| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Langford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jared Hagler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Burke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Paul Langford takes the ball from John Gill | 35-31 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Paul Langford lays it up and in | 37-31 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Kurt Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Kurt Williams snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randolph Wilson | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses the lay-in | 37-31 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Daniel Burke tips it in | 39-31 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Kurt Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Jared Hagler grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Paul Langford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Gill | 39-31 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Jared Hagler swats the short shot by Jonathan Kerns | 39-31 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | John Gill can't tip it in | 39-31 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Kerns | 39-31 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | John Gill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-31 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani throws it down | 39-33 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones's pass is intercepted by Keith Schwab in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Keith Schwab lays it in | 39-35 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Daniel Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Steven Young (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Lindsay Jones, Paul Langford, Jared Hagler, Daniel Burke, Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Kenneth Briseno (SF), Jon McKasson (PF), Brian Franklin (C) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Michael Giuliani, Jonathan Kerns, John Gill | |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Jon McKasson drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Guidry | 39-37 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Steven Young is hacked by Willie Guidry - foul #1 on Willie Guidry, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Duhart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Thoreson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Guidry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) PF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Steven Young scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Duhart | 41-37 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Willie Guidry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Steven Young comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Franklin - foul #3 on Brian Franklin, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Daniel Burke (PF), Jared Hagler (C) Richard Brown, Thomas Hensley, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Michael Giuliani (SF) Willie Guidry, Kenneth Briseno | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jared Hagler - foul #3 on Jared Hagler, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Thoreson (C) Steven Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG) Jimoh Arrambide | |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Daniel Burke snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jared Hagler | 45-39 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Brian Franklin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Jared Hagler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Kurt Williams snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Lindsay Jones is called for the reach on Keith Schwab in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lindsay Jones, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Langford (SG), Randolph Wilson (C) James Duhart, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns (PF), John Gill (C) Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Jonathan Kerns is called for the reach on Paul Langford - foul #2 on Jonathan Kerns, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-39 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-39 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Jared Hagler grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | John Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Lindsay Jones - foul #3 on Lindsay Jones, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Steven Young (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF) Lindsay Jones, Paul Langford, Jared Hagler, Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Jon McKasson (SF) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Michael Giuliani | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Duhart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Kerns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Randolph Wilson | 49-40 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns hits a jumper in the paint set up by Willie Guidry | 49-42 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randolph Wilson, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Thoreson (C) Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF), Brian Franklin (C) Jonathan Kerns, John Gill | |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Willie Guidry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Guidry, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Hagler (SF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Steven Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Paul Langford (SG), Daniel Burke (PF) James Duhart, Steven Young, Thomas Hensley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Willie Guidry is hacked by Lindsay Jones - foul #4 on Lindsay Jones, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (PG) Lindsay Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF) Willie Guidry, Jimoh Arrambide, Kenneth Briseno, Jon McKasson | |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is hacked by Daniel Burke - foul #2 on Daniel Burke, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | James Duhart's layup is rejected by Brian Franklin | 49-44 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Kurt Williams comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Langford - foul #2 on Paul Langford, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Steven Young (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF), Randolph Wilson (C) Paul Langford, Jared Hagler, Daniel Burke, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon McKasson (PF), John Gill (C) Jonathan Kerns, Brian Franklin | |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Kurt Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Kurt Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Steven Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Duhart | 52-46 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Jon McKasson buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Keith Schwab | 52-48 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | James Duhart lays it in | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Duhart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kurt Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Giuliani (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Jon McKasson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Young - foul #2 on Steven Young, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Jared Hagler (SF), Daniel Burke (PF) James Duhart, Richard Brown, Thomas Hensley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Jonathan Kerns (PF) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Michael Giuliani | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Jon McKasson makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Jon McKasson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jared Hagler clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Gill - foul #1 on John Gill, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns is hacked by Daniel Burke - foul #3 on Daniel Burke, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Langford (SG) Steven Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF), Brian Franklin (C) Jon McKasson, John Gill | |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The short jumper by Paul Langford is denied by Jonathan Kerns | 56-52 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Thoreson (C) Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Giuliani (SF) Kenneth Briseno | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 56-52 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Paul Langford gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jonathan Kerns | 56-52 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Burke - foul #4 on Daniel Burke, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (SG), Steven Young (PF) Paul Langford, Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Jon McKasson (PF), John Gill (C) Willie Guidry, Jimoh Arrambide, Jonathan Kerns, Brian Franklin | |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Keith Schwab picks off the pass by Michael Thoreson | 56-53 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Kurt Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Keith Schwab | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | John Gill picks off the pass by Lindsay Jones | 56-56 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani is called for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Hensley (SF), Daniel Burke (PF), Randolph Wilson (C) Lindsay Jones, Jared Hagler, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Franklin (PF) Michael Giuliani | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Duhart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Young (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jon McKasson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | James Duhart misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | John Gill grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Keith Schwab hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kurt Williams and he's hacked by Daniel Burke - foul #5 on Daniel Burke, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Langford (SG) Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Keith Schwab misses the free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Steven Young connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by James Duhart | 58-58 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Jared Hagler (SF) James Duhart, Thomas Hensley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Giuliani (SF), Jonathan Kerns (PF) Jon McKasson, Brian Franklin | |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Jonathan Kerns's floater is knocked away by Jared Hagler | 61-58 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jared Hagler | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Kurt Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Steven Young pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-58 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Steven Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Keith Schwab buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Williams | 64-61 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Keith Schwab is called for the reach on Jared Hagler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Schwab, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Jared Hagler is fouled on the floor by Keith Schwab - foul #4 on Keith Schwab, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | John Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (SG), Richard Brown (SF) Paul Langford, Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jared Hagler is hacked by Keith Schwab in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Schwab, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG) Keith Schwab | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Michael Giuliani snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Willie Guidry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Jared Hagler is fouled on the floor by Willie Guidry - foul #3 on Willie Guidry, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Willie Guidry loses the dribble to Lindsay Jones in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Duhart lays it up and in set up by Lindsay Jones | 71-61 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | John Gill is whistled for a carry | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Wilson (C) Lindsay Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Kenneth Briseno (SF), Jon McKasson (PF), Brian Franklin (C) Kurt Williams, Michael Giuliani, Jonathan Kerns, John Gill | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Duhart runs out the clock | 71-61 |