| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Myles Condit (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Sasse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins double dribbles | 28-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Ben Elton (C) Travis Pendleton, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup is called for traveling | 28-19 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roger Jackson | 28-22 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #3 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG) Chuck Holt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (PG) Herbert Burkhart | |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson double dribbles | 29-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Myles Condit (C) Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Neil Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 32-22 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jack Perkins | 32-24 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Sasse - foul #2 on Donald Sasse, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF), Bert Gray (PF) Neil Thompson, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits the finger roll set up by Travis Pendleton | 36-24 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse misses long on a jumper in the lane | 36-24 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | John Parker tips it in | 36-26 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Ben Elton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roger Jackson | 36-26 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Jackson | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Brace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Vincent (fresh) SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sasse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup is hacked by Donald Sasse - foul #3 on Donald Sasse, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Loren Stout (PG), Chuck Holt (SG), Neil Thompson (SF), Myles Condit (C) Travis Pendleton, Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG) Harold Vincent | |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jack Perkins - foul #1 on Jack Perkins, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Bert Gray's fadeaway is rejected by John Parker | 36-29 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Chuck Holt gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Neil Thompson, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Willie Vivian (PF) Loren Stout, Chuck Holt, Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | John Parker is hacked by Myles Condit - foul #1 on Myles Condit, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (PF) Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-29 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Bert Gray pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | John Parker takes the ball from Bert Gray | 36-29 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Donald Sasse, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Joseph Northrup | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SF) Donald Sasse | |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Bert Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG) William Brace | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Northrup steals the ball from John Parker | 36-29 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Myles Condit hits a jumper from the left block set up by Neil Thompson | 38-29 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG), Willie Vivian (PF), Ben Elton (C) Joseph Northrup, Neil Thompson, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF), Johnnie Brown (C) Jack Perkins, John Parker | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Travis Pendleton | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) C - Ben Elton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Vincent (fresh) SF - Willian Lang (fresh) PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Travis Pendleton - foul #2 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Neil Thompson (SF) Travis Pendleton, William Brace, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neil Thompson | 42-31 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Bert Gray scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Chuck Holt | 44-31 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Bert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), William Brace (SG), Willie Vivian (PF), Myles Condit (C) Chuck Holt, Joseph Northrup, Neil Thompson, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (SG), John Parker (C) Willian Lang, Roger Jackson | |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 44-31 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | John Parker hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Herbert Burkhart | 44-33 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Harold Vincent steals it from Bert Gray | 44-33 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Bert Gray pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Jack Perkins is called for the reach on William Brace - foul #2 on Jack Perkins, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG), Neil Thompson (SF), Ben Elton (PF) William Brace, Bert Gray, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Harold Vincent, Johnnie Brown | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #4 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ben Elton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Myles Condit (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sasse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Parker | 46-35 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Myles Condit hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 46-35 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Myles Condit hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Herbert Burkhart | 48-38 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton is fouled on the floor by Donald Sasse - foul #5 on Donald Sasse, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (PF) Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Harold Vincent (SG), Willian Lang (SF), Johnnie Brown (C) Herbert Burkhart, Jack Perkins, Donald Sasse, John Parker | |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Willian Lang snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Mark Burr scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits a floater from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Willian Lang travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF), Myles Condit (C) Neil Thompson, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Myles Condit blows the dunk | 50-41 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Myles Condit snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Myles Condit clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 50-41 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 50-41 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Pendleton | 53-43 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF), Ben Elton (C) William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Jack Perkins (SG), John Parker (C) Mark Burr, Willian Lang, Johnnie Brown | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | John Parker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ben Elton - foul #2 on Ben Elton, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | John Parker misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | John Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ben Elton | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent's pass is intercepted by Ben Elton | 56-43 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Herbert Burkhart steals it from Joseph Northrup | 56-43 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart banks in the layup | 56-45 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Herbert Burkhart - foul #5 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Myles Condit (C) Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Willian Lang (SF), Johnnie Brown (PF), Lonny Lee (C) Herbert Burkhart, Jack Perkins, Roger Jackson, John Parker | |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Willian Lang | 58-47 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Johnnie Brown - foul #1 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Myles Condit swats the layup by Johnnie Brown | 59-47 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Bert Gray gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Neil Thompson scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Northrup | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 61-49 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Mark Burr | 61-49 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown banks in the layup | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton runs out the clock | 61-51 |