| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Boney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) PF - Hans Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - John McCullars (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton inbounds the ball | 10-30 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Garry Routt - foul #1 on Garry Routt, team foul #1 | 10-30 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 1st free throw | 10-31 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-31 |
| 19:45 | Indiana | Hans Anderson gets the rebound | 10-31 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Indiana | David Boney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Lewis | 13-31 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 13-33 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:58 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the 3 from the left corner | 16-33 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-33 |
| 18:34 | Indiana | Elton Davis pulls down the rebound | 16-33 |
| 18:27 | Indiana | Ralph Brassell blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Hans Anderson | 16-33 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John McCullars | 16-33 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | John McCullars connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 16-35 |
| 17:45 | Indiana | Elton Davis buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Lewis | 18-35 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by John McCullars and he's fouled by Garry Routt - foul #2 on Garry Routt, team foul #2 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the free throw | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:13 | Indiana | David Boney is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on David Boney, team foul #3 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Braswell (SF), John Saucedo (C) Garry Routt, Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski misses the lay-in | 18-38 |
| 16:57 | Indiana | John Saucedo gets the rebound | 18-38 |
| 16:50 | Indiana | David Boney misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jerome Poremski | 18-38 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the offensive board | 18-38 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | John Saucedo swats the short shot by Stephen Dantzler | 18-38 |
| 16:10 | Indiana | Charles Braswell grabs the board | 18-38 |
| 16:02 | Indiana | David Boney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-38 |
| 16:00 | Indiana | Charles Braswell gets the offensive rebound | 18-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Boney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Braswell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Hans Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Indiana | Charles Braswell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG), Garry Routt (SF), Elton Davis (C) David Boney, Charles Braswell, John Saucedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Johnny Parent, Stephen Dantzler, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Terry Welch connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Edgar Foster | 18-40 |
| 15:23 | Indiana | Hans Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-40 |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Elton Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 18-40 |
| 15:05 | Indiana | Elton Davis is fouled on the floor by John McCullars - foul #2 on John McCullars, team foul #1 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Strzalkowski (PG) David Lewis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Strzalkowski | 21-40 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Foster, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG) Edgar Foster | |
| 14:50 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kevin Fancher, team foul #4 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Boney (SG) Kevin Fancher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Vallo | 21-43 |
| 14:06 | Indiana | David Boney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-43 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | John McCullars snags the defensive board | 21-43 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Terry Welch buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Parent and the foul's on Hans Anderson - foul #1 on Hans Anderson, team foul #5 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG), Charles Braswell (SF), John Saucedo (C) John Strzalkowski, Garry Routt, Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), Jerome Poremski (C) Lloyd Vallo, John McCullars | |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses the free throw | 21-45 |
| 13:48 | Indiana | Hans Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-45 |
| 13:32 | Indiana | David Boney scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Lewis | 23-45 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler loses the dribble to Hans Anderson | 23-45 |
| 13:01 | Indiana | David Lewis clanks a floater from the right wing | 23-45 |
| 12:59 | Indiana | John Saucedo tips it but misses | 23-45 |
| 12:58 | Indiana | John Saucedo can't tip it in | 23-45 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jerome Poremski | 23-45 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Hans Anderson is called for the reach on Stephen Dantzler - foul #2 on Hans Anderson, team foul #6 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Garry Routt (SF), Elton Davis (C) Charles Braswell, Hans Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Robert Alford (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF) Johnny Parent, Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-47 |
| 12:27 | Indiana | Jerome Poremski blocks the short jumper by Elton Davis | 23-47 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Garry Routt tips it in | 25-47 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler clanks a jump hook in the paint | 25-47 |
| 12:07 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Elton Davis | 25-47 |
| 12:01 | Indiana | Elton Davis misses badly on a runner from the left block | 25-47 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-47 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Boney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell blows the layup but he's fouled by Elton Davis - foul #2 on Elton Davis, team foul #7 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG) David Boney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), John McCullars (C) Edgar Foster, Jerome Poremski | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-49 |
| 11:23 | Indiana | David Lewis is called for 10 seconds | 25-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Ruppe (C) Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-49 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell snags the offensive board | 25-49 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell's layup is rejected by Robert Ruppe | 25-49 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler tips it in | 25-51 |
