| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rodney Brevitz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Stepnowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Parish (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Burgess (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | George Mayo lays it in set up by Dennis Parkinson | 34-28 |
| 19:27 | Indiana | Allan Parish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | George Mayo tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 19:02 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski connects on the jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | George Mayo connects on the shot from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 18:27 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:27 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:27 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Calvin Enos | 41-32 |
| 17:58 | Indiana | The jump hook by William Burgess is blocked by George Mayo | 41-32 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz tips it in | 41-34 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Allan Parish takes the ball from George Mayo | 41-34 |
| 17:31 | Indiana | Allan Parish misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (PF) George Mayo | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:31 | Indiana | Allan Parish makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:31 | Indiana | Allan Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Enos | 43-36 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Morris Radomski (PF) Allan Parish | |
| 16:35 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Calvin Enos - foul #2 on Calvin Enos, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 16:35 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:35 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Morris Radomski steals the ball from Allen Misner | 43-38 |
| 15:52 | Indiana | Morris Radomski lays it up and in on a great pass from Rodney Brevitz and the foul's on Allen Misner - foul #2 on Allen Misner, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Allen Misner, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Allan Parish (PF) William Burgess | |
| 15:52 | Indiana | Morris Radomski makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rodney Brevitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Stepnowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Morris Radomski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Allan Parish swats the layup by George Mayo | 43-41 |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:01 | Indiana | Allan Parish clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-41 |
| 14:59 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Parish | 43-41 |
| 14:43 | Indiana | Morris Radomski loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF) Frank Dixon, Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Burgess (C) Allan Parish | |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the fadeaway from the left side | 43-41 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 43-41 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:17 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Rodney Brevitz | 43-41 |
| 14:07 | Indiana | William Burgess hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | George Mayo can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Morris Radomski - foul #2 on Morris Radomski, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Allen Misner (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Lewis (SF), Allan Parish (PF) Donald Stepnowski, Morris Radomski | |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Allen Misner steals it from William Burgess | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the runner in the paint | 44-41 |
| 12:53 | Indiana | Allan Parish pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:41 | Indiana | Allan Parish banks in the layup | 44-43 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | James Bancroft hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Taylor | 47-43 |
| 11:59 | Indiana | William Burgess drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodney Brevitz | 47-45 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to George Mayo | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Misner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rodney Brevitz (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allan Parish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burgess (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | James Bancroft is hacked by Rodney Brevitz - foul #2 on Rodney Brevitz, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Richard Taylor, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski (SF), Morris Radomski (C) James Lewis, William Burgess | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 11:22 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Dixon - foul #4 on Frank Dixon, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Burgess (C) Allan Parish | |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 10:37 | Indiana | William Burgess grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Enos | 49-46 |
| 09:42 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz double dribbles | 49-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Frank Dixon | |
| Subs | Indiana | Allan Parish (PF) Morris Radomski | |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:07 | Indiana | William Burgess grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 08:49 | Indiana | William Burgess buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Burgess - foul #2 on William Burgess, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Lewis (SF) Donald Stepnowski | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:16 | Indiana | William Burgess scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Brevitz | 51-50 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Allen Misner's floater is tipped away by William Burgess | 51-50 |
| 08:01 | Indiana | William Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:54 | Indiana | William Burgess can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Parkinson - foul #3 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF) Calvin Enos, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Morris Radomski (PF) Allan Parish | |
| 07:54 | Indiana | William Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:54 | Indiana | William Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Allen Misner grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Allen Misner drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Misner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rodney Brevitz (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Morris Radomski (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Burgess (tiring) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Indiana | James Lewis's pass is intercepted by Richard Taylor | 53-50 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor lays it up and in | 55-50 |
| 07:02 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-50 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | George Mayo pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | James Bancroft misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 06:44 | Indiana | William Burgess gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | James Lewis scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Brevitz | 55-53 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor is hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Indiana | Derick Force (SG), Donald Stepnowski (SF), Allan Parish (PF) Charles Palmer, James Lewis, William Burgess | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Morris Radomski steals it from Dennis Parkinson | 55-53 |
| 05:42 | Indiana | Allan Parish is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Rodney Brevitz out of a doubleteam | 55-55 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon is hacked by Derick Force - foul #1 on Derick Force, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), Terry Wilkerson (PF) Richard Taylor, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Lewis (SF) Rodney Brevitz | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Dixon | 57-55 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Morris Radomski swats the short shot by Frank Dixon | 57-55 |
| 04:57 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Allan Parish can't finish the layup | 57-55 |
| 04:34 | Indiana | Donald Stepnowski tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 03:47 | Indiana | Allan Parish misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | James Lewis is called for the reach on Calvin Enos - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF), Allen Misner (C) Frank Dixon, Calvin Enos, Terry Wilkerson, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz (PG), Charles Palmer (SG), William Burgess (C) Derick Force, James Lewis, Morris Radomski | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Misner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Rodney Brevitz (tiring) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Charles Palmer (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Stepnowski (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allan Parish (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burgess (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Mayo | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Wilbur Honeycutt is called for the reach on Rodney Brevitz - foul #1 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG) Wilbur Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | James Bancroft makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Allan Parish is hacked by James Bancroft - foul #1 on James Bancroft, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Allan Parish makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Allan Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Henderson | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Indiana | William Burgess can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Allen Misner - foul #3 on Allen Misner, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Richard Taylor, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Lewis (SF) Donald Stepnowski | |
| 02:20 | Indiana | William Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | Indiana | William Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | George Mayo can't throw it down | 68-60 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos tips it home | 70-60 |
| 01:48 | Indiana | William Burgess misses the turnaround in the paint | 70-60 |
| 01:47 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Parish | 70-60 |
| 01:30 | Indiana | James Lewis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | George Mayo buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 72-60 |
| 01:13 | Indiana | Allan Parish misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | George Mayo can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 72-60 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Rodney Brevitz grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Indiana | James Lewis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt grabs the board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | George Mayo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Burgess - foul #3 on William Burgess, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Derick Force (SG), Morris Radomski (PF) Charles Palmer, Allan Parish | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Kenneth Henderson steals it from Morris Radomski | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt runs out the clock | 74-60 |