| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) PF - James Tovar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randal Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randal Boone | 32-41 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Negele Adams can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Greg Mathews - foul #1 on Greg Mathews, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Sargent | 33-44 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Negele Adams lays it in | 35-44 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Archer - foul #2 on Jack Archer, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Stephen Kane buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Archer | 38-44 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Jack Archer gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-44 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Randal Boone pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland is fouled on the floor by Donald Irish - foul #1 on Donald Irish, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Randal Boone can't connect on a jumper from close range | 38-44 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | James Tovar snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Negele Adams buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jack Archer and he's fouled by Lowell Moreland - foul #3 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (SF) Jack Archer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF) Lowell Moreland | |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Greg Mathews dunks the ball over the doubleteam | 41-46 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Stephen Kane misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the tip | 41-46 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Negele Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Stephen Kane connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Negele Adams doubles Gregory Davis and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Negele Adams, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG) Stephen Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Fred King (SG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis, Greg Mathews | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Todd Voss is fouled on the floor by Charles Carpenter - foul #3 on Charles Carpenter, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Randal Boone clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas McKerlie | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred King (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Douglas McKerlie picks off the pass by Donald Irish | 43-46 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Todd Voss dunks the ball set up by Douglas McKerlie | 43-48 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Randal Boone gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Charles Carpenter takes the ball from Randal Boone | 43-48 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Donald Irish banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Carpenter | 45-48 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Donald Irish knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Hogg | 48-48 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Fred King | 48-51 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Negele Adams is called for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Jack Archer (SF), Brian Hall (C) Timothy Hogg, Charles Carpenter, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas McKerlie, Fred King, Todd Voss, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Kane - foul #2 on Stephen Kane, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Norton (C) James Tovar | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | The jump hook by Scott Sargent is blocked by Brian Hall | 48-53 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Stephen Kane snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-53 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Brian Hall hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Scott Sargent hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Gregory Davis hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Brian Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (SG), James Tovar (PF), Negele Adams (C) Donald Irish, Brian Hall, Thomas Norton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Mathews | 50-58 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Stephen Kane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Carpenter (SF) Jack Archer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF), Randal Boone (PF) Lowell Moreland, Norbert McConnico | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Scott Sargent dunks the ball on a nice dish by Greg Mathews | 50-60 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Stephen Kane misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | James Tovar tips it home | 52-60 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 52-60 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Carpenter | 52-60 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Scott Sargent | 52-60 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | James Tovar swats the short shot by Greg Mathews | 52-60 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Charles Carpenter gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Randal Boone is called for the reach on Stephen Kane - foul #2 on Randal Boone, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (SG) Stephen Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Fred King (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis, Todd Voss, Randal Boone, Greg Mathews | |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg is hacked by Douglas McKerlie - foul #1 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Hall (C) Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Donald Irish knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Charles Carpenter | 54-60 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas McKerlie | 54-62 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Brian Hall can't tip it in | 54-62 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Fred King makes the jumper from the left side | 54-64 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Brian Hall is whistled for traveling | 54-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Jack Archer (SF), Negele Adams (C) Timothy Hogg, Charles Carpenter, James Tovar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Randal Boone (PF) Douglas McKerlie, Fred King, Norbert McConnico | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Negele Adams - foul #4 on Negele Adams, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brian Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Donald Irish loses the dribble to Scott Sargent | 54-66 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Scott Sargent lays it in | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Jack Archer is hacked by Joseph Cunniff - foul #2 on Joseph Cunniff, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Norton (PF) Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Lowell Moreland, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Negele Adams misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-68 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Donald Irish hits the follow up shot | 56-68 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Gregory Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Todd Voss | 56-70 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Stephen Kane misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Greg Mathews gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Todd Voss comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Randal Boone grabs the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Todd Voss is hacked by Jack Archer - foul #3 on Jack Archer, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Billy Sims (SG), Charles Carpenter (SF), James Tovar (PF), Brian Hall (C) Stephen Kane, Donald Irish, Jack Archer, Thomas Norton, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis, Randal Boone | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Todd Voss makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Todd Voss misses the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Brian Hall gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Brian Hall hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Douglas McKerlie - foul #2 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #6 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG) Todd Voss | |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Brian Hall makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Greg Mathews shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lowell Moreland and the foul's on Brian Hall - foul #1 on Brian Hall, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the free throw | 59-74 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | James Tovar buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Hall | 61-74 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Brian Hall connects on the floater from the right block | 63-74 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-74 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | James Tovar grabs the defensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Hogg, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Kane (PG), Donald Irish (SG), Jack Archer (SF), Negele Adams (C) Timothy Hogg, Billy Sims, Charles Carpenter, Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Douglas McKerlie, Fred King, Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Gregory Davis buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Scott Sargent | 63-76 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Kane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Archer (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Donald Irish comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-76 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Negele Adams steals it from Joseph Cunniff | 63-76 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Donald Irish knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Kane | 66-76 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (SF), Randal Boone (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Todd Voss, Norbert McConnico, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Greg Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-76 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Gregory Davis is called for the reach on Donald Irish - foul #3 on Gregory Davis, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Randal Boone gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Scott Sargent | 66-78 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Stephen Kane connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-78 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Donald Irish can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Negele Adams | 69-78 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Stephen Kane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-78 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Kane - foul #3 on Stephen Kane, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norbert McConnico (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Randal Boone, Greg Mathews | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Donald Irish comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-80 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff pulls down the rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent runs out the clock | 69-80 |