| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 46-28 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Michael Owens is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Erin Nguyen is blocked by Boris Czernovski | 46-28 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 48-28 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Sol Marino is hacked by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #3 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Ronald Perkins (C) Brad Stookey, Boris Czernovski | |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Armando Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins is whistled for a carry | 48-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Boris Czernovski (C) Michael Owens, Armando Castro, Ronald Perkins | |
| 18:34 | Illinois | William Roberts travels in the backcourt | 48-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Perkins (C) Boris Czernovski | |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Brad Stookey drills a jumper from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Robertson | 51-30 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Stookey | 51-32 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Sol Marino picks off the pass by Joshua Robertson | 51-32 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Sol Marino hits the finger roll | 51-34 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | William Roberts is whistled for a carry | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Ronald Perkins | |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Jie Huang is called for the reach on Armando Castro - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Armando Castro | |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-34 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Jie Huang | 53-34 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald's floater is knocked away by Jie Huang | 53-34 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 53-34 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 55-34 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Sol Marino knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Oliver Fernald | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Boris Czernovski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the shot from the left block | 55-36 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Sol Marino gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski's pass is intercepted by Wesley Prado | 55-36 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-36 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it back up and in | 57-36 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald is denied on a layup by Richard Chiaramonte | 57-36 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Brad Stookey grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald banks in the layup on a great pass from Brad Stookey | 57-38 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the jumper from close range set up by Reed Phillips | 59-38 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Sol Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 59-38 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Wesley Prado grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the shot from the right block | 59-38 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is hacked by Jie Huang - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #3 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald, Boris Czernovski | |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Brezinski | 59-40 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Todd Raub banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 61-40 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Sean Brezinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #4 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-40 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-40 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the follow up shot | 63-40 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Todd Raub steps in front of the Armando Castro pass | 63-40 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Jones | 66-40 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-40 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins tips it in | 66-42 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #5 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Ronald Perkins | |
| 12:26 | Penn State | The jump hook by William Savarese is blocked by William Roberts | 66-42 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Prado | 66-42 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Reed Phillips | 69-42 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald's floater is tipped away by Erin Nguyen | 69-42 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Erin Nguyen | 69-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Erin Nguyen (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Fernald (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - William Savarese (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on an open floater near the basket but the foul's on William Savarese - foul #4 on William Savarese, team foul #1 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, William Savarese | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 69-42 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 69-42 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald snags the defensive board | 69-42 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Reed Phillips - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #6 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Armando Castro | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the lay-in | 69-44 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Antonio Stack swats the shot by Brad Stookey | 69-44 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the defensive board | 69-44 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Brezinski - foul #5 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #2 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jie Huang (C) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG) Sean Brezinski | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Ronald Perkins - foul #2 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #3 | 69-44 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG) Brad Stookey | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Todd Raub hits the follow up shot | 71-44 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Wesley Prado gets the rebound | 71-44 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 71-44 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it home | 73-44 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur banks in the layup on a great pass from Armando Castro | 73-46 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Nathan Wilbur steals it from Wesley Prado in the backcourt | 73-46 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald's floater is knocked away by Jie Huang | 73-46 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Raub | 73-46 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Nathan Wilbur is called for the reach on Keith Jones - foul #4 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #4 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Boris Czernovski (PF) Armando Castro, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Roberts | 75-46 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Antonio Stack denies the turnaround by Ronald Perkins | 75-46 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins misses the tip | 75-46 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the board | 75-46 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 78-46 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | The short jumper by Sol Marino is denied by William Roberts | 78-46 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the rebound | 78-46 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 78-46 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the offensive board | 78-46 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | William Roberts jams it on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 80-46 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 80-46 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 80-46 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 83-46 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | William Roberts blocks the jumper by Michael Owens | 83-46 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the defensive rebound | 83-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stanley Huff (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (very tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sol Marino (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Czernovski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (very tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 86-46 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Michael Owens drills a 3 from straight away | 86-49 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Antonio Stack clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-49 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski snags the defensive board | 86-49 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Michael Owens is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-49 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 86-49 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips slams it home on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 88-49 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Stanley Huff - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #7 | 88-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Keith Jones (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Todd Raub (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), William Savarese (PF) Brad Stookey, Boris Czernovski | |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 88-50 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 88-50 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 88-50 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Sol Marino - foul #1 on Sol Marino, team foul #5 | 88-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-50 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Michael Owens is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Owens, team foul #6 | 91-50 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 91-50 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Boris Czernovski | 91-50 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Armando Castro double dribbles in the backcourt | 91-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones connects on the open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 93-50 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Armando Castro makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Boris Czernovski | 93-53 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Czernovski - foul #2 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #7 | 93-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) Boris Czernovski | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 93-53 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | William Savarese snags the defensive board | 93-53 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Michael Owens travels in the backcourt | 93-53 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Wesley Prado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 93-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald banks in the wide open layup set up by Armando Castro | 93-55 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Armando Castro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #8 | 93-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (C) Oliver Fernald | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 94-55 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 94-55 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the board | 94-55 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Sol Marino banks in the layup | 94-57 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 94-57 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Sol Marino snags the defensive board | 94-57 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Sol Marino is hacked by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #4 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #8 | 94-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Eric Thomas, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) Boris Czernovski | |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses the 1st free throw | 94-57 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the board | 94-57 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the easy dunk attempt | 94-57 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oliver Fernald | 94-57 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Richard Chiaramonte takes the ball from Michael Owens in the backcourt | 94-57 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Jie Huang connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 96-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Erin Nguyen (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jie Huang (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (very tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Castro (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sol Marino (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (tired) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - William Savarese (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Keith Jones picks off the pass by Armando Castro in the backcourt | 96-57 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Keith Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Armando Castro - foul #2 on Armando Castro, team foul #9 | 96-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Todd Raub (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 97-57 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 98-57 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Sol Marino can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Antonio Stack - foul #4 on Antonio Stack, team foul #9 | 98-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (C) Oliver Fernald | |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 98-58 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 98-58 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Todd Raub gets the rebound | 98-58 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Robertson | 101-58 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Michael Owens buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Armando Castro | 101-60 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is fouled in the backcourt by William Savarese - foul #5 on William Savarese, team foul #10 | 101-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) William Savarese | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 102-60 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 103-60 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Sol Marino connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane | 103-62 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 103-62 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 103-62 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Stanley Huff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 103-62 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald grabs the board | 103-62 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Penn State | William Roberts steals it from Sol Marino | 103-62 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 103-62 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 103-62 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | William Roberts can't connect on a shot from the left side | 103-62 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Antonio Stack tips it back up and in | 105-62 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Armando Castro comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 105-62 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the offensive rebound | 105-62 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Sol Marino double dribbles | 105-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Perkins (C) Oliver Fernald | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 105-62 |