| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Park (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | William Tobin inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Sterling Berryman is called for the reach on Timothy Borton - foul #2 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the fadeaway near the basket | 33-39 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Jason Steller pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Hai Chu is called for the reach on Jason Steller - foul #2 on Hai Chu, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Timothy Borton snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Sterling Berryman - foul #3 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Timothy Borton makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Timothy Borton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Keith Park is hacked by William Tobin - foul #1 on William Tobin, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Arnold Petree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Joseph Harris makes the shot from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Keith Park hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Steller | 37-42 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Timothy Borton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Hai Chu and he's hacked by Jason Steller - foul #2 on Jason Steller, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SF), Kenny Davis (PF) William Tobin, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-42 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Kenny Davis snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SG), Paul Douglas (C) Hai Chu, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG) Jason Steller | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Carl Randolph can't finish the layup | 39-42 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Kenny Davis clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Delatorre - foul #2 on Larry Delatorre, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Tobin (SF), Joseph Harris (PF) Rick Whipkey, Paul Douglas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SF) Arnold Petree | |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Kenny Davis misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Kenny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Carl Randolph (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Keith Park (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ervin Vaughn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Carl Randolph can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenny Davis - foul #1 on Kenny Davis, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG) Jerry Renteria | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Carl Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Carl Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Joseph Harris drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Reid | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Carl Randolph misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Joseph Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Anthony Birnbaum is called for the reach on William Tobin - foul #1 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Timothy Borton (C) Raymond Reid, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG) Carl Randolph, David Heffron | |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Anthony Birnbaum steps in front of the Hai Chu pass | 42-46 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Jason Steller clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum tips it home | 42-48 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Keith Park is called for the reach on William Tobin - foul #2 on Keith Park, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SF), Kenny Davis (PF) William Tobin, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF) Keith Park | |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Kenny Davis misses the floater in the lane | 42-48 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Carl Randolph is fouled on the floor by Rick Whipkey - foul #2 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SG) Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Carl Randolph comes up short on the shot near the basket | 42-48 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Kenny Davis grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Carl Randolph pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Arnold Petree hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Renteria - foul #1 on Jerry Renteria, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), William Tobin (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Paul Douglas (C) Jerry Renteria, Rick Whipkey, Kenny Davis, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Carl Randolph, Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Joseph Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Park (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses long on a shot from close range | 42-49 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman tips it in | 42-51 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Hai Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Raymond Reid steps in front of the Anthony Birnbaum pass | 42-51 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Raymond Reid lays it up and in | 44-51 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Petree | 44-51 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is fouled on the floor by William Tobin - foul #2 on William Tobin, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Timothy Borton (C) Raymond Reid, Paul Douglas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (PG), David Heffron (SG), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | David Heffron misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre tips it in | 44-53 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Hai Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Ervin Vaughn steals the ball from Joseph Harris | 44-53 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Keith Park misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Joseph Harris pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Timothy Borton buries a shot from close range set up by Joseph Harris | 46-53 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre misses badly on a runner near the basket | 46-53 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | William Tobin gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | William Tobin pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria is fouled on the floor by Larry Delatorre - foul #3 on Larry Delatorre, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SG), Rick Whipkey (SF), Kenny Davis (PF) Hai Chu, William Tobin, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) David Heffron, Keith Park, Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Whipkey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Jason Steller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Timothy Borton drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Kenny Davis | 50-53 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Arnold Petree hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Steller | 50-55 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Raymond Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG), Paul Douglas (C) Jerry Renteria, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SF) Carl Randolph | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Jason Steller scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Arnold Petree | 50-57 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the fadeaway from the right side | 52-57 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | David Heffron is hacked by Rick Whipkey - foul #3 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Hai Chu (SG), William Tobin (SF), Joseph Harris (PF) Raymond Reid, John Honeycutt, Rick Whipkey, Paul Douglas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SF) Jason Steller | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | David Heffron misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | William Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arnold Petree | 52-57 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | David Heffron is hacked by Joseph Harris - foul #2 on Joseph Harris, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Borton (C) Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| 04:23 | Illinois | David Heffron misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Joseph Harris gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | David Heffron steals it from Joseph Harris | 52-57 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre lays it in on a nice dish by David Heffron | 52-59 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to David Heffron | 52-59 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | William Tobin steps in front of the Ervin Vaughn pass | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Park (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ervin Vaughn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Keith Park gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Keith Park is fouled on the floor by William Tobin - foul #3 on William Tobin, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (PG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Arnold Petree, Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the easy layup | 52-61 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Jason Steller gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-61 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Joseph Harris snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Hai Chu comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerry Renteria - foul #2 on Jerry Renteria, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG) David Heffron | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Timothy Borton gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Keith Park pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Keith Park drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Arnold Petree | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-66 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman dunks the ball | 52-68 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Timothy Borton is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Timothy Borton snags the offensive board | 52-68 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Borton | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arnold Petree runs out the clock | 55-68 |