| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Richard (fresh) C - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harvey Morris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Harvey Morris inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Lance Combs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Ricky Arriaga picks off the pass by Philip Custer | 27-25 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Robert Berry can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Philip Custer - foul #2 on Philip Custer, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Robert Berry makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Robert Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harry Hopkins | 27-26 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 29-26 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Harvey Morris knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 29-28 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Lance Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Harvey Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Lance Combs tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan is hacked by Ricky Arriaga - foul #2 on Ricky Arriaga, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Scott Cochran (SF), Louis Zelek (PF) Philip Custer, Nicolas McColgan, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Carl Seibold (SG), Stephen Thompson (SF), Oliver Crane (PF), Nathan Junker (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Harvey Morris, Robert Berry, Lance Combs | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Eddie May scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Harry Hopkins | 32-30 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Jessie Richey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Eddie May snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Jessie Richey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF), Brian Richard (PF) Joshua Smith, Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG) Carl Seibold | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddie May (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Richard (fairly fresh) C - Louis Zelek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Farrell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Richey (fresh) SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Crane (fresh) C - Nathan Junker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 34-30 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson loses the dribble to Eddie May | 34-30 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Scott Cochran and he's fouled by Oliver Crane - foul #1 on Oliver Crane, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Hopkins (C) Louis Zelek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG), Carl Seibold (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Lance Combs (C) Jessie Richey, Stephen Thompson, Oliver Crane, Nathan Junker | |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Harry Hopkins swats the shot by Samuel Farrell | 37-30 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Eddie May's pass is intercepted by Carl Seibold in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Robert Berry drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Samuel Farrell | 37-32 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Samuel Farrell steals the ball from Scott Cochran | 37-32 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Heath Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Philip Custer (SG), Louis Zelek (PF) Eddie May, Scott Cochran, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Harvey Morris (SF), Stephen Thompson (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Heath Nelson, Samuel Farrell, Carl Seibold, Robert Berry, Lance Combs | |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Herman Hooks steals the ball from Joshua Smith in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses the lay-in | 37-32 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harry Hopkins | 37-32 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Philip Custer | 39-32 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Herman Hooks's pass is intercepted by Joshua Smith | 39-32 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 39-32 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Oliver Crane swats the short shot by Nicolas McColgan | 39-32 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 39-32 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Philip Custer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Zelek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (tiring) 2 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Hooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harvey Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 41-32 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Herman Hooks connects on the runner from the left block | 41-34 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Harvey Morris is called for the reach on Nicolas McColgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Morris, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SF), Brian Richard (PF), Scott Cochran (C) Nicolas McColgan, Louis Zelek, Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Carl Seibold (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Nathan Junker (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Harvey Morris, Stephen Thompson, Oliver Crane | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Seibold - foul #1 on Carl Seibold, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell makes the shot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Eddie May loses the dribble to Carl Seibold in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Robert Berry's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie May | 43-36 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Eddie May grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Eddie May misses long on a shot from the left block | 43-36 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Robert Berry pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Eddie May can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Jessie Richey grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Jessie Richey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Eddie May misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 43-39 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Eddie May travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF), Louis Zelek (PF), Harry Hopkins (C) Philip Custer, Brian Richard, Scott Cochran | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Harvey Morris (SF), Stephen Thompson (PF), Lance Combs (C) Samuel Farrell, Jessie Richey, Carl Seibold, Robert Berry, Nathan Junker | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Harvey Morris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Zelek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (tiring) 2 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Hooks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harvey Morris (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Eddie May hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Eddie May steals it from Harvey Morris | 45-39 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga is fouled on the floor by Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Brian Richard (PF) Eddie May, Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG), Oliver Crane (PF) Ricky Arriaga, Stephen Thompson | |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Harvey Morris's layup is rejected by Brian Richard | 45-39 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Oliver Crane gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Louis Zelek blocks the jumper by Harvey Morris | 45-39 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Philip Custer pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Brian Richard can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 45-39 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oliver Crane | 45-39 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Herman Hooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Oliver Crane snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Herman Hooks makes the floater from the left side | 45-41 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Philip Custer is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Hooks - foul #1 on Herman Hooks, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (PG), Eddie May (SF) Joshua Smith, Nicolas McColgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Samuel Farrell (SG), Carl Seibold (SF), Robert Berry (PF) Heath Nelson, Herman Hooks, Harvey Morris, Lance Combs | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eddie May knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Cochran | 47-41 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Robert Berry lays it in and he's fouled by Louis Zelek - foul #3 on Louis Zelek, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Hopkins (C) Louis Zelek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Thompson (SF), Nathan Junker (C) Carl Seibold, Oliver Crane | |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Robert Berry makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Ricky Arriaga is called for the reach on Eddie May in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Arriaga, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (SG) Robert Berry | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Eddie May drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Philip Custer (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Richard (tiring) 2 blk. C - Harry Hopkins (tiring) 2 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Richey (fresh) SF - Samuel Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Junker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Philip Custer - foul #3 on Philip Custer, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Nicolas McColgan (SF), Louis Zelek (PF) Scott Cochran, Philip Custer, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Seibold (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Lance Combs (C) Ricky Arriaga, Stephen Thompson, Nathan Junker | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Eddie May misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Carl Seibold pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SG) Eddie May | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Stephen Thompson (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Jessie Richey, Carl Seibold, Robert Berry, Lance Combs | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Oliver Crane is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Oliver Crane, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan clanks a jump hook from the right block | 50-47 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Louis Zelek is called for 5 seconds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Brian Richard (PF) Scott Cochran, Louis Zelek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harvey Morris (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Lance Combs (C) Samuel Farrell, Stephen Thompson, Oliver Crane | |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Brian Richard swats the dunk try by Robert Berry | 50-47 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Robert Berry tips it in | 50-49 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Robert Berry snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Harvey Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Harvey Morris is called for the reach on Nicolas McColgan - foul #3 on Harvey Morris, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Harvey Morris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Herman Hooks gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Harvey Morris clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Herman Hooks is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Hooks, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG) Philip Custer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 54-49 |