| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Khalil (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Merle Singh misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antone Reynolds | 29-41 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman loses the ball out of bounds | 29-41 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | David Webster pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Roy Pfarr steals the ball from Merle Singh | 29-41 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr can't finish the layup | 29-41 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | David Webster pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Mark Dortch makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Roy Pfarr - foul #4 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin (SF) Brice Stolinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), George Long (PF) Roy Pfarr, Brian Munn | |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses the free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds connects on the jump hook from close range set up by George Long | 31-43 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nicholas Bachman | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Merle Singh knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Randall Mendelson and he's fouled by Nicholas Bachman - foul #4 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Jarek Kuchinski (SF) Randall Mendelson, Mark Dortch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Antone Reynolds | |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Richard Martell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-46 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Merle Singh snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Merle Singh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits a 3 from straight away | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:21 | Purdue | James Aponte misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-49 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | George Long is fouled on the floor by James Aponte - foul #1 on James Aponte, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Brice Stolinski (SF) Samuel Lumpkin, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (SG), Brian Munn (PF), James Trotter (C) Rex Reinhardt, George Long, Theodore Coleman | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Aponte (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Khalil (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Trotter (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Edward Khalil steps in front of the James Aponte pass | 34-52 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | James Aponte is called for the reach on Brian Munn - foul #2 on James Aponte, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Daniel Conlin (C) James Aponte, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antone Reynolds (C) James Trotter | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Richard Martell's pass is intercepted by Randall Mendelson | 34-52 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Merle Singh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Mark Dortch gets the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin travels with the ball | 34-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Blount (SF), David Webster (C) Brice Stolinski, Merle Singh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Theodore Coleman (PF) Antoine Jensen, Brian Munn | |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Mark Dortch - foul #2 on Mark Dortch, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-54 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | David Webster hits the follow up shot | 36-54 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds clanks a jumper from the right side | 36-54 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Richard Martell pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Richard Martell buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rex Reinhardt | 36-57 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | David Webster is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 36-57 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Edward Khalil pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Kurt Blount is called for the reach on Theodore Coleman - foul #2 on Kurt Blount, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Samuel Lumpkin (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF), William Duncan (C) Randall Mendelson, Mark Dortch, Kurt Blount, Daniel Conlin, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Joseph Swan (SF), George Long (PF), James Trotter (C) Richard Martell, Edward Khalil, Theodore Coleman, Antone Reynolds | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt's pass is intercepted by James Aponte | 36-57 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | James Aponte buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brice Stolinski | 39-57 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | George Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Brian Munn (PF) Antoine Jensen, Rex Reinhardt, James Trotter | |
| 12:53 | Purdue | James Aponte misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-57 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Joseph Swan pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-57 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | William Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jarek Kuchinski | 39-57 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski drills a 3 from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brice Stolinski - foul #2 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Merle Singh (PF), David Webster (C) James Aponte, Brice Stolinski, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antone Reynolds (C) George Long | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Brian Munn picks off the pass by Randall Mendelson | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarek Kuchinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Munn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 42-57 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds snags the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Brian Munn drills a turnaround in the paint | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Randall Mendelson | 45-59 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Brian Munn connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Brian Munn picks off the pass by Merle Singh in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Brian Munn comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-61 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Roy Pfarr steals the ball from Randall Mendelson in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds is hacked by David Webster - foul #1 on David Webster, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Mark Dortch (SG), Kurt Blount (SF), Daniel Conlin (C) Randall Mendelson, Samuel Lumpkin, Jarek Kuchinski, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF), George Long (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Joseph Swan, Brian Munn, Antone Reynolds | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 45-61 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Mark Dortch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | James Aponte takes the ball from George Long | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:10 | Purdue | George Long picks off the pass by James Aponte in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-61 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Kurt Blount is hacked by Edward Khalil - foul #3 on Edward Khalil, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF) Kurt Blount | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antone Reynolds (C) Theodore Coleman | |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Merle Singh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Edward Khalil grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is hacked by Merle Singh - foul #3 on Merle Singh, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), William Duncan (C) James Aponte, Daniel Conlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), James Trotter (PF) Edward Khalil, George Long | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | William Duncan snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Merle Singh can't finish the layup | 45-61 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski grabs the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Mark Dortch hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Brice Stolinski | 47-61 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Brice Stolinski - foul #3 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Webster (C) William Duncan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (PF) James Trotter | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the free throw | 47-63 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | David