| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 28-31 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken slams it home on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 30-31 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Ryan Church takes the ball from Dikembe Abdelal | 30-31 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 32-31 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-33 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Ryan Church's layup is rejected by Dikembe Abdelal | 32-33 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | David Williams steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelal | 32-33 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Anthony McMaken out of the doubleteam | 34-33 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Phillip Jones (PF) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Doug Whitten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 36-34 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the runner from close range | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Walter Riggle gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Phillip Jones hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Abbott and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, James Nichols, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Tyler Hess, Phillip Jones, Walter Riggle | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Doug Whitten's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelal | 38-36 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-36 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Doug Whitten grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), James Nichols (PF) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, David Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Tyler Hess (SG) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Tyler Hess clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Steven Abbott buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 41-36 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF) Doug Whitten, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF), Walter Riggle (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Church | 44-36 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Michael Lee, Walter Riggle | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Steven Abbott evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Williams | 47-36 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | William McHalffey drills a runner from the right block set up by Franjo Zenor and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdelal picks off the pass by James Nichols | 47-39 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Gregg - foul #2 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 49-41 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | James Nichols is alone and drills a floater from the baseline set up by Jan Tarver | 51-41 |
| 07:37 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William McHalffey | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Nichols | 54-44 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-44 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 54-44 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Walter Riggle (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the board | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Ryan Church steals the ball from William McHalffey | 55-44 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Church | 57-44 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Richard Guerrera steps in front of the Michael Lee pass | 57-44 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Tyler Hess is called for the reach on Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Tyler Hess, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (PF) William McHalffey | |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Steven Abbott steals it from Franjo Zenor out of a doubleteam | 59-44 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the finger roll | 61-44 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Franjo Zenor | 61-44 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Michael Lee comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-44 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Steven Abbott and he's fouled by Michael Lee - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (C) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Phillip Jones, Walter Riggle | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the free throw | 64-44 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the shot from close range | 64-44 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Church | 64-44 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Kevin Carreras swats the shot by James Nichols | 64-44 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | David Williams gets the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Lee - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #10 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Michael Lee | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 65-44 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera's floater is tipped away by Kevin Carreras | 65-45 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't finish the layup | 65-45 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Abbott | 67-45 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras comes up short on the floater from the right side | 67-45 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 67-47 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Guerrera and he's fouled by Kevin Carreras - foul #4 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #11 | 69-47 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the free throw | 69-47 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | David Williams gets the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #3 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #12 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) James Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 71-49 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't finish the layup | 71-49 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Ryan Church snags the offensive board | 71-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 71-49 |