| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Orman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Russ (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Speicher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Grosso (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jayson Kish (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Bruce Orman inbounds the ball | 20-20 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | David Petro tips it but misses | 20-20 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | William Grosso grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | James Russ buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 20-22 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Bruce Orman is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Dawson | 23-22 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Jayson Kish splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from close range | 23-22 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Jason Dawson's pass is intercepted by William Grosso | 23-22 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | The jump hook by James Russ is blocked by John Aldridge | 23-22 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | William Grosso hits the follow up shot | 23-24 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | William Grosso steals the ball from John Aldridge | 23-24 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jayson Kish can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 23-24 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Petro | 23-24 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Bruce Orman connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel | 25-24 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | William Grosso loses the dribble to John Aldridge | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Orman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Aldridge (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Russ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Speicher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Grosso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jayson Kish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Jason Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Hord (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn Gaylord (PG), Dino Nevarez (SF), Tommy Polanco (PF), Rodney Roberson (C) James Russ, John Speicher, William Grosso, Jayson Kish | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson can't finish the layup | 25-24 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | Bruce Orman gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Stephen Hord's pass is intercepted by Shawn Gaylord | 25-24 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson slams it home and he's fouled by Stephen Hord - foul #2 on Stephen Hord, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG) Jason Dawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Speicher (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Gaylord | 28-29 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | David Petro knocks in the runner in the lane | 30-29 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Tommy Polanco is called for the reach on David Petro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Polanco, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (SG), Rafael Quintana (SF), Orji Akre (PF), John Aldridge (C) Shawn Riegel, Bruce Orman, David Petro, Stephen Hord | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (PG), Roger Thomas (SG), William Grosso (PF), Douglas Major (C) Shawn Gaylord, Dino Nevarez, Tommy Polanco, Rodney Roberson | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Orji Akre buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Aldridge and the foul's on James Russ - foul #1 on James Russ, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG) Ivan Trocinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jayson Kish (C) Douglas Major | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Orji Akre makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | John Aldridge steps in front of the Roger Thomas pass | 33-31 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Rafael Quintana hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jason Dawson | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Quintana (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Orji Akre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Speicher (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Grosso (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jayson Kish (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Jayson Kish lays it in set up by Roger Thomas | 35-33 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Jason Dawson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Orji Akre | 38-33 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Roger Thomas is fouled on the floor by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), Bruce Orman (SF), David Petro (PF), Stephen Hord (C) Jason Dawson, Rafael Quintana, Orji Akre, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dino Nevarez (SF), Rodney Roberson (C) John Speicher, Jayson Kish | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | William Grosso can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Hord - foul #3 on Stephen Hord, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn Gaylord (PG) Roger Thomas | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | William Grosso makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | William Grosso makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Bruce Orman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-35 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | William Grosso drills a shot from the right wing set up by James Russ | 38-37 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | David Petro is fouled in the backcourt by William Grosso - foul #2 on William Grosso, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Thomas (SG), Douglas Major (PF) James Russ, William Grosso | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Steven Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Bruce Orman tips it in | 40-37 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dino Nevarez | 40-39 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | David Petro buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Hord | 42-39 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-39 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Stephen Hord buries a turnaround from the left block | 44-39 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Orman (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Hord (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shawn Gaylord (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Thomas (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Dino Nevarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Major (fresh) C - Rodney Roberson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Steven Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Gaylord - foul #2 on Shawn Gaylord, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Rafael Quintana (SF), Orji Akre (PF), John Aldridge (C) Steven Smith, Bruce Orman, David Petro, Stephen Hord | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (PG), William Grosso (SF), Tommy Polanco (PF), Jayson Kish (C) Shawn Gaylord, Dino Nevarez, Douglas Major, Rodney Roberson | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Orji Akre | 46-39 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Tommy Polanco comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | John Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is open but misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | John Aldridge gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | The jump hook by Orji Akre is blocked by Jayson Kish | 46-39 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Tommy Polanco pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | William Grosso makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Russ | 46-41 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Rafael Quintana connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Dawson | 48-41 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Roger Thomas's pass is intercepted by Jason Dawson | 48-41 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Orman (SF), David Petro (PF) Rafael Quintana, Orji Akre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dino Nevarez (SG), John Speicher (SF) Roger Thomas, Tommy Polanco | |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Bruce Orman's pass is intercepted by James Russ in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | James Russ connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dino Nevarez | 48-43 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Jayson Kish snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | William Grosso misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is hacked by James Russ in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Russ, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), Rafael Quintana (SG) Jason Dawson, Shawn Riegel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn Gaylord (PG), Rodney Roberson (C) James Russ, Jayson Kish | |
| 03:48 | Purdue | 3 seconds is called on John Aldridge | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Hord (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Polanco (PF) William Grosso | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Speicher | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Quintana (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Orman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Petro (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Hord (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shawn Gaylord (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dino Nevarez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Speicher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Polanco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Roberson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Stephen Hord is called for the reach on Tommy Polanco - foul #4 on Stephen Hord, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG) Rafael Quintana | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), Jayson Kish (C) Dino Nevarez, Rodney Roberson | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Stephen Hord - foul #5 on Stephen Hord, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Aldridge (C) Stephen Hord | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF) Tommy Polanco | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | John Aldridge gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | David Petro makes the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on William Grosso - foul #3 on William Grosso, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Thomas (SG) Shawn Gaylord | |
| 02:16 | Purdue | David Petro makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | William Grosso connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jayson Kish out of the doubleteam | 51-47 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Jason Dawson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | William Grosso misses badly on a floater from close range | 51-47 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the tip | 51-47 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Aldridge and he's fouled by Roger Thomas - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Jason Dawson steps in front of the Jayson Kish pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 54-47 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits the finger roll set up by Jason Dawson | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Roger Thomas is whistled for a carry | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Russ is called for the reach on John Aldridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Russ, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG) Jason Dawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | John Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | John Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | James Russ makes the jumper from the left block | 58-49 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Bruce Orman is fouled in the backcourt by James Russ - foul #4 on James Russ, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Bruce Orman makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Bruce Orman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jayson Kish grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Jayson Kish works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the baseline | 59-51 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | James Russ is called for the reach on Steven Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Russ, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dino Nevarez (PG) James Russ | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Roger Thomas is hacked by Bruce Orman - foul #1 on Bruce Orman, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ivan Trocinski (SG), Rafael Quintana (SF), Orji Akre (PF), Jan Allen (C) Shawn Riegel, Bruce Orman, David Petro, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jan Allen - foul #1 on Jan Allen, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Roger Thomas is called for the reach on Steven Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), Bruce Orman (SF), David Petro (PF), John Aldridge (C) Ivan Trocinski, Rafael Quintana, Orji Akre, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Steven Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel runs out the clock | 62-53 |