| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gary Schumacher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benny Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis George (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Michael Sison comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis George - foul #1 on Louis George, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | James Bianco steals the ball from Peter Hill | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Hill - foul #3 on Peter Hill, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Diego Vega (SG) Peter Hill | |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher misses short on a floater from the right block | 22-32 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Michael Sison grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Diego Vega is called for the reach on Andrew Meehan - foul #3 on Diego Vega, team foul #3 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Brito (SG) Diego Vega | |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski double dribbles | 22-32 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Kevin Blaski picks off the pass by Louis George | 22-32 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski's floater is tipped away by Roberto Ortiz | 22-32 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Meehan | 22-32 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Richard Brito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Leblanc (PF), Erik Weaver (C) Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski banks in the layup | 27-32 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Richard Brito double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell (PF) Kevin Blaski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | James Odom lays it in | 29-32 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Erik Weaver | 29-35 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | James Odom misses the driving attempt from the right block | 29-35 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Peter Leblanc | 31-38 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Odom | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Brito (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Gary Schumacher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Ortiz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Peter Leblanc (fresh) C - Erik Weaver (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Erik Weaver | 33-40 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Joe Bowen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Leblanc - foul #1 on Peter Leblanc, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Andrew Meehan, James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lindsey (PG), Peter Hill (SG), Diego Vega (SF), Benny Atkinson (PF), Louis George (C) Richard Brito, Gary Schumacher, Roberto Ortiz, Peter Leblanc, Erik Weaver | |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Joe Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Louis George misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Peter Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Kevin Blaski denies the turnaround by Diego Vega | 34-40 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Stuart Moritz | 36-40 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Michael Sison pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Joe Bowen is whistled for a carry | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG) Joe Bowen, Dikembe Diop | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Diego Vega is hacked by James Bianco - foul #2 on James Bianco, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Peter Hill connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Lindsey | 36-42 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Diego Vega is called for the reach on Andrew Meehan - foul #4 on Diego Vega, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Brito (SG), Roberto Ortiz (SF) Peter Hill, Diego Vega | |
| 12:52 | Illinois | James Bianco connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Andrew Meehan | 38-42 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Michael Lindsey's floater is tipped away by Michael Sison | 38-42 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | Louis George gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz hits a jump hook near the basket | 38-44 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Louis George grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Sison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Brito (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Roberto Ortiz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Benny Atkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis George (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-44 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Louis George snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Lindsey | 38-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Benny Atkinson - foul #1 on Benny Atkinson, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), James Odom (SF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Andrew Meehan, Stuart Moritz, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (PG), Peter Hill (SG), Peter Leblanc (PF), Erik Weaver (C) Michael Lindsey, Richard Brito, Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Roberto Ortiz steals it from Dikembe Diop | 39-47 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher is whistled for a carry | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG), Mojiesz Zutell (PF) Dikembe Diop, Kevin Blaski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Brito (SF) Roberto Ortiz | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Peter Hill steals the ball from James Odom | 39-47 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Mojiesz Zutell steals it from Peter Leblanc | 39-47 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan lays it up and in set up by James Odom | 41-47 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Richard Brito banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Schumacher | 41-49 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell hits the follow up shot | 43-49 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher lays it in set up by Peter Hill | 43-51 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-51 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Peter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Odom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gary Schumacher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Weaver (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 43-51 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Weaver | 43-51 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Andrew Meehan, James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lindsey (PG), Diego Vega (SG), Roberto Ortiz (SF), Benny Atkinson (PF), Louis George (C) Gary Schumacher, Peter Hill, Richard Brito, Peter Leblanc, Erik Weaver | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bianco | 46-51 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Louis George hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Diop - foul #1 on Dikembe Diop, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Louis George makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Louis George makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Diego Vega steps in front of the James Bianco pass | 46-53 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson misses badly on a shot in the lane | 46-53 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stuart Moritz | 46-53 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | James Bianco hits a jumper from the right side set up by Stuart Moritz | 48-53 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Diego Vega scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Kevin Blaski - foul #3 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG) Dikembe Diop | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Diego Vega makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz blows the layup but he's fouled by Louis George - foul #2 on Louis George, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell (PF) Kevin Blaski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hill (SG) Diego Vega | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Stuart Moritz is called for the reach on Roberto Ortiz - foul #3 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (PF) Mojiesz Zutell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Peter Hill knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis George | 49-59 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | James Odom misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Hill - foul #4 on Peter Hill, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Diego Vega (PF), Peter Leblanc (C) Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | James Odom makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | James Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Joe Bowen is called for the reach on Michael Lindsey - foul #1 on Joe Bowen, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) Dikembe Diop, Mojiesz Zutell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (PG), Richard Brito (SF) Michael Lindsey, Roberto Ortiz | |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Peter Hill steps in front of the Joe Bowen pass | 51-62 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Richard Brito hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-62 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski tips it home | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Odom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gary Schumacher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Brito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Diego Vega (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Richard Brito misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-62 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Peter Leblanc tips it in | 53-64 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | James Odom makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Joe Bowen | 55-64 |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, James Odom, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lindsey (PG), Roberto Ortiz (SF), Benny Atkinson (PF), Louis George (C) Gary Schumacher, Richard Brito, Diego Vega, Peter Leblanc | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Peter Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 55-64 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-64 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the tip | 55-64 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Louis George pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Peter Hill clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Meehan - foul #3 on Andrew Meehan, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Peter Hill misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Peter Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Michael Lindsey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Roberto Ortiz | 55-66 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz is fouled on the floor by Roberto Ortiz - foul #1 on Roberto Ortiz, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), James Odom (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Andrew Meehan, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (PG), Diego Vega (SG), Richard Brito (SF), Peter Leblanc (PF), Erik Weaver (C) Michael Lindsey, Peter Hill, Roberto Ortiz, Benny Atkinson, Louis George | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Dikembe Diop, James Odom, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lindsey (PG), Peter Hill (SG), Roberto Ortiz (SF), Benny Atkinson (PF), Louis George (C) Gary Schumacher, Diego Vega, Richard Brito, Peter Leblanc, Erik Weaver | |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Hill | 57-68 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | James Bianco misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson is fouled on the floor by James Bianco - foul #3 on James Bianco, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Andrew Meehan, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Schumacher (PG), Diego Vega (SG), Richard Brito (SF), Peter Leblanc (C) Michael Lindsey, Peter Hill, Roberto Ortiz, Louis George | |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Benny Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | James Odom hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Diego Vega - foul #5 on Diego Vega, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Roberto Ortiz (SF), Erik Weaver (C) Diego Vega, Benny Atkinson | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | James Odom misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | James Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Peter Leblanc | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gary Schumacher runs out the clock | 57-70 |