| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Glickman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randell Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hightower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Randell Lee inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | David Slaughter is hacked by Cristopher English - foul #1 on Cristopher English, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:36 | Purdue | David Slaughter dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Hightower | 28-39 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | John Robinson clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Randell Lee - foul #2 on Randell Lee, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Randell Lee makes the runner from the right block set up by David Slaughter and he's hacked by Jerome Glickman - foul #2 on Jerome Glickman, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Randell Lee makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Cristopher English drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerome Glickman and he's hacked by James Daniel - foul #1 on James Daniel, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Cristopher English makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | David Slaughter scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman snags the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Cristopher English drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Worsham | 35-44 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | David Slaughter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Daniel | 35-47 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Cristopher English drills a floater from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Frederick Dillon (SF), Michael Tilman (C) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English, John Robinson, Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ballard (PG), Jeffery Boone (SG), Luis Richard (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF) James Daniel, David Slaughter, Randell Lee, Paul Hightower | |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Gary Goldberg blocks the short jumper by Walter Bowen | 37-49 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Walter Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon drills a floater from close range and he's fouled by Jeffery Boone - foul #1 on Jeffery Boone, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SG) Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Abe Love (C) Reginald Arent | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Michael Ballard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-49 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Luis Richard tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Leedy | 40-49 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Jeffery Boone picks off the pass by Jeffrey Leedy | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) SF - Walter Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Tilman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Ballard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Boone (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Luis Richard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Abe Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Luis Richard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Boone | 40-52 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy knocks in the shot from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Luis Richard connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Boone and he's hacked by Walter Bowen - foul #1 on Walter Bowen, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), John Robinson (SF), Peter Freedman (PF), Jerome Glickman (C) James Meadows, Jeffrey Leedy, Walter Bowen, Frederick Dillon, Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), David Slaughter (SG), Paul Hightower (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Michael Ballard, Jeffery Boone, Gary Goldberg, Abe Love | |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Luis Richard makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | James Daniel picks off the pass by Jerome Glickman | 42-55 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | David Slaughter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randell Lee (SF) Luis Richard | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-55 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Cristopher English tips it in | 44-55 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | James Daniel clanks a shot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Cristopher English misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Paul Hightower grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Daniel - foul #2 on James Daniel, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Randell Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | James Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (C) Reginald Arent | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Peter Freedman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Peter Freedman is called for the reach on James Daniel - foul #2 on Peter Freedman, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Frederick Dillon (SF), Michael Tilman (C) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English, John Robinson, Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ballard (PG), Jeffery Boone (SG), Abe Love (C) James Daniel, David Slaughter, Paul Hightower | |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Randell Lee knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Freedman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tilman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Ballard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randell Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Abe Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Gary Goldberg swats the layup by Frederick Dillon | 45-57 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Walter Bowen gets the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Walter Bowen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-57 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Freedman | 48-57 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | James Meadows misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Michael Ballard - foul #1 on Michael Ballard, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), John Robinson (SF), Jerome Glickman (C) Walter Bowen, Peter Freedman, Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), David Slaughter (SG), Paul Hightower (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Michael Ballard, Randell Lee, Gary Goldberg, Abe Love | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | James Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | James Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Reginald Arent swats the layup by John Robinson | 50-57 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jeffery Boone | 50-57 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | David Slaughter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Cristopher English - foul #2 on Cristopher English, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Michael Tilman (PF) James Meadows, Frederick Dillon | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:22 | Purdue | David Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | David Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Reginald Arent takes the ball from Jerome Glickman | 50-58 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Slaughter | 50-60 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Jeffery Boone - foul #2 on Jeffery Boone, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter Freedman (PF) Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randell Lee (SF) Jeffery Boone | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Randell Lee lays it in on a great pass from James Daniel | 53-62 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Michael Tilman connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cristopher English | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tilman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Slaughter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randell Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Hightower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Randell Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Arent | 55-62 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Reginald Arent scores on a jumper from the left block set up by James Daniel | 55-64 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Cristopher English clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Reginald Arent gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | James Daniel drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Paul Hightower | 55-66 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Michael Tilman lays it up and in set up by Peter Freedman | 57-66 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Paul Hightower lays it in and the foul's on Peter Freedman - foul #3 on Peter Freedman, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Frederick Dillon (SF), Jerome Glickman (C) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English, John Robinson, Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ballard (PG), Jeffery Boone (SG), Gary Goldberg (C) James Daniel, David Slaughter, Reginald Arent | |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Paul Hightower misses the free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter Freedman | 57-68 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Walter Bowen drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Freedman | 60-68 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Randell Lee can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Frederick Dillon - foul #1 on Frederick Dillon, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SG) Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Abe Love (C) Paul Hightower | |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Randell Lee makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Randell Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon tips it home | 62-69 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Abe Love misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 62-69 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Abe Love hits the follow up shot | 62-71 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy is hacked by Jeffery Boone - foul #3 on Jeffery Boone, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Peter Freedman (PF) Walter Bowen, Frederick Dillon | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), David Slaughter (SG) Michael Ballard, Randell Lee | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Daniel | 64-74 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Peter Freedman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-74 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Peter Freedman picks off the pass by Jeffery Boone | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman makes the jumper from the left block | 66-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerome Glickman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Slaughter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffery Boone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Goldberg (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Abe Love (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | James Meadows steals the ball from Abe Love | 66-74 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Peter Freedman banks in the layup set up by James Meadows | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg clanks a runner from close range | 68-74 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Peter Freedman pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), John Robinson (SF), Michael Tilman (C) Jeffrey Leedy, James Meadows, Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Randell Lee (SF), Paul Hightower (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Jeffery Boone, Gary Goldberg, Abe Love | |
| 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) | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Cristopher English connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Freedman | 71-74 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Cristopher English steals the ball from Reginald Arent | 71-74 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Michael Tilman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Paul Hightower grabs the board | 71-74 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Randell Lee scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Daniel | 71-76 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-76 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | James Daniel comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Peter Freedman - foul #4 on Peter Freedman, team foul #9 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Glickman (C) Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:44 | Purdue | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | James Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Peter Freedman snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Paul Hightower snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Paul Hightower can't connect on a floater near the basket | 74-77 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Worsham | 74-77 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Hightower | 74-77 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Reginald Arent pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Reginald Arent clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerome Glickman - foul #3 on Jerome Glickman, team foul #10 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffery Boone (PG) James Daniel | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Cristopher English can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone pulls down the rebound | 74-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Cristopher English is called for the reach on Jeffery Boone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cristopher English, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jeffery Boone picks off the pass by Stephen Worsham | 74-80 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone banks in the layup | 74-82 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Cristopher English can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the board | 74-82 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jeffery Boone runs out the clock | 74-82 |