| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Sica (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Hale inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the runner in the lane | 21-29 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Branson | 21-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Daniel Lee buries a floater from the left block set up by John Morrison and the foul's on Wayne Kronberg - foul #1 on Wayne Kronberg, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Neil Adams (C) Richard Johnson, Jeremy Sica, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Daniel Lee makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Norman Provost snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson knocks in the floater from the left side | 21-34 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | John Morrison takes the ball from Christopher Robertson | 21-34 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | John Morrison is fouled on the floor by Christopher Robertson - foul #2 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #2 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (SF), Jeremy Sica (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) David Looney, Christopher Robertson, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | John Morrison can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 21-34 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | James Glynn grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | James Glynn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-34 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Richard Johnson can't tip it in | 21-34 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Sica - foul #1 on Jeremy Sica, team foul #3 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Robertson (PF), Neil Adams (C) Jeremy Sica, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:30 | Purdue | James Glynn connects on the shot from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | John Morrison is hacked by Christopher Robertson - foul #3 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #4 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Jeremy Sica (PF) Wayne Kronberg, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Lawrence Branson | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Edward Davies clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Neil Adams - foul #2 on Neil Adams, team foul #5 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), Rudolph Crotty (C) David Looney, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Myers (SF) Robert Hale | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Sica (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Myers (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Davies (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Neil Adams (C) James Glynn, Jeremy Sica, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Lawrence Branson (C) James Myers, Norman Provost | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | John Mauriello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Glynn (SG), Jeremy Sica (PF) David Looney, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG) John Mauriello | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Glynn - foul #1 on James Glynn, team foul #6 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Wayne Kronberg, Jeremy Sica, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF) Louis Gordon | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | John Morrison snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | John Morrison misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-36 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:32 | Purdue | James Glynn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-36 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Daniel Lee gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | John Morrison knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Lee | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:41 | Purdue | A charge is called on James Glynn - foul #2 on James Glynn, team foul #7 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), Paul Jang (SG), Jeremy Sica (PF), Neil Adams (C) James Glynn, David Looney, Christopher Robertson, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), Norman Provost (PF) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Lawrence Branson | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses short on a jumper in the lane | 26-39 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-39 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Edward Davies pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Edward Davies is hacked by Neil Adams - foul #3 on Neil Adams, team foul #8 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Glynn (SG) Paul Jang | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG) John Mauriello | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Edward Davies makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Edward Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Sica (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Davies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Purdue | James Glynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Robertson (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Jeremy Sica, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Lawrence Branson (C) Louis Gordon, Edward Davies | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Norman Provost is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kronberg - foul #2 on Wayne Kronberg, team foul #9 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Sica (PF), Neil Adams (C) Christopher Robertson, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Neil Adams can't finish the layup | 26-43 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Daniel Lee clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #10 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Richard Johnson, Jeremy Sica, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | James Glynn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Provost | 26-43 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rudolph Crotty - foul #1 on Rudolph Crotty, team foul #11 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (SF), Jeremy Sica (PF), Neil Adams (C) David Looney, Christopher Robertson, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (SG), John Mauriello (SF) John Morrison, Robert Hale | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | James Glynn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-45 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Daniel Lee snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson blows the layup | 26-45 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Daniel Lee hits the follow up shot | 26-47 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | James Glynn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-47 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Neil Adams grabs the offensive board | 26-47 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | James Glynn makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 29-47 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses short on a shot from the left block | 29-47 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Richard Johnson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Mauriello - foul #1 on John Mauriello, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) James Glynn, Jeremy Sica, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, John Mauriello, Lawrence Branson | |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Robert Hale drills a shot from close range | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Looney (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Robert Hale is called for the reach on David Looney - foul #4 on Robert Hale, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Glynn (SG) David Looney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Branson (C) Norman Provost | |
| 06:55 | Purdue | James Glynn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Kronberg | 34-49 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Gordon | 34-51 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | James Glynn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | James Glynn scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wayne Kronberg | 37-51 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Morrison is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Morrison, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), David Looney (SF), Jeremy Sica (PF), Neil Adams (C) James Glynn, Richard Johnson, Christopher Robertson, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Norman Provost (PF) Louis Gordon, Lawrence Branson | |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-51 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Neil Adams hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Norman Provost double dribbles | 39-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (PG), James Glynn (SG) Wayne Kronberg, Paul Jang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Richard Johnson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Edward Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Norman Provost banks in the layup set up by John Morrison and the foul's on Jeremy Sica - foul #2 on Jeremy Sica, team foul #12 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), Paul Jang (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF) Richard Johnson, James Glynn, Jeremy Sica | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (SG), John Mauriello (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) John Morrison, Robert Hale, Edward Davies | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Branson | 39-54 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | John Mauriello misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-54 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Louis Gordon hits the follow up shot | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Looney (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Daniel Lee is called for the reach on Wayne Kronberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Lee, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (PG) Wayne Kronberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Davies (PF) Norman Provost | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Richard Johnson drills a jumper from the right side | 43-56 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Daniel Lee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson is whistled for a carry | 43-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF) Daniel Lee, John Mauriello | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Jang - foul #2 on Paul Jang, team foul #13 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Douglas Sanders (PF) Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Provost (PF) Edward Davies | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Provost | 43-60 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Adams (C) Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG) Louis Gordon | |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 01:21 | Purdue | David Looney misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Daniel Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lawrence Branson | 43-63 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Neil Adams's floater is tipped away by Norman Provost | 43-63 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Norman Provost slams it home set up by Robert Hale | 43-65 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Lawrence Branson blocks the short jumper by Wayne Kronberg | 43-65 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Neil Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Lawrence Branson steps in front of the David Looney pass | 43-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Daniel Lee runs out the clock | 43-65 |