| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Stanford | 34-25 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | John Campbell hits a floater from the right side set up by Frederick Turner | 36-25 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is called for traveling | 36-25 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Kiser - foul #2 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it in | 37-27 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | John Campbell is denied on a layup by Ronald Kiser | 37-27 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it home | 39-27 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Robert Champagne knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Terry Wooldridge and he's fouled by Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Frederick Turner, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) Terry Wooldridge | |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ryan Church travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Stephen Burns | |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is denied on a dunk by David Williams | 39-30 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber buries a turnaround from the left block | 41-30 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Edward Scheiber | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 41-30 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | David Williams hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Church | 43-30 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 43-32 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Ryan Church banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jason Perry - foul #2 on Jason Perry, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Jason Perry, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:26 | Purdue | George Kramer can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Glen Fox - foul #2 on Glen Fox, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by William Stanford in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-34 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | George Kramer loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF) George Kramer | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Frederick Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the shot from the right block | 45-34 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Orunjan Ake - foul #1 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the easy layup | 46-34 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Burns | 46-36 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | John Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-36 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | John Campbell hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Glen Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a floater from the right block | 48-36 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 48-36 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Jan Tarver | 50-36 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 50-36 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | John Campbell is called for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Jason Perry (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Stephen Burns | |
| 10:13 | Purdue | David Williams is called for the reach on Donald Kirkland - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Willard Wittig | 50-38 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Ryan Church comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the follow up shot | 52-38 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | George Kramer loses the dribble to Paul Weber | 52-38 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's pass is intercepted by Donald Kirkland | 52-38 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Jason Perry misses the dunk | 52-38 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willard Wittig | 52-42 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Paul Weber loses the dribble to Willard Wittig | 52-42 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland blows the dunk | 52-42 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Ryan Church clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Ryan Church connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Weber and he's fouled by Jason Perry - foul #3 on Jason Perry, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Jason Perry, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Stephen Burns denies the turnaround by John Campbell | 55-44 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | William Stanford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF) Ronald Kiser | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 55-44 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Stephen Burns - foul #3 on Frederick Turner, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF) Orunjan Ake | |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Stephen Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #2 on John Campbell, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Stephen Burns makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Stephen Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Terry Wooldridge takes the ball from Edward Scheiber | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't finish the layup | 55-46 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, George Kramer | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-46 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the easy layup but the foul's on Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Willard Wittig, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Perry (SG), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Stephen Burns | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Glen Fox denies the turnaround by Ronald Kiser | 58-48 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), George Kramer (C) Jason Perry, Orunjan Ake | |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Lamar as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 61-49 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it in | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Robert Champagne | 63-54 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Glen Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, David Williams, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Stephen Burns (C) Robert Champagne, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Willard Wittig, George Kramer | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | John Campbell misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ronald Kiser - foul #3 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the lane | 64-56 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Robert Champagne tips it back up and in | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | John Campbell buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Boyd | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is fouled on the floor by Glen Fox as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | The jump hook by Glen Fox is blocked by Stephen Burns | 69-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it but misses | 69-58 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket | 69-58 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 69-58 |