| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marshall Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Fulton (fresh) SF - Tyler Galaz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Simmons (fresh) C - Stephen Rossman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tovar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker double dribbles | 33-38 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Negele Adams buries a runner from the right block set up by Timothy Hogg | 33-40 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Negele Adams blocks the short jumper by Patrick Simmons | 33-40 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Chadwick | 33-40 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson is whistled for a carry | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SF), Robert McGavock (PF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Tyler Galaz, Patrick Simmons, Stephen Rossman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton tips it in | 35-40 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Negele Adams drills a turnaround from the right block | 35-42 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Fulton | 37-42 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Hogg | 37-45 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Timothy Hogg steals it from David Smith | 37-45 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson lays it up and in set up by Timothy Hogg | 37-47 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | James Tovar pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | James Tovar misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 37-47 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Johnson | 40-49 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Negele Adams snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marshall Baker (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Mark Fulton (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McGavock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alphonso Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Negele Adams (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Robert McGavock is called for the reach on James Tovar - foul #3 on Robert McGavock, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Horn (PG), Lawrence Smith (SG), Terry Grimes (SF), Patrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Rossman (C) Marshall Baker, Mark Fulton, David Smith, Robert McGavock, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG), Billy Sims (SG), Thomas Norton (SF), Jerry Yates (PF), Brian Hall (C) Timothy Hogg, Matthew Johnson, Robert Chadwick, James Tovar, Negele Adams | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Donald Irish scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Billy Sims | 40-52 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Brian Hall misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Michael Horn connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Rossman | 46-52 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Michael Horn steals it from Brian Hall | 46-52 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes banks in the layup set up by Michael Horn | 48-52 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Donald Irish knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons scores on a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Jerry Yates - foul #2 on Jerry Yates, team foul #1 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Fulton (SG), Tyler Galaz (SF) Lawrence Smith, Terry Grimes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Matthew Johnson (SG), James Tovar (PF), Negele Adams (C) Billy Sims, Thomas Norton, Jerry Yates, Brian Hall | |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Donald Irish hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 51-55 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Hogg | 51-58 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Negele Adams swats the layup by Stephen Rossman | 51-58 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Donald Irish snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Fulton - foul #1 on Mark Fulton, team foul #2 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (SG), Terry Grimes (SF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Mark Fulton, Tyler Galaz, Stephen Rossman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Chadwick (SF) Timothy Hogg | |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Robert Chadwick picks off the pass by Lawrence Smith | 51-58 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Donald Irish is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Horn - foul #4 on Michael Horn, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Fulton (SG), Robert McGavock (PF) Michael Horn, Patrick Simmons | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Sims (SG), Jerry Yates (PF), Brian Hall (C) Matthew Johnson, James Tovar, Negele Adams | |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick's layup is rejected by Terry Grimes | 51-58 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hall | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Fulton (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Grimes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert McGavock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Yates (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Terry Grimes takes the ball from Billy Sims | 51-58 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jerry Yates | 51-58 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Donald Irish is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Donald Irish, team foul #2 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz (PG), Marshall Baker (SG), David Smith (SF), Stephen Rossman (C) Lawrence Smith, Mark Fulton, Terry Grimes, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), James Tovar (PF) Donald Irish, Robert Chadwick, Brian Hall | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the tip | 51-58 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | James Tovar snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | James Tovar misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 51-58 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Marshall Baker buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Galaz | 54-58 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Jerry Yates misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Tyler Galaz - foul #3 on Tyler Galaz, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (PG), Mark Fulton (SG), Terry Grimes (SF), Patrick Simmons (PF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Tyler Galaz, Marshall Baker, David Smith, Robert McGavock, Stephen Rossman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG), Matthew Johnson (SG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Negele Adams (C) Timothy Hogg, Billy Sims, Thomas Norton, James Tovar | |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Jerry Yates makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Jerry Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Johnson steps in front of the Lawrence Smith pass in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson misses the lay-in | 54-60 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Irish | 54-60 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Chadwick | 54-63 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Hall (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Donald Irish is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Negele Adams | 55-66 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Donald Irish steps in front of the Terry Grimes pass | 55-66 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Irish | 55-69 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Negele Adams gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Donald Irish is called for 10 seconds | 55-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Horn (PG), Marshall Baker (SF), Stephen Rossman (C) Mark Fulton, Terry Grimes, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), James Tovar (PF) Donald Irish, Robert Chadwick, Brian Hall | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Horn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marshall Baker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Rossman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Negele Adams (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | James Tovar snags the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Horn | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 55-69 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Thomas Norton grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Smith - foul #4 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #5 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SF), Tyler Galaz (PF) Lawrence Smith, Patrick Simmons | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Sims (SG), Donald Irish (SF) Matthew Johnson, Thomas Norton | |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Marshall Baker is called for the reach on Negele Adams - foul #3 on Marshall Baker, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Michael Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Negele Adams gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Billy Sims can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-69 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman can't finish the layup | 55-69 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Donald Irish snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Michael Horn gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Michael Horn misses long on a shot from the right side | 55-69 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marshall Baker - foul #4 on Marshall Baker, team foul #7 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Fulton (SG), Terry Grimes (SF), Robert McGavock (PF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Marshall Baker, David Smith, Tyler Galaz, Stephen Rossman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (SG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Jerry Yates (PF) Billy Sims, Donald Irish, James Tovar | |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Mark Fulton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Grimes | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Alphonso Bianchi takes the ball from Negele Adams | 58-71 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Michael Horn pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Negele Adams - foul #1 on Negele Adams, team foul #4 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), Brian Hall (C) Timothy Hogg, Robert Chadwick, Negele Adams | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Thomas Norton gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Mark Fulton is called for the reach on Matthew Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Fulton, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Norton as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Thomas Norton, team foul #5 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (SG), Patrick Simmons (PF) Mark Fulton, Robert McGavock | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Tovar (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Horn (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Grimes (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons makes the floater from just outside the lane | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-73 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Terry Grimes pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Fulton (SG), Marshall Baker (SF), Stephen Rossman (C) Michael Horn, Terry Grimes, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy Sims (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF) Donald Irish, Thomas Norton | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick is whistled for a carry | 60-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SF), Robert McGavock (PF), Alphonso Bianchi (C) Mark Fulton, Patrick Simmons, Stephen Rossman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (C) Brian Hall | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Jerry Yates - foul #3 on Jerry Yates, team foul #6 | 60-73 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi makes the 3rd free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Jerry Yates misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marshall Baker - foul #5 on Marshall Baker, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz (PG) Marshall Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Negele Adams (C) Billy Sims, James Tovar | |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Jerry Yates makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Jerry Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith's pass is intercepted by Matthew Johnson | 63-74 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Tovar (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson is called for traveling | 63-74 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Alphonso Bianchi tips it but misses | 63-74 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the board | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Tyler Galaz is called for the reach on Timothy Hogg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Galaz, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Robert McGavock can't finish the layup | 63-74 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith snags the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | David Smith clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 63-74 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Tyler Galaz gets the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-74 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Horn (PG), Mark Fulton (SG), Terry Grimes (SF), Patrick Simmons (PF), Stephen Rossman (C) Tyler Galaz, Lawrence Smith, David Smith, Robert McGavock, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Michael Horn is called for the reach on Robert Chadwick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Horn, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Smith (PG) Michael Horn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG), Jerry Yates (C) Timothy Hogg, Negele Adams | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman misses the wide open shot from the left side | 66-76 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Stephen Rossman snags the offensive board | 66-76 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Patrick Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 66-76 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Jerry Yates snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Donald Irish runs out the clock | 66-76 |