| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Derick White (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | The jump hook by Steven Murray is blocked by George Mayo | 28-45 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | George Mayo pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the lay-in | 28-45 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Steven Murray gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill travels with the ball | 28-45 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts is hacked by Steven Murray - foul #3 on Steven Murray, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Burris (C) Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Robert Burris snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Derick White | 30-45 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Maurice Crooker swats the short shot by Larry Horne | 30-45 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | George Mayo lays it up and in set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 30-47 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Larry Collins comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Robert Burris gets the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Larry Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-47 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Larry Horne gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Rudisill - foul #1 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG), John Parmley (SF) Larry Collins, Maurice Crooker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | George Mayo denies the turnaround by Robert Burris | 30-49 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Derick White is called for the reach on George Mayo - foul #2 on Derick White, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Richard Roberts, George Mayo | |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos blows the layup | 30-49 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | James Bancroft snags the offensive board | 30-49 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is hacked by John Parmley - foul #2 on John Parmley, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG), Steven Murray (C) Joel Patch, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Parmley (fresh) PF - Derick White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Derick White - foul #3 on Derick White, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Maurice Crooker (SF) John Parmley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Larry Horne is called for the reach on Steven Murray - foul #4 on Larry Horne, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Calvin Enos, Larry Horne | |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Derick White buries a jumpshot from the left side | 32-50 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Derick White grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Larry Collins drills a 3 from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-50 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Derick White grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Derick White can't tip it in | 35-50 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Steven Murray tips it but misses | 35-50 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Larry Collins | 35-50 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Larry Collins misses short on a floater in the lane | 35-50 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Steven Murray | 35-50 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Larry Collins's floater is tipped away by Dennis Parkinson | 35-50 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Steven Murray misses the tip | 35-50 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 3 from straight away | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Allen Misner blocks the short jumper by Steven Murray | 35-53 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Allen Misner | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Roberts and he's fouled by Steven Murray - foul #4 on Steven Murray, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG), Joel Patch (SG), John Parmley (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF), Robert Burris (C) Jacob Rudisill, Larry Collins, Maurice Crooker, Derick White, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF), Larry Horne (C) Richard Roberts, Dwayne Stanhope, Allen Misner, Dennis Parkinson | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the free throw | 35-56 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Joel Patch misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses the tip | 35-56 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Horne | 35-56 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cecil Kerns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Patch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Parmley (fresh) PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Burris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | The short jumper by George Mayo is denied by Robert Burris | 35-56 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Joel Patch pulls down the rebound | 35-56 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Joel Patch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | George Mayo travels with the ball | 35-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG), Derick White (PF) Cecil Kerns, Gary Dorgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG) Wilbur Honeycutt | |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Derick White is fouled on the floor by Larry Horne - foul #5 on Larry Horne, team foul #2 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG), Dennis Parkinson (C) Kenneth Henderson, Larry Horne | |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-56 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Robert Burris tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by John Parmley - foul #3 on John Parmley, team foul #7 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG), Maurice Crooker (SF), Gary Dorgan (C) Joel Patch, John Parmley, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | James Bancroft takes the ball from Jacob Rudisill in the backcourt | 37-58 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-58 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG) Jacob Rudisill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF) Calvin Enos, George Mayo | |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-58 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Dorgan - foul #3 on Gary Dorgan, team foul #8 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Burris (C) Gary Dorgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Derick White can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-59 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Larry Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Robert Burris can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-59 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Allen Misner snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | James Bancroft connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Richard Roberts | 37-61 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Larry Collins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-61 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Cecil Kerns steals the ball from Richard Roberts | 37-61 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Larry Collins hits the finger roll set up by Cecil Kerns | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cecil Kerns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Maurice Crooker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derick White (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Burris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | James Bancroft double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG), Joel Patch (SG), John Parmley (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF), Steven Murray (C) Cecil Kerns, Larry Collins, Maurice Crooker, Derick White, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), George Mayo (PF) James Bancroft, Richard Roberts, Allen Misner | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-61 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Dwayne Stanhope | 42-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-61 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | George Mayo lays it in | 42-63 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Dennis Parkinson swats the layup by Steven Murray | 42-63 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 42-63 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's floater is tipped away by Steven Murray | 42-63 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos tips it home | 42-65 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Joel Patch double dribbles | 42-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG), David Dickenson (SG), Jared Stanley (PF), Robert Burris (C) Jacob Rudisill, Joel Patch, John Parmley, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (C) Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, Dennis Parkinson | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | George Mayo scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 42-67 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Jared Stanley misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-67 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the board | 42-67 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Allen Misner can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Burris - foul #1 on Robert Burris, team foul #9 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG), John Parmley (SF) David Dickenson, Gary Dorgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, George Mayo | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Robert Burris pulls down the rebound | 42-68 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Joel Patch is fouled on the floor by Richard Roberts - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #3 | 42-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Robert Burris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cecil Kerns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joel Patch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Parmley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jared Stanley (fresh) C - Robert Burris (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts is fouled on the floor by Joel Patch - foul #2 on Joel Patch, team foul #10 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Jared Stanley comes up short on the jumper from close range | 42-70 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | John Parmley pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-70 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Jared Stanley slams it home and he's hacked by George Mayo - foul #2 on George Mayo, team foul #4 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dickenson (SG) Joel Patch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Calvin Enos (SF) James Bancroft, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Jared Stanley makes the free throw | 45-70 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Robert Burris picks off the pass by Calvin Enos | 45-70 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Jared Stanley is whistled for a carry | 45-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Dorgan (PF) Jared Stanley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (C) Dennis Parkinson | |
| 01:49 | Purdue | John Parmley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #5 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG) David Dickenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner | |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Dwayne Stanhope is called for the reach on Robert Burris - foul #2 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #6 | 45-70 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | John Parmley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-70 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the board | 45-70 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | George Mayo hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Joel Patch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #7 | 45-72 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Joel Patch misses the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Joel Patch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts is open and scores on a floater in the lane set up by Wilbur Honeycutt and he's fouled by Robert Burris - foul #2 on Robert Burris, team foul #11 | 46-74 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the free throw | 46-75 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | John Parmley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-75 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt runs out the clock | 46-75 |