| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Tim Whatley inbounds the ball | 17-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Frederick Viers - foul #2 on Frederick Viers, team foul #1 | 17-29 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses the lay-in | 17-29 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | John Madden grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #2 | 17-29 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Viers | 18-29 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Michael Conner buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony McMaken and the foul's on John Madden - foul #3 on John Madden, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG) John Madden | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the free throw | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Michael Morgan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-32 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the board | 18-32 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Michael Conner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 18-32 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Tim Whatley pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses the easy layup | 18-32 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Tim Whatley hits the follow up shot | 20-32 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-32 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Conner | 20-32 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Conner | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Mark Zinner connects on the turnaround in the lane | 22-35 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Frederick Viers hits the finger roll | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Michael Conner steals it from Kevin Armstrong out of a doubleteam | 22-37 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits the finger roll | 22-39 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Michael Morgan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd lays it up and in set up by Richard Guerrera | 24-41 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #3 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Randolph Conner (PF) Kevin Armstrong, Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Melvin Cobb (SF) Jeremy Boyd, Richard Guerrera | |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Paul Mena snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Randolph Conner is called for the reach on Michael Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (PF) Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the lay-in | 25-41 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Alvin Baize gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Michael Conner is called for the reach on Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Michael Conner, team foul #4 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG) Michael Conner | |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Alvin Baize drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Madden | 28-41 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Paul Mena | 28-43 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Boyd and he's fouled by John Madden - foul #4 on John Madden, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Anthony Tuck (PF) John Madden, Tim Whatley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Alex Millner (PF) Jeremy Boyd, Frederick Viers | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | George Carl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-45 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Alex Millner gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Alex Millner hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-47 |
| 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) | |
| 11:46 | Purdue | George Carl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG) George Carl | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF) Anthony McMaken | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerry Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Alex Millner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Javier Cuevas | 30-47 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Michael Conner slams it home | 30-49 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 30-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF) Alvin Baize | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF) Paul Mena, Melvin Cobb | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Boyd | 30-52 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a jumper in the paint | 30-52 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Jeremy Boyd picks off the pass by Mark Zinner | 30-52 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Alex Millner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SF), Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Michael Conner, Richard Guerrera, Jerry Young, Alex Millner | |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Alvin Baize connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Alvin Baize gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Randolph Conner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG) Kevin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Paul Mena | 33-54 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | George Carl drills a 3 from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Cobb, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Anthony Tuck (PF) George Carl, Tim Whatley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Richard Guerrera (SF) Melvin Cobb, Jeremy Boyd | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Alvin Baize knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Javier Cuevas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Michael Conner buries a runner from the right block | 38-56 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Randolph Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Javier Cuevas, Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Alex Millner (C) Paul Mena, Anthony McMaken | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Mark Zinner steals the ball from Jeremy Boyd | 38-56 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Mark Zinner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 38-56 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Madden - foul #5 on John Madden, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), Randolph Conner (PF) John Madden, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Millner | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Melvin Cobb | 38-59 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Michael Conner - foul #2 on Michael Conner, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG), Alvin Baize (PF) Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Jerry Young (PF) Jeremy Boyd, Frederick Viers | |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the tip | 38-59 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Mena | 38-59 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Paul Mena can't connect on a shot from the left block | 38-59 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Alvin Baize gets the rebound | 38-59 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Alvin Baize comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Jerry Young pulls down the rebound | 38-59 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 38-59 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Alex Millner gets the rebound | 38-59 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Alex Millner is hacked by Javier Cuevas - foul #4 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Tim Whatley (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Javier Cuevas, Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Michael Conner, Jerry Young, Alex Millner | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Carl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Mena (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Paul Mena knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 38-61 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | George Carl hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Melvin Cobb - foul #3 on Melvin Cobb, team foul #7 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Viers (PF) Paul Mena | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tim Whatley - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #6 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG) Melvin Cobb | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 38-62 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | George Carl drills a 3 from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Jeremy Boyd takes the ball from George Carl | 41-62 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | George Carl steals the ball from Michael Conner | 41-62 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | George Carl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-62 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the board | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-62 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Frederick Viers snags the offensive board | 41-62 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Mark Zinner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Frederick Viers - foul #3 on Frederick Viers, team foul #8 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG) George Carl | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Conner runs out the clock | 42-64 |