| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - William Earles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | John Tate is whistled for a carry | 23-27 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 25-27 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Dale Laird scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Dantzler | 28-29 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 31-29 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Dale Laird connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Kerns | 31-32 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell banks in the layup | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses the dunk but he's fouled by John McCullars - foul #2 on John McCullars, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | William Earles pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Tate | 33-36 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is fouled on the floor by John Tate - foul #1 on John Tate, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Terry Welch (PF) Stephen Dantzler, Ralph Brassell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Tate | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Tate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - William Earles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Poremski | 33-36 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | William Earles misses the fadeaway near the basket | 33-36 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Dale Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Giuliani | 33-38 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | William Earles snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | John Tate comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Welch | 33-38 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lloyd Vallo, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Ralph Brassell (PF), John McCullars (C) Johnny Parent, Lloyd Vallo, Terry Welch, Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:26 | Purdue | William Earles scores on a runner from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Dale Laird steps in front of the Edgar Foster pass | 33-40 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF) Ernie Stoughton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG) Dale Laird | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) SG - John Tate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Kerns (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - William Earles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Jonathan Kerns picks off the pass by Robert Alford | 33-40 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Keith Schwab | 33-42 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | John Tate steps in front of the John McCullars pass | 33-42 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Keith Schwab hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John McCullars | 33-42 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | John McCullars knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by William Earles - foul #3 on William Earles, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Ernie Stoughton (SF) Edgar Foster, Robert Alford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), John Gill (C) Keith Schwab, John Tate, Michael Giuliani, William Earles | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | John McCullars misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | John Gill grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Stephen Dantzler steals it from Dale Laird | 35-42 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler banks in the layup | 37-42 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Kurt Williams's pass is intercepted by Stephen Dantzler | 37-42 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler hits the finger roll | 39-42 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Dale Laird knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Kurt Williams | 39-44 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Kerns takes the ball from Ralph Brassell | 39-44 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Dale Laird comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton and he's hacked by John Gill - foul #2 on John Gill, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF), Terry Welch (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Ernie Stoughton, Ralph Brassell, John McCullars | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), John Tate (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), William Earles (C) Dale Laird, Kurt Williams, Jon McKasson, John Gill | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG) Stephen Dantzler | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Tate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Kerns (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - William Earles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Terry Welch can't throw it down | 42-44 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | William Earles grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | John Tate comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | William Earles gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | William Earles buries a shot from the left side | 42-46 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Terry Welch is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Terry Welch, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF) Johnny Parent, Robert Alford, Terry Welch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dale Laird (PG), John Gill (C) Keith Schwab, Jonathan Kerns | |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani hits a shot in the lane | 42-48 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-48 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dale Laird | 42-48 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | John Tate clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell blows the layup | 42-48 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Gill | 42-48 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | John Gill is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Gill, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), John McCullars (C) Edgar Foster, Lloyd Vallo, Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), Brian Franklin (PF) John Tate, Michael Giuliani, William Earles | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Franklin (fresh) C - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 45-48 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Tate (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF) Kurt Williams, Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Johnny Parent steals it from John Gill | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Earles (C) John Gill | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | William Earles misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton | 48-48 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Dale Laird makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Giuliani | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Johnny Parent | 51-50 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | The short jumper by William Earles is denied by Ralph Brassell | 51-50 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | John McCullars grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | John McCullars is hacked by John Tate in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Tate, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is fouled on the floor by William Earles - foul #4 on William Earles, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is fouled on the floor by William Earles - foul #5 on William Earles, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gill (C) William Earles | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | John Tate misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | John Tate buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a fullcourt shot | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Kerns (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | John McCullars wins the tip | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Parent | 55-53 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Ernie Stoughton picks off the pass by John Tate | 55-53 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Stephen Dantzler is blocked by John Gill | 55-53 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Dale Laird pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | John Gill tips it in | 55-55 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent hits a shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | John Tate hits the finger roll set up by Dale Laird | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Gill - foul #4 on John Gill, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | John Tate is fouled on the floor by Jerome Poremski - foul #3 on Jerome Poremski, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Dale Laird can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Ernie Stoughton - foul #3 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon McKasson (PF), Brian Franklin (C) Jonathan Kerns, John Gill | |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Dale Laird misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Dale Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jon McKasson - foul #1 on Jon McKasson, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (C) Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns (PF), John Gill (C) Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Laird | 59-61 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is hacked by John Tate - foul #3 on John Tate, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Brassell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dale Laird (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Tate (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Giuliani (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Kerns (tired) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Ralph Brassell swats the layup by John Tate | 60-61 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton hits a shot from the left side set up by Johnny Parent and he's hacked by John Tate - foul #4 on John Tate, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 63-61 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is fouled in the backcourt by John Tate - foul #5 on John Tate, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG) John Tate | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Kurt Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonathan Kerns | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is hacked by Kurt Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kurt Williams, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kurt Williams comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-64 |