| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ray Kurth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Henderson inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Daniel Walters is called for traveling | 32-27 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz is hacked by Robert Irick - foul #1 on Robert Irick, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the 3 from straight away | 32-27 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Ray Kurth tips it in | 34-27 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | The short jumper by Charles Moreland is denied by Todd Kuhn | 34-27 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz loses the dribble to Tyler Gill | 34-27 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Ray Kurth steps in front of the Matthew Watford pass | 34-27 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Daniel Walters clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Robert Irick grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Charles Moreland double dribbles | 34-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Merida (SG), William Merritt (PF), Edgardo Luna (C) Jerry Stankiewicz, Ray Kurth, Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (SF), Dwight Wright (C) Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | William Merritt knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Walters | 36-27 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | William Merritt snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Charles Moreland is called for the reach on Steve Merida - foul #1 on Charles Moreland, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG) Daniel Walters | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Charles Moreland | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna is hacked by James South - foul #1 on James South, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Milan (C) Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Steve Merida misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Jason Trader loses the dribble to Steve Merida | 36-27 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James South - foul #2 on James South, team foul #4 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Ray Kurth (PF) Steve Merida, James Milan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Kurth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgardo Luna (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Nadeau (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-27 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna gets the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | William Merritt loses the ball out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Robert Henderson (SF), Todd Kuhn (C) Derek Crocker, William Merritt, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Charles Moreland (PF) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon | |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Tyler Gill clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 38-27 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Gary Nixon tips it home | 38-29 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Ray Kurth misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Moreland - foul #2 on Charles Moreland, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF) Gary Nixon | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Ray Kurth makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Ray Kurth misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Charles Moreland snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Tyler Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Robert Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz connects on the jumper near the basket | 41-29 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Tyler Gill scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Irick | 41-32 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Robert Henderson can't finish the layup | 41-32 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Daniel Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Irick - foul #2 on Robert Irick, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Merritt (PF) Ray Kurth | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (C) Robert Irick, Matthew Watford | |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Charles Moreland misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Merritt - foul #3 on William Merritt, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Steve Merida (SG), Edgardo Luna (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG) Tyler Gill | |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Charles Moreland misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | William Merritt clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Moreland - foul #3 on Charles Moreland, team foul #7 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (C) Charles Moreland | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | William Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | William Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Dwight Wright drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jason Trader | 43-36 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Dwight Wright - foul #3 on Dwight Wright, team foul #8 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Todd Kuhn (C) Derek Crocker, William Merritt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), James South (C) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Gary Nixon | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steve Merida (fresh) SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edgardo Luna (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James South (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-36 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | James South tips it in | 44-38 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Steve Merida is fouled on the floor by Dwight Wright - foul #4 on Dwight Wright, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Merritt (SF), Ray Kurth (PF) Robert Henderson, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Steve Merida makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Steve Merida makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Charles Moreland is denied on a layup by Todd Kuhn | 46-38 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Ray Kurth grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Daniel Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Edgardo Luna (C) Steve Merida, Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Rufus Higdon | |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Tyler Gill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Walters - foul #1 on Daniel Walters, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Henderson (SF) William Merritt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Tyler Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Ray Kurth's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Moreland | 46-40 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Robert Henderson tips it home | 48-40 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Gary Nixon snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Matthew Watford's layup is rejected by Ray Kurth | 48-40 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Robert Henderson snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Henderson | 50-40 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Matthew Watford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Steve Merida (SG), William Merritt (PF), Todd Kuhn (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Ray Kurth, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Rufus Higdon picks off the pass by Todd Kuhn | 50-40 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Derek Crocker takes the ball from James South | 50-40 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Steve Merida throws it down on a great pass from Derek Crocker | 52-40 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau is hacked by Steve Merida - foul #2 on Steve Merida, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Milan (PF) Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (PF) Claude Macri | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Merida (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Milan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Nadeau (fresh) SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James South (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Dwight Wright hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Rufus Higdon | 52-42 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | William Merritt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dwight Wright | 52-42 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | James South buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dwight Wright | 52-45 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Steve Merida misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Dwight Wright gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | James Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Harold Nadeau is called for the reach on Steve Merida - foul #2 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Robert Henderson (SF), Ray Kurth (PF), Edgardo Luna (C) Derek Crocker, William Merritt, James Milan, Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Steve Merida makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Steve Merida makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Charles Moreland's floater is knocked away by Edgardo Luna | 54-45 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Daniel Walters hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Merida | 57-45 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Ray Kurth steps in front of the Robert Irick pass | 57-45 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Robert Henderson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steve Merida | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Daniel Walters grabs the board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Steve Merida misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-45 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Robert Irick is hacked by Steve Merida - foul #3 on Steve Merida, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Todd Kuhn (C) Steve Merida, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Robert Irick double dribbles | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), George Walton (SG), William Merritt (SF), James Milan (PF), Allen Nelson (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Robert Henderson, Ray Kurth, Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Allen Nelson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James South - foul #3 on James South, team foul #11 | 60-45 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Allen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Allen Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Dwight Wright pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Walton (fresh) SF - William Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Milan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Nadeau (fresh) SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James South (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon tips it home | 61-47 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | George Walton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Nadeau - foul #3 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #12 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgardo Luna (PF) Allen Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | George Walton makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | George Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Nadeau and he's fouled by Edgardo Luna - foul #1 on Edgardo Luna, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Derek Crocker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | James South is hacked by James Milan - foul #1 on James Milan, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Edgardo Luna - foul #2 on Edgardo Luna, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Milan | 63-51 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | James Milan is hacked by James South - foul #4 on James South, team foul #13 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Merida (SG) George Walton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | James Milan misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | James Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-54 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | William Merritt connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Crocker | 66-54 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon's fadeaway is rejected by James Milan | 66-54 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Dwight Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | James South makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Trader | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Derek Crocker is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Trader - foul #1 on Jason Trader, team foul #14 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Walton (SF) James Milan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Dwight Wright buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Nadeau | 68-59 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Ray Kurth (PF), Todd Kuhn (C) Derek Crocker, Steve Merida, George Walton, William Merritt, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Daniel Walters is hacked by Tyler Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Gill, team foul #15 | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Daniel Walters makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Daniel Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses badly on a shot from the right side | 70-59 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Daniel Walters misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-59 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Tyler Gill gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-59 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Ray Kurth grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Daniel Walters runs out the clock | 70-59 |