| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Eliseo Greco | 42-36 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Samuel Birdsell steals the ball from Gregory Bracamonte | 42-36 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Henry Lambright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Joseph Doering can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Henry Lambright comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Michael Holland knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-39 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell buries a jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Andre Rizzo steals the ball from Eddie Gerhard | 44-39 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ryan Linkous - foul #1 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Antonio Heinrich (PF) Michael Holland, Eliseo Greco | |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard scores on a floater near the basket | 46-40 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Tracy Doby - foul #1 on Tracy Doby, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Tracy Doby is hacked by Antonio Heinrich - foul #3 on Antonio Heinrich, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Tracy Doby, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Eliseo Greco (C) Andre Rizzo, Antonio Heinrich | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell's fadeaway is rejected by Alfredo Rossi | 46-43 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Joseph Doering pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 46-43 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is called for 5 seconds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Eric Cooper | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Michael Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Henry Lambright knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard | 48-43 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Doering and he's fouled by Henry Lambright - foul #1 on Henry Lambright, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG) Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (PG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Joseph Doering, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Eric Cooper, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), David Hogenmiller (SG) Michael Holland, Orlando Mullen | |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco is fouled on the floor by Eddie Gerhard - foul #1 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Eliseo Greco is called for the reach on Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG) David Hogenmiller | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Tracy Doby clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Michael Holland gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson loses the dribble to Joseph Doering | 48-46 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses the easy layup | 48-46 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte tips it home | 48-48 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eddie Gerhard, Tracy Doby, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), David Hogenmiller (SF), Antonio Heinrich (PF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Joseph Doering, Andre Rizzo, Gregory Bracamonte, Eliseo Greco | |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Eric Cooper - foul #2 on Eric Cooper, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF) Michael Holland | |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Hogenmiller (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Heinrich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | David Hogenmiller is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Tracy Doby | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) David Hogenmiller | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard tips it in | 50-49 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Birdsell | 52-49 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Doering | 52-52 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Henry Lambright blows the dunk | 52-52 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Joseph Doering grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Tracy Doby (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Eric Cooper, Samuel Birdsell, Andrew Lee, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), David Hogenmiller (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Eliseo Greco (C) Orlando Mullen, Andre Rizzo, Antonio Heinrich, Alfredo Rossi | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson can't throw it down but the foul's on Eliseo Greco - foul #4 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco is fouled on the floor by Tracy Doby - foul #2 on Tracy Doby, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Rickey Anderson | 54-53 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard | 56-53 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco drills a jump hook in the paint | 56-55 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Tracy Doby scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Shane Ferguson | 58-55 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is called for 5 seconds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eddie Gerhard, Tracy Doby, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (PG), Orlando Mullen (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF) Joseph Doering, David Hogenmiller, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-55 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Alfredo Rossi steals the ball from Henry Lambright | 58-55 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Henry Lambright picks off the pass by Orlando Mullen | 58-55 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Eliseo Greco - foul #5 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Shane Ferguson, Eric Cooper, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hogenmiller (SF), Antonio Heinrich (PF), Gregory Bracamonte (C) Michael Holland, Alfredo Rossi, Eliseo Greco | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is denied on a dunk by Antonio Heinrich | 58-55 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Eddie Gerhard is called for the reach on Orlando Mullen - foul #2 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) David Hogenmiller | |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is denied on a layup by Gregory Bracamonte | 58-55 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Antonio Heinrich gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Heinrich | 58-57 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Andrew Lee (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), David Hogenmiller (SF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Orlando Mullen, Andre Rizzo, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Joseph Doering comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 58-59 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shane Ferguson out of a doubleteam | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hogenmiller (fresh) PF - Antonio Heinrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Joseph Doering drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Eddie Gerhard, Tracy Doby, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (PG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Joseph Doering, Antonio Heinrich | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Holland | 60-65 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Eric Cooper | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SF) David Hogenmiller | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Gregory Bracamonte steals it from Andrew Lee | 60-65 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Lee | 60-65 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-65 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the follow up shot | 62-65 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Orlando Mullen | |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Andre Rizzo | 62-67 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Holland - foul #2 on Michael Holland, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is called for traveling | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is hacked by Samuel Birdsell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Joseph Doering makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tracy Doby | 66-69 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is hacked by Eddie Gerhard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Joseph Doering steals the ball from Samuel Birdsell | 66-71 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Michael Holland lays it up and in set up by Joseph Doering | 66-73 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Birdsell - foul #4 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-75 |