| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Andres Vasquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pasquale Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Augustine Russo (fresh) C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | James Wager can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-22 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez misses the layup against the doubleteam | 25-22 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Richard Kruse gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Richard Kruse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Shea - foul #1 on Brian Shea, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 3 from straight away | 26-25 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | James Allen gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Andres Vasquez - foul #2 on Andres Vasquez, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington (PF) Augustine Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington's pass is intercepted by James Allen | 26-27 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Richard Kruse drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Shea | 26-29 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | James Wager is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Deangelo Perez (PG), Rodolfo Rojas (SG), Jimmy Hullinger (SF), Marcelino Bruno (C) Andres Vasquez, Alphonso Luna, Pasquale Sanchez, Mile Kulikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF) James Wager, Richard Kruse, James Allen | |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Shea - foul #2 on Brian Shea, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Joseph Little | |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Lance Sanders gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Hoisington - foul #1 on Anthony Hoisington, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Augustine Russo (PF) Anthony Hoisington | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Deangelo Perez (fresh) SG - Rodolfo Rojas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hullinger (fresh) PF - Augustine Russo (fresh) C - Marcelino Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Marcelino Bruno tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Timothy Hamilton, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andres Vasquez (PG), Pasquale Sanchez (SF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Deangelo Perez, Jimmy Hullinger, Marcelino Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Joseph Little (C) Timothy Hamilton, Arthur Drown | |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mile Kulikowski | 33-31 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Joseph Little is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Little, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG), Anthony Hoisington (PF) Rodolfo Rojas, Augustine Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF) Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders | |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Andres Vasquez is hacked by James Wager - foul #1 on James Wager, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington is fouled on the floor by Joseph Little - foul #3 on Joseph Little, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Richard Kruse gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Brian Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcelino Bruno (C) Mile Kulikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Arthur Drown (C) Brian Shea, Joseph Little | |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Marcelino Bruno misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Drown - foul #1 on Arthur Drown, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Augustine Russo (PF) Anthony Hoisington | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Marcelino Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Marcelino Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Arthur Drown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Andres Vasquez snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | James Allen snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | James Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | James Allen grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Marcelino Bruno steps in front of the James Allen pass | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Andres Vasquez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pasquale Sanchez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Augustine Russo (fresh) C - Marcelino Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | James Wager picks off the pass by Pasquale Sanchez out of a doubleteam | 34-31 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Marcelino Bruno gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Andres Vasquez is fouled on the floor by James Wager - foul #2 on James Wager, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas (SG), Jimmy Hullinger (SF), Anthony Hoisington (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Alphonso Luna, Pasquale Sanchez, Augustine Russo, Marcelino Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Joseph Little (C) James Wager, Richard Kruse, James Allen, Arthur Drown | |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Andres Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Shelton Davis grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Joseph Little gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits the finger roll set up by Brian Shea | 34-33 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Andres Vasquez's pass is intercepted by Lance Sanders | 34-33 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Joseph Little blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andres Vasquez | 37-33 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Shea | 37-35 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Lance Sanders takes the ball from Mile Kulikowski | 37-35 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Hoisington | 40-35 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-35 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Shelton Davis | 40-35 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton grabs the board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Andres Vasquez (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Rojas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hullinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Hoisington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mile Kulikowski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shelton Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Lance Sanders is hacked by Anthony Hoisington - foul #2 on Anthony Hoisington, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Deangelo Perez (PG), Alphonso Luna (SG), Pasquale Sanchez (SF), Augustine Russo (PF), Marcelino Bruno (C) Andres Vasquez, Rodolfo Rojas, Jimmy Hullinger, Anthony Hoisington, Mile Kulikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Christopher John (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF) Brian Shea, Timothy Hamilton, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | James Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-37 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Augustine Russo gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Deangelo Perez is hacked by James Wager - foul #3 on James Wager, team foul #9 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Joseph Little | |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Deangelo Perez misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Richard Kruse grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | James Wager works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Marcelino Bruno pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Augustine Russo snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner and he's hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #1 on Richard Kruse, team foul #10 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski (C) Marcelino Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG) Christopher John | |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | James Allen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Augustine Russo snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Little (C) Arthur Drown | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | James Wager makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Kruse | 44-40 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna buries a 3 from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | James Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Deangelo Perez - foul #2 on Deangelo Perez, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andres Vasquez (PG), Rodolfo Rojas (SG), Anthony Hoisington (PF) Deangelo Perez, Alphonso Luna, Augustine Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelton Davis (SF) Richard Kruse | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington is fouled on the floor by James Allen - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #11 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger (SF) Pasquale Sanchez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Lance Sanders (PF) James Wager, James Allen | |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mile Kulikowski | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Andres Vasquez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Rojas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hullinger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Hoisington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-42 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Lance Sanders snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Jimmy Hullinger grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG), Pasquale Sanchez (SF), Augustine Russo (PF) Rodolfo Rojas, Jimmy Hullinger, Anthony Hoisington | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF) Timothy Hamilton, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders | |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Kruse - foul #2 on Richard Kruse, team foul #12 | 51-42 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Joseph Little connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Brian Shea | 52-44 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Brian Shea is called for the reach on Pasquale Sanchez - foul #3 on Brian Shea, team foul #13 | 52-44 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Pasquale Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Richard Kruse knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wager | 53-47 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna is whistled for a carry | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Joseph Little clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mile Kulikowski - foul #3 on Mile Kulikowski, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski is fouled in the backcourt by James Wager - foul #4 on James Wager, team foul #14 | 53-48 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Little | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Augustine Russo blocks the short jumper by James Allen | 54-48 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Joseph Little snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Mile Kulikowski steps in front of the Brian Shea pass | 54-48 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | James Wager is called for the reach on Andres Vasquez in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Wager, team foul #15 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Hoisington (PF), Marcelino Bruno (C) Augustine Russo, Mile Kulikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG) James Wager | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Andres Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Andres Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Brian Shea is hacked by Andres Vasquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andres Vasquez, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Augustine Russo (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Anthony Hoisington, Marcelino Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Richard Kruse clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Joseph Little gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Joseph Little grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Hamilton | 55-51 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Timothy Hamilton is called for the reach on Augustine Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Hamilton, team foul #16 | 55-51 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Augustine Russo runs out the clock | 57-51 |