| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Steven Murray misses badly on a runner in the lane | 25-26 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Chevalier | 28-26 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan scores on a shot in the paint | 28-28 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 28-28 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Steven Murray pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Steven Murray misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Nelson Lister - foul #2 on Nelson Lister, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Steven Murray misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Steven Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson loses the dribble to Maurice Crooker | 28-29 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos drills a floater in the paint | 30-29 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan makes the jumper near the basket | 30-31 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos loses the dribble to Steven Murray | 30-31 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Steven Murray connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Gary Dorgan | 30-33 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Maurice Crooker | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Crooker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Dorgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Dorgan - foul #2 on Gary Dorgan, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG), John Parmley (SF), Myron Statler (PF), Robert Burris (C) Larry Collins, Maurice Crooker, Gary Dorgan, Steven Murray | |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Myron Statler gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill misses long on a shot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't finish the layup but the foul's on Myron Statler - foul #2 on Myron Statler, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos clanks a shot near the basket | 33-38 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | John Parmley misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Calvin Enos | 35-38 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Joel Patch takes the ball from Gary Chevalier | 35-38 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Robert Burris misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Robert Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | John Parmley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-38 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Robert Burris hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Myron Statler is called for the reach on Larry Horne - foul #3 on Myron Statler, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Jarrod King (C) Gary Chevalier, Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG), Maurice Crooker (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF), Steven Murray (C) Joel Patch, John Parmley, Myron Statler, Robert Burris | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Steven Murray swats the layup by Calvin Enos | 35-40 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarrod King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Steven Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (SF) Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG) Jacob Rudisill | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Jarrod King misses the floater from the right side | 35-40 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Larry Collins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Collins, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Calvin Enos (SF) Ronald Stephens, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG) Cecil Kerns | |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is hacked by Larry Collins - foul #4 on Larry Collins, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Ashmore (C) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG) Larry Collins | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Steven Murray buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Rudisill | 35-42 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Maurice Crooker - foul #2 on Maurice Crooker, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Paul Ashmore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Myron Statler (PF) Gary Dorgan | |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Steven Murray grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Joel Patch misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos lays it up and in | 38-42 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Myron Statler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-42 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Steven Murray tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Patch (fresh) SF - Maurice Crooker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Myron Statler (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Murray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 40-44 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Gary Chevalier is called for the reach on Jacob Rudisill - foul #2 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF), Jarrod King (C) Gary Chevalier, Calvin Enos, Larry Horne, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG), Larry Collins (SG), John Parmley (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF), Robert Burris (C) Jacob Rudisill, Joel Patch, Maurice Crooker, Myron Statler, Steven Murray | |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Larry Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 40-44 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Larry Collins tips it home | 40-46 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Larry Collins takes the ball from Kenneth Henderson | 40-46 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | John Parmley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Ronald Stephens | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Larry Horne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 40-46 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Nelson Lister (C) Robert Taylor, Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG), Maurice Crooker (SF), Steven Murray (C) Cecil Kerns, John Parmley, Robert Burris | |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister tips it in | 42-46 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Steven Murray blows the layup | 42-46 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dwayne Stanhope | 42-46 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Gary Chevalier takes the ball from Larry Collins | 44-46 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Larry Horne lays it in set up by Gary Chevalier | 46-46 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Steven Murray's pass is intercepted by Gary Chevalier | 46-46 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Steven Murray gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Dorgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | The short jumper by Gary Dorgan is denied by Larry Horne | 46-46 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan tips it in | 46-48 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is hacked by Larry Collins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Collins, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Jarrod King (PF), Paul Ashmore (C) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG), John Parmley (SF), Myron Statler (PF) Larry Collins, Maurice Crooker, Gary Dorgan | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Joel Patch misses the jumper in the paint | 48-48 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jarrod King pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Larry Horne (PF) Robert Taylor, Paul Ashmore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Maurice Crooker (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF) John Parmley, Myron Statler | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is fouled on the floor by Maurice Crooker - foul #3 on Maurice Crooker, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by Jacob Rudisill - foul #2 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nelson Lister (C) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Nelson Lister is called for the reach on Joel Patch - foul #3 on Nelson Lister, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Calvin Enos swats the short shot by Gary Dorgan | 51-48 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Steven Murray tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Steven Murray grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Joel Patch scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Murray and he's hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Joel Patch misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is hacked by Joel Patch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Patch, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan is fouled on the floor by Nelson Lister - foul #4 on Nelson Lister, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Joel Patch double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (PG) Gary Chevalier | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Patch - foul #4 on Joel Patch, team foul #11 | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Lister | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister is fouled on the floor by Steven Murray - foul #1 on Steven Murray, team foul #12 | 54-50 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Joel Patch is hacked by Calvin Enos - foul #2 on Calvin Enos, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |