| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Sainz | 21-28 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Michael Swinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-28 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled on the floor by Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Austin Coward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 21-28 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer snags the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Austin Coward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Austin Coward is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 23-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) Austin Coward | |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Charles Urbano hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 23-28 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it up and in set up by Tomas Wilde and the foul's on Charles Urbano - foul #2 on Charles Urbano, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Boris Zellous - foul #1 on Boris Zellous, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Terrance Riccio | |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses short on a runner near the basket | 24-30 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Boris Zellous pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Fox | 24-35 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wayne Foster | 27-38 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Terrance Riccio is called for the reach on Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #4 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Donald Polanski scores on a floater from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Turner - foul #3 on Thomas Turner, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF) Boris Zellous, James Aguon | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #4 on Thomas Turner, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled on the floor by Michael Swinney - foul #4 on Michael Swinney, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Michael Swinney, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is open but misses the lay-in | 29-38 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Nelson Boyer steps in front of the Charles Urbano pass | 29-38 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde blows the layup | 29-38 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Wayne Foster tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is whistled for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Robert Fisher | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the jump hook from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz hits a 3 from straight away | 32-40 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Urbano | 34-42 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the contested shot in the lane set up by Edward Fox and he's fouled by Nenad Smolski - foul #2 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), David Bragg (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Donald Polanski is whistled for a carry | 34-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) Austin Coward | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Wayne Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Terrance Riccio | |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Donald Polanski double dribbles | 34-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Thomas Trinh, David Bragg, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF) Boris Zellous, James Aguon | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Austin Coward evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer tips it back up and in | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Joe Maynor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nelson Boyer | 34-47 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Rodney Penaflor is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #1 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #7 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG) Joe Maynor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:23 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Wilde | 34-49 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Edward Fox pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Charles Urbano is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #3 on Charles Urbano, team foul #8 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Polanski | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Charles Urbano can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | David Bragg tips it in | 39-51 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Austin Coward and he's hacked by Donald Polanski - foul #2 on Donald Polanski, team foul #9 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Charles Urbano, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG) Edward Fox, Austin Coward | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Thomas Turner lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz | 41-54 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde lays it up and in set up by Boris Zellous | 41-56 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Michael Swinney's fadeaway is rejected by Boris Zellous | 41-56 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Wayne Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Kenneth Sainz - foul #1 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #10 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Thomas Turner, Donald Polanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), James Aguon (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Nelson Boyer, Terrance Riccio | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-58 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh can't tip it in | 41-58 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Wayne Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Michael Swinney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 41-62 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Joe Maynor misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-62 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits the follow up shot | 43-62 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Austin Coward loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 43-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Michael Swinney, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) James Aguon, Tomas Wilde | |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Foster - foul #2 on Wayne Foster, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Austin Coward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 44-62 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Charles Urbano can't finish the layup | 44-62 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the floater from close range | 44-62 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey can't tip it in | 44-62 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Austin Coward | 44-62 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Thomas Turner pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Donald Polanski is called for traveling | 44-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Robert Fisher | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Donald Polanski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Edward Fox is called for the reach on Joe Maynor - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Urbano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-62 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tomas Wilde | 44-64 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Charles Urbano buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 46-67 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Joe Maynor scores on a jumper from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Boris Zellous scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tomas Wilde | 48-69 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Joe Maynor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-69 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Boris Zellous snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Nelson Boyer | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Donald Polanski double dribbles | 48-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Austin Coward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Urbano - foul #4 on Charles Urbano, team foul #11 | 48-71 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Donald Polanski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 48-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster runs out the clock | 48-73 |