| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) SG - Jack Johns (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Zyla (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bob Cole (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Keel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Brian Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Terry Zyla inbounds the ball | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Purdue | Joshua Smith steps in front of the Terry Zyla pass | 28-44 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 28-46 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is called for traveling | 28-46 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Richard Cuellar picks off the pass by Nicolas McColgan | 28-46 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Bob Cole lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 30-46 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Richard Cuellar is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF) Richard Cuellar, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Louis Zelek (PF), Scott Cochran (C) Philip Custer, Brian Richard, Harry Hopkins | |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Eddie May misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-46 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Terry Zyla pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Eddie May steps in front of the Christopher Morton pass | 30-46 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Joshua Smith is hacked by Jack Johns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Johns, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG) Christopher Morton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Harry Hopkins (C) Joshua Smith, Nicolas McColgan | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Louis Zelek misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bob Cole - foul #3 on Bob Cole, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (PF) Bob Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Richard (PF) Scott Cochran | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Louis Zelek makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Louis Zelek misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Louis Zelek tips it back up and in | 33-49 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Brian Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Eddie May drills a 3 from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the follow up shot | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Johns (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Jack Perkoski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Zyla (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Zelek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SG - Philip Custer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Richard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Eddie May is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Zelek | 35-55 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Eddie May misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Louis Zelek grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Eddie May is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Eddie May, team foul #1 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Richard Rounds (PF), Bob Cole (C) Richard Cuellar, Jack Perkoski, Ronald Keel, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Scott Cochran (SG), Nicolas McColgan (SF) Louis Zelek, Philip Custer, Eddie May | |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Joshua Smith picks off the pass by Thomas Rife | 38-55 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Thomas Rife is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Rife, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-57 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | The short jumper by Christopher Morton is denied by Brian Richard | 38-57 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Richard Rounds pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 38-57 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Scott Cochran is fouled on the floor by Bob Cole - foul #4 on Bob Cole, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Terry Zyla (C) Christopher Morton, Bob Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Louis Zelek (C) Scott Cochran, Harry Hopkins | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Smith | 38-59 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain travels with the ball | 38-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 38-59 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Richard Rounds is whistled for a carry | 38-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG) Jack Johns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Scott Cochran (PF), Harry Hopkins (C) Philip Custer, Brian Richard, Louis Zelek | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) SF - Terry Zyla (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Richard Rounds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie May (fresh) 25 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fairly fresh) 22 pts. PF - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 blk. C - Harry Hopkins (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Ronald Keel is called for the reach on Harry Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Keel, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Eddie May hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan tips it home | 38-61 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is hacked by Eddie May - foul #4 on Eddie May, team foul #2 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF) Ezekiel Brittain, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Harry Hopkins swats the short shot by Richard Rounds | 38-61 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Richard Rounds tips it in | 40-61 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Eddie May is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 40-63 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-63 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Eddie May grabs the board | 40-63 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Jack Perkoski is called for the reach on Nicolas McColgan - foul #3 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #7 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Cuellar, Jack Johns, Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Louis Zelek (PF) Scott Cochran, Harry Hopkins | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-65 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Eddie May drills a 3 from the left corner | 40-68 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rounds | 40-68 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan's pass is intercepted by Christopher Morton | 43-68 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Christopher Morton is called for traveling | 43-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Christopher Morton, Terry Zyla, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SF), Brian Richard (PF), Harry Hopkins (C) Nicolas McColgan, Louis Zelek, Eddie May | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (C) Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-68 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Joshua Smith is hacked by Jack Johns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Johns, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF) Jack Perkoski, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SF) Philip Custer | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Ronald Keel's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Hopkins | 45-70 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Joshua Smith gets the rebound | 45-70 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Johns (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bob Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 blk. SF - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Brian Richard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Hopkins (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Richard Cuellar is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF) Scott Cochran | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Joshua Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Thomas Rife grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is whistled for a carry | 45-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Louis Zelek (C) Joshua Smith, Harry Hopkins | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Eddie May hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Brian Richard | 45-73 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicolas McColgan - foul #3 on Nicolas McColgan, team foul #3 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Kenneth Barr (PF) Richard Cuellar, Jack Johns, Bob Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Eddie May comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-73 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barr | 47-73 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Christopher Morton is fouled on the floor by Philip Custer - foul #1 on Philip Custer, team foul #4 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF), Richard Rounds (PF) Thomas Rife, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Scott Cochran (SG), Harry Hopkins (C) Philip Custer, Nicolas McColgan, Louis Zelek | |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr lays it up and in and he's fouled by Brian Richard - foul #4 on Brian Richard, team foul #5 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF) Jack Perkoski, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr makes the free throw | 50-73 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-73 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Bob Cole snags the defensive board | 50-73 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Ezekiel Brittain - foul #1 on Ezekiel Brittain, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Jack Perkoski (SG), Terry Zyla (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Christopher Morton, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF), Louis Zelek (PF) Scott Cochran, Brian Richard | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 3rd free throw | 53-75 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bob Cole | 53-75 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | The jump hook by Bob Cole is blocked by Louis Zelek | 53-75 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Bob Cole tips it home | 55-75 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Eddie May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Hopkins | 55-75 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Eddie May can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-75 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkoski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rife (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bob Cole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Zyla (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie May (tiring) 34 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Nicolas McColgan (tiring) 26 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Zelek (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (tired) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Jack Perkoski - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #11 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Richard Rounds (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Thomas Rife, Bob Cole, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (PG), Philip Custer (SG), Brian Richard (PF) Joshua Smith, Eddie May, Harry Hopkins | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 55-77 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Philip Custer snags the defensive board | 55-77 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Richard Rounds picks off the pass by Nicolas McColgan in the backcourt | 55-77 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Christopher Morton pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Keel and the foul's on Louis Zelek - foul #1 on Louis Zelek, team foul #6 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG) Nicolas McColgan | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Scott Cochran loses the dribble to Jack Perkoski in the backcourt | 58-77 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Louis Zelek picks off the pass by Jack Perkoski | 58-77 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Brian Richard is called for traveling | 58-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF), Harry Hopkins (C) Scott Cochran, Louis Zelek | |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-77 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-77 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Keel | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Nicolas McColgan - foul #4 on Nicolas McColgan, team foul #7 | 58-77 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins grabs the board | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Philip Custer is hacked by Ronald Keel - foul #2 on Ronald Keel, team foul #12 | 59-77 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Philip Custer misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Philip Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-78 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Philip Custer snags the defensive board | 59-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Smith runs out the clock | 59-78 |