Webster pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Merle Singh | 49-63 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-63 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:11 | Purdue | David Webster loses the dribble to Roy Pfarr in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Merle Singh connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Merle Singh (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Webster (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman loses the dribble to Randall Mendelson | 51-65 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson lays it in | 53-65 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Theodore Coleman and the foul's on Randall Mendelson - foul #1 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Samuel Lumpkin (SG), Kurt Blount (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF), Daniel Conlin (C) Randall Mendelson, Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski, Merle Singh, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Antoine Jensen (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), George Long (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt, Roy Pfarr, Theodore Coleman | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the free throw | 53-68 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Richard Martell snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Trotter (C) Antone Reynolds | |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Kurt Blount is fouled in the backcourt by James Trotter - foul #1 on James Trotter, team foul #5 | 53-68 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-68 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Edward Khalil grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Kurt Blount snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Trotter - foul #2 on James Trotter, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Munn (PF) James Trotter | |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | James Aponte is called for the reach on Richard Martell - foul #3 on James Aponte, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Richard Martell makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Richard Martell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-70 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Kurt Blount tips it in | 57-70 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Martell | 57-73 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin is fouled on the floor by George Long - foul #3 on George Long, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Brice Stolinski (SF), William Duncan (C) Samuel Lumpkin, Kurt Blount, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Joseph Swan (SF), James Trotter (C) Richard Martell, Antoine Jensen, Edward Khalil, George Long | |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Brian Munn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the shot from the left wing | 58-73 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the tip | 58-73 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Munn | 58-73 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | James Aponte steals it from Brian Munn | 58-73 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson blows the layup | 58-73 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Joseph Swan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Brian Munn scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Roy Pfarr | 58-75 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | James Aponte is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Pfarr - foul #5 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #8 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Merle Singh (PF), David Webster (C) Randall Mendelson, Daniel Conlin, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Antone Reynolds (C) Roy Pfarr, Brian Munn | |
| 04:45 | Purdue | James Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Joseph Swan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 58-78 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | James Trotter is called for the reach on Merle Singh - foul #3 on James Trotter, team foul #9 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Samuel Lumpkin (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (SF) James Aponte, Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Theodore Coleman (PF) Nicholas Bachman, James Trotter | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Richard Martell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG) Merle Singh | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses the jump hook in the lane | 60-78 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Webster | 60-78 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | David Webster misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Antone Reynolds - foul #1 on Antone Reynolds, team foul #10 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Blount (SF) Mark Dortch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF), George Long (PF) Joseph Swan, Antone Reynolds | |
| 03:56 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | David Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | George Long gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | George Long clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-78 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Kurt Blount grabs the board | 61-78 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson's floater is knocked away by George Long | 61-78 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | George Long pulls down the rebound | 61-78 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Lumpkin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kurt Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Webster (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Khalil (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-78 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | David Webster hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-78 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | David Webster tips it back up and in | 63-78 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Merle Singh (PF) Randall Mendelson, Kurt Blount | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Antoine Jensen (SG), Brian Munn (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Richard Martell, Rex Reinhardt, George Long, Theodore Coleman | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Brian Munn connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Antoine Jensen | 63-80 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | David Webster is fouled on the floor by Edward Khalil - foul #4 on Edward Khalil, team foul #11 | 63-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG) Samuel Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:31 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | David Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antone Reynolds | 64-80 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Jarek Kuchinski steals the ball from Antoine Jensen | 64-80 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | James Aponte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Blount (SF), Daniel Conlin (C) Jarek Kuchinski, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF) Edward Khalil | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | James Aponte steals the ball from Brian Munn | 64-80 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | James Aponte throws it down | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen is fouled on the floor by James Aponte - foul #4 on James Aponte, team foul #11 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Brice Stolinski (SF), David Webster (C) James Aponte, Kurt Blount, Daniel Conlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Merle Singh hits the finger roll | 68-80 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Mendelson - foul #2 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #12 | 68-80 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #13 | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | David Webster blocks the short jumper by Brian Munn | 68-82 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Merle Singh grabs the defensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-82 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Edward Khalil (SF) Richard Martell, Antoine Jensen, Joseph Swan | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rex Reinhardt | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | David Webster is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Dortch | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-84 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Mark Dortch pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson is hacked by Nicholas Bachman - foul #5 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #12 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 71-84 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Martell runs out the clock | 72-84 |