| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Thompson (fresh) PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Myles Condit (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reggie Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Neil Thompson inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Clyde Spector blocks the jumper by Myles Condit | 27-26 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Elton (C) Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Sansbury - foul #2 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Dimarco | 29-29 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Loren Stout (PG), Myles Condit (C) Travis Pendleton, Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 29-31 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Ben Elton is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Bert Gray (SF) Loren Stout, Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Reggie Webb knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Dallas Antone | 29-33 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Ben Elton clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Dallas Antone - foul #3 on Dallas Antone, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF) Dallas Antone, Jason Sansbury | |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Ben Elton makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Ben Elton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Northrup - foul #1 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF) Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Bert Gray loses the dribble to John Kelly | 31-34 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Pendleton | 31-34 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Ben Elton gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Bert Gray snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Ben Elton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | John Kelly snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Brace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reggie Webb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Reggie Webb can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ben Elton - foul #3 on Ben Elton, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF), Myles Condit (C) William Brace, Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Jason Sansbury (SF) James Dimarco, Eugene Prochaska | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Reggie Webb makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Reggie Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Ben Elton is called for the reach on Jason Sansbury - foul #4 on Ben Elton, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (PF) Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-35 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | John Kelly snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Clyde Spector connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Reggie Webb and he's hacked by Myles Condit - foul #2 on Myles Condit, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Loren Stout (PG) Travis Pendleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Clyde Spector gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Reggie Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-38 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Myles Condit grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Bert Gray knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Loren Stout | 33-38 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Dallas Antone can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury tips it in | 33-40 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Loren Stout is fouled on the floor by Jason Sansbury - foul #3 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), William Brace (SG) Loren Stout, Joseph Northrup | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) John Kelly, Jason Sansbury, Reggie Webb, Clyde Spector | |
| 12:44 | Purdue | William Brace buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Dimarco and the foul's on Neil Thompson - foul #1 on Neil Thompson, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG) Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Sansbury (SF) Dallas Antone | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (SG), Neil Thompson (SF), Willie Vivian (C) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Vivian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Bert Gray pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Willie Vivian is fouled on the floor by James Dimarco - foul #2 on James Dimarco, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG), William Brace (SF), Myles Condit (C) Chuck Holt, Neil Thompson, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Reggie Webb (PF) Jason Sansbury, Raymond Green | |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton drills a jump hook in the lane | 38-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Dallas Antone double dribbles | 38-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) William Brace | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (C) Marion Merritt | |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Eugene Prochaska steps in front of the Myles Condit pass | 38-43 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Reggie Webb hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Prochaska and he's fouled by Travis Pendleton - foul #2 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF) Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF) James Dimarco, Eugene Prochaska | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Reggie Webb makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bert Gray | 41-46 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Northrup | 41-46 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Myles Condit blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (SG), Neil Thompson (SF), Willie Vivian (PF) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG), Clyde Spector (C) Dallas Antone, Raymond Green | |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Myles Condit makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Myles Condit makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Charles Bates misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Clyde Spector tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | John Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Neil Thompson is called for the reach on Jason Sansbury - foul #2 on Neil Thompson, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG), Bert Gray (PF) Chuck Holt, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Marion Merritt (PF) Charles Bates, John Kelly, Reggie Webb | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 43-48 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Clyde Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | James Dimarco scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Prochaska | 43-50 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Marion Merritt - foul #1 on Marion Merritt, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF), Ben Elton (C) Neil Thompson, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Jason Sansbury | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Northrup (tiring) 5 pts. SF - William Brace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bert Gray (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | James Dimarco is fouled on the floor by Ben Elton - foul #5 on Ben Elton, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (C) Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (C) Clyde Spector | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Dallas Antone comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Pendleton - foul #3 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF), Myles Condit (C) Joseph Northrup, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (PG), Reggie Webb (PF) Eugene Prochaska, Raymond Green | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Myles Condit misses short on a runner near the basket | 45-53 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | John Kelly snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Myles Condit | 45-53 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-53 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | John Kelly pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | John Kelly misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Reggie Webb can't tip it in | 45-53 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Reggie Webb tips it back up and in | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Myles Condit drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Brace | 47-55 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Willie Vivian (C) Travis Pendleton, William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Sansbury (SF), Clyde Spector (C) John Kelly, Marion Merritt | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Northrup - foul #2 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG) Chuck Holt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Clyde Spector is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton's fadeaway is rejected by Reggie Webb | 49-58 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Reggie Webb grabs the board | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Northrup (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Neil Thompson (tiring) PF - Bert Gray (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie Vivian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Reggie Webb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bert Gray | 49-58 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Willie Vivian misses the floater from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Clyde Spector gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Dallas Antone scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Willie Vivian travels with the ball | 49-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), William Brace (SF), Myles Condit (C) Travis Pendleton, Neil Thompson, Willie Vivian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Dimarco, Jason Sansbury, Reggie Webb, Clyde Spector | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Myles Condit pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Purdue | William Brace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-61 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Charles Bates pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | John Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG) Chuck Holt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Myles Condit drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) William Brace | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Myles Condit makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF), Reggie Webb (PF), Clyde Spector (C) Charles Bates, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is fouled on the floor by Travis Pendleton - foul #4 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Bert Gray connects on the floater from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Travis Pendleton is called for the reach on James Dimarco in the backcourt - foul #5 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #12 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Travis Pendleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Clyde Spector steals the ball from Bert Gray | 54-64 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | William Brace is called for the reach on James Dimarco in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brace, team foul #13 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, Jason Sansbury, Reggie Webb, Clyde Spector | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is whistled for a carry | 54-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG) James Dimarco | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 54-66 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska grabs the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | William Brace is called for the reach on John Kelly - foul #2 on William Brace, team foul #14 | 54-66 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | John Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Green | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Bates runs out the clock | 54-67 |