| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur inbounds the ball | 23-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Penn State | Wesley Prado is called for the reach on Brad Stookey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wesley Prado, team foul #1 | 23-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Brad Stookey knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Brezinski | 25-53 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Sean Brezinski is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #3 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #1 | 25-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG) Sean Brezinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang double dribbles | 25-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Michael Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-53 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Jie Huang is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 25-53 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 25-53 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 25-55 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-55 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 25-55 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Czernovski - foul #1 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #2 | 25-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Nathan Wilbur, Boris Czernovski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Keith Jones (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Keith Jones | 25-58 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Sol Marino's pass is intercepted by Eric Thomas | 25-58 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Keith Jones dunks the ball on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 25-60 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Brad Stookey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-60 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Sol Marino tips it back up and in | 27-60 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Boris Czernovski (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Antonio Stack (PF), Todd Raub (C) Eric Thomas, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Armando Castro makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Boris Czernovski | 29-60 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack connects on the open floater from the left block on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 29-62 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-62 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones pulls down the rebound | 29-62 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Reed Phillips scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 29-64 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Reed Phillips is called for the reach on Armando Castro - foul #2 on Reed Phillips, team foul #2 | 29-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Todd Raub | |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-64 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is whistled for a carry | 32-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF) Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Sol Marino's fadeaway is rejected by Erin Nguyen | 32-64 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald tips it home | 34-64 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is hacked by Oliver Fernald - foul #3 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #3 | 34-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (C) Sol Marino, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, William Roberts | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Savarese (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-64 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald gets the rebound | 34-64 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | William Savarese loses the dribble to Reed Phillips | 34-64 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the easy layup | 34-64 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it in | 34-66 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is whistled for a carry | 34-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Sol Marino (SF) Michael Owens, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Erin Nguyen | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Brad Stookey - foul #2 on Brad Stookey, team foul #4 | 34-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 34-67 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 34-68 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski travels in the backcourt | 34-68 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Sean Brezinski is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #4 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #5 | 34-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG) Sean Brezinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Antonio Stack lays it up and in set up by Stanley Huff | 34-70 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #3 | 34-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Todd Raub (PF) Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 35-70 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 36-70 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Nathan Wilbur - foul #2 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #6 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-70 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Reed Phillips tips it in | 36-72 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Sol Marino is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sol Marino, team foul #7 | 36-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Keith Jones, Eric Thomas | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 36-72 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it home | 36-74 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | William Savarese drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Owens and he's fouled by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #4 | 38-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Nathan Wilbur, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| 13:26 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the free throw | 39-74 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Owens - foul #4 on Michael Owens, team foul #8 | 39-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 39-75 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 2nd free throw | 39-75 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the board | 39-75 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Armando Castro clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-75 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Armando Castro tips it in | 41-75 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Keith Jones is open but can't throw it down | 41-75 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the board | 41-75 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Armando Castro makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-75 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-75 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the offensive board | 44-75 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-75 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur gets the rebound | 44-75 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Richard Chiaramonte steals the ball from Sean Brezinski in the backcourt | 44-75 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-75 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sol Marino | 44-75 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | William Savarese's layup is rejected by William Roberts | 44-75 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Eric Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-75 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Stookey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Savarese (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #5 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Sol Marino, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Brad Stookey | 46-75 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is open and scores on a shot from the left block set up by Eric Thomas | 46-77 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | William Roberts swats the layup by Nathan Wilbur | 46-77 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the tip | 46-77 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 46-77 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | William Roberts is hacked by Brad Stookey - foul #3 on Brad Stookey, team foul #9 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Eric Thomas, Todd Raub | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 46-78 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Michael Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Reed Phillips - foul #3 on Reed Phillips, team foul #6 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, William Roberts | |
