| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount inbounds the ball | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | James Owens makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Garrison | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Barry Brown double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-20 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | John Garrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-20 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-20 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | James Owens loses the dribble to Donald Navarrete | 41-20 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-20 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Garrison | 43-20 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Clifton Peters is called for the reach on Troy Watkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifton Peters, team foul #1 | 43-20 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Graig Gilliland - foul #2 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #2 | 43-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF) John Garrison, Kenneth Mount | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Clifton Peters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jack Robinson | 46-22 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon and he's fouled by James Owens - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #3 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) Barry Brown, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the free throw | 46-25 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-25 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Fred Zeh tips it home | 48-25 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Troy Watkins | 48-27 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Fred Zeh works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 50-27 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Troy Watkins is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-27 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither can't tip it in | 50-27 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the offensive rebound | 50-27 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete hits the easy wide open finger roll | 50-29 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Fred Zeh double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 50-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Troy Watkins, Brett Burman, Daniel Gaither | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 50-31 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF) Donald Navarrete | |
| 15:14 | Purdue | George Swick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-31 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is fouled on the floor by Philip Gagnon - foul #3 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Daniel Gaither (C) Philip Gagnon, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Clifton Peters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | George Swick misses short on a runner from close range | 50-31 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mount | 50-31 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | David Davis picks off the pass by Graig Gilliland | 50-31 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Barry Brown is fouled on the floor by Graig Gilliland - foul #3 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG), Brett Burman (SF) George Swick, Barry Brown | |
| 13:46 | Purdue | David Davis drills a floater from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Logan Powers misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Troy Watkins gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Troy Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF) John Garrison, Kenneth Mount | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Donald Navarrete (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Alvin Bailey, David Davis, Daniel Gaither | |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci blows the wide open layup | 50-33 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Jack Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Jack Robinson loses the dribble to Donald Navarrete | 50-33 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete hits a wide open jump hook in the lane | 50-35 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Jack Robinson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Troy Watkins - foul #1 on Troy Watkins, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) Brett Burman, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Troy Watkins pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Barry Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), David Davis (PF) Philip Gagnon, Donald Navarrete | |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Barry Brown steals the ball from Kenneth Mount | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Troy Watkins travels in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG) John Garrison | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland clanks a floater in the paint | 52-36 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Troy Watkins scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alvin Bailey | 52-38 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Fred Zeh splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Troy Watkins - foul #2 on Troy Watkins, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Donald Navarrete (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Alvin Bailey, Troy Watkins, David Davis, Daniel Gaither | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Fred Zeh makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-38 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Fred Zeh grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | John Garrison buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Zeh | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 56-41 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 56-41 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Barry Brown pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, John Garrison, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Troy Watkins (SG), Brett Burman (SF), David Davis (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | James Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Gaither | 56-41 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Owens | 56-41 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Kenneth Mount | 58-41 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither is fouled on the floor by Jack Robinson - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey is hacked by Clifton Peters - foul #2 on Clifton Peters, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Lamphere (PF) David Davis | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Burman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Lamphere (fresh) C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland's pass is intercepted by Troy Watkins | 58-41 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Troy Watkins misses the easy layup | 58-41 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Lamphere | 58-41 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Troy Watkins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alvin Bailey | 58-43 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Brett Burman gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Brett Burman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither tips it back up and in | 58-45 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Jack Robinson lays it in set up by Graig Gilliland | 60-45 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Mount denies the turnaround by Jason Lamphere | 60-45 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Troy Watkins snags the offensive board | 60-45 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Troy Watkins clanks a floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Lamphere - foul #2 on Jason Lamphere, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), John Garrison (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Donald Navarrete (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Alvin Bailey, Troy Watkins, Brett Burman, Jason Lamphere, Daniel Gaither | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 3 from the right corner set up by George Swick | 61-48 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | John Garrison's pass is intercepted by Barry Brown | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Barry Brown slams it home on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 61-50 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | John Garrison is fouled on the floor by George Swick - foul #2 on George Swick, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF) Kenneth Mount | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG) George Swick | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Garrison drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Zeh | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Reynaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | John Garrison scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Fred Zeh and he's hacked by Philip Gagnon - foul #4 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), George Swick (SG), Brett Burman (SF), David Davis (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Philip Gagnon, Troy Watkins, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-50 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Garrison | 69-50 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | George Swick can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-50 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Graig Gilliland | 69-50 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Mount (SF) Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | David Davis grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | James Owens steals it from Alvin Bailey | 69-50 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount is fouled on the floor by Brett Burman - foul #1 on Brett Burman, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | James Owens grabs the board | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland loses the ball out of bounds | 71-50 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 71-50 |