| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgardo Luna (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Alan Barnes inbounds the ball | 17-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | A charge is called on Nathaniel Cook - foul #1 on Nathaniel Cook, team foul #1 | 17-32 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Jerry Stankiewicz picks off the pass by Matthew Watford | 17-32 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz banks in the layup | 17-34 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-34 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna pulls down the rebound | 17-34 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Walters | 17-37 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alberto Figueroa | 20-37 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Alan Barnes is fouled on the floor by Alberto Figueroa - foul #1 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Daniel Walters clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna snags the offensive board | 20-37 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-37 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Matthew Watford is fouled on the floor by Edgardo Luna - foul #2 on Edgardo Luna, team foul #2 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Sicard (PF) Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF) Alan Barnes | |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Hunter | 22-37 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Steven Childs is fouled on the floor by Fred Hunter - foul #3 on Fred Hunter, team foul #2 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allen Nelson (PF) Nathaniel Cook | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-37 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna grabs the offensive board | 22-37 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Walters | 22-40 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens is fouled on the floor by Steven Childs - foul #1 on Steven Childs, team foul #3 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Lars Wojnowski (SG), James Milan (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Edgardo Luna | |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras travels with the ball | 22-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Gary Nixon (SF), Robert Reith (PF) Jeffrey Albright, Oscar Contreras, Alva Bozenski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Steven Childs, James Milan | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Derek Crocker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lars Wojnowski | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Sicard | 25-43 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook blows the dunk | 25-43 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Alberto Figueroa | 27-43 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Robert Reith - foul #2 on Robert Reith, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Matthew Watford (C) Gary Nixon, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Steven Childs (SF), Edgardo Luna (C) Derek Crocker, Lars Wojnowski, Alan Barnes, Allen Nelson | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook makes the free throw | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Robert Reith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (PF) Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 27-46 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edgardo Luna - foul #3 on Edgardo Luna, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Gary Nixon (SF) Alberto Figueroa, Calvin Stevens | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Milan (PF) Nathaniel Cook | |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Milan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Walters | 29-48 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Daniel Walters is called for the reach on Gary Nixon - foul #1 on Daniel Walters, team foul #5 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (PF) Alva Bozenski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allen Nelson (PF) James Milan | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna pulls down the rebound | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Daniel Walters hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Robert Reith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Allen Nelson - foul #3 on Allen Nelson, team foul #6 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Calvin Stevens (SF) Jeffrey Albright, Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Steven Childs, Allen Nelson | |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Robert Reith misses the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 21 pts. 3 stl. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgardo Luna (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-51 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna tips it home | 30-53 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-53 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Daniel Walters can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 33-53 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook tips it in | 33-55 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-55 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alan Barnes | 33-55 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Walters | 33-58 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Alan Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 33-58 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Matthew Watford snags the defensive board | 33-58 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-58 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Alan Barnes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alberto Figueroa - foul #2 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #4 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Lars Wojnowski (SG), Allen Nelson (PF), James Milan (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Nathaniel Cook, Edgardo Luna | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Sicard | 33-59 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Alan Barnes - foul #2 on Alan Barnes, team foul #7 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF) Alan Barnes | |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Steven Childs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Crocker | 35-62 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Childs - foul #2 on Steven Childs, team foul #8 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG) Calvin Stevens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | James Milan grabs the board | 35-62 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski loses the ball out of bounds | 35-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Steven Childs - foul #3 on Steven Childs, team foul #9 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Gary Nixon (SF) Jeffrey Albright, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook (PF) James Milan | |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses the free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Allen Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook gets the offensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Allen Nelson loses the dribble to Kevin Sicard | 37-62 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Oscar Contreras | 39-62 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Allen Nelson hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Steven Childs and he's hacked by Kevin Sicard - foul #2 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #5 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Gary Nixon, Alva Bozenski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (PG), James Milan (C) Lars Wojnowski, Nathaniel Cook | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Allen Nelson misses the free throw | 39-64 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Sicard | 39-64 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-64 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Allen Nelson snags the defensive board | 39-64 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Jared Justice hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Allen Nelson | 39-66 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez travels with the ball | 39-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (SF) Oscar Contreras | |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Kennelly (C) Allen Nelson | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Derek Crocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-66 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski pulls down the rebound | 39-66 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Alva Bozenski | 41-66 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Derek Crocker hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Steven Childs | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-68 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | James Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Albright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Albright, team foul #6 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (SG), Allen Nelson (C) Steven Childs, James Milan | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-70 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sicard (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jared Justice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Crocker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Kennelly (fresh) C - Allen Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Albright | 44-70 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Jared Justice knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Derek Crocker | 44-73 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Albright and he's fouled by Allen Nelson - foul #4 on Allen Nelson, team foul #10 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF) Jared Justice | |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard misses the free throw | 46-73 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly gets the rebound | 46-73 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Albright - foul #2 on Jeffrey Albright, team foul #7 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Milan (C) Russell Kennelly | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-74 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Sicard | 49-74 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Childs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Kevin Sicard - foul #3 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #8 | 49-74 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Childs makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Childs makes the 3rd free throw | 49-76 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard lays it in set up by Oscar Contreras | 51-76 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Milan can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Sicard - foul #4 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #9 | 51-76 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Milan makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard gets the rebound | 51-77 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-77 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Milan | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Allen Nelson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sicard - foul #5 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #10 | 51-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Allen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Allen Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Lars Wojnowski picks off the pass by Calvin Stevens | 51-79 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Derek Crocker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lars Wojnowski | 51-81 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-81 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Stevens | 51-81 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-81 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Milan | 51-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Derek Crocker runs out the clock | 51-81 |