| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fresh) C - David Saylors (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) SG - David Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Crosson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) C - James Cluff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle inbounds the ball | 32-15 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Cluff - foul #1 on James Cluff, team foul #1 | 32-15 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | James Cluff's pass is intercepted by Anthony Stevens | 33-15 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is hacked by David Knight in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #2 | 33-15 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | David Saylors buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Fielder | 35-15 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson is hacked by Eugene Boyle - foul #2 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #1 | 35-15 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-15 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-15 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-15 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher snags the defensive board | 35-15 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 17:44 | Purdue | James Cluff lays it in | 35-17 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | David Saylors misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-17 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle gets the offensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the wide open floater from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 37-17 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 37-20 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-20 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle tips it back up and in | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Eugene Boyle - foul #3 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (SG), Jesse Pepin (C) David Harris, David Knight | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the free throw | 39-23 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | John Giancola is hacked by Lee Larson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Larson, team foul #3 | 39-23 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | John Giancola misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Belcher - foul #3 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #4 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SF) Kevin Crosson | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Giancola (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) SF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) C - Paul Wason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lee Larson (fresh) SF - Sean Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cluff (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Pepin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Sean Richardson loses the dribble to Paul Wason | 41-23 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | John Giancola can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 41-23 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses the tip | 41-23 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Paul Wason hits the follow up shot | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Larson | 43-23 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin dunks the ball on a great pass from Christopher Belcher | 43-25 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-25 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | James Cluff can't finish the layup | 46-25 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Paul Wason pulls down the rebound | 46-25 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Giancola misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-25 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | John Giancola pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-25 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is fouled on the floor by Lee Larson - foul #2 on Lee Larson, team foul #5 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) John Giancola, Randy McGibbon, Steven Bennett, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SF), Richard England (PF) Sean Richardson, Jesse Pepin | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Cluff denies the turnaround by David Saylors | 46-25 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | James Cluff snags the defensive board | 46-25 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson's floater is knocked away by Eugene Boyle | 46-25 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-25 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Richard England comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bruce Hicks - foul #1 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #3 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG) Christopher Belcher | |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 46-26 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | David Harris gets the rebound | 46-26 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (C) Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SF), David Knight (PF), Joshua Bowman (C) David Harris, Richard England, James Cluff | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Howland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Lee Larson (tiring) SF - Sean Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) C - Joshua Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Sean Richardson buries a floater from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | John Giancola connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Stevens | 52-31 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Sean Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Crosson - foul #2 on Kevin Crosson, team foul #6 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Steven Bennett (PF) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, Sean Richardson, David Knight | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the turnaround near the basket | 52-34 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jesse Pepin | 52-34 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Eugene Boyle swats the layup by David Harris | 52-34 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Bennett | 52-34 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | John Giancola connects on the jumper from the right block | 54-34 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Richard England lays it up and in set up by David Harris | 54-36 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is hacked by Lee Larson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Larson, team foul #7 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), David Fielder (PF), David Saylors (C) John Giancola, Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), David Knight (PF), James Cluff (C) David Harris, Joshua Bowman, Jesse Pepin | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Richard England hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | David Fielder snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Belcher - foul #4 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #8 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Randy McGibbon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (PG), Sean Richardson (SF) Christopher Belcher, David Knight | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Lee Larson's pass is intercepted by Anthony Stevens | 58-36 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | David Saylors loses the ball out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Eugene Boyle | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), David Knight (PF) Lee Larson, Richard England | |
| 08:12 | Purdue | David Fielder steps in front of the Sean Richardson pass | 58-36 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | James Cluff steps in front of the John Giancola pass | 58-36 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Sean Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-36 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson hits the follow up shot | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 14 pts. PF - David Fielder (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Saylors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Crosson (tiring) 13 pts. SG - David Harris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sean Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) C - James Cluff (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | David Saylors tips it back up and in | 60-38 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Sean Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-38 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | David Saylors snags the defensive board | 60-38 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-38 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | David Knight pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | David Knight can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | David Fielder gets the rebound | 60-38 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | David Saylors scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Stevens and he's fouled by James Cluff - foul #2 on James Cluff, team foul #9 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (PG), Randy McGibbon (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Charles Howland (PF) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, John Giancola, David Fielder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Joshua Bowman (SF), Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, David Harris, David Knight, James Cluff | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the free throw | 62-38 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Randy McGibbon - foul #1 on Randy McGibbon, team foul #4 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Wason (C) David Saylors | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Bennett | 64-40 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman snags the offensive board | 64-40 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Richard England misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Charles Howland - foul #2 on Charles Howland, team foul #5 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SG) Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the board | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Joshua Bowman - foul #2 on Joshua Bowman, team foul #10 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) John Giancola | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Richard England clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-41 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Wason | 65-41 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Charles Howland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), John Giancola (SF), Steven Bennett (PF), David Saylors (C) Randy McGibbon, Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (tired) 3 pf. SG - Sean Richardson (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard England (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Pepin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Sean Richardson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lee Larson | 65-44 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks is hacked by Lee Larson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Larson, team foul #11 | 65-44 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Anthony Stevens steals the ball from Joshua Bowman | 67-44 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens banks in the layup | 69-44 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Lee Larson is hacked by Anthony Stevens - foul #2 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #6 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fielder (PF) David Saylors | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Richard England hits the follow up shot | 69-46 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | John Giancola misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Richard England gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 69-46 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | David Fielder snags the defensive board | 69-46 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | John Giancola is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 72-46 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | David Fielder is called for the reach on Richard England - foul #1 on David Fielder, team foul #7 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF), David Saylors (C) John Giancola, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle grabs the board | 72-47 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 75-47 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Richard England misses the jump hook from the baseline | 75-47 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle gets the rebound | 75-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Sean Richardson takes the ball from Bruce Hicks in the backcourt | 75-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-47 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Boyle | 75-47 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Lee Larson is called for the reach on Bruce Hicks - foul #5 on Lee Larson, team foul #12 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG) Lee Larson | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Sean Richardson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Belcher | 77-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks runs out the clock | 77-50 |