| 10:34 | Penn State | William Savarese misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-79 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 46-79 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Sol Marino is called for the reach on Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sol Marino, team foul #10 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Sean Brezinski, Sol Marino, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-80 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Brad Stookey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-80 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 46-80 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Brad Stookey is called for the reach on Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brad Stookey, team foul #11 | 46-80 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-82 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | William Savarese buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-82 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Savarese - foul #4 on William Savarese, team foul #12 | 48-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Boris Czernovski (C) Sean Brezinski, Sol Marino, William Savarese, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-82 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-83 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Keith Jones is called for the reach on Michael Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #7 | 48-83 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 1st free throw | 49-83 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses badly on a shot near the basket | 50-83 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski grabs the board | 50-83 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Michael Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-83 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Boris Czernovski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Castro - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #13 | 50-83 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 1st free throw | 50-83 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 50-84 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Brezinski | 53-84 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | William Roberts's pass is intercepted by Armando Castro in the backcourt | 53-84 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Armando Castro | 55-84 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Armando Castro picks off the pass by Reed Phillips | 55-84 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Armando Castro misses the lay-in | 55-84 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Stanley Huff snags the defensive board | 55-84 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-84 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Antonio Stack tips it home | 55-86 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Armando Castro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-86 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the defensive rebound | 55-86 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Sean Brezinski is called for the reach on Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #14 | 55-86 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (PF), Boris Czernovski (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Todd Raub (C) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 55-87 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 55-88 |
| 07:37 | Penn State | Brad Stookey can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-88 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 55-88 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Stookey (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Savarese (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Boris Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 2 reb. C - Todd Raub (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 55-90 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Wesley Prado steals the ball from Michael Owens | 55-90 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Wesley Prado lays it up and in | 55-92 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Brad Stookey connects on the 3 from straight away | 58-92 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wesley Prado, team foul #8 | 58-92 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Sol Marino, Boris Czernovski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Erin Nguyen, Todd Raub | |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Keith Jones blocks the jumper by Brad Stookey | 58-92 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the defensive rebound | 58-92 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 58-92 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-92 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 58-92 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 58-92 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Oliver Fernald is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #4 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #15 | 58-92 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Boris Czernovski (C) Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 58-93 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 58-94 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Armando Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-94 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 58-94 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 58-96 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Michael Owens is called for traveling | 58-96 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), Todd Raub (C) Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled on the floor by William Savarese - foul #5 on William Savarese, team foul #16 | 58-96 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Stanley Huff | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-97 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-98 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Armando Castro misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Jones - foul #2 on Keith Jones, team foul #9 | 58-98 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Perkins (C) Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Erin Nguyen | |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Armando Castro makes the 1st free throw | 59-98 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Armando Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 60-98 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the easy open layup | 60-98 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Todd Raub hits the follow up shot | 60-100 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Armando Castro is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Armando Castro, team foul #17 | 60-100 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 60-102 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald lays it up and in | 62-102 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-102 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Raub | 62-102 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 62-102 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski gets the rebound | 62-102 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Armando Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-102 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 62-102 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-102 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Sol Marino snags the defensive board | 62-102 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Armando Castro (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sol Marino (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Fernald (very tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Boris Czernovski (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Sol Marino banks in the layup on a nice dish by Armando Castro and he's fouled by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #4 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #10 | 64-102 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Perkins (C) Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Keith Jones (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the free throw | 65-102 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Jie Huang connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 65-104 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Armando Castro clanks a jumper from the right wing | 65-104 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 65-104 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Keith Jones drills a floater from the left wing set up by Joshua Robertson | 65-106 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Armando Castro loses the dribble to Joshua Robertson | 65-106 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack banks in the layup set up by Joshua Robertson | 65-108 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Armando Castro is called for traveling | 65-108 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Armando Castro is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #3 on Armando Castro, team foul #18 | 65-108 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 65-109 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 65-109 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-109 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Jie Huang is called for the reach on Boris Czernovski - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #11 | 65-109 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski misses the 1st free throw | 65-109 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-109 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 65-109 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits a wide open shot from the left side | 65-111 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-111 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Sol Marino gets the offensive rebound | 65-111 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-111 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Reed Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-111 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Michael Owens connects on the shot from the free throw line | 69-111 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Michael Owens is called for the reach on Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Owens, team foul #19 | 69-111 |
| Subs | Penn State | Deshawn Reed (PG) Michael Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 69-112 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 69-112 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins snags the defensive board | 69-112 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Sol Marino's fadeaway is rejected by Erin Nguyen | 69-112 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 69-112 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 69-112 |