| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Augustine Russo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Alfredo Rossi swats the short shot by Eddie Gerhard | 35-37 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Alphonso Luna - foul #3 on Alphonso Luna, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Augustine Russo pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-37 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte tips it home | 36-39 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Augustine Russo picks off the pass by Rickey Anderson | 36-39 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Shane Ferguson - foul #2 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Brian Shea, Shane Ferguson, Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Eliseo Greco (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Alphonso Luna, Alfredo Rossi, Augustine Russo | |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 36-42 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-42 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Scott Staton (fresh) PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Ryan Linkous is called for the reach on Orlando Mullen - foul #2 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF), Augustine Russo (C) Gregory Bracamonte, Mile Kulikowski | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Eliseo Greco - foul #2 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG) Orlando Mullen | |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Ryan Linkous swats the layup by Alphonso Luna | 38-44 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Linkous | 38-44 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous scores on a shot from the right side | 40-44 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Brian Shea travels with the ball | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Richard Kruse (SF) Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Eliseo Greco, Augustine Russo | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Andre Rizzo | 40-47 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alfredo Rossi | 40-50 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Brian Shea drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Eddie Gerhard and he's hacked by Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Richard Kruse, Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Orlando Mullen (SG), Augustine Russo (C) Joseph Doering, Alphonso Luna, Mile Kulikowski | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Augustine Russo clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Brian Shea - foul #3 on Brian Shea, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses the lay-in | 43-52 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Augustine Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-52 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi tips it in | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Kruse | 45-54 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Ryan Linkous denies the turnaround by Augustine Russo | 45-54 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Augustine Russo drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy White | 45-56 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a jump hook from close range | 45-56 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Augustine Russo banks in the layup | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Richard Kruse clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | The short jumper by Andre Rizzo is denied by Ryan Linkous | 47-58 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Augustine Russo misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Samuel Birdsell (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Richard Kruse, Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Alphonso Luna (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Timothy White, Orlando Mullen, Andre Rizzo, Alfredo Rossi, Augustine Russo | |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Joseph Doering comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-58 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco tips it home | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Brian Shea hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard gets the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Mile Kulikowski picks off the pass by Eddie Gerhard | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Birdsell | 47-60 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Eliseo Greco blocks the jumper by Eddie Gerhard | 47-60 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell tips it back up and in | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Scott Staton (fresh) PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SF), Henry Lambright (PF) Eddie Gerhard, Scott Staton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco scores on a runner in the paint | 49-65 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Alphonso Luna - foul #4 on Alphonso Luna, team foul #4 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Brian Shea, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Augustine Russo (C) Alphonso Luna, Eliseo Greco | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Andre Rizzo blocks the short jumper by Scott Staton | 49-65 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous's pass is intercepted by Augustine Russo | 49-65 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Augustine Russo and he's hacked by Scott Staton - foul #1 on Scott Staton, team foul #4 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SF) Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Mile Kulikowski | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous clanks a floater from the left block | 49-68 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen snags the defensive board | 49-68 |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Richard Kruse picks off the pass by Alfredo Rossi | 49-68 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Augustine Russo swats the short shot by Ryan Linkous | 49-68 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson tips it home | 51-68 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo travels with the ball | 51-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Rickey Anderson (C) Scott Staton, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF) Orlando Mullen, Andre Rizzo | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 3 from straight away | 54-68 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses the tip | 54-68 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Augustine Russo misses long on a jumper from the left block | 56-68 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna is hacked by Shane Ferguson - foul #3 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Richard Kruse, Shane Ferguson, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Joseph Doering, Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi, Augustine Russo | |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo tips it but misses | 56-68 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddie Gerhard | 56-68 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SF), Arthur Drown (C) Brian Shea, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG) Alphonso Luna | |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen is fouled on the floor by Arthur Drown - foul #1 on Arthur Drown, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Scott Staton, Ryan Linkous, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the floater from the baseline | 56-70 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses the easy layup | 56-70 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski hits the follow up shot | 56-72 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Timothy White comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-72 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mile Kulikowski | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Timothy White runs out the clock | 56-72 |