| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Castleman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) PF - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dinan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Robert Golden is hacked by Harrison Griffin - foul #2 on Harrison Griffin, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Tommie Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 24-27 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | David Robledo is hacked by Bobby Yarnell - foul #1 on Bobby Yarnell, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Bobby Yarnell, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Kevin Larson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Brown - foul #3 on Thomas Brown, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dinan (C) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Kevin Larson makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Kevin Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Dinan | 24-28 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Golden | 26-28 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | David Robledo is hacked by Brian Rubalcava - foul #1 on Brian Rubalcava, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Dinan - foul #3 on David Dinan, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF) David Dinan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick (C) Tommie Davis | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Castleman and he's fouled by Kevin Larson - foul #2 on Kevin Larson, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), Carl Stec (PF) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Matthew Parrish | |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Vail | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Castleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Carl Stec snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | David Robledo is fouled on the floor by Nathan Daniels - foul #1 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), David Dinan (C) Robert Golden, Nathan Daniels, Bobby Yarnell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Matthew Parrish (SF), Tommie Davis (C) Gregory Vail, David Robledo, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Thomas Brown lays it up and in set up by Brian Rubalcava and he's fouled by Carl Stec - foul #2 on Carl Stec, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG), Nathan Daniels (SF) Brian Rubalcava, Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG) William Pierson | |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Thomas Brown makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | David Castleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-33 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Kevin Larson gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Kevin Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Tommie Davis tips it but misses | 32-33 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Carl Stec steals the ball from Nathan Daniels | 32-33 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Tommie Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-33 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Carl Stec hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Robert Golden loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF), Brian Rubalcava (PF) Nathan Daniels, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), David Robledo (SF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Carl Stec, Tommie Davis | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Brian Rubalcava swats the shot by William Pierson | 32-35 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | David Robledo tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Thomas Brown gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | The short jumper by Brian Rubalcava is denied by David Robledo | 32-37 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Castleman (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Corey (fresh) PF - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Parrish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | David Robledo clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Golden | 32-37 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Castleman | 34-37 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | David Robledo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Pierson | 34-40 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Matthew Parrish picks off the pass by Brian Rubalcava | 34-40 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Gregory Vail is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Matthew Parrish is called for the reach on Ronald Corey - foul #1 on Matthew Parrish, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SG), Bobby Yarnell (SF), David Dinan (C) David Castleman, Ronald Corey, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Kevin Larson (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Tommie Davis (C) Gregory Vail, William Pierson, Matthew Parrish, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Carl Stec denies the turnaround by Robert Golden | 34-43 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | David Robledo gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Carl Stec is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Yarnell - foul #2 on Bobby Yarnell, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Carl Stec makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Carl Stec makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:00 | Purdue | David Dinan misses the easy layup | 34-45 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Tommie Davis snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Robert Golden is called for the reach on Harrison Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Golden, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | David Castleman misses the easy layup | 34-46 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Tommie Davis pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Carl Stec is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Carl Stec, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SG) Robert Golden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick (C) David Robledo | |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-46 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Kevin Larson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harrison Griffin | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Matthew Kendrick takes the ball from Bobby Yarnell | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Castleman (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dinan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nathan Daniels | 34-49 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | David Dinan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Brian Rubalcava steps in front of the Carl Stec pass | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:43 | Purdue | David Dinan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Kevin Larson pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | David Dinan is called for the reach on Carl Stec - foul #4 on David Dinan, team foul #8 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG), Ronald Corey (SF), Thomas Brown (PF) David Castleman, Nathan Daniels, Bobby Yarnell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), David Robledo (SF), Matthew Parrish (PF) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Tommie Davis, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | David Dinan misses the dunk | 36-49 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | William Pierson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Carl Stec clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Gregory Vail can't tip it in | 36-49 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | David Dinan snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses the easy layup | 36-49 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | David Robledo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Nathan Daniels (SF) Ronald Corey, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ray Hood (C) Carl Stec | |
| 05:11 | Purdue | David Castleman double dribbles | 36-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (SF), David Dinan (C) Nathan Daniels, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG) Gregory Vail | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Pierson | 36-51 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Harrison Griffin is called for the reach on Robert Golden - foul #3 on Harrison Griffin, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Ronald Corey, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), Matthew Kendrick (PF) Harrison Griffin, Matthew Parrish | |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Ray Hood steals it from Thomas Brown | 36-51 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | David Robledo connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Vail | 36-53 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Ray Hood blocks the short jumper by Nathan Daniels | 36-53 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Gregory Vail gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Ray Hood's floater is tipped away by Thomas Brown | 36-53 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Thomas Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Castleman (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Rubalcava (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Pierson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Hood (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Ronald Corey (PF), David Dinan (C) Nathan Daniels, Brian Rubalcava, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean McCarry (SG) William Pierson | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | David Robledo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Yarnell - foul #3 on Bobby Yarnell, team foul #9 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava (SG) David Castleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Stec (PF) Ray Hood | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | David Robledo misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | David Robledo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Purdue | David Dinan connects on the driving attempt from close range | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick dunks the ball set up by David Robledo | 38-55 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-55 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Carl Stec lays it in uncontested set up by Gregory Vail | 38-57 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | David Dinan misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-57 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Ronald Corey grabs the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 38-57 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Carl Stec pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | David Robledo comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Corey - foul #2 on Ronald Corey, team foul #10 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Nathan Daniels (SF) Bobby Yarnell, Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG) Dean McCarry | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Carl Stec steals the ball from Brian Rubalcava | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Gregory Vail buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Matthew Kendrick and he's fouled by Nathan Daniels - foul #2 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #11 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean McCarry (SG) David Robledo | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses the free throw | 38-61 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | David Castleman is called for traveling | 38-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Dean McCarry | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Vail runs out the clock | 38-61 |