| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) SF - David Petro (fresh) PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) C - John Aldridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (fresh) SG - Art Lash (fresh) SF - Rodney Roberson (fresh) PF - William Grosso (fresh) C - Roy Wallace (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Roy Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Art Lash is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Peter Taylor | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Aldridge is called for the reach on Roy Wallace - foul #1 on John Aldridge, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | William Grosso scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Barnard | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Steven Smith's pass is intercepted by John Barnard in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses long on a turnaround from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Roy Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | John Barnard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Steven Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | William Grosso blows the layup but he's fouled by John Aldridge - foul #2 on John Aldridge, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:30 | Illinois | William Grosso makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | William Grosso makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | John Barnard steps in front of the Peter Taylor pass | 3-7 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Art Lash connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Grosso | 3-9 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Peter Taylor clanks a shot in the lane | 3-9 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Peter Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Peter Taylor misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Barnard - foul #1 on John Barnard, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Roy Wallace grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Art Lash | 5-11 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Orji Akre blows the layup | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel tips it home | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Orji Akre (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Art Lash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Roberson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - William Grosso (tiring) 4 pts. C - Roy Wallace (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Art Lash out of a doubleteam | 7-13 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Peter Taylor comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Roy Wallace - foul #1 on Roy Wallace, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), Brendan Carter (SF), Jayson Kish (PF), Douglas Major (C) John Barnard, Rodney Roberson, William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Brendan Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jayson Kish | 9-16 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Orji Akre lays it up and in | 11-16 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Art Lash connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel McGoldrick | 11-19 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Orji Akre misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Jayson Kish snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick loses the ball out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG), Charles Bennett (SG), Jan Allen (C) Shawn Riegel, David Petro, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), James Russ (SG) Daniel McGoldrick, Art Lash | |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Orji Akre makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Bennett and he's hacked by Jayson Kish - foul #1 on Jayson Kish, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG) Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (SF), Roy Wallace (C) Brendan Carter, Douglas Major | |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Orji Akre misses the free throw | 13-19 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Roy Wallace gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jan Allen - foul #1 on Jan Allen, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Orji Akre grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 16-20 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | James Russ misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Orji Akre gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Steven Smith is hacked by John Barnard in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Barnard, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Peter Taylor (PF) Jason Dawson, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), William Grosso (PF) John Barnard, Roy Wallace | |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Rodney Roberson swats the layup by Peter Taylor | 16-20 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Allen | 16-20 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Daniel McGoldrick picks off the pass by Steven Smith | 16-20 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | James Russ lays it in on a great pass from Daniel McGoldrick | 16-22 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Peter Taylor hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Trocinski | 18-22 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | William Grosso misses the floater near the basket | 18-22 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the board | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Ivan Trocinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petro (tiring) PF - Peter Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Allen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel McGoldrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Russ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Roberson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - William Grosso (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jayson Kish (tiring) | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Steven Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-22 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | William Grosso gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Steven Smith is called for the reach on Daniel McGoldrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Hamlett (PG), Shawn Riegel (SG), Jason Dawson (SF), Orji Akre (C) Steven Smith, Ivan Trocinski, David Petro, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (PG), Brendan Carter (SF), Douglas Major (PF), Roy Wallace (C) Daniel McGoldrick, Rodney Roberson, William Grosso, Jayson Kish | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Douglas Major is open and lays it up and in | 18-24 |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel | 20-24 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Art Lash misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Orji Akre - foul #1 on Orji Akre, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF) Jason Dawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SG) James Russ | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Art Lash misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Orji Akre snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Orji Akre is fouled on the floor by Douglas Major - foul #1 on Douglas Major, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG) James Hamlett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (SF), William Grosso (PF) Brendan Carter, Douglas Major | |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Orji Akre misses short on a floater from the right block | 20-25 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Orji Akre grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Grover Plemons is called for the reach on David Petro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grover Plemons, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG) Rodney Roberson | |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Peter Taylor buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel | 22-25 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Roy Wallace is hacked by Peter Taylor - foul #1 on Peter Taylor, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (SF), Jan Allen (C) David Petro, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF) Daniel McGoldrick, Grover Plemons | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Orji Akre - foul #2 on Orji