| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) SG - Eddie May (fresh) SF - Brian Richard (fresh) PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) C - Louis Zelek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (fresh) SG - Richard England (fresh) SF - Jack Perkoski (fresh) PF - Terry Zyla (fresh) C - Ronald Keel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Brian Richard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Louis Zelek scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Terry Zyla misses long on a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Brian Richard pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Louis Zelek grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Richard England is called for the reach on Eddie May in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard England, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Jack Johns is called for the reach on Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Jack Johns, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Louis Zelek tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Ronald Keel clanks a shot from the baseline | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | The short jumper by Eddie May is denied by Ronald Keel | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Richard | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-0 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Ronald Keel scores on a shot from the baseline | 7-2 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Louis Zelek misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack Perkoski - foul #1 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (PF) Joshua Smith, Eddie May, Brian Richard, Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard England, Jack Perkoski, Ronald Keel | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Louis Zelek misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Louis Zelek makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 8-2 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Kenneth Barr is called for the reach on Daniel Garces - foul #1 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (C) Louis Zelek | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Paul Wason pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Daniel Garces connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Giancola (fresh) PF - Paul Wason (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) PF - Terry Zyla (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Barr (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Terry Zyla buries a driving attempt in the lane | 10-4 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Wason | 12-4 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Bruce Hicks is called for the reach on Thomas Rife - foul #1 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #1 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Eddie May (SG), Harry Hopkins (PF) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF), Edward Conti (C) Thomas Rife, Terry Zyla | |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-4 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Conti | 12-4 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Edward Conti hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-6 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Joshua Smith tips it back up and in | 14-6 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar is fouled on the floor by John Giancola - foul #1 on John Giancola, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Richard (SF), Louis Zelek (C) John Giancola, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Terry Zyla (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Kenneth Barr, Edward Conti | |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Harry Hopkins steps in front of the Ronald Keel pass | 14-6 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Jack Johns is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Johns, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Wason (PF) Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG) Jack Johns | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the open dunk but the foul's on Jack Perkoski - foul #2 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF) Jack Perkoski | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Terry Zyla gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Terry Zyla's floater is knocked away by Joshua Smith | 15-6 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Richard England snags the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 15-6 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Paul Wason gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Brian Richard knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Wason and the foul's on Thomas Rife - foul #1 on Thomas Rife, team foul #7 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Brian Richard makes the free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Terry Zyla hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Wason - foul #1 on Paul Wason, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF), Charles Howland (PF) Eddie May, Brian Richard, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | The jump hook by Louis Zelek is blocked by Ronald Keel | 18-9 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Edward Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Giancola (fresh) PF - Charles Howland (fresh) C - Louis Zelek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) SG - Richard England (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Zyla (tiring) 5 pts. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Ronald Keel is hacked by Charles Howland - foul #1 on Charles Howland, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Harry Hopkins (PF) Daniel Garces, Louis Zelek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (PF) Terry Zyla | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Joshua Smith steps in front of the Edward Conti pass | 18-9 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks lays it in set up by Joshua Smith | 20-9 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr's pass is intercepted by Charles Howland | 20-9 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 22-9 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-9 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | John Giancola snags the defensive board | 22-9 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Barr - foul #2 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #8 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Brian Richard (SF), Louis Zelek (C) Bruce Hicks, John Giancola, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Terry Zyla (PF) Edward Conti, Kenneth Barr | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Zyla | 22-9 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is called for traveling | 22-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Wason (PF) Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Eddie May travels with the ball | 22-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (PG) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Terry Zyla misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-9 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Brian Richard gets the rebound | 22-9 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Richard England is called for the reach on Eddie May in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard England, team foul #9 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG) Richard England | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 23-9 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 24-9 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is called for traveling | 24-9 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Brian Richard can't finish the uncontested layup | 24-9 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the board | 24-9 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Ronald Keel scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-11 