| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SG - Adam Townsend (fresh) SF - Floyd Brown (fresh) PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) C - Robert Haddix (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Haddix wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #1 on Floyd Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Adam Townsend drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Victor Johnson and the foul's on Alphonse Marino - foul #1 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Robert Haddix is whistled for a carry | 3-1 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Victor Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Robert Haddix hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 3-1 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Everett Kinney tips it home | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Alphonse Marino denies the turnaround by Adam Townsend | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Adam Townsend tips it in | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Robert Haddix buries a floater in the lane | 5-5 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Floyd Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Haddix | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Robert Haddix gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Darren Blaise comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Darren Blaise grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Darren Blaise can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Everett Kinney can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Victor Johnson pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Adam Townsend hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 7-5 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino clanks a jumper in the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Floyd Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Adam Townsend hits the finger roll set up by Victor Johnson | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Darren Blaise buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Adam Townsend - foul #1 on Adam Townsend, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein (SG), William Caraballo (SF), Stanley Fine (PF), Mike Spencer (C) Adam Townsend, Floyd Brown, Charles Lehmann, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Jessie Biddle (PF), Harry Gill (C) Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Robert Haddix | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Stanley Fine gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Harry Gill swats the layup by Victor Johnson | 9-7 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Victor Johnson pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Darren Blaise takes the ball from William Caraballo | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) SF - William Caraballo (fresh) PF - Stanley Fine (fresh) C - Mike Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brad Wynne (fresh) SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) PF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) C - Harry Gill (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Bornstein - foul #1 on Thomas Bornstein, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Victor Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SF) Darren Blaise | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Brad Wynne steals it from Stanley Fine | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Harry Gill makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Stanley Fine - foul #1 on Stanley Fine, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Lehmann (PF) Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Stanley Fine gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Stanley Fine can't tip it in | 9-11 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Raul Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Floyd Brown (SF), Mike Spencer (C) Adam Townsend, William Caraballo, Stanley Fine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF), Russell Jarrard (C) Harry Gill, Jessie Biddle | |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Victor Johnson clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #1 on Dobromierz Lakowski, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Bornstein - foul #2 on Thomas Bornstein, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) Thomas Bornstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alphonse Marino (PF) Brad Wynne | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Raul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Raul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Russell Jarrard is called for the reach on Mike Spencer - foul #1 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Schroeder (C) Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Robert Haddix (C) Raul Martin, Dobromierz Lakowski, Russell Jarrard | |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Adam Townsend misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Haddix - foul #1 on Robert Haddix, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (PF) Alphonse Marino | |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Adam Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Robert Haddix drills a shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Victor Johnson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (SG), Stanley Fine (PF) Adam Townsend, Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Fine | 13-15 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | William Caraballo snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Darren Blaise is called for the reach on Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Darren Blaise, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG), Charles Lehmann (PF) Victor Johnson, Floyd Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF) Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo | |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Adam Townsend connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Caraballo | 15-15 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Darren Blaise loses the dribble to Adam Townsend in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Stanley Fine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Brad Wynne grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stanley Fine (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Adam Townsend (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Caraballo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) C - Gerard Schroeder (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brad Wynne (fresh) SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) PF - Jessie Biddle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Stanley Fine grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann is fouled on the floor by Brad Wynne - foul #1 on Brad Wynne, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Floyd Brown (SF), Mike Spencer (C) Stanley Fine, William Caraballo, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Harry Gill (C) Darren Blaise, Jessie Biddle, Robert Haddix | |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Floyd Brown is fouled on the floor by Raul Martin - foul #1 on Raul Martin, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Floyd Brown misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is hacked by Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Lehmann | 15-15 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Raul Martin steals the ball from Adam Townsend | 15-15 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | William Caraballo is called for the reach on Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #1 on William Caraballo, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Golden (C) Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF) Brad Wynne, Raul Martin | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | William Caraballo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Brown | 15-17 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Mike Spencer misses the fadeaway in the paint | 15-17 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dobromierz Lakowski | 15-17 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdo | 15-19 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | William Caraballo is hacked by Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #2 on Dobromierz Lakowski, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (SG), Charles Lehmann (PF), Gerard Schroeder (C) Adam Townsend, Mike Spencer, James Golden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Jessie Biddle (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| 09:12 | Purdue | William Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | William Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Everett Kinney | 17-21 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | William Caraballo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Darren Blaise buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdo | 20-23 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | William Caraballo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-23 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Darren Blaise grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Caraballo (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Fine (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Floyd Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) C - Gerard Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Everett Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Robert Haddix can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Gerard Schroeder - foul #1 on Gerard Schroeder, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adam Townsend (SG) William Caraballo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (SG), Raul Martin (SF) Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Robert Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Robert Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Lehmann | 20-24 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Adam Townsend tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-27 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Stanley Fine connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Brad Wynne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Adam Townsend can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-27 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Stanley Fine snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Adam Townsend clanks a jumper from the right block | 23-27 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Stanley Fine pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jessie Biddle - foul #1 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (PG), Mike Spencer (C) Stanley Fine, Gerard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Harry Gill (C) Darren Blaise, Raul Martin, Jessie Biddle, Robert Haddix | |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Harry Gill grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino blows the layup but he's fouled by William Caraballo - foul #2 on William Caraballo, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stanley Fine (PG), James Golden (C) William Caraballo, Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo drills a runner near the basket | 24-29 |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Stanley Fine clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Adam Townsend tips it back up and in | 26-29 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Stanley Fine steps in front of the Brad Wynne pass | 26-29 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Harry Gill is called for the reach on Floyd Brown - foul #1 on Harry Gill, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Raul Martin (SG), Russell Jarrard (C) Brad Wynne, Everett Kinney, Harry Gill | |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Floyd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise is fouled on the floor by Mike Spencer - foul #1 on Mike Spencer, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Victor Johnson (PG), Thomas Bornstein (SG), William Caraballo (SF), Charles Lehmann (PF) Stanley Fine, Adam Townsend, Floyd Brown, James Golden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SG) Dikembe Abdo | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bornstein (fresh) SF - William Caraballo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Lehmann (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raul Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) | |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Mike Spencer misses the easy layup | 28-31 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dobromierz Lakowski, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Golden (C) Mike Spencer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF) Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Charles Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | James Golden is whistled for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Floyd Brown (SF), Gerard Schroeder (C) William Caraballo, James Golden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Jessie Biddle (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Darren Blaise, Raul Martin, Alphonse Marino, Russell Jarrard | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Everett Kinney double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Gill (PF) Dikembe Abdo | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Brad Wynne is called for the reach on Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Brad Wynne, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Victor Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Charles Lehmann steals it from Harry Gill | 32-31 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Thomas Bornstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Spencer (PF) Charles Lehmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Victor Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | Mike Spencer is called for 3 seconds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Caraballo (SF) Floyd Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Raul Martin (SF) Everett Kinney, Harry Gill | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Victor Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Mike Spencer drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Victor Johnson | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |