| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount inbounds the ball | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifton Peters | 19-36 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Owens - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | James Owens is fouled on the floor by Donald Navarrete - foul #3 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF) Donald Navarrete | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:27 | Illinois | James Owens connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Clifton Peters | 21-38 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Barry Brown is hacked by Kenneth Mount in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Mount, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | David Davis is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Barry Brown | 23-38 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Clifton Peters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-38 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-38 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | Troy Watkins snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Fred Zeh splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Philip Gagnon - foul #2 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Fred Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Fred Zeh makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-40 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the offensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Brett Burman travels with the ball | 23-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Jason Lamphere (PF) Troy Watkins, David Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Logan Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF) Brett Burman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | George Swick comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-40 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the offensive board | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) SG - George Swick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) PF - Jason Lamphere (fresh) C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Purdue | George Swick comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Jason Lamphere is called for the reach on Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jason Lamphere, team foul #3 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG), Donald Navarrete (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) George Swick, Jason Lamphere, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF) Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses the easy layup | 23-40 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Barry Brown | 23-40 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete loses the dribble to Graig Gilliland | 23-40 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | John Garrison hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Clifton Peters | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Clifton Peters steals the ball from Philip Gagnon in the backcourt | 23-42 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Barry Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Mount - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #4 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SF) Philip Gagnon, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Zeh | 23-44 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Logan Powers is called for the reach on Reynaldo Marino - foul #1 on Logan Powers, team foul #3 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF) Kenneth Mount | |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Logan Powers - foul #2 on Logan Powers, team foul #4 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) John Garrison | |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Gaither - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #5 | 26-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jack Robinson snags the offensive board | 26-44 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Fred Zeh evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Robinson | 26-47 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Ralph Williams picks off the pass by Brett Burman in the backcourt | 26-47 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 26-47 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses the tip | 26-47 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete gets the rebound | 26-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Burman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Brett Burman connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Watkins | 29-47 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci is fouled on the floor by Donald Navarrete - foul #4 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #6 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Alvin Bailey, Troy Watkins, Brett Burman, Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| 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 | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | John Garrison is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 29-50 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Barry Brown scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 31-50 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | John Garrison misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 31-50 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Kenneth Mount steals the ball from George Swick in the backcourt | 31-50 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Clifton Peters and the foul's on Barry Brown - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #7 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG) George Swick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the free throw | 31-53 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon loses the dribble to John Garrison in the backcourt | 31-53 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Clifton Peters lays it in set up by John Garrison | 31-55 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | James Owens is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #5 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG) John Garrison | |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Clifton Peters steals the ball from David Davis | 31-55 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Clifton Peters banks in the layup | 31-57 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Clifton Peters - foul #1 on Clifton Peters, team foul #6 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Lamphere (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF), Logan Powers (C) Kenneth Mount, Graig Gilliland | |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #7 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (PF) James Owens | |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere makes the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere makes the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Clifton Peters clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-57 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Logan Powers snags the offensive board | 33-57 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Fred Zeh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-57 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Ralph Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Zeh | 33-60 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Ralph Williams steps in front of the Philip Gagnon pass in the backcourt | 33-60 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Clifton Peters connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Zeh | 33-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Burman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Lamphere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gaither (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Gaither is blocked by Logan Powers | 33-63 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Clifton Peters snags the defensive board | 33-63 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-63 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither pulls down the rebound | 33-63 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Brett Burman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-63 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci grabs the board | 33-63 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Brett Burman is called for the reach on Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Brett Burman, team foul #8 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), George Swick (SG), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Philip Gagnon, Troy Watkins, Jason Lamphere, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Clifton Peters, Fred Zeh, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Ralph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-64 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Ralph Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-64 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 33-64 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Ralph Williams picks off the pass by Alvin Bailey | 33-64 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | James Owens comes up short on the floater in the paint | 33-64 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino snags the defensive board | 33-64 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Ralph Williams picks off the pass by Reynaldo Marino | 33-64 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Ralph Williams banks in the layup | 33-66 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Brett Burman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-66 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino tips it in | 35-66 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Jack Robinson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by George Swick - foul #2 on George Swick, team foul #9 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Lamphere (C) Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Logan Powers (C) John Garrison, Ralph Williams, Graig Gilliland | |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 35-67 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Fred Zeh steps in front of the David Davis pass | 35-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Lamphere - foul #2 on Jason Lamphere, team foul #10 | 35-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino (C) David Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Fred Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 35-69 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Fred Zeh makes the 2nd free throw | 35-70 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Brett Burman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-70 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-70 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount tips it back up and in | 35-72 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino clanks a jumper from the right block | 35-72 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino tips it home | 37-72 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Swick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Burman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Lamphere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Reynaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses the dunk | 37-72 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | James Owens tips it back up and in | 37-74 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | George Swick hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-74 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Fred Zeh splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-74 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Fred Zeh can't tip it in | 40-74 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere grabs the defensive rebound | 40-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-74 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Logan Powers grabs the board | 40-74 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | George Swick is called for the reach on John Garrison - foul #3 on George Swick, team foul #11 | 40-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF) Jason Lamphere | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Logan Powers | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | John Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 40-74 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | George Swick is hacked by Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #8 | 40-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF) Jack Robinson, Jeremy Santucci | |
| 01:49 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 1st free throw | 41-75 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | George Swick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland pulls down the rebound | 41-75 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Clifton Peters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-75 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Brett Burman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-75 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Clifton Peters snags the defensive board | 41-75 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | James Owens misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 41-75 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | James Owens gets the offensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | John Garrison misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #12 | 41-75 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 41-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | David Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | James Owens is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Garrison | 41-79 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | James Owens is called for the reach on Brett Burman - foul #3 on James Owens, team foul #9 | 41-79 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Brett Burman misses the 1st free throw | 41-79 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount snags the defensive board | 41-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 41-79 |