| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 8 pts. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Hunsaker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Klink (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | Phil Lavine denies the turnaround by Robert Armstrong | 37-28 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Andrew Pike grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Phil Lavine knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Wells and he's fouled by Ernest Johnson - foul #3 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Ray Carrington (SG), Shaun Nix (PF), Paul Fallon (C) James Hunsaker, Charles Derosier, Ernest Johnson, Robert Armstrong | |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Phil Lavine misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Francois is called for the reach on Kevin Klink - foul #1 on Paul Francois, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG) Kevin Klink | |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Phil Lavine gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Ronald Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Derosier - foul #1 on Charles Derosier, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG), Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Ronald Wells, Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Paul Fallon steals it from Brian Huff | 39-28 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Brian Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Lonnie Hansen (SF) Henry Orosco, Paul Francois | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Kevin Klink (SF), Robert Armstrong (C) Norman Larson, Charles Derosier, Shaun Nix | |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | James Buswell pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | James Buswell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Illinois | Lonnie Hansen is called for the reach on James Hunsaker - foul #2 on Lonnie Hansen, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (SG), Andrew Pike (PF), Phil Lavine (C) Brian Huff, Jon Stevenson, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Harold Barnes (SF) James Hunsaker, Ray Carrington, Kevin Klink | |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Phil Lavine grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Lonnie Hansen, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Francois (SF) Lonnie Hansen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Phil Lavine | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Derosier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Fallon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Purdue | James Buswell is hacked by Norman Larson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Larson, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG) James Buswell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Danny Chouinard (SG), Daniel Beyer (PF), Ernest Johnson (C) Norman Larson, Charles Derosier, Paul Fallon, Robert Armstrong | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | James Hunsaker steals the ball from Andrew Pike | 41-31 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer loses the dribble to Phil Lavine | 41-31 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Barnes - foul #1 on Harold Barnes, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG), Roland Harrell (C) Ronald Wells, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink (SF) Harold Barnes | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Hunsaker | 43-34 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Roland Harrell's pass is intercepted by Danny Chouinard | 43-34 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson scores on a jump hook from close range set up by James Hunsaker | 43-36 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | James Hunsaker takes the ball from Brian Huff in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker banks in the layup | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Henry Orosco buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Hunsaker - foul #1 on James Hunsaker, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF) Paul Francois, Andrew Pike | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Ray Carrington (SG), Shaun Nix (C) James Hunsaker, Danny Chouinard, Ernest Johnson | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Stevenson swats the short shot by Kevin Klink | 46-38 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Roland Harrell gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Klink - foul #2 on Kevin Klink, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Phil Lavine (C) Henry Orosco, Brian Huff, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Robert Armstrong (C) Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer | |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Shaun Nix | 48-40 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson drills a jumper in the paint set up by Ronald Wells | 50-40 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Francois (SF) Lonnie Hansen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF), Paul Fallon (C) Norman Larson, Ray Carrington, Shaun Nix, Robert Armstrong | |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Ronald Wells connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gosnell (PG), Brian Huff (SG), Andrew Pike (PF), Roland Harrell (C) James Buswell, Ronald Wells, Jon Stevenson, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Kevin Klink (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF) Charles Derosier, Harold Barnes, Daniel Beyer | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Gosnell (fresh) SG - Brian Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Hunsaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Chouinard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Klink (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Fallon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Paul Francois lays it up and in | 54-40 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon misses the easy layup | 54-40 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-40 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson tips it home | 54-42 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Brian Huff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-42 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Fallon | 54-42 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink lays it in on a great pass from James Hunsaker | 54-44 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | William Gosnell is fouled in the backcourt by James Hunsaker - foul #2 on James Hunsaker, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF), Phil Lavine (C) Brian Huff, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Ray Carrington (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) James Hunsaker, Danny Chouinard, Kevin Klink, Ernest Johnson, Paul Fallon | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | William Gosnell misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Beyer | 54-44 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Gosnell steps in front of the Charles Derosier pass | 54-44 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the lay-in | 54-44 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen tips it home | 56-44 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF) William Gosnell, Lonnie Hansen, Jon Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes (SF), Shaun Nix (C) Ray Carrington, Robert Armstrong | |
