| 4th Quarter | | IND | NW |
| Northwestern at 15:00 | IND | NW |
| 1st and 10 at NW 14 | Mike Kafka rush for 9 yards to the Nwest 23, tackled by Ray Fisher out-of-bounds. | 28 | 19 |
| 2nd and 1 at NW 23 | Scott Concannon rush for 11 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Greg Middleton for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 34 | Scott Concannon rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 36, tackled by Greg Middleton and Tyler Replogle. | | |
| 2nd and 8 at NW 36 | Jeravin Matthews rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 35, tackled by Matt Mayberry. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at NW 35 | Mike Kafka pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 14 yards to the Nwest 49, tackled by Ray Fisher out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 49 | Zeke Markshausen rush for no gain to the Nwest 49, tackled by Terrance Thomas. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 49 | Mike Kafka pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 51 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 28 | 26 |
| | Stefan Demos extra point GOOD. | 28 | 26 |
| | Stefan Demos kickoff for 55 yards. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 11 plays 98 yards, 04:15 NU TD |
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| Indiana at 12:33 | IND | NW |
| 1st and 10 at IND 15 | Ben Chappell pass incomplete to Tandon Doss. | 28 | 26 |
| 2nd and 10 at IND 15 | Ben Chappell pass incomplete to Tandon Doss, hurried by Quentin Davie. | | |
| 3rd and 10 at IND 15 | Ben Chappell pass complete to Damarlo Belcher for 13 yards to the Ind 28, tackled by Jordan Mabin out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at IND 28 | Ben Chappell pass complete to Tandon Doss for 1 yard to the Ind 29, tackled by Ben Johnson. | | |
| 2nd and 9 at IND 29 | Ben Chappell pass incomplete to Terrance Turner, broken up by Corbin Bryant. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at IND 29 | Ben Chappell pass incomplete to Tandon Doss, hurried by Quentin Williams. | | |
| 4th and 9 at IND 29 | Chris Hagerup punt for 38 yards, downed at the Nwest 33. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: IND drive: 6 plays 14 yards, 01:38 IND PUNT |
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| Northwestern at 12:33 | IND | NW |
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | Mike Kafka rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 30, tackled by Jammie Kirlew. | 28 | 26 |
| 2nd and 13 at NW 30 | Mike Kafka pass intercepted by Nick Polk at the Ind 38, returned for no gain to the Ind 38, tackled by Zeke Markshausen. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 2 plays -3 yards, 00:40 NU INT |
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| Indiana at 10:55 | IND | NW |
| 1st and 10 at IND 38 | Darius Willis rush for 1 yard to the Ind 39, tackled by Corbin Bryant. | 28 | 26 |
| 2nd and 9 at IND 39 | Ben Chappell pass incomplete to Tandon Doss, hurried by Quentin Davie. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at IND 39 | Timeout Indiana, clock 09:36. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at IND 39 | Ben Chappell pass complete to Matt Ernest for 21 yards to the Nwest 40, tackled by Brian Peters for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 40 | Darius Willis rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 41, tackled by Corbin Bryant. | | |
| 2nd and 11 at NW 41 | Ben Chappell pass complete to Damarlo Belcher for 7 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Jordan Mabin. | | |
| 3rd and 4 at NW 34 | Bryan Payton rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 33, tackled by Nate Williams and Brian Peters. | | |
| 4th and 3 at NW 33 | Timeout Indiana, clock 07:11. | | |
| 4th and 3 at NW 33 | Ben Chappell pass incomplete to Mitchell Evans, broken up by Brian Peters. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: IND drive: 7 plays 29 yards, 03:11 IND DOWNS |
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| Northwestern at 7:11 | IND | NW |
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | Scott Concannon rush for 15 yards to the Nwest 48, tackled by Collin Taylor for a 1ST down. | 28 | 26 |
| 1st and 10 at NW 48 | Scott Concannon rush for 11 yards to the Ind 41, tackled by Ray Fisher for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at IND 41 | Scott Concannon rush for 6 yards to the Ind 35, tackled by Tyler Replogle. | | |
| 2nd and 4 at IND 35 | Mike Kafka pass incomplete to Drake Dunsmore. | | |
| 3rd and 4 at IND 35 | Scott Concannon rush for 1 yard to the Ind 34, tackled by Tyler Replogle. | | |
| 4th and 3 at IND 34 | Mike Kafka pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 6 yards to the Ind 28, tackled by Matt Mayberry for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at IND 28 | Mike Kafka pass complete to Sidney Stewart for 4 yards to the Ind 24 out-of-bounds. | | |
| 2nd and 6 at IND 24 | Scott Concannon rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Ind 25, tackled by Matt Mayberry out-of-bounds. | | |
| 3rd and 7 at IND 25 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 03:11. | | |
| 3rd and 7 at IND 25 | Jeravin Matthews rush for 15 yards to the Ind 10, tackled by Matt Mayberry for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and Goal at IND 10 | Mike Kafka rush for 4 yards to the Ind 6, tackled by Austin Thomas. | | |
| 2nd and Goal at IND 6 | Mike Kafka rush for 1 yard to the Ind 5, tackled by Austin Thomas. | | |
| 3rd and Goal at IND 5 | Mike Kafka rush for 3 yards to the Ind 2, tackled by Austin Thomas and Collin Taylor. | | |
| 4th and Goal at IND 2 | NORTHWESTERN penalty delay of game declined. | | |
| 4th and Goal at IND 2 | Stefan Demos 19 yard field goal GOOD. | 28 | 29 |
| | Stefan Demos kickoff for 38 yards returned by Brian Zematis, tackled by Charles Brown for no gain, lateral to Ray Fisher for 8 yards, to the Ind 40, tackled by Charles Brown. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 13 plays 65 yards, 06:43 NU FG |
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| Indiana at 0:21 | IND | NW |
| 1st and 10 at IND 40 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:13. | 28 | 29 |
| 1st and 10 at IND 40 | Ben Chappell pass complete to Tandon Doss for 18 yards to the Nwest 42, tackled by Ricky Weina for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 42 | Team pass incomplete. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 42 | Nick Freeland 59 yard field goal MISSED. | | |
| | End of 4th Quarter | | |
| | End of 4th Quarter | | |