| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Privett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Paul Boyer is called for the reach on Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Boyer, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Keith Jones scores on a shot in the lane | 27-33 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Joshua Robertson steals it from Nathan Wilbur in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Jie Huang loses the dribble to Larry Grogan | 27-33 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Sol Marino slams it home set up by Michael Owens and the foul's on Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG) Brad Stookey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Eric Thomas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Michael Owens, Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Stephen Privett - foul #2 on Stephen Privett, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Michael Owens, Stephen Privett, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Brad Stookey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Eric Thomas | 31-35 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jie Huang - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Paul Boyer, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 32-35 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Stanley Huff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Privett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | William Roberts connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Robertson and he's fouled by Larry Grogan - foul #2 on Larry Grogan, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Michael Owens clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Keith Jones gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Stanley Huff drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Robertson | 32-41 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald double dribbles | 32-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Michael Hill (C) Michael Owens, Sol Marino, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Privett - foul #3 on Stephen Privett, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Kris Barnes | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Nathan Wilbur - foul #1 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Grogan (C) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Stephen Privett scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Grogan | 34-41 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Todd Raub hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Stephen Privett, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Kris Barnes (C) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Jie Huang | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Kris Barnes steps in front of the Paul Boyer pass | 34-43 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kris Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-45 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Kris Barnes gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Nathan Wilbur is called for the reach on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Paul Boyer, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Larry Grogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Kris Barnes | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Owens steals it from Jie Huang in the backcourt | 34-47 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Sol Marino is denied on a layup by Antonio Stack | 34-47 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Stanley Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 34-47 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Michael Owens is hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #6 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Michael Owens, Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Kris Barnes (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | William Roberts picks off the pass by Larry Grogan | 34-47 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 34-47 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Paul Boyer snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Oliver Fernald is called for the reach on Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #7 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Jie Huang (C) Wesley Prado, Kris Barnes | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Michael Owens's pass is intercepted by Keith Jones in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sol Marino - foul #1 on Sol Marino, team foul #8 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), William Savarese (PF) Stephen Privett, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Todd Raub (PF) Keith Jones, William Roberts | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Sol Marino comes up short on the shot from the left side | 37-51 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Grogan (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Jie Huang denies the turnaround by Larry Grogan | 37-54 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Brad Stookey tips it back up and in | 39-54 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Stanley Huff | 39-56 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is hacked by Jie Huang - foul #4 on Jie Huang, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Michael Owens, Sol Marino, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is alone and drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kris Barnes | 41-58 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Keith Jones picks off the pass by Paul Boyer in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 41-58 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Richard Chiaramonte steps in front of the Nathan Wilbur pass in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-58 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oliver Fernald | 41-58 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Brad Stookey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, Kris Barnes | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Robertson | 41-61 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Sol Marino's pass is intercepted by Wesley Prado | 41-61 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 41-64 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Sol Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Stephen Privett, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, William Roberts | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Todd Raub is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Keith Jones | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | William Savarese misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Raub - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #8 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 42-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Castro (fresh) SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Keith Jones and the foul's on William Savarese - foul #3 on William Savarese, team foul #9 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Jie Huang | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the free throw | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Reed Phillips picks off the pass by Armando Castro in the backcourt | 42-69 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Antonio Stack lays it up and in set up by Reed Phillips | 42-71 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Owens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #9 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the wide open turnaround near the basket set up by Eric Thomas | 44-73 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Michael Owens connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Armando Castro and he's hacked by Eric Thomas - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #10 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Kris Barnes (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses the free throw | 46-73 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Kris Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-73 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the offensive board | 46-73 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Michael Owens takes the ball from Eric Thomas | 46-73 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Armando Castro lays it in set up by Michael Owens | 48-73 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 48-76 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Richard Chiaramonte swats the layup by Sol Marino | 48-76 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Armando Castro can't tip it in | 48-76 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 48-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Michael Owens is called for the reach on Jie Huang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Owens, team foul #10 | 48-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Armando Castro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Eric Thomas, Richard Chiaramonte, Kris Barnes | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-77 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Sol Marino tips it home | 50-77 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Brad Stookey is called for the reach on Jie Huang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Stookey, team foul #11 | 50-77 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | William Savarese gets the rebound | 50-78 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Sol Marino is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #11 | 50-78 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Todd Raub can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-78 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it but misses | 52-78 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Raub | 52-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Jones runs out the clock | 52-78 |