| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jim Roach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) SF - Dan Plourde (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jerry Prall inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Phil Lavine gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Jim Roach is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Ronald Wells is called for the reach on Kevin Andrews - foul #3 on Ronald Wells, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Byron Cole (SG) Ronald Wells | |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-21 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dan Plourde | 30-21 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | James Powell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Oliver - foul #1 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | James Powell misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | James Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Phil Lavine - foul #1 on Phil Lavine, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | James Powell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Phil Lavine | 32-22 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Byron Cole is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crowe - foul #4 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF) Joseph Crowe | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Dan Plourde hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Roach | 32-25 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Jerry Prall comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dan Plourde - foul #1 on Dan Plourde, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arlen Bergold (C) Phil Lavine | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Dennis Oliver is called for the reach on Arlen Bergold - foul #2 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Childress (C) Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF), Daniel Adair (PF) Dan Plourde, James Powell | |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Daniel Adair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG) Kevin Andrews | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG) Jim Roach | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Jerry Prall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Daniel Adair gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 3 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Byron Cole (fresh) SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) PF - Daniel Adair (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arlen Bergold (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Byron Cole drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Prall | 36-28 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Daniel Adair knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | James Frenette scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman | 38-30 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Byron Cole misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Travis Childress | 38-30 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Daniel Adair gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold's pass is intercepted by Bradley Blakeman | 38-30 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Jerry Prall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman | 40-30 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Daniel Adair comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen tips it home | 40-32 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Jerry Prall clanks a shot from the right block | 40-32 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Arlen Bergold | 40-32 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Byron Cole scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Buswell | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Frenette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Childress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Adair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arlen Bergold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Frenette | 42-35 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Daniel Adair banks in the layup on a great pass from Byron Cole and he's fouled by James Frenette - foul #1 on James Frenette, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) David Baumgartner, Jerry Prall, James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Roach (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Dan Plourde (SF), Phil Lavine (C) James Buswell, Byron Cole, Lonnie Hansen, Arlen Bergold | |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Daniel Adair makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe's pass is intercepted by Dan Plourde | 42-38 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Dan Plourde knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 42-40 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Jim Roach is called for the reach on Dennis Oliver - foul #3 on Jim Roach, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Powell (PF) Daniel Adair | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Phil Lavine - foul #2 on Phil Lavine, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Bradley Blakeman takes the ball from Dan Plourde | 43-40 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-40 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Phil Lavine gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | James Powell misses the layup against the doubleteam | 43-40 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Dan Plourde is called for the reach on Bradley Blakeman - foul #2 on Dan Plourde, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Jerry Prall (SF) Bradley Blakeman, Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arlen Bergold (C) Phil Lavine | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | The short jumper by Joseph Crowe is denied by Arlen Bergold | 43-40 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Jerry Prall tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Dennis Oliver is called for the reach on James Powell - foul #3 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Childress (C) Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Byron Cole (SG) Jim Roach, Ronald Wells | |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Dan Plourde misses the fadeaway from the left block | 45-40 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Byron Cole snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Plourde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arlen Bergold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Dan Plourde travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF) Kevin Andrews | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF) Dan Plourde | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Roach (PG), Daniel Adair (PF), Phil Lavine (C) James Buswell, James Powell, Arlen Bergold | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Byron Cole loses the dribble to Matthew Wilhite | 45-40 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Wilhite | 47-40 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Daniel Adair misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Wilhite | 47-40 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jim Roach takes the ball from Matthew Wilhite | 47-40 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jim Roach | 47-42 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Kevin Andrews (SG), Dennis Oliver (C) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite, Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (SG), Dan Plourde (SF), James Powell (PF), Arlen Bergold (C) Byron Cole, Lonnie Hansen, Daniel Adair, Phil Lavine | |
| 05:17 | Purdue | James Powell splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right block | 47-44 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Oliver | 50-44 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Dan Plourde is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dan Plourde, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG) Jim Roach | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Ronald Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | James Powell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Oliver - foul #4 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF) Jerry Prall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF), Phil Lavine (C) Dan Plourde, Arlen Bergold | |
| 04:00 | Purdue | James Powell makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | James Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe clanks a jumper from the left block | 50-45 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Phil Lavine pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Buswell and he's hacked by Kevin Andrews - foul #1 on Kevin Andrews, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Roach (PG), Daniel Adair (PF) James Buswell, James Powell | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Ronald Wells is called for the reach on Joseph Crowe - foul #4 on Ronald Wells, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Childress (C) Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Purdue | Byron Cole (SG), Dan Plourde (SF) Ronald Wells, Lonnie Hansen | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Oliver (C) Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (SG), James Powell (PF) Byron Cole, Daniel Adair | |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Dan Plourde misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | James Powell hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is hacked by James Powell - foul #1 on James Powell, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | James Powell gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Jim Roach makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Wells | 53-52 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver blows the layup but he's fouled by James Powell - foul #2 on James Powell, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Dan Plourde misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Phil Lavine grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Crowe - foul #5 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF) Joseph Crowe | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Ronald Wells makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | James Frenette grabs the board | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | James Frenette is hacked by Jim Roach in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Roach, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | James Frenette misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | James Frenette makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Dan Plourde buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Roach | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Phil Lavine swats the short shot by Jerry Prall | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jim Roach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan Plourde (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | James Frenette wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Ronald Wells is called for the reach on Kevin Andrews - foul #5 on Ronald Wells, team foul #12 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Byron Cole (SG) Ronald Wells | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jim Roach is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradley Blakeman - foul #1 on Bradley Blakeman, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jim Roach misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jim Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | James Frenette snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver is fouled on the floor by James Powell - foul #3 on James Powell, team foul #13 | 58-56 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | James Powell grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Phil Lavine travels with the ball | 59-56 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 59-56 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Jerry Prall grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | James Powell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jim Roach | 61-58 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Phil Lavine connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Jim Roach and the foul's on Dennis Oliver - foul #5 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Childress (C) Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Phil Lavine misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Jerry Prall snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-60 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | James Frenette gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Travis Childress connects on the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Dan Plourde - foul #4 on Dan Plourde, team foul #14 | 63-60 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jim Roach (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Byron Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Plourde (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | James Powell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 64-60 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Jerry Prall snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is hacked by Jim Roach in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jim Roach, team foul #15 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (PF) James Frenette | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG) Jim Roach | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Dan Plourde misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Frenette | 66-60 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (PF) James Frenette | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | James Buswell is called for the reach on Bradley Blakeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Buswell, team foul #16 | 66-60 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Byron Cole misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | James Powell snags the offensive board | 68-60 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | James Buswell double dribbles | 68-60 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is hacked by James Buswell in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Buswell, team foul #17 | 68-60 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | James Powell is hacked by James Frenette - foul #2 on James Frenette, team foul #11 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF), Arlen Bergold (C) Dan Plourde, Phil Lavine | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | James Powell makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | James Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | James Frenette snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman runs out the clock | 70-61 |