| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Walter (fresh) C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Monte Depew (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Bill Lohr inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Jason Gress connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Gregory Harris knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Monte Depew | 25-36 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Munson - foul #2 on Daniel Munson, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ben Walter | 27-36 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Jason Gress can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Hasting - foul #2 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Jason Gress makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Jason Gress makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-36 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Ben Walter snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Jason Gress's floater is knocked away by Timothy Hasting | 29-36 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Jason Gress snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Doug Taylor picks off the pass by Bill Lohr | 29-36 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Doug Taylor slams it home | 29-38 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Daniel Munson blocks the short jumper by Alexander Bryant | 29-38 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting loses the dribble to Ronald Pilon | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Jason Gress loses the dribble to Doug Taylor | 29-38 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Daniel Munson lays it in on a nice dish by Doug Taylor | 29-40 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Bill Lohr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Pilon | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Walter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Monte Depew (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Gregory Harris knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Doug Taylor | 32-43 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Ben Walter blows the dunk | 32-43 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Monte Depew snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alexander Bryant | 32-43 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Doug Taylor is called for the reach on Ronald Pilon - foul #1 on Doug Taylor, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), William Rottman (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF), Fred Green (C) Ronald Pilon, Jason Gress, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter, Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (PG), Zachary Belcher (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF), Joseph Dones (C) Gregory Harris, Doug Taylor, Monte Depew, Daniel Munson, Timothy Hasting | |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Brian Reed is whistled for traveling | 32-43 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Joseph Dones scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Norman Sayre | 32-45 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | William Rottman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Reynolds | 35-45 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-45 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Fred Green snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Michael Buckner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Joseph Dones misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Fred Green - foul #2 on Fred Green, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG) William Rottman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Monte Depew (SF) Zachary Belcher, Norman Sayre | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Joseph Dones misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Joseph Dones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Joseph Dones is called for the reach on Michael Reynolds - foul #1 on Joseph Dones, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF) Michael Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG), Daniel Munson (PF) Robert Burner, Michael Buckner | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Monte Depew is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 35-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Sayre (SF) Monte Depew | |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Brian Reed is hacked by Gregory Harris - foul #1 on Gregory Harris, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), Ben Walter (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) Brian Reed, Gary Moore, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Gregory Harris takes the ball from Jason Gress | 35-46 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Doug Taylor banks in the layup set up by Gregory Harris | 35-48 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Joseph Dones steps in front of the Ronald Pilon pass | 35-48 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Reynolds (SF) Bill Lohr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hasting (C) Joseph Dones | |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Ben Walter hits the finger roll | 37-48 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting blows the layup but he's fouled by Ben Walter - foul #1 on Ben Walter, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Gary Moore (PF) Ronald Pilon, Ben Walter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Zachary Belcher (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Doug Taylor, Norman Sayre, Daniel Munson | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Gary Moore gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Brian Reed is whistled for a carry | 37-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Green (C) Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting can't connect on a runner from the left block | 37-48 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher grabs the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher hits a jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Fred Green misses the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Hasting - foul #3 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF) Michael Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Sayre (SF) Gregory Harris | |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Fred Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Fred Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses short on a jumper near the basket | 39-50 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Moore | 39-50 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Fred Green's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Hasting | 39-50 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Bill Lohr steps in front of the Zachary Belcher pass | 39-50 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Bill Lohr drills a 3 from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Burner and he's fouled by Gary Moore - foul #2 on Gary Moore, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Ben Walter (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Gary Moore, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Doug Taylor (SG), Daniel Munson (PF) Robert Burner, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Rottman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Reynolds (SF) Bill Lohr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Sayre (SF), Joseph Dones (C) Zachary Belcher, Timothy Hasting | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Doug Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | William Rottman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Joseph Dones grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Gregory Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-55 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is hacked by Ronald Pilon - foul #2 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG), Bill Lohr (SF), Gary Moore (PF) William Rottman, Michael Reynolds, Ben Walter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SF) Norman Sayre | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant grabs the board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Daniel Munson takes the ball from Jason Gress | 44-55 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Bill Lohr is called for the reach on Daniel Munson - foul #2 on Bill Lohr, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Fred Green (C) Ronald Pilon, Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Michael Buckner (PF), Timothy Hasting (C) Doug Taylor, Daniel Munson, Joseph Dones | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Green - foul #3 on Fred Green, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Walter (PF) Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Buckner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Harris and he's fouled by Ben Walter - foul #2 on Ben Walter, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Rottman (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF) Jason Gress, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Sayre (SF) Gregory Harris | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses the free throw | 44-58 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Fred Green | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Rottman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Green (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Burner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Michael Buckner swats the short shot by Fred Green | 44-58 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Michael Buckner grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Robert Burner is whistled for traveling | 44-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Daniel Munson (PF) Zachary Belcher, Michael Buckner | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | William Rottman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-58 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | The short jumper by Gary Moore is denied by Timothy Hasting | 44-58 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Doug Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 44-58 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Daniel Munson tips it but misses | 44-58 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Daniel Munson can't tip it in | 44-58 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Norman Sayre can't tip it in | 44-58 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | William Rottman pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Fred Green is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Fred Green, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG) Robert Burner | |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Gregory Harris makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Munson | 44-61 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | William Rottman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the offensive board | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Daniel Munson scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Doug Taylor and he's fouled by Michael Reynolds - foul #1 on Michael Reynolds, team foul #9 | 44-63 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | William Rottman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-64 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hasting | 44-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris runs out the clock | 44-64 |