| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Scott Carbone pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | David Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Taylor and he's fouled by Joseph Renwick - foul #1 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses the free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | David Hamilton gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is hacked by Ivan Orduna - foul #2 on Ivan Orduna, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Omar Dashner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-35 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Scott Carbone snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is fouled on the floor by Gregg Clawson - foul #2 on Gregg Clawson, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), John Chapman (SF) Gerald Taylor, Gregg Clawson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean McMurrin (PF) Joseph Renwick | |
| 17:07 | Purdue | John Davis picks off the pass by Dean McMurrin | 29-35 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Franklin Slater loses the dribble to David Hamilton | 29-35 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Omar Dashner drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Orr | 29-37 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | John Davis hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jose Mendoza and the foul's on Scott Carbone - foul #3 on Scott Carbone, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Franklin Slater, John Chapman, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | John Davis makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Gates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Ferry (fresh) SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Frank Gates takes the ball from Dean McMurrin | 32-37 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Bobby Wilson picks off the pass by Gerald Taylor | 32-37 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gregg Clawson - foul #3 on Gregg Clawson, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), David Hamilton (C) Wayne Kramer, Dean McMurrin | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | John Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Omar Dashner's pass is intercepted by Gregg Clawson | 32-38 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | John Davis is whistled for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Gerald Taylor, John Davis, Gregg Clawson, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Scott Carbone (SF) Christopher Ferry, Bobby Wilson | |
| 13:49 | Purdue | David Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Orduna | 32-38 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | John Chapman gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Scott Carbone takes the ball from Ivan Orduna | 32-38 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Eugene Orr lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Carbone | 32-40 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi travels with the ball | 32-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG) Richard Bernardi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean McMurrin (PF) Joseph Renwick | |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Omar Dashner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Chapman | 34-43 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Scott Carbone knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Hamilton | 34-46 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Franklin Slater knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Perkins | 37-46 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Omar Dashner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the board | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins is fouled on the floor by Scott Carbone - foul #4 on Scott Carbone, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), John Davis (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Thomas Perkins, Franklin Slater, John Chapman, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Bobby Wilson is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Frank Gates is hacked by Bobby Wilson - foul #2 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell (C) Dean McMurrin | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-46 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry tips it in | 39-48 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Renwick - foul #2 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Jose Mendoza (C) John Davis, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), David Hamilton (C) Wayne Kramer, Bobby Wilson, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Hamilton | 41-50 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | David Hamilton blocks the short jumper by Richard Bernardi | 41-50 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Ferry - foul #2 on Christopher Ferry, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Orduna (PF) Richard Bernardi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean McMurrin (PF) Joseph Renwick | |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | David Hamilton knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Ferry and the foul's on Jose Mendoza - foul #2 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), John Chapman (SF) Gerald Taylor, Gregg Clawson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (SF) Christopher Ferry | |
| 08:58 | Purdue | David Hamilton makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | John Chapman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | John Chapman grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Franklin Slater | 45-53 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Franklin Slater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-53 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Franklin Slater pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franklin Slater (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hamilton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 45-53 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dean McMurrin | 45-53 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | David Hamilton buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Orr | 45-55 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | John Davis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | David Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Franklin Slater pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna is fouled on the floor by Dean McMurrin - foul #1 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Richard Bernardi (C) John Davis, Franklin Slater, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Christopher Ferry (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Bobby Wilson, Dean McMurrin, David Hamilton | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Kramer | 47-57 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses badly on a floater from close range | 47-57 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry travels with the ball | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG), Frank Gates (C) John Chapman, Ivan Orduna | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | John Davis makes the floater from the baseline set up by Frank Gates | 51-57 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Gates - foul #2 on Frank Gates, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG) Wayne Kramer | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Frank Gates loses the ball out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hamilton (C) Joseph Blackwell | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Omar Dashner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by David Hamilton | 51-59 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | David Hamilton snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick tips it home | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Clawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ferry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | John Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Hamilton | 51-61 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Scott Carbone, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), John Chapman (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Gerald Taylor, John Davis, Gregg Clawson, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Dean McMurrin (PF) Christopher Ferry, Scott Carbone, Joseph Renwick | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (SF) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | John Chapman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Omar Dashner - foul #1 on Omar Dashner, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG), John Davis (SF), Frank Gates (C) Franklin Slater, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Joseph Blackwell (C) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, David Hamilton | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | John Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | John Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Chapman, Thomas Perkins, John Davis, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), David Hamilton (C) Wayne Kramer, Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson, Dean McMurrin, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 01:58 | Purdue | The jumper by Eugene Orr is denied by Ivan Orduna | 53-61 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Orr | 53-61 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | David Hamilton hits the finger roll | 53-63 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Orr - foul #3 on Eugene Orr, team foul #11 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Gerald Taylor, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Dean McMurrin (PF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Joseph Renwick, David Hamilton | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Franklin Slater makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Franklin Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Davis, John Chapman, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF), David Hamilton (C) Wayne Kramer, Bobby Wilson, Dean McMurrin, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick is denied on a dunk by Ivan Orduna | 55-63 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Franklin Slater knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregg Clawson | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Eugene Orr hits a shot near the basket set up by Omar Dashner | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza snags the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Franklin Slater scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Orduna | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is hacked by Gerald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is fouled on the floor by Franklin Slater - foul #1 on Franklin Slater, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Omar Dashner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Franklin Slater comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Taylor - foul #3 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Franklin Slater gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Franklin Slater scores on a 3 from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Omar Dashner runs out the clock | 64-66 |