| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #3 on John Campbell, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Frederick Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is whistled for traveling | 29-32 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is whistled for traveling | 29-32 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hess - foul #2 on Tyler Hess, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 31-32 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | John Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras loses the ball out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Glen Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Frederick Turner, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Walter Riggle knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Jan Tarver knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Boyd | 33-34 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 33-34 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | David Williams scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Boyd | 35-36 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Jimmie Williams | 37-36 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Richard Standifer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | John Campbell buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 37-38 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Frederick Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Michael Lee (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF) Richard Standifer, Jimmie Williams, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jan Tarver - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Frederick Turner and he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rocky Costa, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmie Williams (SF) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) John Campbell | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | David Williams buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jan Tarver | 42-42 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras drills a jump hook from the left block | 44-42 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Tyler Hess | 44-42 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Tyler Hess drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-42 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tyler Hess | 49-44 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-44 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 49-44 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Oswaldo Rossi swats the shot by Glen Fox | 49-44 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Walter Riggle gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 07:23 | Penn State | Glen Fox swats the dunk try by Walter Riggle | 49-44 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mikel Zordan (fresh) SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mikel Zordan - foul #1 on Mikel Zordan, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Mikel Zordan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Paul Weber (SF) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 49-46 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Richard Standifer loses the dribble to Ryan Church | 49-50 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Ryan Church lays it up and in | 49-52 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Richard Standifer, Michael Lee, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF) Ryan Church, Paul Weber | |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Walter Riggle's floater is tipped away by Jan Tarver | 49-52 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Walter Riggle tips it but misses | 49-52 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Tyler Hess pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Riggle - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jimmie Williams | 52-54 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | John Campbell misses badly on a runner in the paint | 52-54 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras comes up short on the floater near the basket | 52-54 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 5 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glen Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3 from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Tyler Hess in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Walter Riggle drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Tyler Hess and the foul's on John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Frederick Turner can't connect on a runner from the left block | 54-57 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Tyler Hess | 54-57 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | John Boyd swats the layup by Rocky Costa | 54-57 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Walter Riggle connects on the open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmie Williams | 56-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | John Campbell scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 56-59 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras throws it down set up by Walter Riggle | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tyler Hess is called for the reach on Glen Fox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Hess, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is hacked by Tyler Hess - foul #4 on Tyler Hess, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the easy layup | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Frederick Turner pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner runs out the clock | 58-59 |