| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh inbounds the ball | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Purdue | Virgil Polson takes the ball from Kenneth Sainz | 21-40 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Michael Swinney, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (SG), David Bragg (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Thomas Trinh is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #3 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), John Kinkade (PF) Joe Maynor, Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Virgil Polson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-40 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't tip it in | 21-40 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz pulls down the rebound | 21-40 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Swinney | 24-40 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-40 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Michael Swinney pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Michael Swinney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Boris Zellous shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Foster | 24-43 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-43 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Kinkade - foul #2 on John Kinkade, team foul #3 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, David Bragg, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Charles Urbano connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Maynor | 26-44 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | James Aguon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-44 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the board | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Thomas Wainwright picks off the pass by Rodney Penaflor | 26-44 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #4 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), David Bragg (PF) Charles Urbano, Joe Maynor, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Wayne Foster, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the easy layup | 26-44 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Michael Swinney pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bragg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Scott Dollard swats the layup by Robert Cook | 26-44 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | James Aguon pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Virgil Polson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Aguon | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Scott Dollard is called for the reach on Rodney Penaflor - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Scott Dollard | |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Thomas Turner drills a fadeaway near the basket | 28-47 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Thomas Trinh takes the ball from Robert Fisher | 28-47 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Charles Urbano lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Trinh | 30-47 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Virgil Polson banks in the layup | 30-49 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Thomas Turner lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Urbano | 32-49 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Boris Zellous evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Virgil Polson tips it in | 32-51 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh tips it in | 34-51 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Trinh - foul #4 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, Virgil Polson, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is hacked by Donald Polanski - foul #1 on Donald Polanski, team foul #6 | 34-51 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Boris Zellous works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Andrei Palczewski | 34-54 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Thomas Turner's pass is intercepted by Boris Zellous | 34-54 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski jams it on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 34-56 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Michael Swinney hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-56 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't tip it in | 37-56 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 37-56 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Boris Zellous works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Thomas Turner pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #2 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), David Bragg (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses the 3rd free throw | 39-56 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bragg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | James Aguon is fouled on the floor by Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (SF) David Bragg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner blows the layup but he's fouled by Denis Banks - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (SF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Robert Fisher jams it on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 41-60 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Michael Swinney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 41-60 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Kenneth Sainz steps in front of the Wayne Foster pass in the backcourt | 41-60 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-60 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the tip | 41-60 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 41-60 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Robert Fisher lays it up and in set up by Denis Banks | 41-62 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is fouled on the floor by Andrei Palczewski - foul #2 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, David Bragg, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Donald Polanski knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Robert Cook | 43-62 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Charles Urbano steps in front of the Edward Fox pass | 43-62 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Robert Cook misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zellous | 43-62 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 43-65 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Robert Cook makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Urbano | 45-65 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Boris Zellous's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Robert Cook, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses short on a runner from the left block | 45-65 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Boris Zellous pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-65 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't tip it in | 45-65 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 45-65 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Urbano | 47-65 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Sainz takes the ball from Wayne Foster in the backcourt | 47-65 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-65 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | John Kinkade snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz and the foul's on Virgil Polson - foul #3 on Virgil Polson, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Charles Urbano, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #4 on Thomas Turner, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Sainz | 53-67 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Rodney Penaflor is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #2 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh is whistled for a carry | 53-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, John Kinkade, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Thomas Trinh is called for the reach on Virgil Polson - foul #5 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #10 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) James Aguon | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Thomas Turner snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Joe Maynor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-70 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 53-70 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-70 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 53-70 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Boris Zellous pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Boris Zellous works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Charles Urbano grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses short on a floater near the basket | 53-70 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 53-72 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #7 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is fouled on the floor by Robert Cook - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #11 | 55-72 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Thomas Wainwright denies the turnaround by Joe Maynor | 55-73 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Wayne Foster pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright | 55-75 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Joe Maynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster runs out the clock | 55-75 |