| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (C) Paul Weber, Terry Bush | |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-40 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Frederick Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lawrence Lamar | 30-43 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-43 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert | |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 30-43 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | John Boyd is denied on a layup by Robert Sliva | 30-43 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Frederick Turner can't tip it in | 30-43 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Willard Wittig gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-43 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Weber and he's fouled by Orunjan Ake - foul #3 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF), William Stanford (C) Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Ronald Estes hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the floater from the right side | 34-46 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Lamar | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the finger roll | 34-50 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | William Stanford misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Hebert - foul #2 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 15:22 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar loses the dribble to Robert Sliva | 36-50 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Robert Sliva is whistled for traveling | 36-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Kurt Beard (C) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | John Boyd misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Sliva | 36-50 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Lawrence Lamar picks off the pass by Orunjan Ake | 36-50 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-50 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't tip it in | 36-50 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | William Stanford grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | John Boyd is called for the reach on Willard Wittig - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SG) William Stanford, Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Terrance Roberts, Kurt Beard | |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's layup is rejected by Terry Bush | 36-50 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 38-50 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-50 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Bush | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Bush (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Robert Sliva pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is hacked by Terry Bush - foul #2 on Terry Bush, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), William Stanford (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Terry Bush, Edward Scheiber | |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Willard Wittig - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Steve Collado | |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 38-52 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Robert Sliva is called for the reach on Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Robert Sliva, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert lays it in on a nice dish by John Boyd | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is whistled for traveling | 38-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Steve Collado | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Lawrence Lamar and the foul's on William Stanford - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Robert Champagne, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Paul Weber | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the free throw | 38-56 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Robert Sliva pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Frederick Turner steps in front of the William Stanford pass | 38-56 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 38-56 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Orunjan Ake | 38-56 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert loses the dribble to Orunjan Ake | 38-56 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Kurt Beard takes the ball from William Stanford | 38-56 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Hebert | 38-58 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Robert Champagne (SF) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Sliva (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bush (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Willard Wittig is called for the reach on Steve Collado - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #4 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Estes (PF) Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Paul Weber knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Boyd | 38-61 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 41-61 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-61 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Terry Bush buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Boyd | 41-63 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 44-63 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Donald Kirkland is called for the reach on Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF), William Stanford (C) Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts, Terry Bush | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Kirkland | 47-63 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Kirkland | 47-63 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | Lawrence Lamar picks off the pass by Orunjan Ake | 47-63 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Paul Weber banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Lamar | 47-65 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake loses the dribble to Lawrence Lamar | 47-65 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the jumper from the right block | 47-65 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar drills a floater from the free throw line | 47-67 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge snags the offensive board | 47-67 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-67 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #4 on William Stanford, team foul #6 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), Terrance Roberts (C) Steve Collado, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the offensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Frederick Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Scheiber | 47-71 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Kirkland | 50-71 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | John Boyd hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 50-73 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Robert Sliva travels with the ball | 50-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) William Stanford, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Hebert | 50-76 |
| 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) | |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #6 | 50-76 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-76 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Paul Weber steals it from Willard Wittig | 52-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Frederick Turner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-78 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 54-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 54-78 |