| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steve Chicoine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Terry Welch snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Jon McKasson - foul #2 on Jon McKasson, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | John Gill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Jon McKasson steps in front of the Johnny Parent pass | 36-31 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Keith Schwab lays it in on a nice dish by Jon McKasson | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Michael Giuliani is called for the reach on Stephen Dantzler - foul #1 on Michael Giuliani, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Keith Schwab gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is fouled on the floor by Keith Schwab - foul #1 on Keith Schwab, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (PF) Steve Chicoine | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Brian Franklin (C) Jon McKasson, John Gill | |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG) Keith Schwab | |
| 16:34 | Purdue | The short jumper by Brian Franklin is denied by Terry Welch | 36-33 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | John McCullars snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Welch | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Welch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Guidry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) SF - Michael Giuliani (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Terry Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Terry Welch tips it in | 40-33 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-33 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton and the foul's on Willie Guidry - foul #1 on Willie Guidry, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (SF), Steve Chicoine (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Stephen Dantzler, Ernie Stoughton, John McCullars, Terry Welch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (SF), John Gill (C) Willie Guidry, Jimoh Arrambide, Michael Giuliani, Jonathan Kerns | |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Brian Franklin misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Olguin - foul #1 on Mark Olguin, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG) Johnny Parent | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Brian Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses badly on a shot from the left block | 43-36 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Jon McKasson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Lloyd Vallo steals the ball from Keith Schwab | 43-36 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edgar Foster | 46-36 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Kurt Williams is whistled for a carry | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF) Brian Franklin | |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-36 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Robert Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Alford | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Robert Alford picks off the pass by Kurt Williams | 49-36 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), John McCullars (PF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Lloyd Vallo, Robert Alford, Steve Chicoine, Mark Olguin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF) Kurt Williams, Kenneth Briseno, Jon McKasson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gill (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | John Gill misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Parent - foul #3 on Johnny Parent, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG) Keith Schwab | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | John Gill makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | John Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Willie Guidry takes the ball from Terry Welch | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-38 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | John McCullars pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns is hacked by John McCullars - foul #2 on John McCullars, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) John McCullars | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (PF), Brian Franklin (C) Willie Guidry, Jimoh Arrambide, Jonathan Kerns, John Gill | |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Kurt Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Schwab | 49-41 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Kurt Williams grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Keith Schwab's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Welch | 49-41 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Terry Welch knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Stephen Dantzler and he's fouled by Kurt Williams - foul #4 on Kurt Williams, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG) Stephen Dantzler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG) Kurt Williams | |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Welch | 51-41 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Terry Welch's pass is intercepted by Keith Schwab | 51-41 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Vallo - foul #1 on Lloyd Vallo, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF), Mark Olguin (C) Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF) Michael Giuliani | |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is hacked by Lloyd Vallo - foul #2 on Lloyd Vallo, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG) Johnny Parent | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG) Jimoh Arrambide | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Edgar Foster picks off the pass by Jon McKasson | 51-41 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the easy layup | 51-41 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Brian Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Chicoine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) PF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Keith Schwab scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon McKasson | 51-43 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Kurt Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Keith Schwab comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Jon McKasson can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster is fouled on the floor by Keith Schwab - foul #2 on Keith Schwab, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), John McCullars (PF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Lloyd Vallo, Robert Alford, Steve Chicoine, Mark Olguin | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF), John Gill (C) Keith Schwab, Kenneth Briseno, Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Jonathan Kerns swats the layup by Stephen Dantzler | 51-43 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | John McCullars pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John McCullars | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Purdue | John Gill misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 54-43 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-43 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Willie Guidry is called for the reach on Ernie Stoughton - foul #2 on Willie Guidry, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG) Willie Guidry, Kurt Williams | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Schwab, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Terry Welch buries a turnaround from the left block | 57-43 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jimoh Arrambide | 57-45 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John McCullars | 60-45 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Schwab | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is fouled on the floor by John Gill - foul #1 on John Gill, team foul #9 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) John McCullars | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Kenneth Briseno (SF), Jon McKasson (PF), Brian Franklin (C) Keith Schwab, Michael Giuliani, Jonathan Kerns, John Gill | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Jon McKasson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton tips it home | 65-47 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ernie Stoughton - foul #3 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is fouled on the floor by Willie Guidry - foul #3 on Willie Guidry, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Willie Guidry comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Welch - foul #1 on Terry Welch, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Willie Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Willie Guidry misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Willie Guidry scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Jimoh Arrambide | 67-53 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses the lay-in | 67-53 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Franklin | 67-53 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Stephen Dantzler picks off the pass by Jon McKasson | 67-53 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 69-53 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Jon McKasson connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jimoh Arrambide and he's fouled by Ernie Stoughton - foul #4 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Jon McKasson makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent runs out the clock | 69-56 |