| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Joe Hayner steals the ball from Roger Maciel | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | David Jackson can't connect on a floater near the basket | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 27-25 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-25 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Seth Montford's floater is tipped away by Gary Bradley | 27-25 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Gary Bradley knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Raymond Haddix | 29-25 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Richard Burns - foul #3 on Richard Burns, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Seth Montford is hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris connects on the jump hook in the paint | 29-27 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Roger Maciel | 31-27 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 31-29 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Joe Hayner - foul #1 on Joe Hayner, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Joe Hayner | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Clyde Pate connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Roger Maciel | 33-29 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Seth Montford drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Harris | 33-31 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Edward Schrader steals it from Seth Montford | 35-31 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the finger roll | 37-31 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Seth Montford drills a shot from the left block set up by Thomas Hamilton | 37-33 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | David Jackson steals it from Jeffrey Hall | 37-33 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton lays it in on a nice dish by David Jackson | 37-35 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Seth Montford snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Edward Schrader swats the short shot by Jeffrey Harris | 37-35 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Seth Montford tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Joshua Brown tips it in | 37-37 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | David Jackson gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Jeffrey Harris, David Jackson, Seth Montford, Joshua Brown | |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lane connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Joe Hayner steals the ball from Edward Schrader | 40-39 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano is hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #2 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF) Kwabena Abdel, Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Jeffrey Harris (SG), Seth Montford (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Joey Beverage, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Gary Bradley denies the turnaround by Seth Montford | 40-39 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Roger Maciel pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is whistled for traveling | 40-39 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), David Jackson (SF) Derick Baker, Jack Parker | |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Joe Hayner pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Joe Hayner comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Joe Hayner pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Joe Hayner makes the jumper from close range | 40-43 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't finish the layup | 40-43 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | David Jackson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (tiring) 9 pts. SF - David Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Seth Montford (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 45-43 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | David Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Harris, David Jackson, Seth Montford, Joe Hayner | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Derick Baker - foul #2 on Derick Baker, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-45 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Jack Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Derick Baker | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Jack Parker grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Jack Parker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 47-45 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Jack Parker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Edward Schrader pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Clyde Pate is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Richard Burns, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (SG), David Jackson (SF), Joe Hayner (C) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker, Joshua Brown | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Joe Hayner scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Harris | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Roger Maciel picks off the pass by David Jackson | 50-47 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel lays it in | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Joe Hayner tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Seth Montford (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Joe Hayner misses short on a floater in the paint | 55-49 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Seth Montford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Richard Burns double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Schrader - foul #4 on Edward Schrader, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Thomas Hamilton is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Jeffrey Harris - foul #3 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is fouled on the floor by Joe Hayner - foul #2 on Joe Hayner, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Harris is called for the reach on Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Seth Montford clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-53 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane runs out the clock | 59-53 |