 46-44 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Jon McKasson hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Parent | 48-46 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses the easy layup | 48-46 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Kurt Williams can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Jon McKasson tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is hacked by Jon McKasson - foul #2 on Jon McKasson, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Johnny Parent, Terry Welch, John McCullars | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (tiring) 4 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Robert Alford - foul #2 on Robert Alford, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Tate (SG) Kurt Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Dale Laird clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Edgar Foster - foul #1 on Edgar Foster, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Giuliani (SF), William Earles (C) Jon McKasson, John Gill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Dale Laird makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Dale Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | William Earles grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Dale Laird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Brian Franklin (PF) Dale Laird, Jonathan Kerns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG) Lloyd Vallo | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon McKasson (PF) Brian Franklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | The jump hook by Michael Giuliani is blocked by Jerome Poremski | 51-46 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-46 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jon McKasson | 51-46 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani hits a jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski misses the jump hook from the right block | 53-46 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | William Earles gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani hits the finger roll set up by Keith Schwab | 55-46 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Robert Alford is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Eddy Stalder (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF), John Gill (C) Keith Schwab, John Tate, Michael Giuliani, Jon McKasson, William Earles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Edgar Foster, Stephen Dantzler, Robert Alford, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Dale Laird hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Williams | 58-46 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | John Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Welch - foul #4 on Terry Welch, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG) Lloyd Vallo | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | John McCullars gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is fouled on the floor by Eddy Stalder - foul #1 on Eddy Stalder, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Giuliani (SF) Eddy Stalder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Jonathan Kerns takes the ball from Terry Welch | 58-46 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani loses the ball out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), John Tate (SG), William Earles (PF) Dale Laird, Kurt Williams, Jonathan Kerns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Tate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Earles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John McCullars (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-46 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Terry Welch tips it home | 58-48 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | William Earles comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ernie Stoughton - foul #2 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Terry Welch, John McCullars | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | William Earles makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | William Earles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | William Earles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Giuliani | 62-50 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 62-53 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | John Tate hits a 3 from straight away | 65-53 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Keith Schwab snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernie Stoughton | 65-53 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is fouled on the floor by John Tate - foul #2 on John Tate, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF), Brian Franklin (C) Keith Schwab, John Tate, Michael Giuliani, William Earles, John Gill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (SF), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Johnny Parent, Stephen Dantzler, Ernie Stoughton, Ralph Brassell, Mark Olguin | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Dale Laird is fouled on the floor by Robert Alford as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Robert Alford, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Dale Laird misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Terry Welch grabs the board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the floater from the right side | 65-53 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John McCullars | 65-53 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Kurt Williams - foul #3 on Kurt Williams, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Laird | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (tiring) 4 reb. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John McCullars (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Edgar Foster | 67-56 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Kurt Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Tate (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), William Earles (C) Kurt Williams, Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF) Edgar Foster, Lloyd Vallo, Robert Alford, Terry Welch | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell is called for traveling | 70-56 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Ralph Brassell is called for the reach on Dale Laird - foul #1 on Ralph Brassell, team foul #9 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), Brian Franklin (PF), John Gill (C) John Tate, Michael Giuliani, Jonathan Kerns, William Earles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Dale Laird makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Dale Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler and the foul's on John Gill - foul #1 on John Gill, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG) Dale Laird | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Kurt Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-59 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell connects on the runner from the left block | 72-61 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), John Tate (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF), William Earles (C) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin, John Gill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (C) Jerome Poremski | |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is called for traveling | 72-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), Brian Franklin (PF), John Gill (C) Dale Laird, John Tate, Michael Giuliani, Jonathan Kerns, William Earles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell blows the dunk | 72-61 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jon McKasson | 72-61 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Kurt Williams's pass is intercepted by John McCullars | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stephen Dantzler | 72-64 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), John Tate (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF), William Earles (C) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin, John Gill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is called for traveling | 72-64 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Johnny Parent | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | John Tate knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Giuliani | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler gets the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is fouled on the floor by John Tate - foul #3 on John Tate, team foul #8 | 75-66 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Earles | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | William Earles is hacked by Johnny Parent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Parent, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gill (C) Jonathan Kerns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | William Earles makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | William Earles makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler buries a shot from the baseline set up by Johnny Parent | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Johnny Parent is called for the reach on Michael Giuliani in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Parent, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is hacked by Michael Giuliani - foul #2 on Michael Giuliani, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), Brian Franklin (PF) Dale Laird, John Tate, Michael Giuliani, William Earles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | John Gill is hacked by Johnny Parent in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Parent, team foul #12 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), John Tate (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), William Earles (PF) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG) Johnny Parent | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | John Gill makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | John Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton travels with the ball | 80-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), Brian Franklin (PF) Dale Laird, John Tate, Michael Giuliani, William Earles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Keith Schwab runs out the clock | 80-70 |