| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Soliz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | David Brister banks in the layup | 37-22 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Michael Black loses the ball out of bounds | 37-22 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Hull is hacked by James Valley - foul #3 on James Valley, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Genao (PF) James Valley | |
| 18:53 | Illinois | James Hull hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 37-22 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Michael Black's floater is tipped away by Tyrone Brown | 37-22 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | David Brister gets the rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | John Soliz is hacked by Michael Black - foul #2 on Michael Black, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown hits a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Bissonnette and he's hacked by Jason Evangelista - foul #2 on Jason Evangelista, team foul #3 | 39-22 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the free throw | 39-22 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jason Evangelista | 39-22 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-22 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | James Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Bissonnette, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown grabs the board | 39-22 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Murray (C) David Brister | |
| Subs | Purdue | Noah Paez (SG) Michael Black | |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Noah Paez is hacked by John Soliz - foul #2 on John Soliz, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG) John Soliz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Anselmo (SG) Lee Moore | |
| 16:52 | Purdue | The jumper by Robert Anselmo is denied by James Hull | 39-22 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown grabs the board | 39-22 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | James Hull buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tyrone Brown | 41-22 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo loses the dribble to Michael Bissonnette | 41-22 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette misses the dunk | 41-22 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette tips it in | 43-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tyrone Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Anselmo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Noah Paez (fresh) PF - Edward Genao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Evangelista (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-22 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | James Hull gets the rebound | 43-22 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Hull clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jason Evangelista - foul #3 on Jason Evangelista, team foul #4 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (PG), Brian Wilkinson (SF), David Brister (C) Michael Bissonnette, Tyrone Brown, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), James Valley (PF), Ronald Crosby (C) Stephen Bogle, Robert Anselmo, Noah Paez, Edward Genao, Jason Evangelista | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Hull makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 45-22 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-22 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | James Hull drills a jump hook from close range set up by Alfred Grant | 47-22 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Michael Black connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lee Moore | 47-25 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | James Hull misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-25 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Michael Black grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Lee Moore's fadeaway is rejected by James Hull | 47-25 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | James Valley grabs the offensive rebound | 47-25 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Ronald Crosby can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-25 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Michael Black tips it home | 47-27 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | James Hull lays it up and in on a great pass from Alfred Grant | 49-27 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | The jump hook by Michael Black is blocked by James Hull | 49-27 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Alfred Grant grabs the board | 49-27 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Alfred Grant, James Hull, David Brister | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Noah Paez (SG), Edward Genao (SF), Jason Evangelista (C) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Ronald Crosby | |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Noah Paez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-27 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Wilkinson | 49-27 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson blows the layup | 49-27 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Edward Genao gets the rebound | 49-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Soliz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Paez (fresh) SF - Edward Genao (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Evangelista (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Noah Paez double dribbles | 49-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Bellinger (PF) Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Anselmo (SG) James Valley | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Michael Bissonnette | 51-27 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Noah Paez clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-27 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | John Soliz pulls down the rebound | 51-27 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown connects on the jump hook from close range | 53-27 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista lays it in set up by Robert Anselmo | 53-29 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Dennis Murray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-29 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Edward Genao | 53-29 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Michael Bissonnette takes the ball from Stephen Bogle | 53-29 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette hits the finger roll | 55-29 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Brown - foul #1 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #3 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), David Brister (C) John Soliz, Jamie Bellinger, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), James Valley (PF) Robert Anselmo, Noah Paez, Edward Genao | |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Jason Evangelista connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-32 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Jason Evangelista is called for the reach on David Brister - foul #4 on Jason Evangelista, team foul #5 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hull (PF) Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Crosby (C) Jason Evangelista | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Alfred Grant is fouled on the floor by Michael Black - foul #3 on Michael Black, team foul #6 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (SF) Tyrone Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Edward Genao (C) Stephen Bogle, Ronald Crosby | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | James Hull is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Hull, team foul #4 | 55-32 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Michael Black hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Wilkinson - foul #2 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 55-32 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | James Hull misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 55-34 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette grabs the offensive board | 55-34 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | James Valley steps in front of the Michael Bissonnette pass | 55-34 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Lee Moore scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Black | 55-36 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | James Hull hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Brian Wilkinson | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hull (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - David Brister (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Genao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre connects on the floater from close range | 57-38 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | James Valley swats the layup by Michael Bissonnette | 57-38 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Michael Black drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Genao | 57-40 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Alfred Grant hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Bissonnette and the foul's on Edward Genao - foul #2 on Edward Genao, team foul #7 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Michael Bissonnette, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull, David Brister | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Robert Anselmo (SG), Noah Paez (SF), Ronald Crosby (PF), Jason Evangelista (C) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore, James Valley, Edward Genao | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Alfred Grant makes the free throw | 60-40 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Anselmo | 60-43 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | John Soliz buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tyrone Brown | 63-43 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Jamie Bellinger pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Stephen Bogle is called for the reach on Tyrone Brown - foul #2 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #8 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), James Hull (PF) Alfred Grant, Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Edward Genao (PF) Stephen Bogle, Jason Evangelista | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Edward Genao grabs the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Dennis Murray swats the shot by Michael Lefebvre | 65-43 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Noah Paez snags the offensive board | 65-43 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Dennis Murray blocks the short jumper by Robert Anselmo | 65-43 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette is fouled on the floor by Noah Paez - foul #3 on Noah Paez, team foul #9 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (SF), David Brister (C) John Soliz, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Edward Genao | 66-43 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Edward Genao is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Edward Genao, team foul #10 | 66-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the turnaround in the lane | 66-43 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Edward Genao gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Ronald Crosby is whistled for a carry | 66-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (SG), Dennis Murray (PF) Tyrone Brown, James Hull | |
| Subs | Purdue | Branko Murawski (SG), Ronnie Steinberg (PF) Robert Anselmo, Ronald Crosby | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Soliz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Murray (fresh) 3 blk. C - David Brister (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Branko Murawski (fresh) SF - Noah Paez (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Steinberg (fresh) C - Edward Genao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | David Brister knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Michael Bissonnette | 68-43 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Dennis Murray throws it down set up by Brian Wilkinson and he's hacked by Ronnie Steinberg - foul #1 on Ronnie Steinberg, team foul #11 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), James Hull (PF) John Soliz, Brian Wilkinson, David Brister | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Anselmo (PG), Ronald Crosby (PF) Michael Lefebvre, Edward Genao | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the free throw | 71-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Tyrone Brown steps in front of the Robert Anselmo pass | 71-46 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | James Hull misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronnie Steinberg - foul #2 on Ronnie Steinberg, team foul #12 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (SG), David Brister (C) Alfred Grant, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Edward Genao (PF) Branko Murawski, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | James Hull makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | James Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Edward Genao misses long on a floater near the basket | 73-46 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Ronald Crosby snags the offensive board | 73-46 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre hits a fadeaway from the right block | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Michael Lefebvre is called for the reach on Tyrone Brown - foul #2 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #13 | 73-48 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Edward Genao can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 75-48 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | John Soliz grabs the defensive rebound | 75-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette runs out the clock | 75-48 |