| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) SG - Donald Hadley (fresh) SF - Charles Turner (fresh) PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) SF - David Seng (fresh) PF - Steven Trower (fresh) C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Steven Trower wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the jumper from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Carvalho - foul #1 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Donald Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho clanks a shot from the left side | 1-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Charles Turner pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus steps out of bounds on the baseline | 1-2 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 1-2 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to David Seng | 1-2 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho is whistled for traveling | 1-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), David Palmer (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Matthew Carvalho, David Seng, Steven Trower, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 17:20 | Illinois | David Palmer is called for the reach on Donald Hadley - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Goncalves and he's hacked by Gerald Arnold - foul #1 on Gerald Arnold, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (C) Gerald Arnold | |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Frederick Dicus is called for the reach on David Palmer - foul #1 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Charles Rickman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Charles Turner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Hadley | 6-5 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is hacked by Frederick Dicus - foul #2 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (C) Frederick Dicus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), David Seng (SF) David Palmer, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) C - Reuben Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Rickman (fresh) SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Lindauer (fresh) C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler is fouled on the floor by Derek Lindauer - foul #1 on Derek Lindauer, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (PF) Derek Lindauer | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Goncalves | 6-5 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson lays it in | 8-5 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Rickman and the foul's on Charles Turner - foul #1 on Charles Turner, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Ricky Winter (C) Christopher Goncalves, Donald Hadley, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), David Palmer (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Derek Lindauer (C) Charles Rickman, Matthew Carvalho, David Seng, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson drills a jumper near the basket set up by Frank Steiner and he's fouled by David Palmer - foul #2 on David Palmer, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF) David Palmer, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Roger Padgett scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho loses the dribble to Dusty Beeler | 11-9 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | David Seng swats the layup by Dusty Beeler | 11-9 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Ricky Winter can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler tips it but misses | 11-9 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it in | 13-9 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Steven Trower buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Padgett | 13-11 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Roger Padgett snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Padgett | 13-13 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | The short jumper by Matthew Carvalho is denied by Dusty Beeler | 13-13 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer tips it in | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Jenson (fairly fresh) SF - Reuben Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dusty Beeler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Lindauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the turnaround from close range | 13-15 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson can't tip it in | 13-15 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | David Seng gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | David Seng makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson blows the layup | 13-17 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it in | 15-17 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | David Seng makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Padgett | 15-19 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 17-19 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | David Seng misses the easy layup | 17-19 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reuben Thompson | 17-19 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | The jump hook by Frank Steiner is blocked by Steven Trower | 17-19 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steven Trower | 17-22 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Reuben Thompson and he's hacked by Steven Trower - foul #1 on Steven Trower, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Donald Hadley (SG), Charles Turner (SF) Frank Steiner, Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Roger Padgett, David Seng, Steven Trower, Derek Lindauer | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Turner and he's hacked by Fredrick Hunter - foul #1 on Fredrick Hunter, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the lay-in | 23-22 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reuben Thompson | 23-22 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Charles Turner is hacked by Matthew Carvalho - foul #2 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Palmer (SG) Matthew Carvalho | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 25-22 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold travels with the ball | 25-22 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Charles Turner can't finish the layup | 25-22 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter grabs the board | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dusty Beeler (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Reuben Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Rickman (fresh) SG - David Palmer (fresh) SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Charles Turner denies the turnaround by Lawrence Thompson | 25-22 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Donald Hadley snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Donald Hadley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 28-22 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits the finger roll set up by Charles Rickman | 28-24 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Palmer - foul #3 on David Palmer, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (C) Reuben Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF) David Palmer, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 30-24 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Charles Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Hadley | 32-24 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Christopher Goncalves takes the ball from Roger Padgett in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Charles Turner tips it home | 34-24 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Frank Steiner is called for the reach on Roger Padgett - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (SG), Ricky Winter (PF), Frederick Dicus (C) Christopher Goncalves, Donald Hadley, Dusty Beeler | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Derek Lindauer (PF) Roger Padgett, Steven Trower | |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses short on a runner near the basket | 34-26 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson can't finish the layup | 34-26 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Charles Turner is hacked by Charles Rickman - foul #1 on Charles Rickman, team foul #11 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Matthew Carvalho, David Seng, Derek Lindauer | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | Roger Padgett's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Dicus | 36-26 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Charles Turner buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Jenson | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Jenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Rickman (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Ricky Winter is called for the reach on Gerald Arnold - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #5 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Reuben Thompson (PF) Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF) Roger Padgett, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #12 | 38-26 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Charles Turner scores on a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on David Seng - foul #1 on David Seng, team foul #13 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (PG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Derek Lindauer (PF) Charles Rickman, Steven Trower | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the free throw | 40-26 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 40-26 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Frederick Dicus is called for the reach on Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #6 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PF) Frederick Dicus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (PF) Derek Lindauer | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson throws it down on a great pass from Roger Padgett | 40-28 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Seng - foul #2 on David Seng, team foul #14 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (C) Reuben Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Steven Trower (PF) Roger Padgett, David Seng, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | The short jumper by Lawrence Thompson is denied by Dusty Beeler | 41-28 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Charles Rickman grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-28 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Charles Turner scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dusty Beeler | 43-28 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #7 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Reuben Thompson (C) Frank Steiner, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), David Seng (SF), Derek Lindauer (PF) Charles Rickman, Gerald Arnold, Steven Trower | |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Matthew Carvalho is called for the reach on Ricky Winter - foul #3 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #15 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (SG) Donald Hadley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SG) Matthew Carvalho | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Ricky Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Roger Padgett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the shot from the right side | 44-30 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson tips it in | 46-30 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | David Seng is whistled for traveling | 46-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Frank Steiner (C) Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter, Dusty Beeler | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Steven Trower (PF) Charles Rickman, Derek Lindauer | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Donald Hadley can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 46-30 |