| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Tommy Hipple (fresh) SF - David Elkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pelt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Uros Schilawski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Elkins inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Ho Chio knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Elkins | 30-33 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 30-33 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Daniel Clark gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski loses the dribble to David Elkins | 30-33 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Ho Chio hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tommy Hipple | 32-33 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | The short jumper by Antonio Rodriquez is denied by Ho Chio | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski tips it home | 32-35 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Ho Chio drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Buntin | 34-35 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez is hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Bode (SF), Edward Wydra (C) David Elkins, James Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (PG), Richard Sanders (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (SF), Rudolph Hailey (C) Otha Laskoski, John Pelt, Daniel Clark, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski misses the runner from the right block | 34-35 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Ho Chio makes the contested runner in the lane set up by Tommy Hipple | 36-35 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Richard Sanders is hacked by Tommy Hipple - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Sam Lamantia (PF) William Buntin, Ho Chio | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG) Richard Sanders | |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Edward Wydra is called for the reach on Marin Zalazar - foul #3 on Edward Wydra, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Elkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Rudolph Hailey - foul #1 on Rudolph Hailey, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez (C) Rudolph Hailey | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marin Zalazar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Uros Schilawski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Sam Lamantia swats the short shot by Antonio Rodriquez | 38-35 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | David Elkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Zachary Scalabrine | 38-37 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | David Elkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Zachary Scalabrine | 40-39 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | David Elkins is called for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Ho Chio (PF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, David Elkins, Sam Lamantia, Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG), Richard Sanders (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Rudolph Hailey (C) Otha Laskoski, Marin Zalazar, Zachary Scalabrine, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Ernest Bode gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Ernest Bode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (C) Richard Sanders, Rudolph Hailey | |
| 13:06 | Purdue | John Pelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Ho Chio drills a floater from the right block | 42-39 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Bode | 42-39 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Zachary Scalabrine takes the ball from William Buntin | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tommy Hipple (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marin Zalazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Uros Schilawski (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Scalabrine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Bode | 42-39 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | John Pelt is called for the reach on Ho Chio - foul #2 on John Pelt, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF), Edward Wydra (C) Ernest Bode, James Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Richard Sanders (SG), Rudolph Hailey (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) John Pelt, Marin Zalazar, Daniel Clark, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | David Elkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Hipple | 44-39 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez drills a runner from the right block | 44-41 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Ho Chio double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Sam Lamantia (PF) William Buntin, Ho Chio | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (SF) Richard Sanders, Rudolph Hailey | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-41 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | David Elkins is fouled on the floor by John Pelt - foul #3 on John Pelt, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Clark (SF) Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | David Elkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Pelt - foul #4 on John Pelt, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (SF) John Pelt, Daniel Clark | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Antonio Rodriquez swats the shot by Tommy Hipple | 46-41 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | James Brown steps in front of the Antonio Rodriquez pass | 46-41 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | David Elkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-41 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson is fouled on the floor by Antonio Rodriquez - foul #3 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Ho Chio (PF), Edward Wydra (C) Daniel Wilson, David Elkins, Sam Lamantia, James Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (PG), Richard Sanders (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Rudolph Hailey (C) Otha Laskoski, Marin Zalazar, Zachary Scalabrine, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Ho Chio can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | John Pelt grabs the board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tommy Hipple (tired) 3 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Pelt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Sanders (fresh) SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Uros Schilawski (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Hailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Edward Wydra - foul #4 on Edward Wydra, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG) Richard Sanders | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Ho Chio is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ho Chio, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez (C) Rudolph Hailey | |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (C) Otha Laskoski, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Edward Wydra tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Clark is blocked by Ho Chio | 48-43 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Daniel Clark grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | William Buntin picks off the pass by Marin Zalazar | 48-43 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Edward Wydra steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), James Brown (C) William Buntin, David Elkins, Ho Chio, Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Richard Sanders (SG), Rudolph Hailey (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) John Pelt, Marin Zalazar, Daniel Clark, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey scores on a floater in the paint set up by Richard Sanders | 48-45 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Ernest Bode hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Richard Sanders misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski loses the dribble to Daniel Wilson | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (tired) 3 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Hailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Uros Schilawski (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Ernest Bode hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), David Elkins (SF), Ho Chio (PF) Daniel Wilson, Ernest Bode, Sam Lamantia | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Zachary Scalabrine (C) Richard Sanders, Rudolph Hailey, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Ho Chio hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Ho Chio tips it in | 50-45 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | John Pelt misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Otha Laskoski, Daniel Clark | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | John Pelt makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | John Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | William Buntin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Pelt - foul #5 on John Pelt, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Daniel Clark (SF) John Pelt, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | The short jumper by Uros Schilawski is denied by Ho Chio | 51-47 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Wydra | 51-47 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | David Elkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski hits a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Tommy Hipple - foul #2 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski misses the free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | David Elkins grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | William Buntin buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Ho Chio steps in front of the Uros Schilawski pass | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Otha Laskoski is called for the reach on David Elkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otha Laskoski, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | James Brown is called for the reach on Otha Laskoski - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Elkins is fouled in the backcourt by Otha Laskoski - foul #2 on Otha Laskoski, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Edward Wydra gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Edward Wydra is fouled in the backcourt by Marin Zalazar - foul #1 on Marin Zalazar, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Edward Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Edward Wydra makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | A charge is called on Daniel Clark - foul #3 on Daniel Clark, team foul #11 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF) William Buntin, David Elkins, Ho Chio | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson runs out the clock | 62-51 |