| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Cruz Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Eric Cooper connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cordell Stoehr | 29-36 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | The jump hook by Eric Cooper is blocked by Gregory Bracamonte | 29-36 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gregory Bracamonte | 29-36 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Eric Cooper scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson | 31-36 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Joseph Doering hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Cruz Morris picks off the pass by Tony Gerwitz | 31-36 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Tony Gerwitz, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Eric Cooper is hacked by Edward Fitzwater - foul #2 on Edward Fitzwater, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (C) Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG) Cordell Stoehr | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is hacked by Cruz Morris - foul #2 on Cruz Morris, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Tracy Doby (SG) Eric Cooper, Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG) Joseph Doering | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 31-36 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Michael Holland snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Michael Holland is hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #1 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF) James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Orlando Mullen, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracy Doby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edward Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Cruz Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Cruz Morris is hacked by Andrew Lee - foul #1 on Andrew Lee, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (PF) Tracy Doby | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Michael Holland | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Rickey Anderson - foul #2 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG) Michael Zorens, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson buries a 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 34-41 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Tracy Doby (SG), Andrew Lee (SF), Donald Lyle (PF), James Grubbs (C) Eric Cooper, Shane Ferguson, Tony Gerwitz, Rickey Anderson, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Orlando Mullen (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Cordell Stoehr, Edward Fitzwater, Gregory Bracamonte, Cruz Morris | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Donald Lyle snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Michael Zorens connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Lyle | 36-41 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tracy Doby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Harbert (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-41 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Joseph Doering tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Andrew Lee knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Zorens | 38-43 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Donald Lyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF) Michael Zorens, Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (SG), Edward Fitzwater (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Cruz Morris (C) Joseph Doering, Orlando Mullen, Alfredo Rossi, Bobby Harbert | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Tony Gerwitz - foul #1 on Tony Gerwitz, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-44 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Cooper | 41-46 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Michael Holland makes the 3 from straight away | 41-49 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Cordell Stoehr steals it from Samuel Hamilton | 41-49 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Michael Holland makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Holland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edward Fitzwater (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Cruz Morris (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Eric Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Gerwitz | 44-52 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Cruz Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 46-55 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Michael Holland hits a floater from the right side | 46-57 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is hacked by Edward Fitzwater - foul #3 on Edward Fitzwater, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Tracy Doby (SG), Andrew Lee (SF), Donald Lyle (PF), James Grubbs (C) Eric Cooper, Shane Ferguson, Tony Gerwitz, Rickey Anderson, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Orlando Mullen (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Bobby Harbert (C) Michael Holland, Edward Fitzwater, Gregory Bracamonte, Cruz Morris | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Andrew Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Alfredo Rossi - foul #2 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen travels with the ball | 48-57 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Michael Zorens clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-57 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Michael Zorens tips it home | 50-57 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | James Grubbs snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Donald Lyle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-57 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Donald Lyle tips it in | 52-57 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Doby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cordell Stoehr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Harbert (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Rickey Anderson (SF), Samuel Hamilton (PF) Michael Zorens, Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Edward Fitzwater (SF) Cordell Stoehr, Orlando Mullen | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits a jumper from the baseline | 54-60 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Cruz Morris (C) Alfredo Rossi, Bobby Harbert | |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is fouled on the floor by Eric Cooper - foul #2 on Eric Cooper, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Michael Holland drills a 3 from straight away set up by Edward Fitzwater | 54-63 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Eric Cooper is fouled on the floor by Edward Fitzwater - foul #4 on Edward Fitzwater, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (SG) Michael Holland | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 54-63 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cruz Morris | 54-63 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Gregory Bracamonte takes the ball from Eric Cooper | 54-63 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Eric Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Eric Cooper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Grubbs | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | James Grubbs is whistled for traveling | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Eric Cooper is called for the reach on Joseph Doering in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Cooper, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Harbert (C) Cruz Morris | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | James Grubbs is called for the reach on Cordell Stoehr - foul #2 on James Grubbs, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the lay-in | 54-65 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson is hacked by Gregory Bracamonte - foul #2 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (PG), Orlando Mullen (SG), Alfredo Rossi (PF) Joseph Doering, Cordell Stoehr, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Michael Holland runs out the clock | 54-67 |