| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Edward Scheiber swats the shot by Robert Champagne | 25-30 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Stephen Burns misses the jumper from close range | 25-30 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Jan Tarver knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 25-33 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Kiser | 27-33 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Ronald Kiser swats the layup by John Campbell | 27-33 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | William Stanford is hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser lays it in despite the doubleteam | 29-33 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Robert Champagne buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Terry Wooldridge | 31-33 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Paul Weber and he's hacked by Robert Champagne - foul #2 on Robert Champagne, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the contested jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Stanford | 33-36 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jan Tarver | 33-39 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is fouled on the floor by Ryan Church - foul #4 on Ryan Church, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), George Kramer (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | George Kramer knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Willard Wittig | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 35-39 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | John Campbell hits a jumper from the right side set up by Frederick Turner | 35-41 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | John Campbell knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Frederick Turner | 35-43 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Willard Wittig evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | John Campbell steals it from Willard Wittig out of a doubleteam | 35-43 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | David Williams makes the floater in the lane set up by Lawrence Lamar and he's fouled by Orunjan Ake - foul #1 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Willard Wittig, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, John Campbell | |
| 13:26 | Illinois | David Williams makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | William Stanford is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Lawrence Lamar (PF) John Boyd, David Williams | |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Stanford and he's hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is hacked by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jan Tarver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 38-46 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber dunks the ball | 38-48 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-48 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Paul Weber tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:02 | Purdue | The jump hook by Terry Wooldridge is blocked by Lawrence Lamar | 38-50 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar travels with the ball | 38-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) Willard Wittig, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:19 | Purdue | George Kramer misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Donald Kirkland is called for the reach on John Boyd - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Michael Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Michael Collins takes the ball from Robert Champagne | 40-53 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Michael Collins can't finish the layup | 40-53 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | George Kramer swats the short shot by Frederick Turner | 40-53 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | George Kramer buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Stanford | 42-53 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the easy layup | 42-53 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Campbell | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 11 pts. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | John Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, George Kramer, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Michael Collins, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell | |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Ryan Church snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ronald Kiser - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PF) David Williams | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 42-58 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the tip | 42-58 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | George Kramer snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | George Kramer comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Paul Weber snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Stephen Burns knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Ronald Kiser out of the doubleteam | 44-58 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Church | 44-61 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | George Kramer lays it in uncontested set up by Ronald Kiser out of the doubleteam | 46-61 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the tip | 46-61 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | George Kramer snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | The short jumper by George Kramer is denied by Paul Weber | 46-61 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Stephen Burns can't tip it in | 46-61 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | George Kramer gets the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | George Kramer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-61 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (C) Willard Wittig, George Kramer, Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Edward Scheiber | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses long on a jumper from the right block | 46-61 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the offensive board | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-61 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | John Boyd tips it home | 46-63 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Stanford | 49-63 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is called for traveling | 49-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (PF), Stephen Burns (C) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Kiser, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Glen Fox | |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Willard Wittig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Willard Wittig | 51-63 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-65 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Robert Champagne is called for the reach on John Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Champagne, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Willard Wittig, Donald Kirkland, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Glen Fox (C) Ryan Church, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-66 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it in | 56-66 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | William Stanford is called for the reach on Glen Fox in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Robert Champagne scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Kiser out of a doubleteam | 59-68 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | William Stanford is called for the reach on Jan Tarver in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Stanford, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-70 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Ronald Kiser steals the ball from Michael Collins | 59-70 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Robert Champagne knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Michael Collins, Glen Fox | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 62-70 |