| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips inbounds the ball | 62-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Richard Johnston can't finish the layup | 62-40 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen gets the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Calabrese - foul #3 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #1 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SF) Brian Calabrese | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington's pass is intercepted by Theodore Coleman in the backcourt | 63-40 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 63-40 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Richard Johnston tips it home | 65-40 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Stephen Privett can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 65-40 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is hacked by Frankie Herrington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #2 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Michael Hill (C) Frankie Herrington, Stephen Privett, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros is open and buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 67-40 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Michael Hill travels in the backcourt | 67-40 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses the easy layup | 67-40 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Michael Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Stanley Huff picks off the pass by Mark Hale | 67-40 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-40 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Grogan | 67-40 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Mark Hale travels with the ball | 67-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt, Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SF), William Savarese (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan, Michael Hill | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Mark Hale is called for the reach on Antoine Jensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hale, team foul #3 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (C) Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Mark Hale | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 67-40 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the defensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Theodore Coleman is called for the reach on Dikembe Suleiman - foul #1 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #1 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF) Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 17:16 | Penn State | William Savarese can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 67-40 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips pulls down the rebound | 67-40 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-40 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the offensive board | 67-40 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is hacked by Oliver Fernald - foul #2 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #4 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Colin Medeiros (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Antoine Jensen, Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman (C) William Savarese | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-40 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros hits the follow up shot | 69-40 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Paul Boyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-40 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Suleiman | 69-40 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-40 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros snags the defensive board | 69-40 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Colin Medeiros | 71-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rex Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Medeiros (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Privett (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Paul Boyer (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (tiring) PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-40 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the board | 71-40 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Dikembe Suleiman is called for the reach on Theodore Coleman - foul #3 on Dikembe Suleiman, team foul #5 | 71-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Andrew Layton (C) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt, Colin Medeiros, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Frankie Herrington (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Michael Hill (C) Stephen Privett, Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen is called for traveling | 71-40 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brian Calabrese | 71-43 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Richard Johnston connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Antoine Jensen and he's hacked by Larry Grogan - foul #1 on Larry Grogan, team foul #6 | 73-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Antoine Jensen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman (C) Michael Hill | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses the free throw | 73-43 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman gets the rebound | 73-43 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 73-43 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Layton | 73-43 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #2 | 73-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Nicholas Bachman (SG) Stanley Huff, Roy Pfarr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SF) Brian Calabrese | |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-46 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Andrew Layton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman and he's hacked by Frankie Herrington - foul #4 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #7 | 75-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF) Frankie Herrington | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses the free throw | 75-46 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Suleiman | 75-46 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Mark Hale is fouled on the floor by Antoine Jensen - foul #3 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #3 | 75-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Theodore Coleman (C) Antoine Jensen, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Cornwell | 75-48 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman jams it on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 77-48 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-48 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman grabs the defensive rebound | 77-48 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Richard Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Stanley Huff (SF), Colin Medeiros (PF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF), William Savarese (C) Larry Grogan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Hale and he's hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #4 | 77-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the free throw | 77-50 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Mark Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 77-50 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-50 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | William Savarese tips it but misses | 77-50 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Stanley Huff pulls down the rebound | 77-50 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Mark Hale steals the ball from Stanley Huff in the backcourt | 77-50 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Mark Hale banks in the layup | 77-52 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Brian Calabrese steals the ball from Antoine Jensen | 77-52 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Stanley Huff steals it from Christopher Cornwell in the backcourt | 77-52 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Oliver Fernald - foul #3 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #8 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Andrew Layton (C) Antoine Jensen, Stanley Huff, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Oliver Fernald, William Savarese | |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros misses the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 78-52 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hill | 78-55 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Brian Calabrese is called for the reach on Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #9 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (C) Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Brian Calabrese, Larry Grogan | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Michael Hill grabs the board | 79-55 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Stephen Privett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-55 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Andrew Layton gets the rebound | 79-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Layton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Privett (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Cornwell (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #5 | 79-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Nicholas Bachman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Roy Pfarr is called for the reach on Christopher Cornwell - foul #5 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #6 | 79-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SG), Richard Johnston (PF) Roy Pfarr, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG), Larry Grogan (C) Stephen Privett, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Paul Boyer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-55 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the defensive board | 79-55 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is fouled on the floor by Larry Grogan - foul #2 on Larry Grogan, team foul #10 | 79-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Andrew Layton (C) Rex Reinhardt, Reed Phillips, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Paul Boyer, Christopher Cornwell, Michael Hill, Larry Grogan | |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald snags the defensive board | 80-55 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Eric Thomas steals it from Dikembe Suleiman in the backcourt | 80-55 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Richard Johnston hits a wide open floater in the lane on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 82-55 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the floater from just outside the lane | 82-55 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Richard Johnston grabs the board | 82-55 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Stephen Privett picks off the pass by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt | 82-55 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF), Colin Medeiros (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Richard Johnston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG) Stephen Privett | |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman makes the runner near the basket | 82-57 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros hits the finger roll set up by Antoine Jensen | 84-57 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is fouled on the floor by Antoine Jensen - foul #4 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #7 | 84-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Nicholas Bachman (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Antoine Jensen, Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SF), William Savarese (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-59 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Colin Medeiros | 87-59 