| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - David Williams (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 (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Jan Tarver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stephen Burns | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Irvin Shepard is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | John Campbell buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | David Williams connects on the shot from close range | 4-1 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the lay-in | 4-1 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 4-1 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-1 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | John Campbell blows the layup | 4-1 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar tips it but misses | 4-1 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | David Williams misses the tip | 4-1 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Paul Weber tips it in | 6-1 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jan Tarver | 6-1 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | David Williams scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 8-1 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | John Campbell picks off the pass by James Garner | 8-1 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #2 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Richard Deady (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Paul Weber, John Campbell, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) SG - Richard Deady (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Garner (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Sam Edinger buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the floater from the left side | 8-3 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Ronald Kiser swats the shot by Edward Scheiber | 8-3 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard is fouled on the floor by Michael Collins - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Paul Weber (SG), David Williams (C) Michael Collins, Lawrence Lamar, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), George Kramer (C) James Garner, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Weber | 8-3 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver's pass is intercepted by Michael Dunklin | 8-3 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #1 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG) Irvin Shepard | |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | David Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-4 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Dunklin | 8-6 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a floater from the left side | 10-6 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 10-6 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the tip | 10-6 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | George Kramer gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Richard Deady steals it from Michael Dunklin | 10-6 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF), John Campbell (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), James Garner (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Sam Edinger, Donald Kirkland, Michael Dunklin, George Kramer | |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Lawrence Lamar steals it from James Garner | 10-6 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) SF - James Garner (fresh) PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Lawrence Lamar is called for the reach on Javier Cuevas - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), David Williams (C) Richard Deady, Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF) Javier Cuevas | |
| 11:22 | Purdue | James Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Campbell and the foul's on Ronald Kiser - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG) Donald Kirkland | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the free throw | 15-6 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Paul Weber doubles Irvin Shepard and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #7 | 15-6 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Kiser | 15-8 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | James Garner drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-10 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 17-10 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Kiser | 17-12 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Ronald Kiser swats the short shot by John Campbell | 17-12 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Dennis Hazelwood, David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), George Kramer (C) Irvin Shepard, James Garner, Ronald Kiser, Stephen Burns | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Richard Deady hits the follow up shot | 19-12 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Paul Weber is whistled for traveling | 19-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG) Sam Edinger | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Kramer (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left side | 19-14 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Javier Cuevas picks off the pass by John Campbell | 19-14 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas lays it up and in | 19-16 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Javier Cuevas is called for the reach on Jan Tarver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), Stephen Burns (C) Javier Cuevas, Donald Kirkland | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Richard Deady takes the ball from Stephen Burns | 22-16 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-16 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Richard Deady snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | John Campbell lays it in set up by Richard Deady | 24-16 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-16 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | George Kramer tips it home | 24-18 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Burns | 24-18 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Tarver | 24-18 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | John Campbell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), James Garner (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF) Irvin Shepard, Sam Edinger, Stephen Burns | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | James Garner hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas and he's hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #3 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:30 | Purdue | James Garner makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the turnaround in the lane | 25-21 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | George Kramer pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | James Garner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas tips it home | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Campbell (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) PF - Michael Dunklin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on George Kramer - foul #1 on George Kramer, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Paul Weber, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Sam Edinger (SG), Ronald Kiser (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Javier Cuevas, Donald Kirkland, Michael Dunklin, George Kramer | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | James Garner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Stephen Burns tips it but misses | 26-23 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Deady | 26-23 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-23 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | James Garner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Irvin Shepard | 28-26 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Stephen Burns is called for the reach on Michael Collins - foul #3 on Stephen Burns, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF), George Kramer (C) James Garner, Stephen Burns | |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Michael Collins misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Dennis Hazelwood steals it from George Kramer | 28-26 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Richard Deady connects on the floater from close range | 30-26 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Sam Edinger clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is called for traveling | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Paul Weber (SG) Michael Collins, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG) Irvin Shepard | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Kiser - foul #3 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (PF) Ronald Kiser | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 32-26 |