| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gilberto Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Vazquez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Felix Diaz inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-37 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is fouled on the floor by Jose Vazquez - foul #1 on Jose Vazquez, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Devin Green drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Freddy Walsh | 34-40 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gilberto Martin | 36-40 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Devin Green is hacked by Gilberto Martin - foul #2 on Gilberto Martin, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Hazelip | 38-40 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Ward | 38-42 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Felix Diaz can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Hazelip - foul #3 on Michael Hazelip, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hensel (SG), Dino Bidrowski (SF), Steve Henry (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Felix Diaz, Jose Vazquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Martin Johnson | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | John Ray steps in front of the Gilberto Martin pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 40-43 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Wells | 40-45 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Gary Hensel makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Hazelip | 42-45 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | John Ray misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Dino Bidrowski - foul #1 on Dino Bidrowski, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Koch (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SG), Felix Diaz (SF), Sam Hirshberg (PF) Gilberto Martin, Gary Hensel, Dino Bidrowski, Michael Hazelip | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Alfred Dawes (PF), Martin Johnson (C) James Wells, Jeffrey Brown, Leonard Schultz | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Koch (fresh) SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sam Hirshberg (fresh) C - Steve Henry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Steve Henry - foul #1 on Steve Henry, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jose Vazquez (C) Steve Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF) John Ray, James Liberatore | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | John Koch double dribbles | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Martin (PG) John Koch | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Martin Johnson clanks a shot in the lane | 42-48 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Ernest Ward gets the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Devin Green travels with the ball | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hensel (SG), Dino Bidrowski (SF), Michael Hazelip (PF) Rodolfo Hernandez, Felix Diaz, Sam Hirshberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leonard Schultz (C) Martin Johnson | |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Gary Hensel is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gary Hensel, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jose Vazquez - foul #2 on Jose Vazquez, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), James Liberatore (SF) Freddy Walsh, Ernest Ward | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip misses the shot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Gary Hensel snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip can't throw it down but the foul's on Leonard Schultz - foul #3 on Leonard Schultz, team foul #1 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Koch (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SG), Felix Diaz (SF), Steve Henry (C) Gilberto Martin, Gary Hensel, Dino Bidrowski, Jose Vazquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Devin Green, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | John Ray's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Henry | 43-50 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-52 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | James Wells pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | John Ray misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Steve Henry gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Koch (fresh) SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Henry (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | James Liberatore pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | John Ray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Felix Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | John Koch is fouled in the backcourt by James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Martin (PG), Gary Hensel (SG), Sam Hirshberg (PF), Jose Vazquez (C) John Koch, Rodolfo Hernandez, Michael Hazelip, Steve Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) James Wells, John Ray, James Liberatore, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Hensel | 46-52 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Freddy Walsh - foul #2 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski (SF) Felix Diaz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Gary Hensel steps in front of the Freddy Walsh pass | 47-52 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Schultz | 47-52 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez tips it in | 49-52 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Devin Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Gary Hensel is called for the reach on Freddy Walsh - foul #3 on Gary Hensel, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (SG), Michael Hazelip (PF), Steve Henry (C) Gary Hensel, Sam Hirshberg, Jose Vazquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Devin Green evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Freddy Walsh | 49-57 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brown | 49-57 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Steve Henry | 49-57 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Felix Diaz (SF) Dino Bidrowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, Ernest Ward | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jeffrey Brown is denied by Michael Hazelip | 49-57 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gilberto Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Henry (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Steve Henry swats the short shot by Jeffrey Brown | 49-57 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Steve Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | John Ray snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown can't finish the layup | 49-57 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Diaz | 49-57 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-57 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Martin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | John Ray knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Liberatore | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Wells - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hensel (SG), Sam Hirshberg (PF), Jose Vazquez (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Michael Hazelip, Steve Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) James Wells, John Ray, James Liberatore, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Devin Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Felix Diaz snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg is called for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Koch (PG), Dino Bidrowski (SF) Gilberto Martin, Felix Diaz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Gary Hensel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Ward | 51-61 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski is fouled on the floor by Freddy Walsh - foul #3 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Felix Diaz (SF), Michael Hazelip (PF) Dino Bidrowski, Sam Hirshberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Purdue | John Koch hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh lays it up and in set up by Devin Green | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Koch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Hensel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Vazquez (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Devin Green takes the ball from Michael Hazelip | 53-63 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh banks in the layup on a great pass from Devin Green | 53-65 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Martin (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SG) John Koch, Gary Hensel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Felix Diaz pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez travels with the ball | 53-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Koch (PG), Gary Hensel (SG), Dino Bidrowski (SF), Sam Hirshberg (PF), Steve Henry (C) Gilberto Martin, Rodolfo Hernandez, Felix Diaz, Michael Hazelip, Jose Vazquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 53-67 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Steve Henry travels with the ball | 53-67 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | John Ray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | John Koch is fouled on the floor by James Wells - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Gary Hensel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Ray comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Hensel - foul #4 on Gary Hensel, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | John Koch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Liberatore - foul #1 on James Liberatore, team foul #7 | 53-69 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | John Koch makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | John Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | John Ray hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Liberatore | 54-71 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Gary Hensel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Dawes - foul #1 on Alfred Dawes, team foul #8 | 54-71 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Gary Hensel makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Gary Hensel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Wells runs out the clock | 56-71 |