| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mile Konopski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jacob Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David White inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Hawkins | 26-43 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Guillen in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 26-43 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | David White pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 26-46 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | David White snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-46 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Miller - foul #2 on Jacob Miller, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), David McLeod (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), Kurt Smith (PF) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, Mile Konopski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Phillip Dean connects on the floater in the paint | 27-48 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Bluhm | 29-48 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Christopher Nee is fouled in the backcourt by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Phillip Dean, Jacob Miller | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Joseph Pearce swats the layup by Kurt Smith | 29-48 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Christopher Nee tips it in | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McLeod (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Nee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kurt Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce tips it back up and in | 31-50 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Christopher Nee banks in the wide open layup set up by Robert Bluhm | 33-50 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton is hacked by Kurt Smith - foul #2 on Kurt Smith, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), John White (PF), Mile Konopski (C) Robert Bluhm, David McLeod, Christopher Nee, Kurt Smith, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by John White - foul #4 on John White, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (C) John White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG) Jeffrey Craig | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Harry Timmons, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Stovall | 35-52 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | David White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Jacob Miller | |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Lloyd Guillen, David White | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is fouled on the floor by Rafael Anderson - foul #4 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Kurt Smith (C) Troy Stovall, Rafael Anderson, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Timmons | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mile Konopski (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kurt Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bluhm | 37-55 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Robert Hawkins steals it from Joseph Pearce | 37-55 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Mile Konopski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), David McLeod (SG), Christopher Nee (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, Kurt Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Jacob Miller (C) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Mile Konopski misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Mile Konopski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen loses the dribble to Christopher Nee | 37-55 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe loses the ball out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Smith (PF) Mile Konopski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Troy Stovall clanks a shot from the right side | 37-55 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 37-55 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Timmons | 37-58 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Christopher Nee is hacked by David White in the backcourt - foul #2 on David White, team foul #5 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Troy Stovall, David McLeod, Christopher Nee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, David White, Phillip Dean, Jacob Miller | |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Pearce - foul #1 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #6 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG) Harry Timmons | |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce tips it but misses | 38-58 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 38-58 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Ralph Hylton denies the turnaround by Timothy Sullivan | 38-58 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Trevor Finley grabs the board | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kurt Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Trevor Finley (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Hylton (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-58 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Craig Wolfe | 38-58 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Wolfe and the foul's on Lloyd Guillen - foul #3 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Rafael Anderson (SF), John White (PF), Mile Konopski (C) Robert Bluhm, Timothy Sullivan, Kurt Smith, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), David White (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Jacob Miller (C) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Phillip Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (SF) Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | John White banks in the layup and the foul's on Phillip Dean - foul #3 on Phillip Dean, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | John White makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left block | 44-58 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jacob Miller tips it in | 44-60 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Troy Stovall tips it home | 46-60 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Phillip Dean scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Timmons | 46-62 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-62 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Phillip Dean gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | David White is fouled on the floor by Christopher Nee - foul #1 on Christopher Nee, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | David McLeod (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Rafael Anderson, Christopher Nee, Mile Konopski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Johnny Jowett (SG), Joseph Pearce (PF) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, Phillip Dean | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Troy Stovall is called for the reach on David White - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffrey Craig | 46-64 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | John White misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 46-64 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe tips it but misses | 46-64 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | David White grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Craig and he's hacked by David McLeod - foul #1 on David McLeod, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Zachary Walker (PF), Mile Konopski (C) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan, John White, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF) Johnny Jowett, Jacob Miller | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David McLeod | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David McLeod (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Zachary Walker (fresh) C - Mile Konopski (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David White (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 48-70 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lloyd Guillen | 48-70 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-70 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Mile Konopski snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 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) | |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Joseph Pearce swats the dunk try by Mile Konopski | 48-70 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Pearce | 48-70 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton clanks a driving attempt from close range | 48-70 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce snags the offensive board | 48-70 |
| 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) | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (SF), Kurt Smith (C) David McLeod, Zachary Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF), Jacob Miller (C) Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Miller | 48-71 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is hacked by Mile Konopski - foul #3 on Mile Konopski, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG) Jeffrey Craig | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kurt Smith | 48-71 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lloyd Guillen - foul #4 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen | 49-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Mile Konopski drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #4 on Phillip Dean, team foul #10 | 51-73 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Mile Konopski misses the free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Phillip Dean gets the rebound | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell runs out the clock | 51-73 |