| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Steven Abbott connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 30-34 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 30-36 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses badly on a runner in the paint | 30-37 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is hacked by Sam Edinger - foul #3 on Sam Edinger, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Abbott and he's hacked by Kevin Armstrong - foul #1 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (PF) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | James Garner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | The jump hook by Anthony McMaken is blocked by Michael Dunklin | 30-40 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 30-42 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is fouled on the floor by Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), John Madden (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Kevin Armstrong, Irvin Shepard, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:27 | Purdue | James Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-42 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | James Garner loses the dribble to Jan Tarver | 30-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Michael Dunklin steals the ball from Doug Whitten | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Madden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Garner | 32-42 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Tim Whatley is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Whatley, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Irvin Shepard (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, John Madden, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Irvin Shepard is called for the reach on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF) James Nichols, Doug Whitten | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jan Tarver | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Kevin Armstrong - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #6 | 32-45 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken lays it up and in | 32-47 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ryan Church - foul #3 on Ryan Church, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG) Irvin Shepard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), James Nichols (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Anthony McMaken | |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-47 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | George Kramer snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the wide open jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Michael Dunklin (PF) Kevin Armstrong, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF) David Williams | |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses short on a floater from the left side | 36-47 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | James Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Whatley | 36-49 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Sam Edinger scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Tim Whatley gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Irvin Shepard (SG), George Kramer (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, James Nichols, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Anthony McMaken and he's fouled by Irvin Shepard - foul #2 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Ryan Church is called for the reach on Kevin Armstrong - foul #4 on Ryan Church, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | George Kramer is fouled on the floor by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SF) James Garner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken blows the dunk but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (PF) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Dunklin | 43-53 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Steven Abbott takes the ball from Kevin Armstrong after a doubleteam | 43-53 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | David Williams snags the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken banks in the layup set up by Richard Guerrera | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Steven Abbott | 43-55 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Stephen Burns is called for the reach on Anthony McMaken - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #9 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), George Kramer (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Irvin Shepard, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF) Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church, David Williams | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits a runner near the basket set up by Tim Whatley | 45-57 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Doug Whitten double dribbles | 45-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Anthony McMaken | |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Mark Zinner splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Kramer | 47-57 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Doug Whitten clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | John Madden grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Madden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Tim Whatley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Irvin Shepard (SG), Sam Edinger (SF) Tim Whatley, James Garner, John Madden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, Richard Deady | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Mark Zinner steps in front of the Dennis Hazelwood pass | 47-57 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kevin Armstrong | 49-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Irvin Shepard steps in front of the Steven Abbott pass | 49-57 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard slams it home | 51-57 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-57 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Nichols | 51-57 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | James Nichols connects on the floater from the left block set up by Steven Abbott and he's fouled by George Kramer - foul #2 on George Kramer, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (PF) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Ryan Church, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Irvin Shepard - foul #3 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Stephen Burns (C) Irvin Shepard, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-62 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Stephen Burns - foul #4 on Stephen Burns, team foul #12 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), John Madden (SF) Kevin Armstrong, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, James Nichols | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Ryan Church gets the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Michael Dunklin steals it from Anthony McMaken | 51-63 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | James Garner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Doug Whitten can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-63 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | John Madden misses badly on a floater near the basket | 51-63 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | David Williams throws it down | 51-65 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Irvin Shepard (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, John Madden, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-65 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses short on a jumper in the lane | 54-65 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it home | 54-67 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Richard Guerrera steps in front of the Sam Edinger pass | 54-67 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the finger roll | 54-69 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't throw it down | 54-69 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 54-69 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | David Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-69 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses short on a floater in the lane | 54-69 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Ryan Church snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Williams | 54-72 |
| 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Richard Guerrera steals it from Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt | 54-72 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Steven Abbott lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 54-74 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-74 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the board | 54-74 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Mark Zinner takes the ball from Anthony McMaken | 54-74 |
| 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-74 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 54-76 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger lays it up and in | 56-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 56-76 |