| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) SF - James Garner (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Campbell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | James Garner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Irvin Shepard steals it from Edward Scheiber | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | James Garner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | James Garner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Campbell | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Garner out of the doubleteam | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled on the floor by Irvin Shepard - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Deady - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF) James Garner | |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood's pass is intercepted by Irvin Shepard | 4-3 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood loses the dribble to Sam Edinger | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SF), John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Michael Collins, Richard Deady, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (C) Irvin Shepard, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG) Sam Edinger | |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 7-5 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | George Kramer lays it in set up by Donald Kirkland | 7-7 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Sam Edinger (SG) Javier Cuevas, Donald Kirkland | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | James Garner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by George Kramer | 7-10 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 9-10 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Sam Edinger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Dunklin | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Irvin Shepard picks off the pass by Jan Tarver | 9-13 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard throws it down | 9-15 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Garner | 12-17 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses long on an open runner from the left block | 12-17 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the shot from the left side | 12-19 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by James Garner - foul #1 on James Garner, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Richard Deady (SG), John Campbell (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Paul Weber, Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Irvin Shepard, James Garner, Michael Dunklin, George Kramer | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) SG - Richard Deady (fresh) SF - David Williams (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | David Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is hacked by Richard Deady - foul #2 on Richard Deady, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Lawrence Lamar (SF) Richard Deady, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is hacked by Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser lays it in | 13-21 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Michael Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood gets the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), David Williams (SF) Paul Weber, Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG) Sam Edinger | |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Jan Tarver splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-22 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood can't tip it in | 13-22 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | James Garner misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #2 on John Campbell, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF) Michael Collins, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), George Kramer (C) Javier Cuevas, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| 08:42 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG) Donald Kirkland | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin can't tip it in | 15-23 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard tips it back up and in | 15-25 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Weber | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Weber (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | James Garner buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Sam Edinger | 17-28 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is fouled on the floor by George Kramer - foul #2 on George Kramer, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) James Garner, George Kramer | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Sam Edinger scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dunklin | 19-31 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Michael Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jan Tarver - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF), John Campbell (PF) David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 19-31 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Stephen Burns steals the ball from Michael Collins | 19-31 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-31 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Collins misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 19-31 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Stephen Burns snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Sam Edinger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Donald Kirkland picks off the pass by Lawrence Lamar | 19-33 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits the finger roll | 19-35 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jan Tarver splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-35 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't tip it in | 19-35 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stephen Burns | 19-35 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Michael Collins steps in front of the Sam Edinger pass | 19-35 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Michael Collins lays it in | 21-35 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the finger roll | 21-37 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | John Campbell double dribbles | 21-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (PG), Paul Weber (SG), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Michael Collins, Jan Tarver, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), George Kramer (PF) Irvin Shepard, Sam Edinger, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Deady (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) SG - James Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | James Garner makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 21-39 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 23-39 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | James Garner's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | James Garner grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | James Garner lays it in despite the doubleteam | 23-41 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar loses the ball out of bounds | 23-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) Sam Edinger | |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin is hacked by John Campbell - foul #3 on John Campbell, team foul #9 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin misses the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | James Garner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 23-41 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas tips it home | 23-43 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Edward Scheiber (C) Paul Weber, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Sam Edinger (SG), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Javier Cuevas, James Garner, Michael Dunklin, George Kramer | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is hacked by Michael Collins - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #10 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF) Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-45 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Sam Edinger comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-45 |