| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Barry Brown inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:57 | Purdue | Ernest Miller steps in front of the John Simpson pass in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 19:54 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ernest Miller | 32-29 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Jay Stanger drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Brown | 32-31 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 34-31 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Larry Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | John Simpson is fouled on the floor by Patrick McCorrison - foul #3 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (C) David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:09 | Purdue | John Simpson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Larry Stanley pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Simpson | 34-31 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-31 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Jay Stanger swats the short shot by Larry Stanley | 34-31 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Blackwell - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Ernest Miller, Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG), Craig Wolfe (PF), John Smith (C) John Simpson, Mark Armstrong, Daniel Gaither, Jay Stanger | |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Leon Hall buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 37-32 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Barry Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the lay-in | 37-32 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mario Klingbeil | 37-32 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | David White picks off the pass by Robert Hawkins | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil is fouled on the floor by Barry Brown - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Anthony Golden, David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF) Jesse Fuller, Barry Brown | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jack Robinson | 41-32 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is hacked by Phillip Dean in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Dean, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Leon Skinner (SF) Leon Hall, Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), James Anderson (PF) Robert Hawkins, Craig Wolfe | |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Scott Blackwell is called for the reach on John Simpson - foul #3 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF) Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Robert Moralez snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | John Simpson is hacked by Larry Stanley - foul #2 on Larry Stanley, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Phillip Dean (C) Ernest Miller, Scott Blackwell, Leon Skinner, Larry Stanley, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG), Daniel Gaither (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Mark Armstrong, James Anderson, John Smith | |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither's floater is tipped away by Phillip Dean | 41-32 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Dean | 41-32 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Daniel Gaither blocks the jumper by Jack Robinson | 41-32 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry is hacked by Phillip Dean in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (SF) Dennis Pettry | |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-32 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Jay Stanger tips it in | 41-34 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Anthony Golden comes up short on the runner from the left block | 41-34 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Jack Robinson tips it in | 43-34 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins travels in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Leon Skinner (SG), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Jack Robinson, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Mark Armstrong (SG), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Hawkins, Jesse Fuller, Jay Stanger | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Ernest Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF) Patrick McCorrison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF), John Smith (C) James Anderson, Daniel Gaither | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Ernest Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Leon Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Leon Skinner - foul #3 on Leon Skinner, team foul #7 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (C) David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 44-36 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | John Simpson's floater is knocked away by Larry Stanley | 44-36 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | John Simpson hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is hacked by Mark Armstrong - foul #2 on Mark Armstrong, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Ernest Miller, Leon Skinner, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (PG), Dennis Pettry (SF), Daniel Gaither (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Barry Brown, Craig Wolfe, John Smith | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Leon Hall knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Scott Blackwell and the foul's on Robert Hawkins - foul #2 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | 3 seconds is called on Dennis Pettry | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG) Mark Armstrong | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leon Hall and the foul's on Jesse Fuller - foul #1 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (C) David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Jay Stanger gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither's floater is tipped away by Anthony Golden | 48-38 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Anthony Golden gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Anthony Golden gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Golden | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Anthony Golden - foul #1 on Anthony Golden, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Mark Armstrong (SG), Barry Brown (SF), John Smith (C) Robert Hawkins, Jesse Fuller, Dennis Pettry, Jay Stanger | |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | John Simpson connects on the shot from the right side set up by Mark Armstrong and the foul's on Mario Klingbeil - foul #2 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Craig Wolfe (PF) Daniel Gaither | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | John Simpson makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Ernest Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | John Smith gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-44 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Larry Stanley pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil loses the dribble to Mark Armstrong | 50-44 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #10 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF) Barry Brown | |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Ernest Miller buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 53-46 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Scott Blackwell steps in front of the John Simpson pass in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil hits the finger roll set up by David White | 55-46 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | John Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Simpson | 55-48 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Larry Stanley knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Miller | 57-48 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | John Smith misses long on a jumper in the paint | 57-48 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Larry Stanley buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Mario Klingbeil | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:41 | Purdue | John Smith drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Simpson | 59-50 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Larry Stanley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | David White gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell double dribbles | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Ernest Miller, Scott Blackwell, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Daniel Gaither (PF), Jay Stanger (C) John Simpson, Mark Armstrong, Dennis Pettry, Craig Wolfe, John Smith | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Barry Brown drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Patrick McCorrison - foul #4 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #11 | 59-52 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Robert Moralez comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 59-52 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Barry Brown | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Moralez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Stanger (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Barry Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 59-52 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG) Jesse Fuller | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 59-52 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Moralez | 59-52 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Jack Robinson, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Robert Hawkins | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Robert Moralez lays it in set up by Ernest Miller | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Barry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick McCorrison - foul #5 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF), David White (C) Patrick McCorrison, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Ernest Miller is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ernest Miller, team foul #13 | 61-53 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Scott Blackwell takes the ball from Barry Brown in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the finger roll | 63-53 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (PG), Jesse Fuller (SG), Dennis Pettry (SF), Craig Wolfe (PF), John Smith (C) John Simpson, Mark Armstrong, Barry Brown, Daniel Gaither, Jay Stanger | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Scott Blackwell is blocked by Craig Wolfe | 63-53 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Scott Blackwell takes the ball from John Smith in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | David White's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe travels with the ball | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses short on a runner near the basket | 63-53 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ernest Miller runs out the clock | 63-53 |