| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 2 reb. C - David South (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Canada (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Roland Monroe inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Roland Monroe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Neville Mann | 33-40 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Lewis Kimes is called for the reach on David South - foul #1 on Lewis Kimes, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | David South tips it home | 35-40 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Roland Monroe is called for traveling | 35-40 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth connects on the runner near the basket and the foul's on James Canada - foul #1 on James Canada, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Thomas Behler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth is fouled on the floor by James Canada - foul #2 on James Canada, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) David South | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lance Moore (PF) Thomas Behler | |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona drills a turnaround in the lane | 40-40 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Roland Monroe buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Canada | 40-42 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses badly on a runner near the basket | 40-42 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Lance Moore grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Roland Monroe buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lance Moore | 40-44 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | David McNicholas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lewis Kimes | 40-44 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Roland Monroe buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Lewis Kimes and he's hacked by Neville Mann - foul #2 on Neville Mann, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (SG), David South (PF) Joseph Courtois, Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), Henry Kaufman (SG), Thomas Behler (PF), John Korhonen (C) James Canada, Philip Parks, Lance Moore, Lewis Kimes | |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Roland Monroe makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth double dribbles | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Don Dominquez (SF) Roland Monroe | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Bigham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David South (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Gayhart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Kaufman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Don Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Korhonen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman knocks in the shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | David South misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Behler - foul #2 on Thomas Behler, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | David South makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | David South misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Thomas Behler gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by William Gayhart | 41-51 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham hits a fadeaway near the basket | 43-51 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Don Dominquez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-51 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Don Dominquez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Don Dominquez drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Gayhart | 43-53 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Neville Mann loses the dribble to Henry Kaufman | 43-53 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Henry Kaufman steps in front of the Joseph Courtois pass | 43-53 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Milton Bigham steals the ball from Henry Kaufman | 43-53 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | John Korhonen snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Neville Mann is called for the reach on William Gayhart - foul #3 on Neville Mann, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF), David McNicholas (C) Milton Bigham, David South | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Canada (PG), Philip Parks (SG), Roland Monroe (SF), Lance Moore (PF), Lewis Kimes (C) William Gayhart, Henry Kaufman, Don Dominquez, Thomas Behler, John Korhonen | |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Malcolm Bivona takes the ball from Lewis Kimes | 43-53 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | David McNicholas buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Roland Monroe hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Canada | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Courtois (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Canada (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Philip Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 25 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lance Moore (fresh) 2 ast. C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses the easy open layup | 48-55 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Roland Monroe hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-57 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | James Canada misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Philip Parks tips it in | 48-59 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Courtois | 50-59 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Neville Mann - foul #4 on Neville Mann, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (SG), David South (SF) Joseph Courtois, Neville Mann | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), Alan Gerber (PF), John Korhonen (C) James Canada, Lance Moore, Lewis Kimes | |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Roland Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Roland Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Gayhart - foul #2 on William Gayhart, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Kaufman (SG), Don Dominquez (SF), Thomas Behler (PF) Philip Parks, Roland Monroe, Alan Gerber | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Don Dominquez loses the ball out of bounds | 52-61 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-61 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth is hacked by William Gayhart - foul #3 on William Gayhart, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (PG) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-61 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | John Korhonen snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Don Dominquez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Gayhart | 52-64 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | David South is hacked by Henry Kaufman - foul #1 on Henry Kaufman, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Canada (PG), Philip Parks (SG), Roland Monroe (SF), Alan Gerber (PF), Lewis Kimes (C) William Gayhart, Henry Kaufman, Don Dominquez, Thomas Behler, John Korhonen | |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | David South makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | David South misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Bivona | 53-64 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes lays it up and in set up by James Canada and the foul's on David South - foul #3 on David South, team foul #4 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lance Moore (PF) Alan Gerber | |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Philip Parks gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Roland Monroe lays it up and in set up by James Canada | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joseph Courtois (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Bigham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Booth (tired) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David South (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Canada (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Philip Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 31 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lance Moore (fresh) 2 ast. C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Lance Moore is called for the reach on Malcolm Bivona - foul #1 on Lance Moore, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Neville Mann (SF), David McNicholas (C) Milton Bigham, David South | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG) James Canada | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lance Moore | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Roland Monroe is denied on a dunk by David McNicholas | 54-69 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | David McNicholas grabs the board | 54-69 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Neville Mann is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Neville Mann, team foul #5 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David South (SF) Neville Mann | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Behler (PF), John Korhonen (C) Lance Moore, Lewis Kimes | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Roland Monroe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Philip Parks | 54-71 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Korhonen | 54-71 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Roland Monroe connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Gayhart | 54-73 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth double dribbles | 54-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (SG) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Canada (PG), Henry Kaufman (SG), Don Dominquez (SF), Lance Moore (PF), Lewis Kimes (C) William Gayhart, Philip Parks, Roland Monroe, Thomas Behler, John Korhonen | |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Malcolm Bivona steps in front of the Lance Moore pass | 54-73 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | David McNicholas is called for traveling | 54-73 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Don Dominquez makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Canada | 54-76 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-76 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | James Canada pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman clanks a shot from the left side | 54-76 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham gets the rebound | 54-76 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), Alan Gerber (PF), John Korhonen (C) James Canada, Lance Moore, Lewis Kimes | |
| 03:36 | Purdue | John Korhonen misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | David South pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (very tired) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Courtois (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David South (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Bigham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - David McNicholas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Gayhart (fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Kaufman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - Don Dominquez (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Alan Gerber (fresh) C - John Korhonen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham blows the layup | 54-76 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alan Gerber | 54-76 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | David McNicholas grabs the board | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | David McNicholas can't tip it in | 54-76 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham gets the offensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Alan Gerber steals the ball from Joseph Courtois | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Gayhart | 54-79 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-79 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Alan Gerber gets the rebound | 54-79 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman is hacked by Joseph Courtois - foul #2 on Joseph Courtois, team foul #6 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lance Moore (PF) Alan Gerber | |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Malcolm Bivona is called for the reach on Don Dominquez - foul #2 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #7 | 54-79 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Don Dominquez makes the 1st free throw | 54-80 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Don Dominquez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-81 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Don Dominquez swats the short shot by Kevin Booth | 54-81 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Bivona | 54-81 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | David South throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Bivona - foul #3 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #8 | 54-81 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | John Korhonen is called for the reach on David McNicholas - foul #2 on John Korhonen, team foul #9 | 54-83 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | David McNicholas misses the 1st free throw | 54-83 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona snags the offensive board | 54-83 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | David South comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-83 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | David South grabs the offensive board | 54-83 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | David McNicholas clanks a floater from the left side | 54-83 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | John Korhonen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-83 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | William Gayhart runs out the clock | 54-83 |