| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Aguon inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Austin Coward | 27-23 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski loses the dribble to Nelson Boyer | 27-23 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Rodney Penaflor is called for the reach on Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Polanski (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 18:07 | Illinois | James Aguon is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG) Michael Swinney | |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Sainz | 30-29 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde clanks a runner in the lane | 30-29 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Charles Urbano is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses badly on a shot near the basket | 30-29 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 30-29 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Austin Coward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Andrew Bailey blocks the jumper by Thomas Turner | 30-29 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 30-29 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits the finger roll | 30-31 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the floater from close range | 30-31 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Terrance Riccio | 32-31 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Charles Urbano, Joshua Barnes | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Sainz - foul #1 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Michael Swinney grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 36-36 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is called for a backcourt violation | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Boris Zellous, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 38-36 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Donald Polanski lays it up and in | 38-38 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Sainz | 38-38 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski drills a jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde clanks a jump hook in the lane | 38-40 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | James Aguon snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Sainz - foul #2 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 38-40 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Michael Swinney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Foster - foul #2 on Wayne Foster, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher lays it up and in | 40-42 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-42 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 40-42 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Wayne Foster snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Boris Zellous's pass is intercepted by Charles Urbano | 40-42 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Boris Zellous is called for the reach on Charles Urbano - foul #4 on Boris Zellous, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Charles Urbano, Thomas Turner | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Michael Swinney pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Joshua Barnes, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Donald Polanski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG) Kenneth Sainz | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Donald Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 44-43 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Joe Maynor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Donald Polanski tips it in | 44-45 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde's floater is tipped away by Thomas Trinh | 44-45 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Donald Polanski gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Charles Urbano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski, Donald Polanski | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #3 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Michael Swinney is called for the reach on Nelson Boyer - foul #4 on Michael Swinney, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Michael Swinney makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Sainz takes the ball from Robert Fisher | 46-48 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses the dunk | 46-48 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Wayne Foster pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Kenneth Sainz steals the ball from Austin Coward | 46-48 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Michael Swinney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nenad Smolski | 46-51 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Nenad Smolski knocks away the 3 by Boris Zellous | 46-51 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Boris Zellous snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 46-51 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Aguon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Michael Swinney is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zellous - foul #5 on Boris Zellous, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Nelson Boyer is called for the reach on Michael Swinney - foul #1 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is hacked by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Aguon | 49-53 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | David Bragg is hacked by Nelson Boyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (C) Nenad Smolski | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | David Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | David Bragg misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | David Bragg swats the short shot by Tomas Wilde | 49-54 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is hacked by Nelson Boyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) David Bragg | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is fouled in the backcourt by Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #10 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #5 on Michael Swinney, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, David Bragg | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is fouled in the backcourt by Austin Coward - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 51-59 |