| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 4 pts. C - David White (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | John Smith loses the dribble to Robert Moralez | 29-34 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell lays it up and in | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | John Smith makes the floater from close range and he's hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #3 on Phillip Dean, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | John Smith makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Craig Wolfe is called for the reach on Jeffrey Craig - foul #2 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), James Anderson (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is hacked by Scott Blackwell - foul #1 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | The short jumper by John Smith is denied by David White | 32-38 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | David White is hacked by James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, Christopher Nee, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Robert Moralez loses the dribble to John Smith | 32-38 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | David White knocks away the 3 by Rafael Anderson | 32-38 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Phillip Dean pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a floater in the paint | 32-38 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | David White tips it in | 32-40 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-40 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #3 on Troy Stovall, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Christopher Nee (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Michael Compton (SG), Anthony Golden (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Jeffrey Craig, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Michael Compton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Compton, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Nee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mickey Haworth (fresh) SG - Michael Compton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the floater from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Mickey Haworth grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Christopher Nee steps in front of the Michael Compton pass | 32-40 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm is hacked by Mickey Haworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mickey Haworth, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG) Robert Bluhm, Christopher Nee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (SF) Robert Moralez | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Stovall and he's fouled by Michael Compton - foul #2 on Michael Compton, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Michael Compton, Anthony Golden | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Phillip Dean buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Craig | 35-42 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | James Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Hylton - foul #1 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (SF), John Smith (PF) Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Jeffrey Craig, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Anthony Golden pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | David White knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 36-44 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Compton (SG), Robert Moralez (SF) Mickey Haworth, Ralph Hylton | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Anthony Golden is hacked by Rafael Anderson - foul #2 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Christopher Nee, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 36-44 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David White | 36-44 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Anthony Golden is hacked by Robert Bluhm - foul #3 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG) Robert Bluhm, Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Michael Compton, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins buries a floater from the left wing set up by Timothy Sullivan | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mickey Haworth (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Craig (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Troy Stovall clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Robert Moralez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), James Anderson (C) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Michael Compton (SG), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Mickey Haworth, Jeffrey Craig, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | David White steps in front of the Christopher Nee pass in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Anthony Golden knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Moralez out of a doubleteam | 40-48 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | John Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Golden | 40-48 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (SF) Robert Moralez | |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Scott Blackwell steals it from Christopher Nee in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | John Smith is hacked by Michael Compton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Compton, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Rafael Anderson, Christopher Nee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG) Michael Compton | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | David White misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 42-50 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | John Smith snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 42-50 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | James Anderson steals it from Ralph Hylton | 42-50 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | John Smith makes the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Compton (SG), Eugene Wells (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Mickey Haworth, Ralph Hylton, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 08:04 | Purdue | John Smith makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Phillip Dean blows the wide open layup | 45-50 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Eugene Wells hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Nee (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Smith (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Compton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | John Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Pearce - foul #2 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #10 | 45-52 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Dean | 45-52 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | John Smith jams it set up by Rafael Anderson | 47-52 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Pearce | 47-54 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 47-54 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Troy Stovall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), James Anderson (PF) Rafael Anderson, Christopher Nee, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Anthony Golden (C) Scott Blackwell, Michael Compton, Eugene Wells, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Anthony Golden is alone and drills a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Moralez out of the doubleteam | 47-56 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | James Anderson is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Robert Hawkins | 49-56 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Robert Moralez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block | 49-56 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton tips it home | 49-58 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF), David White (C) Ralph Hylton, Anthony Golden | |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Jeffrey Craig is called for the reach on Robert Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 50-58 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #4 on James Anderson, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Eugene Wells (SF) Mickey Haworth, Robert Moralez | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Craig - foul #3 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #12 | 50-60 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 51-60 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Phillip Dean buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Scott Blackwell | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (tired) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - James Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Craig (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | John Smith connects on the open jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Sullivan | 53-62 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell tips it back up and in | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Purdue | David White blocks the jumper by John Smith | 53-64 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Eugene Wells gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Eugene Wells is hacked by Robert Bluhm - foul #4 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), David McLeod (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Kurt Smith (C) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mickey Haworth (PG), Michael Compton (SG), Anthony Golden (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Jeffrey Craig, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Eugene Wells makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Eugene Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Joseph Pearce swats the short shot by James Anderson | 53-66 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Kurt Smith tips it but misses | 53-66 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Pearce | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Anthony Golden loses the dribble to James Anderson | 53-66 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-66 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Anthony Golden snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Anthony Golden is fouled on the floor by Rafael Anderson - foul #3 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), David White (C) Mickey Haworth, Michael Compton, Eugene Wells, Joseph Pearce | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Anthony Golden makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | David McLeod's pass is intercepted by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell banks in the layup | 53-69 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Kurt Smith grabs the offensive board | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Moralez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Robert Moralez lays it in set up by Scott Blackwell | 53-71 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by David McLeod | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell runs out the clock | 56-71 |