| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Whatley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Nix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Albert Bryant inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Willie Howard grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | William Scales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willie Howard | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Richard Baker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Moreland - foul #1 on Charles Moreland, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Richard Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Charles Moreland's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Hadley | 30-33 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Willie Howard can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Irick - foul #3 on Robert Irick, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG) Robert Irick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Willie Howard misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Willie Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Richard Baker is called for the reach on William Scales - foul #1 on Richard Baker, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | William Scales double dribbles | 32-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Boyarski (SG), Robert Henderson (SF) Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Robert Henderson is whistled for traveling | 32-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Merida (SG), Frank Mannino (C) Derek Whatley, Willie Howard | |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Brian Brown buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Scales | 34-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Richard Baker can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 34-34 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Scales and he's hacked by Steve Merida - foul #2 on Steve Merida, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Charles Moreland (PF) William Scales, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Nix (SG), Vincent Hadley (SF), Anthony Kaya (C) Steve Merida, Robert Henderson, Richard Baker | |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Bryant (SF) Clayton Deluca | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses the turnaround near the basket | 37-34 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Jim Boyarski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Ernest Nix misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Anthony Kaya grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Boyarski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Nix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Hadley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Mannino (fresh) C - Anthony Kaya (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Charles Moreland steals it from Jim Boyarski | 37-34 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Charles Moreland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Mannino - foul #3 on Frank Mannino, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Mark Trainer, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Whatley (PG), Steve Merida (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Richard Baker (PF), Willie Howard (C) Jim Boyarski, Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley, Frank Mannino, Anthony Kaya | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Derek Whatley is fouled in the backcourt by William Scales - foul #2 on William Scales, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Clayton Deluca (PF) Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Derek Whatley comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Terence Hawkins - foul #1 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Albert Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Derek Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Derek Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | William Scales misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Richard Baker grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Derek Whatley hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Baker | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | The jumper by Claude Macri is denied by Richard Baker | 39-37 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Richard Baker pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Richard Baker can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Clayton Deluca - foul #2 on Clayton Deluca, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Moreland (PF) Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Nix (SG), Vincent Hadley (SF) Steve Merida, Robert Henderson | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins travels with the ball | 39-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Bryant (SF) Clayton Deluca | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley is hacked by Terence Hawkins - foul #2 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Willie Howard lays it up and in | 39-41 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Albert Bryant clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Derek Whatley grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derek Whatley | 39-43 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Albert Bryant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Baker | 39-43 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Ernest Nix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Boyarski (PG), Steve Merida (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Frank Mannino (PF), Anthony Kaya (C) Derek Whatley, Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley, Richard Baker, Willie Howard | |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Robert Henderson steps in front of the Brian Brown pass | 39-43 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Jim Boyarski lays it up and in set up by Robert Henderson | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Boyarski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Merida (fresh) SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Mannino (fresh) 3 pf. C - Anthony Kaya (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Robert Henderson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Frank Mannino snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Frank Mannino is hacked by Claude Macri - foul #2 on Claude Macri, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Terence Hawkins (C) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Whatley (PG), Ernest Nix (SG), Vincent Hadley (SF), Willie Howard (C) Jim Boyarski, Steve Merida, Robert Henderson, Anthony Kaya | |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Frank Mannino makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Frank Mannino misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Brian Brown's pass is intercepted by Vincent Hadley | 39-46 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Frank Mannino misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Terence Hawkins - foul #3 on Terence Hawkins, team foul #8 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Lee Rich, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Frank Mannino makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Frank Mannino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Moreland | 42-48 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Willie Howard travels with the ball | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Boyarski (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Richard Baker (PF) Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley, Frank Mannino | |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Charles Moreland can't connect on a floater in the paint | 42-48 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Charles Moreland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Jim Boyarski grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Henderson misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Bryant - foul #2 on Albert Bryant, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Nix (SG), Anthony Kaya (C) Derek Whatley, Willie Howard | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Mark Trainer is whistled for a carry | 42-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Hadley (SF) Robert Henderson | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Richard Baker connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Ernest Nix | 42-52 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Ernest Nix is called for the reach on Mark Trainer - foul #1 on Ernest Nix, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Albert Bryant (SF), Terence Hawkins (C) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Mannino (C) Anthony Kaya | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lee Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Boyarski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Nix (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent Hadley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Mannino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Albert Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Moreland (PF) Clayton Deluca | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-52 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Lee Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Charles Moreland jams it set up by Lee Rich | 44-52 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Frank Mannino lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Nix | 44-54 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Albert Bryant is fouled on the floor by Frank Mannino - foul #4 on Frank Mannino, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Lee Rich, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Whatley (PG), Steve Merida (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Willie Howard (C) Jim Boyarski, Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley, Richard Baker | |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Brian Brown gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca travels with the ball | 44-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Terence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Kaya (PF) Frank Mannino | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Derek Whatley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | William Scales hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Anthony Kaya comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 47-54 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | William Scales connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Claude Macri | 49-54 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Robert Henderson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Steve Merida | 49-56 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Claude Macri, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Nix (SG), Vincent Hadley (SF), Richard Baker (PF) Steve Merida, Robert Henderson, Anthony Kaya | |
| 03:38 | Purdue | William Scales can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Howard - foul #2 on Willie Howard, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Ernest Nix is fouled on the floor by Albert Bryant - foul #3 on Albert Bryant, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Ernest Nix makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Ernest Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Whatley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Nix (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vincent Hadley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins connects on the floater near the basket set up by Robert Irick | 53-58 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley is hacked by Charles Moreland - foul #2 on Charles Moreland, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Robert Irick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Richard Baker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 53-60 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Charles Moreland drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by Richard Baker - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Willie Howard buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Richard Baker steals the ball from Robert Irick | 56-62 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Derek Whatley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Albert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the runner in the paint set up by Robert Irick and he's fouled by Ernest Nix - foul #2 on Ernest Nix, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Terence Hawkins steals it from Derek Whatley | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Albert Bryant is hacked by Derek Whatley - foul #2 on Derek Whatley, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Albert Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Willie Howard gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Willie Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Irick - foul #4 on Robert Irick, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Boyarski (SF) Vincent Hadley | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Willie Howard makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Willie Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | William Scales can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-64 |