| 08:41 | Purdue | The jump hook by Phil Lavine is blocked by Shaun Nix | 56-44 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Phil Lavine misses the tip | 56-44 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Francois picks off the pass by Harold Barnes | 56-44 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Phil Lavine blocks the jumper by Charles Derosier | 56-44 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Andrew Pike pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Henry Orosco is hacked by Norman Larson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Larson, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Huff (SG), Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Ronald Wells, Andrew Pike, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Ray Carrington (SG), Ernest Johnson (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Norman Larson, Charles Derosier, Daniel Beyer, Shaun Nix | |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Henry Orosco (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Francois (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Hunsaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ray Carrington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jon Stevenson - foul #2 on Jon Stevenson, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF) Paul Francois | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink (SF) Harold Barnes | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Ray Carrington picks off the pass by Brian Huff in the backcourt | 58-45 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker lays it up and in on a great pass from Ray Carrington | 58-47 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Ray Carrington picks off the pass by Lonnie Hansen in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink's floater is tipped away by Roland Harrell | 58-47 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Roland Harrell gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Henry Orosco misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen misses the floater from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Henry Orosco gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Ernest Johnson is called for the reach on Jon Stevenson - foul #4 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Paul Francois (SF), Phil Lavine (C) Henry Orosco, Brian Huff, Lonnie Hansen, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF), Paul Fallon (C) James Hunsaker, Ray Carrington, Kevin Klink, Ernest Johnson, Robert Armstrong | |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | James Buswell is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Chouinard - foul #4 on Danny Chouinard, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Pike (PF) Jon Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix (PF) Daniel Beyer | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | James Buswell makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | James Buswell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier buries a shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Paul Francois is hacked by Danny Chouinard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Chouinard, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG) Danny Chouinard | |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Paul Francois misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Paul Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Nix | 62-54 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes is fouled on the floor by Paul Francois - foul #2 on Paul Francois, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gosnell (SG), Roland Harrell (C) Ronald Wells, Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Kevin Klink (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF) James Hunsaker, Harold Barnes, Shaun Nix | |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Paul Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | James Buswell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Fallon - foul #1 on Paul Fallon, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | James Buswell makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | James Buswell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Paul Francois pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Gosnell (fresh) SF - Paul Francois (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Klink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Beyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Fallon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Daniel Beyer swats the dunk try by Andrew Pike | 64-54 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Gosnell is called for the reach on Charles Derosier - foul #1 on William Gosnell, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Orosco (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF), Phil Lavine (C) James Buswell, William Gosnell, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Ray Carrington (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Robert Armstrong (C) Norman Larson, Charles Derosier, Kevin Klink, Paul Fallon | |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-54 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Jon Stevenson | 64-54 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer tips it home | 64-56 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Orosco | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong drills a fadeaway in the lane | 66-58 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Ronald Wells is hacked by James Hunsaker - foul #3 on James Hunsaker, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF) Lonnie Hansen, Jon Stevenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Kevin Klink (SF) Ray Carrington, Harold Barnes | |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Ronald Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses badly on a shot from close range | 67-58 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink gets the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong makes the shot near the basket | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Henry Orosco makes the 3 from the left wing | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong scores on a shot in the lane set up by Daniel Beyer | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Andrew Pike is fouled in the backcourt by James Hunsaker - foul #4 on James Hunsaker, team foul #14 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Stevenson (PF) Phil Lavine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-62 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Paul Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Andrew Pike is called for traveling | 72-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Brian Huff (SG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Roland Harrell (C) Henry Orosco, Ronald Wells, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Ray Carrington (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Paul Fallon (C) James Hunsaker, Charles Derosier, Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer, Robert Armstrong | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Roland Harrell pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | James Buswell runs out the clock | 72-62 |