| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Paxton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Denny inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Carlos Yanez takes the ball from Clarence McCarthy | 25-42 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | John Paxton's floater is tipped away by Michael Harding | 25-42 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Michael Harding pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Thomas Denny buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Carr | 25-44 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | John Paxton is called for traveling | 25-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF) Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Thomas Denny is denied on a layup by Vincent Draper | 25-44 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy tips it home | 25-46 |
| 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) | |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-46 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 25-46 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-46 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Vincent Draper | 25-46 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Anthony Burr is hacked by Adam Carr - foul #1 on Adam Carr, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Anthony Burr, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez is hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 25-46 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Clarence McCarthy steals it from Marvin Holman | 25-46 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Marvin Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-46 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Marvin Holman hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Butler | 28-46 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Adam Carr is hacked by William Conover - foul #1 on William Conover, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Marvin Holman, William Conover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Mark Lynch (SF), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Denny, William Smith | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Mark Lynch drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Adam Carr | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Burr (fresh) SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Paxton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Carr (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Atkinson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | John Paxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marvin Holman (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF) Anthony Burr, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-48 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock gets the offensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Vincent Draper is called for the reach on Michael Harding - foul #1 on Vincent Draper, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF) Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | John Paxton gets the rebound | 28-48 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Joe Kay | 30-48 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Carr | 30-51 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Joe Kay's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Harding | 30-51 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock's pass is intercepted by Joe Kay in the backcourt | 30-51 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Joe Kay misses the shot from the right side | 30-51 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Mark Lynch grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-51 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | John Paxton snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Joe Kay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Holman | 32-51 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Lynch | 32-54 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Marvin Holman misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez tips it home | 34-54 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin Holman - foul #3 on Marvin Holman, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Thomas Denny (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Adam Carr, Mark Lynch, Michael Harding, Charles Atkinson | |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG) Jim Spurlock | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Eddie Woods misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Draper - foul #2 on Vincent Draper, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield hits a 3 from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Thomas Denny drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Poulsen and the foul's on Joseph Whitfield - foul #3 on Joseph Whitfield, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Anthony Burr, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper, William Conover | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the free throw | 37-60 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Yanez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Paxton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 11 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | John Paxton misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 37-60 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | James Poulsen is fouled on the floor by Carlos Yanez - foul #3 on Carlos Yanez, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Burr (SG) Marvin Holman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG), Michael Harding (PF) James Poulsen, Eddie Woods | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | William Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-62 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by John Paxton | 39-62 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | William Smith misses short on a shot in the paint | 39-62 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Paxton | 39-62 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Joe Kay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson tips it back up and in | 41-62 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-62 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | John Paxton gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Anthony Burr is hacked by Thomas Denny - foul #1 on Thomas Denny, team foul #3 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Marvin Holman (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Anthony Burr, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Mark Lynch (SF), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Denny, William Smith | |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Robert Butler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | William Conover tips it in | 43-62 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Adam Carr buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Spurlock | 43-64 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Vincent Draper connects on the shot from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson is hacked by William Conover - foul #2 on William Conover, team foul #7 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper, William Conover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Eddie Woods (PF) Jim Spurlock, Adam Carr, Michael Harding | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | The jumper by Joe Kay is denied by Clarence McCarthy | 45-66 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Charles Atkinson steps in front of the Carlos Yanez pass | 45-66 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez loses the ball out of bounds | 45-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF), William Conover (C) Joe Kay, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson, John Paxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (SF), William Smith (C) Mark Lynch, Charles Atkinson | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | William Smith drills a floater from the right block set up by Eddie Woods | 45-68 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Robert Butler drills a floater from the right side set up by Joseph Whitfield | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conover (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 11 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | William Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas Denny and he's hacked by Joseph Whitfield - foul #4 on Joseph Whitfield, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Kay (PG), Carlos Yanez (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), John Paxton (C) Robert Butler, Joseph Whitfield, Vincent Draper, William Conover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Adam Carr (SG), Michael Harding (PF) Clarence McCarthy, James Poulsen, Eddie Woods | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | William Smith makes the free throw | 47-71 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Jim Spurlock steals the ball from Marvin Holman | 47-71 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Thomas Denny blows the layup | 47-71 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Marvin Holman snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-71 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Denny | 47-71 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Thomas Denny connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Carr | 47-74 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | John Paxton hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Yanez | 49-74 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-74 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Michael Harding hits the follow up shot | 49-76 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | John Paxton clanks a runner from close range | 49-76 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | John Paxton can't tip it in | 49-76 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Thomas Denny gets the rebound | 49-76 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-76 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Carlos Yanez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-76 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | John Paxton makes the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Adam Carr - foul #2 on Adam Carr, team foul #4 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (PG), Anthony Burr (SG), Joseph Whitfield (SF), Vincent Draper (PF) Joe Kay, Marvin Holman, Carlos Yanez, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), Charles Atkinson (C) Jim Spurlock, Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding, William Smith | |
| 05:02 | Purdue | John Paxton misses the free throw | 51-76 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Eddie Woods snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Poulsen and he's hacked by John Paxton - foul #2 on John Paxton, team foul #9 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Conover (C) John Paxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson makes the free throw | 51-79 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Anthony Burr makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Butler | 54-79 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Mark Lynch connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from James Poulsen | 54-81 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Clarence McCarthy steals the ball from Joseph Whitfield | 54-81 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | James Poulsen hits the finger roll set up by Clarence McCarthy | 54-83 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Poulsen - foul #1 on James Poulsen, team foul #5 | 54-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Smith (C) Charles Atkinson | |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 55-83 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 56-83 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Poulsen | 56-85 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Robert Butler buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-85 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Burr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Vincent Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Conover (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 13 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 15 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | James Poulsen is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 59-85 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy gets the offensive rebound | 59-85 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-85 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Eddie Woods tips it back up and in | 59-87 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Robert Butler is fouled on the floor by James Poulsen - foul #2 on James Poulsen, team foul #6 | 59-87 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (SF), Michael Harding (PF), Charles Atkinson (C) James Poulsen, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Vincent Draper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 59-87 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | William Conover misses the tip | 59-87 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Thomas Denny pulls down the rebound | 59-87 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Thomas Denny works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy | 59-90 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Anthony Burr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 62-90 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Robert Butler takes the ball from Charles Atkinson | 62-90 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Butler | 64-90 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-90 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Vincent Draper pulls down the rebound | 64-90 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Thomas Denny is called for the reach on Joseph Whitfield - foul #2 on Thomas Denny, team foul #7 | 64-90 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Smith (C) Charles Atkinson | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 65-90 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Joseph Whitfield misses the 2nd free throw | 65-90 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Robert Butler grabs the offensive board | 65-90 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Robert Butler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-90 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Thomas Denny pulls down the rebound | 65-90 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Thomas Denny scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy | 65-92 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Anthony Burr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-92 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | William Smith grabs the board | 65-92 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Smith runs out the clock | 65-92 |