| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) SF - Jeremy Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Antone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Aker inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Gary Ibanez swats the short shot by Gary Allshouse | 23-22 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | David Williams snags the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Stringer | 25-22 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremy Church | 25-25 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Antone - foul #2 on Todd Antone, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Brunson (SF), Arthur Davis (C) Gary Magee, Gary Ibanez | |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Todd Antone drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Davis and the foul's on David Stoltzfus - foul #2 on David Stoltzfus, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Church - foul #1 on Jeremy Church, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Todd Antone | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Louis Brunson snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Louis Brunson misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (PF) Gary Ibanez | |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Louis Brunson makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Louis Brunson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Allshouse | 29-29 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | David Williams steals it from Todd Antone | 29-29 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jeremy Church - foul #2 on Jeremy Church, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Frank Aker, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Gary Ibanez (C) Jeremy Church, Louis Brunson | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus blows the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Davis - foul #1 on Arthur Davis, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG) Nathan Stringer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Gary Magee | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Todd Antone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Allshouse - foul #1 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (PG), David Williams (C) Gary Allshouse, David Stoltzfus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Frederick Babinski (PF) Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Gary Magee's pass is intercepted by David Williams | 33-32 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | David Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Jeremy Church (SF) Gary Magee, Todd Antone | |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Jeremy Church hits a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | David Williams is hacked by Gary Ibanez - foul #1 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Frank Aker (PF) Gary Chambers, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Todd Antone (SF) Philip Jones, Jeremy Church | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Allan Varley hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Hohl | 35-35 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Allan Varley steps in front of the Gary Ibanez pass | 35-35 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Allan Varley lays it up and in | 37-35 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Allan Varley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Todd Antone picks off the pass by Kelly Nichols | 37-35 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | The jumper by Todd Antone is denied by Kelly Nichols | 37-35 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Allshouse | 37-35 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Magee - foul #2 on Gary Magee, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), Domingo Trujillo (SF), David Williams (C) Edward Hohl, Allan Varley, Frank Aker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG), Arthur Davis (C) Gary Magee, Gary Ibanez | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Todd Antone drills a jump hook in the lane | 39-37 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | David Williams comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Babinski - foul #4 on Frederick Babinski, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stoltzfus (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Louis Brunson (SF) Mathew Kendrick, Frederick Babinski | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Todd Antone's fadeaway is rejected by David Stoltzfus | 41-37 |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Arthur Davis tips it home | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Brunson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Antone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Allshouse | 43-39 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Todd Antone knocks in the runner from close range | 43-41 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | David Williams buries a jumper in the paint | 45-41 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | David Williams takes the ball from Arthur Davis | 45-41 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Todd Antone steps in front of the David Williams pass | 45-41 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by David Stoltzfus - foul #3 on David Stoltzfus, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Chambers (PG), Edward Hohl (SG), Allan Varley (SF), Frank Aker (PF), Kelly Nichols (C) Gary Allshouse, Nathan Stringer, Domingo Trujillo, David Stoltzfus, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Magee (SG), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Louis Brunson, Arthur Davis | |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Edward Hohl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Gary Chambers pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Edward Hohl works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Todd Antone | 45-43 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Jeremy Church comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Edward Hohl gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Allan Varley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Todd Antone knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Mathew Kendrick | 45-45 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Aker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) SF - Jeremy Church (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Frank Aker gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Gary Magee steals it from Gary Chambers | 45-45 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez connects on the shot from the left block set up by Mathew Kendrick | 45-47 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Frank Aker banks in the layup | 47-47 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Allan Varley steals it from Jeremy Church | 47-47 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Edward Hohl splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Aker | 50-47 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Allan Varley takes the ball from Todd Antone | 50-47 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Nathan Stringer (SG), David Stoltzfus (PF), David Williams (C) Gary Chambers, Edward Hohl, Allan Varley, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Louis Brunson (SF), Frederick Babinski (PF) Gary Magee, Jeremy Church, Todd Antone | |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Frank Aker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Stringer - foul #3 on Nathan Stringer, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF) Frank Aker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Arthur Davis (SF) Philip Jones, Louis Brunson | |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Allan Varley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Jeremy Church (SF) Gary Magee, Arthur Davis | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is denied on a layup by David Williams | 53-49 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick is hacked by Gary Allshouse - foul #2 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Aker (SF) Allan Varley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Todd Antone (SF) Philip Jones, Jeremy Church | |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus hits the finger roll set up by Gary Allshouse | 55-53 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Todd Antone gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Magee (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | The jump hook by Gary Ibanez is blocked by David Williams | 55-53 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Frank Aker buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Stringer and he's fouled by Gary Ibanez - foul #2 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), Allan Varley (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Nathan Stringer, David Stoltzfus, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Jeremy Church (SF), Arthur Davis (C) Gary Magee, Todd Antone, Gary Ibanez | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeremy Church | 57-53 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), David Stoltzfus (PF), David Williams (C) Edward Hohl, Allan Varley, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus blows the dunk but he's fouled by Frederick Babinski - foul #5 on Frederick Babinski, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Gary Magee, Frederick Babinski | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez drills a runner from close range | 59-58 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 59-58 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeremy Church | 59-58 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses badly on a runner in the lane | 59-58 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Todd Antone snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick is denied on a dunk by David Stoltzfus | 59-58 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer scores on a floater from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG) Arthur Davis | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-60 |