Northwestern has now won five straight over Purdue and six of the last seven. The five-game win streak is the longest NU win streak in the series history.
The win gave the Wildcats their first two-game season sweep over the Boilers since the 1951 season.
Head coach Bill Carmody is now 6-4 all-time against Purdue and 2-0 against head coach Matt Painter.
Northwestern is 2-0 in overtime games this season. The 'Cats defeated Delaware State 61-54 in overtime back on Dec. 3 in Evanston.
Vedran Vukusic recorded season-high with 29 points on 12-of-19 shooting. The 12 made field goals were a career best. Vukusic scored 20 after halftime, including eight in the overtime period.
Vukusic scored 57 points (28.5 ppg) in two wins over Purdue this season.
The 12 field goals by Vukusic were the most by any Wildcat in the Bill Carmody era.
With 29 points, Vukusic passed Shon Morris (1984-88; 1,407) for seventh place on the all-time Northwestern scoring list. He now has 1,422 career points.
Vukusic made his team-best 77th-consecutive start dating to the start of the 2003-04 season.
Mohamed Hachad recorded a season-high 20 points, 13 in the first half. He also connected on a career-high four 3-point field goals.
Northwestern had two players reach 20 points and had four in double figures for the second time this season.
Craig Moore (10 points) hit double figures in scoring for the fourth time this season and connected on multiple three-pointers for the 10th time this season. He also hit the game-tying three with less than one second on the clock to send the game into overtime.
Tim Doyle scored 10 points off the bench, his best outing since scoring 20 in the earlier win over Purdue Jan. 4 in Evanston.
The Wildcats connected on a season-high 12 three-point field goals.
The nine turnovers by the Wildcats is the second-fewest of the season and the 35th time the Wildcats have committed fewer than 10 turnovers in the Bill Carmody era.
