| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (fresh) SG - Scott Severe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Godin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Hair (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Peter Godin inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Charles Hair knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 31-26 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Hedrick | 31-29 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hair - foul #3 on Charles Hair, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Herring (PF) Charles Hair | |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | The jump hook by Frank Steiner is blocked by David Herring | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Jamie Morris tips it in | 33-32 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Morris - foul #1 on Jamie Morris, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG) Darryl Nelson | |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:29 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Degen | 33-36 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | John Degen snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | John Degen is fouled on the floor by Louis Cochran - foul #2 on Louis Cochran, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Timothy Kinsey (PF) John Degen, David Herring | |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey's layup is rejected by John Leblanc | 33-36 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 33-36 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it home | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Severe (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Peter Godin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) C - Jim Hedrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Ricky Winter steps in front of the Timothy Kinsey pass | 35-36 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Scott Severe - foul #2 on Scott Severe, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (C) Dwain Landy, Jamie Morris, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (PF) Timothy Kinsey | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Frank Steiner gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Charles Hair blocks the short jumper by Frank Steiner | 37-36 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses short on a jumper in the lane | 37-36 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Peter Godin gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Charles Hair comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 37-36 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Charles Hair snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Steiner | 37-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Severe - foul #3 on Scott Severe, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG), Jamie Morris (SF), Louis Cochran (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Ricky Winter, Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), Frank Yarbro (SG), Joel Cobb (SF) Darryl Nelson, Scott Severe, Peter Godin | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John Leblanc tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Dwain Landy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dwain Landy, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Joshua Zeno (SG) Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG) John Degen | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Cochran (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Scott Severe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Cobb (fresh) PF - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jim Hedrick (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Scott Severe is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is fouled on the floor by Scott Severe - foul #4 on Scott Severe, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (SF), David Herring (C) Joel Cobb, Jim Hedrick | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is fouled on the floor by Scott Severe - foul #5 on Scott Severe, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF), Richard Nash (PF) Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Timothy Kinsey (PF) Scott Severe, Charles Hair | |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Dwain Landy buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Brian Reynolds is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Louis Cochran (C) Joshua Zeno, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Peter Godin (SF), Jim Hedrick (C) Brian Reynolds, John Degen, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Dwain Landy travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Dwain Landy, Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (PF) David Herring | |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Frank Steiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Jamie Morris (SF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SF), David Herring (C) Peter Godin, Jim Hedrick | |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro is fouled on the floor by John Leblanc - foul #2 on John Leblanc, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG), Richard Nash (PF) Joshua Zeno, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Frank Steiner buries a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Nash | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - John Leblanc (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Yarbro (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Cobb (fresh) PF - Charles Hair (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Joel Cobb misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 44-41 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is wide open and slams it home set up by Jamie Morris | 46-41 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | David Herring lays it up and in and he's hacked by Richard Nash - foul #2 on Richard Nash, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Joshua Zeno (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Dwain Landy, Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Richard Nash, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), Peter Godin (SF), Jim Hedrick (C) Darryl Nelson, Joel Cobb, Charles Hair | |
| 06:15 | Purdue | David Herring makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | John Degen steals the ball from Joshua Zeno | 46-44 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | David Herring hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Degen | 46-46 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Godin - foul #2 on Peter Godin, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (PF) David Herring | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is hacked by Timothy Kinsey - foul #2 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick knocks in the runner in the lane | 48-48 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Peter Godin is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #3 on Peter Godin, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF), Dwain Landy (C) Joshua Zeno, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), Joel Cobb (SG) Frank Yarbro, Peter Godin | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Reynolds and the foul's on Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (PF) Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (PF) John Degen | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jamie Morris - foul #2 on Jamie Morris, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG) Brian Reynolds | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | John Leblanc snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is alone and drills a runner near the basket set up by Dwain Landy | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joel Cobb (fresh) SF - Timothy Kinsey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jim Hedrick (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson buries a floater from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Timothy Kinsey steals the ball from Frank Steiner in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Louis Cochran (C) Dwain Landy, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (SG), Peter Godin (SF) Joel Cobb, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Darryl Nelson | 52-55 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is fouled on the floor by Darryl Nelson - foul #3 on Darryl Nelson, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Peter Godin gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Jim Hedrick - foul #2 on Jim Hedrick, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jamie Morris snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is called for 3 seconds | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the turnaround in the paint | 54-55 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Peter Godin snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Peter Godin is hacked by Christopher Goncalves in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Peter Godin makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Peter Godin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 54-56 |