| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kyle Eades (fresh) SG - Allen Pettiford (fresh) SF - John Rooker (fresh) PF - Richard Zboral (fresh) C - Preston Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fresh) SG - Philip Ries (fresh) SF - James Prouty (fresh) PF - Eric Master (fresh) C - Michael Shriner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Preston Lee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Allen Pettiford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Richard Zboral tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Richard Zboral takes the ball from Michael Shriner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Eric Master is called for the reach on Kyle Eades - foul #1 on Eric Master, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Kyle Eades misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | John Rooker hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Philip Ries | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Allen Pettiford drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Rooker | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | John Rooker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | John Rooker comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Master - foul #2 on Eric Master, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Owen Rhodes (PG), Cory Hawkins (SG), Robert Berry (PF), Leo Avalos (C) Kyle Eades, Allen Pettiford, Richard Zboral, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terence Munson (PF) Eric Master | |
| 17:25 | Penn State | John Rooker makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | John Rooker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Michael Shriner gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Terence Munson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Owen Rhodes - foul #1 on Owen Rhodes, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Allen Pettiford (SG) John Rooker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Terence Munson makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Terence Munson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kyle Eades (PG) Allen Pettiford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Michael Shriner's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Berry | 7-4 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Michael Shriner tips it in | 7-6 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Kyle Eades misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Terence Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kyle Eades (fresh) SG - Owen Rhodes (fresh) SF - Cory Hawkins (fresh) PF - Robert Berry (fresh) C - Leo Avalos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Prouty (fresh) PF - Terence Munson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Shriner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Michael Shriner drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Prouty | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Owen Rhodes is whistled for a carry | 7-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Allen Pettiford (SG), Richard Zboral (PF), Preston Lee (C) Kyle Eades, Robert Berry, Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (PG), Sheldon Gass (SF) Charles Grandstaff, James Prouty | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Terence Munson lays it in on a great pass from Philip Ries | 7-10 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Preston Lee misses the easy layup | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Allen Pettiford tips it in | 9-10 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Michael Shriner is whistled for traveling | 9-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Rooker (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Leo Avalos (C) Allen Pettiford, Richard Zboral, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SG), James Prouty (SF) Philip Ries, Terence Munson | |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins's floater is tipped away by Michael Shriner | 9-10 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Michael Shriner drills a runner from close range set up by Scott Cochran | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Owen Rhodes loses the dribble to James Prouty | 9-12 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Prouty and he's hacked by Cory Hawkins - foul #1 on Cory Hawkins, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kyle Eades (PG), Allen Pettiford (SG), Richard Zboral (PF), Preston Lee (C) Owen Rhodes, Cory Hawkins, Robert Berry, Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), Philip Ries (SG), Terence Munson (PF) Scott Cochran, James Prouty, Michael Shriner | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Rooker | 9-14 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Sheldon Gass steps in front of the Kyle Eades pass | 9-14 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Sheldon Gass is blocked by John Rooker | 9-14 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Richard Zboral gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Preston Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Owen Rhodes (PG), Cory Hawkins (SF) Kyle Eades, John Rooker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Shriner (C) Sheldon Gass | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Owen Rhodes (fresh) SG - Allen Pettiford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cory Hawkins (fresh) PF - Richard Zboral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Saul (fresh) PF - Terence Munson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Shriner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Terence Munson hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Saul | 9-16 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Preston Lee misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Saul - foul #1 on John Saul, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kyle Eades (PG), John Rooker (SF), Stephen Thompson (PF) Owen Rhodes, Cory Hawkins, Richard Zboral | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Prouty (SF) John Saul | |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Preston Lee makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Preston Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Shriner | 10-16 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Preston Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Philip Ries is called for the reach on Allen Pettiford - foul #1 on Philip Ries, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Owen Rhodes (SG), Cory Hawkins (SF), Richard Zboral (PF), Leo Avalos (C) Allen Pettiford, John Rooker, Stephen Thompson, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sheldon Gass (PF) Terence Munson | |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins clanks a jumper from the right side | 10-16 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Michael Shriner pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | James Prouty is fouled on the floor by Cory Hawkins - foul #2 on Cory Hawkins, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Rooker (SF) Cory Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (PF) Michael Shriner | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass is whistled for traveling | 10-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Allen Pettiford (SG), Robert Berry (PF), Stephen Thompson (C) Kyle Eades, Richard Zboral, Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (PG) Charles Grandstaff | |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Owen Rhodes is hacked by Scott Cochran - foul #1 on Scott Cochran, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kyle Eades (PG), Richard Zboral (PF), Leo Avalos (C) John Rooker, Robert Berry, Stephen Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Shriner (C) Philip Ries | |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Owen Rhodes misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | James Prouty pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Michael Shriner misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Allen Pettiford - foul #1 on Allen Pettiford, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Rooker (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Preston Lee (C) Kyle Eades, Richard Zboral, Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Michael Shriner makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Michael Shriner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Preston Lee pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Preston Lee is denied on a layup by Michael Shriner | 10-17 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Michael Shriner gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Robert Berry pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Allen Pettiford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Allen Pettiford, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kyle Eades (PG), Richard Zboral (PF), Leo Avalos (C) Allen Pettiford, Robert Berry, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), Philip Ries (SG), Terence Munson (PF) John Saul, James Prouty, Sheldon Gass | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kyle Eades (fresh) SG - Owen Rhodes (fresh) SF - John Rooker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Zboral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Avalos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Cochran (fresh) PF - Terence Munson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Shriner (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | John Rooker is called for the reach on Charles Grandstaff - foul #1 on John Rooker, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Preston Lee (C) Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Prouty (SF) Scott Cochran | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Philip Ries connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Grandstaff | 10-20 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | John Rooker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Allen Pettiford (SG), Cory Hawkins (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Leo Avalos (C) Owen Rhodes, John Rooker, Richard Zboral, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (SF), Eric Master (PF) James Prouty, Michael Shriner | |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Cory Hawkins takes the ball from Terence Munson | 10-20 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Kyle Eades lays it up and in set up by Cory Hawkins and he's hacked by Philip Ries - foul #2 on Philip Ries, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Zboral (PF), Preston Lee (C) Robert Berry, Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Kyle Eades makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Philip Ries makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 13-23 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Preston Lee swats the layup by Terence Munson | 13-23 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Eric Master tips it back up and in | 13-25 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Philip Ries is called for the reach on Allen Pettiford - foul #3 on Philip Ries, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Rooker (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Leo Avalos (C) Kyle Eades, Richard Zboral, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Prouty (SF), Sheldon Gass (C) Philip Ries, Terence Munson | |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Allen Pettiford makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Allen Pettiford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 15-25 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Robert Berry snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Master - foul #3 on Eric Master, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Owen Rhodes (SG), Richard Zboral (PF), Preston Lee (C) Allen Pettiford, Robert Berry, Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SG), Terence Munson (PF), Michael Shriner (C) Charles Grandstaff, John Saul, Eric Master | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terence Munson | 15-25 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | James Prouty is fouled on the floor by Richard Zboral - foul #1 on Richard Zboral, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kyle Eades (PG) John Rooker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | James Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | James Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kyle Eades (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Owen Rhodes (fresh) SF - Cory Hawkins (fresh) PF - Richard Zboral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sheldon Gass (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Cochran (fresh) SF - James Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terence Munson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shriner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Preston Lee scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 17-27 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Eades - foul #1 on Kyle Eades, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Rooker (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Leo Avalos (C) Kyle Eades, Richard Zboral, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | John Rooker misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 17-29 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Scott Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Scott Cochran | 17-31 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | John Rooker can't connect on a shot from the left side | 17-31 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Cory Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | John Rooker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Shriner - foul #1 on Michael Shriner, team foul #9 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kyle Eades (PG), Allen Pettiford (SG), Richard Zboral (PF), Preston Lee (C) Cory Hawkins, Owen Rhodes, Robert Berry, Leo Avalos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), John Saul (PF) Sheldon Gass, Terence Munson | |
| 01:26 | Penn State | John Rooker misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | John Rooker misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Michael Shriner snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff is whistled for traveling | 17-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cory Hawkins (SF) John Rooker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terence Munson (PF) Scott Cochran | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Preston Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terence Munson | 19-34 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Kyle Eades is fouled on the floor by Charles Grandstaff - foul #1 on Charles Grandstaff, team foul #10 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Owen Rhodes (SG), John Rooker (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Stephen Thompson (C) Allen Pettiford, Cory Hawkins, Richard Zboral, Preston Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Kyle Eades misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Kyle Eades misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Terence Munson pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Michael Shriner comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 19-34 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff tips it back up and in | 19-36 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Kyle Eades misses long on a fullcourt shot | 19-36 |