| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Koch (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kibby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Reich (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Edward Koch inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Purdue | David Reich picks off the pass by Peter Hazelwood out of a doubleteam | 32-33 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 32-35 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood's 3 pointer is rejected by Dikembe Agbayani | 32-35 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Mo Ross drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 32-38 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Mo Ross steps in front of the Jon Barham pass | 32-38 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the finger roll set up by Mo Ross | 32-40 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the floater in the lane set up by Mo Ross | 35-42 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Jon Barham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Mo Ross loses the dribble to Jon Barham | 35-42 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood can't finish the layup | 35-42 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Edward Koch - foul #3 on Edward Koch, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (SF), Edward Tapia (PF), Allen St. Pierre (C) Edward Koch, Kenneth Kibby, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (PG), James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, Mo Ross, David Reich | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Edward Tapia grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Jon Barham clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Albert Tittle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | James Rochelle connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Massey | 35-46 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Jon Barham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Edward Tapia tips it but misses | 35-46 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 35-46 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Edward Tapia grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | James Rochelle is called for the reach on James Dickman - foul #1 on James Rochelle, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Ogden (SG) Jon Barham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Kurt Gardner (C) Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| 16:09 | Purdue | James Dickman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Gardner | 35-46 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Henry Massey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Koch (SF), Kenneth Kibby (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Peter Hazelwood, Edward Tapia, Allen St. Pierre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), David Reich (PF) James Rochelle, Albert Tittle | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Koch (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | James Dickman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is hacked by James Dickman - foul #2 on James Dickman, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF) Henry Massey | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | David Reich hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kenneth Kibby, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Barham (SG), Edward Tapia (C) James Dickman, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (PG), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Kurt Gardner | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Henry Massey connects on the 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby blows the layup | 37-51 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Mo Ross clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-51 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Jon Barham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Edward Koch can't tip it in | 37-51 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mo Ross | 37-51 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Massey | 37-53 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Jon Barham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 37-53 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | David Reich misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 37-53 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Edward Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Jon Barham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby misses the tip | 37-53 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Jon Barham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Tapia - foul #2 on Edward Tapia, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (PG), James Dickman (SF), Robert Hodges (C) Andrew Ogden, Edward Koch, Kenneth Kibby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (PF) Henry Massey, Mo Ross, David Reich | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Jon Barham misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | James Rochelle misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Robert Hodges grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Jon Barham is blocked by Jacob Sharp | 39-55 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood misses the tip | 39-55 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Albert Tittle gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Barham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Dickman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is fouled on the floor by James Dickman - foul #3 on James Dickman, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (PF) Edward Tapia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner tips it in | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | James Dickman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Gardner | 39-57 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani scores on a 3 from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Robert Hodges is fouled on the floor by James Rochelle - foul #2 on James Rochelle, team foul #2 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Ogden (SG), Kenneth Kibby (PF), Edward Tapia (C) Jon Barham, Allen St. Pierre, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SG), David Reich (PF) James Rochelle, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 10:15 | Purdue | James Dickman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | David Reich snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-63 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Edward Tapia is hacked by Henry Massey - foul #2 on Henry Massey, team foul #3 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Koch (SF) James Dickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Albert Tittle, Kurt Gardner | |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Kibby | 42-63 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Mo Ross makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 42-66 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby banks in the layup | 44-66 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Edward Tapia makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jacob Sharp - foul #3 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #4 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (PG), Jon Barham (SG), Robert Hodges (C) Peter Hazelwood, Andrew Ogden, Kenneth Kibby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Albert Tittle (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Henry Massey, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Edward Tapia makes the free throw | 47-69 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner connects on the floater from the left side | 47-71 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Edward Koch (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edward Tapia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Jon Barham's pass is intercepted by Kurt Gardner | 47-71 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-71 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Robert Hodges gets the rebound | 47-71 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Robert Hodges knocks in the floater from the left block | 49-71 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Mo Ross buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Darrel Groesbeck | 49-74 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Edward Koch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (PG), Kenneth Kibby (PF) James Dickman, Edward Tapia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (PG), James Rochelle (SG), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Mo Ross, Albert Tittle, Kurt Gardner | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | James Rochelle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Robert Hodges pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Jacob Sharp swats the layup by Robert Hodges | 49-74 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hodges | 49-74 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Barham | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 52-74 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Henry Massey snags the offensive board | 52-74 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck hits the finger roll set up by David Reich | 52-76 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby makes the jumpshot from the left side | 54-76 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Robert Hodges swats the short shot by Henry Massey | 54-76 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the offensive board | 54-76 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-76 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Robert Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 54-76 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Jon Barham buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Peter Hazelwood | 57-76 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Peter Hazelwood takes the ball from Henry Massey in the backcourt | 57-76 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood hits the finger roll | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Henry Massey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Robert Hodges pulls down the rebound | 59-76 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Barham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Koch (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Massey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Reich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Jon Barham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-76 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Henry Massey is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Hazelwood - foul #2 on Peter Hazelwood, team foul #6 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Ogden (SG), James Dickman (SF), Edward Tapia (PF), Allen St. Pierre (C) Jon Barham, Edward Koch, Kenneth Kibby, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Mo Ross (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Henry Massey, James Rochelle, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck's layup is rejected by Allen St. Pierre | 62-76 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Allen St. Pierre | 62-76 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Albert Tittle is called for the reach on Edward Tapia - foul #2 on Albert Tittle, team foul #5 | 62-76 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Edward Tapia comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 62-76 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre tips it home | 64-76 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner is fouled on the floor by Allen St. Pierre - foul #2 on Allen St. Pierre, team foul #7 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Barham (SG), Edward Koch (SF), Kenneth Kibby (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Andrew Ogden, James Dickman, Edward Tapia, Allen St. Pierre | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Reich (PF) Albert Tittle | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby blows the layup | 64-78 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani snags the defensive board | 64-78 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Mo Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) Kurt Gardner | |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jon Barham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #3 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #6 | 64-78 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jon Barham misses the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 3rd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | David Reich clanks a shot from close range | 66-78 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby is called for traveling | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-80 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 66-80 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 66-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 66-80 |