| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is hacked by Kenneth Sainz - foul #1 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG) Charles Urbano | |
| 19:28 | Illinois | James Jackowski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Virgil Polson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Boris Zellous | 36-30 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is fouled on the floor by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG) Walter Braun | |
| 18:11 | Purdue | John Kinkade connects on the shot from close range | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Virgil Polson drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Jackowski | 38-32 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Wainwright | 41-32 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | David Bragg comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh | |
| 16:45 | Purdue | David Bragg misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is hacked by David Bragg - foul #2 on David Bragg, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) James Jackowski, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Anderson (C) David Bragg | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | James Aguon buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Denis Banks | 44-33 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, John Kinkade | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Trinh - foul #2 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Charles Urbano is called for traveling | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the dunk but the foul's on David Bragg - foul #3 on David Bragg, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Kinkade (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Bragg | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Charles Urbano clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | David Bragg pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh's floater is tipped away by Thomas Wainwright | 47-34 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 49-34 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is hacked by Boris Zellous in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Zellous, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, David Bragg | |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses the jump hook near the basket | 49-34 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Scott Dollard buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Aguon | 51-34 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Thomas Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Scott Dollard knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Jackowski | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Bragg clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #6 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Van Miller (SG), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, James Jackowski, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Van Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sainz | 53-36 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Urbano | 53-39 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Van Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Denis Banks snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Boris Zellous | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz scores on a floater from the right side | 55-41 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Boris Zellous comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | David Bragg's floater is tipped away by Robert Fisher | 55-41 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | David Bragg hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Denis Banks blocks the short jumper by David Bragg | 58-43 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | David Bragg gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the easy layup | 58-46 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is whistled for traveling | 58-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | James Aguon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 58-46 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Jackowski | 58-46 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Aguon is hacked by Joe Maynor - foul #1 on Joe Maynor, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Aguon and he's hacked by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Virgil Polson steals the ball from Walter Braun | 60-46 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright lays it in | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Walter Braun is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wainwright - foul #2 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook, Kevin Anderson | |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Walter Braun makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Walter Braun makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Boris Zellous | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh lays it in | 64-50 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson buries a 3 from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Walter Braun | 67-52 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 67-52 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | James Jackowski is called for the reach on Thomas Trinh - foul #3 on James Jackowski, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Walter Braun, John Kinkade, David Bragg | |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Thomas Trinh is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) James Jackowski, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Van Miller is called for the reach on Charles Urbano - foul #1 on Van Miller, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, David Bragg | |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Van Miller snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Charles Urbano picks off the pass by James Aguon in the backcourt | 69-55 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz can't finish the layup | 69-55 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | James Aguon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Scott Dollard tips it home | 71-55 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Kenneth Sainz, Robert Cook, John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Denis Banks clanks a runner from the baseline | 71-55 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Bragg | 71-55 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | James Aguon is called for the reach on Charles Urbano - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #10 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | James Jackowski is called for traveling | 71-57 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh loses the dribble to Virgil Polson | 71-57 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Jackowski | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | The jump hook by Thomas Trinh is blocked by James Jackowski | 74-57 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-57 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright lays it up and in set up by Virgil Polson | 76-57 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | David Bragg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-57 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-57 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Jackowski tips it home | 78-57 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-57 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 78-57 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-57 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 78-57 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Virgil Polson is called for the reach on Kenneth Sainz - foul #2 on Virgil Polson, team foul #11 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Kevin Anderson (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, David Bragg | |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Jackowski | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Walter Braun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG) Kenneth Sainz | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Boris Zellous loses the ball out of bounds | 80-59 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Maynor | 80-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 80-61 |