Akre, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Hamlett (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) Steven Smith, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jayson Kish (C) Roy Wallace | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Peter Taylor loses the dribble to James Russ in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Jayson Kish connects on the open jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Grosso | 22-29 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is fouled in the backcourt by James Russ - foul #1 on James Russ, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (PG) James Hamlett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (SF), Douglas Major (C) Rodney Roberson, William Grosso | |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Jayson Kish gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Jayson Kish can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 22-29 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Jan Allen grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jayson Kish | 22-29 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Art Lash is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Art Lash, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Bennett (SG), David Petro (SF) Shawn Riegel, Jason Dawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), William Grosso (PF), Roy Wallace (C) James Russ, Jayson Kish, Douglas Major | |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Peter Taylor's dunk attempt is rejected by Roy Wallace | 22-29 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Art Lash snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ivan Trocinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Petro (tiring) PF - Peter Taylor (very tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Allen (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel McGoldrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Art Lash (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brendan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Grosso (tiring) 4 pts. C - Roy Wallace (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Hamlett (PG) Ivan Trocinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF) Art Lash, Brendan Carter | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Charles Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Peter Taylor is called for the reach on Daniel McGoldrick - foul #2 on Peter Taylor, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (C) Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | David Petro connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | William Grosso misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Grover Plemons grabs the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG) Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SG), Douglas Major (PF) Grover Plemons, William Grosso | |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Orji Akre is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jan Allen | 26-31 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson blows the layup over the doubleteam | 26-31 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | James Hamlett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel knocks in the floater near the basket | 28-31 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | James Hamlett is called for the reach on Rodney Roberson - foul #1 on James Hamlett, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), Ivan Trocinski (SG), Jason Dawson (SF), Peter Taylor (PF) James Hamlett, Shawn Riegel, David Petro, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), James Russ (SG), Brendan Carter (SF), Jayson Kish (C) Daniel McGoldrick, Art Lash, Douglas Major, Roy Wallace | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Orji Akre snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Steven Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF) Rodney Roberson | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Jayson Kish is hacked by Orji Akre - foul #3 on Orji Akre, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (C) Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Peter Taylor scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by John Barnard - foul #3 on John Barnard, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SF) John Barnard | |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Peter Taylor misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Jayson Kish pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Brendan Carter's pass is intercepted by Ivan Trocinski | 30-34 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski throws it down | 32-34 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | William Grosso connects on the jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | The jump hook by Peter Taylor is blocked by Jayson Kish | 32-36 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | James Russ snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Ivan Trocinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Dawson (tiring) PF - Peter Taylor (very tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Allen (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brendan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Russ (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Grover Plemons (fairly fresh) PF - William Grosso (tired) 6 pts. C - Jayson Kish (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Jayson Kish banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brendan Carter | 32-38 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Jason Dawson tips it in | 34-38 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 34-38 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski connects on the open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steven Smith | 36-38 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jayson Kish connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Brendan Carter and he's fouled by Peter Taylor - foul #3 on Peter Taylor, team foul #11 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), David Petro (SF), John Aldridge (C) Ivan Trocinski, Jason Dawson, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), Art Lash (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Douglas Major (C) Brendan Carter, James Russ, Grover Plemons, William Grosso | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | John Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Douglas Major denies the turnaround by Shawn Riegel | 36-40 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Douglas Major pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses short on a jumper from the left block | 36-40 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | David Petro gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Art Lash - foul #2 on Art Lash, team foul #10 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Hamlett (PG), Charles Bennett (SG) Steven Smith, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Wallace (C) Jayson Kish | |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Art Lash's pass is intercepted by James Hamlett | 38-40 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Charles Bennett throws it down on a great pass from James Hamlett | 40-40 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Roy Wallace buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Roberson | 40-42 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Roy Wallace snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Douglas Major is fouled on the floor by Shawn Riegel - foul #1 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #12 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (PF) Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Douglas Major misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Douglas Major misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | John Aldridge grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Rodney Roberson is called for the reach on James Hamlett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Roberson, team foul #11 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG) Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF) Douglas Major | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | James Hamlett makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | James Hamlett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | William Grosso gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Shawn Riegel steals it from Daniel McGoldrick | 41-42 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-42 |