| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hanger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Theodore Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 22-37 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Robert Parrish can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #1 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Hanger | 22-37 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Brent Bailey drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Bell | 24-37 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #2 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett (PF) Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Robert Parrish connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Bell | 27-39 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is denied on a dunk by Wayne Hayslett | 27-39 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brent Bailey | 27-39 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Raub - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (SG), Theodore Burleson (PF) Robert Parrish, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips | |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Keith Jones connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | John Hanger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-41 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Keith Jones is whistled for traveling | 29-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Wayne Hayslett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Wesley Prado picks off the pass by Rodney Bell | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hanger (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Theodore Burleson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang is whistled for traveling | 29-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG), Oleg Swatloski (SF) Tim Johnson, John Hanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Robert Parrish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson tips it home | 31-41 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #3 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett (PF) Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | William Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 31-44 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Stanley Huff is called for the reach on Rodney Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Joe Poor (SF) Rodney Bell, Robert Parrish | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Keith Jones steals the ball from Joe Poor | 31-44 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Hayslett - foul #1 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), John Hanger (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) Oleg Swatloski, Joe Poor, Wayne Hayslett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Kris Barnes | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Wesley Prado picks off the pass by Theodore Burleson | 31-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Tim Johnson picks off the pass by Wesley Prado | 31-45 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Rodney Bell lays it in on a nice dish by Tim Johnson | 33-45 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Rodney Bell is called for the reach on Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Bell, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG), Oleg Swatloski (SF) Tim Johnson, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) John Hanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Theodore Burleson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brent Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 33-48 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Robert Parrish hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 33-48 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Theodore Burleson steals the ball from Antonio Stack | 33-48 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Robert Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Joe Poor (SF), John Hanger (PF), Wayne Hayslett (C) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Theodore Burleson, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 08:46 | Illinois | William Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Hanger - foul #2 on John Hanger, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Todd Raub comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it home | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Tim Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-50 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Keith Jones clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Robert Parrish grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Wesley Prado steps in front of the Tim Johnson pass in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't finish the layup | 35-50 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it home | 35-52 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Keith Jones steals the ball from Robert Parrish | 35-52 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | William Roberts misses badly on a floater from close range | 35-52 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | John Hanger snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Poor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Tim Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Parrish | 38-52 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Hayslett - foul #2 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Tim Johnson, Robert Parrish, Joe Poor, John Hanger, Wayne Hayslett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, William Roberts | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Rodney Bell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kris Barnes | 38-57 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #4 on Stanley Huff, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (SG), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Rodney Bell, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Thompson and the foul's on Wesley Prado - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Kris Barnes | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 41-57 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Wesley Prado hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Jones and he's hacked by Tim Johnson - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), John Hanger (PF) Rodney Bell, Tim Johnson, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the free throw | 41-60 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski double dribbles | 41-60 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is hacked by Joe Poor - foul #1 on Joe Poor, team foul #9 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Joe Poor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Antonio Stack | 41-63 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG) John Hanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Todd Raub is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Todd Raub, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Burleson (C) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Eric Thomas, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Poor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oleg Swatloski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Burleson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Reed Phillips takes the ball from Joe Poor in the backcourt | 43-63 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | William Roberts is hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #4 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #10 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Joe Poor is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Prado - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #8 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF) Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Joe Poor makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Joe Poor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Keith Jones | 44-67 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Reed Phillips picks off the pass by Tim Johnson in the backcourt | 44-67 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Wesley Prado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Hanger (PF) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub | |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett misses short on a jumper from the left side | 44-67 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Robertson | 44-67 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Hayslett | 44-67 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Tim Johnson is hacked by Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #9 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) John Hanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Tim Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Todd Raub drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 44-69 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Joe Poor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Todd Raub gets the rebound | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-69 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Joe Poor gets the rebound | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Todd Raub - foul #3 on Todd Raub, team foul #10 | 44-69 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Jones runs out the clock | 46-69 |