| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Kenny Davis grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Hai Chu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis is open but misses the lay-in | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis tips it home | 34-33 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Raymond Reid connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Webber | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Kenny Davis gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Vincent Bridges picks off the pass by Steven Webber | 36-33 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | William Tobin gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | The short jumper by Steven Webber is denied by Floyd Gattis | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis's pass is intercepted by Raymond Reid | 36-33 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | William Tobin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Kenny Davis tips it in | 38-33 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter is whistled for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG), John Honeycutt (SF), William Reaves (PF), Lawrence Blakeley (C) Steven Webber, Raymond Reid, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Larry Delatorre (C) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis, Lewis Basham | |
| 15:51 | Purdue | David Heffron steals it from Rick Whipkey | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rick Whipkey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Honeycutt (fresh) PF - William Reaves (fresh) C - Lawrence Blakeley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keeler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Keith Park shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | James Keeler gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Heffron | 38-35 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | John Honeycutt hits a turnaround in the lane | 40-35 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Heffron | 40-37 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Keith Park steals it from Rick Whipkey | 40-37 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | David Heffron lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Park | 40-39 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Hai Chu scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Heffron | 42-42 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Keith Park gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Keith Park clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Hai Chu scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Reaves | 45-42 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 45-42 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Keith Park grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Keith Park drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Birnbaum | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rick Whipkey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Reaves (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Blakeley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Park (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Keeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Larry Delatorre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Purdue | William Reaves misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-45 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | William Reaves grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Blakeley is called for the reach on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #1 on Lawrence Blakeley, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), Raymond Reid (SF), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Rick Whipkey, John Honeycutt, William Reaves, Lawrence Blakeley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Vincent Bridges (SF), Floyd Gattis (PF), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, James Keeler, Anthony Birnbaum, Larry Delatorre | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the wide open jump hook from the right block | 45-47 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Steven Webber hits a floater from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Keith Park misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Kenny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Lewis Basham is called for the reach on Raymond Reid - foul #2 on Lewis Basham, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG) Keith Park | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | William Tobin misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vincent Bridges - foul #2 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SG) Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | William Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Gattis | 48-47 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis makes the jumper from the left block | 48-49 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Raymond Reid, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SG) David Heffron | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Tobin - foul #2 on William Tobin, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Kenny Davis scores on a floater from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Steven Webber misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Vincent Bridges - foul #3 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG), Timothy Borton (PF), Lawrence Blakeley (C) Rick Whipkey, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Larry Delatorre (C) Bradley Hunter, Floyd Gattis, Lewis Basham | |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Steven Webber makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Steven Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | David Heffron is hacked by John Honeycutt - foul #2 on John Honeycutt, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG) James Keeler | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Borton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Blakeley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 9 pts. C - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum comes up short on the shot from close range | 52-50 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges tips it home | 52-52 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Raymond Reid misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Heffron and he's hacked by Timothy Borton - foul #4 on Timothy Borton, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Steven Webber, Timothy Borton, Lawrence Blakeley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), James Keeler (SF) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges | |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Raymond Reid buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Honeycutt | 54-55 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Heffron and the foul's on Raymond Reid - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Gattis (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | William Tobin misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Keeler - foul #1 on James Keeler, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | William Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Kenny Davis snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | William Tobin drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Kenny Davis | 57-58 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-58 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rick Whipkey | 57-58 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | William Tobin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG) John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Vincent Bridges (SF), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis lays it up and in set up by Vincent Bridges | 57-60 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Bradley Hunter takes the ball from Hai Chu | 57-60 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter banks in the layup | 57-62 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Keeler - foul #2 on James Keeler, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (PG), Raymond Reid (SF), Timothy Borton (PF), William Reaves (C) Steven Webber, Rick Whipkey, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Keith Park (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Bradley Hunter, James Keeler, Floyd Gattis | |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | John Honeycutt is called for the reach on Keith Park - foul #3 on John Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Borton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Reaves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 12 pts. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Keith Park steps in front of the John Honeycutt pass | 59-64 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) John Honeycutt, Timothy Borton, William Reaves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Floyd Gattis (PF) David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Raymond Reid steals it from Vincent Bridges | 59-64 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Steven Webber misses the easy layup | 59-64 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 59-64 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Raymond Reid buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-64 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Lewis Basham misses badly on a floater in the paint | 61-64 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Kenny Davis grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Raymond Reid comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Kenny Davis tips it home | 63-64 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Keith Park is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis tips it but misses | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Keith Park hits the follow up shot | 63-66 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Raymond Reid's layup is rejected by Floyd Gattis | 63-66 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Keith Park pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Tobin - foul #3 on William Tobin, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Hai Chu clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Steven Webber is called for the reach on Bradley Hunter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Webber, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Hai Chu is hacked by Bradley Hunter - foul #1 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Bridges (SF), Floyd Gattis (PF) James Keeler, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Gattis | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter runs out the clock | 63-70 |