| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Philip Booker inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Robert Summers can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 27-22 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Barton | 30-22 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | James Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | William Barton is fouled on the floor by Cesar Rizzo - foul #1 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | William Barton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-22 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Michael Hart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker clanks a shot in the lane | 30-22 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Younger | 30-24 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | William Barton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Christopher Wilburn (C) Austin Coward, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #2 on James Richardson, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Sam Long hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Barton | 36-24 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Adolph Jackson takes the ball from Sam Long | 36-27 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Sam Long is called for the reach on Adolph Jackson - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Robert Summers (C) Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Michael Hart drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Sam Long hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-29 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Robert Summers can't finish the layup | 39-29 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Austin Coward tips it in | 41-29 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cesar Rizzo | 41-31 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Austin Coward buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Hartsock | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Hart (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | William Barton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-31 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | William Barton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #3 on James Richardson, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Christopher Wilburn (PF) Austin Coward, Carl Hartsock, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) James Richardson, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | William Barton misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | William Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Robert Summers clanks a shot from the right side | 43-31 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Thomas Younger loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 43-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Carl Hartsock (PF) William Barton, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Thomas Younger | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | The short jumper by Christopher Wilburn is denied by Dikembe Ali | 43-31 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens tips it in | 45-31 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-31 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz tips it in | 45-33 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Philip Booker knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Christopher Wilburn | 47-33 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), James Richardson (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Aziz, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Philip Booker can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Adolph Jackson | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses short on a shot from the left block | 48-33 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-33 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens is whistled for traveling | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Dikembe Abu (SG), Sam Long (PF), Robert Summers (C) Leroy Dickens, Austin Coward, Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Thomas Younger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Hart | 48-35 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Robert Summers knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by William Barton | 50-35 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Thomas Younger evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Richardson | 50-38 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | William Barton connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Summers | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Dikembe Abu - foul #1 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF) Dikembe Abu, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Younger, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Sam Long pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Sam Long misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-38 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | William Barton steals it from Dikembe Ali | 52-38 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | William Barton lays it up and in | 54-38 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Richardson and the foul's on Austin Coward - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Sam Long, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF) Gerard Bower, James Richardson, Alan Nelson | |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Philip Booker knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Barton | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Christopher Wilburn - foul #2 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG) William Barton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Austin Coward - foul #3 on Austin Coward, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Robert Summers is called for the reach on Thomas Younger - foul #3 on Robert Summers, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Philip Booker (SF) Austin Coward, Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF) Adolph Jackson | |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | James Richardson tips it but misses | 58-43 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Alan Nelson grabs the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Michael Hart scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Richardson | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on William Barton - foul #2 on Thomas Younger, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Sam Long (PF) Leroy Dickens, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (PF) Alan Nelson | |
| 01:16 | Illinois | William Barton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #4 on James Richardson, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | William Barton makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | William Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | William Barton makes the 3rd free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Adolph Jackson | 61-45 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | James Richardson is whistled for traveling | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | William Barton double dribbles | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | James Richardson travels with the ball | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Barton runs out the clock | 61-45 |