| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gilberto Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jose Vazquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Felix Diaz inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Michael Hazelip picks off the pass by Martin Johnson | 29-34 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez lays it up and in set up by Gilberto Martin | 32-36 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Felix Diaz grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hensel (SG), Steve Henry (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Jose Vazquez | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Felix Diaz pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Gary Hensel is hacked by John Ray - foul #1 on John Ray, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG) Freddy Walsh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski (SF) Felix Diaz | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | James Liberatore is called for the reach on Dino Bidrowski - foul #1 on James Liberatore, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG) John Ray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (SG), Sam Hirshberg (PF) Gary Hensel, Michael Hazelip | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gilberto Martin | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gilberto Martin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dino Bidrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sam Hirshberg (fresh) C - Steve Henry (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Devin Green works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wells | 35-39 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Rodolfo Hernandez | 35-41 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-41 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Steve Henry pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Liberatore - foul #2 on James Liberatore, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) James Wells, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Koch (PG), Gary Hensel (SG), Michael Hazelip (PF), Jose Vazquez (C) Gilberto Martin, Rodolfo Hernandez, Sam Hirshberg, Steve Henry | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Devin Green clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Gary Hensel loses the dribble to Ernest Ward | 37-41 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Devin Green jams it on a great pass from Ernest Ward | 39-41 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip misses the floater from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brown | 39-41 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Martin Johnson loses the dribble to John Koch | 39-41 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | The jump hook by John Koch is blocked by Martin Johnson | 39-41 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Dino Bidrowski is called for the reach on Ernest Ward - foul #2 on Dino Bidrowski, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG) Devin Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Martin (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SG), Felix Diaz (SF) John Koch, Gary Hensel, Dino Bidrowski | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | John Ray hits a shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Michael Hazelip swats the layup by John Ray | 41-41 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | John Ray misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ernest Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gilberto Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jose Vazquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Brown | 41-41 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brown | 41-41 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Freddy Walsh | 43-41 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gilberto Martin | 43-43 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 43-43 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Freddy Walsh - foul #1 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Devin Green (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, John Ray, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hensel (SG), Dino Bidrowski (SF), Sam Hirshberg (PF), Steve Henry (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Felix Diaz, Michael Hazelip, Jose Vazquez | |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wells | 45-45 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Steve Henry is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | James Wells is hacked by Gilberto Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilberto Martin, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz is hacked by Steve Henry - foul #1 on Steve Henry, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz's floater is tipped away by Sam Hirshberg | 45-45 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Gary Hensel gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Gary Hensel is fouled on the floor by Alfred Dawes - foul #2 on Alfred Dawes, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Koch (PG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SG), Felix Diaz (SF), Michael Hazelip (PF) Gilberto Martin, Gary Hensel, Dino Bidrowski, Sam Hirshberg | |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Devin Green takes the ball from John Koch | 45-45 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz's pass is intercepted by Steve Henry | 45-45 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Henry (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz's floater is knocked away by Felix Diaz | 45-45 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Steve Henry gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Devin Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | John Koch misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), John Ray (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) James Wells, Devin Green, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hensel (SG), Jose Vazquez (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Steve Henry | |
| 06:12 | Purdue | John Koch makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | John Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Koch - foul #2 on John Koch, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gilberto Martin (PG) John Koch | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski (SF) Felix Diaz | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Ernest Ward tips it in | 52-47 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Gary Hensel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Freddy Walsh | 52-47 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh loses the dribble to Gary Hensel | 52-47 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez clanks a floater from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Freddy Walsh | 52-47 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Martin Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by John Ray | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Gary Hensel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | John Ray lays it in | 56-50 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG) John Ray | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (SG), Felix Diaz (SF) Gary Hensel, Dino Bidrowski | |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin is hacked by Freddy Walsh - foul #2 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gilberto Martin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Diaz (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Hazelip (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jose Vazquez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Michael Hazelip steps in front of the Ernest Ward pass | 56-50 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip hits a fadeaway from close range | 56-52 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Devin Green works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Michael Hazelip grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Liberatore (SF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Martin Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Felix Diaz is hacked by James Liberatore - foul #3 on James Liberatore, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF) James Liberatore | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Felix Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Felix Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown dunks the ball set up by Martin Johnson | 58-54 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Felix Diaz is hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Felix Diaz misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Felix Diaz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown is hacked by Michael Hazelip - foul #3 on Michael Hazelip, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Michael Hazelip is called for the reach on Devin Green - foul #4 on Michael Hazelip, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Rodolfo Hernandez is called for the reach on Devin Green - foul #3 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Jeffrey Brown steals it from Michael Hazelip | 59-54 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Rodolfo Hernandez is called for the reach on Martin Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), James Liberatore (SF) Freddy Walsh, Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Jose Vazquez gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hazelip | 59-57 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Ernest Ward (SF) James Wells, James Liberatore | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown is hacked by Gilberto Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gilberto Martin, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Gilberto Martin is whistled for a carry | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Devin Green is hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hensel (SG) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Hazelip | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Gary Hensel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Ward | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ernest Ward runs out the clock | 62-57 |