| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) SF - John Hanger (fresh) PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jie Huang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Todd Raub slams it home on a nice dish by Jie Huang | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Jie Huang blocks the short jumper by Brent Bailey | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | The jump hook by Todd Raub is blocked by Brent Bailey | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | John Hanger gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Todd Raub is hacked by John Hanger - foul #1 on John Hanger, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Todd Raub lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Hayslett | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Wayne Hayslett is called for the reach on Todd Raub - foul #1 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Joe Poor (SG), Robert Parrish (SF), Jason Thompson (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, John Hanger, Wayne Hayslett, Brent Bailey | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Joe Poor | |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tim Johnson | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Todd Raub can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Jason Thompson pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Robert Parrish connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Tim Johnson | 4-6 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Eric Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is called for 3 seconds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Tim Johnson, Brent Bailey | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Theodore Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Robert Parrish's pass is intercepted by Keith Jones in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Todd Raub lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Jones | 6-6 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Robert Parrish drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Burleson | 6-8 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jie Huang is denied by Wayne Hayslett | 6-8 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Jason Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), John Hanger (PF) Rodney Bell, Jason Thompson, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3 from the left corner and he's fouled by Theodore Burleson - foul #1 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Tim Johnson, John Hanger | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski buries a jumper in the lane | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Oleg Swatloski - foul #1 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), John Hanger (PF) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Tim Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | William Roberts hits the finger roll | 15-10 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson buries a runner near the basket | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #1 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Tim Johnson, Jason Thompson, John Hanger, Theodore Burleson | |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Rodney Bell scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Oleg Swatloski | 15-14 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Brent Bailey - foul #1 on Brent Bailey, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF) Robert Parrish | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jones - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Rodney Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SF) Jason Thompson | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Todd Raub drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parrish (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) Robert Parrish, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Rodney Bell pass in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on a shot in the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Eric Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Eric Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Jason Thompson gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Eric Thomas takes the ball from Theodore Burleson | 19-14 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Wesley Prado jams it on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 21-14 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-14 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Brent Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SF), John Hanger (PF), Wayne Hayslett (C) Rodney Bell, Jason Thompson, Theodore Burleson, Brent Bailey | |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Stanley Huff scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Jones | 23-15 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Keith Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Chiaramonte | 25-15 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | John Hanger is hacked by Keith Jones - foul #2 on Keith Jones, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Reed Phillips (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (C) Tim Johnson, Oleg Swatloski, John Hanger | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the floater from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | William Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-17 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Rodney Bell grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is hacked by Todd Raub - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG), John Hanger (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Jason Thompson, Wayne Hayslett, Theodore Burleson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Poor (fresh) SF - Robert Parrish (tiring) 6 pts. PF - John Hanger (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG) Rodney Bell | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 25-18 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is fouled on the floor by John Hanger - foul #2 on John Hanger, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) Tim Johnson, Robert Parrish, John Hanger | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled on the floor by Jason Thompson - foul #1 on Jason Thompson, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG), Robert Parrish (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Joe Poor, Jason Thompson, Theodore Burleson | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Rodney Bell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski gets the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Brent Bailey misses short on a jumper from the right block | 26-18 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Joe Poor (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (C) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Robert Parrish, Brent Bailey | |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Stanley Huff steals it from Jason Thompson in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Stanley Huff connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 28-18 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Keith Jones is called for the reach on Tim Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Jones, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Wayne Hayslett | |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Tim Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Tim Johnson is called for the reach on Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Robert Parrish (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Tim Johnson, Joe Poor, Jason Thompson, Brent Bailey | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Rodney Bell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 33-18 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-18 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Rodney Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Hayslett | 33-21 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parrish (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fairly fresh) C - Theodore Burleson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #9 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), John Hanger (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Wayne Hayslett, Theodore Burleson | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips banks in the layup set up by Eric Thomas | 38-23 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Robert Parrish's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Stack | 38-23 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Tim Johnson hits the follow up shot | 38-25 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Antonio Stack comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 38-25 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Parrish | 38-25 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Tim Johnson makes the floater from close range set up by Jason Thompson | 38-27 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Thomas | 40-27 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Brent Bailey's pass is intercepted by Eric Thomas | 40-27 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Eric Thomas lays it up and in | 42-27 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Eric Thomas steps in front of the Robert Parrish pass in the backcourt | 42-27 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 44-27 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Tim Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Jason Thompson hits the follow up shot | 44-29 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Jason Thompson is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Jason Thompson, team foul #9 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Tim Johnson, Robert Parrish, Jason Thompson, Brent Bailey | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Hayslett | 45-29 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson's pass is intercepted by Todd Raub | 45-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #2 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #10 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SF) John Hanger | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses the fullcourt shot | 47-29 |