| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kibbe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Robicheaux (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rick Whipkey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Rick Whipkey is called for the reach on Phillip Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Robert Williams's pass is intercepted by Raymond Reid | 37-33 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Hai Chu hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Reid | 37-35 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson is hacked by Hai Chu - foul #3 on Hai Chu, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG) Hai Chu | |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Robert Williams is open and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by John Robicheaux | 39-35 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jones - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Franks (SF) John Robicheaux | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Franks misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Reid - foul #1 on Raymond Reid, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Kelley (PG), Randy Laws (PF), Glenn Render (C) Phillip Johnson, Robert Williams, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Franks makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Kenny Davis pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Franks - foul #1 on Matthew Franks, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Borton (C) Kenny Davis | |
| 18:12 | Purdue | David Kelley picks off the pass by Timothy Borton | 40-37 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | David Kelley banks in the layup | 42-37 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Robert Kibbe steals the ball from Rick Whipkey in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Glenn Render can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | John Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Raymond Reid hits the finger roll set up by William Tobin | 42-39 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | David Kelley is fouled on the floor by Rick Whipkey - foul #2 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), John Robicheaux (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Lawrence Jones (C) David Kelley, Matthew Franks, Randy Laws, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenny Davis (C) William Tobin | |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux is fouled on the floor by Kenny Davis - foul #2 on Kenny Davis, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reaves (PF) Timothy Borton | |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Kenny Davis and he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), David Dougherty (SF), Randy Laws (PF) Phillip Johnson, John Robicheaux, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Kenny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rene Marino (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Kibbe (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dougherty (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Randy Laws (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rick Whipkey (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Honeycutt (tiring) SF - Raymond Reid (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Reaves (fairly fresh) C - Kenny Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | John Honeycutt is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Randy Laws comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on William Reaves - foul #3 on William Reaves, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Kelley (PG), Terrance Craver (SG), Matthew Franks (SF), Glenn Render (C) Rene Marino, Robert Kibbe, David Dougherty, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Timothy Borton (PF), Lawrence Blakeley (C) Rick Whipkey, John Honeycutt, William Reaves, Kenny Davis | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Randy Laws makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Randy Laws misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Timothy Borton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | David Kelley steals it from Hai Chu | 43-42 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | David Kelley lays it up and in | 45-42 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Timothy Borton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Kelley - foul #2 on David Kelley, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), John Robicheaux (SF), Robert Williams (PF) David Kelley, Matthew Franks, Randy Laws | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Timothy Borton makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Glenn Render is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Blakeley - foul #2 on Lawrence Blakeley, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Tobin (PF) Lawrence Blakeley | |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Glenn Render makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Glenn Render makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson's pass is intercepted by Raymond Reid | 47-43 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Steven Webber is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Hai Chu grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Hai Chu connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Webber | 47-48 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | William Tobin picks off the pass by Terrance Craver | 47-48 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Robert Williams steals it from Raymond Reid | 47-48 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Glenn Render comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Robert Williams tips it home | 49-48 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | William Tobin is hacked by Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), David Kelley (SG), Matthew Franks (SF), Randy Laws (PF), Lawrence Jones (C) Phillip Johnson, Terrance Craver, John Robicheaux, Robert Williams, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SF), William Reaves (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Raymond Reid, William Tobin, Timothy Borton | |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Rene Marino is called for the reach on William Reaves - foul #2 on Rene Marino, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe (SG) Rene Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenny Davis | 49-50 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Randy Laws hits the finger roll set up by David Kelley and he's hacked by William Reaves - foul #4 on William Reaves, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley (PF) William Reaves | |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Randy Laws misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Hai Chu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Randy Laws steals it from Lawrence Blakeley | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Kibbe (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Franks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Laws (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rick Whipkey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Blakeley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), David Dougherty (SF) David Kelley, Matthew Franks | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Robert Kibbe is called for the reach on Hai Chu - foul #1 on Robert Kibbe, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terrance Craver (SF) Randy Laws | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Kenny Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Jones - foul #3 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Williams (PF) Robert Kibbe | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SF), William Tobin (PF) Rick Whipkey, Lawrence Blakeley | |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Kenny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Kenny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Robert Williams misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Honeycutt - foul #2 on John Honeycutt, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Franks (SF), Glenn Render (C) David Dougherty, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Borton (C) Kenny Davis | |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Timothy Borton | 55-52 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Timothy Borton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Glenn Render knocks in the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Steven Webber - foul #4 on Steven Webber, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), David Kelley (SG), John Robicheaux (SF), Randy Laws (PF) Rene Marino, Terrance Craver, Matthew Franks, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF), Lawrence Blakeley (C) Steven Webber, William Tobin | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Glenn Render misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Timothy Borton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Hai Chu drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Glenn Render is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Dougherty (C) Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG), William Tobin (PF) John Honeycutt, Timothy Borton | |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe (SG), Matthew Franks (SF) David Kelley, John Robicheaux | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenny Davis (C) Lawrence Blakeley | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kenny Davis - foul #3 on Kenny Davis, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones (C) Randy Laws | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | William Tobin is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 59-57 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | William Tobin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Robert Kibbe steals the ball from Kenny Davis | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Phillip Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kibbe (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Franks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Dougherty (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rick Whipkey (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. SG - Hai Chu (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Reid (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Tobin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | David Dougherty can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenny Davis - foul #4 on Kenny Davis, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), David Kelley (SG), Robert Williams (PF) Phillip Johnson, Robert Kibbe, Matthew Franks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), John Honeycutt (SG), Timothy Borton (PF), William Reaves (C) Hai Chu, Raymond Reid, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | David Dougherty misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | David Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | John Honeycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terrance Craver (SF) David Dougherty | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Rene Marino drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Williams | 62-57 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Timothy Borton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | David Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Reaves | 62-57 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Steven Webber is fouled in the backcourt by Rene Marino - foul #3 on Rene Marino, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Robicheaux (SF), Glenn Render (C) David Kelley, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF) Rick Whipkey | |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Steven Webber makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Steven Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Rene Marino is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Rene Marino, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Raymond Reid drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Webber | 62-61 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Rene Marino is denied by William Reaves | 62-61 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | John Robicheaux grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Glenn Render is hacked by William Reaves - foul #5 on William Reaves, team foul #13 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Kelley (PG), Robert Kibbe (SG), Matthew Franks (SF), Randy Laws (PF) Rene Marino, Terrance Craver, John Robicheaux, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), Rick Whipkey (SF), Lawrence Blakeley (PF), Kenny Davis (C) John Honeycutt, Raymond Reid, Timothy Borton, William Reaves | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Glenn Render makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Glenn Render makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey is hacked by Robert Kibbe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Kibbe, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | The jumper by Matthew Franks is denied by Kenny Davis | 64-63 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | David Kelley snags the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Randy Laws hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 64-63 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Randy Laws tips it home | 66-63 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Steven Webber loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), Lawrence Jones (C) David Kelley, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Randy Laws hits the easy wide open finger roll | 68-63 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-63 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jones | 68-63 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 68-63 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Hai Chu is hacked by Robert Kibbe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Kibbe, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terrance Craver (SG), John Robicheaux (SF), David Dougherty (PF) Robert Kibbe, Matthew Franks, Randy Laws | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (PG), Raymond Reid (SF), William Tobin (PF), Timothy Borton (C) Steven Webber, Rick Whipkey, Lawrence Blakeley, Kenny Davis | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 70-65 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | The short jumper by Raymond Reid is denied by Lawrence Jones | 70-65 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the tip | 70-65 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Raymond Reid tips it in | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Phillip Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrance Craver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Robicheaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Dougherty (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Honeycutt (fairly fresh) SG - Hai Chu (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Reid (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson is whistled for a carry | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rene Marino (PG), David Kelley (SG), Robert Williams (PF), Glenn Render (C) Phillip Johnson, Terrance Craver, John Robicheaux, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SG), Kenny Davis (C) Hai Chu, Timothy Borton | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | William Tobin is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terrance Craver (SF) David Dougherty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley (C) Kenny Davis | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Glenn Render gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | William Tobin picks off the pass by Glenn Render | 70-67 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | David Kelley picks off the pass by Rick Whipkey in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver jams it on a nice dish by David Kelley | 72-67 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | William Tobin is whistled for a carry | 72-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe (SG), Matthew Franks (SF) Rene Marino, Terrance Craver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Kenny Davis (C) John Honeycutt, Raymond Reid, William Tobin | |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Robicheaux (SF), Lawrence Jones (C) Matthew Franks, Glenn Render | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Borton (PF) Lawrence Blakeley | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Timothy Borton steals it from John Robicheaux | 72-67 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses the lay-in | 72-67 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey hits the follow up shot | 72-69 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson (PG), Terrance Craver (SF) David Kelley, John Robicheaux | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF), William Tobin (PF) Rick Whipkey, Timothy Borton | |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Reid - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #14 | 72-69 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is called for 3 seconds | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Terrance Craver scores on a floater near the basket | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Hai Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Robert Williams is hacked by Steven Webber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Webber, team foul #15 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG) Steven Webber | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Robert Williams steps in front of the Kenny Davis pass in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Hai Chu is called for the reach on Robert Kibbe - foul #4 on Hai Chu, team foul #16 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Laws (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Robert Kibbe makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Hai Chu | 79-71 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones is hacked by Hai Chu in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hai Chu, team foul #17 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG) Hai Chu | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Lawrence Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Randy Laws grabs the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Randy Laws is fouled on the floor by Kenny Davis - foul #5 on Kenny Davis, team foul #18 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Borton (C) Kenny Davis | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Randy Laws misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Randy Laws makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses short on a floater from the left block | 81-71 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | William Tobin tips it in | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Phillip Johnson runs out the clock | 81-73 |