| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prouty (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eric Master (fresh) C - Michael Shriner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Casady (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joseph Pence (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Prouty inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Michael Shriner is called for traveling | 34-30 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Tim Cooper pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Eric Master swats the short shot by Kevin Casady | 34-30 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Eric Master pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Tim Cooper steps in front of the Charles Grandstaff pass | 34-30 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Kevin Casady can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Richard Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Joseph Pence misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Michael Shriner grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Kevin Casady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (PG), Sheldon Gass (SG), Scott Cochran (SF), Terence Munson (PF) Charles Grandstaff, Philip Ries, James Prouty, Eric Master | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG) Joseph Pence | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Michael Shriner misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Casady | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Saul (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sheldon Gass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Cochran (fresh) PF - Terence Munson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Shriner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Morton (fresh) SG - Kevin Casady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tim Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Galloway (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Richard Anderson clanks a runner in the paint | 34-32 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Scott Cochran slams it home on a great pass from Sheldon Gass | 36-32 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-32 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Scott Cochran pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Michael Shriner drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Sheldon Gass | 38-32 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Richard Anderson drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by John Saul - foul #2 on John Saul, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), Philip Ries (SG), James Prouty (SF), Eric Master (PF) John Saul, Sheldon Gass, Scott Cochran, Michael Shriner | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Steger (PG), Richard Rounds (SF), James Barta (C) Christopher Morton, Tim Cooper, Gerald Galloway | |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Richard Anderson makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Kevin Casady is called for the reach on James Prouty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Casady, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Terence Munson's layup is rejected by Richard Anderson | 38-35 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | David Steger misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Richard Rounds snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Richard Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Philip Ries is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Prouty | 40-37 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Richard Anderson connects on the turnaround near the basket | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prouty (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Eric Master (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terence Munson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Casady (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Barta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Philip Ries knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terence Munson | 43-39 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Kevin Casady steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (PG), Sheldon Gass (SG), Scott Cochran (SF), Michael Shriner (C) Charles Grandstaff, Philip Ries, James Prouty, Terence Munson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Joseph Pence (SF), Micheal Hodges (PF), Bob Cole (C) Kevin Casady, Richard Rounds, Richard Anderson, James Barta | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Saul | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Scott Cochran is called for the reach on Joseph Pence - foul #1 on Scott Cochran, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Ries (SG) Eric Master | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Cooper (SF) Christopher Morton | |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Tim Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerald Galloway (C) Bob Cole | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Michael Shriner makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Sheldon Gass | 47-39 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | David Steger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Michael Shriner snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Gerald Galloway is called for the reach on John Saul - foul #2 on Gerald Galloway, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), James Prouty (SF), Eric Master (PF) John Saul, Scott Cochran, Sheldon Gass | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Richard Anderson (PF), James Barta (C) Joseph Pence, Micheal Hodges, Gerald Galloway | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | James Barta is called for the reach on Charles Grandstaff - foul #1 on James Barta, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF) Tim Cooper | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Master | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:57 | Purdue | David Steger buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-42 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Philip Ries is hacked by Christopher Morton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Morton, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (C) Michael Shriner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 50-42 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Ries (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prouty (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Eric Master (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Saul (fresh) 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Morton (fresh) SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Barta (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Christopher Morton buries a jumper from the left side set up by James Barta | 50-44 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Eric Master hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Richard Rounds loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SG), Terence Munson (PF), Sheldon Gass (C) Charles Grandstaff, Philip Ries, Eric Master | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG), Tim Cooper (SF), Micheal Hodges (PF), Gerald Galloway (C) Christopher Morton, Richard Rounds, Richard Anderson, James Barta | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Galloway - foul #3 on Gerald Galloway, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Shriner (C) John Saul | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Casady (SG) Joseph Pence | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | David Steger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Scott Cochran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Galloway - foul #4 on Gerald Galloway, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), Eric Master (PF) James Prouty, Michael Shriner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Anderson (PF) Micheal Hodges | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Scott Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Scott Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | David Steger is hacked by Eric Master - foul #2 on Eric Master, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (SG) Scott Cochran | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Barta (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Sheldon Gass steals it from David Steger | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Terence Munson hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:58 | Purdue | David Steger clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Eric Master snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Terence Munson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Ries (SG), James Prouty (SF), Michael Shriner (C) John Saul, Sheldon Gass, Terence Munson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG), Joseph Pence (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Bob Cole (C) David Steger, Kevin Casady, Tim Cooper, James Barta, Gerald Galloway | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prouty (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Eric Master (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Shriner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Pence (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bob Cole (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Richard Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 56-46 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | James Prouty grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Shriner | 59-46 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Richard Rounds scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Master | 61-48 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Richard Rounds misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Ries | 61-48 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Eric Master grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Philip Ries clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Richard Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Master - foul #3 on Eric Master, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (PG), Sheldon Gass (SG), Scott Cochran (SF), Terence Munson (PF) Charles Grandstaff, Philip Ries, James Prouty, Eric Master | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Barta (C) Bob Cole | |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Pence - foul #1 on Joseph Pence, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bob Cole (C) Richard Anderson | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | A charge is called on Richard Rounds - foul #2 on Richard Rounds, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass's floater is tipped away by James Barta | 63-49 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Christopher Morton misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Cochran - foul #2 on Scott Cochran, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Christopher Morton makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Christopher Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Saul runs out the clock | 63-51 |