| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fresh) SG - John Pelt (fresh) SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) PF - Uros Schilawski (fresh) C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) SG - William Pierson (fresh) SF - David Elkins (fresh) PF - Ho Chio (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Elkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Uros Schilawski is called for the reach on Ho Chio - foul #1 on Uros Schilawski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Daniel Clark is called for the reach on David Elkins - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Ho Chio blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Ho Chio snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | David Elkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Buntin | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | John Pelt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pierson | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | William Pierson is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Pierson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (PG), Richard Sanders (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (SF), Rudolph Hailey (PF), Pili Emanuel (C) Otha Laskoski, John Pelt, Daniel Clark, Uros Schilawski, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:30 | Purdue | The jump hook by Zachary Scalabrine is blocked by Ho Chio | 0-3 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | James Brown snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | David Elkins loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Uros Schilawski (C) Pili Emanuel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses long on a floater from the right side | 0-3 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Richard Sanders hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the dunk attempt | 2-3 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | David Elkins is called for the reach on Zachary Scalabrine - foul #1 on David Elkins, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), John Pelt (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Marin Zalazar, Richard Sanders, Rudolph Hailey, Uros Schilawski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (C) James Brown | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez lays it in | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fresh) SG - John Pelt (fresh) SF - Daniel Clark (fresh) PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) SF - David Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) C - Edward Wydra (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | David Elkins misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Ho Chio snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Edward Wydra misses short on a jumper from the left block | 4-3 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | William Pierson gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | William Pierson's layup is rejected by Antonio Rodriquez | 4-3 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Buntin | 4-3 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Zachary Scalabrine takes the ball from Ho Chio | 4-3 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez loses the dribble to Ho Chio | 4-3 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | William Pierson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Pelt - foul #1 on John Pelt, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (PG), Richard Sanders (SG), Rudolph Hailey (SF), Uros Schilawski (PF), Pili Emanuel (C) Otha Laskoski, John Pelt, Daniel Clark, Zachary Scalabrine, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), James Brown (C) William Buntin, David Elkins, Ho Chio, Edward Wydra | |
| 13:30 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-5 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | William Pierson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Pili Emanuel clanks a shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Richard Sanders picks off the pass by William Pierson | 8-5 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Richard Sanders misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | William Pierson blows the layup but he's hacked by Pili Emanuel - foul #1 on Pili Emanuel, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), John Pelt (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Marin Zalazar, Richard Sanders, Rudolph Hailey, Pili Emanuel | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Ho Chio (PF) Daniel Wilson, Sam Lamantia | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fresh) SG - John Pelt (fresh) SF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) PF - Uros Schilawski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Pierson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Clark (SF) Zachary Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG), David Elkins (SF) William Pierson, Ernest Bode | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | David Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | David Elkins is hacked by Daniel Clark - foul #2 on Daniel Clark, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SF), Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Daniel Clark, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (C) James Brown | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Ho Chio can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Edward Wydra gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | William Buntin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez (C) Zachary Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | David Elkins scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Hipple | 8-9 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Edward Wydra snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | David Elkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Marin Zalazar - foul #1 on Marin Zalazar, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), James Brown (C) William Buntin, Edward Wydra | |
| 09:16 | Illinois | David Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | David Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez (C) Uros Schilawski | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), Edward Wydra (C) Tommy Hipple, David Elkins, Ho Chio, James Brown | |
| 08:08 | Purdue | John Pelt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Edward Wydra grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Edward Wydra misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Antonio Rodriquez - foul #1 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #7 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Uros Schilawski (PF) John Pelt | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG) Daniel Wilson | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Edward Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Edward Wydra makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar is hacked by Sam Lamantia - foul #1 on Sam Lamantia, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (SG), Rudolph Hailey (PF) Marin Zalazar, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ho Chio (PF) Sam Lamantia | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fairly fresh) SG - John Pelt (fresh) SF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rudolph Hailey (fresh) C - Uros Schilawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | William Buntin steals the ball from John Pelt | 8-11 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Ernest Bode hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Buntin | 8-13 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Uros Schilawski, team foul #8 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Sanders (PG), Marin Zalazar (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Otha Laskoski, Zachary Scalabrine, Uros Schilawski | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Antonio Rodriquez picks off the pass by William Pierson | 8-13 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | William Buntin grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | David Elkins buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Buntin | 8-15 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Rudolph Hailey and he's hacked by David Elkins - foul #2 on David Elkins, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Zachary Scalabrine (PF), Pili Emanuel (C) Richard Sanders, Rudolph Hailey, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG), Ernest Bode (SF) William Pierson, David Elkins | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Pili Emanuel | 13-15 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Otha Laskoski steps in front of the William Buntin pass | 13-15 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ernest Bode - foul #1 on Ernest Bode, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Sanders (SG), Antonio Rodriquez (C) John Pelt, Pili Emanuel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), William Pierson (SG), Sam Lamantia (PF) William Buntin, Tommy Hipple, Ho Chio | |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pierson | 13-15 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | William Pierson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Wilson | 13-15 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | William Pierson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Wilson | 13-17 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | William Pierson picks off the pass by Zachary Scalabrine | 13-17 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | William Pierson can't throw it down | 13-17 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marin Zalazar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) C - Edward Wydra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski is hacked by Daniel Wilson - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Pelt (SG), Daniel Clark (SF), Uros Schilawski (PF) Richard Sanders, Marin Zalazar, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF), Ho Chio (PF), James Brown (C) Ernest Bode, Sam Lamantia, Edward Wydra | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Ho Chio comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski gets the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | David Elkins snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson is fouled on the floor by John Pelt - foul #2 on John Pelt, team foul #9 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey (PF) Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Otha Laskoski, Rudolph Hailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Edward Wydra (C) Daniel Wilson, James Brown | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Ho Chio hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Antonio Rodriquez - foul #2 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #10 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Marin Zalazar, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG) William Pierson | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | David Elkins swats the layup by Daniel Clark | 15-21 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Ho Chio banks in the layup | 15-23 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Edward Wydra - foul #1 on Edward Wydra, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (PG), Richard Sanders (SG) Otha Laskoski, John Pelt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Lamantia (PF) Ho Chio | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the contested shot from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine's floater is tipped away by Sam Lamantia | 17-25 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia snags the defensive board | 17-25 |