| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Lance Sanders misses short on a shot from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Lance Sanders steals it from Joseph Doering | 29-28 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Christopher John is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lance Sanders - foul #1 on Lance Sanders, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Joseph Doering steals it from Brian Shea | 29-29 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-29 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses the tip | 29-29 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi misses the tip | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hamilton | 29-29 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Christopher John's fadeaway is rejected by Augustine Russo | 29-29 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Christopher John can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Timothy Hamilton blocks the short jumper by Augustine Russo | 29-29 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Lance Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Christopher John misses the jump hook from close range | 29-29 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Augustine Russo | 29-29 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Joseph Doering connects on the 3 from the left wing | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alphonso Luna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Christopher John is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher John, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Arthur Drown (C) Christopher John, Brian Shea, Lance Sanders, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Alphonso Luna, Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi, Augustine Russo | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | The jump hook by Andre Rizzo is blocked by Arthur Drown | 29-32 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Joseph Doering tips it home | 29-34 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Joseph Doering steps in front of the Scott Staton pass | 29-34 |
| 14:39 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo clanks a shot from the left block | 29-34 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton's floater is tipped away by Eliseo Greco | 29-34 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Scott Staton steps in front of the Andre Rizzo pass | 29-34 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Scott Staton's dunk attempt is rejected by Mile Kulikowski | 29-34 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Kruse and he's hacked by Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Brian Shea (SG), Lance Sanders (C) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Alphonso Luna (SG), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Augustine Russo (C) Joseph Doering, Rodolfo Rojas, Eliseo Greco, Mile Kulikowski | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Augustine Russo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfredo Rossi | 32-39 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Timothy White gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy White | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Hamilton (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lance Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 4 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-42 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna loses the ball out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (C) Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (SF) Andre Rizzo | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Christopher John hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Birdsell | 32-42 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Christopher John's pass is intercepted by Augustine Russo | 32-42 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Augustine Russo connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Christopher John - foul #2 on Christopher John, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Eliseo Greco (PF) Timothy White, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits a shot from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Ryan Linkous denies the turnaround by Alphonso Luna | 34-45 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Christopher John dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ryan Linkous and he's fouled by Joseph Doering - foul #2 on Joseph Doering, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Alphonso Luna, Gregory Bracamonte, Augustine Russo | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Christopher John makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Arthur Drown picks off the pass by Rodolfo Rojas | 37-45 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Arthur Drown is whistled for a carry | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Lance Sanders (PF) Christopher John, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Eliseo Greco | |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 39-48 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-51 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Alfredo Rossi picks off the pass by Samuel Birdsell | 39-51 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Lance Sanders hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Birdsell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rodolfo Rojas (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Richard Kruse clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the board | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi tips it home | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Richard Kruse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Brian Shea (SG), Timothy Hamilton (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Lance Sanders, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Alphonso Luna (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF), Augustine Russo (C) Joseph Doering, Rodolfo Rojas, Andre Rizzo, Alfredo Rossi, Mile Kulikowski | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Augustine Russo can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 41-56 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Arthur Drown pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Alphonso Luna is called for the reach on Brian Shea - foul #2 on Alphonso Luna, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alphonso Luna - foul #3 on Alphonso Luna, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-56 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Arthur Drown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Brian Shea scores on a shot from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Augustine Russo travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Christopher John grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Christopher John hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Timothy White misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-56 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Birdsell | 45-56 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton knocks in the floater in the lane | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Bracamonte | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | The jumper by Timothy Hamilton is denied by Augustine Russo | 47-58 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Samuel Birdsell (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eliseo Greco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Augustine Russo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lance Sanders (PF), Ryan Linkous (C) Timothy Hamilton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF) Timothy White, Gregory Bracamonte, Eliseo Greco | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Lance Sanders pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher John | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 49-61 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SG), Timothy Hamilton (PF) Brian Shea, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Rodolfo Rojas (SG), Eliseo Greco (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Joseph Doering, Alphonso Luna, Alfredo Rossi, Augustine Russo | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG) Richard Kruse | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Christopher John misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eliseo Greco - foul #4 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Christopher John misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Christopher John misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Eliseo Greco is called for the reach on Brian Shea - foul #5 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Eliseo Greco | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-61 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Rodolfo Rojas drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy White | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Brian Shea buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Christopher John takes the ball from Rodolfo Rojas | 51-64 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Christopher John can't finish the layup | 51-64 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Timothy White runs out the clock | 51-64 |