| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Purdue | Joseph Doering loses the dribble to Eddie Gerhard in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| 19:56 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard lays it up and in | 22-27 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is called for traveling | 22-27 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the contested jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Lee | 22-29 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-29 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco tips it in | 24-29 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled on the floor by Andre Rizzo - foul #3 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the lay-in | 24-31 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Lee | 24-33 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson | 24-36 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 27-36 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Alfredo Rossi - foul #1 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Antonio Heinrich (PF) Michael Holland, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alfredo Rossi | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Heinrich (fresh) C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Joseph Doering steals it from Tracy Doby | 30-38 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Joseph Doering dunks the ball | 32-38 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Alfredo Rossi - foul #2 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Eliseo Greco (C) Andre Rizzo, Antonio Heinrich, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eddie Gerhard, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen is hacked by Tracy Doby - foul #2 on Tracy Doby, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG) Tracy Doby | |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Andrew Lee is called for the reach on Michael Holland - foul #3 on Andrew Lee, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Michael Holland clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Eric Cooper lays it in | 32-41 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Holland | 35-41 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Gregory Bracamonte is called for the reach on Andrew Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hogenmiller (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Antonio Heinrich (PF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Michael Holland, Orlando Mullen, Gregory Bracamonte, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Ryan Linkous (C) Shane Ferguson, Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the contested floater from the right side set up by Tracy Doby | 35-43 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Andrew Lee snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Hogenmiller - foul #3 on David Hogenmiller, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eliseo Greco (C) Antonio Heinrich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Andrew Lee | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Henry Lambright denies the turnaround by Eliseo Greco | 35-44 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Joseph Doering snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-44 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Rossi - foul #3 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Orlando Mullen (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Joseph Doering, David Hogenmiller, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Andrew Lee comes up short on the shot in the lane | 38-44 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Tracy Doby - foul #3 on Tracy Doby, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (C) Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the floater from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Bracamonte | 43-46 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Tracy Doby clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Orlando Mullen - foul #2 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Antonio Heinrich (PF) Andre Rizzo, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG), Rickey Anderson (C) Eddie Gerhard, Andrew Lee | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Joseph Doering can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-47 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Tracy Doby grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Eric Cooper steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hogenmiller (SF), Eliseo Greco (C) Orlando Mullen, Antonio Heinrich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Tracy Doby, Rickey Anderson | |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Michael Holland drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | The short jumper by Eric Cooper is denied by Eliseo Greco | 46-47 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous is hacked by Eliseo Greco - foul #2 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF) Michael Holland, David Hogenmiller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Eric Cooper | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Heinrich (PF) Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Andrew Lee (PF) Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous | |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-47 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Joseph Doering grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is hacked by Samuel Birdsell - foul #2 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Orlando Mullen, Antonio Heinrich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Eric Cooper | |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Henry Lambright | 46-47 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell's floater is knocked away by Gregory Bracamonte | 46-47 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Henry Lambright tips it home | 46-49 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Tracy Doby's fadeaway is rejected by Eliseo Greco | 46-49 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | The jump hook by Eliseo Greco is blocked by Andrew Lee | 46-49 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Eliseo Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Doby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Gregory Bracamonte is called for the reach on Andrew Lee - foul #2 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Joseph Doering, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddie Gerhard | 48-51 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Andrew Lee clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Orlando Mullen - foul #3 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hogenmiller (SF), Antonio Heinrich (PF) Andre Rizzo, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (PG), Eliseo Greco (C) David Hogenmiller, Antonio Heinrich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Eric Cooper, Ryan Linkous | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Henry Lambright travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (PF) Andrew Lee | |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Tracy Doby buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 53-55 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Holland - foul #3 on Michael Holland, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Orlando Mullen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Holland - foul #4 on Michael Holland, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Michael Holland clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Doering - foul #4 on Joseph Doering, team foul #13 | 55-57 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joseph Doering comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-58 |