| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Gregory Allis - foul #2 on Gregory Allis, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-33 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts tips it back up and in | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:50 | Purdue | The short jumper by Robert Champagne is denied by Steve Collado | 20-35 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Roberts | 20-35 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber double dribbles | 20-35 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | George Kramer buries a jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Gregory Allis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Willard Wittig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Roberts | 22-35 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lawrence Lamar | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:51 | Purdue | George Kramer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 22-38 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), William Stanford (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-39 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Paul Weber snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Sam (fresh) SG - William Stanford (fresh) SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | The jump hook by Orunjan Ake is blocked by Terrance Roberts | 22-42 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Robert Sliva tips it back up and in | 24-42 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 24-44 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses the shot from the right wing | 24-44 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the board | 24-44 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-44 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 24-44 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Steve Collado is called for the reach on William Stanford - foul #2 on Steve Collado, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) John Sam, William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-44 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | George Kramer swats the short shot by Glen Fox | 24-44 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Turner | 24-44 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | David Williams double dribbles | 24-44 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Kirkland | 27-44 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | David Williams dunks the ball on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 27-46 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-46 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Willard Wittig snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-46 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-46 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Champagne | 30-46 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | David Williams buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Allis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) 9 pts. C - Glen Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Gregory Allis is whistled for a carry | 30-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, David Williams, Glen Fox | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-48 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | William Stanford is called for the reach on Steve Collado - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG) Frederick Turner | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Robert Sliva is called for the reach on Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Robert Sliva, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Boyd | 30-50 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sliva | 30-50 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), George Kramer (C) John Sam, Terry Wooldridge, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | William Stanford is called for the reach on Paul Weber - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Gregory Allis (PF) William Stanford, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-50 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Steve Collado picks off the pass by Donald Kirkland | 32-50 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-53 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Willard Wittig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland can't tip it in | 32-53 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Roberts | 32-53 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 32-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | George Kramer's layup is rejected by Terrance Roberts | 32-56 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 32-58 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Willard Wittig drills a floater from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #4 on Willard Wittig, team foul #6 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Sam (PG), William Stanford (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| 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) | |
| 05:33 | Illinois | William Stanford is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #7 | 34-58 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Robert Sliva grabs the board | 34-58 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | John Boyd swats the shot by Orunjan Ake | 34-58 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | John Sam pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-58 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Frederick Turner gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Boyd | 34-60 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) John Sam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Sliva | 37-60 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Glen Fox comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #4 on Robert Sliva, team foul #8 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Kramer | 37-61 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | George Kramer hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 39-61 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-61 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Glen Fox tips it home | 39-63 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the contested 3 from the right wing | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Stanford (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Glen Fox (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Williams (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 42-63 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Glen Fox tips it home | 42-65 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-65 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Gregory Allis steals the ball from Glen Fox | 42-65 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Kramer | 45-65 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 45-65 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | George Kramer snags the defensive board | 45-65 |
| 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) | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | William Stanford clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 45-65 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Glen Fox, David Williams | |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Kramer - foul #3 on George Kramer, team foul #9 | 45-65 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | George Kramer misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 45-67 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | George Kramer's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Paul Weber | 45-67 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Paul Weber dunks the ball | 45-69 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | George Kramer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #4 | 45-69 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 46-69 |