| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Shawn Reitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Larry Stanley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on an open floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | John Simpson is hacked by Scott Blackwell - foul #1 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Robert Moralez banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | John Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the dunk but he's hacked by Shawn Reitz - foul #1 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Robert Moralez blows the dunk | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | John Smith scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Shawn Reitz is called for the reach on Larry Stanley - foul #2 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), James Anderson (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, John Smith, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | James Anderson steps in front of the Robert Moralez pass | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Anderson | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | David White's pass is intercepted by Rafael Anderson | 6-4 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | James Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Blackwell - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, David White | |
| 15:58 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fresh) SG - Robert Hrabovsky (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Robert Moralez drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Girard and he's hacked by John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Robert Moralez is called for the reach on Robert Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Moralez, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (C) Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Golden (PF) Larry Stanley | |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits a driving attempt near the basket | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky makes the floater from the right wing set up by Anthony Golden | 9-9 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by John Simpson is blocked by Anthony Golden | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Robert Moralez, Anthony Golden, Steve Schroeder | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Leon Hall is fouled on the floor by Troy Stovall - foul #1 on Troy Stovall, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Larry Stanley drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by David White | 9-11 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | David White picks off the pass by James Anderson | 9-11 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Larry Stanley comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 9-11 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Troy Stovall | 11-11 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Larry Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF), Timothy Sullivan (C) Robert Bluhm, James Anderson, Craig Wolfe, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Leon Hall, Van Schreffler, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 12:13 | Purdue | John Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Girard - foul #1 on Michael Girard, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) Phillip Dean | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) SF - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hrabovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Michael Girard is fouled on the floor by Troy Stovall - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Troy Stovall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Robert Moralez tips it in | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | John Simpson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (C) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (C) Steve Schroeder | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Rafael Anderson - foul #2 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF) Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Michael Girard | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 13-15 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Leon Hall loses the dribble to Robert Hawkins in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the finger roll | 15-15 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Anthony Golden's layup is rejected by John Smith | 15-15 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hrabovsky - foul #1 on Robert Hrabovsky, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF) Robert Hawkins, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Robert Moralez, Anthony Golden | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | James Anderson banks in the layup on a great pass from John Simpson and he's hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #1 on Phillip Dean, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Leon Hall's fadeaway is rejected by John Smith | 18-15 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | David White gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Timothy Sullivan steals it from Phillip Dean | 18-15 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | John Smith misses the easy layup | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | David White pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Larry Stanley knocks in the jump hook from close range | 18-17 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan's floater is knocked away by Larry Stanley | 18-17 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Larry Stanley snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bluhm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) SG - Robert Hrabovsky (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Dean (tiring) PF - Larry Stanley (tiring) 6 pts. C - David White (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, James Anderson, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Robert Hrabovsky, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses the easy layup | 18-17 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe tips it in | 20-17 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is open and lays it up and in | 20-19 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jay Stanger | 22-19 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Michael Girard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF), Shawn Reitz (C) Timothy Sullivan, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Anthony Golden (PF) Van Schreffler, Larry Stanley | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Michael Girard misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Shawn Reitz's floater is tipped away by Anthony Golden | 22-19 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Anthony Golden is fouled on the floor by Shawn Reitz - foul #3 on Shawn Reitz, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), John Smith (PF), Jay Stanger (C) Robert Bluhm, Craig Wolfe, Shawn Reitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Brian Nicholas (SF), David White (C) Michael Girard, Robert Moralez, Steve Schroeder | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Anthony Golden makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Troy Stovall misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | David White gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Leon Hall's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 22-20 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Anthony Golden takes the ball from Troy Stovall in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Leon Hall comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 22-20 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Jay Stanger travels with the ball | 22-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Schreffler (SF), Robert Moralez (C) Brian Nicholas, David White | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Scott Blackwell | 22-22 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Jay Stanger blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Moralez - foul #2 on Robert Moralez, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), James Anderson (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (C) Leon Hall | |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Robert Moralez comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-22 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell tips it in | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Stanger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Schreffler (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Anthony Golden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Jay Stanger buries a floater from the left block | 26-24 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Troy Stovall (SG), John Smith (PF), Timothy Sullivan (C) Robert Bluhm, James Anderson, Craig Wolfe, Jay Stanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Brian Nicholas (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Van Schreffler, Robert Moralez, Anthony Golden, Phillip Dean | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | John Smith buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Sullivan | 28-25 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Larry Stanley drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Nicholas | 28-27 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Larry Stanley swats the shot by Rafael Anderson | 28-27 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Larry Stanley is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (SG), James Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF) Troy Stovall, Rafael Anderson, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Robert Moralez (SF), David White (C) Michael Girard, Brian Nicholas, Steve Schroeder | |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Scott Blackwell - foul #3 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) John Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Scott Blackwell, Larry Stanley | |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 29-27 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Leon Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm travels in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Golden (PF) Robert Moralez | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the lay-in | 29-27 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Troy Stovall gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm's pass is intercepted by Anthony Golden in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Leon Hall scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | James Anderson scores on a floater near the basket | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-30 |