| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Monte Depew (fresh) PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Monte Depew inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Gregory Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hasting | 27-20 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Monte Depew picks off the pass by Alexander Bryant | 27-20 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Gregory Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Monte Depew | 30-20 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Bill Lohr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Ben Walter swats the layup by Timothy Hasting | 30-20 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bill Lohr | 30-20 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Jason Gress drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Gregory Harris double dribbles | 30-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Gary Moore (PF) Ronald Pilon, Ben Walter | |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Jason Gress can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Doug Taylor snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Gregory Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Munson | 33-23 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Jason Gress hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Monte Depew | 33-23 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Monte Depew loses the dribble to Bill Lohr | 33-23 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses the dunk but he's fouled by Daniel Munson - foul #1 on Daniel Munson, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (PG), Zachary Belcher (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Gregory Harris, Doug Taylor, Monte Depew, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Ben Walter (C) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Bill Lohr, Alexander Bryant | |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Burner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ben Walter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Norman Sayre is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pilon - foul #2 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Green (C) Gary Moore | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Michael Buckner knocks in the jumper from the right block | 35-24 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | William Rottman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | William Rottman is called for the reach on Robert Burner - foul #1 on William Rottman, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Monte Depew (SF) Zachary Belcher, Norman Sayre | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG) William Rottman | |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the follow up shot | 37-27 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Ben Walter banks in the layup | 37-29 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Ben Walter gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Ben Walter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG), Daniel Munson (PF) Robert Burner, Michael Buckner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Bill Lohr (SF), Gary Moore (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) Ronald Pilon, Michael Reynolds, Ben Walter, Fred Green | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Gregory Harris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Brian Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Doug Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Daniel Munson is fouled on the floor by Brian Reed - foul #3 on Brian Reed, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF) Gregory Harris, Monte Depew | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Doug Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Bill Lohr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Jason Gress tips it but misses | 37-29 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Gary Moore tips it but misses | 37-29 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Doug Taylor hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Burner | 40-29 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Bill Lohr connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Gress | 40-32 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Bill Lohr pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Brian Reed scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Gress | 40-34 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Alexander Bryant denies the turnaround by Timothy Hasting | 40-34 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Daniel Munson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Doug Taylor | 42-34 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Jason Gress is fouled on the floor by Daniel Munson - foul #2 on Daniel Munson, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Monte Depew (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Doug Taylor, Norman Sayre, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Ben Walter (PF), Fred Green (C) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Bill Lohr, Gary Moore, Alexander Bryant | |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Ben Walter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Monte Depew - foul #3 on Monte Depew, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Ben Walter makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Ben Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Burner | 44-36 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Ben Walter is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG) Robert Burner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Buckner | 47-36 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | William Rottman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG) William Rottman | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) SF - Monte Depew (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Monte Depew slams it home on a nice dish by Zachary Belcher | 49-36 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Timothy Hasting is called for the reach on Fred Green - foul #1 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG), Daniel Munson (PF) Zachary Belcher, Michael Buckner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF), Alexander Bryant (C) Michael Reynolds, Fred Green | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Ben Walter is denied on a layup by Timothy Hasting | 49-36 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Daniel Munson snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bill Lohr - foul #1 on Bill Lohr, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Gary Moore (PF) Ronald Pilon, Ben Walter | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Gregory Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alexander Bryant | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Brian Reed is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Brian Reed, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Harris and he's hacked by Alexander Bryant - foul #1 on Alexander Bryant, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Gregory Harris steps in front of the Bill Lohr pass | 52-36 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Doug Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Harris | 54-36 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-36 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant misses the tip | 54-36 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Daniel Munson double dribbles | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (PG), Zachary Belcher (SG), Norman Sayre (SF) Gregory Harris, Doug Taylor, Monte Depew | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Rottman (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Fred Green (C) Jason Gress, Bill Lohr, Alexander Bryant | |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hasting - foul #2 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Buckner (PF) Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | William Rottman loses the ball out of bounds | 54-36 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Fred Green steals it from Robert Burner | 54-36 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | William Rottman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Robert Burner gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Burner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Sayre | 57-36 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Fred Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Hasting - foul #3 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #6 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Doug Taylor (SG), Monte Depew (SF), Daniel Munson (PF) Robert Burner, Zachary Belcher, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Fred Green misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Fred Green makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Monte Depew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Rottman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Green (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Brian Reed is called for the reach on Daniel Munson - foul #5 on Brian Reed, team foul #7 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG) Brian Reed | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Moore | 58-37 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Gary Moore scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Pilon | 58-39 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Moore | 58-39 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | William Rottman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Fred Green gets the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Gary Moore can't finish the layup | 58-39 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Monte Depew grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Monte Depew double dribbles | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Daniel Munson denies the turnaround by William Rottman | 58-39 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Monte Depew | 60-39 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Monte Depew takes the ball from William Rottman | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Gregory Harris lays it up and in | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon is fouled on the floor by Gregory Harris - foul #1 on Gregory Harris, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon misses the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Daniel Munson snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris runs out the clock | 62-39 |