| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chase Blake (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ian Doris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Foster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elmer Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Halcomb (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wojnowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Adrian Johnson inbounds the ball | 18-35 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Adrian Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ian Doris - foul #3 on Ian Doris, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Edwards (PF) Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Adrian Johnson drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Thomas | 18-37 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | David Foster is fouled on the floor by Robert Wojnowski - foul #1 on Robert Wojnowski, team foul #1 | 18-37 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton is called for traveling | 18-37 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | David Foster denies the turnaround by Adrian Johnson | 18-37 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Thomas - foul #2 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #2 | 18-37 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Elmer Uselton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-37 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Anthony Halcomb misses the tip | 20-37 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Robert Wojnowski can't tip it in | 20-37 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Adrian Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Adrian Johnson banks in the layup | 20-39 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling clanks a turnaround from the right block | 20-39 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Robert Wojnowski snags the defensive board | 20-39 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Thomas Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-39 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Robert Wojnowski hits the follow up shot | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-41 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | David Foster grabs the offensive board | 20-41 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Carpenter (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Cecil Slate (PF) Johnny Easterling, Chase Blake, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Parker (PG), John Roybal (SG), David Grant (PF), William Barrow (C) Thomas Thomas, Elmer Uselton, Anthony Halcomb, Robert Wojnowski | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Willie Parker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-43 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | James Carpenter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-43 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | David Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 20-43 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Willie Parker can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Atherton - foul #2 on Raymond Atherton, team foul #2 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Eure (SG), Jonathan Slemp (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), Ian Doris (C) Raymond Atherton, Richard Hamilton, Cecil Slate, David Foster | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Hull (SF) Adrian Johnson | |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Willie Parker makes the 1st free throw | 20-44 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Willie Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Carpenter (fresh) SG - Harry Eure (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Ian Doris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Roybal (fresh) SF - Melvin Hull (fresh) PF - David Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Barrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Harry Eure comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-45 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | David Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 20-45 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | David Grant clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 20-45 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Melvin Hull tips it but misses | 20-45 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | James Carpenter grabs the board | 20-45 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | James Carpenter is called for traveling | 20-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG), Johnny Easterling (SG) James Carpenter, Harry Eure | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Thomas (PG), Elmer Uselton (SG), Anthony Halcomb (PF) Willie Parker, Melvin Hull, David Grant | |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Elmer Uselton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-48 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling's floater is tipped away by William Barrow | 20-48 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | John Roybal snags the defensive board | 20-48 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Thomas Thomas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 20-48 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Ian Doris grabs the board | 20-48 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Chase Blake can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-48 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Barrow | 20-48 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | John Roybal hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Thomas | 20-50 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp buries a fadeaway from the left block | 22-50 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | William Barrow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ian Doris - foul #4 on Ian Doris, team foul #3 | 22-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), James Carpenter (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Cecil Edwards (PF), David Foster (C) Chase Blake, Johnny Easterling, Jonathan Slemp, Jasper Buck, Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Parker (PG), Adrian Johnson (SF), David Grant (PF) Thomas Thomas, John Roybal, Anthony Halcomb | |
| 13:14 | Purdue | William Barrow makes the 1st free throw | 22-51 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | William Barrow misses the 2nd free throw | 22-51 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Foster | 22-51 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton is hacked by William Barrow - foul #1 on William Barrow, team foul #3 | 22-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Wojnowski (C) William Barrow | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | David Foster hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 22-51 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Robert Wojnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-51 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Elmer Uselton misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-51 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | David Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 22-51 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-51 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Adrian Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Carpenter - foul #1 on James Carpenter, team foul #4 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp (SF), Jasper Buck (PF) Richard Hamilton, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Roybal (SG) Elmer Uselton | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - David Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Roybal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adrian Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wojnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Willie Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Slemp - foul #4 on Jonathan Slemp, team foul #5 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG), Chase Blake (SF) James Carpenter, Jonathan Slemp | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Halcomb (PF) David Grant | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Willie Parker makes the 1st free throw | 24-52 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Willie Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 