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the wide open shot from the left wing | 26-11 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Zelek - foul #1 on Louis Zelek, team foul #5 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), John Giancola (SF), Harry Hopkins (PF), Charles Howland (C) Daniel Garces, Brian Richard, Paul Wason, Louis Zelek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (C) Jack Johns | |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Harry Hopkins is blocked by Edward Conti | 26-13 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Ronald Keel pulls down the rebound | 26-13 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-13 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Giancola (fresh) PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) SG - Ronald Keel (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. SF - Thomas Rife (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Zyla (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Charles Howland swats the dunk try by Ronald Keel | 26-13 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Ronald Keel steps in front of the John Giancola pass in the backcourt | 26-13 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-13 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Richard Cuellar steps in front of the Charles Howland pass | 26-13 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the dunk | 26-13 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't tip it in | 26-13 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Joshua Smith gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | John Giancola pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Eddie May connects on the floater from the right side set up by Joshua Smith | 28-13 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Richard (SF), Louis Zelek (C) John Giancola, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG) Edward Conti | |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Terry Zyla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (SG) Eddie May | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Louis Zelek lays it in uncontested set up by Bruce Hicks | 30-13 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Thomas Rife connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 30-15 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Rife - foul #2 on Thomas Rife, team foul #10 | 30-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Paul Wason (PF) Bruce Hicks, Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Edward Conti (SF) Jack Johns, Thomas Rife | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Brian Richard makes the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Brian Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-15 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Ronald Keel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Brian Richard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Edward Conti blocks the short jumper by Louis Zelek | 32-15 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Edward Conti | 32-15 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Joshua Smith picks off the pass by Ronald Keel | 32-15 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Eddie May lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 34-15 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Terry Zyla hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-17 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Joshua Smith is hacked by Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #11 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (C) Louis Zelek | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (PG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Cuellar, Edward Conti, Ronald Keel | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-17 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie May (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Wason (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (fresh) SG - Richard England (fresh) SF - Jack Perkoski (fresh) PF - Terry Zyla (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Barr (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #12 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), Brian Richard (SF) Joshua Smith, Eddie May, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF) Jack Perkoski | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-17 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Edward Conti | 36-17 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Terry Zyla's layup is rejected by Brian Richard | 36-17 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Brian Richard snags the defensive board | 36-17 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Jack Johns is called for the reach on Brian Richard - foul #3 on Jack Johns, team foul #13 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Hopkins (PF) John Giancola | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF) Jack Johns, Edward Conti | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses the 1st free throw | 36-17 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Brian Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Daniel Garces steals the ball from Terry Zyla | 37-17 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Brian Richard lays it in set up by Charles Howland | 39-17 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | The jumper by Terry Zyla is denied by Harry Hopkins | 39-17 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Thomas Rife grabs the offensive board | 39-17 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Harry Hopkins swats the short shot by Terry Zyla | 39-17 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Thomas Rife pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-17 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Cuellar and he's fouled by Brian Richard - foul #1 on Brian Richard, team foul #6 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Eddie May (SG), John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (PF), Louis Zelek (C) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, Brian Richard, Harry Hopkins, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Terry Zyla | |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the free throw | 39-20 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Eddie May misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-20 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-20 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Conti (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the easy open layup | 39-20 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Joshua Smith snags the offensive board | 39-20 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Ronald Keel is called for the reach on Eddie May - foul #1 on Ronald Keel, team foul #14 | 39-20 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Paul Wason swats the dunk try by Ronald Keel | 41-20 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Eddie May grabs the board | 41-20 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Joshua Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard England - foul #3 on Richard England, team foul #15 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Hopkins (PF) Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG) Richard England | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Joshua Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-20 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr snags the defensive board | 42-20 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Harry Hopkins swats the layup by Ronald Keel | 42-20 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Louis Zelek grabs the defensive rebound | 42-20 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-20 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Edward Conti pulls down the rebound | 42-20 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Edward Conti hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 42-20 |