| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Todd Antone inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Grubbs | 32-34 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Cruz Morris (SF), Bobby Harbert (C) Mathew Kendrick, Todd Antone, Gary Ibanez | |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Davis - foul #3 on Arthur Davis, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Gary Ibanez (C) Cordell Stoehr, Arthur Davis, Bobby Harbert | |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | James Grubbs steps in front of the Gary Ibanez pass | 34-34 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | James Grubbs is hacked by Cruz Morris - foul #2 on Cruz Morris, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Bobby Harbert (C) Mathew Kendrick, Gary Ibanez | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Kelly Nichols - foul #1 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (SG), Jeremy Church (SF) Edward Fitzwater, Todd Antone | |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cruz Morris - foul #3 on Cruz Morris, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG) Tony Gerwitz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (PG), Todd Antone (SF), Gary Ibanez (C) Cordell Stoehr, Jeremy Church, Cruz Morris | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Fitzwater | 36-39 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Mathew Kendrick steals it from James Grubbs | 36-39 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick hits the finger roll | 36-41 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Edward Fitzwater is called for the reach on Edward Hohl - foul #2 on Edward Fitzwater, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Gary Allshouse, James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Cruz Morris (SF), Arthur Davis (PF) Edward Fitzwater, Mathew Kendrick, Todd Antone, Bobby Harbert | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Lyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cruz Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Donald Lyle misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Philip Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SF) Gary Ibanez | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-41 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols tips it home | 38-41 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Jeremy Church connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Jones | 38-44 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-44 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Cruz Morris pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Cruz Morris slams it home on a great pass from Cordell Stoehr and he's fouled by Donald Lyle - foul #1 on Donald Lyle, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), James Grubbs (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Edward Hohl, Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (PG), Mathew Kendrick (SG), Gary Ibanez (C) Cordell Stoehr, Philip Jones, Jeremy Church | |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 38-46 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Gary Allshouse steals it from Edward Fitzwater | 40-46 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo lays it in on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 42-46 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Cruz Morris connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-48 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Arthur Davis snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez buries a runner in the paint set up by Edward Fitzwater | 42-50 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | James Grubbs comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Arthur Davis | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cruz Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Samuel Hamilton steals the ball from Cruz Morris | 42-50 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) James Grubbs, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Bobby Harbert (C) Edward Fitzwater, Mathew Kendrick, Cruz Morris, Gary Ibanez | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Donald Lyle can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Lyle | 45-50 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert's layup is rejected by Samuel Hamilton | 45-50 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert tips it home | 45-52 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz buries a floater from the left wing set up by Donald Lyle | 47-52 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-52 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Todd Antone snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert can't finish the layup | 47-52 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Gary Allshouse | 49-52 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Arthur Davis is called for the reach on Gary Allshouse - foul #4 on Arthur Davis, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Gary Chambers (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Gary Allshouse, Domingo Trujillo, Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (SG), Cruz Morris (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Philip Jones, Arthur Davis, Bobby Harbert | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols connects on the jumper from the baseline | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Chambers (fresh) SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cruz Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Chambers - foul #1 on Gary Chambers, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | James Grubbs's floater is knocked away by Gary Ibanez | 51-54 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Cruz Morris gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr is hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #3 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG) Edward Hohl, Gary Chambers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Bobby Harbert (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Cruz Morris | |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Harbert | 51-54 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Domingo Trujillo is called for the reach on Edward Fitzwater - foul #4 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cruz Morris (PF) Bobby Harbert | |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Edward Fitzwater, Cruz Morris | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | James Grubbs banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Allshouse and he's hacked by Todd Antone - foul #3 on Todd Antone, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Cruz Morris (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Mathew Kendrick, Arthur Davis, Gary Ibanez | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Gary Allshouse picks off the pass by Cordell Stoehr in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse hits the finger roll | 55-54 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-54 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Cruz Morris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Allshouse | 55-54 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the shot from close range | 55-54 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cruz Morris | 55-54 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Gerwitz - foul #3 on Tony Gerwitz, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (SG), Jeremy Church (SF), Arthur Davis (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Edward Fitzwater, Todd Antone, Cruz Morris, Bobby Harbert | |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 57-55 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Cordell Stoehr | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Church (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Church steps in front of the Samuel Hamilton pass | 57-57 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Cordell Stoehr | 57-60 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | The jump hook by Kelly Nichols is blocked by Gary Ibanez | 57-60 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton tips it but misses | 57-60 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Samuel Hamilton is called for the reach on Gary Ibanez - foul #4 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Antone (SF) Jeremy Church | |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Davis - foul #5 on Arthur Davis, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cruz Morris (PF) Arthur Davis | |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 60-62 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is hacked by James Grubbs - foul #2 on James Grubbs, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Grubbs snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Nichols | 60-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Cruz Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Cruz Morris is hacked by Gary Allshouse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (PG), Jeremy Church (SF) Cordell Stoehr, Todd Antone | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Cruz Morris makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the offensive board | 60-64 |