| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Danny Parry inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | David Blanks can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-30 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Gary Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Marty McClenic tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Marty McClenic is called for the reach on Todd Sieben - foul #1 on Marty McClenic, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski is hacked by Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Todd Sieben clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Donnie Bonetti is called for the reach on Marty McClenic - foul #3 on Donnie Bonetti, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Smith (C) Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Gary Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (PG) Todd Sieben | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Nicholas Drouin picks off the pass by Thad Zbierski | 43-32 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Gary Thomas blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-32 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Andre Esposito gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is fouled on the floor by Danny Parry - foul #1 on Danny Parry, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (SF), Chad White (C) Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-32 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | William Martini gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Gary Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jon Smith | 43-32 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Chad White knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Robinson | 46-32 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Gary Thomas comes up short on the runner from the left block | 46-32 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson grabs the board | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Blanks (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Martini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Troiano (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Thomas Collins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Todd Sieben (SG), Danny Parry (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Donnie Bonetti (C) Raymond Robinson, David Blanks, William Green, Jon Smith, Chad White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas, Thomas Collins, William Martini, Joey Troiano | |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Danny Parry makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from David Garling | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Andre Esposito is fouled on the floor by Danny Parry - foul #2 on Danny Parry, team foul #3 | 51-32 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Richard Grant tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Sieben | 53-34 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Marty McClenic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), Jon Smith (PF) Todd Sieben, Thad Zbierski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Thomas Collins (C) Barry Hoffman, Marty McClenic | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:19 | Purdue | David Blanks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Andre Esposito pulls down the rebound | 53-34 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin buries a 3 from straight away | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:40 | Purdue | The short jumper by David Blanks is denied by Thomas Collins | 53-37 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andre Esposito | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Richard Grant tips it but misses | 53-37 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Danny Parry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-37 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Richard Grant snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jon Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Danny Parry gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Andre Esposito blocks the jumper by David Blanks | 53-37 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-37 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Thomas Collins tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | David Blanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Chad White (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, Jon Smith, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), William Martini (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant, Thomas Collins | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Chad White - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Barry Hoffman - foul #3 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Thad Zbierski steps in front of the Joey Troiano pass | 56-41 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Marty McClenic steals it from William Green | 56-41 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Marty McClenic can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marty McClenic | 56-41 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | William Martini comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 56-41 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Chad White grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | William Green is hacked by Marty McClenic - foul #2 on Marty McClenic, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Thomas Collins (SF) Joey Troiano, Andre Esposito | |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Chad White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | David Blanks tips it home | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | William Green takes the ball from Thomas Collins | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses long on a floater near the basket | 58-41 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | William Martini pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Marty McClenic, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Robert Gorecki (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Jon Smith (C) Todd Sieben, William Green, Thad Zbierski, Chad White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Richard Grant (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Barry Hoffman, William Martini, Marty McClenic | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gorecki (fresh) PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Jon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joey Troiano (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | David Blanks is hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Danny Parry (SF), Donnie Bonetti (C) Robert Gorecki, Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | David Garling misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-41 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Richard Grant gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-41 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joey Troiano | 58-41 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Jon Smith gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | David Blanks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Blanks, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF) Jon Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Thomas Collins, Joey Troiano | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Marty McClenic's fadeaway is rejected by Donnie Bonetti | 58-41 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | David Blanks connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-41 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Jon Smith (PF), Chad White (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (PF) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant | |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 61-41 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Joey Troiano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Martini | 61-41 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Thomas Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | William Green pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Jon Smith is whistled for a carry | 61-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Marty McClenic | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 61-41 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Todd Sieben pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad White (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joey Troiano (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Martini (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson misses the floater from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Chad White pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Todd Sieben buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | William Martini misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-41 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | William Green gets the rebound | 64-41 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Todd Sieben misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-41 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Andre Esposito pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Todd Sieben takes the ball from Joey Troiano in the backcourt | 64-41 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Todd Sieben lays it up and in | 66-41 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Thomas Collins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joey Troiano | 66-43 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Todd Sieben is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Todd Sieben, team foul #6 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marty McClenic (C) Andre Esposito | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Marty McClenic buries a floater from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Joey Troiano takes the ball from Raymond Robinson | 66-45 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | William Martini banks in the layup | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Chad White makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Green | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Thomas Collins blows the layup | 68-47 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Collins | 68-47 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #7 | 68-47 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joey Troiano makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joey Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Todd Sieben runs out the clock | 68-49 |