| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Marty McClenic makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Grant | 42-24 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | David Garling drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Blanks | 42-27 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | William Green is called for the reach on Andre Esposito - foul #3 on William Green, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chad White (SF) William Green | |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Andre Esposito is whistled for a carry | 42-27 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski can't connect on a floater in the paint | 42-27 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski gets the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donnie Bonetti - foul #1 on Donnie Bonetti, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (C) Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (PF), Jon Smith (C) Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | David Garling misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Collins - foul #3 on Thomas Collins, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF), William Martini (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:31 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | The short jumper by Joey Troiano is denied by Jon Smith | 44-31 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | David Blanks pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Chad White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Joey Troiano grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | William Martini misses the fadeaway from the right block | 44-31 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Chad White grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | David Blanks buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Garling | 44-33 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | David Garling takes the ball from William Martini | 44-33 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | David Blanks misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Drouin - foul #3 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Donnie Bonetti (C) David Garling, Chad White, Raymond Robinson, Jon Smith | |
| 15:51 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Martini (fresh) SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) SG - David Blanks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Andre Esposito drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman's layup is rejected by Danny Parry | 46-38 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the tip | 46-38 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Danny Parry grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Danny Parry clanks a turnaround near the basket | 46-38 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Gary Thomas (SG) Barry Hoffman, William Martini | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG) David Blanks | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG) Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is hacked by Thad Zbierski - foul #1 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (C) Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Jon Smith (C) Raymond Robinson, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Danny Parry - foul #4 on Danny Parry, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Chad White (C) Todd Sieben, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | William Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Thomas Collins gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Thomas Collins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-38 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | William Green loses the ball out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (C) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-38 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Jon Smith grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | William Green misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Thomas Collins connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Drouin | 52-38 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Thomas Collins picks off the pass by Chad White | 52-38 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the easy layup | 52-38 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Thomas Collins snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Troiano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) SF - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jon Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Joey Troiano connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Drouin | 54-38 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jon Smith | 54-41 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Grant | 56-41 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | David Garling clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | William Green can't tip it in | 56-41 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Chad White grabs the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | David Garling knocks in the shot from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Thomas Collins is whistled for a carry | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), William Martini (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Thomas Collins, Richard Grant, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), David Blanks (SG), Robert Gorecki (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Donnie Bonetti (C) David Garling, Raymond Robinson, William Green, Jon Smith, Chad White | |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Todd Sieben is fouled on the floor by Barry Hoffman - foul #2 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | William Martini pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-43 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Robert Gorecki misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Marty McClenic gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Donnie Bonetti swats the short shot by Andre Esposito | 56-43 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Andre Esposito can't tip it in | 56-43 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | David Blanks is hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #3 on Gary Thomas, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (PF) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | David Blanks buries a floater from the baseline | 58-45 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Todd Sieben steps in front of the William Martini pass | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Barry Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - William Martini (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marty McClenic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fairly fresh) SG - David Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gorecki (fairly fresh) PF - Thad Zbierski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Bonetti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | David Blanks pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Andre Esposito is called for the reach on Thad Zbierski - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Barry Hoffman, William Martini, Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Jon Smith (PF), William Green (C) Todd Sieben, Robert Gorecki, Thad Zbierski, Donnie Bonetti | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | David Garling misses short on a runner in the paint | 58-45 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the lay-in | 58-45 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Danny Parry gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Danny Parry knocks in the shot from close range | 58-47 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is fouled on the floor by Jon Smith - foul #2 on Jon Smith, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG) David Blanks | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is fouled on the floor by David Garling - foul #2 on David Garling, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Danny Parry - foul #5 on Danny Parry, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF) Danny Parry | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Garling | 60-50 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Andre Esposito | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson is hacked by Richard Grant - foul #3 on Richard Grant, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), Chad White (SF), Donnie Bonetti (C) David Garling, William Green, Jon Smith | |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Collins | 62-51 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Marty McClenic tips it home | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | Purdue | David Blanks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marty McClenic - foul #1 on Marty McClenic, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG) Thad Zbierski | |
| 04:06 | Purdue | David Blanks misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | David Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-52 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donnie Bonetti | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Barry Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Martini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) SG - David Blanks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Todd Sieben misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Thomas Collins pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | David Blanks grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Chad White hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF) Nicholas Drouin, Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins, William Martini | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), William Green (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF) Todd Sieben, Chad White, Raymond Robinson | |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-55 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Blanks | 64-55 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | David Garling comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Thomas - foul #4 on Gary Thomas, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Smith (C) Donnie Bonetti | |
| 02:04 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | David Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Andre Esposito can't finish the layup | 64-57 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Marty McClenic pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Gary Thomas clanks a floater from the left side | 64-57 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | David Garling gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG) Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti (C) Jon Smith | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Purdue | William Green connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Garling | 64-60 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is called for traveling | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | David Blanks hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Marty McClenic can't connect on a floater from the left side | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Andre Esposito hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | David Garling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti gets the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 66-62 |