| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) C - Charles Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (fresh) SG - James Douthit (fresh) SF - William Jefferson (fresh) PF - Peter Godin (fresh) C - Bobby Tull (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Peter Godin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:51 | Purdue | Peter Godin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Bobby Tull hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Peter Godin is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #1 on Peter Godin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | David Smith connects on the open 3 from the right corner set up by Sean Tobar | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Bobby Tull knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Charles Banks grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | David Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | William Jefferson takes the ball from Sean Tobar | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Peter Godin hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | William Jefferson steps in front of the David Smith pass in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | James Douthit can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled in the backcourt by James Douthit - foul #1 on James Douthit, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (SF), David Herring (PF) William Jefferson, Bobby Tull | |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Charles Banks can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Frank Steiner gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Peter Godin pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | James Douthit misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Charles Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Frank Steiner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Peter Godin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Kinsey and the foul's on Timothy McDeavitt - foul #1 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Peter Godin misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Eldredge (fresh) SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (fairly fresh) SG - James Douthit (tiring) SF - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) PF - David Herring (fresh) C - Peter Godin (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Leon Eldredge, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Timothy McDeavitt steps in front of the John Degen pass | 5-6 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge connects on the shot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Degen | 7-8 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge's pass is intercepted by John Degen | 7-8 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | James Douthit misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Stanford Fay gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Sean Tobar, Timothy McDeavitt, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Jefferson (SF), Bobby Tull (C) Timothy Kinsey, David Herring | |
| 13:34 | Purdue | William Jefferson hits a jumper from the right side and the foul's on James Barnett - foul #1 on James Barnett, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG), Timothy McDeavitt (PF) James Barnett, Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:34 | Purdue | William Jefferson makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Charles Banks hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Smith and he's fouled by Bobby Tull - foul #1 on Bobby Tull, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG), David Herring (PF) James Douthit, Peter Godin | |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | William Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | John Degen is fouled on the floor by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | David Herring misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 9-11 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | William Jefferson tips it in | 9-13 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Smith | 11-13 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 11-13 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Charles Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (PG), Sean Tobar (SG), Leon Eldredge (PF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Charles Pierce, Timothy McDeavitt, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (SF), Peter Godin (C) William Jefferson, Bobby Tull | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Barnett (fresh) SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (tiring) SG - Scott Severe (fresh) SF - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Herring (fairly fresh) C - Peter Godin (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey's layup is rejected by Sean Tobar | 11-13 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the floater from the left side | 13-13 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Degen | 13-15 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Severe - foul #1 on Scott Severe, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Douthit (SG) Peter Godin | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | David Smith clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | James Douthit is fouled on the floor by James Barnett - foul #2 on James Barnett, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Banks (C) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:20 | Purdue | James Douthit connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Severe | 13-18 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | David Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sean Tobar and the foul's on James Douthit - foul #2 on James Douthit, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Leon Eldredge, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG), William Jefferson (SF) James Douthit, John Degen | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | David Smith makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | William Jefferson loses the ball out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Godin (PF), Bobby Tull (C) David Herring, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled on the floor by Peter Godin - foul #2 on Peter Godin, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), David Herring (PF) Scott Severe, Peter Godin | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-18 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | David Herring grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Charles Banks steps in front of the David Herring pass | 16-18 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Sean Tobar can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Merle Edmonson - foul #1 on Merle Edmonson, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Leon Eldredge (PF), Stanford Fay (C) Charles Pierce, Timothy McDeavitt, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (SG), Bruce Jenkins (SF), Timothy Kinsey (C) Brian Reynolds, William Jefferson, Bobby Tull | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Stanford Fay - foul #1 on Stanford Fay, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG) Merle Edmonson | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Stanford Fay grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | David Herring is called for the reach on Sean Tobar in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Herring, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | David Herring gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Banks (C) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (tiring) SG - Scott Severe (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Herring (tiring) 2 reb. C - Timothy Kinsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Charles Banks knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Timothy Kinsey - foul #1 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | John Degen loses the dribble to David Smith | 21-21 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge banks in the layup on a great pass from David Smith | 23-21 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | David Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG), Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Sean Tobar, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (SG) Scott Severe | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt blows the wide open layup | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | David Herring hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Charles Pierce - foul #1 on Charles Pierce, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SF) Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Jefferson (SF) Bruce Jenkins | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | David Herring misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | John Degen is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Degen, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Duane Davis (PF) David Herring | |
| 06:23 | Illinois | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey is hacked by James Barnett - foul #3 on James Barnett, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SF) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Tull (C) William Jefferson | |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 25-24 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Bobby Tull gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Bobby Tull hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-24 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | David Smith scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Frank Steiner and he's fouled by Timothy Kinsey - foul #2 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG), Timothy McDeavitt (PF), Stanford Fay (C) Charles Pierce, Leon Eldredge, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG), Scott Severe (SG), William Jefferson (SF), David Herring (PF) John Degen, Brian Reynolds, Timothy Kinsey, Duane Davis | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | David Smith makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | David Herring can't finish the layup | 28-24 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | David Herring tips it home | 28-26 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by David Herring - foul #2 on David Herring, team foul #12 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins (PF) David Herring | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Bobby Tull clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Stanford Fay - foul #2 on Stanford Fay, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (C) Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG) Merle Edmonson | |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Bobby Tull misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Bobby Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | David Smith banks in the layup | 33-27 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins is hacked by Leon Eldredge - foul #2 on Leon Eldredge, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Douthit (SG), Peter Godin (PF), Timothy Kinsey (C) Scott Severe, William Jefferson, Bobby Tull | |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Sean Tobar snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Pierce (fresh) SG - Sean Tobar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (tiring) SG - James Douthit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Godin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Kinsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Sean Tobar jams the wide open dunk set up by Frank Steiner | 35-28 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins makes the floater from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Peter Godin gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Frank Steiner steals the ball from Bruce Jenkins | 35-30 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge jams it on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 37-30 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Bruce Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Stanford Fay (PF) Charles Pierce, Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (PG), William Jefferson (SF), David Herring (PF) John Degen, Bruce Jenkins, Timothy Kinsey | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | David Smith tips it in | 39-30 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Sean Tobar is called for the reach on James Douthit - foul #1 on Sean Tobar, team foul #12 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | James Douthit makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | James Douthit misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy McDeavitt | 39-31 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is hacked by William Jefferson - foul #1 on William Jefferson, team foul #13 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Edmonson (PG) Scott Severe | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | James Douthit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Sean Tobar travels in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Douthit misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy McDeavitt - foul #2 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #13 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Banks (C) Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG), Timothy Kinsey (SF) Merle Edmonson, William Jefferson | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Douthit misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Douthit makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | James Douthit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-32 |