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Mark Hale comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 87-59 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman pulls down the rebound | 87-59 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros is hacked by Stephen Privett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Privett, team foul #11 | 87-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (C) Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Michael Hill (PF) Paul Boyer, William Savarese | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros misses the 1st free throw | 87-59 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 88-59 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell double dribbles in the backcourt | 88-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF) Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Reed Phillips | 91-59 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Larry Grogan's layup is rejected by Richard Johnston | 91-59 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 91-59 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Privett - foul #3 on Stephen Privett, team foul #12 | 91-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Stephen Privett, Larry Grogan | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 91-59 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 92-59 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Reinhardt - foul #2 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #8 | 92-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 92-60 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 92-61 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 92-61 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt snags the offensive board | 92-61 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Richard Johnston connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Antoine Jensen | 94-61 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Mark Hale can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 94-61 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 94-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rex Reinhardt (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Johnston (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (very tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Cornwell (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Wilbur (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Johnston | 96-61 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Coleman | 96-61 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Johnston | 96-61 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Nathan Wilbur is called for the reach on Stanley Huff - foul #3 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #13 | 96-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Rex Reinhardt, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Frankie Herrington (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Mark Hale, Christopher Cornwell, Nathan Wilbur, Michael Hill, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 97-61 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 98-61 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses short on an open shot from close range | 98-61 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Larry Grogan tips it but misses | 98-61 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Larry Grogan snags the offensive board | 98-61 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 98-61 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the defensive rebound | 98-61 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 98-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Stanley Huff, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (C) Larry Grogan | |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington double dribbles | 98-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Frankie Herrington, Brian Calabrese, Oliver Fernald | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 101-61 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Larry Grogan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 101-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Colin Medeiros (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Eric Thomas, Melvin Berlanga, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SF) Nathan Wilbur | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the lay-in | 101-61 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the board | 101-61 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | William Savarese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 101-61 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Savarese - foul #2 on William Savarese, team foul #14 | 101-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (C) Larry Grogan | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros misses the 1st free throw | 101-61 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros misses the 2nd free throw | 101-61 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 101-61 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Coleman | 101-61 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 101-61 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 101-61 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 101-61 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Stephen Privett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 101-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Johnston (PF) Antoine Jensen, Rex Reinhardt, Reed Phillips, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Christopher Cornwell | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 101-61 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Eric Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 101-61 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Richard Johnston drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 103-61 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Colin Medeiros swats the short shot by William Savarese | 103-61 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Colin Medeiros | 103-61 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 103-61 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur grabs the board | 103-61 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 103-61 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Eric Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 103-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 103-61 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the defensive rebound | 103-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Huff (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Johnston (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Colin Medeiros (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Privett (very tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Boyer (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hill (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Savarese (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur's layup is rejected by Richard Johnston | 103-61 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Michael Hill grabs the offensive board | 103-61 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Michael Hill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Johnston - foul #3 on Richard Johnston, team foul #9 | 103-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF), Andrew Layton (C) Nicholas Bachman, Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Richard Johnston, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Frankie Herrington (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Stephen Privett, Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Michael Hill makes the 1st free throw | 103-62 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Michael Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 103-62 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga gets the rebound | 103-62 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 106-62 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Michael Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 106-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (C) Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (C) Michael Hill | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Brian Calabrese is called for the reach on Antoine Jensen - foul #5 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #15 | 106-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Layton (PF) Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SF) Brian Calabrese | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 107-62 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 107-62 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington snags the defensive board | 107-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington is hacked by Antoine Jensen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #10 | 107-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SG) Antoine Jensen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 107-63 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 107-64 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 107-64 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | William Savarese pulls down the rebound | 107-64 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Reed Phillips - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #11 | 107-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (C) William Savarese | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 107-65 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 107-66 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman lays it up and in on a great pass from Rex Reinhardt and he's fouled by Stephen Privett - foul #4 on Stephen Privett, team foul #16 | 109-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF) Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Frankie Herrington | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the free throw | 110-66 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Larry Grogan is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnston - foul #4 on Richard Johnston, team foul #12 | 110-66 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 110-67 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 2nd free throw | 110-68 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 110-68 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Larry Grogan pulls down the rebound | 110-68 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Johnston - foul #5 on Richard Johnston, team foul #13 | 110-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Layton (PF) Richard Johnston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell misses the 1st free throw | 110-68 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 110-69 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Privett - foul #5 on Stephen Privett, team foul #17 | 110-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG) Stephen Privett | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 110-69 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 110-69 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Larry Grogan gets the rebound | 110-69 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Theodore Coleman steals the ball from Michael Hill in the backcourt | 110-69 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 110-69 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Larry Grogan gets the rebound | 110-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Andrew Layton blocks the short jumper by Larry Grogan | 110-69 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the defensive board | 110-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is fouled on the floor by Nathan Wilbur - foul #4 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #18 | 110-69 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 111-69 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 111-69 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 111-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt runs out the clock | 111-69 |