| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Carlos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Mike Raybon inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Mike Raybon drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | John Pledger misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Dailey | 23-28 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | James Young can't finish the layup | 23-28 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Mike Raybon snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Clarence Maroney steps in front of the Willie Sullivan pass | 23-28 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 23-28 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Micheal Poirier | 23-28 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Mike Raybon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harry Branch | 26-28 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | James Young makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Dailey | 26-30 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Harry Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | James Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Carlos - foul #2 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (C) James Dailey | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Harry Branch hits the finger roll | 28-32 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Mike Raybon - foul #2 on Mike Raybon, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Willie Sullivan, Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Clarence Maroney | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Harry Branch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Stich comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Mike Raybon grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Ronald Sink denies the turnaround by Mike Raybon | 28-34 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | James Young lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Pledger | 28-36 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Donald Mattia (PF) Marcos Arroyo, Harry Branch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (C) John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sebastian Jackson | 28-38 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | James Dailey swats the short shot by Benjamin Desalvo | 28-38 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses the easy layup | 28-38 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Donald Mattia tips it but misses | 28-38 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | John Stich misses the lay-in | 28-38 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | James Dailey tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Mike Raybon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-40 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | John Stich buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo drills a shot near the basket set up by Matthew Carlos and the foul's on Clarence Maroney - foul #1 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (SG), Harry Branch (PF) Mike Raybon, Donald Mattia | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (SG), Ronald Sink (PF) Clarence Maroney, Sebastian Jackson, John Stich | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Young (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | John Pledger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Poirier (C) Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Ronald Sink pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | James Dailey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-44 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-44 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | James Young can't throw it down | 35-44 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | James Young snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Ronald Sink lays it up and in on a great pass from James Young | 35-46 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Harry Branch buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Marcos Arroyo | 37-46 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | James Young is fouled on the floor by Micheal Poirier - foul #2 on Micheal Poirier, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SF) Willie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), John Stich (C) Larry Newell, James Dailey | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | James Young makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Sink | 37-48 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Mike Raybon grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos is hacked by John Pledger - foul #4 on John Pledger, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo (C) Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch blows the layup | 37-48 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | John Stich is hacked by Marcos Arroyo - foul #1 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Marcos Arroyo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stich (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | John Stich is fouled on the floor by Harry Branch - foul #3 on Harry Branch, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Poirier (C) Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) John Pledger | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Floyd Kent | 37-50 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | The jump hook by Harry Branch is blocked by Floyd Kent | 37-50 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney's pass is intercepted by Willie Sullivan in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Stich misses the lay-in but the foul's on Harry Branch - foul #4 on Harry Branch, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Donald Mattia (PF) Willie Sullivan, Harry Branch | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (SF), James Dailey (C) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Mike Raybon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | James Dailey gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Carlos - foul #3 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Matthew Carlos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) John Stich | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Sink | 37-52 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-52 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Mattia | 37-52 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Marcos Arroyo | 39-52 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Young | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Mattia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Dailey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Donald Mattia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | James Dailey grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Mattia - foul #1 on Donald Mattia, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SG), Harry Branch (PF), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Willie Sullivan, Donald Mattia, Micheal Poirier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | James Young scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Pledger | 39-58 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses the easy layup | 39-58 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo can't tip it in | 39-58 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 39-58 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | The jump hook by Ronald Sink is blocked by Mike Raybon | 39-58 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-58 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Mike Raybon gets the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Sink - foul #1 on Ronald Sink, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG), Micheal Poirier (C) Marcos Arroyo, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Harry Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dailey | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | James Young clanks a jumper from the left side | 40-58 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Pledger runs out the clock | 40-58 |