| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frankie Herrington - foul #1 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman is fouled on the floor by Reed Phillips - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Suleiman - foul #1 on Dikembe Suleiman, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Reed Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman dunks the ball on a great pass from Roy Pfarr | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Frankie Herrington | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr double dribbles | 4-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Michael Hill (C) Mark Hale, Frankie Herrington, Brian Calabrese, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 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 | |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Stephen Privett drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 7-3 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman can't tip it in | 7-3 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Michael Hill pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is whistled for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Paul Boyer (SG), William Savarese (C) Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Melvin Berlanga (C) Rex Reinhardt, Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros lays it in on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Antoine Jensen - foul #2 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (C) Antoine Jensen, Colin Medeiros | |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG) Mark Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Savarese | 11-5 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Calabrese - foul #1 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) SG - Frankie Herrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (tiring) PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Suleiman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Pfarr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Layton (fairly fresh) C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Andrew Layton is hacked by Paul Boyer - foul #1 on Paul Boyer, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Paul Boyer, Brian Calabrese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Richard Johnston (PF) Reed Phillips, Andrew Layton | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-5 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington is hacked by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman snags the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Coleman | 11-5 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is fouled in the backcourt by Frankie Herrington - foul #2 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (PG), Paul Boyer (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Michael Hill (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Mark Hale, Frankie Herrington, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Colin Medeiros (PF), Andrew Layton (C) Rex Reinhardt, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Andrew Layton drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 14-10 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the lay-in | 14-10 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Larry Grogan tips it home | 16-10 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Eric Thomas double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Christopher Cornwell (SF), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Brian Calabrese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Eric Thomas, Colin Medeiros | |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Reed Phillips takes the ball from Christopher Cornwell | 16-10 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | William Savarese pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Andrew Layton picks off the pass by Stephen Privett in the backcourt | 16-10 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Andrew Layton hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 16-10 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Layton | 16-10 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr's pass is intercepted by Christopher Cornwell | 16-10 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | The short jumper by Larry Grogan is denied by Melvin Berlanga | 16-10 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Melvin Berlanga is called for the reach on Stephen Privett - foul #1 on Melvin Berlanga, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Stephen Privett, Christopher Cornwell, William Savarese, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Melvin Berlanga, Andrew Layton | |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Richard Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Paul Boyer (fresh) SF - Brian Calabrese (tiring) PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) C - Dikembe Suleiman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Johnston (tiring) C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric Thomas | 16-15 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Fernald - foul #1 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Michael Hill (PF) Paul Boyer, Brian Calabrese, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Richard Johnston | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Nathan Wilbur | 18-15 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman's floater is knocked away by Colin Medeiros | 18-15 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Hill | 18-15 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-15 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Wilbur | 18-15 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Mark Hale is whistled for traveling | 18-15 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Mark Hale, Christopher Cornwell, Nathan Wilbur, Michael Hill, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Johnston (PF) Rex Reinhardt, Roy Pfarr, Nicholas Bachman, Colin Medeiros | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Stanley Huff loses the dribble to Paul Boyer in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Boyer | 20-15 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-15 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Eric Thomas snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 20-17 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Calabrese and the foul's on Richard Johnston - foul #1 on Richard Johnston, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Christopher Cornwell (SG), William Savarese (C) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF), Andrew Layton (C) Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Andrew Layton grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Christopher Cornwell is called for the reach on Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the jumper from the free throw line | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tired) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Cornwell (tiring) SF - Brian Calabrese (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Savarese (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tired) 1 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Reinhardt (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Berlanga (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Layton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Andrew Layton tips it in | 27-22 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Michael Hill (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Brian Calabrese, Oliver Fernald, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Richard Johnston (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Melvin Berlanga, Andrew Layton | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Richard Johnston | 27-25 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses short on a shot from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman tips it home | 29-25 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Richard Johnston is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric Thomas | 29-28 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Reinhardt - foul #1 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Larry Grogan (PF) Mark Hale, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Rex Reinhardt | |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Richard Johnston gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Richard Johnston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Paul Boyer - foul #2 on Paul Boyer, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Brian Calabrese (SF) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Nicholas Bachman (SG) Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses the 3rd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (PF) Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Andrew Layton (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Colin Medeiros | |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Bachman - foul #2 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Andrew Layton grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Stephen Privett steals it from Roy Pfarr in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Mark Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Antoine Jensen - foul #3 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), William Savarese (PF) Stephen Privett, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG) Antoine Jensen | |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Layton | 31-33 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Michael Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Andrew Layton snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 31-36 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Layton - foul #1 on Andrew Layton, team foul #10 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (PG), Larry Grogan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Mark Hale, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Melvin Berlanga (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Roy Pfarr, Nicholas Bachman, Andrew Layton, Theodore Coleman | |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Christopher Cornwell is called for the reach on Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Christopher Cornwell, Brian Calabrese | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Colin Medeiros - foul #1 on Colin Medeiros, team foul #11 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Stanley Huff | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 33-40 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Stephen Privett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Eric Thomas's pass is intercepted by Stephen Privett in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Mark Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Frankie Herrington (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Michael Hill (C) Mark Hale, Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Rex Reinhardt, Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Melvin Berlanga, Colin Medeiros | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (tired) 6 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Bachman (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnston (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is hacked by Stanley Huff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #12 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SF) Brian Calabrese | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Hill | 34-42 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Roy Pfarr is called for the reach on Paul Boyer - foul #1 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #13 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), William Savarese (C) Christopher Cornwell, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (C) Stanley Huff, Nicholas Bachman, Theodore Coleman | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-42 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Oliver Fernald - foul #2 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #10 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Brian Calabrese, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Colin Medeiros (PF) Richard Johnston | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Paul Boyer steals the ball from Reed Phillips | 36-42 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Andrew Layton gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Frankie Herrington | 36-42 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur's pass is intercepted by Andrew Layton in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Andrew Layton buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Rex Reinhardt | 36-44 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #14 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Rex Reinhardt, Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Colin Medeiros, Andrew Layton | |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is fouled on the floor by Frankie Herrington - foul #3 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #11 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG) Frankie Herrington | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman can't connect on a floater near the basket | 38-45 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Larry Grogan gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald's pass is intercepted by Theodore Coleman | 38-45 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 38-47 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Michael Hill (C) Christopher Cornwell, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Melvin Berlanga, Theodore Coleman | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Roy Pfarr steps in front of the Michael Hill pass in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-47 |