24-52 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | David Foster pulls down the rebound | 24-52 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Adrian Johnson steals it from Johnny Easterling | 24-52 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Willie Parker throws it down set up by Adrian Johnson | 24-54 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Atherton | 27-54 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Willie Parker comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-54 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Jasper Buck gets the rebound | 27-54 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Robert Wojnowski - foul #2 on Robert Wojnowski, team foul #4 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Edwards (PF), Cecil Slate (C) Jasper Buck, David Foster | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Thomas (PG), Elmer Uselton (SG), William Barrow (C) Willie Parker, John Roybal, Robert Wojnowski | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling makes the free throw | 30-54 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Adrian Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-54 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to William Barrow | 30-54 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Chase Blake takes the ball from Adrian Johnson | 30-54 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Chase Blake blows the dunk | 30-54 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Chase Blake tips it back up and in | 32-54 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | William Barrow connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Elmer Uselton | 32-56 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Anthony Halcomb is called for the reach on Johnny Easterling - foul #1 on Anthony Halcomb, team foul #5 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Carpenter (PG), Harry Eure (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), David Foster (C) Raymond Atherton, Johnny Easterling, Chase Blake, Cecil Edwards, Cecil Slate | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Roybal (SF), David Grant (PF), Robert Wojnowski (C) Adrian Johnson, Anthony Halcomb, William Barrow | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Elmer Uselton is called for the reach on Harry Eure - foul #2 on Elmer Uselton, team foul #6 | 32-56 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | David Foster banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Wojnowski - foul #3 on Robert Wojnowski, team foul #7 | 34-56 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | David Foster makes the free throw | 35-56 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | John Roybal knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Harry Eure (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elmer Uselton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Roybal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wojnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | James Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-58 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | David Grant snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Elmer Uselton hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Roybal and he's fouled by Harry Eure - foul #1 on Harry Eure, team foul #6 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ian Doris (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Jasper Buck, David Foster | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Parker (PG), William Barrow (C) Thomas Thomas, Robert Wojnowski | |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Elmer Uselton makes the free throw | 35-61 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Ian Doris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Hull (SF) Elmer Uselton | |
| 06:35 | Purdue | David Grant makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Parker and the foul's on Cecil Edwards - foul #2 on Cecil Edwards, team foul #7 | 35-63 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | David Grant makes the free throw | 35-64 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Carpenter makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-64 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | David Grant clanks a shot from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards snags the defensive board | 38-64 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Harry Eure misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-64 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Grant | 38-64 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | John Roybal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG) Richard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn White (SG) David Grant | |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-64 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | William Barrow grabs the defensive rebound | 38-64 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | John Roybal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ian Doris - foul #5 on Ian Doris, team foul #8 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Slate (PF) Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Grant (PF) Willie Parker | |
| 04:39 | Purdue | John Roybal makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | John Roybal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Shawn White steals it from Harry Eure | 38-66 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | John Roybal hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn White | 38-68 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Chase Blake drills a 3 from straight away | 41-68 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Shawn White clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-68 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards pulls down the rebound | 41-68 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Harry Eure scores on a 3 from the right corner | 44-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harry Eure (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Slate (fresh) C - Cecil Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Shawn White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Roybal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Melvin Hull (fairly fresh) PF - David Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William Barrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Shawn White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-68 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards grabs the board | 44-68 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | William Barrow swats the shot by Harry Eure | 44-68 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | James Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Harry Eure misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Slate | 44-68 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Chase Blake drills a shot from just outside the lane | 46-68 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | David Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 46-68 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Chase Blake pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Hamilton (SF) Harry Eure | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Stodola (PG), Willie Parker (SG) Shawn White, Melvin Hull | |
| 01:57 | Purdue | David Grant hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Willie Parker | 46-70 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | John Roybal steps in front of the Richard Hamilton pass | 46-70 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Scott Stodola buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Parker | 46-73 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards drills a driving attempt in the paint | 48-73 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | John Roybal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Stodola | 48-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | James Carpenter drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | David Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-75 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Cecil Slate | 50-75 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Hull (SF) Scott Stodola | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Willie Parker runs out the clock | 50-75 |