| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is hacked by Reed Phillips - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | David Webster blows the wide open layup | 25-23 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | David Webster hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr knocks in the floater in the paint | 27-25 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | David Webster hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson tips it in | 29-25 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | David Webster takes the ball from Theodore Coleman | 29-25 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Antoine Jensen steals it from Mark Dortch in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen banks in the layup | 29-27 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Antoine Jensen is called for the reach on Randall Mendelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses the easy open layup | 29-27 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros blows the layup but the foul's on David Webster - foul #2 on David Webster, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Conlin (SF), William Duncan (PF), Joshua Bolin (C) Brice Stolinski, Jarek Kuchinski, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Mark Dortch makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Duncan | 31-27 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Rex Reinhardt | 31-30 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Randall Mendelson | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Layton (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-30 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Conlin | 33-30 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Andrew Layton gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is fouled on the floor by Joshua Bolin - foul #1 on Joshua Bolin, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF), David Webster (C) Daniel Conlin, William Duncan, Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Rex Reinhardt, Colin Medeiros, Andrew Layton | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Richard Johnston hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eric Thomas | 33-33 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Jarek Kuchinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (SG) Mark Dortch | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Reed Phillips, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 35-35 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | David Webster scores on a shot from close range | 37-35 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Brice Stolinski steals it from Richard Johnston | 37-35 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jarek Kuchinski | 39-35 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Randall Mendelson - foul #1 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (PG), Mark Dortch (SG), William Duncan (PF) Randall Mendelson, Rodney Bell, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Colin Medeiros (PF) Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | David Webster gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Mark Dortch loses the dribble to Roy Pfarr | 39-36 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-36 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brice Stolinski | 39-36 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Duncan | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Webster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Theodore Coleman | 41-39 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Mark Dortch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Oleg Swatloski is called for the reach on Theodore Coleman - foul #1 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Daniel Conlin (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF), Joshua Bolin (C) Oleg Swatloski, Brice Stolinski, William Duncan, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Andrew Layton (C) Antoine Jensen, Colin Medeiros, Theodore Coleman | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Johnston | 44-42 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Andrew Layton - foul #1 on Andrew Layton, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (SG) Mark Dortch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr | |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Andrew Layton comes up short on the runner from the right block | 47-42 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Richard Johnston snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Bolin - foul #2 on Joshua Bolin, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (PG), Mark Dortch (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF), David Webster (C) Randall Mendelson, Rodney Bell, Daniel Conlin, Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Nicholas Bachman (SG), Colin Medeiros (C) Rex Reinhardt, Eric Thomas, Richard Johnston | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Andrew Layton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | David Webster scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Mark Dortch | 49-43 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Webster | 49-43 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Mark Dortch misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Webster (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Layton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Brice Stolinski pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 49-47 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Jensen - foul #5 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Rodney Bell (SG), Daniel Conlin (SF), William Duncan (PF) Oleg Swatloski, Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Antoine Jensen, Nicholas Bachman, Reed Phillips, Andrew Layton, Colin Medeiros | |
| 06:28 | Purdue | David Webster blows the layup but the foul's on Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Richard Johnston blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Duncan | 53-47 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 53-47 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | William Duncan gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is called for a backcourt violation | 53-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF), Joshua Bolin (C) Rodney Bell, Daniel Conlin, David Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Colin Medeiros (PF) Stanley Huff, Richard Johnston | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Randall Mendelson steps in front of the Rex Reinhardt pass | 53-47 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Dortch | 56-47 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 56-50 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (PG), Jarek Kuchinski (PF) Randall Mendelson, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Roy Pfarr, Rex Reinhardt, Theodore Coleman | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 56-52 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Reed Phillips is called for the reach on Brice Stolinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reed Phillips, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Webster (C) Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF), Andrew Layton (C) Colin Medeiros, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Richard Johnston snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Webster (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Layton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Richard Johnston can't tip it in | 57-52 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Webster | 57-52 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | David Webster misses the easy open layup | 57-52 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Andrew Layton pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG) Oleg Swatloski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Andrew Layton | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is hacked by Mark Dortch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Dortch, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | David Webster picks off the pass by Roy Pfarr | 57-52 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Webster - foul #3 on David Webster, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | The short jumper by Reed Phillips is denied by David Webster | 57-52 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 57-52 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Richard Johnston gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman's floater is knocked away by David Webster | 57-52 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski is hacked by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (PG) Randall Mendelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Richard Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Webster snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | David Webster is hacked by Roy Pfarr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG) Oleg Swatloski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is hacked by Randall Mendelson - foul #2 on Randall Mendelson, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski is hacked by Roy Pfarr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 62-53 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr scores on a 3 from the left wing | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson runs out the clock | 62-56 |