| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 3 reb. C - Colby Bales (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Sean Overholt inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Christopher Roque is fouled on the floor by Lee Boling - foul #2 on Lee Boling, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG), James Williams (PF) Randy Autry, Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Milo Maddux shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | James Williams gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Chang Zheng | 28-24 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Billy Wood loses the dribble to Christopher Roque | 28-24 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Milo Maddux works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #3 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF) Timothy Sullivan, Chang Zheng, Jacob Chambers, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Billy Wood pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | John Nunes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Overholt | 28-24 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Christopher Roque knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Overholt and the foul's on Billy Wood - foul #2 on Billy Wood, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Jacob Chambers (SF) John Nunes, Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses the free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Billy Wood pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Sean Overholt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Billy Wood - foul #3 on Billy Wood, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Chang Zheng, Jacob Chambers, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | John Nunes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-28 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Colby Bales snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is hacked by Michael Norwood - foul #2 on Michael Norwood, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Lee Boling (PF) Michael Norwood, John Nunes, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (PF) Christopher Roque | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Colby Bales | 28-28 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Milo Maddux slams it home on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore | 28-30 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Kevin Smith lays it up and in set up by Jacob Chambers and he's hacked by Colby Bales - foul #3 on Colby Bales, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), James Williams (PF) Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Christopher Roque (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Milo Maddux, Emmanuel Lepore, Sean Overholt, Colby Bales | |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Terry Freeman gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nunes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Christopher Roque drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Trynowski | 30-32 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | John Nunes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Nunes, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) John Nunes, Jacob Chambers, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Lee Boling denies the turnaround by Edward Trynowski | 30-32 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Michael Norwood gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Timmons - foul #1 on James Timmons, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Williams (PF) Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Emmanuel Lepore (SG) James Timmons, Michael Santacruz | |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Michael Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 31-32 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Michael Norwood grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | James Williams loses the dribble to Christopher Roque | 31-32 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Lee Boling (PF) Michael Norwood, Timothy Sullivan, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Overholt (SF), Colby Bales (C) Christopher Roque, Terry Freeman | |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers's pass is intercepted by Milo Maddux | 31-32 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Milo Maddux evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing set up by Emmanuel Lepore | 31-34 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Lee Boling hits a shot in the paint | 33-34 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the jumper near the basket set up by Sean Overholt | 33-36 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Edward Trynowski blocks the jumper by Kevin Howard | 33-36 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Billy Wood tips it in | 35-36 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore travels with the ball | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG), John Nunes (SG), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Christopher Roque (PF) Milo Maddux, Emmanuel Lepore, Edward Trynowski | |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Sean Overholt steals it from Kevin Howard | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Nunes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Colby Bales (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Sean Overholt misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Kevin Smith buries a floater in the lane set up by Timothy Sullivan | 37-36 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Colby Bales's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Smith | 37-36 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Christopher Roque pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Colby Bales hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | John Nunes buries a jumpshot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Nunes | 39-36 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Colby Bales steps in front of the Kevin Smith pass | 39-36 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-36 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Colby Bales can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Christopher Roque tips it in | 39-38 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | John Nunes is hacked by James Timmons - foul #2 on James Timmons, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Timothy Sullivan, John Nunes, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) James Timmons, Michael Santacruz, Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Randy Autry can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-38 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 39-38 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the contested shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Trynowski | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Billy Wood misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-40 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Milo Maddux pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnny Boone and he's hacked by Lee Boling - foul #3 on Lee Boling, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF) Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Lee Boling misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Billy Wood buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Chambers | 41-43 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Johnny Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Roque (PF) Johnny Boone | |
| 05:21 | Penn State | A charge is called on Randy Autry - foul #1 on Randy Autry, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Overholt (SF), Colby Bales (C) Edward Trynowski, Terry Freeman | |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Milo Maddux shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Randy Autry clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Milo Maddux gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Sean Overholt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Lee Boling gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Emmanuel Lepore takes the ball from John Nunes | 41-43 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Milo Maddux banks in the layup set up by Emmanuel Lepore | 41-45 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Michael Norwood lays it in on a nice dish by Randy Autry and he's fouled by Emmanuel Lepore - foul #1 on Emmanuel Lepore, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF) John Nunes, Randy Autry, Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF) Milo Maddux, Emmanuel Lepore, Sean Overholt | |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Michael Norwood makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | James Timmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Christopher Roque hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Colby Bales (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Edward Trynowski steals it from Kevin Howard | 44-47 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Lee Boling (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Michael Norwood, James Williams, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Sean Overholt (SF) James Timmons, Michael Santacruz, Edward Trynowski | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Milo Maddux loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Wood (C) Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Chang Zheng misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Christopher Roque pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Milo Maddux splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-47 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Milo Maddux tips it home | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Jacob Chambers and the foul's on Christopher Roque - foul #3 on Christopher Roque, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milo Maddux, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Chang Zheng hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jacob Chambers takes the ball from Colby Bales | 50-49 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Chang Zheng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Colby Bales's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Wood | 50-49 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Colby Bales tips it in | 50-51 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Christopher Roque jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Lee Boling buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Sean Overholt can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 55-53 |