| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Purdue | Gerard Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Edward Fox steals it from Gerard Bower | 36-23 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gerard Bower - foul #3 on Gerard Bower, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Gerard Bower | |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is fouled on the floor by Edward Fox - foul #3 on Edward Fox, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG) Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 38-23 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Michael Hart can't tip it in | 38-23 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor tips it back up and in | 38-25 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the follow up shot | 40-25 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor buries a shot from the left block | 40-27 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips | 42-27 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is fouled on the floor by Robert Summers - foul #1 on Robert Summers, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Michael Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses long on a jumper near the basket | 42-27 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the follow up shot | 44-27 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leroy Dickens - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Phillips | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski travels with the ball | 47-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Michael Hart takes the ball from Terrance Riccio | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terrance Riccio - foul #2 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #4 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Robert Summers (C) Leroy Dickens, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Dikembe Ali | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Robert Summers is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Summers, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Nenad Smolski | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | A charge is called on Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Robert Summers drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 49-28 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Gerard Bower hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Cesar Rizzo - foul #4 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF), Philip Booker (PF) Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Otto Konopka and the foul's on Edward Fox - foul #4 on Edward Fox, team foul #6 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Sam Long (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the free throw | 51-32 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-32 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Philip Booker gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the board | 51-32 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 51-32 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Philip Booker can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #4 on Gerard Bower, team foul #5 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) Gerard Bower, Michael Hart, Nenad Smolski | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-35 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Sam Long | 52-35 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Austin Coward grabs the board | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Dickens | 54-35 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor tips it home | 54-37 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Philip Booker comes up short on the floater in the paint | 54-37 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali lays it up and in on a nice dish by Otto Konopka and the foul's on Philip Booker - foul #1 on Philip Booker, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Tomas Wilde (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF), Robert Summers (C) Austin Coward, Carl Hartsock, Philip Booker, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Otto Konopka, Dikembe Aziz, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio double dribbles | 54-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Colbert (SG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 54-40 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips loses the dribble to Michael Hart | 54-40 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is whistled for traveling | 54-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG) Leroy Dickens | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG) Michael Swinney, Charles Colbert | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #8 | 57-40 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Nathaniel Phillips picks off the pass by Otto Konopka in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips dunks the ball | 59-42 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is called for traveling | 59-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Nenad Smolski | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the finger roll | 61-42 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 61-42 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrance Riccio (tiring) 7 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Michael Hart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Austin Coward snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Philip Booker (PF), Sam Long (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Terrance Riccio, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Joshua Barnes, Michael Hart, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 61-42 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Gerard Bower picks off the pass by Tomas Wilde | 61-42 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Gerard Bower hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #9 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Carl Hartsock (SF) Austin Coward, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the shot from close range set up by Michael Swinney | 61-44 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Michael Swinney steals it from Sam Long | 61-44 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Michael Swinney lays it in | 61-46 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Bower - foul #5 on Gerard Bower, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Gerard Bower, Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali | |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Michael Swinney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Philip Booker tips it home | 63-46 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Philip Booker - foul #2 on Philip Booker, team foul #10 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (PF) Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG) Michael Swinney | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo connects on the driving attempt from close range | 63-50 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Robert Summers knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 65-50 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Edward Fox steals the ball from Joshua Barnes | 65-50 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Tomas Wilde (SF), Philip Booker (PF), Sam Long (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Carl Hartsock, Terrance Riccio, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dikembe Ali | 66-52 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Sam Long misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Long | 69-55 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Dikembe Ali denies the turnaround by Sam Long | 69-55 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Austin Coward drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Philip Booker | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Booker | 72-55 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Austin Coward | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Philip Booker drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 74-55 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Philip Booker picks off the pass by Dikembe Aziz | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 74-55 |