| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras buries a shot from the baseline set up by Richard Standifer | 40-30 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits a floater in the lane set up by Jan Tarver | 42-30 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | John Boyd is called for the reach on Walter Riggle - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Walter Riggle buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Carreras and the foul's on Glen Fox - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Walter Riggle picks off the pass by Frederick Turner | 42-33 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmie Williams | 42-35 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 45-35 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Glen Fox scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Campbell | 47-35 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Glen Fox gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Mikel Zordan (SG) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mikel Zordan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's pass is intercepted by Walter Riggle | 47-35 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-35 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Ryan Church double dribbles | 47-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Walter Riggle connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-37 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Walter Riggle, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG) Mikel Zordan | |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Glen Fox (C) Ryan Church, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | John Boyd misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Walter Riggle - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | John Boyd scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by John Campbell | 50-39 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | John Campbell snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Frederick Turner slams it home set up by Jan Tarver | 52-39 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Ezzell | 52-39 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the turnaround from the baseline | 52-39 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Jimmie Williams takes the ball from Glen Fox | 52-39 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Tyler Hess's pass is intercepted by Glen Fox | 52-39 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-39 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Glen Fox tips it in | 54-39 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | John Boyd is called for the reach on Jimmie Williams - foul #4 on John Boyd, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Mikel Zordan (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Walter Riggle (PF), Oswaldo Rossi (C) Tyler Hess, Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams, Brandon Ezzell, Kevin Carreras | |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi is hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Walter Riggle can't throw it down | 54-39 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Mikel Zordan | 54-39 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Mikel Zordan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-39 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 54-41 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mikel Zordan - foul #1 on Mikel Zordan, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Walter Riggle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-41 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Mikel Zordan picks off the pass by Paul Weber | 56-41 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Michael Lee jams it on a great pass from Mikel Zordan | 56-43 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | David Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oswaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Oswaldo Rossi, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Ryan Church, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) Oswaldo Rossi | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mikel Zordan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Mikel Zordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-43 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Mikel Zordan | |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras jams it | 58-45 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | David Williams misses the dunk attempt | 58-45 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Edward Scheiber steals the ball from Richard Standifer | 58-45 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tyler Hess - foul #4 on Tyler Hess, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), John Campbell (PF) Frederick Turner, David Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF) Richard Standifer, Michael Lee | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | John Campbell hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 62-45 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Rocky Costa knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tyler Hess | 62-47 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Ryan Church knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 64-47 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 66-47 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 66-47 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it but misses | 66-47 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 66-47 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Walter Riggle snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Carreras (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Tyler Hess double dribbles | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, John Boyd, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Michael Lee (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF), Oswaldo Rossi (C) Tyler Hess, Jimmie Williams, Walter Riggle, Kevin Carreras | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Glen Fox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-47 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Standifer - foul #1 on Richard Standifer, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mikel Zordan (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Mikel Zordan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-50 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, David Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Walter Riggle (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Richard Standifer, Mikel Zordan, Michael Lee, Brandon Ezzell, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Rocky Costa grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 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) | |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | John Campbell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glen Fox | 70-52 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Tyler Hess splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Kevin Carreras blocks the short jumper by Frederick Turner | 70-54 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 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 a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | The jumper by Rocky Costa is denied by John Campbell | 70-54 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Walter Riggle loses the dribble to John Boyd | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 70-54 |