| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Razo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Smith inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse loses the dribble to Victor Johnson | 33-40 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Victor Johnson lays it up and in | 33-42 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Daniel Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Razo - foul #1 on George Razo, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | John Allen hits the finger roll | 38-42 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | George Razo drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Haider | 38-44 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Tracy Flax can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Kevin Hill pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Daniel Haider connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Razo | 38-47 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Tracy Flax buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 41-47 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Daniel Haider buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-50 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Kevin Hill - foul #1 on Kevin Hill, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Haddix (PF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), William Creagh (SF), Charles Lehmann (C) Victor Johnson, George Razo, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Daniel Smith is called for the reach on Evan Helfrich - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Jack Sullivan (SF) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Kevin Hill | |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich's pass is intercepted by Robert Haddix | 44-50 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roderick Melson | 47-50 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | William Creagh misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Robert Haddix pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Evan Helfrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Haider (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Creagh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Evan Helfrich is called for the reach on Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #1 on Evan Helfrich, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), John Allen (PF) Darren Blaise, Dobromierz Lakowski, Jack Sullivan, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (PF) Daniel Haider, William Creagh, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | John Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 50-50 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | George Razo's pass is intercepted by Daniel Smith | 50-50 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Allen lays it up and in set up by Daniel Smith | 52-50 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | George Razo comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 52-50 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Robert Haddix lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Allshouse | 54-50 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the shot from the left block | 54-50 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Robert Haddix pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 54-50 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-50 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Daniel Smith snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Daniel Smith is hacked by Kevin Hill - foul #2 on Kevin Hill, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Jack Sullivan (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, John Allen, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), Gerard Schroeder (PF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Evan Helfrich, Adam Townsend, Kevin Hill, Charles Lehmann | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Roderick Melson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan is hacked by Gerard Schroeder - foul #2 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alphonse Marino (PF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Creagh (SF) George Razo | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan misses long on a runner in the lane | 54-50 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | William Creagh grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | William Creagh comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski tips it in | 54-52 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), John Allen (PF) Darren Blaise, Dobromierz Lakowski, Jack Sullivan, Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Hill (PF) Gerard Schroeder | |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Victor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Roderick Melson grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Creagh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Creagh - foul #2 on William Creagh, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF), Charles Lehmann (C) William Creagh, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann is denied on a layup by Roderick Melson | 55-52 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Daniel Smith grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hill - foul #3 on Kevin Hill, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Kevin Hill tips it in | 57-54 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Daniel Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tracy Flax | 59-54 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Kevin Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | George Razo pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Daniel Smith comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by George Razo - foul #2 on George Razo, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Robert Haddix (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, John Allen, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Daniel Haider, Kevin Hill | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses the tip | 60-56 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Robert Haddix snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Daniel Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann is hacked by Robert Haddix - foul #2 on Robert Haddix, team foul #2 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Sullivan (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Creagh (SF), Gerard Schroeder (PF) George Razo, Charles Lehmann | |
| 08:23 | Purdue | The short jumper by Evan Helfrich is denied by Kevin Davis | 60-56 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Kevin Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Roderick Melson (C) Darren Blaise, Dobromierz Lakowski, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), Kevin Hill (PF) Victor Johnson, Evan Helfrich, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Creagh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Kevin Hill hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Bornstein | 60-58 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Kevin Hill denies the turnaround by Roderick Melson | 60-58 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Hill | 60-58 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski blows the layup but the foul's on Roderick Melson - foul #1 on Roderick Melson, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF), John Allen (PF) Jack Sullivan, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF) William Creagh | |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | John Allen gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Tracy Flax is hacked by Daniel Haider - foul #3 on Daniel Haider, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Charles Lehmann (C) Thomas Bornstein, Czeslaw Grudzinski | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Smith - foul #4 on Daniel Smith, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG) Tracy Flax | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:05 | Purdue | George Razo drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Victor Johnson | 62-61 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Lehmann | 62-61 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Victor Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-61 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Daniel Smith gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Darren Blaise is fouled on the floor by Daniel Haider - foul #4 on Daniel Haider, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SG) Joseph Allshouse | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Kevin Hill can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Jack Sullivan (SF) Dobromierz Lakowski, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (PG), Adam Townsend (SG) Victor Johnson, Daniel Haider | |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Kevin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Kevin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Roderick Melson scores on a shot from close range set up by Tracy Flax | 66-63 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Evan Helfrich hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Townsend | 66-65 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Roderick Melson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Kevin Hill gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Roderick Melson is called for the reach on Charles Lehmann - foul #2 on Roderick Melson, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Robert Haddix (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Darren Blaise, Jack Sullivan, John Allen, Roderick Melson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Daniel Haider (SG), William Creagh (SF), Czeslaw Grudzinski (C) Evan Helfrich, Adam Townsend, George Razo, Kevin Hill | |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Kevin Davis denies the turnaround by Victor Johnson | 66-65 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Robert Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Davis (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Haider (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Creagh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Czeslaw Grudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Daniel Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tracy Flax | 69-65 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Joseph Allshouse steals it from William Creagh | 69-65 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Robert Haddix loses the ball out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG) Tracy Flax | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (PF) Charles Lehmann | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Robert Haddix snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), John Allen (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Darren Blaise, Robert Haddix, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Razo (SF), Kevin Hill (PF) William Creagh, Gerard Schroeder | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | John Allen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | George Razo snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | George Razo is hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #5 on Daniel Smith, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Sullivan (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:04 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | George Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | John Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Hill - foul #4 on Kevin Hill, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-67 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Allen | 74-67 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | George Razo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 74-70 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Jack Sullivan is blocked by Kevin Hill | 74-70 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Daniel Haider gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jack Sullivan | 74-70 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 76-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF) Joseph Allshouse, Jack Sullivan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Johnson - foul #3 on Victor Johnson, team foul #14 | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Kevin Hill snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | George Razo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski snags the offensive board | 76-70 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Daniel Haider misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roderick Melson | 76-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is hacked by Daniel Haider in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Haider, team foul #15 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Evan Helfrich (SG) Daniel Haider | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Czeslaw Grudzinski pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Victor Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-70 |