| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dema Gradowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Moshe Zircher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Ulm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Ruppe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Saucedo (fresh) C - Elton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-21 |
| 19:31 | Indiana | John Ulm snags the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 19:11 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Ruppe, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Ruppe - foul #2 on Robert Ruppe, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:47 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:42 | Indiana | John Ulm is whistled for traveling | 31-21 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton tips it in | 33-21 |
| 18:04 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-21 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is fouled on the floor by Robert Ruppe - foul #3 on Robert Ruppe, team foul #3 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Travis Hicks (SF) Robert Ruppe | |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Terry Welch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-21 |
| 17:11 | Indiana | John Saucedo snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Terry Welch steals it from Elton Davis | 33-21 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Terry Welch hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Elton Davis - foul #3 on Elton Davis, team foul #4 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tommy Orrell (PG), Donald Collins (C) John Ulm, Elton Davis | |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:28 | Indiana | Travis Hicks can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 35-21 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dema Gradowski | 37-21 |
| 15:49 | Indiana | Travis Hicks clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-21 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dema Gradowski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Moshe Zircher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tommy Orrell (fresh) SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Travis Hicks (fresh) PF - John Saucedo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Saucedo - foul #1 on John Saucedo, team foul #5 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Robert Alford (SF), Mark Olguin (C) Dema Gradowski, Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Ulm (PG), Edward Villagomez (SG), Robert Ruppe (SF), Wesley Owen (PF), Elton Davis (C) Tommy Orrell, Kevin Fancher, Travis Hicks, John Saucedo, Donald Collins | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 15:22 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Elton Davis | 38-21 |
| 14:55 | Indiana | Wesley Owen hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Edward Villagomez | 38-23 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Ulm - foul #2 on John Ulm, team foul #6 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (SG) Lloyd Vallo | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 14:18 | Indiana | The pull-up jumper by Elton Davis is blocked by Mark Olguin | 40-23 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Robert Alford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-23 |
| 13:51 | Indiana | Wesley Owen gets the rebound | 40-23 |
| 13:31 | Indiana | Wesley Owen misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Moshe Zircher - foul #3 on Moshe Zircher, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski (PG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Robert Alford, Mark Olguin | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG) Edward Villagomez | |
| 13:31 | Indiana | Wesley Owen makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 13:31 | Indiana | Wesley Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steve Chicoine, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tommy Orrell (PG), John Saucedo (PF) John Ulm, Wesley Owen | |
| 12:46 | Indiana | Ernie Stoughton steals it from Robert Ruppe | 40-25 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-25 |
| 12:27 | Indiana | John Saucedo snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 12:23 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Moshe Zircher - foul #4 on Moshe Zircher, team foul #3 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG) Steve Chicoine | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:23 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 12:23 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Terry Welch buries a jump hook in the lane | 42-27 |
| 11:34 | Indiana | Elton Davis's floater is knocked away by Moshe Zircher | 42-27 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dema Gradowski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Moshe Zircher (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tommy Orrell (fresh) SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Ruppe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Saucedo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lloyd Vallo | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:15 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (PF) Moshe Zircher | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Ulm (PG), Travis Hicks (SF), Donald Collins (C) Tommy Orrell, Robert Ruppe, Elton Davis | |
| 10:46 | Indiana | Travis Hicks is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Vallo - foul #1 on Lloyd Vallo, team foul #5 | 45-27 |
| 10:41 | Indiana | John McCullars is called for the reach on Kevin Fancher - foul #1 on John McCullars, team foul #6 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (SG) Lloyd Vallo | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:34 | Indiana | John Saucedo is fouled on the floor by John McCullars - foul #2 on John McCullars, team foul #7 | 45-27 |
| 10:34 | Indiana | John Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 10:34 | Indiana | John Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Chicoine | 48-29 |
| 09:56 | Indiana | Donald Collins is whistled for traveling | 48-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Olguin (C) Terry Welch | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Ruppe (SF), Wesley Owen (PF), Elton Davis (C) Travis Hicks, John Saucedo, Donald Collins | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski makes the 3 from the left wing | 51-29 |
