| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson inbounds the ball | 35-11 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Purdue | Robert Moralez picks off the pass by Rafael Anderson in the backcourt | 35-11 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Rafael Anderson - foul #2 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #1 | 35-11 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 35-11 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-11 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 36-11 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz misses the 1st free throw | 36-11 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-11 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Larry Stanley gets the rebound | 36-11 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Leon Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-11 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson pulls down the rebound | 36-11 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-11 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Leon Hall pulls down the rebound | 36-11 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Larry Stanley scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Scott Blackwell | 38-11 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-11 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Robert Moralez gets the rebound | 38-11 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 40-11 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, John Smith, Shawn Reitz | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 40-11 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 40-11 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the offensive board | 40-11 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | The short jumper by Scott Blackwell is denied by Craig Wolfe | 40-11 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | David White tips it in | 42-11 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | The jump hook by Jay Stanger is blocked by David White | 42-11 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Leon Hall gets the rebound | 42-11 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Jay Stanger denies the turnaround by Robert Moralez | 42-11 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Jay Stanger snags the defensive board | 42-11 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | James Anderson throws it down on a nice dish by Jay Stanger | 42-13 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Larry Stanley | 44-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Bluhm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | James Anderson scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Stovall | 44-15 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-15 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe is hacked by Larry Stanley - foul #2 on Larry Stanley, team foul #2 | 46-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) James Anderson | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is hacked by Steve Schroeder - foul #2 on Steve Schroeder, team foul #3 | 46-15 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-15 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Steve Schroeder gets the rebound | 46-15 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the jumper from the right side | 46-15 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 46-15 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Anthony Golden blocks the short jumper by Troy Stovall | 46-15 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky snags the defensive board | 46-15 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Troy Stovall is called for the reach on Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #3 | 46-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Schreffler (SG), David White (C) Robert Hrabovsky, Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Anthony Golden clanks a jump hook from close range | 46-15 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the rebound | 46-15 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Anthony Golden picks off the pass by Jay Stanger | 46-15 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Anthony Golden scores on a shot in the paint set up by David White and he's fouled by Robert Bluhm - foul #3 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #4 | 48-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Robert Moralez (SF) Michael Girard, Van Schreffler, David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (SF) Jay Stanger | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Anthony Golden makes the free throw | 49-15 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Troy Stovall loses the dribble to Leon Hall in the backcourt | 49-15 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Craig Wolfe is called for the reach on Anthony Golden - foul #2 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #5 | 49-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Anthony Golden, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | James Anderson is called for the reach on Scott Blackwell - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #6 | 49-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Scott Blackwell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hrabovsky (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bluhm (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Robert Bluhm is called for the reach on Robert Hrabovsky - foul #4 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #7 | 49-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (C) Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky makes the 1st free throw | 50-15 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 50-15 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Moralez | 50-15 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Leon Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-15 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 50-15 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Troy Stovall loses the dribble to Larry Stanley | 50-15 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Leon Hall drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Moralez | 52-15 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-15 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky snags the defensive board | 52-15 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Craig Wolfe - foul #3 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #8 | 52-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Van Schreffler (SF), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Robert Hrabovsky, Robert Moralez, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 52-15 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-15 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the lay-in | 53-15 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-15 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Craig Wolfe is called for the reach on Larry Stanley - foul #4 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #9 | 53-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (PF) Craig Wolfe | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 54-15 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-15 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Bluhm | 55-17 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Michael Girard is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #10 | 55-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Nicholas (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Van Schreffler, Larry Stanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Michael Girard misses the 1st free throw | 55-17 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Michael Girard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-17 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-19 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Timothy Sullivan steps in front of the Anthony Golden pass | 56-19 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Scott Blackwell steps in front of the Timothy Sullivan pass | 56-19 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Nicholas (fresh) PF - Anthony Golden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (tired) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bluhm (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Anderson (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Sullivan (tiring) 6 pts. C - Jay Stanger (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is open and buries a floater from the left wing | 59-21 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Brian Nicholas is hacked by James Anderson - foul #4 on James Anderson, team foul #11 | 59-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Steve Schroeder (C) Michael Girard, Scott Blackwell, David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (PF) James Anderson | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Brian Nicholas misses the 1st free throw | 59-21 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Brian Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-21 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Leon Hall steals the ball from Troy Stovall in the backcourt | 60-21 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Leon Hall clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Stanger - foul #1 on Jay Stanger, team foul #12 | 60-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Brian Nicholas, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 61-21 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-21 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Van Schreffler picks off the pass by Troy Stovall in the backcourt | 62-21 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Robert Moralez blows the layup | 62-21 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Moralez | 62-21 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Leon Hall is hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #13 | 62-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Larry Stanley (PF) Van Schreffler, Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (SG) Troy Stovall | |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the 1st free throw | 62-21 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-21 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | James Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hrabovsky - foul #3 on Robert Hrabovsky, team foul #4 | 63-21 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | James Anderson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 63-21 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 63-21 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Jay Stanger knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-23 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Phillip Dean lays it in set up by Leon Hall | 65-23 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | James Anderson throws it down on a nice dish by Timothy Sullivan and he's fouled by Phillip Dean - foul #1 on Phillip Dean, team foul #5 | 65-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG) Robert Hrabovsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) Robert Bluhm | |
| 05:08 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the free throw | 65-26 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #3 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #14 | 65-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 65-26 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 2nd free throw | 65-26 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 65-26 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is whistled for a carry | 65-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Golden (PF) Larry Stanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG) Jay Stanger | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Robert Bluhm - foul #5 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #15 | 65-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jay Stanger (C) Robert Bluhm | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 66-26 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-26 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan buries a fadeaway near the basket | 67-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 67-28 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | David White snags the offensive board | 67-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David White (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (tired) 1 ast. SG - James Anderson (tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Sullivan (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Wolfe (very tired) 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jay Stanger (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Craig Wolfe - foul #5 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #16 | 67-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Robert Moralez, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Craig Wolfe | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 67-28 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-28 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | John Smith is hacked by Robert Hrabovsky - foul #4 on Robert Hrabovsky, team foul #6 | 68-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Van Schreffler (SF) Scott Blackwell, David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Van Schreffler - foul #1 on Van Schreffler, team foul #7 | 68-28 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 68-29 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-30 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Michael Girard clanks a shot from the free throw line | 68-30 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Larry Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 68-30 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Larry Stanley buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Hrabovsky | 70-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Van Schreffler - foul #2 on Van Schreffler, team foul #8 | 70-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), David White (C) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Van Schreffler, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 70-31 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-32 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Larry Stanley knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Leon Hall | 72-32 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Troy Stovall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-32 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 72-32 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 72-32 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Leon Hall steps in front of the Troy Stovall pass in the backcourt | 72-32 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 72-32 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Leon Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 72-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 72-32 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 72-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Leon Hall takes the ball from Timothy Sullivan in the backcourt | 72-32 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Leon Hall runs out the clock | 72-32 |