| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Caraballo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Philip Cunningham (fresh) SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Floyd Brown inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Brad Wynne is fouled in the backcourt by William Caraballo - foul #1 on William Caraballo, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | William Caraballo is called for the reach on Everett Kinney - foul #2 on William Caraballo, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Everett Kinney blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Floyd Brown | 25-34 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Everett Kinney | 25-34 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Brad Wynne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino tips it in | 25-36 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | William Caraballo connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Schroeder | 28-36 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo scores on a runner from the left block | 28-38 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann's floater is tipped away by Harry Gill | 28-38 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Everett Kinney pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Everett Kinney | 28-40 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann is hacked by Alphonse Marino - foul #2 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Sweet (PG), Stanley Fine (SG), Mike Spencer (C) William Caraballo, Philip Cunningham, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (SG), Jessie Biddle (SF), Raul Martin (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stanley Fine | 31-40 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Sweet - foul #2 on Patrick Sweet, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen Douglas (SF) Floyd Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Allen Douglas steps in front of the Raul Martin pass | 33-41 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jessie Biddle | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Patrick Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Fine (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Allen Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Lehmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Strange (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raul Martin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Timothy Strange is hacked by Stanley Fine - foul #1 on Stanley Fine, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Philip Cunningham (SG), Floyd Brown (SF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Patrick Sweet, Allen Douglas, Charles Lehmann, Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Brad Wynne, Raul Martin, Russell Jarrard | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Stanley Fine swats the short shot by Alphonse Marino | 33-41 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses the tip | 33-41 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino tips it in | 33-43 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the jump hook from the left block | 33-45 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Floyd Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Stanley Fine snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Timothy Strange pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Everett Kinney | 33-47 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdo | 33-47 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is hacked by Philip Cunningham - foul #1 on Philip Cunningham, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Patrick Sweet (SG), Allen Douglas (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF), Mike Spencer (C) William Caraballo, Philip Cunningham, Floyd Brown, Stanley Fine, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Michael Gregg (SG), Raul Martin (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Harry Gill (C) Timothy Strange, Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Jessie Biddle | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Douglas - foul #1 on Allen Douglas, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Raul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Mike Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Allen Douglas misses badly on a shot from the right side | 33-48 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Mike Spencer misses the tip | 33-48 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Furry | 33-48 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-48 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Michael Gregg grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Raul Martin can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Sweet - foul #3 on Patrick Sweet, team foul #7 | 33-48 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Raul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Raul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Floyd Brown (SF) Allen Douglas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Michael Gregg scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brad Wynne | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charlie Furry (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Patrick Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raul Martin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Michael Gregg steps in front of the Charlie Furry pass | 33-53 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Michael Gregg lays it up and in | 33-55 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses the easy layup | 33-55 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Harry Gill grabs the board | 33-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Michael Gregg is whistled for a carry | 33-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Philip Cunningham (SG), Allen Douglas (SF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Charlie Furry, Patrick Sweet, Floyd Brown, Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Jessie Biddle (C) Michael Gregg, Raul Martin, Robert Greenberg, Harry Gill | |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Brad Wynne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jessie Biddle | 36-55 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo hits the follow up shot | 36-57 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Philip Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Floyd Brown (SF), Stanley Fine (PF) Allen Douglas, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (PG), Harry Gill (C) Brad Wynne, Jessie Biddle | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-57 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Floyd Brown snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Stanley Fine scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Caraballo | 38-57 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Harry Gill clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerard Schroeder - foul #2 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #8 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Sweet (PG), Charles Lehmann (PF), Mike Spencer (C) William Caraballo, Philip Cunningham, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Jessie Biddle (SF), Raul Martin (PF) Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Mike Spencer grabs the board | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Patrick Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Fine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Strange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raul Martin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Fine | 40-57 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Brad Wynne clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 40-57 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Raul Martin gets the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Mike Spencer takes the ball from Timothy Strange | 40-57 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Mike Spencer is hacked by Harry Gill - foul #1 on Harry Gill, team foul #2 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Cunningham (SG) Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Timothy Strange, Harry Gill | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Floyd Brown is called for traveling | 40-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Raul Martin hits the finger roll | 40-59 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder misses the easy layup | 40-59 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle gets the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses the lay-in | 40-59 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Brad Wynne travels with the ball | 40-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charlie Furry (PG), Stanley Fine (SG), Allen Douglas (SF), Mike Spencer (PF), Carson Chappel (C) Patrick Sweet, Philip Cunningham, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (PG), Timothy Strange (SG), Robert Greenberg (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Brad Wynne, Raul Martin, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino | |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Carson Chappel blows the layup | 40-59 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Greenberg | 40-59 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Michael Gregg misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Fine - foul #2 on Stanley Fine, team foul #9 | 40-59 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Michael Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Michael Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Michael Gregg steals the ball from Mike Spencer | 40-61 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses the lay-in | 40-61 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charlie Furry | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charlie Furry (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Stanley Fine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mike Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carson Chappel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Gregg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Strange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jessie Biddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Allen Douglas can't throw it down | 40-61 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Stanley Fine grabs the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Allen Douglas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Carson Chappel snags the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Mike Spencer misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Timothy Strange snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Timothy Strange is fouled on the floor by Allen Douglas - foul #2 on Allen Douglas, team foul #10 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Sweet (SG) Carson Chappel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Mike Spencer grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Allen Douglas hits a jumper in the lane set up by Patrick Sweet and he's fouled by Russell Jarrard - foul #1 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SF) Jessie Biddle | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Allen Douglas misses the free throw | 42-61 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Stanley Fine blocks the short jumper by Russell Jarrard | 42-61 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Charlie Furry gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Gregg - foul #1 on Michael Gregg, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Carson Chappel (C) Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (PF) Robert Greenberg | |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Patrick Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Michael Gregg snags the offensive board | 44-61 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Timothy Strange knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Gregg | 44-63 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Stanley Fine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carson Chappel | 46-63 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Stanley Fine denies the turnaround by Michael Gregg | 46-63 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Allen Douglas gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Stanley Fine misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Jarrard | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Timothy Strange runs out the clock | 46-63 |