| 09:13 | Indiana | Mark Olguin denies the turnaround by Elton Davis | 51-29 |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Elton Davis misses the tip | 51-29 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine snags the defensive board | 51-29 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Elton Davis - foul #4 on Elton Davis, team foul #7 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (SF), Moshe Zircher (PF) Dema Gradowski, Steve Chicoine, Ernie Stoughton, John McCullars | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (SG), Donald Collins (C) Kevin Fancher, Elton Davis | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin makes the 1st free throw | 52-29 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-29 |
| 08:35 | Indiana | John Ulm knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Villagomez | 53-32 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Alford | 55-32 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Edward Villagomez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Ulm | 55-34 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Robert Alford is denied by Donald Collins | 55-34 |
| 07:28 | Indiana | John Ulm grabs the board | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) PF - Moshe Zircher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Ulm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Villagomez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ruppe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Owen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Indiana | John Ulm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Robert Alford grabs the board | 55-34 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-34 |
| 06:44 | Indiana | Wesley Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 06:39 | Indiana | Edward Villagomez travels with the ball | 55-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski (PG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Robert Alford, Mark Olguin | |
| Subs | Indiana | Tommy Orrell (PG), Kevin Fancher (SG), Travis Hicks (SF), John Saucedo (PF), Elton Davis (C) John Ulm, Edward Villagomez, Robert Ruppe, Wesley Owen, Donald Collins | |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 55-34 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher grabs the offensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is hacked by John Saucedo - foul #2 on John Saucedo, team foul #8 | 55-34 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 05:50 | Indiana | Elton Davis snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| 05:45 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dema Gradowski - foul #1 on Dema Gradowski, team foul #8 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (SG), John McCullars (PF) Lloyd Vallo, Moshe Zircher | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 05:45 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher misses the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 05:45 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher misses the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | John McCullars grabs the defensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-34 |
| 05:23 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| 05:14 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-34 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernie Stoughton | 55-34 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | John Saucedo steals it from Terry Welch | 55-34 |
| 04:21 | Indiana | Elton Davis buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-36 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 03:53 | Indiana | Elton Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 03:40 | Indiana | Elton Davis is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is hacked by Tommy Orrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Orrell, team foul #9 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (C) Dema Gradowski, Steve Chicoine, Terry Welch | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Ulm (PG), Robert Ruppe (SF), Wesley Owen (PF) Tommy Orrell, Travis Hicks, John Saucedo | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 03:09 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Elton Davis | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) C - Robert Alford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Ulm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Ruppe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | John McCullars is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Fancher - foul #1 on Kevin Fancher, team foul #10 | 57-40 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | John McCullars makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | John McCullars makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 02:58 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Robert Ruppe, team foul #11 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Donald Collins (C) Elton Davis | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-40 |
| 02:28 | Indiana | Donald Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Indiana | Donald Collins clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgar Foster - foul #1 on Edgar Foster, team foul #9 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski (PG), Moshe Zircher (PF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Ernie Stoughton, John McCullars | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (SG), John Saucedo (PF) Kevin Fancher, Wesley Owen | |
| 02:12 | Indiana | Donald Collins makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 02:12 | Indiana | Donald Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Robert Alford comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-42 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Terry Welch tips it home | 61-42 |
| 01:33 | Indiana | Terry Welch picks off the pass by Donald Collins | 61-42 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Terry Welch knocks in the floater from close range set up by Dema Gradowski | 63-42 |
| 00:50 | Indiana | Terry Welch swats the short shot by Edward Villagomez | 63-42 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe gets the offensive rebound | 63-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Indiana | Terry Welch blocks the short jumper by Robert Ruppe | 63-42 |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Donald Collins gets the offensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 00:40 | Indiana | John Ulm drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Saucedo | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is fouled on the floor by Edward Villagomez - foul #2 on Edward Villagomez, team foul #12 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF) Robert Alford | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG), Elton Davis (C) Edward Villagomez, Donald Collins | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | John Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Moshe Zircher | 63-45 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski runs out the clock | 63-45 |