| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Kennelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - George Tuten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski inbounds the ball | 39-46 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Robert Reith hits a turnaround from close range set up by Fred Hunter | 39-48 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Alan Barnes is blocked by Robert Reith | 39-48 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Matthew Watford pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alva Bozenski | 39-51 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Watford - foul #1 on Matthew Watford, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Matthew Watford makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Alberto Figueroa | 41-53 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Alan Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't finish the layup | 41-53 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Fred Hunter gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Matthew Watford comes up short on the floater from the left block | 41-53 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Fred Hunter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | George Tuten pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | George Tuten knocks in the runner in the lane | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Kennelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Tuten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Bozenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Matthew Watford is whistled for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Jared Justice (SG), Steven Childs (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Lars Wojnowski, Jerry Stankiewicz, Alan Barnes, Russell Kennelly | |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Kevin Sicard (PF), Rodolfo Hernandez (C) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Derek Crocker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Oscar Contreras - foul #2 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alva Bozenski | 45-56 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Derek Crocker knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jared Justice | 48-56 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-56 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Jared Justice clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard can't tip it in | 48-56 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Steven Childs | 50-58 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard is fouled on the floor by Steven Childs - foul #2 on Steven Childs, team foul #1 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Lars Wojnowski (C) Jared Justice, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG) Alva Bozenski | |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Nathaniel Cook steals the ball from Rodolfo Hernandez | 50-58 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Derek Crocker is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF), Russell Kennelly (C) Derek Crocker, Steven Childs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Alva Bozenski (SF), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens, Kevin Sicard, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alva Bozenski | 50-61 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Fred Hunter | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Kennelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alva Bozenski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Alberto Figueroa - foul #3 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Steven Childs (C) Alan Barnes, Nathaniel Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SF) Alva Bozenski | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Matthew Watford drills a runner near the basket | 52-65 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Derek Crocker buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Lars Wojnowski and he's fouled by Alberto Figueroa - foul #4 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (SG), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Jerry Stankiewicz, Lars Wojnowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Kevin Sicard (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Robert Reith | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Nathaniel Cook steals it from Calvin Stevens | 55-65 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Watford - foul #2 on Matthew Watford, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Matthew Watford gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Steven Childs misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Sicard - foul #4 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), George Tuten (C) Jared Justice, Russell Kennelly | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (PF) Kevin Sicard | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Steven Childs makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Steven Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Matthew Watford snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Matthew Watford loses the dribble to Derek Crocker | 57-65 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF) Nathaniel Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG) Calvin Stevens | |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Alan Barnes is fouled on the floor by Oscar Contreras - foul #3 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (PG), Nathaniel Cook (PF), Russell Kennelly (C) Derek Crocker, Steven Childs, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (SF) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Matthew Watford pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Nathaniel Cook is called for the reach on Robert Reith - foul #4 on Nathaniel Cook, team foul #2 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Tuten (C) Nathaniel Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SF) Alva Bozenski | |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses the lay-in | 57-68 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Kennelly | 57-68 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerry Stankiewicz | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Kennelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Tuten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Oscar Contreras (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Reith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Robert Reith's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Barnes | 60-68 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Stankiewicz | 62-68 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Fred Hunter double dribbles | 62-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Steven Childs (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Jerry Stankiewicz, Alan Barnes, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Frank King (SG), Alva Bozenski (SF), Kevin Sicard (PF), Rodolfo Hernandez (C) Oscar Contreras, Fred Hunter, Calvin Stevens, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Steven Childs comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-68 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Frank King grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Alberto Figueroa | 62-70 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Russell Kennelly | 64-70 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Derek Crocker | 64-70 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Derek Crocker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lars Wojnowski | 66-70 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Alberto Figueroa and he's fouled by Russell Kennelly - foul #1 on Russell Kennelly, team foul #3 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), George Tuten (C) Lars Wojnowski, Russell Kennelly | |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG) Frank King | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski makes the free throw | 66-73 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | George Tuten scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Steven Childs | 68-73 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Alberto Figueroa and the foul's on George Tuten - foul #2 on George Tuten, team foul #4 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF) George Tuten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (PF) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard makes the free throw | 68-76 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Derek Crocker | 71-76 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | The short jumper by Robert Reith is denied by Nathaniel Cook | 71-76 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Fred Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Steven Childs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alva Bozenski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Reith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Robert Reith is fouled on the floor by Steven Childs - foul #3 on Steven Childs, team foul #5 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (PG), George Tuten (C) Derek Crocker, Steven Childs | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (PG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Alberto Figueroa, Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Fred Hunter hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Watford and the foul's on Jerry Stankiewicz - foul #1 on Jerry Stankiewicz, team foul #6 | 71-78 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Fred Hunter makes the free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Alan Barnes knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jared Justice | 73-79 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Russell Kennelly (PF), Steven Childs (C) Jared Justice, Nathaniel Cook, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Alva Bozenski (SF) Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Fred Hunter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-81 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook (PF) Steven Childs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Derek Crocker | 75-81 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Matthew Watford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-84 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Tuten (C) Russell Kennelly | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 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) | |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Robert Reith lays it up and in on a great pass from Alberto Figueroa | 75-86 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Derek Crocker is called for traveling | 75-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (PG), Jared Justice (SG), Steven Childs (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF) Derek Crocker, Jerry Stankiewicz, Alan Barnes, Nathaniel Cook | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (PG), Frank King (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Kevin Sicard (PF), Rodolfo Hernandez (C) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Alva Bozenski, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Frank King misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-86 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens tips it in | 75-88 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Steven Childs misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 75-88 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly gets the offensive rebound | 75-88 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Jared Justice is whistled for traveling | 75-88 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Frank King clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Kennelly - foul #2 on Russell Kennelly, team foul #7 | 75-88 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Frank King makes the 1st free throw | 75-89 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Frank King makes the 2nd free throw | 75-90 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Oscar Contreras - foul #4 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #9 | 75-90 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-90 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-90 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras runs out the clock | 77-90 |