| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Duncan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Edward Khalil (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Michael Bella inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 32-42 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Duncan | 32-42 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Mark Hale takes the ball from Brian Munn | 35-42 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 35-42 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Edward Khalil pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Edward Khalil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Frankie Herrington, Michael Bella, Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Long (PF) Brian Munn | |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Hale | 37-42 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Antone Reynolds steps in front of the Christopher Cornwell pass | 37-44 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds clanks a jumper from close range | 37-44 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the floater from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | George Long grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | George Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Bachman | 37-44 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds buries a shot from the left block | 37-46 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Roy Pfarr - foul #4 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Michael Bella (SF), Joseph Gillison (C) Mark Hale, Roy Duncan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Brian Munn (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Roy Pfarr, George Long, Antone Reynolds | |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 37-46 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Brian Munn can't finish the layup | 37-46 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington drills a jumpshot from the left side | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Cornwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Calabrese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Khalil (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 39-49 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Bella | 41-49 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Frankie Herrington steals it from Rex Reinhardt | 41-49 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington lays it in | 43-49 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 43-49 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Brian Munn clanks a runner near the basket | 43-49 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Michael Bella hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Munn | 43-49 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Brian Munn scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Coleman | 43-51 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Michael Bella pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Theodore Coleman - foul #2 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF) Brian Calabrese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Antoine Jensen (SG), Joseph Swan (SF), George Long (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt, Edward Khalil, Brian Munn, Theodore Coleman | |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 45-51 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Michael Bella buries a driving attempt from close range | 47-51 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Joseph Swan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Martell | 47-54 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Christopher Cornwell is called for the reach on Richard Martell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #1 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), James Trotter (PF) Richard Martell, Antoine Jensen, George Long | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Bella - foul #2 on Michael Bella, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF) Joseph Swan | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bella (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Edward Khalil (tiring) 2 ast. PF - James Trotter (fresh) C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Edward Khalil pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Hale | 52-56 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 52-58 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner travels with the ball | 52-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Gillison (C) Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Joseph Swan (SF), George Long (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Edward Khalil, James Trotter | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | George Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (C) Antone Reynolds | |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Theodore Coleman is called for the reach on Brandon Wagner - foul #3 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Munn (PF) George Long | |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington connects on the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Roy Pfarr - foul #5 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Antone Reynolds (C) Roy Pfarr, Theodore Coleman | |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses the free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Brian Munn gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Richard Martell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Munn | 54-61 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Antone Reynolds blocks the jumper by Mark Hale | 54-61 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses the tip | 54-61 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison's layup is rejected by Brian Munn | 54-61 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antone Reynolds | 54-61 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 54-61 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Richard Martell picks off the pass by Michael Bella in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Joseph Swan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Bella - foul #3 on Michael Bella, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Michael Bella, Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Antoine Jensen (SG), George Long (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Richard Martell, Rex Reinhardt, Brian Munn, Antone Reynolds | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Joseph Swan makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Calabrese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wagner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Swan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Long (fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner drills a runner from close range set up by Mark Hale | 56-64 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bella (SF), Joseph Gillison (C) Brian Calabrese, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF), James Trotter (C) Joseph Swan, Theodore Coleman | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner's floater is tipped away by James Trotter | 56-64 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Trotter | 56-64 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 56-66 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Brian Munn (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Antoine Jensen, George Long, James Trotter | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Bella | 56-66 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-66 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Brian Munn is hacked by Joseph Gillison - foul #1 on Joseph Gillison, team foul #4 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), George Long (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Brian Munn | |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brandon Wagner - foul #4 on Brandon Wagner, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman (C) Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Michael Bella is hacked by Edward Khalil in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Khalil, team foul #5 | 56-67 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman tips it home | 58-67 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Joseph Gillison (C) Frankie Herrington, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (SG) Rex Reinhardt | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Bella and he's hacked by George Long - foul #2 on George Long, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG) Christopher Cornwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Joseph Swan (SF), Brian Munn (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Richard Martell, Edward Khalil, George Long, Antone Reynolds | |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Brian Munn knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Swan and he's fouled by Brandon Wagner - foul #5 on Brandon Wagner, team foul #6 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), Roy Duncan (PF) Michael Bella, Brandon Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Brian Munn makes the free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison tips it back up and in | 63-70 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Joseph Swan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Antoine Jensen | 63-73 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Michael Bella (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Frankie Herrington, Brian Calabrese, Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), George Long (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Nicholas Bachman, Antoine Jensen, Brian Munn, Theodore Coleman | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Suleiman | 63-73 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by George Long and the foul's on Dikembe Suleiman - foul #2 on Dikembe Suleiman, team foul #7 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Joseph Gillison (C) Christopher Cornwell, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bella (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Duncan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Long (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 22 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Michael Bella hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-76 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | George Long grabs the defensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-76 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Long | 63-76 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Joseph Swan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Martell | 63-79 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-79 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Martell | 66-82 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Roy Duncan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-82 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 66-82 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | George Long clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 66-82 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Long | 66-82 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | George Long misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Duncan - foul #1 on Roy Duncan, team foul #8 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Frankie Herrington, Michael Bella, Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Antoine Jensen (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Richard Martell, Rex Reinhardt, Joseph Swan, Antone Reynolds | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | George Long misses the 1st free throw | 66-82 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | George Long misses the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 66-82 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Theodore Coleman | 66-84 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Mark Hale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-84 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Munn (PF) George Long | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Brian Munn's floater is tipped away by Roy Duncan | 66-84 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese snags the defensive board | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Khalil - foul #3 on Edward Khalil, team foul #7 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG) Mark Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Antone Reynolds (C) Antoine Jensen, Theodore Coleman | |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 67-84 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 2nd free throw | 67-84 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Brian Munn pulls down the rebound | 67-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Rex Reinhardt | 67-86 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Antone Reynolds is called for the reach on Brian Calabrese in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antone Reynolds, team foul #8 | 67-86 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 68-86 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds is called for traveling | 69-86 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-86 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Brian Munn gets the rebound | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Brian Calabrese is called for the reach on Edward Khalil - foul #1 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #9 | 69-86 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Edward Khalil makes the 1st free throw | 69-87 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Edward Khalil misses the 2nd free throw | 69-87 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Roy Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 69-87 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington is called for traveling | 69-87 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman runs out the clock | 69-87 |