| 10:52 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher is hacked by Ralph Brassell - foul #1 on Ralph Brassell, team foul #3 | 25-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Braswell (SF), Hans Anderson (PF) Garry Routt, John Saucedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF) Stephen Dantzler, Robert Alford | |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Hans Anderson misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Brassell - foul #2 on Ralph Brassell, team foul #4 | 25-51 |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 26-51 |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-51 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-51 |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe pulls down the rebound | 27-51 |
| 09:54 | Indiana | Ralph Brassell steps in front of the Kevin Fancher pass | 27-51 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernie Stoughton | 27-54 |
| 09:33 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-54 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell is hacked by Hans Anderson - foul #3 on Hans Anderson, team foul #8 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Strzalkowski (PG), David Boney (SG), Garry Routt (SF), Elton Davis (C) David Lewis, Kevin Fancher, Charles Braswell, Robert Ruppe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), Jerome Poremski (C) Lloyd Vallo, John McCullars | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 1st free throw | 29-55 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 09:22 | Indiana | Elton Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 09:02 | Indiana | Garry Routt is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Elton Davis | 31-55 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 31-58 |
| 08:27 | Indiana | David Boney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Strzalkowski | 34-58 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton | 34-61 |
| 07:56 | Indiana | David Boney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-61 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski gets the rebound | 34-61 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Strzalkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Boney (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Anderson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG), Charles Braswell (SF), John Saucedo (PF) John Strzalkowski, Garry Routt, Hans Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Robert Alford (SF), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Johnny Parent, Ernie Stoughton, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| 07:18 | Indiana | Elton Davis scores on a runner in the paint set up by Charles Braswell | 36-61 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Terry Welch can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 36-61 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Robert Alford hits the follow up shot | 36-63 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | Elton Davis misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-63 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Terry Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 36-63 |
| 06:10 | Indiana | Charles Braswell grabs the board | 36-63 |
| 05:52 | Indiana | David Boney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-63 |
| 05:51 | Indiana | Elton Davis gets the offensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 05:44 | Indiana | John Saucedo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Welch - foul #1 on Terry Welch, team foul #5 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG), Garry Routt (SF), Robert Ruppe (C) David Boney, Charles Braswell, Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Jerome Poremski (C) Edgar Foster, Stephen Dantzler, John McCullars | |
| 05:44 | Indiana | John Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 05:44 | Indiana | John Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski loses the dribble to David Lewis | 38-63 |
| 05:25 | Indiana | David Lewis lays it in | 40-63 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Kevin Fancher steals it from Jerome Poremski | 40-63 |
| 04:53 | Indiana | Garry Routt misses the turnaround from the baseline | 40-63 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Terry Welch clanks a floater from the right block | 40-63 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Robert Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 04:19 | Indiana | John Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 04:07 | Indiana | David Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Garry Routt and he's hacked by Johnny Parent - foul #2 on Johnny Parent, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Boney (SG), Hans Anderson (PF) Kevin Fancher, John Saucedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF) Robert Alford, Terry Welch | |
| 04:07 | Indiana | David Lewis makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jerome Poremski | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Boney (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Ruppe (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Indiana | David Boney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell loses the dribble to Hans Anderson | 43-65 |
| 03:13 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-65 |
| 03:11 | Indiana | Garry Routt snags the offensive board | 43-65 |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Jerome Poremski denies the turnaround by David Lewis | 43-65 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski drills a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Garry Routt - foul #3 on Garry Routt, team foul #9 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Strzalkowski (PG), Charles Braswell (SF), Elton Davis (C) David Lewis, Garry Routt, Robert Ruppe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG) Lloyd Vallo | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski makes the free throw | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:20 | Indiana | David Boney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 02:19 | Indiana | Charles Braswell hits the follow up shot | 45-68 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Poremski | 45-71 |
| 01:43 | Indiana | Hans Anderson's floater is tipped away by Jerome Poremski | 45-71 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jerome Poremski | 45-71 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Boney - foul #3 on David Boney, team foul #10 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG), Garry Routt (SF) John Strzalkowski, Charles Braswell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (C) Jerome Poremski | |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Hans Anderson is fouled on the floor by Johnny Parent - foul #3 on Johnny Parent, team foul #7 | 45-72 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | John McCullars is whistled for a carry | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Indiana | Hans Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Elton Davis - foul #3 on Elton Davis, team foul #11 | 47-72 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 00:14 | Indiana | Hans Anderson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Boney | 50-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent runs out the clock | 50-74 |