| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Thalman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Degen (fresh) PF - Warren Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | John Degen inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Warren Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Donald Hadley double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | David Herring hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Frank Steiner snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | David Herring is called for the reach on Frederick Dicus in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Herring, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Herring - foul #3 on David Herring, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (C) David Herring | |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | William Thalman is called for traveling | 46-37 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hadley - foul #1 on Donald Hadley, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG) Frank Yarbro | |
| 18:21 | Purdue | William Thalman misses short on a jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Warren Cain gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | William Thalman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Frank Steiner gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on John Degen - foul #2 on John Degen, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Donald Hadley, Frank Steiner, Charles Turner, Dusty Beeler | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | William Thalman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Degen | 49-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Degen picks off the pass by Michael Jenson | 49-40 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Warren Cain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 51-40 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Ricky Winter is called for the reach on Warren Cain - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Charles Turner (SF), Dusty Beeler (PF) Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter, Frederick Dicus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG) Joel Cobb | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Reuben Thompson steps in front of the Timothy Kinsey pass | 51-40 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Charles Turner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 51-40 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Reuben Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Thalman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Degen (tiring) PF - Warren Cain (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Kinsey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | William Thalman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Charles Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 51-40 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Warren Cain grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | William Thalman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Degen | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Turner | 53-43 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Christopher Goncalves steals it from Warren Cain | 53-43 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Donald Hadley connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves and the foul's on Timothy Kinsey - foul #2 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Ricky Winter (SF), Frederick Dicus (C) Christopher Goncalves, Charles Turner, Reuben Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG), Jim Hedrick (PF), David Herring (C) Frank Yarbro, Warren Cain, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jim Hedrick | 55-43 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | David Herring comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (PG) Donald Hadley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (SF) John Degen | |
| 13:19 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | David Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | William Thalman pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Charles Hair can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ricky Winter - foul #3 on Ricky Winter, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Turner (SF) Dusty Beeler | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Jim Hedrick denies the turnaround by Frederick Dicus | 55-46 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus tips it home | 57-46 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Frederick Dicus steals the ball from David Herring | 57-46 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Frederick Dicus | 59-46 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | David Herring clanks a jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Charles Turner pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Jenson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Dicus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Thalman (tiring) 21 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jim Hedrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Herring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus is fouled on the floor by David Herring - foul #4 on David Herring, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Dusty Beeler (PF) Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), Brandon Holguin (SG), John Degen (SF), Warren Cain (PF), Timothy Kinsey (C) William Thalman, Joel Cobb, Charles Hair, Jim Hedrick, David Herring | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Timothy Kinsey is called for the reach on Frederick Dicus - foul #3 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF) Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Donald Hadley comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-46 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Donald Hadley scores on a floater in the lane | 61-46 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Brandon Holguin is fouled on the floor by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (SG), Charles Turner (SF) Frank Steiner, Frederick Dicus | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG) Brandon Holguin | |
| 09:46 | Purdue | William Thalman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Warren Cain grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | William Thalman misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Turner - foul #2 on Charles Turner, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF) John Degen, Warren Cain | |
| 09:34 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses long on a floater from the left side | 61-48 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Charles Hair grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Charles Hair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (C) Reuben Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG) Frank Yarbro | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Donald Hadley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Turner | 64-48 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Charles Hair grabs the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | William Thalman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Turner | 66-48 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | William Thalman hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Turner | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Turner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Dicus (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Thalman (tired) 25 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Hedrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Kinsey (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Joel Cobb misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dusty Beeler - foul #2 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Donald Hadley, Christopher Goncalves, Charles Turner, Dusty Beeler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Holguin (SG), John Degen (SF), Warren Cain (PF), David Herring (C) William Thalman, Charles Hair, Jim Hedrick, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Joel Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Frank Steiner and he's fouled by David Herring - foul #5 on David Herring, team foul #7 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), Timothy Kinsey (C) Joel Cobb, David Herring | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the free throw | 71-51 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | John Degen is hacked by Michael Jenson - foul #1 on Michael Jenson, team foul #8 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PF) Frederick Dicus | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:39 | Purdue | John Degen misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dusty Beeler | 71-51 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Michael Jenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-51 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-51 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Warren Cain hits the follow up shot | 71-53 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-53 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dusty Beeler - foul #3 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Charles Turner (SF) Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG) Brandon Holguin | |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Charles Turner knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 73-55 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | William Thalman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Warren Cain snags the offensive board | 73-55 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | John Degen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 73-55 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Warren Cain grabs the board | 73-55 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Ricky Winter (PF), Frederick Dicus (C) Frank Steiner, Charles Turner, Dusty Beeler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SG), Charles Hair (SF), Jim Hedrick (PF) Frank Yarbro, John Degen, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Reuben Thompson is called for the reach on Charles Hair - foul #3 on Reuben Thompson, team foul #10 | 73-55 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson is hacked by Charles Hair - foul #2 on Charles Hair, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jim Hedrick | 73-57 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | William Thalman loses the dribble to Ricky Winter | 73-57 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves gets the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reuben Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Dicus (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Thalman (tiring) 25 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Cain (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses the jumper from the right side | 73-57 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Warren Cain snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses the shot in the paint | 73-57 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick snags the offensive board | 73-57 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | William Thalman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Hadley | 75-57 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Warren Cain | 75-59 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is called for traveling | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Dusty Beeler (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Reuben Thompson, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brandon Holguin (SG), Timothy Kinsey (C) William Thalman, Warren Cain | |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 75-59 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Donald Hadley pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-59 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Charles Hair grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses badly on a shot from close range | 75-59 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Turner | 75-59 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Charles Hair is called for the reach on Charles Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Hair, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the board | 76-59 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | The jump hook by Jim Hedrick is blocked by Dusty Beeler | 76-59 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Frank Steiner gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Donald Hadley drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Frank Steiner and the foul's on Timothy Kinsey - foul #4 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #10 | 78-59 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Brandon Holguin gets the rebound | 78-59 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick lays it up and in and he's fouled by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #11 | 78-61 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses the free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the offensive board | 78-61 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Charles Hair buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Frank Steiner - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #12 | 78-63 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Donald Hadley runs out the clock | 78-64 |